Re: More on oil-cooled welders and 4 mm rods

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Re: More on oil-cooled welders and 4 mm rods =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Nick_M=FCller?= 10-11-2006
Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Nick_M=FCller?= on October 11, 2006, 6:38 am
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> I still haven't quite mastered the art of a perfect restart

Depends on the electrode. Some need scratching, some pressing others
pecking. Nasty ones want just a gentle touch.


> and a neater crater fill at the end of a weld, but I guess they're just
> a matter of practice.

Two tactics:
* continue welding without moving (even a bit back)
* interupt welding for a second or so and then restart (see above :-).
If you're welding very hot, you might need some restarts to let cool
down the puddle.


HTH,
Nick
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Posted by Christopher Tidy on October 11, 2006, 9:10 pm
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Nick Müller wrote:
>
>
>>I still haven't quite mastered the art of a perfect restart
>
>
> Depends on the electrode. Some need scratching, some pressing others
> pecking. Nasty ones want just a gentle touch.
>
>
>
>>and a neater crater fill at the end of a weld, but I guess they're just
>>a matter of practice.
>
>
> Two tactics:
> * continue welding without moving (even a bit back)
> * interupt welding for a second or so and then restart (see above :-).
> If you're welding very hot, you might need some restarts to let cool
> down the puddle.

Thanks Nick. I'll try those.

Best wishes,

Chris


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