Ugly beads, critics welcome...

Shield Arc · May 5, 2016

Oh I know, this is one powerful little welder:cool2:! It runs 10 to 15-AMPS hotter than my Lincoln V350-Pro. Now this is a comparison with the same joint prep, same type, and size rod.

GManBart · May 5, 2016

Shield Arc said:
GManBart yesterday I found some 1/8" ESAB Acclaim 7018. This morning I thought I'd see how it runs on the Everlast PowerArc 200ST.
The flat fillet was run at 90-AMPS.
The vertical up fillet was run at 85-AMPS.
The cap weld on the pipe was also run at 85-AMPS.

Very nice!

Shield Arc · May 5, 2016

Thanks!

I really think ESAB consumables are a good fit with Everlast welders. The PowerArc 200ST does very well with ESAB's 10P-Plus 6010.

GManBart · May 8, 2016

Ran a couple more fillet welds today....they all looked like this. I couldn't move any slower if I tried, so I'm wondering if the drag angle was too much and caused the pointy ends?

These were one after the other on the same plates, about 5" long each, and each used 2/3rds of a 7018 rod.

GManBart · May 8, 2016

My first welding project....a brush screen for my dozer.

Shield Arc · May 8, 2016

GManBart said:
I'm wondering if the drag angle was too much and caused the pointy ends?

Hard to tell, without being there to watch you weld.
Really those welds don't look bad at all! Just wait until you get the PowerArc 200ST.

kevin37b · May 9, 2016

You are spending too much time in the middle of the bead , and stacking . Learn to roll up and down that joint , and soak it in . SA is the man .

GManBart · May 9, 2016

Shield Arc said:
Hard to tell, without being there to watch you weld.
Really those welds don't look bad at all! Just wait until you get the PowerArc 200ST.

Thanks...I'm hoping the 200ST ships today!

GManBart · May 9, 2016

kevin37b said:
You are spending too much time in the middle of the bead , and stacking . Learn to roll up and down that joint , and soak it in . SA is the man .

Thanks....I'll give it a try. I was moving up and down a little bit, but probably not enough. I'm going to play with the rod drag angle, see what happens, then try more up and down (I like to change only one thing at a time when possible).

On a positive note, I've tried using the grinder with a cutoff disc to reuse a few of the plates I've welded on previously, and I gave up....the welds were solid enough, and penetrated deep enough that I would have been there forever. I think that's a good sign!