Thanks dylan...It's obvious Im a mile away om most of them..Some are from shakin..Others from goin ata snails pace...Somethin PISSED me off yesterday and i just lit up and sarted runin uphill and didnt think about anything..DAM... was I surprised..It was the best lookin one yet!!! I was on to someth...

Thanks arizona...Just saw this response from you..My 160sth doesn't have what it takes to push 6010 ...Someone said 6011 wouldn't be optimun,but they'd work better on my machine than 6010, seeins how I'm just practicin/learning...I bought a 10# can of 1/8 Lincoln 6010 5+p to practice rootin..(Before...

Lookin at the pipe I bn butcherin...Kinda reminded me of a clint eastwood movie...The Good,Bad & the ugly..LOL.... PLUS it started rainin so I packed up my taco stand & went into the garage...broke out the Tig & gave that a whirl too...I REALLY LIKE THE TIG guys....I think thats more my ...

Jonathan..From what I saw yesterday...Your faces probably would be red....With jackd up blood pressure levels..from laffin ur asses off....Anyway..I thought about this all last night..For starters...Ive got no heat sink with this thin wall..Runnin 1/8 insteada 3/32 is compounding the problem..It's p...

Yea ..Steve ..Jonathon...My little world was shattered...LMAO...It's transition & body position for sure....I WILL GET IT...Just I've always been fortunate to be able to "think things out" plate was easy i seemed..But.. Bein OLD,SHAKY & the other side of 3 heart attacks & quadr...

Well gang....After what seemed like breezin through the plate stuff...I got ambitous as "Superior" put it and tried some 6" pipe 1/4 wall in 5&6G...LOL...OMG was it FFFUGLY...3-12 was ok :roll: being the first attempt..3-6 is drip city..What's the trick??? I know thermal dynamics ...

Awright gang...I got adventurous today and beveled some pipe ...6" 1/4 inch wall in 6G...The plate has been a breeze..When it doesn't look like i want it,i change rod angle,play with amps or travel speed ..yada yada....This dam pipe is a DIFFERENT animal...I'm gona assume..(cuz this is ALL new ...

That's awesome...I'm jealous of the view..But the temp??? I'd be a popsicle in 10 seconds flat...

Oh Hey AK....Actualy I was goin down a 45 draggn a 7018..(bout 125)Just screwin around seein what would happen...I think theres 3-4 beads staked up in that pick.......So are you in alaska???? I'm almost absolutley positive ....I'd FREEZE my ol Fl ass OFF up there....But I did & still do LOVE sno...

Crazy 45 thing..You can tell i was bored with overhead...LOL

007.JPG 003.JPG Thanks arizona..really appreciate the props...Yea..When I got to learn toolmaking,thats when the lights went on...I was SOO frickn fortunate to work under the OLD hands..One in particular.Jack Wagner..always use to tell me when I got stuck..."You ain't gona let that piece a met...

LMAO....I heard about it in a movie once mick...I,ve been practicin ever since & getn pretty good...Now all i need to do is find a partner....On second thought ???????.....NNAHHHH!!!! Then I'd probly have to shower regular & all that crap.....I'm GOOD me's thinkin....LMAOYOTF...Good one mick...

HAHAHA Yea Jonathon....I've burnt bout 25lbs a rod so far in about 8 -10 days....Been a toolmaker/machinist for over 30 yrs...Knowin a little physics & thermal dynamics is helpin me....Not to mention watchin every GOOd welding vid i could find...( bob moffet,fieldres,steve belial & jody....I...

Thanks guys for the welcome..Hope to talk & exchange ideas soon...

005.JPG Well Steve,Jonathan...My pipe didn't come today soooo..I had time to rat around the junkyard for more metal goodies...( I'm gettin ate up with this) LOL Found some pipe to make another stand..And some 10"-12" for playin pipe welder...It's alot more stable..Im gona live wih this on...

SUPERIOR...I've also seen a guy from cowley college..Bob Moffet...He's tign pipe from an inverted 45 degr angle ..That makes a buncha sense to me..You can look rite thru the gap..My left hand works just like my right..(play hockey & bat left handed) everything else I can do with both hands..Dart...

HAHAHA..Yea SUPERIOR...I saw vid & link...Like i said...The only reason I have anything goin for me is because I've been eatn an sleepin this....I envy you guys with the seat time tho..That root steve showed..I got green with envy..I wana do that too....Do you think 6013 is a viable option for m...

WOW...Cool Guys...THANKS A LOT....Yea 16 was probably the 3rd 5lb box of hobarts..Started on sat..an think that was 3-4 days latter...First couple days I was bummin big time...MY little inverter wont do 6010's uphill(probly me) But downhill they work way better..So I ordered some gas & im gona t...

Couldn't figure out how to load more pics with original post....So if i'm screwin up..just let me know...here's pics of the first 3-4 days...Yea there fugly....I know...I was ready to quit and admit I'm no welder...but I went back to Jody & Steve...Things got a little better

008.JPG 003.JPG 016.JPG Hi Guys...So it's been a week of rod burnin..Getin a feel for amps,angle,travel speed,(yada yada)...Got to were I thought I'd give a vertical up plate a try....I'M NO weldor..All I've ever done is watch jody & steve belial...Real stick guys feel free to comment... 7018 h...

HELLO to all...Mike here.. aka Stretch..Just wanted to say THANK YOU to jody...After watching his vids for a year or so...I finally broke down & bought a little green welder he reviewed (Everlast 160sth)..99% of what I've learned was from watching him...Been a Toolmaker/machinist for about 40 ye...

Hey T..Stretch here...Been a manual machinist for 30yrs..Aluminum is a bitch in and of itself..Not to mention stuf thats been welded..Best advice & wats workd for me is this..Stay away from insert type carbides..if thats wat your using.. carbide theory is heat and pressure..you literly tear off ...

Hey Gang..New Member with a question....Orbital certs...What is "THE" school here in the states to get the training and certs for this process...Have made way more "chips" than "sparks" in the last 30 years as a automotive/aircraft/aerospace/machinist/fabricator..Been c...