More welding practice and cleaned up a bit...

[MasterAuron]

Hey guys, hope everyone is well? I cleaned up and practiced welding some 1.5mm (ish) mild steel. I used 0.8mm wire and a wire speed of 6, just CO2 again.

I then ran out of gas so decided to practice cleaning up the welds a bit to see what sort of finished result I could end up with. There is a butt weld (the one going horizontally), and the very start is ground completely flat to see if there is any gap left (which there isn't ).

Also, ignore the big blobs in the middle as that's where I blew hoels on purpose to have a go at filling them in lol Let me know what you think and any advice would be much appreciated!

 

[Tino]

Hi, looks like you are getting on well, it's a little difficult to comment on your welds after grinding, but I think they are better than your first runs. Good penetration, possibly to good .I know that sounds daft, but a little less power would still give good penetration and allow you to have a slightly slower travel speed. That would make it easier to concentrate on keeping your welds nice and even, without having to worry about keeping your speed up so you don't blow through. Having said that the beads look fairly even anyway. Well done and keep practising and posting pics. Try for the perfect weld every time. I've been welding for more than 25 years and I'm still trying for one. Good luck.