Operating Instructions and Parts Manual
MIG/STICK WELDER
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between the two pieces of metal that will have to be welded closed. In most
cases more than one pass or bead will need to be laid into the joint to close the
“
V”
.
Laying more than one bead into the same weld joint is known as a multiple-pass
weld.
The illustrations in following figure show the sequence for laying multiple pass
beads into a single “V” butt joint.
NOTE:
WHEN USING SELF-SHIELDING FLUX-CORE WIRE it is very important to
thoroughly chip and brush the slag off each completed weld bead before making
another pass or the next pass will be of poor quality.
Fillet Weld Joints.
Most fillet weld joints, on metals of moderate to heavy
thickness, will require multiple pass welds to produce strong joint. The
illustrations in Figure 19 show the sequence of laying multiple pass beads into a
T fillet joint and a lap fillet joint.
