Tweco Fabricator 141i Operating Manual - Manual (Page 75)

Fabricator 141i
Manual 0-5145 4-15 BASIC WELDING GUIDE
Art # A-07697_AB
Tack Weld
20°-30°
Electrode Tack Weld
Figure 4-21: Butt Weld
Art # A-07698
Figure 4-22: Weld Build up Sequence
Heavy plate will require several runs to complete the joint. After completing the first run, chip the slag out and
clean the weld with a wire brush. It is important to do this to prevent slag being trapped by the second run.
Subsequent runs are then deposited using either a weave technique or single beads laid down in the sequence
shown in Figure 4-22. The width of weave should not be more than three times the core wire diameter of the
electrode. When the joint is completely filled, the back is either machined, ground or gouged out to remove slag
which may be trapped in the root, and to prepare a suitable joint for depositing the backing run. If a backing
bar is used, it is not usually necessary to remove this, since it serves a similar purpose to the backing run in
securing proper fusion at the root of the weld.
B. Fillet Welds
These are welds of approximately triangular cross-section made by depositing metal in the corner of two faces
meeting at right angles. Refer to Figure 4-14.
A piece of angle iron is a suitable specimen with which to begin, or two lengths of strip steel may be tacked
together at right angles. Using a 1/8"(3.2mm) E7014 Stick electrode at 100 amps, position angle iron with
one leg horizontal and the other vertical. This is known as a horizontal-vertical (HV) fillet. Strike the arc and
immediately bring the electrode to a position perpendicular to the line of the fillet and about 45º from the vertical.
Some electrodes require to be sloped about 20º away from the perpendicular position to prevent slag from
running ahead of the weld. Refer to Figure 4-23. Do not attempt to build up much larger than 1/4"(6.4mm)width
with a 1/8"(3.2mm) electrode, otherwise the weld metal tends to sag towards the base, and undercut forms
on the vertical leg. Multi-runs can be made as shown in Figure 4-24. Weaving in HV fillet welds is undesirable.
Art # A-07699_AB
45° from
vertical
60° - 70° from line
of weld
Figure 4-23: Electrode Position for HV Fillet Weld