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Mig Welding Carbon Steel 11ga thick lap joint uphill high inductance

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If your mig welder has an inductance setting, setting it very high can help with very low wire speeds to slow things down and still maintain a smooth arc.

For 11ga steel, normally downhill would be used because uphill would tent to crown up excessively.

with a high inductance along with a very low wire speed, uphill was no problem.

19.5 volts with 190 ipm wire speed using .035" er70s6

MIG Weld uphill

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WELD PROCESS = GMAW, SHORT CIRCUIT MIG, GAS METAL ARC, BARE WIRE MIG

METAL TYPE = CARBON STEEL, COLD ROLLED STEEL, AISI 1010

THICKNESS = 11ga

WELD TYPE = Fillet weld

JOINT TYPE = lap joint

POSITION = 3f vertical uphill

VOLTS = 19.5 volts

WIRE SPEED = 190 IPM

WIRE SIZE = .035"

POLARITY = DCEP

GAS FLOW = 20-25 CFH C25 GAS

CTWD  = 3/8”-1/2"

FILLER METAL = ER70S6

ADDITIONAL SETTINGS = inductance set to maximum

TIPS:A relatively short stickout aka contact to work distance CTWD of 3/8” to 1/2" makes a big difference.The technique shown is simple series of triangle shapes that traces the leading edge of the puddle

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