for some reason i got the hang of it in a few min, laid beads on steel plate like i knew what i was doing. all i did was read up before i dug a 40 year old arc welder out of the garage and tried it. i was surprised after i knocked the slag off the beads how well it came out.

 

Yeah. I just started laying beads on exhaust pipe and it was simple. Then I started welding shit together and it was easy. So I've just been working on my speed and control.

 

making pretty beads is alot easier than making correct and functionally penetrating beads

 

yeah, i started slowin down and actually watching the depth that i was laying it into the actual steel plate i was practicing on, i read half above and half below is optimal...

 

That's the beauty of welding tubing. You can see the penetration. I do have a little problem I'm working on where I'll stop to rotate the pipe then start welding and when i start on the next bead the penetration gets thin where the cooled weld meets and the new weld starts.

 

HA...blast from the past

 

Welding thread. Iron knee.

I just bought a Mig-100 for $50. I hope it works well. o: It looks pretty clean, and I'm not using it to weld anything that is supposed to support any kind of weight or torque. I bought it simply to fill-in some holes and shave my engine bay (shut up Bert ). For holes that are small, for example the ones atop the radiator support, is it better to just fill them in with the welding wire, or should I still use some sort of plug? I'm looking forward to this and plan to practice a lot before making a mess of my civic. o:

Thanks for the hazing in advance :af:

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