Arc Striking & Control
The easiest and most common arc starting method in SMAW.
What is the tapping method?
A weld bead made with minimal side-to-side motion is called this.
What is a stringer bead?
Always dispose of electrode stubs this way.
What is in a suitable metal container?
The position code for a vertical fillet weld.
What is 3F?
Before welding on a coupon, remove corrosion or mill scale using this.
What is a wire brush or grinder?
The arc length when using SMAW should be approximately this.
What is the same as the diameter of the electrode core?
A bead created using side-to-side motion is referred to as this.
What is a weave bead?
The tinted lens for electric arc welding should be in this range.
What is shade 9 to 14?
The most common joints used for fillet welds.
What are lap and T-joints?
E7018 electrodes are harder to start because of this.
What is they tend to stick to the base metal?
Arc length is measured from here.
What is the end of the electrode core to the base metal?
Overlapping stringer beads must be cleaned to prevent this.
What are slag inclusions?
Arc blow can result in weld spatter and this.
What is porosity?
The convex or concave outer part of a fillet weld.
What is the face?
The whipping motion should not be used with this electrode type.
What is E7018?
In a restart, the arc should be restruck here.
What is in front of the crater and in line with the weld?
The recommended electrode work angle for overlapping stringer beads with E6010.
What is 10 to 15 degrees to the side of the previous bead?
Toxic fumes during welding are often caused by this element.
What is cadmium?
The distance from the root to the toe of a fillet weld.
What is the leg?
The point where one bead stops and another begins is called this.
What is a restart?
This motion helps control the weld puddle with an E6010 electrode.
What is the whipping motion?
Weld coupons can be reused for practice until this occurs.
What is all surfaces have been welded on?
Magnetic fields from welding current tend to concentrate here.
What are the corners of the base metal?
Welding codes require weld craters to be filled to this.
What is the full cross section?
When terminating a weld bead, you should slow the forward travel and do this.
What is stand the electrode up?