Hi folks Newbie to welding here about 3 months.
I have been playing with clean new metal making various joints with my brand spanking new Clarke 90 gas welder.
Using 0.6 wire and hobbyweld gas mix.
I have been attempting plug welds through 1.2 steel with a 5 mm hole with not much sucess.
Question........What size hole shoud I use?
I see the tools avaliable for making holes are 5mm dia.
Some people recommended hole size should be 7.5 mm.
I notice that some drill through the hole and slightly into the second plate.
I have seen the videos on this site and are very informative
Can the experts shed some light regarding hole size please?
regards Peter.
I have been playing with clean new metal making various joints with my brand spanking new Clarke 90 gas welder.
Using 0.6 wire and hobbyweld gas mix.
I have been attempting plug welds through 1.2 steel with a 5 mm hole with not much sucess.
Question........What size hole shoud I use?
I see the tools avaliable for making holes are 5mm dia.
Some people recommended hole size should be 7.5 mm.
I notice that some drill through the hole and slightly into the second plate.
I have seen the videos on this site and are very informative
Can the experts shed some light regarding hole size please?
regards Peter.
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