Been playing around on some scrap 2mm offcuts with a 110 amp stick welder. am i on the right track? what can i do to improve them?
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Thats with stick, you are on the right track. Good!
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does E4113 sound like the rod number? i don't have packaging for them, their leftovers from my old man's work, but that's the number stamped on the electrode?
and I started paying attention to how fast i'm moving, and your right, i tend to speed up and slow down without thinking about it. gotta start concentrating on keeping that consistent.
and I started paying attention to how fast i'm moving, and your right, i tend to speed up and slow down without thinking about it. gotta start concentrating on keeping that consistent.
Weld looks decent. Yes, your speed it erratic, you just need more practice. How does the underside look?
Based on my Google search E4113 is Australian (maybe European?) equivalent to E6013. A general purpose rod.
While not entirely necessary you may want to drop the rods in a hot oven for an hour or so to dry them. This will remove a bit of H2O from the rod coating and may cause it to weld even better. Generally low hydrogen rods are the ones you have to be most concerned about getting damp however and E6013 is not one. Lincoln Electric has a little blurb on their site about electrode storage.
To aid you in welding straight draw a line with a scribe or something and follow it. Also think about your position and how you may or may not have to move during your welding. It helps to brace yourself when you weld. You do not have to do it with your hand out there by itself. Try with two hands, one steadying the other and watch the weld puddle. You will soon notice that you are doing better. Also try to maintain the same angle and distance to your work as you go.
Good luck and don't burn up a Landcruiser.
Based on my Google search E4113 is Australian (maybe European?) equivalent to E6013. A general purpose rod.
While not entirely necessary you may want to drop the rods in a hot oven for an hour or so to dry them. This will remove a bit of H2O from the rod coating and may cause it to weld even better. Generally low hydrogen rods are the ones you have to be most concerned about getting damp however and E6013 is not one. Lincoln Electric has a little blurb on their site about electrode storage.
To aid you in welding straight draw a line with a scribe or something and follow it. Also think about your position and how you may or may not have to move during your welding. It helps to brace yourself when you weld. You do not have to do it with your hand out there by itself. Try with two hands, one steadying the other and watch the weld puddle. You will soon notice that you are doing better. Also try to maintain the same angle and distance to your work as you go.
Good luck and don't burn up a Landcruiser.
Happy Welding!
