4. conditions that affect weld bead shape – Miller Electric Renegade 180 User Manual

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12-4. Conditions That Affect Weld Bead Shape
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Weld bead shape depends on gun angle, direction of travel, electrode extension (stickout), travel speed, thickness of base metal, wire feed speed
(weld current), and voltage.

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Weld bead shape depends on
gun angle, direction of travel,

electrode extension (stickout),

travel speed, thickness of base

metal, wire feed speed (weld

current), and voltage.

Gun Angles And Weld Bead

Profiles
1

Push

2

Perpendicular

3

Drag

Electrode Extensions (Stickout)
4

Short

5

Normal

6

Long

Fillet Weld Electrode Extension

(Stickout)
7

Short

8

Normal

9

Long

Gun Travel Speed
10 Slow
11 Normal
12 Fast

10

°

10

°

1

2

3

5

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

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