1st Mig welds

[dcocks]

Hi a couple of pics of pics taken with my new Portamig 181
the the steel is 1.5 mm with the galv ground of
all comments welcome.
will post some pics of thicker stuff tomorrow cam battery went flat
Cheer David

 

[irondarren]

Not to bad considering its galavanised, even grinding it there always seems to be a trace left, which explains why the weld looks black. Take care when playing with that stuff as the fumes arent good for you

 

[dcocks]

Hi Darren
I know about the fumes not good for you at all but that was the only thin stuff i had
David

 

[irondarren]

nothing wrong with playing on a bit of galv if thats all that is to hand. You will get better results on a nice clean bit of steel. So if you can produce results similar to that on galv sheet imagine what you can do on clean steel. Try and keep the travel speed as constant as possible and the distance from torch to work piece constant, and you will produce great results. In the middle you were moving a little slower than at the left hand side, and the middle is where you have the greatest penetration. of course travel speed varies depending how thick the material you are welding is, but it looks good