In my downloaded Lincoln DC welder manual, they refer to the welding current
controls in terms I am not sure of. They say when you want a "buttering"
arc, to set the main current step dial, then use the fine current at the
lower settings. It says 6010 is what you want a "buttering" arc for.
Then it says if you want a "digging" arc to do the opposite, to set the main
current lower, then adjust the fine current to the upper settings on its
dial.
I have not heard of these terms before. The 6010 was specifically cited in
the paragraph on buttering, but no rod was mentioned in the "digging"
paragraph. Would the "digging" setting be for 7018 or heavy iron powder
coating rods?
I have welded for a long time, but have lost information on my grey matter
hard drive here and there along the way. I'm having to relearn some of
this. And then, anything you don't do for a while, you get rusty.
Thanks.
Steve
- posted 14 years ago