Basic Welding Technique, Stringer bead

Basic Welding Technique

1.Press (and hold) Trigger and contact area to be welded with electrode wire to ignite arc.

2.For a narrow weld, you can usually draw the wire in

a steady straight line,	stringer bead	weave bead
this is called a stringer bead.
For a wider weld, draw the wire back and forth
across the joint,
this is called a weave bead and takes
practice to perform properly.

SAFETY

3.Hold Torch in one hand and the face shield in the other. If a hands-free welding shield (not included, see #6, page 4 for guidelines) is used, then both hands can be used to control Torch.

4.Direct the welding wire straight into the joint. This gives an angle of 90° (straight up and down) for butt (end to end) welds, and an angle of 45° for fillet (T-shaped) welds.

5.The end of torch should be tilted so that wire is angled anywhere in-between straight on and 15° in the direction you are welding. The amount of tilt is called the drag angle.

6.The welding wire should extend no more than 1/2″ past the tip.

This distance is called stickout or CTWD - Contact Tip to Work Distance.

Weld Torch angles,

viewed from front of weld joint.

45°	90°

fillet weld joint

butt weld joint

Drag Angle

0-15°

	Stickout
Weld	(up to 1/2″)
Direction

SETUP

BASIC WELDING

WELDING TIPS

MAINTENANCE

SKU 68886

For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353.

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68886 specifications

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