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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1992 Polar Kraft MVT-1751 with a 1992 Evinrude 60 HP…my first tin boat project
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 503154" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>You got the gap closed, that's the goal. Run a flap disc over it to dress it up and look for any bad spots to fill, remembering Sonny's advice. It will only get better and better as you practice more. </p><p></p><p>Some of my welds looked terrible, but when I cleaned them up with the disc, they looked really good. Getting everything filled solid is the big thing. If you dress them and they have holes underneath, just go at it again, and maybe do a stop and go if it's getting too hot. Do a button, stop, brush, then do another button and so on. That's what I had to do, particularly on my vertical outside corners, and it came out really good. Way better than I expected with my cheap MIG gun.</p><p></p><p>Keep it up! Nice progress so far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 503154, member: 4972"] You got the gap closed, that's the goal. Run a flap disc over it to dress it up and look for any bad spots to fill, remembering Sonny's advice. It will only get better and better as you practice more. Some of my welds looked terrible, but when I cleaned them up with the disc, they looked really good. Getting everything filled solid is the big thing. If you dress them and they have holes underneath, just go at it again, and maybe do a stop and go if it's getting too hot. Do a button, stop, brush, then do another button and so on. That's what I had to do, particularly on my vertical outside corners, and it came out really good. Way better than I expected with my cheap MIG gun. Keep it up! Nice progress so far. [/QUOTE]
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