All welcome. That appeared before the egg or the chicken? Joke of course, but no one can say! So it is here that first invented the welding electrode or? One without the other will not work. So, what is the welding electrode? In simple terms, the electrode is a straight piece of metal wire, which caused the plaster. In our time, produce more than 200 kinds of electrodes, and more than half of them are intended for manual arc welding. All are designed for different welding methods different in composition and metal electrodes .Diametr produced ranges from 0.3 to 12 mm and a length of 25 to 45 cm. Composition of coating the electrodes may be very long list, for each brand has its own coating - briefly coating needed to stably electrode burned and turned seam close in composition to the parent metal, as coating protects the arc burning from harm gases in air .
The most popular and massively applied in domestic welding electrodes is 3 mm of different brands - I honestly forgot when cooked 4 Coy, can seldom take for fine welding of 2.5 mm. Even for a beginner it would be the best solution. By the way the channel has an article, how to choose the electrode begins welder. General The hope painted, there are special tables for more details, which are on every pack of electrodes. Before buying, it is desirable to look at it and read, if you buy an unknown brand for the first time. But how do you make the electrodes? Seeing is believing! Let's see videos from YouTube Master Alex channel, where all will see it. Read the other articles by welding on our channel, subscribe to not miss anything new!