My welding gets a grade of D, but I'm having fun

Jun 19, 2004 5 Replies
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About 7 years ago I used an arc welder to repair a trailer, but have little actual experience. A friend is letting me borrow his TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welder for doing some work on my Super Beetle.



My best bead on the practice scraps:

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Half done mounting one of the two GeneBerg intermediary tranny mounts to the frame horn:
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At least I'm having fun. A good weld doesn't have to look good, just hold... I tweaked my back yesterday trying to hold my body high enough off the crawler to see while doing that weld. I should have just lowered the car a few notches on the stands. I'll do that today when I get over to the garage and finish it.


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welding is fun :)

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If only I can get the real welds on the car to look as smooth while turned upside down and my body contorted. Thank you.

Yes, I want more practice. It's very satisfying to know I'm doing the work on my car myself. The muffler welds will be a whole lot of fun once I get that far. I'm adding another two braces on the framehorn to preload stress to the shock mounts on tuesday or so.

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My hat is off to you. I've never welded and though it looks to be a very handy skill, it also looks very daunting to me. I's a scared.

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Final form finished yesterday:

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A bit goobery, but acceptable. Today, I'm taking a day off on the project to wait for the UPS guy to bring me more goodies that I need for the next stuff.

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"The more the glob, the better the job."

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