How To Arc Weld Sheet Metal

Just grab a piece of sheet metal to get the heat set correctly and go to town.

How to arc weld sheet metal.

Have you ever welded something so thin and worn out that all you do is blow holes in it. Sheet metal welding techniques. 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. Everyone is different but those settings will get you in the right ballpark to weld sheet metal.

Tig welding sheet metal. Set up your arc welder to straight polarity dcen that will keep the heat on the rod and not on the base metal dial down to 20 30 amps set up the sheet preferably over two bricks so that the bottom of the sheet is hanging in the air. For 3 32 7018 s it s about the same. Don t attempt to weld thin materials like sheet metal with flux cored wires which put more heat into the base metal.

Keep in mind during the welding process it is important to direct the arc right at the center of the weld puddle and don t do movements like whipping or weaving as it may cause warping and burn through quickly. To weld sheet metal with solid wires use electrode positive ep or reverse polarity. A good heat setting for 1 8 6011 rods on thin material is about 80 90 amps. Did you want to learn how to work around that and deliver a solid re.

Forget the larger 1 8 inch tungsten electrode and use a smaller one. In order to weld sheet metal or patch panel you have to follow certain rules and use specific techniques. Also it will ensure that you don t get any warping of the materials you are working on and no burn through as well.