Revs1972
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despite having had my rebel for sometime now, I hadn't got round to trying stick welding. Was up in Bristol dropping it off my Erectors, so I'd thought I'd use the parents electric and have a go in the back garden as it was such a nice day.
Had a rogue 2.5mm rod, so started with that , but found it a little difficult to light up . So switched to the 3.2 rods at 120 amp and laid down some beads.
I thought they came out ok, no peelers , but the slag was very easy to chip off .
Obviously got to get a steadier hand , but dare I say it, I actually preferred this to mig welding ( based on the very limited time I have spent doing either).
At least it's easier to drag out into the garden and no gas etc to worry about
Here's my efforts so far
Had a rogue 2.5mm rod, so started with that , but found it a little difficult to light up . So switched to the 3.2 rods at 120 amp and laid down some beads.
I thought they came out ok, no peelers , but the slag was very easy to chip off .
Obviously got to get a steadier hand , but dare I say it, I actually preferred this to mig welding ( based on the very limited time I have spent doing either).
At least it's easier to drag out into the garden and no gas etc to worry about
Here's my efforts so far