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Metals406
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I personally put larger pearls in a weld using technique, and less about wire speed or amps/volts.

I've done it on heavy work wayyyy up in the amperage with spray transfer. Sometimes it's just not possible to to a real heavy stacked look because everything is so hot.

The 'secret' is allowing the previous puddle to solidify enough that you can wash part of the new one over it. This also helps tie in the toes and makes everything fuse nicely.

I'm sure the stacked technique can be achieved using any letter of the alphabet, but I personally use a step and back then 'C' motion.

Something like:

C←•--C←•--C←•--C←•--C←•--

Where the bullet point denotes a pause in the root (slightly ahead of the puddle), with a rapid washing movement with the arc for the 'C', and quickly forward again deep into the root for the new deposition and cooling of the previous puddle.

In "shop talk": "It's a step and pause technique with a fancy C shaped back wash to plant a pearl stacked on the previous pearl."

Hope this helps some newbs and maybe some non-newbs.

Now for the REAL challenge! A stacked look using a Lincoln AC tombstone with 7018 (not 7018AC). :twisted:
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weldin mike 27 wrote:hey,

...and F#%^ like a P#$n Star..... :D No offense intended.

Mick
Well, I hope Jody doesn't try to make a video of that!! :lol:
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ZTFab wrote:
weldin mike 27 wrote:hey,

...and F#%^ like a P#$n Star..... :D No offense intended.

Mick
Well, I hope Jody doesn't try to make a video of that!! :lol:
Welding porn? That would be something! (Not sure what, but certainly "something".) The lead character in "Flashdance" was a welder, after all.

I forgot to take a picture of a weld today I was going to call "TIG like Stick". It was a back-weld on a mig-welded joint that didn't have complete penetration (damn fitter... oh, wait, that was me). Couldn't get the mig gun in there, so TIGged it in tight quarters in a real awkward position and bad visibility. I saw it out in the sun today, and it looked for all the world like 7018. Even had little silicon islands drawn from the -s6 on the front side, and borderline undercut on the high side of the toes. :lol:

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Hey,

I removed my post about doing you know what. It belonged in a bar not here. Sorry.

Mick
BDoubleU

GREAT discussion everyone! All the posts, pics and ideas are awesome ... and we were fortunate enough to have ZT provide input on his technique for producing welds with that appearance.

This thread was becoming very long ... so we have closed it from further posts. Remember, there are many creative techniques that will "get the job done." The trick is, to know them all :)

Thanks to everyone who posted on this thread!!!
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