Did and done. Certified GTAW (TIG) welder in da hizouse.
One 1/16″ flaw in the cover pass. Most likely glass I missed with the wire brush.
No flaws in the root pass.
I was tempted to used the stamp the word “bitch” into the front of the plate before I began welding, because I knew I was going to hit it like it owed me money.
And THIS is a winning heat line on the backing strip.
That is called “suck back”, when you suck the backing into the weld.
Thanks again to all for the patience with my current preoccupation. It has been a long hard slog that still has six weeks left in it. But I couldn’t ask for a nicer group of folks who put up with watching me.
Congrats! Hard won and well earned.
Great Job! At least there was some good news from yesterday.
Excellent! Now when I finally get around to building my WIG, I know who to call for welding work.
Wonderfully Awesome ! ! !
Congratulations! This is awesome.
So, no clipped coupons, this time, eh?
Great job!
Put up, he says … we were just learnin’ stuff from you …