I mentioned a while ago that I was going to have a bash at arc welding with my Sherman 206p.
We'll, I've had a go. I can do pretty good buts and laps with my cheap impax 2.5mm 6013 from Screwfix. However my fillets are useless. I'm getting weld on both pieces but none in the root, like two lines of weld with a gap at the root. Tried altering the arc force, rod angle and amps, no joy.
I tried some 3.2mm esab 6013's, which were a bit big for steel section I was using. Pretty good fillets straigh away!
Is this normal, that a cheap rod is ok on laps and butts but useless on fillets?
I'm far from good with arc, but the difference with these rods on the flat is negligible, but on fillets it's night and day!
We'll, I've had a go. I can do pretty good buts and laps with my cheap impax 2.5mm 6013 from Screwfix. However my fillets are useless. I'm getting weld on both pieces but none in the root, like two lines of weld with a gap at the root. Tried altering the arc force, rod angle and amps, no joy.
I tried some 3.2mm esab 6013's, which were a bit big for steel section I was using. Pretty good fillets straigh away!
Is this normal, that a cheap rod is ok on laps and butts but useless on fillets?
I'm far from good with arc, but the difference with these rods on the flat is negligible, but on fillets it's night and day!