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- - By cccasey (**) Date 12-17-2002 02:20
As welding instructor who was trained as a welder in the Navy, I was taught and now teach that two electrode angles are required to control weld profile. One being the lead angle which is the forward or backward angle parallel to the weld axis and the other is the work angle which is perpendicular to the weld axis. In my association with other welders I have found that these terms are not necessarily industry standard terms. Does anyone know if there are "standard" terms for these angles?
Parent - - By pipewelder_1999 (****) Date 12-17-2002 03:23
Lead angle is also referred to travel angle or drag/push angle. Lead angle may be considered a non-standard term in AWS 3.0 but I'm not sure.

Work angle is the standard term I have heard used and haven't ever heard anything else used to describe it.

I too went through 30 weeks of C-1 welding and burr bit operation school.

Good Day

G Austin
Parent - - By DGXL (***) Date 12-17-2002 16:12
Check out travel angle and work angle in 3.0.
Parent - - By jwright650 (*****) Date 12-17-2002 16:33
They are also defined in back of the AWS welding handbook Vol I.
John Wright
Parent - By pipewelder_1999 (****) Date 12-17-2002 17:11
I looked em up in a Johnsons Welding Encyclopedia and that seems to concur with my above statements. Didn't think about the welding handbook volume one. It's one of my favorite referneces.

G Austin
Parent - - By cccasey (**) Date 12-17-2002 21:05
When were you at C-1 Welding school? Maybe our paths crossed back then.
Parent - - By pipewelder_1999 (****) Date 12-17-2002 23:55
I was there in 1983 . Graduted from 027 in September and was in Holy Loch Scotland 83 to 86.
Parent - - By cccasey (**) Date 12-18-2002 00:45
I graduated in Nov 76 (4956) then went to Guam and stayed west coast after that. A great experience and a unique start to my welding career. I heard a lot about you Scotland welders, wasnt the Hunley over there then?
Parent - By pipewelder_1999 (****) Date 12-18-2002 03:14
When I was there, the Hunley was there. If it was all to do over, I'd do it.
Parent - - By JINX (*) Date 12-19-2002 19:28
The AWS Welding Handbook volune 2 eight edition titled "Welding Proceses" has two figures showing forehand technique,torch perpedicular, and backhand techniques as well as the normal work angle for fillet welds with the GMAW/FACW processes.
Parent - By jwright650 (*****) Date 12-19-2002 20:00
Fig.2.14 for SMAW, and Fig. 5.18 for FCAW of the Volume II of the seventh edition.
Thanks JINX for the reference,
John Wright
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