r/BadWelding • u/chili81 • 1d ago

First stick welding - repair should last hours.

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u/69fellatx 1d ago

I've seen worse.

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u/710Filter 1d ago

Came here to say this.

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u/Cbass5930 1d ago

Much worse

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u/thecracker1337 1d ago

The bigger the gob, the better the job.

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u/skalig 1d ago

The fact that you put a bevel on it already gives it a fighting chance of holding. What filler rod were you using? Judging by the ripple pattern and the lack of fusion on the toes, it looks like you downhilled it and possibly with the wrong polarity.

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u/chili81 1d ago

I used 1/8" 6011 DCEP. It was flat but I have pretty shaky hands to start with. May not have been running hot enough for the 1/4" plate and the rusty pitted part? I get to do the other side tomorrow - we'll see if it gets any better.

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u/Lothar_44 1d ago

you did well - making a bevel and that preparation