I like welding

05/03/2026

03/26/2026

Flat plate or even a 1"×4" or 1x6 screwed to the gate so when the gate swings the board goes with the gate and then returns... with the gate.

Any ideas for how to block this gap in the gate while keeping it functional? I think my small dog could possibly squeeze through it

03/26/2026

No need to roast. Keep bumping that heat up until it smooths out and keep that hood down. I retired in December glad to see young folks taking interest.

16 years old, up hill 7018 3/32 rod 80volts. Is it decent or not roast me or give me advice on what to do better.

03/18/2026

Well first off you shouldn't be using a hard stone for tungsten. For two, you should be grinding it on the side like that, it'll create spirals in your tungsten. My company uses a flat belt sander and a polishing wheel after. It ensures your arc stays sharp and stable

One of these days I will own my own shop, and everyone that does this is either getting fired, or I will dock their pay to replace the wheel.
Edit: we have a tungsten grinder, no one will use it. This wheel was replaced last week and it already has this large groove in it. The company won’t provide a dresser, and I am over trying to take care of company equipment, just for someone else to mess it up.

03/18/2026

Slow the wire down little..and go down hill

18.5 300ipm or so, help me with undercut. 1/4 tubing to 3/8 channel. Roast me but like I’m trying to improve.

03/10/2026

Try using a 6010 rod for dirty steel it’s ideal for root weld.

What am I doing wrong?

03/10/2026

STOP taking welding jobs for less than $30 per hour!

03/10/2026

needa learn how to grind b4 u learn any welding process😂

Honestly surprised the new guy layed a weld like this, never seen before.

03/10/2026

Use another piece tube wrap it around and tack into place drill hole to suit spring

What would you use to fill these worn holes on a trampoline using stick…7018? It is very thin tubing

03/10/2026

Little more heat ,slow down on thick ,

How can I get a cleaner weld? What welding patterns do you recommend?

03/10/2026

Training

Common knowledge to most guys here, but to you newcomers: if you go into an interview at a place and every corner of every table looks like this, turn and leave that joint. Every shop I worked in that had this s**t turned out to be more headache than the job was worth.
EDIT: Knew I'd get some backlash on this from the usual f***s. Let me clarify, only two groups of people do this on their tables A) Methheads doing production work who are too cheap to get a pair of welpers or B) People with an IQ lower than their age who think this is faster and better than cutting off the excess with a pair of welpers or tacking on some scrap pieces.
If your response to that is "Well not me! At my job we do it because of X, Y, and Z!" Congrats, you're in group B my friend🤙