how to weld

[Strops]

Hi

 

can anyone give me any tips on how to weld i have never used a welder before but my dad has so he is going to be helping me.

 

cheers

[cookie121]

Yeah, don't look into the light......

[Strops]

yer i already knew that one

 

 

 

Yeah, don't look into the light......

[Morgan]

I would suggest google

http://www.wikihow.com/Weld

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=how+to+weld+%3F+&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

 

 

nock yourself out

[mattnbrown]

What sort of welder is it? arc, mig or tig?

 

 

 

Matt.

[Strops]

its and arc welder

[zimmer]

Keep It In The Pool

[popeyethewelder]

if your dad knows what hes doing I am sure he will help you...

[raptor]

if it's an arc the stand on some wood it sort of saves you from an electric shock when you get it wrong and earths back through you. same goes for tig.

 

preparation is the key, if the metal is covered in cr@p and rust the weld will be cr@p and fail at a later date

[rayens]

This guy should be able to help

 

http://www.bubbabohacks.com/photos/redneck_street_mechanic.jpg

[doz smith]

just get some scrap and have a play for a few hours,

[mattnbrown]

Arc welders are generally the hardest to get a nice finish... so its worth practising before hand. Oh, and dont burn holes in the material.. its rather easily done

[The Geoff]

Arc welding? Nah, rubbish, you want a Bow welder.

 

 

[gets coat]

[Strops]

thanks for the advice everyone

keep it coming

[mkratty]

point your rod into the weld !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mattnbrown]

Don't stop moving otherwise it gets messy

 

Get a proper welder ...or pay somebody else to do it

[The Geoff]

OK, serious answer time!

 

From someone who has VERY limited experience TIG welding, get some scrap metal of the same type you intend to use and experiment. You see those nice "fish scale" welds you see on mountain bikes and the like? That's probably what you're trying to emulate. Weld along a bit, reverse the action for a moment, weld along again, etc.

 

Practice.

 

 

Practice.

 

 

See above.

 

 

I really hope I get shot down in flames by somebody who knows better, but I thought I'd better leave something vaguely constructive after my previous "joke"

[Sand-Yeti]

Welding is an art in my opinion.

It takes lots of practice to lay a nice weld.

Good trained welders meeting say Lloyds certificaytion for pressure vessels requires schooling and expert tuition. Many welders reaching this level of welding will have experience in other kinds of welding from acetylene welding to inert gas welding.

 

You might want to consider enrolling in night classes to learn how to weld.

[raptor]

remember since your learning just because you think it looks good might not be a strong weld, practice alot and enrol at an evening class to get it right

[mattnbrown]

Weld in circles.. overlapping on the previous one as you move along. That's what I was told years ago... don't stop moving otherwise it goes wrong..

 

[popeyethewelder]

http://www.millerwelds.com/education/tech_tips/TIG_tips/how_to_weld.html

[Strops]

cheers for the link

 

 

 

http://www.millerwelds.com/education/tech_tips/TIG_tips/how_to_weld.html

[doz smith]

i think arc welding on small stuff is the hardest thing, it is great for welding digger buckets etc (that said i had a very limited choice of rod and that might be the diffrence)

 

if you are welding thin tubes etc might be worth lookng for a cheap mig (tig would be too expensive), as the weld will need less clean up etc, and it is more forgiving.

[Bushy99]

As a coded welder in a previous life, my best advice would be......give it to popeyethewelder:p That guy can lay some seriously neat fillets. And don't start me on about his butts, that just sounds like gay tributes LOL:D