[FitNPipe]

I made some T joints for practice out of some scrapyard steel. It's 1/4 thick if i remember right. I ran the first pass with no weave at 110-120 amps with 1/16 70s-2 then a weave pass at 125-130 amps with 3/32 70s-2. I am not a welder but a pipefitter with tack quals, and I have an Everlast 160sth at home I mess with.

Just looking for some feedback on the welds, I already brushed these but it looked like i moved too slow by the heat line, and the gray color of the weld before brushing.

Any feedback is welcome... Thanks!

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[rick9345]

Too cold

[MinnesotaDave]

You look like you are careful with your filler placement and have a steady hand.

With 1/4" material, and a fillet weld, max your 160 amps out and get going - likely took quite a while at the amps listed.

I would max your 160 amps on 3/16" fillet too.

Looks good

Edit: I know you use much lower amps tacking a beveled pipe, but on fillet welds you get to crank it up.

[FitNPipe]

Sweet, thanks guys.

Now that I think about it, when I ran the first pass I was having to move slow to get the two plates to tie together before adding rod. On the second pass I wanted to be able to move slow and concentrate on keeping the weave tight and my filler addition.

I have some that need the second pass, then a third and fourth that I will try maxing the machine out on.... I'll post those pics when I have the chance to run them.