Comments on: Arc welding http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2004/09/20/arc-welding/ Sarah and Alaric Snell-Pym living in interesting times Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Snell-Pym » Learning basic manual metal arc (stick) welding and MIG welding http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2004/09/20/arc-welding/#comment-76377 Snell-Pym » Learning basic manual metal arc (stick) welding and MIG welding Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:10:02 +0000 http://snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2004/09/20/arc-welding/#comment-76377 <p>[...] as I mentioned slightly earlier, arc welding is easy to get wrong. I learnt from a book, so had only written descriptions to go by, and I was hard put to know what I [...]</p> [...] as I mentioned slightly earlier, arc welding is easy to get wrong. I learnt from a book, so had only written descriptions to go by, and I was hard put to know what I [...]

]]> By: Derek http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2004/09/20/arc-welding/#comment-19 Derek Fri, 01 Oct 2004 08:12:06 +0000 http://snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2004/09/20/arc-welding/#comment-19 <p>If you start with the right rod, its a bit easier. 6013 is just about foolproof. You can atempt to stick it right into the puddle and it'll keep on arcing. Get to #3 with that before you switch to something like 6010 (nasty), 7018 (very pretty looking), or 6011.</p> <p>Personally I like TIG & MIG better. Stick welding is for rusty tractors.</p> If you start with the right rod, its a bit easier. 6013 is just about foolproof. You can atempt to stick it right into the puddle and it'll keep on arcing. Get to #3 with that before you switch to something like 6010 (nasty), 7018 (very pretty looking), or 6011.

Personally I like TIG & MIG better. Stick welding is for rusty tractors.

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