Wow I’m a lousy welder

DavidR8

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Been ages since I ran a bead.
Building a base for my Unisaw and so far my grinding skills are exemplary. Welding skills not so much.


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Thanks @MrWhoopee, I think my metal wasn't as clean as it should have been. My bad. Break out the flap disks!
 
OK, here's the low-down on welding.
First find somebody better than you to learn from, next spend lots of time practicing, then (finally the part nobody told you) find out that everybody that knows you will expect you to do "Little Jobs" for nothing. And to add insult to injury find out the places that want to hire "Real Welders" don't want to pay much more for your skills than the guy flipping burgers at Mickey D's!
So IMHO, you're better off grinding a little more and having lots more fun making the stuff YOU want to.
 
If you are using a cheap hf flux core type machine then I wouldn't be so hard on yourself, those "machines" can make most people feel like their welding skills really $uck!
 
Thanks for the responses! I had a good laugh.

I’m using a Millermatic 130 so I think the operator is the weak point in the equation.


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