Welding sheet steel: splattering?
- Thread starter Ethanol
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MIG, TIG, Arc?
with arc when i get splatter i sometimes turn the current down and weld a bit slower. if that doesnt help its the type of rod.
If its galvanized, DONT WELD IT. thats just BAD. breathe that stuff in enough and itll kill ya more then chainsmoking 2 packs a day.
with arc when i get splatter i sometimes turn the current down and weld a bit slower. if that doesnt help its the type of rod.
If its galvanized, DONT WELD IT. thats just BAD. breathe that stuff in enough and itll kill ya more then chainsmoking 2 packs a day.
Ethanol
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That's what I thought too but this: http://www.sperkoengineering.com/html/articles/WeldingGalvanized.pdf says it's not so bad. Dunno.
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I use an angle grinder with a wire cup wheel to "prep" metal before welding:
It will rip through galv coatings quite easily but won't grind through the metal. It's also good for cleaning up spattery flux core welds
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It will rip through galv coatings quite easily but won't grind through the metal. It's also good for cleaning up spattery flux core welds
It's my new favourite tool in the shed at the moment ;D
As I understand it from the welding engineer I work with (I have never welded once in my life) you get the splatters because the settings on the machine are wrong. I would guess that the steel is fine but maybe if you spent some time watching online tutorials or something? Sorry I couldn't help more.
dgreen said:
The settings can be perfect, but you will still get spatter if your welding technique isn't right. Stick-out, angle, and travel speed are all very important. Even if you do get those things right, galv and gasless flux core wire will still spatter somewhat; that's just the nature of those two beasts.
A small paint scraper or puddy knife works well for removing spatter, particularly if you use anti-spatter spray. Chisel and hammer works on the heavy stuff that doesn't just pop off with the scraper.
