Is there a significant difference in the quality of a weld if the rod is pushed instead of dragged? I'm welding 5/8" dia nuts to 1/2" steel with 3/32 6010, and the bead looks "prettier" if I push the rod...........James
I have never understood the "whip" with 6010 or 6011 I have always given it a slight weave or circles. With the whip do you whip forward to dig and make a crater and then whip back to put some filler down and then go back forward to fill the crater you have just made? Or is it always a forward whip?
The "Drag" is literally a drag. Strike the arc, create the puddle and and drag the rod along. There is so side to side or forward and back movement. And from the sounds of it you are whipping the 7018 and 6013 which isnt supposed to be done. They will both have slag entrapment if whipped. Pretty sure thats what I was told. Hope that helped some.
Thanks Desert
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