Frame cracks?

[BadnewsBob]

I did get one done and burnt on. Ugly welds but I think they'll hold.

I wish I had the welding skill shown in your picture megaphoneman.

[BadnewsBob]

bob try using a straight edge when cutting with a plasma, amazing

I found another bone head problem that would have helped......I should have checked my tips on the cutter, They were burnt up and blowing out the side some. Thanks for the tip thou.

[megaphoneman]

What welder are you using? I assume your using.. sheilding gas?
Do you have any scrap metal that you can pratice on.. id like to see some of your welds in a strait line.. we might be able to clean your welds up with just a couple pointers...
It looks like your moving to fast and to high of wire speeds.. if you have some scrap lay down a good foot or so of bead and take a picture of it.. also what type of movement are you doing?
Are you using two hands.. also are you using gloves.. i see alot of guys say they dont need gloves.. good mig gloves that is.. and that messes em up cause in their head they are more worried about getten  burnt..with just a little practice your welds can be cleaned up.. heck i did exactly what you did.. just picked it up and started learning..

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[BadnewsBob]

 Miller,Millermatic 211 bought it last year. I use argon co2 mix gas and right now it has .30 wire in it. I use both hands whenever possible and I wear good mig gloves. The ones more pliable than stick gloves. I also have a very good helmet with built in aide for my poor eye sight.

I try to use a circular motion or a whip motion, depends on what I am doing.  I have been using the auto functions of the welder for setting the feed, That is defiantly one of my weak spots, I really just don't know a lot about what I am doing. My welds do hold good, I haven't had any fail for years, when I first started I did have some fail, luckily they were not on a critical app.

I have trouble keeping up a steady sweep with the torch. I get jerky with my torch hand and lose it, I also have trouble with seeing what I am doing....Part of that is I just have bad eyes. You can see that in one of the rosette welds, I completely got out of the joint I was welding, That makes me have to get very close to the torch with my head.


I think most of my lack of skills comes from just not doing it often enuff. I am a hobbyist and I like to build my own stuff, I may not weld anything for months.  Sometimes I lay down a bead that looks like a pro did it and five minutes later I put one down that looks like I was using bubble gum. I do enjoy it thou.

I will try and get the time to lay down some welds for you, Thanks.

[megaphoneman]

Miller,Millermatic 211 bought it last year. I use argon co2 mix gas and right now it has .30 wire in it. I use both hands whenever possible and I wear good mig gloves. The ones more pliable than stick gloves. I also have a very good helmet with built in aide for my poor eye sight.

I try to use a circular motion or a whip motion, depends on what I am doing.  I have been using the auto functions of the welder for setting the feed, That is defiantly one of my weak spots, I really just don't know a lot about what I am doing. My welds do hold good, I haven't had any fail for years, when I first started I did have some fail, luckily they were not on a critical app.

I have trouble keeping up a steady sweep with the torch. I get jerky with my torch hand and lose it, I also have trouble with seeing what I am doing....Part of that is I just have bad eyes. You can see that in one of the rosette welds, I completely got out of the joint I was welding, That makes me have to get very close to the torch with my head.


I think most of my lack of skills comes from just not doing it often enuff. I am a hobbyist and I like to build my own stuff, I may not weld anything for months.  Sometimes I lay down a bead that looks like a pro did it and five minutes later I put one down that looks like I was using bubble gum. I do enjoy it thou.

I will try and get the time to lay down some welds for you, Thanks.

I'm no pro.. So please take it with a grain of salt.. I totally understand the not seeing thing...I blow through lenses so fast cause I'm so close to the tip... From the looks of just what I have seen you may bee moving to fast... I've never used an auto feature and that may be your issue...that is the hardest part.. I don't even  use the method of charts on the welder... Each person moves differently.... I am slow..hella slow.. So I slow down my speeds..leave good heat so it's not back melting on me.. And I just try to control the puddle...the reason why I say post a couple feet of strait welds.. You can tell a lot more from that...and sometimes we start bad habits..and if we can change them.. It's great! I always am posting up pictures on other forums....to get critiqued... I only get better.. Been welding hobby/shop status for 3 years... So take this all with a grain of salt...





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[megaphoneman]

I'm no pro.. So please take it with a grain of salt.. I totally understand the not seeing thing...I blow through lenses so fast cause I'm so close to the tip... From the looks of just what I have seen you may bee moving to fast... I've never used an auto feature and that may be your issue...that is the hardest part.. I don't even  use the method of charts on the welder... Each person moves differently.... I am slow..hella slow.. So I slow down my speeds..leave good heat so it's not back melting on me.. And I just try to control the puddle...the reason why I say post a couple feet of strait welds.. You can tell a lot more from that...and sometimes we start bad habits..and if we can change them.. It's great! I always am posting up pictures on other forums....to get critiqued... I only get better.. Been welding hobby/shop status for 3 years... So take this all with a grain of salt...





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p.s. That's a great setup for welding..


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[BadnewsBob]

I have been through three 110 migs working up to this. The Miller is the best I have ever owned hands down. Also 220 is so much better. I haven't tried using it with 110 yet. Prolly never will as long as I have 220 around.

I eat front lenses up lol.

The wire speed seems to be my worse problem. Maybe I am going to fast as you say because I feel the wire hit the metal and that just screws up your timing, also not being able to keep a steady pace, I think is a problem. I just can't maintain a smooth movement with my hands.

There is some bad weather coming when it hits I may just stay inside and do up some welds for you to look at.

Here is my setup.

[megaphoneman]

sounds good..again im no pro..but with that welder and just a bit of time and tweaking you should be able to lay dimes..
if your having an issue with speed or steady ness...i can garentee you, your feeding the metal to fast... slower metal speeds lets you control what your doing better...how ever to slow and to hot can just burn tips up...so you gotta fine the happy medium...and just practicing on a straight line...in a controled comfortable setting is the best...then it just takes practice under the truck...like i just layed some bead for like an hour...and i started off awsome...turned to chicken scratch...so i just stopped and im moving onto something else for a bit... but slowing down is the best advice i can give your from what i have seen and not being able to hear you welding...

[unclejpl4x4]

glad to see im not the only one in this boat 

[BadnewsBob]

I haven't been able to do any welding here, High winds, snow, single digit temps, and I have to work outside. Plus I am low on gas and cash, So no updates on welding but, I have managed to get my Yota back on her feet and driving. And I did manage to get the frame plates on even thou they are not done.

At least I am wheeling again.