A practice plate open root that will get you ready for pipe.
This video shows importance of arc length and rod angle and well and lots of other great tips
Ironworker welders are seeing welding procedures that specify 5/32" 7018 electrodes.
If the procedure calls for 5/32" 7018, then that is what you do.
This video is about stick welding an uphill outside corner joint in 1/4" (6mm) thick hot rolled steel.
I initially intended to just show a single pass weld as compared to a 2 pass weld but I ran into a few wrinkles so I thought I would show all the good, bad, and yes ugly.
You’ve probably read how aluminum needs to be really cleaned thoroughly before welding.
A lot of aluminum can be tig welded without doing a whole lot of cleaning it really depends on the application.
For general fabrication, often times a wipe with acetone or alcohol will do the trick if the me...
