To the people of experience in welding

[foue01978]

To the people of experience in welding........................!§§§§!!!

 

[matt1978]

Results would be so much better if you had cleaned that thick rust off prior to welding

 

[Jim_gsxr1000]

i second that, clenlyness is everything when welding using inert gas as opose to flux

 

[Bede]

Agreed. Get a wire brush cup on an angle grinder or grind off down to clean metal. You'll get better penetration and a much cleaner weld.

Decent technique but a bit light on power. Otherwise, nothing to add.

 

[backpurge]

Not too bad, but if you wanted to be super critical
The single run weld has too much weld on the bottom leg.
The welds in the corner in the last photograph look a bit suspect, always avoid starting or finishing a weld in a corner when possible
Hard to tell from the photo but the vertical weld doesn't look too clever, is it vertical up or vertical down