How To Stick Weld Sheet 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.

How to stick weld sheet metal.

Also it will ensure that you don t get any warping of the materials you are working on and no burn through as well. Disclaimer due to factors beyond the. We need to establish what is considered thin metal. The real trick to weld sheet metal is to use a wire feed.

Mig welding for thin metal. Sheet metal welding techniques. In order to weld sheet metal or patch panel you have to follow certain rules and use specific techniques. 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. Stick welding thin metal using 120 volt power beginner welding series. It is an arc welding process that where you feed a solid wire electrode through a. To weld sheet metal with solid wires use electrode positive ep or reverse polarity.

Proper technique will come with practice and experience. Don t attempt to weld thin materials like sheet metal with flux cored wires which put more heat into the base metal. Mig welding is one of the simplest to use for welding. A wire feed or tig welder is ideal for sheet metal but we will assume that you don t have one.

Follow along as i repair some thin metal using 6011 electrodes. Mig is one of the best ways to weld 20 gauge sheet metal. Have you ever welded something so thin and worn out that all you do is blow holes in it. Just kidding this tip is to explain how to weld sheet metal with a stick welder.