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Posted by Randy Zimmerman on May 26, 2007, 7:39 am
Please log in for more thread options Don't get carried away thinking size of rod matches thickness of parent
metal. There are other factors such as the type of rod.
The other consideration is the speed and motion of the rod. Years ago I
was welding for a whole shift using E 7014 electrode 5/32 diameter and way
over 200 amps. We were joining sixteen gauge to six inch angle iron.
Dragging fast with E 6013 is very good on lighter material as long as you
keep your speed of travel up. E 6011 is good on light material if you
master a whipping motion to move out of an overheating puddle.
The main rule about welding is that someone somewhere will break the
rules and put in good welds.
Randy
> Awl--
>
> Both butt and fillet welds:
> 16 ga (1/16"), 1/8", 1/4", over 1/4?
>
> For 16 ga, I'll use 1/16 rod
> For 1/8 mat'l, 3/32 rod
> 1/4 mat'l: 1/8 rod
> Over 1/4: rarely weld this, but just use the heaviest I got, usually 1/8
> or 5/32.
> Don't have the strongest machine, either (miller econotig), altho I did
> nice fillets on 3/8" to 1/2" plate.
>
> Just ordinary rod, 6013, mebbe 7014.
> In my hunt for "decent" rod, I'd also like to get a useful assortment of
> sizes.
> Someone recently mentioned 5/64 rod.
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