Operators Manual
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NOTE:
WHEN USING SELF-SHIELDING FLUX-CORE WIRE it is very important to thoroughly chip
and brush the slag o each completed weld bead before making another pass or the next
pass will be of poor quality.
Fillet Weld Joints. Most llet weld joints, on metals of moderate to heavy thickness, will
require mulple pass welds to produce strong joint. The illustraons in Figure 19 show the
sequence of laying mulple pass beads into a T llet joint and a lap llet joint.
6.5 Spot welding
There are three methods of spot welding: Burn-Through, Punch and Fill, and Lap. Each has
advantages and disadvantages depending on the specic applicaon as well as personal
preference.