Hi all
Coded MIG / MAG / GMAW proc.no.135 (solid wire, active gas)
* horizontal-vertical (PB) multirun fillet
* open-root single V on-the-flat (PA)
Say it's easy when you can do it, and in test conditions...
Butt proved easier for me than the fillet. After about 15 years never
done one, recalled conditions as best I could and it came out
perfect first time, no practice. Got beautiful uniform penetration
bead.
Had alreay done PB multirun fillet which I found much harder work than
the butt - where the dimension is controlled for you by the groove.

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"Richard Smith" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

Hi all
Coded MIG / MAG / GMAW proc.no.135 (solid wire, active gas)
* horizontal-vertical (PB) multirun fillet
* open-root single V on-the-flat (PA)
Say it's easy when you can do it, and in test conditions...
Butt proved easier for me than the fillet. After about 15 years never
done one, recalled conditions as best I could and it came out
perfect first time, no practice. Got beautiful uniform penetration
bead.
Had alreay done PB multirun fillet which I found much harder work than
the butt - where the dimension is controlled for you by the groove.

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Good for you. Professional-quality welding is a skill I lack and may never acquire, though my butt-welded flush patches in the 0.5mm Honda fender steel came out good enough that I didn't need any filler on one of them.

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"Jim Wilkins" <[email protected]> writes:

"Richard Smith" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

Hi all
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Good for you. Professional-quality welding is a skill I lack and may
never acquire, though my butt-welded flush patches in the 0.5mm Honda
fender steel came out good enough that I didn't need any filler on one
of them.

That's a special skill that you have for your work, for sure.

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"Richard Smith" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

"Jim Wilkins" <[email protected]> writes:

"Richard Smith" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

Hi all
...

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Good for you. Professional-quality welding is a skill I lack and may
never acquire, though my butt-welded flush patches in the 0.5mm Honda
fender steel came out good enough that I didn't need any filler on one
of them.

That's a special skill that you have for your work, for sure.

======================

The skill I really needed was TIG welding aluminum when I was building
robots. I took the night school class several times but never really got it with thin sheet, though I did OK on 4130 aircraft tubing. I had to settle
for sculpting humanoid shapes in weaker plastic resin. Since then I've
hammered out and welded some 3D curved shapes, a medieval helmet, fender patches and a louvered catcon shield, that suggest I could do them in stainless.

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On 10/3/2020 6:57 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Richard Smith"  wrote in message
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"Jim Wilkins" <[email protected]> writes:

"Richard Smith"  wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

Hi all
...

-------------------------------------------
Good for you. Professional-quality welding is a skill I lack and may
never acquire, though my butt-welded flush patches in the 0.5mm Honda
fender steel came out good enough that I didn't need any filler on one
of them.

That's a special skill that you have for your work, for sure.

======================

The skill I really needed was TIG welding aluminum when I was building robots. I took the night school class several times but never really got
it with thin sheet, though I did OK on 4130 aircraft tubing. I had to
settle for sculpting humanoid shapes in weaker plastic resin. Since then
I've hammered out and welded some 3D curved shapes, a medieval helmet,
fender patches and a louvered catcon shield, that suggest I could do
them in stainless.

You guys are killing me. I am not at all a good welder. I can relax
and get a good weld for a little, but I am always thinking about getting
the job done and I wind up getting in a hurry, push it, weld out of
position, etc.

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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:rlcmi2$gqk$[email protected]...

On 10/3/2020 6:57 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Richard Smith" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

"Jim Wilkins" <[email protected]> writes:

"Richard Smith" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

Hi all
...

-------------------------------------------
Good for you. Professional-quality welding is a skill I lack and may
never acquire, though my butt-welded flush patches in the 0.5mm Honda
fender steel came out good enough that I didn't need any filler on one
of them.

That's a special skill that you have for your work, for sure.

======================

The skill I really needed was TIG welding aluminum when I was building robots. I took the night school class several times but never really got
it with thin sheet, though I did OK on 4130 aircraft tubing. I had to
settle for sculpting humanoid shapes in weaker plastic resin. Since then
I've hammered out and welded some 3D curved shapes, a medieval helmet,
fender patches and a louvered catcon shield, that suggest I could do them
in stainless.

You guys are killing me. I am not at all a good welder. I can relax
and get a good weld for a little, but I am always thinking about getting
the job done and I wind up getting in a hurry, push it, weld out of
position, etc.

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When I was looking for a body shop to weld my tiny rust patches the best
review I heard of my exposed previous work was "OK for an amateur".

http://robert-inman.com/blog/2016/2/11/how-do-you-get-to-carnegie-hall

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