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Is there a practical working limit as to how thick of a base steel you can weld with a given size rod?as an extreme example, could you weld 1/2" or 3/4" steel with 1/16" electrode, given enough rod, time, and patience. (i have no interest in doing this, BTW)on the surface of it, i'm thinking that it should be no different than welding 4" thick steel with 5/32" electrode .... more realistically, i could see a situation where you end up in the field welding on something with 3/32" rod, where 1/8" or larger would have been preferable.maybe this is a stupid question.... but i was just curious if there was a practical limit as to what small diameter electrode can do.thanks for humoring me.mike
Reply:I use 3/32 and 1/8 rods 99% of the time. if your using rods such as XX18 series rods you can stack them as much as you want. for XX10 series you want to use the biggest rod you can handle for the work. Thats what Ive ways been told. Still for what I do its mostly 3/32 and 1/8 for what ever. If I need a smaller rod than a 3/32 I tig it
Reply:Originally Posted by welderinwvI use 3/32 and 1/8 rods 99% of the time. if your using rods such as XX18 series rods you can stack them as much as you want. for XX10 series you want to use the biggest rod you can handle for the work. Thats what Ive ways been told. Still for what I do its mostly 3/32 and 1/8 for what ever. If I need a smaller rod than a 3/32 I tig it |
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发表于 2021-8-31 23:38:22