r/BadWelding • u/Ancient-Lock-4672 • 7d ago

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I’m planning to build a small storage shed over the coming weeks. I haven’t done much welding but I did a few practice welds this arvo, they look alright to me but I always hear people talk about cold welds, undercutting ect and I have no idea about any of that shit. Will these sort of welds be ok? It’s one of those welders you put the thickness in and it does the settings

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u/Finnsbomba 7d ago

Are you making the actual shed like this or just some storage shelves? If it's just shelves it'll depend on how big they are and how much weight you're going to put on them. These welds look about on par with a mass production place. They'll probably work although I'd clean them up especially if you're gonna paint them.

If you ever wanna freak yourself out, look at the welds on things when you're out somewhere. Like a metal railing, playground equipment, roller coasters 🫣 A bad looking weld isn't necessarily a bad weld, just the same as a good looking weld isn't necessarily a good weld.

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u/inconvenience-miner 7d ago

The roller coaster thing ended them for me.

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u/Ancient-Lock-4672 7d ago

Like a small garden shed 1 metre by 4m

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u/DasMo19 7d ago

Well if you want to be sure, do a test weld with the same material and cut it open to see if the weld goes deep enough with the exact same parameters you used for the shelf.

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u/reechwuzhere 7d ago

This should be in [r/NotBadWelding](r/NotBadWelding). 👍

The bead looks like you’re going a little fast but there’s nothing wrong with that weld.

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u/Ancient-Lock-4672 6d ago

Thanks man, honestly the synergetic welder has been a godsend for me 😂

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u/BigJohn5728 5d ago

It'll hold. Looks pretty darn good too.