SO I started welding today....... LOL - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Curry · 07-19-2007, 05:30 PM

Been practicing today... lots more to do....

If you guys have any tips... do tell. lol.

Its a century MIG welder.

I think these look right... im not sure...

Venom_5 · 07-19-2007, 05:45 PM

extra crispy?

do you have a steady hand?

360glitch · 07-19-2007, 05:59 PM

Good luck. Lol...

Tuner571 · 07-19-2007, 06:06 PM

It looks like it has a disease.

Good luck though.

Curry · 07-19-2007, 06:17 PM

hahah yea I didnt have any sheet metal laying around so i just used some extra pipes i had and went all over.

Venom_5 · 07-19-2007, 06:24 PM

its not quite even, but it will do the job if it has to

maybe cut across a lil quicker?

Curry · 07-19-2007, 06:27 PM

Well that was just a few minutes worth of practice. I think I found the correct wirespeed.

I was actually doing more pulling when I was supposed to be pushing... so for round two im gonna try doing that.

bigbird · 07-19-2007, 06:49 PM

the best advice any welder will tell u. practice practice practice. the more u do it the better ull be. and also doing steady hand exercizes is helpfull if ur willing to waste some time

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1. balance pennies on the tips of ur fingers on one hand(palm up, or down if ur really good), then hold it for 5 mins.
2. balance a pencil on the side of ur hand and start writing or doodling untill u can hold it for a while then move to a less balanced larger object like a drum stick.

im shakey as shit and still cant weld that good but doing that really did help me to improve believe it or not.

oh and when welding, the steader and smoother the "ticking" sound, the better ur doing.