Craftsman 113.201892 Owner's Manual page 15

CURRENTTOO LOW
Arc is difficult to maintain,
Very fittte penetration. High
bead.
TRAVELTOO FAST
Small bead undercut in
some pisces. Rough top
and little penetration.
CURRENTTOO NIGH
Wide thin bead, undercut.
Crater pointed and long.
Rod burns off very fasL
ARC TOO LONG
Surface of weld rough,
Rod melts off in globules,
Arc makes hissing sound,
TRAVELTOO SLOW
Metal piles up, making a
wide heavy bead, over-
lapped at sides in places.
NORMALCONDITIONS
Uniform ripples on surface
of weld. Arc makes steady
crackling sound.
Figure 9
Practice laying beads approximately one inch apart until
a good wetd can be produced with afl the different rod
sizes the welder will handJe (fig. 7). After becoming pro-
ficient in running o bead, build up a pad of weld metal.
Clean each bead before laying the next and make sure
they are fused together (fig. 8). Run the second layer at
right angles to the first and the third at right angles to the
second, etc., until a pad approximately 1/2-inch thick has
been built up. This type of welding is used to build up
round or fiat surfaces or reinforce parts that are rusted thin.
To avoid distortion when building up the end of a shaft,
run the beads parallel to the axis and lay each successive
bead on the opposite side as shown by the numbered steps
in figure 10. Cover the entire shaft with weld metal for
the desired length. If the place to be welded is not at the
end of the shaft, weld around it and turn the shaft slowly
to keep the weld puddle in the flat position _fig. 1t). Clean
off the stag after each bead, then machine the shaft to
proper size.
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