Hobart Welding Products HANDLER OM-925 217 694A - Manual (Page 38)

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8-4. Conditions That Affect Weld Bead Shape
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.
NOTE
Slow
FILLET WELD ELECTODE EXTENSIONS (STICKOUT)
ELECTRODE EXTENSIONS (STICKOUT)
GUN ANGLES AND WELD BEAD PROFILES
10
°
10
°
GUN TRAVEL SPEED
S-0634
Push
Perpendicular Drag
Short Normal Long
Short Normal Long
Normal Fast