teaching myself to glue metal together

[GeneV]

Got this idea off the youtubes:



The claim made by another youtuber, once I fill in all 4 quarters, I'ma be a welding rock star! :cool2:

 

[Industrial Toys]

Even I can weld in that position! lol In fact, I still try and position my work so I can.

 

[BukitCase]

LOL, so do I - but I'm pretty sure the original suggestion meant to leave the fitment in the position it's in, and see which of your welds needs improvement :laughing: ... Steve

 

[GeneV]

What are you guys on about, I'm not getting it?

 

[George2615]

That's quite a bit of splatter. What type welding rod and what welder setting did you use?
I hope you are not looking for compliments on here. I'm not complaining and I'm not a perfect welder either but everyone starting to weld needs to start somewhere.
Practice makes perfect.

 

[gsganzer]

I agree, that's a lot of splatter, but we all start somewhere. Are you welding with AC or DC? Electrode type, size, amperage?

 

[MF RED in MT]

Got this idea off the youtubes:

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The claim made by another youtuber, once I fill in all 4 quarters, I'ma be a welding rock star! :cool2:

Hey Gene, you've got a good start but like others have noticed there's a lot of heavy weld splatter left on the sides.

A simple question, are you running your flux-Core wire on the correct polarity, DC Straight Polarity (ground cable is connected to +)?

Another you tube help video (you may have already looked at) is:

Tech Tip: Flux-Cored/FCAW-S Troubleshooting - YouTube

As there are many more good ones, if it were me, I'd stick to the main product manufacturers videos like Miller and Lincoln.

And try to connect the welder without extension power cords to maximize your welding amps.

Good luck, KC

 

[GeneV]

KC, I did watch that video, actually I watched it in between practicing welding. I'm brand new to welding, but already did a couple quick projects with ugly looking welds haha. This is a century fc90, it's fcaw only. You can't change polarity, it's just set to dc neg.

The reason for all that spatter is that I don't know what I'm doing lol. That's the short answer at least. The longer answer is that although this supposedly can weld up to 1/4", the settings chart only goes up to 1/8". So I was asking people on youtube who where welding with this thing what settings they were using, one guy told me to blast heat and wire speed to max and go with that. That's what it looks like with that setting. I had better results bumping down the wire speed to 7.

 

[MF RED in MT]

Gene,

Did not know that the welder is only a dedicated FCAW.

Are you using the recommended .035 Lincoln NR-211-MP (Innershield Cored Wire)?

And is the wire drive roller stenciled wire diameter size visible on the top side (when installed) matching the wire diameter you are using?

It is strange that the information on the inside of the top lid and online Operator's Manual says 1/8" thick (11 gauge) maximum for product #12721 and Century's website information says 1/4" maximum for product #K3493-1?

Just a thought, you could have someone help you fine tune the wire speed while you are welding by just speaking to them during this process.

Again Good Luck, and I have welded all of my working years and now my biggest challenge is seeing the weld puddle...

KC

 

[WranglerX]

Generally fluxcore only welder are low end 120 volt..... Something to avoid.... If you must use a 120 Volt machine go to high end machine on level of Hobart Handler 140 or equivalent, move to solid wire and shield gas, and you do a way with spatter and flux coating on bead.....

YouTube

or...

Welding Tips and Tricks - TIG, MIG, Stick and a pantload of other info

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