Bryan
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Hi all. My name is Bryan. I am an offshore engineer, working on standby and supply vessels in the North Sea.
Been an engineer for about 8 years now. I joined this forum to get some advice on a project I am working on, but I understand forum etiuquette, and I am simply not here to leech and clear off. I now own a KENDE BX1-160F stick welding machine. I often have 1-3 projects on the go and although I understand the basics, I would like to learn more.
At the moment I am working on a custom lamp project, made from scrap main engine big end bearing shells.
I never welded the shells together, I paid for someone to do this as I needed the welds to be strong as there is a fair bit of weight.
My query is, that I now want to tack weld those small silver stainless steel lights onto the stainless steel tube (16mm dia, 1.5mm wall thickness).
as i said i own a stick welding machine, and i have some 3.2mm welding rods although I think these are too big??? ... i think i need some 2.0mm E6013 rods??? is that correct?
Not exactly sure what amperage to set this at those, too high and ill burn through the steel, too low and it wont weld and it will just stick. According to this calculator : http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...calculator.php 40-80amps is enough based on stainless steel and 2.4mm thickness welding rods...?
any advice would be great as I am pretty much stuck now until I learn how to do this properly...
Been an engineer for about 8 years now. I joined this forum to get some advice on a project I am working on, but I understand forum etiuquette, and I am simply not here to leech and clear off. I now own a KENDE BX1-160F stick welding machine. I often have 1-3 projects on the go and although I understand the basics, I would like to learn more.
At the moment I am working on a custom lamp project, made from scrap main engine big end bearing shells.
I never welded the shells together, I paid for someone to do this as I needed the welds to be strong as there is a fair bit of weight.
My query is, that I now want to tack weld those small silver stainless steel lights onto the stainless steel tube (16mm dia, 1.5mm wall thickness).
as i said i own a stick welding machine, and i have some 3.2mm welding rods although I think these are too big??? ... i think i need some 2.0mm E6013 rods??? is that correct?
Not exactly sure what amperage to set this at those, too high and ill burn through the steel, too low and it wont weld and it will just stick. According to this calculator : http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...calculator.php 40-80amps is enough based on stainless steel and 2.4mm thickness welding rods...?
any advice would be great as I am pretty much stuck now until I learn how to do this properly...