Cutting with a stick welder?

[yomax4]

Turn your Plasma down to about 35 amps and you can surgically remove old welds with much less fire and mess than an Arc Air set up.

 

[Shield Arc]

When I revamped a grapple to fit the FEL on my tractor, I used my plasma to scarf off the skid-steer mounts, wear strips, and to lighten it up. Plasma are truly cleaner to scarf with. :thumbsup:

 

[moeh1]

6010 rod won't weld on AC but it will cut well. Soaking in water first helps them last longer. 20-30% more amps than usual and a sawing motion.

 

[rankrank1]

6010 rod won't weld on AC but it will cut well. Soaking in water first helps them last longer. 20-30% more amps than usual and a sawing motion.

I would have never guessed that 6010 would work on AC for cutting - good to know if I ever have any laying around. I have always just used 6011 (which is what I have always seen recommended in Lincoln manuals for cutting) since I usually use what I have on hand to actually weld with. Only had AC for many years, now I do have AC/DC but I still stock the same rods I did before because they work well on either AC or DC and I have more range on AC.

Sawing motion is literally correct, but I always just tell people the manipulation technique is covered in the older Lincoln User's manuals (which it is). Unfortunately many people seem to have a tendency to laugh at yah when you mention sawing motion. However, if it comes from Lincoln then they believe it more easily.