Jusepy82

Seems to me I fucked up buying .8 wire for panel steel. 

I brought it because one of my mates recommended it for it for one reason or another.

I will turn down my wire speed gradually and see what the welds look like later today and post them on here. Failing that I will suck it up and go and buy some .6 wire.

Chur to be continued....

Yeah heres the rear of the panel.

Ah yup only two knobs one for voltage and the other for wire speed. The other small one is for arc welding.

@JustHarrydo you think I should turn the voltage down alittle more ?

Right lads, got the welder out and cracked out this practice welds using the recommended settings.

Actually pretty happy with them for a practice weld. Problem is though , if I use this setting on the escort itself I I blow holes. Hopefully that is rectified by practice though . 

Cheers, opinions and criticism welcome !

22 minutes ago, Bling said:

Post up your planned knob settings, could be some pointers there before you start.

That welder makes mine look like a dinosaur lol.

 

Yeah but small difference ...

Your welds look mint !

Will post up settings when I do it.

Thanks 

I haven't forgotten lads.

Just cut some panel steel to practice on. Will do it in weekend as ran out of time tonight. Heres a couple pics of my setup.

Cheers for all the advice so far

Funny , they are exactly the guys I've been following on youtube.

Ok thanks bling !

I do get what you mean but some pics would be grand !

It's mainly the welder setting I think I'm struggling with. I've only had the welder about 4 months using it on and off.

Thanks guys. I will stop welding the eskie and start practicing again on some practice steel as u suggest.

I have set the welder to what the information sheet in the welder suggested but thought it was too hot as it was blowing holes.

I have put several patches in but it's when I go to blend or grind my welds down , I get pinholes and cant take the welds back far enough for them too look neat and tidy. I think I'm welding too cold because I'm scared of blowing holes .

Also do you guys use flap discs or backing plates on your grinder with sandpaper discs on it. Thanks in advance.

Sorry , I have a cigweld weldskill 185 and I'm using co2 gas. I'm welding panel steel.

Sorry for interrupting thread but how do you guys practice your welds and learn the welder.  Been welding in patches but not that satisfied with end result.

Hey guys , 

How much stick out do you have when you are mig welding ?

Not much of an update but Tonight I ground it back a tiny bit and primered it. 

Right so tonight I decided to weld in my panel. I havent ground it bk yet but I'm pretty happy with it inside and out !

I've been practicing my welding abit durning the week.

Not the best but way better than the last attempt. 

^^Barry Crump spec !

I like it !

Soooooo today I decided to tackle this pannel again.

I cut out the offending pannel and started making the replacement replacement pannel .

Here's a couple of pics , I brought a few new tools to help me be a better pannel maker. A comma beating dolly and a flat pannel beater hammer!

Thanks for reading

Nice work man , very inspirational and gives me much motivation.

Thanks

For some reason I thought that there had to be a little gap so the weld penetrated through and if it expanded with the heat it wouldnt warp the pannel.

Lesson learned... thanks lads !

I'm yet to tackle it again , this weekend looks promising though.

Here is the pictures promised.

Thoughts and suggestions lads ..thanks

Thanks adoom, I'm fairly new to welding in pannels. I'm wondering what to do now , cut out the pannel and start again or try and fill the holes I've blown below the patch

I'll post photos this afternoon.

I need alot more practice with adjusting the welding settings .

I'm too embarrassed to put the final product up here. I thought I had it sussed but turns out I was full of shit , pretty gutted to be honest but as the wife put it ... were u expecting it to go super smooth ?

Back to the drawing board..

Welllllll, I tacked it in nicely..

Started welding it in in different spots as per normal. Turned down the welder abit as as blowing holes left right and center... oops too cold now... finished it up and ground back the welds wayyyyy to far.  Rookie mistake now metal way too thin and holes appearing. 

Time to take a step back and reevaluate what I'm up too.

Fucked it up completely , had a bourban and a couple of beers to drown my sorrows.  Look at it again in the morning and figure out what im going to do...

#weldingnotaseasyasIthought.

FUCK

Welllllll now , not the post I wanted to post.