First aluminum welds

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I finally got some pics of my first aluminum welds. These welds were made in the TIG welding class I am taking. They are from the first day of welding. We started welding 1/8" thick aluminum coupons together with a simple butt weld. The instructor had us position the coupons so there was about a 3/32" gap between them we had to fill. I was amazed at how much filler is needed for this. I am struggling to get enough filler put into the weld. As a result, I am not getting as much build up on the top of the weld as I want. However, I got enough build up, along with full penetration for the instructor to have me move onto lap welds. That's where I will pick back up this weekend.

Caution, these pics are large so you can see the detail.



Lap weld
http://home.comcast.net/~grulich69/w...D-2625925.html

Butt weld
http://home.comcast.net/~grulich69/w...D-2625921.html

I have a lot of practice time ahead, but I am enjoying it.

Ken

EDIT: I finally figured out how to add thumbnails. These are much smaller than the pics in the links.