Any welders in the house???

So who here is a welder??? What type of welding do you do???

Personally I am a welder/fabricator an every now an then a real basic machinist. Mainly I run stick or wire feed. I can do some tig but it’s not my strong point. I work in the oil an gas industry, usually in the shop but occasional field work.

you nailed it, interprovincial Machinist for 19 yrs then went on to Fabrication engineer, then on to welding instructor until retirement.

certified in:

mig

tig

stainless

pipe/high pressure

aluminum

magnesium

stick

submerged arc

.1 .2 .3 .4  .5 .6 .F .G .R

SMAW E6010 root with E7018 filler cap and GTAW combo

stack of dimes baby all day long, any kind of metal….lol

Do I weld? Yes. Am I a welder? Far from it! I do enjoy it though and welding/fab projects tend to be the most rewarding for me.

I would love to get into metal working but first I need time and more money lol

Jimbo

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I’ve welded a couple core supports on vehicles at the shop but nothing to major

I’ve reparied a stick welder, that they threw away at work. 😀 (HPU fabrication facility)
 

Tried some smaller welding projects in SS 316/316L steel, bolts, and 316 piping, that I could get hold of. Was not as easy as I had estimated, but I think I’m making progress. 😛

Really want me a TIG though, becouse I need the higher precicion for my relatively smal projects, and thin sheets. The sheets warps like crazy. 

This weekend, I’m probably start on a frame for a combined ramp/”trolley”, so I can get the computer into the van. Should be fun. 

Working for a gas utility years ago I was certified in:

mig

tig

stainless

pipe/high pressure

aluminum

magnesium

stick

and plastic gas main heat fusion

What a great trade. Be around to see a lot of great welders, and a few bad ones. But would love to work with a great Fitter and weld some pipe one day

I know some welders…..

That’s just art right there

Jimbo

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Wow that’s some nice ass work there!!

That’s from an oil refinery in Ashland, KY. That definitely wasn’t his first crack at it.

Conductor562 wrote:

That’s from an oil refinery in Ashland, KY. That definitely wasn’t his first crack at it.

don’t want to be a stickler, might be the picture but it looks like some undercut…..

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I dunno comp. critiquing that weld is above my abilities

Conductor562 wrote:

I dunno comp. critiquing that weld is above my abilities

Tell me about it!!!!

That is beautiful. Wow

What kind of metal is that… at first I thought titanium but once you said oil refinery I thought maybe not… stainless? Those colors are crazy

that would most likely be 2030 stainless…..

as for the critiquing, it’s a matter of standards. I have tested many welds pass and fails…. some times the look is only skin deep…..or should I say skin thin….

Yes, it’s stainless. Not sure what grade though

Whats the best method to weld aluminium?

Have to fix a leak, but I only got DC stick welder, so perhaps brazing or an special “alu-weld” brazing product could do the trick.

My brother got an Mig welder though, could they do the trick?

Tig is the best way. You can do it with a mig, you just have to have an aluminum spool gun, a tank of 100% Argon gas, and of course the appropriate wire.

Andrull wrote:

Whats the best method to weld aluminium?

Have to fix a leak, but I only got DC stick welder, so perhaps brazing or an special “alu-weld” brazing product could do the trick.

My brother got an Mig welder though, could they do the trick?

if you have never welded aluminium with any method you are better off just getting some aluminium brazing rod …

everything you know about welding is different when it comes to welding aluminium……tricky stuff……

comp56 wrote:

if you have never welded aluminium with any method you are better off just getting some aluminium brazing rod …

everything you know about welding is different when it comes to welding aluminium……tricky stuff……

Though, it is no rush, just a large radiator I’d like to repair, so I could possibly train a bit. And to be honest, the training bit is important. Doesn’t have to be pretty.

Gotta clean it up and make the leak hole as small as possible.

Edit: That knipex 16″ is really getting a hard time loosing up those 58 mm couplings. 😛

couple quick tips to remember welding aluminum, 

clean aluminum with acetone even new pieces of aluminum creates a thin coating of aluminum oxide, problem it melts at a much higher temp than the aluminum itself, even the rod so clean both…..

spray the area with acetone scrub with stainless steel brush, rinse with water let completely dry…..the welding process will clean the aluminum but usually not enough to remove all contaminates. same goes with the welding rod clean it as well.

best to pre-heat item to at around 350 degrees, fit all pieces and try not to have any gaps the less gaps the better if you can clamp tight is better yet.

as your welding, aluminum will continue to get hotter and hotter you must compensate for this……

hope this helps…..

I once welded aluminum with a stick welder. I vowed to never do that again! I purchased a tig welder weeks later…

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I have been welding since 1988.  When I started, everyone had to be able to weld with oxy-acyetolene first before you could move on to any other processes.  I am also certified in arc welding in flat position.  I also mig weld a fair bit.  In my previous career I welded for 21 years in my families business.  But now I just weld for fun in my work shop.  I still run an Airco 225, I have a Lincoln 100 mig welder.  I have a Hobart CI 250 plasma cutter  to round out my iron works. Take care and thanks for listening,

Wallyfpo wrote:

3 minutes ago, Wallyfpo said:

I have been welding since 1988.  When I started, everyone had to be able to weld with oxy-acyetolene first before you could move on to any other processes.  I am also certified in arc welding in flat position.  I also mig weld a fair bit.  In my previous career I welded for 21 years in my families business.  But now I just weld for fun in my work shop.  I still run an Airco 225, I have a Lincoln 100 mig welder.  I have a Hobart CI 250 plasma cutter  to round out my iron works. Take care and thanks for listening,

 

 

Welcome to the forum Tom. 

Hi all John here from Liverpool UK time served welder & steel fabricator, I’m new on this site and just found this thread.

mrspudly wrote:

On 9/7/2016 at 1:36 PM, mrspudly said:

Hi all John here from Liverpool UK time served welder & steel fabricator, I’m new on this site and just found this thread.

Welcome aboard! I can weld with stick only out of necessity but use mig anymore, again only out of necessity, and it holds and works for my needs but it’s not professional grade looking I’m sure

Mig occasionally, stick as much as possible, and oxygen acetylene once or twice.

I build signs shipped all across North and south America. Used to deal with steel alot and aluminum but now it’s mostly all aluminum and some steel. Industry has changed alot in last 20 years. Welding, soldering, brazing, torch and plasma cutters. As for welding mostly use millermatic 210 with aluminum spool gun. Have a miller and a Lincoln arc welder as well. Both excellent brands.