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Miller Electric 140 Auto-Set, M-10 Gun, 180 manual Conditions That Affect Weld Bead Shape

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8-4. Conditions That Affect Weld Bead Shape

NOTE

Weld bead shape depends on gun angle, direction of travel, electrode extension (stickout), travel speed, thickness of base metal, wire feed speed (weld current), and voltage.

10°

Push°

10

PerpendicularDrag

GUN ANGLES AND WELD BEAD PROFILES

Short	Normal	Long
	ELECTRODE EXTENSIONS (STICKOUT)

ShortNormalLong

FILLET WELD ELECTRODE EXTENSIONS (STICKOUT)

Slow	Normal	Fast
	GUN TRAVEL SPEED

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Miller Electric 140 Auto-Set, M-10 Gun, 180 manual Conditions That Affect Weld Bead Shape

Contents

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