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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
5.4. With your free hand, turn the wire speed dial to maximum and continue to hold onto the knob.
5.5. Lower your welding helmet and pull the trigger on the torch to start an arc, then begin to drag the
torch toward you while simultaneously turning the wire speed dial counter-clockwise.
5.6. LISTEN! As you decrease the wire speed, the sound that the arc makes will change from a
sputtering to a high-pitched buzzing sound and then will begin sputtering again if you decrease the
wire speed too much. The point on the wire speed adjustment where the high-pitched buzzing sound
is achieved is the correct setting. You can use the wire speed control to slightly increase or decrease
the heat and penetration for a given heat setting by selecting higher or lower wire speed settings.
Repeat this tune-in procedure if you select a new heat setting, a different diameter wire, or a different
type of welding wire.
6. Welding Techniques
WARNING
EXPOSURE TO A WELDING ARC IS EXTREMELY HARMFUL TO THE EYES AND SKIN!
Prolonged exposure to the welding arc can cause blindness and burns. Never
strike an arc or begin welding until you are adequately protected. Wear flameproof
welding gloves, a heavy long-sleeved shirt, cuffless trousers, high-topped shoes and
an ANSI-approved welding helmet.
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL! To prevent ELECTRIC SHOCK, do not perform any welding
while standing, kneeling, or lying directly on the grounded work.
WARNING
EXPOSURE TO A WELDING ARC IS EXTREMELY HARMFUL TO THE EYES AND SKIN!
Prolonged exposure to the welding arc can cause blindness and burns. Never
strike an arc or begin welding until you are adequately protected. Wear flameproof
welding gloves, a heavy long-sleeved shirt, cuffless trousers, h igh-topped shoes and
an ANSI-approved welding helmet.
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL! To prevent ELECTRIC SHOCK, do not perform any welding
while standing, kneeling, or lying directly on the grounded work.
Torch travel refers to the movement of the torch along the weld joint and is broken into two elements:
direction and speed. A solid weld bead requires that the welding torch be moved steadily and at the
right speed along the weld joint. Moving the torch too fast, too slow, or erratically will
prevent proper fusion or create a lumpy, uneven bead.
Travel direction is the direction the torch is moved along the weld joint in relation to the weld puddle.
The torch is either PUSHED into the weld puddle or PULLED away from the weld puddle.
6.1 Moving the torch
6.2 Types of welding bead
As you become more familiar with your new welder and better at laying some simple weld beads, you can
begin to try some different weld bead types.
The stringer bead is formed by travelling with the torch in a straight line while keeping the wire and nozzle
centered over the weld joint. See following figure.
The weave bead is used when you want to deposit metal over a wider space than would be possible
with a stringer bead. It is made by weaving from side to side while moving with the torch. It is best
to pause momentarily at each side before weaving back the other way.
For most welding jobs, you will pull the torch along the weld joint to take advantage of the greater
weld puddle visibility.
Travel speed is the rate at which the torch is being pushed or pulled along the weld joint. For a fixed
heat setting, the faster the travel speed, the lower the penetration and the lower and narrower the
finished weld bead. Likewise, the slower the travel speed, the deeper the penetration and the higher and
wider the finished weld bead.
Push
Pull
Weld
puddle