Sure beats getting a tie

Can't wait to get 220 in the garage!
I'm a happy camper

Would it be possible to use a copper backer to disipate some heat?

Hmmm(if I had to use stick) i would run it like an open root joint since it is so easy to burn through. we do them with 1/8" 6010 at 50. It takes some getting used to to avoid sticking but it does work. With 1mm thick 1/8 would be too much I think. But it gives you an idea for a starting point....

Are those done flat?
Tht seems like a lot of spatter. What does it look lile with a straight stringer bead? Not trying to be a smart a$$, i just mean a stright drag with no whip

Thre the joint in fhe bender that checks weld intgrity.



Weld held better than the erw did

I'm gonna through it in the coupon bender to see how it holds up.

The teacher let me bring in some frame tubing to try tigging some joints

Here is my first joint.

Cool

Unfotunately I closed my FB account because i was unable to resists it's temptations.
Much like a bowl of ice cream.....

Haha good to see someone else in the area!

A side note what are you building? The site I usually go to for bike building is www.thechopperunderground.com
They are a great bunch of guys with lots of encouragment and advice.

Thanks Ultralow The course has been good. I've gone through stick all positions mig flat, fc flat and I'm working on tig right now. It's coming along great. After 2 days i was bending coupons with no issues. My teacher says I'm a tig natural. Here is my first t joint on 1/8" http://i8.photobuck...

I'm in Hamilton Ontario. Taking structural welding at Mohawk College in Stoney Creek.

I actually think it is coming from my chipping. I found my last 2 fingers taking a beating when I was having undercut and trying to get all the slag out of the little corners. I picked up a centre punch and ground the tip to a sharp clat and it is the best thing ever for getting and slag from tight ...

They did a blood test, but my doc thinks it's DGS. Judging by me telling them that Iwould wake up with my fists clenched they said it's a muscle and tendon thing.

I'm in the middle of my course now. We didn't do any torch welding only cutting. We are doing all position stick becore flux core then Mig and finish with tig. I think getting all positions with stick has made mig and flux core a breeze. I haven't done any tig yet but I can't wait. I'm having a blas...

I'm going to Mohawk in Stoney Creek. My instructors are Jim Carrey and Al Fair. I looked at my grip today as a possible issue for my hand issue. I did have a death grip on the electrode holder. I started just holding it lightly with my thumb and fore finger and it feels much better tonight. I realiz...

Thanks for the advice guys. I will go have this checked out to see what the doc has to say. I am much easier on my hands now then when I started. I have also switched gloves to a sock lined 1 finger mit type which has helped. The first gloves I used had so much padding that seemed to stress my knuck...

Hey everybody. I just noticed that the site had a forum so I thought I would check it out. I love the videos and all the tech info. I'm 41 and currently in college going for my all position smaw, flat gtaw, flat gmaw and flat fcaw tickets. I love welding! I have always wanted to learn and decided to...