welcome to the forum. mate

try youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/weldingtipsandtricks

sir Jody's videos on tig welding are awesome. it will help you a lot.

welcome to the forum. mate

(...) Any tips, tricks, video links and advice on how to do flat ( not to convex nor concave ) weld beads in GMAW. (...) :) ===== Wolverine. What type of joints are you welding (wall thickness, bevels)? Often a flat cover pass with depend upon the planning of your passes, in particular the second t...

weldin mike 27 wrote:hey,

A slight increase in voltage can help the bead "wet' in better and become flatter.

Mick

thanks for the tips Mick.

It would help to know what your welding / thickness / position / machine parameters to give an informed opinion - but unless things are different the other side of the pond I'd say the gas is an issue - in the UK if you only use Mig for hobby use on non critical very thin material ( car body panels...

You said "test plate", so I assume it's for an employer? All you really need to do is slow down just slightly without other changes. Remember, when you see the puddle come flush and move, all that molten steel is going to shrink when it cools and leave you concave. If you slow just a bit,...

hello mates! Any tips, tricks, video links and advice on how to do flat ( not to convex nor concave ) weld beads in GMAW. i run weld beads w/ its five essentials of welding followed and still getting convex results on my test plate. what seem to be the problem and how to fix it? stuff used: straight...

Welcome to the forum mate.

this vid clips will help you gained the basics on how the welding works:

1.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeBX6cKKHWY
2.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXN6qiDsClw

Take a piece of filler rod home and practice the first way he shows you (or some variation of it) and STOP listening. The rest of his input is bad. There's alot of self taught welders out there. Most of them have gotten along just fine because they'll never do work that needs to meet a code. http:/...

I typically get my most consistent beads using the " lay-wire " technique. The trick is choosing the wire diameter that will deposit just the amount of metal you want. I've done a cap with two 3/32" rods together, just to get the finished height I wanted. (Doesn't work well with alum...

Hi mates;

i'm in welding school right now. it's my day 5 on the training program.

need tips and tricks on adding filler metal continuously for a better weld beads.

any video links and advice from you guys will be highly appreciated

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HI there wolverine_arc, Welcome to WT&T forum, lots of knowledgeable guys here that can give good tips and information regarding the different processes of welding, oh specially the videos of Jody, if you've seen some. Anyway where are you from the Philippines ? coz I'm from the same region as ...

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A newbie* from The Philippines.

*welder trainee w/ stick basic knowledge.