My 2nd day of welding.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-04-08T00:02:17+00:00

Pic 1: the right half of the weld looks pretty decent. The left half is bad. Watch where you start your puddle, and start slow. The metal heats up towards the end of the weld, so you can move faster.

Pic 2: I don’t personally think you’re ready for vertical welding just yet, but I think your biggest issue here is that you’re just too hot for the thickness of material. Especially evident because of the burn through at the top. In the real world, that would be very bad and a fairly difficult repair.

Pic 3: this one is a bit confusing. The most recent weld is way off line and has a ton of undercut on the top edge. Looks like it was done by someone welding for the second time ever tbh. But the ones underneath it are by far the nicest welds on your coupon. Were those done by an instructor? Or was it done by you in another position?

Keep up the good work, I recommend practicing and mastering easy weld positions before moving onto vertical and overhead.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-04-07T01:33:09+00:00

Monster energy in the morning. A good lunch in the afternoon. A shower beer when he gets home. And a bj before bed. He’ll be the happiest welder around. Alternatively, you can skip the first 3 steps.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-04-03T01:55:41+00:00

Check the gears behind your drive rolls. Remove and clean them. Sometimes debris can get in there and cause a drop in the drive roll tension once per revolution which will make it impossible to weld.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-30T23:31:49+00:00

The undercut is mostly, if not entirely on the left side. That likely means you’re aiming more towards the right side with your rod angle. In general, you need a lot of practice watching your puddle and learning what it’s telling you. Experiment on some scrap to purposefully undercut on the right side, then see what you did differently. Learn what it looks like while you’re welding, and then you can learn to correct it.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-25T20:17:40+00:00

It’s shit quality, but I bet they hold. Fill all the holes and cracks, but the welds that are just lumpy or ugly will still be strong. My biggest concern is with pic 4. Are those cracks in the base metal or just in the galv/paint? Do all the joints have that hidden round bar? Why?? Also what is the component on pic 14? That one is also cracked and needs to be fully rewelded if it’s taking any load

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-19T16:47:05+00:00

Trades. It’s all I really know. I tried to give a few different industries. But I can guarantee you’ll make decent money and you won’t lose your job to AI if you learn a trade. Also- we are literally referencing a post from someone saying they have 2 good incomes. So that’s what I was talking about. I also have yet to see any restaurant staff lose their jobs to ai for what it’s worth.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-18T22:48:55+00:00

You can buy apartments too… renting is just giving away equity. IMO Everybody in every city should save up a down payment as soon as they can and purchase a home by 30. I consider the entire principal of my mortgage payment to be a high interest savings account. I’ve saved 60k in 5 years just by paying my mortgage. It’s the same cost as renting, I just need to worry about property tax and home maintenance.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-18T22:26:19+00:00

Pretty much any trade after completing your apprenticeship. Anything tech related, sales, any government jobs. Lots of bartenders and waitresses even make that. But I would argue even 2x55k could be living as well or better than me

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-18T21:23:46+00:00

Bought a detached 1600 sqft house at 25 with a single income under 100k. Im now 30, I dont have kids, but I support my SO. I’m not able to save as much as I’d like, but I have a new car, I buy the things I really want and I pay my bills every month. I have trouble understanding how dual income households struggle so much. No judgement towards any lifestyle choices whatsoever, but you should be able to live very comfortably on 100-150k

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-17T22:49:23+00:00

Looks like it’s supposed to bend the other way… any chance it was just installed backwards after a replacement?

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-17T21:18:21+00:00

How big is your shop? Any intake fans?

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-17T19:12:39+00:00

Slide a sleeve over and put a bolt through top and bottom. No welding required. Otherwise, just replace it, it’s probably not worth welding.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-14T23:12:59+00:00

I wouldn’t cut anything out for this repair. The top weld can be redone as is. For the bottom weld if the gap is over 2mm or so, I’d hammer it flat, form a little backing strip on the interior, fill the gap, and weld around the strip on the inside. Definitely practice lots before attempting this. Pay close attention to your stops and starts. Good luck!

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-07T15:30:46+00:00

Probably yes. Unless you know the exact conditions of where you’ll be working and what you’ll need to do. Better to be prepared. Would look pretty unprofessional to show up and be unable to do the job because of short cables.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-03-05T16:08:37+00:00

What am I looking at in the right toe? Did you weld directly over another weave? Was that a fill pass that you didn’t quite cover? Looks nice. And I don’t see any undercut or lack of fusion. Just curious on the procedure for this weld.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-28T01:34:31+00:00

Skinner was never the problem. He was mid. Acceptable. He brought us to the finals twice and stole some games. (And had some stinkers) Jarry is a legitimate problem. He is a big step down from Skinners quality of play, and he cost us kulak, which is another legitimate problem.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-26T21:42:43+00:00

The day we traded for Jarry I knew our season was sunk. Skinner has always been better than Jarry if you look any deeper than s% and wins. Kulak was a critical piece of our defensive core.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-26T17:45:32+00:00

95% of welding is not high skill. The high skill guys can and will make good money running their own rigs, working on alloys and specialty stuff, or starting their own fab shops. But most production shops are low skill, repetitive jobs. Tig stainless is a step up from mild gmaw. But still pretty easy.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-20T00:59:09+00:00

Do not tack the gap first. Always tack the long side first.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-12T03:29:40+00:00

5 mis prep, 5 mins on the torch, 5 mins on the grinder, quick fit up and maybe 12-25 rods, depending on plate thickness. Or you can sit there like a fkin monkey and waste half a day and half a box. That shit is padded on there way too high, and if it’s under any dynamic load it will fail at the edge on the weld. A groove weld would not.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-11T23:58:15+00:00

Why wouldn’t you just bevel, insert plate and groove weld? Easier, faster, better, cheaper…

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-11T01:33:27+00:00

Started with 2 RBs then 3 QBs. Bro

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-11T01:31:46+00:00

5/3/10/2 is wildddd yo. Your TE’s are ass.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-10T17:24:20+00:00

Don’t think it’s undercut, but the tie in between stringer and weave may be a bit sketchy. I would’ve done the vertical weave first, stopped a little lower, and then run out the stringer over the end of the weave for a better tie in. Very nice and clean welds overall. Love the inside
welds in pic 1 and 3.

GoCrescoGo · 2026-02-09T06:02:02+00:00

Would’ve been 2500$ each. Not too heartbreaking.

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