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Metalworking (rec.crafts.metalworking) Discuss various aspects of working with metal, such as machining, welding, metal joining, screwing, casting, hardening/tempering, blacksmithing/forging, spinning and hammer work, sheet metal work. |
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Stick welding Sheet Metal
I've read through this newsgroup plenty of times, and I know this is a
dead-horse type topic. But I was hoping someone has a step by step web site on the finer points of stick welding sheet metal. I got the following... 1. low amps, small rod (1/16) 2. NO gap, tight, clean fitup 3. Move fast (2 inches per second was what one previous posted said) can anyone add anything else? How great would it be if someone out there has a FAQ for Stick Welding sheetmetal. (I've googled, but no luck) Thanks for any feedbacks. |
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wrote: I've read through this newsgroup plenty of times, and I know this is a dead-horse type topic. But I was hoping someone has a step by step web site on the finer points of stick welding sheet metal. I got the following... 1. low amps, small rod (1/16) 2. NO gap, tight, clean fitup 3. Move fast (2 inches per second was what one previous posted said) can anyone add anything else? How great would it be if someone out there has a FAQ for Stick Welding sheetmetal. (I've googled, but no luck) Thanks for any feedbacks. Wrong newsgroup. Check out sci.engr.joining.welding Your best rod for sheet metal will be 6013. Low penetration and very ductile welds. If you need to run vertical beads, run them downhill fast. |
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Stick welding Sheet Metal
Try this website.
http://www.aussieweld.com/arcwelding/index.htm Pedroman "Glenn Cramond" wrote in message om... (Alon Seal) wrote in message . com... I've read through this newsgroup plenty of times, and I know this is a dead-horse type topic. But I was hoping someone has a step by step web site on the finer points of stick welding sheet metal. I got the following... 1. low amps, small rod (1/16) 2. NO gap, tight, clean fitup 3. Move fast (2 inches per second was what one previous posted said) can anyone add anything else? How great would it be if someone out there has a FAQ for Stick Welding sheetmetal. (I've googled, but no luck) Thanks for any feedbacks. What gauge sheet metal? I used to build custom electrical switchboards, control consoles etc minimum 16 gauge steel. Used 12 gauge rods on low amperage and always positioned the job so that you welded downhill 30 to 45 degrees down from horizontal. As you said no gaps, tack the joint every 3" or so. The down angle makes it fast, you sort of drag the beed down, the rod at about 45 degrees from the bottom side underneath the bead, you vary the stick angle to keep the weld flowing without too much build up. Worked for me in the days before MIG! Glenn www.metalbashatorium.com |
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Stick welding Sheet Metal
Alon Seal wrote:
I've read through this newsgroup plenty of times, and I know this is a dead-horse type topic. But I was hoping someone has a step by step web site on the finer points of stick welding sheet metal. I got the following... 1. low amps, small rod (1/16) 2. NO gap, tight, clean fitup 3. Move fast (2 inches per second was what one previous posted said) can anyone add anything else? I use 3/32 dia E7014 (iron powder in the coating) at about 90 Amps AC to weld 16 Ga. or less sheet metal. Practice by first laying beads on top of ..06" sheet steel without burning holes in it. Next exercise is to close any holes that you did burn thru. After mastering this repeat the exercise on .03" thick sheet metal. Learn from the results of moving too fast or too slow, also when using a short arc and what happens with a long arc. HTH. -- SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS Have 5 nice days! John ****************************** --- ILN 000.000.001 --- |
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I use 3/32 dia E7014 (iron powder in the coating) at about 90 Amps AC to weld 16 Ga. or less sheet metal. Practice by first laying beads on top of .06" sheet steel without burning holes in it. Next exercise is to close any holes that you did burn thru. After mastering this repeat the exercise on .03" thick sheet metal. Learn from the results of moving too fast or too slow, also when using a short arc and what happens with a long arc. HTH. I'm not sure what gauge metal I'm working with. It's a hood off a late 90's Buick Skylark (guess what color :-( ). That's my practice piece. Got it for $10 at a junk yard. I am able to lay a bead on the clean metal, no problem. I can do it repeatedly without burning any holes. (30amps, 6013 stick, AC) But, as I work on joints, that's where I'm having trouble. Overlapping joints - I could get some spots to stick, but most other spots ended up looking like a saw-tooth, with burn-through on the top piece. ___________ | |_____________ | | | | Top X | X is welded spots | Piece | is burn through spots | | | | X | | Bottom | | | Piece | |___________| | |_______________| Where the spots are welded, it actually feels very strong. I can beat it with a hammer, and bend it, and it doesn't give much. Am I moving too slow? I'm trying to do spots first, as tacks. How fast can / should I move if I'm making tack welds? (I've checked out AssieWeld.com thoroughly, and applied most of what they describe.) (I've posted this also on sci.engr.joining.welding, as well.) Thanks for the replies. |
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___________ | |_____________ | | | | Top X | X is welded spots | Piece | is burn through spots | | | | X | | Bottom | | | Piece | |___________| | |_______________| dag, don't forget ASCII art only works with proportional fonts (Courier,etc) |
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Alon Seal wrote: Alon Seal wrote: ___________ | |_____________ | | | | Top X | X is welded spots | Piece | is burn through spots | | | | X | | Bottom | | | Piece | |___________| | |_______________| dag, don't forget ASCII art only works with proportional fonts (Courier,etc) You mean mono-space (*non*-proportional), and yes, Courier is an example. Based on *this* image, he *did* use a mono-space font, as it looks fine to me, and I only read news with mono-space fonts. If he had used a proportional-space font, I would expect the right-edge to be jagged, where the text replaced the spaces with different widths. Are you perhaps trying to read it with a proportional font? After all, both ends have to agree, and with proportional space fonts, there are differences between the same named font on different machines, That is why the fixed-space fonts are the proper choice -- they work on *all* systems -- even old ASCII terminals, or even with Teletypes. He even resisted the urge to use tabs, which don't always work between systems, and are certainly screwed up by the "" quoting marks as people reply to the article. Enjoy, DoN. -- Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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