How Welding Works
Welding is powered by this source.
What is electricity?
This form of welding uses _______ to transfer metal and electricity to the base metal.
What is a stick electrode?
This form of welding uses _______ to transfer metal and electricity to the base metal.
What is MIG Wire?
This is the name of the material the weld is being deposited onto.
What is base metal?
Electrodes are covered in this substance.
What is flux?
Instead of a coating this operation uses _______ to protect the base metal.
What is shielding gas?
This is the term for when electricity jumps the gap mid-air.
What is an arc?
The purpose of the electrode covering is to do this.
What is protect the weld from the atmosphere?
To start welding with a MIG Welder you must preform this action.
What is pull the trigger?
For the circuit to be complete you must have _____ attached to the metal you intend to weld.
What is a ground clamp?
To start welding with an Arc Welder you must preform this action.
What is striking the arc?
MIG wire is classified by this.
What is the diameter?
Electrodes are classified by a ___ digit number.
What is 4?
This is a major difference between MIG and Arc Welding.
What is: No flux, no slag, do not have to follow the electrode down, do not have to strike the arc, classified by the diameter.