help with welding in a recess in mild steel
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:16 pm
hi all,
it's some weeks i'm stuck in a problem i'm not able to solve. i'm an hobbist and i'm trying to improve.
i'm trying to realize a project in mild steel, 3mm thick. the design use a piece of square tube 40mm that match a 40mm plate. you can see it in the picture.
i dont have any problem with the corner fillet in the opposite side. 110amp, 2.4 tungsten, 2mm filler. furick 12. works like a charm.
when i try to weld the corner in the picture... same seetings, same gas, same tungsten extension.. disaster. a lot of porosity.
i also have problem on find the best approach for this tight space, if start welding from the corner to the center or vice versa. i tried several approaches.. and i cannot say i found one better than the other.
i'm pretty sure if i remove this little lip with grinder i will get an acceptable result, but i would like to improve.... learn what to do in this kind of situations.
any help is welcome!
thanks,
David
it's some weeks i'm stuck in a problem i'm not able to solve. i'm an hobbist and i'm trying to improve.
i'm trying to realize a project in mild steel, 3mm thick. the design use a piece of square tube 40mm that match a 40mm plate. you can see it in the picture.
i dont have any problem with the corner fillet in the opposite side. 110amp, 2.4 tungsten, 2mm filler. furick 12. works like a charm.
when i try to weld the corner in the picture... same seetings, same gas, same tungsten extension.. disaster. a lot of porosity.
i also have problem on find the best approach for this tight space, if start welding from the corner to the center or vice versa. i tried several approaches.. and i cannot say i found one better than the other.
i'm pretty sure if i remove this little lip with grinder i will get an acceptable result, but i would like to improve.... learn what to do in this kind of situations.
any help is welcome!
thanks,
David