After you are finished welding make sure to clean up the slag with a brush made of stainless steel.
Stick welding stainless steel overhead.
Typically a 309 or 312 stick electrode is being used.
Does the stick welding stainless steel ac or dc.
Stainless stick welding help 12 12 2009 01 19 pm can anybody help me out with tips or tricks in stick welding stainless.
4mm stainless steel welded with 3 25 stainless steel rod made by elga.
E310 electrodes are for 310 stainless steel in wrought and cast form.
Choosing a electrode to weld stainless steel depends on the grade of stainless steel you are welding here are the two most common stainless steel electrodes.
They re commonly used in head shields furnace parts and ducting applications.
Stick welding stainless and some freakin sweet arc shots.
One reason is that the rod heats up so fast and runs weird.
The picture above shows how it.
E308l 16 is the most commonly used.
Do you use ac or dc to weld aluminum.
2 mm thick stainless pipe stick welded.
E312 electrodes are for 316l or 318 stainless steel.
E316l electrodes are for 316 stainless steel.
Dc stick welding ensures more advantages over ac when stick welding steel including more stable and smoother arcs easier starts less spatter and overhead welding.
The welds are all fillet welds.
I can weld in the flat position all day but im having trouble with vertical horizontal and overhead.
They are often used to weld wrought and cast alloys and for joining dissimilar metal.
I have the polarity on dcep amperage on 75 using a 3 32 308 stainless rod.
It is used for welding 304 and 304 grade stainless steel.
Ac is preferable for weld aluminum.
When the rod gets hot it runs differently than when its cold.
But for vertical uphill it can be very tough.
