Tried a different rod angle on a vertical seam today...

Been running the same 7018 setup for years. Stuck with a 15 degree lead. Always worked fine. Today I tried 5 degrees straight vertical. First pass looked like garbage. Had to grind out 6 inches of slag inclusion. Second pass clicked though. Penetration was way better on the root. Went back and ran the whole thing at 5 degrees. Got it x-ray clean. Anyone else change up their basic technique after years of doing it the same way?

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eva_lewis16d agoMost Upvoted

Fifteen degrees is a pretty steep lead for vertical. Most guys I know run closer to 10 or 12. 5 is on the flat side but it makes sense you got better root penetration, sounds like you were fighting gravity before.

lisa_wilson8716d ago

Used to preach 15 degrees was the only way to go on vertical seams. That first ugly pass almost made me switch back, but the second one cleaned up real nice. Changed my whole view on rod angles after that test.