Stick Welding 3G Weld Test - 532 7018 Welding Tips Tricks Welding Techniques

In this video we weld a common 3G plate test with a backing strap using 532 7018 electrodes. Controlling the puddle getting adequate penetration avoiding undercut preventing arc blow and complying with AWS D1.1 acceptance criteria are all important. Some welders are being required to test using 532 7018 electrodes instead of smaller diameter electrodes like 18. 130 amps is at the low end of the range for 532 7018 but welding with a higher amperage poses problems with undercut and arc blow so we set the arc force setting to 10 and the amperage at 130. The root pass went pretty well and the next two fill passes were done with the end in mind. We didnt want to overfill the groove and have the cover pass too high so the two fill passes after the root pass were done pretty quickly and then the plate was slightly below flush by 18 to 116. The cover or cap pass was done using two stringer beads all at 130 amps with arc force set to max 10. Subscribe to my channel for more weekly videos. Visit my store at for TIG Fingers DVDs and other quality welding tools. Join the discussion with thousands of welders at the Welding Tips Tricks forum ,

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