Welding 3/8" plate with 1/8" 7018

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Is it OK to use 1/8" 7018 rod on 3/8" angle to plate fillet weld or do I need to step up to a 5/32" rod? Thanks in advance!  Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk
Reply:It'll be just fine.Crank it up and smoke it in.Might have to do 3 passes to get a decent weld size.5/32" would be nice tho.Just a couple welders, big hammers, grinders, and torches.Work will free you.Men in dirty jeans built this country, while men in clean suits have destroyed it. Trump/Carson 2016-2024
Reply:Works just fine.Lincoln Power Mig 216Lincoln AC/DC-225/125Miller  625 X-Treme PlasmaMiller 211 Forney 95FI-A 301HF 91110Victor Journeyman O/PMilwaukee DaytonMakita  Baileigh NRA Life Member
Reply:If you have 5/32 use it. If not, use the 1/8 and you'll be fine."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:Originally Posted by royhill62Is it OK to use 1/8" 7018 rod on 3/8" angle to plate fillet weld or do I need to step up to a 5/32" rod? Thanks in advance!  Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk
Reply:Use what you got. Nothing wrong with 1/8" rod.JasonLincoln Idealarc 250 stick/tigThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 52Miller Bobcat 250Torchmate CNC tableThermal Arc Hefty 2Ironworkers Local 720
Reply:You can use 1/8'' buy why?5/32 would be better for that thickness.Do you have a bunch of 1/8 you want to burn up?old Miller spectrum 625 Lincoln SP-135 T, CO2+0.025 wireMiller model 250 and WP-18V torchCraftsman 100amp AC/DC and WP-17V torchCentury 115-004 HF arc stabilizerHome made 4 transformer spot welderHome made alternator welder