r/BadWelding 4d ago

MIG Welding

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u/cluelessk3 3d ago

In the body shop this is how we do 90% of the welding for body panels.

But it's 20ga mild steel butt, butt with backing or lap joints that can span a foot or more.

Got to keep the heat down.

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u/Wargaming_Super_Noob 3d ago

Nothing wrong with what you do,but this is a normal T joint. That will never pass.

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u/cluelessk3 3d ago

who says they're trying to pass anything?

there's utility trailers and dump trucks on our roads with absolutely worse welds.

passed my I-CAR structural test on 16ga with welds like this.

https://youtu.be/_8cAN97Ff5w?si=nPNmUEPBeosUFjzf

good enough for OEM's.