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GUIDE TO MMA WELDING
Before starng any welding acvity ensure that you have suitable eye protecon and
protecve clothing. Also take the necessary steps to protect any persons within the welding
area.
Fillet welding
The electrode should be posioned to split the angle i.e. 45º. Again the electrode should be inclined in the
direcon of travel at around 10º-30º.
Manipulaon of electrode
In MMA welding there are three
moons used at the end of electrode:
1. The electrode feeding to the
molten pool along axes
2. The electrode swing right and
le
3. The electrode moving in the weld
direcon
The operator can choose the manipulaon of electrode based on welding joint, welding posion,
electrode spec, welding current and operaon skill etc.
Weld characteriscs
A good weld bead should exhibit the following characteriscs:
1. Uniform weld bead
2. Good penetraon into the base material
3. No overlap
4. Fine spaer level
A poor weld bead should exhibit the following characteriscs:
1. Uneven and errac bead
2. Poor penetraon into the base material
3. Bad overlap
4. Excessive spaer levels
5. Weld crater