I'm no welding expert but have done some good hours practicing and can run reasonable fillet/up/down welds (in my opinion anyway!). I usually use 2.5mm, 3.2mm and recently some 4mm and do OK with these - both 6013 and 7018.
However, when using some 6013 2mm RRC rods I have on 2mm thick steel whilst practicing I am having awful trouble with the weld not 'pooling' out to both sides of the joint on a fillet (2F) weld - it more often or not just sticks to one piece of metal. I am welding at 50A DCEN and have tried slowing up the speed of travel, changing rod angle and adding some rod movement. I can run a straight bead no problem on a flat piece of metal (no joint - just practice) - but fillets cause me grief. The rods are rated up to 50A.
My goal is to be able to run a single fillet bead on relatively thin metal that looks neat.
Therefore any hints and tips I could try in the coming days\weeks would be gratefully received.
However, when using some 6013 2mm RRC rods I have on 2mm thick steel whilst practicing I am having awful trouble with the weld not 'pooling' out to both sides of the joint on a fillet (2F) weld - it more often or not just sticks to one piece of metal. I am welding at 50A DCEN and have tried slowing up the speed of travel, changing rod angle and adding some rod movement. I can run a straight bead no problem on a flat piece of metal (no joint - just practice) - but fillets cause me grief. The rods are rated up to 50A.
My goal is to be able to run a single fillet bead on relatively thin metal that looks neat.
Therefore any hints and tips I could try in the coming days\weeks would be gratefully received.