Performing Test Welds on Steel

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What happens here

With the welder settings adjusted, the creator performs a series of test welds on two pieces of 3/16-inch steel. Initially, he notes that the first weld is not ideal. He then increases the voltage to 23 volts and the wire feed speed to 370 inches per minute (IPM). He demonstrates the welding process, emphasizing pushing the puddle instead of dragging. Upon inspecting the second weld, he observes good penetration and an improved bead appearance, but notes that further increasing the IPM might help the bead flatten out even better. He highlights the initial start of the weld and the overall quality achieved with the refined settings.

Goal: Evaluate the welder's performance and optimize settings for welding 3/16-inch steel.

Tools and materials

3/16-inch Steel Pieces — Test pieces for welding
Ground Clamp — Completing the electrical circuit for welding
MIG Gun — Delivering welding wire and shielding gas to the workpiece
Welding Gloves Miller — Protecting hands from heat and sparks
Welding Helmet — Protecting eyes and face from intense light and sparks
Welding Table — A stable surface for welding
MIG Solid Wire ArcCaptain — Filler material for welding

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and we should be good. So, we got it at 340 in per minute, 22 volts. We're running uh 316 in steel. Let's uh let's get this tacked in and then we'll run a beam. So, that was kind of a trash bead. I think I want to turn my inches per minute up a little bit. I might even go with 24 volts and uh we'll run it on this backside and see how it goes. So, I went up to 23 volts, 370 in per minute. I always like to cut that little glob off at the end. Gives me something fresh to start with. And uh I'm pushing, not dragging. Uh keeping that gas out in front of me. So, I'm going to try this one and see how it goes. Look at that. So, here's that weld we just laid down. Pretty good. Looks like we got pretty good penetration. Yeah, see that was that lower settings. You could tell that it just needed to be bumped up a little bit. And I was running even kind of a little fast [music] in here, too. This is this isn't too bad. But, um, that's that's really good. I'm going to run the rest of this plate here and see how it goes. So, here's our here's our start. I definitely could have whipped in a little further in there and gotten that continuously, but um that'll be fine. [bell] Keeps going through here. We could even go up maybe a little bit more on our inches per minute and it would probably flatten out a little bit better.

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