first build 275 gl fuel tank

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well so far i have burned it out power washed it out i then welded flanges around the doors will post pics later i also welded some extra supports front and back dad came over to help with the shelving supports will get the channels for the racks put on tomarrow if we dont get blown away today if i put a rf plate in it how much space should there be from the bottom rack to the rf plate i would put the plate in tomarrow but my order hasnt came in will have to slide it in later
 
hope that my welds work i had never welded befor this i had them looked at by dad and a friend that welds and they both thought they would hold i hope so thought i would post a pick of the average bead i have been running to see what the true welders thought i really hope im building this smoker right dad and i do things differantly but he hasnt said to much i think because hes just happy to be part of my build the only thing i had problem with was getting him on board with my firebox size at 24wx30tx30L he thinks way to big but i tell him it what the calculator calls for
 
When dad sees how nice the temps hold and how little tending there is to the fire, you'll  see a smile develop....you'll know he approves of your design...

As far as the welds go, look at the back of the piece of metal and see if the heat penetrated....   The weld in post #30 looks like it could use more heat.....  the bead didn't flow too well into the metal.... kind of piled up in the middle... 
 
thanks Dave i had been looking where i could most of the time its glowing on the other side but not always so i grind and try again i wiil deff look a lot harder from now on i tried turning my welder up and burn through like i said very green at welding glad i let a experancd welder weld the legs and tank supports to the trailer i was to worried of something bad happing going down the road
 
i forgot to ask i have been holding the tip about 1/2" away is that why i may not be getting enough heat
 
It looks like you are using flux core....  the tip in the gun, on my MIG, protrudes about 1/8-3/16" past the end of the nozzle...  I run CV (Constant Voltage)  DC-, generally about 20 volts using 0.030 wire..... wire speed,  when you hear a pleasant buzzing sound, you are very close...  

Do you have a knob to turn up the voltage/amperage ??  1/2-1 volt or 5 amps should do fine....  depends on if you are running CC or CV..

Not knowing what machine and wire and gas and voltage/current is making this difficult to trouble shoot....   Dave
 
hobart yes it flux core was using .035 ran out and the store up town had .030 the volt settingd got 1 2 3 4 then the wire speeds 10 20 30 40 50 ect i have it set on 3v 30 wire speed was trying to go by the chart on the welder i am sure my lack of welding know how is a lot of it but i have noticed a differnt sound on what i thought was a better looking weld but not sure what i did differantly angle, distance, direction i think the welder is a hobart 145
 
If you changed wire size, the feed roller may or may not be gripping the wire for a smooth feed.... there should be an adjustment by the wire roll for the feed roller to grip the wire correctly....  also, the brass tip on the gun is sized for wire size.... that brass tip is what conducts the electricity to the wire or in DC- makes contact with the ground to complete the circuit.....

Looking at the welders, is this yours ??   
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i forgot to mention that dad can weld but he is a stick welder but he has usef mig tig befor he said his only problem now is that he cant see like he used to and when he welds now its by feel i would have liked to let him do more welding but he has been on a road trip to washington area to see some places he used to log at when he came back from veitnam and i was itching to get more done
 
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