Why I finally stopped fighting the file card on stainless welds

I used to always skip reading the file card or any specs on stainless rod. Figured I knew enough and just wanted to get to welding. Then a few weeks ago I was doing a job at a food plant in Kansas City, and the foreman handed me a box of 308L and told me to check the amperage range on the box. Turned out I was running 20 amps too hot, which was causing all this sugaring on the back side. Once I dialed it in where the card said, the welds came out clean and I saved myself a lot of grinding. Has anyone else had a stubborn habit they finally broke after seeing the proof?

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stellat8716d ago

Idk, maybe it's just me but I've never had a file card fix a bad weld. Sometimes you just have to run it a little hotter or colder and feel it out.

the_cora16d ago

Oh come on, it's really not THAT deep.