r/BadWelding

Just give me a week and I’ll be on top

I've spent the last few weeks chopping and replacing side rails on cargo carts. It pays the bills but I miss building cool shit sometimes

Instructor said cap was beautiful, root was a little too reinforced. Got 90/100. Whats marked in red on the root was done myself. Feel it better to point out my own imperfections. Dont need qc to tell me its got an issue for me to know.

my older brother bought a welding machine and rarely uses it so i brought it upon myself to learn how to weld. i’ve been watching all kinds of videos so i know some techniques but only started last week. any tips? i’m using 6013 at 70 amps. should i go higher or lower? i tried doing both but genuinely cant tell a difference but i think its cuz i just dont know what to look for. any tips appreciated 🤙🏾

Tumor

I just started MIG welding, but I keep shaking a bunch so they just end up uneven and shit. Welded with 0.8 bobbin thread. 8.5 m/min and 18.7V. (FYI the weld on the first pic at the bottom is not mine)

I needed to make a post vise mounting bracket. I used one from another post vise as a template. I used 2 pieces of welding scrap from my welding class. Cut them up into about 8 parts. Then welded them together the part what bolts down was cut with Oxy acetylene the hole in the block was plasma cutter. Hindsight I should have plasma cut the block hole when I had it in 2 pieces and not after I welded it up fully into the block. It’s not done yet, I’m going to grind and sand it some more and clean up the impurities as well as reinforce some of it a bit. I’ll be forging the collar, spring, and wedges/keys maybe next week. I would have loved to put this in Rwelding but apparently I haven’t been active enough so I lost posting privileges. * in the title Remove if not allowed, it won’t let me edit the title line *

It passed the repeated kick stress test so it probably holds... For now

No prep, chrome and bare steel, didn’t even take the stickers off. How many miles before they fall off my sportster?

Busted out my temu weld machine for first time ever after a year of owning. Buddys lawn mower needed some glue. First pic is without a hood. I know I need to clean more obviously but tricky spot to access. Weirdest part was voltage only went from ‘-3 to 3?’ Any advice

Made a thicker handle for my rocket stove with a flux core welder, I know not supposed to use mild steel on stainless but it’s not structural so I just sent it. Roast me