green_machine
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Hi folk, i'm pretty new around here (so, hello ) and still pretty new to welding.
I'm looking for some advice on welding tube as i've had a couple of tries and while its holding, its not exactly pretty and has some holes in the weld. The weld is on the outside face, so i've used a flap disk to tidy up, but this just shows more holes!
The tube is 42x4 (ish) SHS, being welded at a 40 degree angle (end to end). I don't have a chop saw so the mitre is not brill (cut with angle grinder) which leaves a bit of an irregular gap between the pieces.
I'm using 6013 rods at 2.5 dia, in my Clarke 240 turbo set to just over 90amps.
Any tips you can offer a beginner to avoid these holes?
Cheers
Mike
I'm looking for some advice on welding tube as i've had a couple of tries and while its holding, its not exactly pretty and has some holes in the weld. The weld is on the outside face, so i've used a flap disk to tidy up, but this just shows more holes!
The tube is 42x4 (ish) SHS, being welded at a 40 degree angle (end to end). I don't have a chop saw so the mitre is not brill (cut with angle grinder) which leaves a bit of an irregular gap between the pieces.
I'm using 6013 rods at 2.5 dia, in my Clarke 240 turbo set to just over 90amps.
Any tips you can offer a beginner to avoid these holes?
Cheers
Mike