Bert's Mig Pic

[Bert]

Had less time than I wanted to after helping out a friend on his car and painting a little of dad's house. Couldn't find any thinner metal, so I had to use this 1/2" stuff.
Volts: 23.5
Wire Speed: 475
Gas: 75/25
ok, let the comments fly

[littlefuzz]

purdy, what's it for?

[Bert]

Sorry, forgot to say I move the cup in small circles like LittleFuzz does. When I had done some 1/8" stuff, you could see circles. I prefer more this way, back of the 1/2" plate was nicely colored where I could see penetration was really good...

[Bert]

told some guys I would show them my mig bead. This looks more like spray, thinner stuff I did had more of a circular pattern like yours, but I ran out of the thinner material I had... Need to find more this week!

[Bert]

seems like some customers like the spray look, some like the circle look. Like to practice and get both down and make the customer happy!

[phaxtris]

it looks alright, but if you were looking for critisim it looks lobsided

[Bert]

lopsided? I can deal with that!!! Any more comments, suggestions, snide remarks???

[Danny]

The weld bead location looks like its favoring the lower plate. Try either dropping your gun angle a little, or maybe you're off center a little bit on the weld joint.

Also, on this thickness I'd be running higher machine settings. You have 5+ more volts available to play with. 23.5 volts is barely beyond the short arc range.

[dabar39]

Bert, From what I can see your bead looks just fine, maybe a little biased towards the bottom piece of steel, but that could just be the picture angle.
Dave

P.S. Either your Dad needs a smaller house or you need a bigger paint brush, you've been painting it for how long now? two, three weeks or so:

[M-Tech]

Bert, From what I can see your bead looks just fine, maybe a little biased towards the bottom piece of steel, but that could just be the picture angle.
Dave

P.S. Either your Dad needs a smaller house or you need a bigger paint brush, you've been painting it for how long now? two, three weeks or so:

My "P.S." exactly! His dad has to have the biggest house on the Islands! Unless it's one of those Huck Finn things, where he's trying to get a bunch of us to feel sorry for him and go down there and help him get it finished so he can get back to melting metal.

Joe