Conditions That Affect Weld Bead Shape - Sears CRAFTSMAN Professional 210 AMP MIG Manual Del Operador

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Conditions That Affect Weld Bead Shape

NOTE
OM-194 199 Page 23
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
Perpendicular
GUN ANGLES AND WELD BEAD PROFILES
Short Normal
ELECTRODE EXTENSIONS (STICKOUT)
Short Normal
FILLET WELD ELECTRODE EXTENSIONS (STICKOUT)
Slow Normal
GUN TRAVEL SPEED
°
10
Drag
Long
Long
Fast
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