Shielded metal arc welding
Do you know how sometimes you use glue to stick things together? Well, shielded metal arc welding is kind of like using a really hot glue gun to stick metal parts together.
Here’s how it works:
First, you need two pieces of metal that you want to join together. They could be two thin pieces, like a sheet of metal, or two thicker pieces, like a pipe or a beam.
Next, you need a welding machine. This is a big, heavy machine that uses electricity to create a really hot flame.
Then, you need a special type of stick that you hold in your hand. The stick is made of metal and has a coating on the outside.
When you’re ready to weld, you put the stick into the welding machine and turn it on. The machine will make an electric current run through the stick and heat it up.
As the stick gets hot, the coating on the outside starts to melt and create a shield around the arc of electricity. This shield helps protect the metal from things like air or water that could make the metal weaker.
Now, you hold the stick up to the two pieces of metal that you want to join together. As you move the stick along the metal, the heat from the stick melts the metal and fuses it together.
Eventually, you’ll have one solid piece of metal where there used to be two. And that’s how shielded metal arc welding works!
Here’s how it works:
First, you need two pieces of metal that you want to join together. They could be two thin pieces, like a sheet of metal, or two thicker pieces, like a pipe or a beam.
Next, you need a welding machine. This is a big, heavy machine that uses electricity to create a really hot flame.
Then, you need a special type of stick that you hold in your hand. The stick is made of metal and has a coating on the outside.
When you’re ready to weld, you put the stick into the welding machine and turn it on. The machine will make an electric current run through the stick and heat it up.
As the stick gets hot, the coating on the outside starts to melt and create a shield around the arc of electricity. This shield helps protect the metal from things like air or water that could make the metal weaker.
Now, you hold the stick up to the two pieces of metal that you want to join together. As you move the stick along the metal, the heat from the stick melts the metal and fuses it together.
Eventually, you’ll have one solid piece of metal where there used to be two. And that’s how shielded metal arc welding works!