Scooby074
Super Member
Tappa, Tappa, Tappa.
Striking an arc. Tapping or striking like a match?
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chad22
Veteran Member
Learned by using a tapping method. As stated before it is very difficult to start a partial rod with a scratch.
Before auto darkening helments you could use the tap to see if you are in the correct starting spot.
About a year ago when welding. I couldn't see where I was welding and burnt through my flimsy ground clamp. I also once welded a c clamp to the metal. It took some grinding to get the clamp off.
I always now try to put the rod really close to the spot I'm welding then close the helmet and weld away. But most times I do that my hand gets unsteady and causes it to start welding. And that's not good for the eyes.
So I try to avoid doing that.
I was also welding once and the glass fell out of my helmet. Long story short. I had burnt eyes for 2 days. I couldn't see at all and had to keep a wet rag over my eyes to keep them cool.
That was not fun. I thought I was blind forever. It was also not fun going to the bathroom.
Chad
Shield Arc
Super Member
WOW! Talk about Murphy's law! :laughing::laughing::laughing:
tommu56
Elite Member
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gwdixon
Elite Member
With 7018 does anyone else use the "wrist flick" method when lifting off the weld to clear the end while it is red hot?
It seems to make restarting that bugger a bit easier. Maybe it is my imagination.
It seems to make restarting that bugger a bit easier. Maybe it is my imagination.
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chad22
Veteran Member
Exactly. Another funny thing is. I can hardly get an arc started with the helmet down. But if the helmet is up the arc starts just perfect. It's like the welder is out to get me. :laughing:
Chad
Mark @ Everlast
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Any ham radio operators out there want to translate?:laughing:
Morse code?
Edit: Its amazing what you can translate on line, tommu!
Here's what tommu's comment said incase no one got it...
I STRIKE LIKE A MATCH MOST OF THE TIME BUT I TAP WHEN I HAVE LIKE FRED ASTAIR
Morse code?
Edit: Its amazing what you can translate on line, tommu!
Here's what tommu's comment said incase no one got it...
I STRIKE LIKE A MATCH MOST OF THE TIME BUT I TAP WHEN I HAVE LIKE FRED ASTAIR
k0ua
Epic Contributor
"I strike like a Match most of the time but I tap when I have like fred astair"
by the way, that is hard for me to do, I can copy code pretty well but it is a aural thing not a visual thing. I have to sound out each character this way and listen to myself to "copy" what it was.:laughing:
James K0UA
k0ua
Epic Contributor
Oh crap, I didnt realize you had already translated.. it.. I wasted my time going dit dah dit dit... :laughing::laughing:
James K0UA
James K0UA
Sandlot
Gold Member
That method works great as long as you know where that little red hot slag piece will end up. I've had it land in my shoe. Yea, I know, should have had my boots on. But sometimes a small tack job lasts hours! When I can't flick the tip, I just grab the tip of the rod with my gloved fingers and pinch the slag off before I scratch start. Tapping sometimes fractures the flux coating and leads to porosity.
