My school welding class is having an end of the year competition to win some pretty cool prizes. The test consists of a 3/8 plate & back strap 3g bend test. Any process may be used, however as of now everyone will be using smaw & 7018. I passed this test using 7018 a while ago, however latel...

Thanks for all of the replies. The reason I'm wondering, is I'm working on getting my aws level one certification, and I'd like to do some practicing at my house. It's been a while since I've seen the test spec sheets, so I can't comment on whether a specific gas mixture, or wire is mandated, howeve...

Will pure argon work, or does it need to be an Ar/O2 mix?
Also for a vertical weld with spray transfer is it best to run uphill or downhill? Thanks

I have a miller 252 mig welder, and I've been trying to set it up for spray transfer to weld some 3/8 plate. How should I go about doing this? Right now the 252 has .035 and I believe it is er70s-6, and c-25 gas. Will these work, or should i get some gas with a higher argon percentage? I had also re...

If I was a part of this build, I would like to have my school name on the side of that sheet. . . i.e. "Ag mechanics/welding course" or whatever it is. To achieve this, polish the center of the sheet to a mirror shine. get a large sticker of "said" school and stick it on the sup...

Hello, I'm currently a high school student enrolled in an Ag mechanics/welding course. This is my 3rd consecutive year in our fantastic program. I have a partial AWS certification, and am only a few tests away from receiving my level one AWS certification through our program. Right now we are in the...