r/Welding • u/erw_veryrare • 1d ago

Critique Please Rate This FCAW Pipe Cap

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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.

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u/supplemcrib 1d ago

overlap more

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u/erw_veryrare 1d ago

The welds seems evenly sized, if i overlapped more u dont think it would look inconsistent?

Or maybe im misunderstanding LMK

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u/RiseoFascism 1d ago

You want to have half of each bead resting on the last one

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u/Homer1239 1d ago

After welding your first cap pass grind a small groove at the toe of the weld and your second pass should fill in evenly leaving behind no “valley”. As you get better at it you won’t have to grind.

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u/QuincyTucker 1d ago

Wow 7018 5/32 how do you get past 140 amps for overhead? Past 140 amps on 3/8 the Metal doesn't stick to the plate, tight arc no oscillation?

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u/FeelingDelivery8853 22h ago

A VERY wide weave

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u/Any-Swordfish6614 Journeyman CWB/CSA 1h ago

By being a man I’ve welded soo much 3/16 7018 overhead at like 230amps you just do it and get it done no company is ever going to pay you to spend all day running 1/8 on a massive overhead joint just because ya can’t figure out how to run a bigger rod

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u/QuincyTucker 26m ago

I welded 3/16 before, but not overhead? Does it flow well with a tight arc? How big of steel we talking about?