How To Stick Weld Sheet Metal

Sheet metal welding techniques.

How to stick weld sheet metal.

We need to establish what is considered thin metal. How to weld thin gauge steel similar to car body panel down to 8mm or 1 32 of an inch thick with arc or stick welder. Just kidding this tip is to explain how to weld sheet metal with a stick welder. The real trick to weld sheet metal is to use a wire feed.

Mig is one of the best ways to weld 20 gauge sheet metal. Did you want to learn how to work around that and deliver a solid re. Sheet metal has usage in sectors like making automobiles airplane wings and fuselages roofing and medicinal tables. Mig welding is one of the simplest to use for welding.

Follow along as i repair some thin metal using 6011 electrodes. A wire feed or tig welder is ideal for sheet metal but we will assume that you don t have one. Tig welding sheet metal. In order to weld sheet metal or patch panel you have to follow certain rules and use specific techniques.

It is an arc welding process that where you feed a solid wire electrode through a. Disclaimer due to factors beyond the. I discuss metal prep. Have you ever welded something so thin and worn out that all you do is blow holes in it.

To weld sheet metal with solid wires use electrode positive ep or reverse polarity. Don t attempt to weld thin materials like sheet metal with flux cored wires which put more heat into the base metal. Forget the larger 1 8 inch tungsten electrode and use a smaller one. Stick welding thin metal using 120 volt power beginner welding series.