Stick welding help

[Mig4lfe]

Hi,
I have been MiG welding for quite a while but have just recently gotten serious about stick welding. This is 7018 dc- I was wondering if I could get some help. I know I have to do more prep work lol. But I was wondering what I could do and how you should manipulate the rod.
Thanks

 

[olcowhand]

Hi,
I have been MiG welding for quite a while but have just recently gotten serious about stick welding. This is 7018 dc- I was wondering if I could get some help. I know I have to do more prep work lol. But I was wondering what I could do and how you should manipulate the rod.
Thanks

I'm MOST certainly NOT a professional welder, but I myself see the need for more amps (heat) and slightly wiggle tip of rod side to side, no more than 1/16 to 1/8".

 

[BMaverick]

Hi,
I have been MiG welding for quite a while but have just recently gotten serious about stick welding. This is 7018 dc- I was wondering if I could get some help. I know I have to do more prep work lol. But I was wondering what I could do and how you should manipulate the rod.
Thanks

My son is in welding now. He's watched and practiced techniques off YT videos.

He learned a bunch from this page here. Just like @olcowhand stated about the wiggle, there are neat things you can do if you know how to CURSIVE write. Cursive is a dead art now in writing, but it's the #1 trick on getting welds looking PROFESSIONAL.

Go thru all of this here, it is important to know.

10 Easy Tips & Tricks for Improving Your MIG Weld | UNIMIG Welding Guides & Tutorials

MIG welding is one of the easiest types of welding once it’s set up, and we've got some extra tips and tricks that you can use to make them even better.

unimig.com.au

 

[Lily'sDad]

Can't you just imagine a gas line welder welding in cursive???

 

[BMaverick]

Can't you just imagine a gas line welder welding in cursive???

Practice your E L and O in cursive . . .

Or join the ELO band.

Then you can weld, All Over The World !

 

[BMaverick]

Mar 23, 2016
One of the most elaborate music videos made. Over 50,000 people in organized 'Flash Mobs' in over 25 countries danced to 'All Over The World', a 1980 hit by the British Band E.L.O. (Electric Light Orchestra)