First welds with the Weldall 200PI Be gentle!

[Arcamm]

Here are some welds with my 200PI. I'm rustier that the mower blades I'm practicing on. I was using 3/16" 6013 rods. The pass down the middle is at 70 amps AC. The upper right was also 70 amps and it has some under cutting. The one on the left is 60 amp AC. less under cut.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I know I need more practice and a welding table. This welding on the floor is a pain in the knees.

[Gadget]

I'm betting the welds will get much better when you are working at a comfortable height. I'm not a pro so I will let Stan critique your welds.

[SICFabrications]

switch that machine over to dc and you'll try to hug my neck later....
3/16 rods? thats awful big, maybe 3/32, youre about right on your heat settings maybe a little cold but only y about 5 to 10 amps. 6013 is a very hard rod to run simply because its hard to see the puddle and very easy to get slag inclusions..... to be honest, i think youre moving too fast... only real thing i see wrong. ima find a pic of one of my welds with 6013...

[matteh99]

One other thing is you may be varying speed to much. Keeping every thing consistent is hard.

You could practice run a few passes at slow, medium and faster and see which ones look best.

Eric

[Arcamm]

switch that machine over to dc and you'll try to hug my neck later....
3/16 rods? thats awful big, maybe 3/32, youre about right on your heat settings maybe a little cold but only y about 5 to 10 amps. 6013 is a very hard rod to run simply because its hard to see the puddle and very easy to get slag inclusions..... to be honest, i think youre moving too fast... only real thing i see wrong. ima find a pic of one of my welds with 6013...

Oops! Denominator malfunction! Yes. 3/32 rods, I bought the rods for my HF welder. It was all it could do to even spark with a 3/32. I had to crank it all the way up to burn the rod on the HF.

I'll try the DC. I'm use to AC, so I started there. As soon as I get my "sea legs" (arms) back, I'll start the new stuff. I'll slow it down. Thanks.

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One other thing is you may be varying speed to much. Keeping every thing consistent is hard.

You could practice run a few passes at slow, medium and faster and see which ones look best.

Eric

That's true. The HF was so darn frustrating, I only used it when there was no other way. I'm just so happy to get an arc and be able to maintain it. Now I'll gather up more metal and start some serious practice! That is after I get my snow equipment ready. We had some flurries today. My wife is getting nervous.