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by Joe the welder
Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:50 pm
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: How to stop getting a ropey cap on 5g up mig pipe
Replies: 2
Views: 786

How to stop getting a ropey cap on 5g up mig pipe

I'm welding with .035 L-56 wire with a CO2 shielding gas. The material is a 6 inch schedule 40 pipe. I got the root an the fill figured out but when I go to weld the stringer cap it gets all ropey. I've tryed turning down the wire feed speed an osalating slightly but it still Ropes up. If anyone has...
by Joe the welder
Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:50 am
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: welding mig pipe vertical up
Replies: 2
Views: 540

Re: welding mig pipe vertical up

Ok I'll try that. Any ideas about the top part the 9-12 o'clock
by Joe the welder
Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:36 pm
Forum: Mig and Flux Core - gas metal arc welding & flux cored arc welding
Topic: welding mig pipe vertical up
Replies: 2
Views: 540

welding mig pipe vertical up

im mig welding 6 inch pipe with 0.35 wire with pure CO2 shielding gas.i have a 1/16 inch land an root opening. on 17 volts an 185 wire feed speed. ok heres my problem. on the bottem of the pipe the penetration its cold i get penetration but its all dribbly. an on the top it keeps blowing through an ...
by Joe the welder
Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:26 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Pipe welding
Replies: 4
Views: 1970

Re: Pipe welding

Ok thank you ill give a shot
by Joe the welder
Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:57 pm
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Pipe welding
Replies: 4
Views: 1970

Re: Pipe welding

Is your land an root opening still a 1/8 inch to?
by Joe the welder
Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:57 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Pipe welding
Replies: 4
Views: 1970

Pipe welding

I go to a technical school for welding an I'm havering trouble with smaw on 5g pipe. When I weld from the 6 o'clock to the 9 o'clock position my penatration on my root pass comes out flat instead of a crown. Dose anyone have any advise for me on how I can at least get it to crown? The spacifices are...