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Today I will give valuable advice that will facilitate welding for self-taught beginners, guys with experience have known about this for a long time and always use it.
When welding with an electrode takes place, the welding arc heats up the metal and a weld pool is formed, into which the molten metal flows from the electrode in drops, thus forming a weld.
But at the same time, the weld pool is enveloped by a layer of slag, it is more liquid and mobile than metal and therefore tends to flow into the arc and causes many problems for beginners. Especially a lot of slag will be near the arc for rutile-coated electrodes.
If you cook thick metal at high currents, then the slag by arc pressure will drive away far from the arc itself and therefore it will be easier to weld parts. Even so, when welding a fillet weld, slag can flow onto the arc.
Therefore, if the part is not massive, you can position it at an angle and also turn it so that the seam is, as it were, at the bottom of the boat. This technique is also called - welding into a boat, it will be much easier, and even a beginner self-taught person will be able to do such seams.
All welders do this, if possible, then the part to be welded is placed at an angle. In this case, the liquid movable slag, under the action of gravity, will tend to drain itself towards the inclination, making it easier for us to weld.
Here is another photo from my work, here were cooked frames from a profile pipe. To make it easier to weld internal fillet welds, I simply positioned this frame at an angle.
That's it, such a little trick, but such a great benefit and relief in welding work. Who did not know, try it, you will not regret it!