Feedback on Weld

[garacuda]

Furu, I'd be happy if my welds looked that good! :thumbsup:

Heck yeah, me too! I'd be showing everybody! I have to grind mine down real quick and cover them up with paint before anybody sees it.

 

[BukitCase]

"grind mine down real quick and cover them up with paint before anybody sees it. "

Or, you could just do like HF does with their cast iron press plates, and fill 'em in with BONDO ... Steve

 

[lilranch2001]

Where did you have the arc force set? With my PA-300 I run the arc force at 1 when running 7018. I also found that Atom Arc wets out just a touch more than the Acclaim.

Shield, what is the difference between Atom Arc and Acclaim besides the wetting out?

I had never even heard of Acclaim until I saw you guys talk about it on TBN, I have always used (for 30?? years maybe, I am not sure when my ex boss switched over to it, but I'm pretty sure it was at least early 80's) Atom Arc, and always thought it was the Cadillac of 7018 rod

 

[Shield Arc]

ESAB came out with Acclaim just a few years ago. With my V350-Pro or my Lincoln engine drive welders I really like it for vertical up hill welding. Just a shade dryer puddle. But this new Everlast PowerArc 300 the puddle on 7018 is really dry, so I switched to regular old Atom Arc to get a little wetter puddle.
http://www.esabna.com/us/en/product...productsbycategory&catId=53&pcount=6&pageno=3

 

[Arc weld]

"If I understand your statement "position the piece slightly downhill and use a weave to keep the slag from running into the puddle." I think that means position the piece with a slight slope and then weld uphill so that the slag flows downhill? Is that what you mean? I will try that."

No, weld downhill. That's why you have to weave to keep the slag from running down into the puddle. Uphill is the slowest welding position. You only want about 10 or 15 deg's. slope. Sometimes the slag just rolls over the sides. Once you clean it up, the edges are part of the weld. It takes a little practice but is faster if you can position your pieces slightly downhill.

 

[Furu]

"If I understand your statement "position the piece slightly downhill and use a weave to keep the slag from running into the puddle." I think that means position the piece with a slight slope and then weld uphill so that the slag flows downhill? Is that what you mean? I will try that."

No, weld downhill. That's why you have to weave to keep the slag from running down into the puddle. Uphill is the slowest welding position. You only want about 10 or 15 deg's. slope. Sometimes the slag just rolls over the sides. Once you clean it up, the edges are part of the weld. It takes a little practice but is faster if you can position your pieces slightly downhill.

OK thanks for the clarification

 

[lilranch2001]

Thanks Shield!

 

[chad22]

"grind mine down real quick and cover them up with paint before anybody sees it. "

Or, you could just do like HF does with their cast iron press plates, and fill 'em in with BONDO ... Steve

lol. So that's how you cover up those bad welds? I've been doing it wrong all this time then "grinding them out and redoing them".

Next time I'll just use bondo as it's got to be the correct way if HF is doing it. xd