13
6-3 IN GENERAL AND POINTERS
Important!
Always work with sharpened electrodes!
This is the best way to achieve maximum results.
Make sure the work piece has enough contact to the clamp. If
contact problems occur, make sure the clamp is in contact with a
metallic blank location.
Never weld „hands free“, this means; support both hands i.e. on the
workbench during welding. Shaking hands falsify the parameters of
the device. .
Apply only minimum pressure onto the electrode tip.
Weld only with minimum gas pressure!
Under 2 l/min are often sufficient
TIPS
Take enough time to get to know your device.
Try out various power levels of the device.
Bear in mind that every material reacts differently when welded, according to its heat-
conductivity.
Consider the thickness of the material when you choose the power level.
Try to touch the work piece to be welded as precisely as possible.
With just a little experience you will discover how the angle in which you touch the
electrode to the work piece will effect the flow direction of the welding point.
Touching the work piece in an angle of 90° will give you the deepest welding point.
A saw or file burr can serve well as a „welding addition“.
When working on “deep laying” or recessed welds, the electrode can allowed to protrude
slightly further out of the nozzle. In this case, the gas-flow rate should be slightly
increased.
It may be helpful to use a graver to broach grains to later weld them on.
It may be helpful to use wire as a welding addition to close holes or as reinforcement.