Dave, what kind of welder are you using? Just curious.
There's a sig line from a guy on another forum (sorry Ed
).
I think it goes " If you can't weld well, weld lots".
I think it means practice makes perfect (or at least better).
It's hard for us "occasional" welders, but once you find the rod, wire , core, flux or whatever your success will improve.
Unfortunately with the price/quantities of the above consumables, finding an acceptable combo can be expensive.
If I had any semblance of organization I'd schedule a small lesser important job to do before I started on a several hour job.
I dunno if it's me or my machine that needs to warm up but my welds toward the end of the job always look much better than at the start.
There's a sig line from a guy on another forum (sorry Ed
).I think it goes " If you can't weld well, weld lots".
I think it means practice makes perfect (or at least better).
It's hard for us "occasional" welders, but once you find the rod, wire , core, flux or whatever your success will improve.
Unfortunately with the price/quantities of the above consumables, finding an acceptable combo can be expensive.
If I had any semblance of organization I'd schedule a small lesser important job to do before I started on a several hour job.
I dunno if it's me or my machine that needs to warm up but my welds toward the end of the job always look much better than at the start.
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.
Holy cow Dave, you shined those things up like a new penny! 
