Push or pull a MIG weld, what do you do, and why?
#21
Re: Push or pull a MIG weld, what do you do, and why?
Originally Posted by highroller54
I do both depends on what I am doing, this was a pull
That's a pretty bad idea on something like that, which looks like a structural part. You can wind up with "fisheyes" or "open craters"...and most likely have millions of little microscopic cracks. Yeah, you may think it's splitting hairs, but there's been people die from failures that started life so small. One crack grows to meet another, into another, and before you know it, there's a big *** crack, just waiting on the time to break.
You got any closer pics of that?
#23
Re: Push or pull a MIG weld, what do you do, and why?
yes that is a trailing arm and no I definitly was not pulsing it, but if you dont wait to long between pulses you can weld like that and have it as strong as a steady weld. It is a very fine line between having week spots and not. That was "stacking dimes" but since there was a overlap of steel that is what the weld ended up looking like. I acually have taken welding through trades school :P
#25
Re: Push or pull a MIG weld, what do you do, and why?
Originally Posted by highroller54
yes that is a trailing arm and no I definitly was not pulsing it, but if you dont wait to long between pulses you can weld like that and have it as strong as a steady weld. It is a very fine line between having week spots and not. That was "stacking dimes" but since there was a overlap of steel that is what the weld ended up looking like. I acually have taken welding through trades school :P
#26
Re: Push or pull a MIG weld, what do you do, and why?
Originally Posted by MAJORAHOLE
I would trust engloid on this man. you may have taken classes, but i'm sure he did also. and has probably done a hell-uv-a lot more than you. plus he is a sick *** welder. check it out. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/engloi.../workpics.html
#27
Re: Push or pull a MIG weld, what do you do, and why?
Originally Posted by MAJORAHOLE
I would trust engloid on this man. you may have taken classes, but i'm sure he did also. and has probably done a hell-uv-a lot more than you. plus he is a sick *** welder. check it out. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/engloi.../workpics.html
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