Stick Welding Info

justjeepin86

justjeepin86

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I have stick welded a decent amount, but I have always just used what electrodes were available at my grandpas at the time. We are renting a portable welder for a small job at work that I will be welding tomorrow. It will be mild steel 2" 1/4 wall tube and some 1/2 plate. A frame will be built from the tubing, then welded to the plate. What would the welding gods choose for electrodes type and size? Thanks in advance.
 
1/8" 6010 or 6011 for the root on the 1/2" plate, be sure to bevel all areas to be welded. Finish pass with 1/8" 7018. If running A/C be sure to get the 7018 specified for A/C current also 6011 will run well on A/C however 6010 will only run D/C. Good luck.
 
Jeff B said:
1/8" 6010 or 6011 for the root on the 1/2" plate, be sure to bevel all areas to be welded. Finish pass with 1/8" 7018. If running A/C be sure to get the 7018 specified for A/C current also 6011 will run well on A/C however 6010 will only run D/C. Good luck.
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Thanks. I told him I wanted 7018 yesterday, but got thinking I should ask. I didn't know to do the root with a 60 series. What is the reasoning for that? Doesn't a 6011 burn in better than a 6010? I remember the slag chipping a lot nicer on a 6010 for sure.
 
I am not much on the tech side, I am sure somebody will chime in. the 6011/6010 is a real digger rod. If your good you can pierce through & run a weld on the inside from the out side with that. the pass over with the 7018. When I was fixing cracks on the carnival rides for the state inspectors they required this process. them magnaflux to be sure the weld repair was complete.
 
I'll second that. 6010 for dig, 7018 for hot pass and cap.
 
Most pressure pipe WPS I've worked on called for 7018 root and cap. Some will do 6010 root and 7018 cap but most all of my WPSs have called for 7018 only.

1/4" wall you can likely get away with 1/8" rods. Me personally, I'd use a 3/32 rod; I like it better and most of my past WPSs required 3/32" for that thickness.

As said before, be sure you do a full bevel for full penetration.

What do the specs call for on the project? What is the customer doing with the finished product?


If you use a 60 series rod as a root, opt for the 6010 over the 6011 as it will be much less slag cleanup required on the weld.
 
rockcity said:
Most pressure pipe WPS I've worked on called for 7018 root and cap. Some will do 6010 root and 7018 cap but most all of my WPSs have called for 7018 only.

1/4" wall you can likely get away with 1/8" rods. Me personally, I'd use a 3/32 rod; I like it better and most of my past WPSs required 3/32" for that thickness.

As said before, be sure you do a full bevel for full penetration.

What do the specs call for on the project? What is the customer doing with the finished product?


If you use a 60 series rod as a root, opt for the 6010 over the 6011 as it will be much less slag cleanup required on the weld.
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This isn't for a customer, it's in house. We have a 16g test sled for testing aircraft seats in our lab. It has to hold a partition in an event that they are doing next week. It does need to be right though, it will take a pretty hard hit. I have no doubt in my ability to weld it. I will post some pics when I get it going.

I understand that everything needs to be beveled, no problem there. Well, my boss came back with 6011 for the root. I know cleaning the slag from it sucks.
 
justjeepin86 said:
This isn't for a customer, it's in house. We have a 16g test sled for testing aircraft seats in our lab. It has to hold a partition in an event that they are doing next week. It does need to be right though, it will take a pretty hard hit. I have no doubt in my ability to weld it. I will post some pics when I get it going.

I understand that everything needs to be beveled, no problem there. Well, my boss came back with 6011 for the root. I know cleaning the slag from it sucks.
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Wire cup brush will make short work of that slag..
 
This is what I am putting together. Maybe by the time I'm finished, I will be polished up on my stick welding. Seems I only do it every couple years.
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3/32" E7018 @ 75 amps. Will work just fine.
But how would i know?
;)
 
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