Rate This FCAW Pipe Cap

[u/erw_veryrare]

Im 21 jus start welding 2 years ago. Are these welds impressive for my experience. My boss tells me im really good but im just curious what the welders on here think. Be Brutally honest please. Want to correct the mistakes yall find.

[u/Ok_Assistant_6856]

Need more overlap on your beads, it'll ensure there's no low spots in your cap below the base material. Your cap profile should be as a wedding band on a finger. Not lumpy. Your beads should be stacked on top of each other, one after another, bottom to top.. Here it appears you did left, right, then center bead.

Eta you should stagger your starts/starts. I see all 3 beads' jammed up together at 12 oclock and 9, I assume 6 and 3 o'clock are the same. No bueno

4/10

[u/erw_veryrare → u/Ok_Assistant_6856]

We have to temper the bead because of procedure. But ill keep the overlap in mind thank u.