Here's a simple question for you stick welding guru's. I have a miller
syncrowave 180 sd machine that i primarily bought for tig welding but since
it has stick capabilities, I bought a box of 6013 x .125" rods to use on
sheet metal (.062"- .125")
I can use it outdoors instead of mig, so i may get some limited use. My
question is, how can I tell if I should use dcep or dcen? I made a pass
using electrode negative and it worked pretty well. Also, will I ever need
to use AC for stick welding?
Thanks in advance,
walt
ps. getting pretty darn good at Tig welding so far (love the mild steel, not
a big fan of aluminum yet!). Thanks for your responses in the past regarding
tig welding, they really helped.
6013 is normally run with electrode positive. Electrode negative will give
shallower penetration (useful on materials normally too thin for the given
rod diameter). AC would only be used if you're getting arc blow.
Gary
What Gary said except that 6013 runs very nicely on AC (designed
for low open circuit voltage AC buzzbox welders) (Ok, it runs a
skoosh better on DC!)
Gary Coffman wrote:
Hay Wallster
There are a few free books & pamphlets that have this sort of data,
published by various electrode manufactures. Or @ least they were. 3 I
can think of are; Lincoln, Hobart, & Esab (sp?) I think Lincoln has
tech. data sheets (not msds's) on line, or call your local Lincoln
rep. & he can fax a few to you. For Hobart's you have to call Troy,
Ohio. Back where Hobart Arena is, and where I played hockey as a
teenager.
Good Luck John
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