propane1
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Ok. Welding with stick as compared to mig. ?????
Made a patch for my truck box today. Tried to weld it in. Used 6013 1/16 rods. At about 40 amps. Stick welder. Cleaned all metal before welding. Both sides, If I could get at it. Welds would snap after a little bit and not hold. Redid most of them. And no better. So I got out the mig welder. Not happy about that. Any way, after a bit I was getting it welded. Lots of adjustment with wire feed. Only settings are 35 and 70 amps. So I did most of the welds over in the same spots and new spots. Seems to be holding. Basically, both welders were set about the same. Why would the AC 6013 rods not hold. And the mig would. ?????
Noel
Made a patch for my truck box today. Tried to weld it in. Used 6013 1/16 rods. At about 40 amps. Stick welder. Cleaned all metal before welding. Both sides, If I could get at it. Welds would snap after a little bit and not hold. Redid most of them. And no better. So I got out the mig welder. Not happy about that. Any way, after a bit I was getting it welded. Lots of adjustment with wire feed. Only settings are 35 and 70 amps. So I did most of the welds over in the same spots and new spots. Seems to be holding. Basically, both welders were set about the same. Why would the AC 6013 rods not hold. And the mig would. ?????
Noel
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