Chipping Slag

[Heavy Metal Welder76]

Hello,

How long should I wait to chip the slag after putting down a bead? Say using 6010, 6013. Is it better to wait until the metal cools? Can the bead be damaged if slag is removed too soon after welding?

I would appreciate any tips. Thanks!

[theweldor]

As long as the molten metal has solidified it can be cleaned. Sometimes it does clean easier if you wait a few seconds for it to cool a bit more.

[BD1]

If you wait for it to cool it's not as hot when it hits you.

[Can You Weld This For Me?]

7018 will peel itself for you if your mochine is set right. 6013 is really easy just a few seconds later. 6010 & 11 just a bit longer sometimes. A 2 3/4 cup brush or a twisted knot wire wheel are you friends at any rate.

['Stang]

Hello,

How long should I wait to chip the slag after putting down a bead? Say using 6010, 6013. Is it better to wait until the metal cools? Can the bead be damaged if slag is removed too soon after welding?

I would appreciate any tips. Thanks!

Chipping slag is a bad term. You should let the weld cool for a few seconds, and then rake the slag with your chipping hammer. If you try to beat the slag off-you will put divit marks all over your weld. Doesn't look good. Rake it off, and use a knotted wheel on a 4 1/2" grinder to clean it up.

[kerr74]

Chipping Slag

One of my welding instructors took a short sawzall blade and put a small handle on it and used it to remove his slag....just scraped his toe lines and it popped right off....but he was a **** of a stick welder and always had the machine set right and it peeled off in one piece most of the time