[AT] Welding Advice

Stephen Offiler soffiler at gmail.com
Wed Feb 11 06:14:47 PST 2015


Farmer!  Told you this before... don't worry about the damn cholesterol
content of the the food!  ;-) ;-) ;-)


SO

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 7:22 AM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 5:27 AM, Mike Reggie <mrreg_99 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >  Hi all on the list, looong time no reply, I know, but in all honesty, I
> > really do lurk almost every day still, since 1999 and I like to reply
> when
> > I feel I have something positive to contribute. That would be mostly in
> the
> > metalworking/welding/machining area. As is almost always the case, I
> agree
> > with everything said on this thread from everyone, and I can only think
> of
> > a couple things to add.
> >
> >   When stick welding, as far as the sound and characteristics  go, there
> > should be some differences between the different electrodes, the mild
> steel
> > electrodes such as the 6010, 6011, will burn quite violently as they are
> a
> > deep penetrating fast freezing rod for making root passes and out of
> > position work [originally for use in pipeline work, but very useful in
> many
> > other areas] and will sound like sparklers, very crackly,  and consume
> at a
> > higher rate of speed. Also in the mild steel family are the 6013 and
> 7014,
> > will be the mainstay nowadays, and they too will crackle a bit, and would
> > be used more for thin gauge materials, decorative and ornamental work and
> > sheet metal.   Then there are the low hydrogen electrodes, anything that
> > ends in 16 or nowadays for most commercial purposes 18, most commonly
> 7018.
> > These should have a very soft "crumbly" sort of sound with a very smooth
> > transfer with good wet-out.
> >
> >  All of these are the mainstream, most commonly used rods available
> almost
> > everywhere welding supplies are sold, and if you can get comfortable
> using
> > these rods, you will have no problem with almost any type of stick
> welding
> > task, pay special attention to the 7018, it will require a certain amount
> > of technique, but it really is the most useful and versatile of all, if
> you
> > can get comfortable with this rod in all positions, you will have hit the
> > AHH HAA moment in stick welding, no kidding. Also, all of these rods will
> > work on AC or DC with the exception of the 6010, so it wont matter if you
> > are using a buzz box or a top of the line pro model machine, and in MOST
> > cases, are also usable in either polarity.
> >
> >    The bacon sizzling sound is usually associated with the MIG short
> > circuit process, and I do think it is a good way to get a gauge on how
> you
> > are doing, conversely, you would not want to hear that sound if you are
> MIG
> > welding in a spray transfer mode. Also, the sound will change if you are
> > using a flux core wire as opposed to a solid wire, and an argon rich
> > shielding gas as opposed to a straight CO2 shielding gas, the later
> > producing a more violent arc.   Of all the processes mentioned, MIG in
> > short circuit is the easiest most user friendly and with the refinements
> in
> > both solid and flux cored wires it is increasingly more versatile.    As
> > most have said, any type of course or training is helpful, but, as the
> > saying goes,  "how does one get to the Met? Practice, lots and lots of
> > practice". There is no substitute for time spent under the helmet, I can
> > personally attest to this as I am self taught in all my welding and
> > machining skills, and though I use all forms of stick, M!
> >  IG, TIG and oxy-fuel processes on an almost daily basis for many years
> > now, I discover new things all the time, especially with stick and TIG.
> >   Also as has been mentioned, do watch Jody's channel on You Tube,
> welding
> > tips and tricks, pay special attention to him not so much when he is
> > showing an arc shot, but when he's narrating on a setup or has focused
> the
> > camera on himself and is walking you through a setup, if you think you
> may
> > have missed something, pause the video and go back, I watch him all the
> > time, and I think he generally releases a new video every Tuesday night.
> > Along the same lines, as some of you know, I am in the
> > welding/machining/metal equipment repair business, and I also have a You
> > Tube channel that I show some of the jobs I do, both in the shop and some
> > field work. I don't necessarily give a how to, but I do thoroughly [or in
> > most cases, overly] narrate what I am doing and how and by what process I
> > am using to get each job done. It is a mix of welding!
> >  , machining,  line boring and general metalworking repairs of all types.
> > If anyone would care to see, my channel is at
> > https://www.youtube.com/user/phuzzz1   As I explain here and in my
> > introduction video, I am self taught and by no means an expert at
> anything,
> > but if I can be of any help, please don't hesitate to ask, and I'll do my
> > best to provide an answer    I'd like to also remind everyone that just
> as
> > there was the discussion on the carbon arc welding which is almost all
> but
> > forgotten, so too has oxy-fuel welding and even brazing seemingly fallen
> > out of most mainstream use, I believe it is a very useful and worthy
> > process to know especially when working on antique tractors, I still use
> it
> > often for almost all cast iron repairs as I don't think arc welding of
> cast
> > iron is a good idea.   It was so nice to see a topic that I could jump in
> > on, and it's always nice to see the familiar names and the topics
> discussed
> > on this list, there is an incredible amount of knowledge, information,
> and
> > of course civility here and I have been enjoying read!
> >  ing it for years now.    All the best to everyone ........ Mike
> >
> >
>
> Nice post Mike R. Good to hear from you.
> Now about these welding sounds... I think we need to find something to fry
> that is lower in cholesterol than all of this bacon and eggs.
> :-)
>
>
>
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>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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