Apart from the rather awkward posi on necessary, overhead welding is not much more difficult that
down hand welding. Set up a specimen for overhead welding by first tacking a length of angle iron
at right angles to another piece of waste pipe. Then tack this to the work bench or hold in a vice so
that the specimen is posi oned in the overhead posi on as shown in the sketch.
The electrode is held at 45º to the horizontal and lted 10º in the line of travel (Figure 61). The p
of the electrode may be touched lightly on the metal, which helps to give a steady run. A weave
technique is not advisable for overhead fillet welds.
along at a steady rate. You will no ce that the weld deposit is rather convex, due to the effect of
gravity before the metal freezes.
Figure 61
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