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by Boognevatz
Sun Nov 08, 2020 8:25 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: What I do wrong (uphill stick welding)
Replies: 11
Views: 5265

Re: What I do wrong (uphill stick welding)

in this situation, any sideways movement i would consider weaving. I've read in a lincoln electric .pdf, that whipping is usually with a slight sideway movement. Here, in this pdf on page 49: https://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-za/education-center/documents/smawfacilitatorguide.pdf I made a screensh...
by Boognevatz
Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:23 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: What I do wrong (uphill stick welding)
Replies: 11
Views: 5265

Re: What I do wrong (uphill stick welding)

weldin mike 27: I was definietly missing this V shaped trick, I simply moved from left to right. cj737: Maybe it is just me, but if I weld too slowly (counting to two at each side) the molten metal just drips down. I will try it. tweake: From which width it is considered weaving and not whipping? Tw...
by Boognevatz
Mon Nov 02, 2020 6:37 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: What I do wrong (uphill stick welding)
Replies: 11
Views: 5265

What I do wrong (uphill stick welding)

Hi, I'm trying stick welding in vertical position from bottom to top (uphill). And I always get slag inclusion *in the middle*. I can even see during weld how the molten slag flowing down in the middle. I uploaded picture to show the problem: photo_2020-11-02_23-09-09.jpg If I increase the current o...
by Boognevatz
Mon Nov 02, 2020 5:56 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Just a regular normal guy
Replies: 1
Views: 428

Just a regular normal guy

Hey,

Thought, I'd write some words before I post my question. The spambot question at the registration form really held me up for a better part of the day, so don't want to stick (pun intended) in the queue:)