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shifty_85 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:47 am Post subject: what is your fav type of welding?

im taking a welding class and so far we did oxy astolyn welding *gas welding* TIG welding *gas tungeston arc welding* and today we did MIG * gas metal arc welding* next on the list is Stick *Shelid metal arc welding*

gas welding was ok. really hot. TIG is a bitch but it looks nice. MIG is by far my fav i ran some sick beads today ill post some of mine from today.

ive never done stick so that should be fun to learn.

whats the rejects fav welding?

scott1981 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:01 am Post subject:

I have ended up stick welding almost every time because it is cheap and thats what most of my friends could afford.

I hate stick welders, to me it is like a caveman using crude tools and just are not designed to do a truly professional job.

I got to use a MIG way back in the day for a couple seconds. Dont remember much about it but I do remember it was much better than stick welding
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DaveG99 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:24 am Post subject:

You sure do love postign poles. Im going to call you poll man
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shifty_85 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:29 am Post subject:

hell yeah polls are the best. someone edit my name and put poll man next to the OGDR

squirtbottle09 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:33 am Post subject:

CrAz3D · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:37 am Post subject:

I have never welded.
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squirtbottle09 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:41 am Post subject:

Ive welded a couple of times but not enough to have a preference. The times I did were rude and crude just to get the job done.
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shifty_85 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:43 am Post subject:

ha thanks. i just like making polls then everyone can say there opion.

anyways back on topic here are my welds today

frist weld welding 2 1/4" plates togther

T-weld on 1/4" plate *best weld i put down today*

And what i call my buddys dad poppy because hes like a dad to me and is a welder so i thought hed get a kick out of this

scott1981 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:00 pm Post subject:

Really those are good looking beads for a starter. Good job shifty
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azmidget91 · O.G.D.R Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Posts: 877

tig is my favorite, this was when i was learning

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coobies5 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:08 pm Post subject:

i learned how to do stick in my freshman year in hs, havent done much since then, i think we were going to learn tig, and plasma but didnt get to as it was only a 1/2 semester class.

Dummy · O.G.D.R Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Posts: 151

We mainly do stick. 7018 1/8" rod. I like stick for vertical up. Wire feed doesn't really do a very good vertical weld, espacially when you need strength in the weld. Mig is fun. Haven't done alot of TIG. Welding tig on aluminum kinda sucks. I could probably weld aluminum better with practice.
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shifty_85 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:

today is the frist time i have mig welded in over 5 years and 5 years ago i welded all of 2 things. so i really thought it came out nice. i took the T weld to my teacher and he said "No way you just welded that" so it made me feel pretty good. i still have some stuff to TIG weld ill take some pictures of those. were welding 3003 alum i belive somthin like that. to much stuff to control in TIG. MIG is awesome for being so easy you hook up ground and pull the trigger and bam your welding.

im really suprised at the poll i fiugred all my rejects would like MIG

PO1911 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject:

never played with a TIG

I have a small 120v MIG that I use CONSTANTLY, and I have a older than dirt Lincoln shop box stick welder that I havent fired up in about 5 years, its clunky, sucks power like obama, and im not as good at as I am MIG, and if its not a real critical weld, I can switch it to innershield, and run the thing cheap. Laughing

I have a full Oxy-Acetylene setup that I just got a few months ago, mostly use it to cut, I havent welded with one since my Sophomore year in HS
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shifty_85 · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject:

ha i didnt even know till i took this welding class you could oxy weld. i knew you could cut ive cut plenty of times but never knew you could welded. was pretty easy but took so long and every thing got so freaking hot!!!!