FCAW and Stick welding Sunday

[geezer]

You need help, first off buy a grinder and weld on clean metal, welding on crappy metal gives spit back and crappy welds, second , you use less heat to fill a hole not more, third know your rod amperages ,125 amps for 1/8 6011 is too hot, fourth know your rod height above base metal, I have attached part of an earlier posting which may help you, as follows:

To keep it simple for the newbie small amp welder, there are only 6 rods you need to know,6010, 6011, 6013,(the 60 series) and 7014,7018,7024 (the 70 series as I call them). Using 1/8 rods their midrange or starting amperage is as follows: 6010,6011,6013 = 100 amps. 7014,7018 =130 amps 7024 =160 amps

For 3/32 rods 6010 = 50, 6011 = 60, 6013 = 70, 7014 =80, 7018 = 90, 7024 = 0 cause nobody makes such a small hard facing rod.

Rod height above base metal, for the 60 series rods it can vary from 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch, On the 70 series it is 1/8 and less to a drag on the base metal.

Amperage can vary from the midrange+ starting point by +\- 10 to 15 amps, all depends on your welder readout being accurate, length of welding cables, metal type and how clean the metal is.

This information can be verified by reading up on the rod spec sheets supplied by Hobart or Lincoln.

Hope this helps you.

geezer

[MigPlazArc]

You need help, first off buy a grinder and weld on clean metal, welding on crappy metal gives spit back and crappy welds, second , you use less heat to fill a hole not more, third know your rod amperages ,125 amps for 1/8 6011 is too hot, fourth know your rod height above base metal, I have attached part of an earlier posting which may help you, as follows:

To keep it simple for the newbie small amp welder, there are only 6 rods you need to know,6010, 6011, 6013,(the 60 series) and 7014,7018,7024 (the 70 series as I call them). Using 1/8 rods their midrange or starting amperage is as follows: 6010,6011,6013 = 100 amps. 7014,7018 =130 amps 7024 =160 amps

For 3/32 rods 6010 = 50, 6011 = 60, 6013 = 70, 7014 =80, 7018 = 90, 7024 = 0 cause nobody makes such a small hard facing rod.

Rod height above base metal, for the 60 series rods it can vary from 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch, On the 70 series it is 1/8 and less to a drag on the base metal.

Amperage can vary from the midrange+ starting point by +\- 10 to 15 amps, all depends on your welder readout being accurate, length of welding cables, metal type and how clean the metal is.

This information can be verified by reading up on the rod spec sheets supplied by Hobart or Lincoln.

Hope this helps you.

geezer

Hahaha Ja, I know what the rod amp range is, but like I said, just had to see... I was just filling the hole quick since there was a little rod left lol

And the rod pack says 125 max... I was welding with 87-97 before... It's an old 295 amp ac something or another...Can't even see the brand lol

[geezer]

Hahaha Ja, I know what the rod amp range is, but like I said, just had to see... I was just filling the hole quick since there was a little rod left lol

And the rod pack says 125 max... I was welding with 87-97 before... It's an old 295 amp ac something or another...Can't even see the brand lol

My apologies, misunderstood your situation, hopefully some newbie will read up on rod amps etc. and gain from our posting.

[MigPlazArc]

My apologies, misunderstood your situation, hopefully some newbie will read up on rod amps etc. and gain from our posting.

Ja, and No problem...I'm kinda a newbie anyway