That is actually quite depressing to hear that things are turning that way...but then again how many people actually know how to weld these days? I'm not going to critique anyone's welding, even though I do in my line of work but mostly because I myself am still learning the art of welding. It isn't easy to do and it is definitely something that takes some time to learn.

But seriously....how bad does a weld have to be to be classified as bubble gum?

 

seems like not many! i give weld tests to potential hires frequently. the first test is if they now what amperage is needed for a particular application. then they have to weld mild steel in overhead, vertical up, and horizontal using stick, as well as mig. then they have to succesfully weld aluminum with the mig spoolgun, even if they have never tried before because we are always welding aluminum. we don't require them to tig weld at hire, but they have to learn as soon as possible.

what really bothers me about amatuer welders is seeing vertical down welds. if a potential hire even tries to start in the vertical down position i stop them and tell them to leave. and its scary that most of those people have been employed as welders for most of their careers.

 

these are the "bubblegum" welds that the previous owner had on the axle of my 86.... like i mentioned earlier, a claw hammer knocked them right off.

 

I swear that looked like a single pass, and I won't even asked if it even had any penetration if you knocked it off with a claw hammer. Of course I won't lie, that "bubble gum" looked like my first attempt at welding last weekend.

 

Ok ok.....lets not get off track...

PICS OF THE DAMN SHOW PLEASE!!!!!

 

Bernie you mean people actually try and start from the top on a vertical weld? Your supposted to start from the bottom right and let the slag fill in as you go up right?

And my teacher never really taught me how to set the temp when welding. I know it depends on what your welding and thickness. Most i figured out was if its popping and those "berry" things are flying everywhere its to hot. I think most times we kept it on 175.

 

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Its true

 

so what were you driving. or were you just a spectator this weekend?

 

i wil have the professional pictures loaded up on my photography page in a day or two. I actually took almost 1200 pictures, not 82.

 

I was a spectator, tho my truck got a door ding in the parking lot by my buddies old car of all vehicles but heres a couple pics of it









Hood is in primer where the first owner had a crap paint job. But i gotta finish painting the front with the graphics run all the way to the front of the hood, and i'm doing the graphics on the tailgate at this very moment. finishing the green, then the orange here in a few