GManBart
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Okay, so I've finally started learning to stick weld, and figured I'd give some of you a chuckle, or maybe you can make suggestions. I've spent maybe three hours putting down beads, so it's a huge understatement to say I have a lot to learn. The bottom six were with 1/8" E6011 set DCEP. The top five (six really because the second from bottom was two separate beads) were with 1/8" E7018, also DCEP. The plate is probably 3/8" thick and I'm not exactly sure of the amperage settings because of the way my welder is set up (Hobart Champion Elite). I was using the middle coarse range (70-150amps) and around 7 on the fine range for the 6011 and 8.5 with the 7018.
Too hot, too cold, traveling too fast/slow, long/short arc, etc...tell me what you see. I know the first bead I ran off the edge, most of the beads I ended without really filling in the puddle and I had a couple of stop/start gaps when I found myself out of position and had to shift position to keep moving. Anyway, have a laugh, or post your thoughts.
Too hot, too cold, traveling too fast/slow, long/short arc, etc...tell me what you see. I know the first bead I ran off the edge, most of the beads I ended without really filling in the puddle and I had a couple of stop/start gaps when I found myself out of position and had to shift position to keep moving. Anyway, have a laugh, or post your thoughts.
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