Author Question: What does the arc length indicate about the skill of the welder? What will be an ideal ... (Read 39 times)

jazziefee · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

What does the arc length indicate about the skill of the welder?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What welding skills can a student develop by practicing stringer beads?

What will be an ideal response?

briezy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The arc length indicates the skill with which the electrode is fed as it burns away.

Answer to Question 2

Stringer beads help students to start a bead at the desired location, hold the electrode at about an
80-degree angle, feed the electrode at an even rate, move across the metal in a straight line; move
across the metal at an even rate of speed, stop or terminate a weld at the desired spot and in an
acceptable manner.