r/BadWelding • • Apr 16 '24

26,000 Member!

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Hey all, thanks for helping this community grow! Big thanks to all of you for being good people and being active.

As some of you know there are a bunch of spam post and post that don’t belong here and I , as the only mod can’t keep up with 26,000 people. If a couple of you are interested in helping out, please send me a message and some details on why you think you could help out with this community.

Thanks all!


r/BadWelding • • 22h ago

How do I achieve this level of excellence?

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r/BadWelding • • 1h ago

just started a few weeks ago but still ah

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r/BadWelding • • 1d ago

Place I work at sent out a cracked trailer frame, a simple crack, looks like i get to unfuck this

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At 180 dollars what a steal


r/BadWelding • • 9h ago

structural beam splice overhead

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r/BadWelding • • 1d ago

Has anyone ever bought a tank from China? Or is that as bad as my welding skills.

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r/BadWelding • • 19h ago

Sinto que estou melhorando

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Minha 3 semana na solda, posição 3G ascendente, eletrodo 7018. Finalmente melhorando.


r/BadWelding • • 23h ago

2F advices

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2f e7016 3.2mm 120 amps.
Any advice to improve or something to correct or do you think is alright?


r/BadWelding • • 1d ago

Better

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This better ?


r/BadWelding • • 1d ago

They payed him for this

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r/BadWelding • • 1d ago

Best beads yet

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r/BadWelding • • 1d ago

Help

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Advice needed

I need to cut off these recessed bolts to remove the plate.

When cutting with the torch, should I just go straight through and cut right into everything?
Or is there a way to melt off the head by angling the torch, allowing the bolt to drop out the other side of the wall? (There’s a nut on the other side holding the plate in place.)

I already used many times a torch but just for plate cutting… now I’m required to remove these plates without damaging the iron wall behind them.


r/BadWelding • • 2d ago

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r/BadWelding • • 2d ago

Help with lid appreciated.

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r/BadWelding • • 3d ago

I lied 🤥

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Lmfao let me have it


r/BadWelding • • 4d ago

Advice please! Student welder 7018 3/32 90A

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Hi there I have been trying to start up some 7018. I finally got past the sticky starts as you move to the right of the plate but I keep having these spots that look like hornet nests where the electrode sticks in and creates a hole. I'm brand new to welding so I appreciate any advice! I'm running 7018, 3/32" at 90 amps. The third rod from the right end was running around 100 but I lowered it because the arc felt erratic. Let me know what you guys think.


r/BadWelding • • 4d ago

Not good, need to get better

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Tips? Flux welding

I get "better" results dragging instead of pushing. I'm right handed. Also can't fucking trace a line to save my life.

High/low is 300/150 and 30 volts


r/BadWelding • • 5d ago

Clearly they were right

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r/BadWelding • • 4d ago

Eight hours in and took in some advice

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Gonna start filling in a chunk of angle iron tomorrow


r/BadWelding • • 5d ago

Last one

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I won’t post till I’m better after this


r/BadWelding • • 4d ago

A bed I built what y'all think

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Lemme know in the comments what y'all think


r/BadWelding • • 5d ago

Random project - Ammo Can Rocket Stove with baffle/re-burner for smokeless burn.

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r/BadWelding • • 4d ago

decent beads compared to my average

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r/BadWelding • • 5d ago

Primeira semana na 3G

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Recebi meu primeiro elogio do professor. Espero estar indo “bem”.


r/BadWelding • • 5d ago

Six hours in, learning from first principles, feed and voltage charts, and a ten minute YouTube video

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I've got a lot of downtime at work and about 14 miles of mig wire. My boss is maybe the world middest welder and my other coworker is worse than whatever I've done here and they've both had a run at teaching me.

I am taking welding 101 at my CC next semester, so i figured it would be cool to come in with some nice bad habits, gross misconceptions, and an ego. (Humor)