How To Weld Vertical Down With Stick. Vertical down is done with electrodes having a cellulosic cover which permits the use of high currents for welding at high travel speed. For welders who are having difficulty mastering vertical-up or overhead or for those just learning Dan Turner welding professor at Yuba College Marysville Calif suggests lowering the amperage.
Run up and down the joint without arcing and make sure you can go the entire length without drastically changing your work and travel angles. When stick welding vertical almost all welding techniques produce slag so you will always use the drag motion to guide the molten pool in place. If weaving pause at toes and go across the middle pretty quick.
If weaving pause at toes and go across the middle pretty quick.
This feature will increase energy to the arc and prevent sticking. The first two numbers represent the psi that the resulting weld can withstand so multiply the 70 by 1000 gives you 70000 lbs of pressure per square inch The third number tells you the position the rod may be used. Vertical up and vertical down. If it does not produce slag then you push the wire.