How To Weld Thin Sheet Metal

This is a quick video showing how to weld sheet metal with a stick arc welde.

How to weld thin sheet metal.

For sheet metal i use ine welding wire and it is just as good as their flux cored wire if you want you can grab one here. Work slowly around the exterior edge on the metal itself moving forward 2 3 inches 5 1 7 6 cm before bringing your welding rod back over the surface you just covered. Because it will have you a lot more control over the whole process and it is more forgiving in case you do anything wrong. If you are welding thin sheets ignore the 1 8 inch tungsten electrode.

When welding thin metal sheets you should try to avoid burn through as much as possible. For you first option use the ceriated tungsten followed by the thoriated tungsten. Don t attempt to weld thin materials like sheet metal with flux cored wires which put more heat into the base metal. Forget the larger 1 8 inch tungsten electrode and use a smaller one.

Short bursts or tacks will help you gain more control and adjust easily. These days i ll normally leave less than half a second. While wire feed welding sheet metal go for short bursts of welding instead of a going on a long bead. Only pause at the puddle and then move back to establish a puddle in the crater.

The best two electrodes for welding auto body sheet metal is either ceriated tungsten or thoriated tungsten. Heat and establish a puddle move along your welding direction far enough to allow the puddle to freeze keep moving. Technique for thin metal. It don t matter if you use 6010 for a filler once the flux is smacked off.

To weld a tear or split in galvanized steel start on any edge of the metal. The way around this is to weld in short pulses allowing a second or less between pulses for the steel to cool down. The wires in fcaw are direct current electrode negative. Want to weld your car exhaust pipe and only have your old grandpas stick welder.

Tig welding sheet metal. But there are several ways that one can do it. I use 6010 6011 for thin sheet metal. Weld around the edge of a tear and work your way in.

Try going for a wire of 023 inches when welding sheet metal. To weld sheet metal with solid wires use electrode positive ep or reverse polarity. There isn t a definitive answer to how one needs to approach welding sheet metal. Ditch a 1 8 inch tungsten electrode for something much smaller like 1 16 inch tungsten.