Thanks John. I read that document a couple weeks ago and saved a copy. It is indeed a good reference. I find myself re-reading it, and others, after each practice session to keep me moving forward and hopefully not develop bad habits. Last weekend I hooked up a bottle and switched to the .025" ...

Thanks Steve. I guess I was dealing with it the same way. I kept my warm (non-welding) gloves inside my jacket while welding, and switched them for the welding gloves when I could. Today I tried some thin jersey gloves inside the welding gloves but it was too tight of a fit. Lately, my welding has j...

Can anyone recommend welding gloves that are good in cold weather? I weld in my unheated barn and get cold fingers when the temperature is below freezing. My current gloves are cloth lined pigskin Razorback brand that I picked up at the local farm store. They're fairly nice for cheap gloves and will...

Thanks Craig. I took some pictures today and welcome a critique and suggestions. This is a fillet weld done horizontally on 1/8" HRS using .035" NR-211-MP. Sorry I didn't get the slag cleaned off better. The camera shows stuff I didn't see with my eyes. Much of the spatter above the welds ...

I got a new Lincoln Weld-Pak 140HD a couple weeks ago. It had been eight years since welding anything, so I was anxious to give it a try. I had some 1/8" x 1" HRS left over from a project long ago. I cut a few 6" pieces and cleaned them up a bit with a wire wheel on the bench grinder....

Thanks for the welcome Jonathan. I'm sure I'll be asking more questions than answering, for a while anyway. The laser welding I did in the past was on very small parts (~.040" diameter), and required a microscope to view the results. If I had equipment to photograph it back then, I would not ha...

Hello to the group. I have a bit of welding experience including lots of stick welding and some MIG welding when I was a maintenance mechanic at an iron foundry. I also developed a laser welding technique for tiny pieces when working at a diamond wire draw die shop. I currently work as a metrologist...