fun with vert up

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I ran a gas shielded 5/64 E71T-1 wire vertical up for the first time.  With self-shielded, it isn't a problem, but I had never tried gas shielded in that size.  I think I ran it a bit hot at around 320 amps but I was just trying to see if I could do it.  I used 75/25 (Ar/CO2) for the shielding gas.  I didn't clean it up except for knocking the slag off of it.
Reply:That must be some kind of machine to put out that kind of power."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Wire should be big enough that you don't even have to weave it.Gas shielded flux core is super nice, love the stuff for pounding out inches in position.The 75/25 mix is what I found to work the nicest for position and spatter control.Nice stuff.
Reply:The reason that I used a slight weave is that I had enough heat that the puddle would have fallen if I would not have used the weave to cool the bead slightly.  I'm sure if I would have spent a little more time fiddling with the settings, I could have run a stringer.
Reply:weldrwomn,  That is some hot stuff!    5/64 = .078"DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.