by Scott
(Suffolk, VA)
Jody, I've read through lots of your articles, and have sat for hours to watch your videos, but haven't seen any mention of pushing in 6010 on a root pass for pipe. The way I was taught to stick weld pipe was instead of whipping a 6010 rod forward and back, like you would do on structural members, turn the heat down a little and push it into the root. For instance, 4" carbon, Sch. 40, the land is ground to a knife edge, and the gap is 3/32". With the machine set at about 85-90 amps, you push a 1/8" 6010 rod into the root, uphill progression, until you hear a roaring coming from inside the pipe, and all of the sparks and arc disappear into the pipe. There is a tiny keyhole behind the rod and the puddle fills right in behind it. If done right, you can actually take your shield off and not get flashed. It lays a bead about 1/16" to 1/8" high inside, like a stack of dimes, but doesn't fill much on the outside. Depending on the test administrator, you either run a straight bead hot pass and stringer cap, or a fill/ cap single pass weave, (both with a 3/32" 7018, no heat change). Did I miss one of your videos?
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Scott, no you didnt miss anything..
I dont have a single video on root pass with 6010
This is another video on a very long to do list.
But Thanks very much for the post, I can picture it well from your description.