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Read the ENTIRE IMpORTANT SAFETy INFORMATION section at the beginning of this
manual including all text under subheadings therein before set up or use of this product.
TO pREVENT SERIOUS INJURy ANd dEATH:
do not weld without grounding clamp.
When the operator is not holding the Spool gun, it must be sitting on a nonconductive, nonflammable
surface.
Only hold Spool gun with an electrically insulated welding glove.
TO pREVENT SERIOUS INJURy:
protective gear must be worn when using the Welder; minimum shade number 10 full face
shield (or welding mask), ear protection, welding gloves, sleeves and apron, NIOSH-approved
respirator, and fire resistant work clothes without pockets should be worn when welding.
TO pREVENT dEATH FROM ASpHyXIATION:
do not open gas without proper ventilation. Fix gas leaks immediately.
Shielding gas can displace
air and cause rapid loss of consciousness and death.
Shielding gas without carbon dioxide can be
even more hazardous because asphyxiation can start without feeling shortness of breath.
Refer to Basic Welding section in your Vulcan welder’s manual
for MIg duty cycle, Setting Up The Weld, grounding Workpiece,
Settings, Shielding gas Use and Basic Welding Technique.
Substitute instructions below for Basic Welding Technique in welder’s manual.
Basic Welding Technique
1. Press (and hold) Spool Gun Trigger and contact
the area to be welded with wire to ignite arc.
•
Narrow Weld:
Push the wire in a steady
straight line. This is called a
stringer bead
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Stringer Bead
•
Wide Weld
: Push the wire back and forth
across the joint. This is called a
weave bead
and takes practice to perform properly.
Weave Bead
2. Direct the welding wire straight into the join:.
• 45° angle for fillet welds.
• 90° angle for butt welds,
Weld MIg gun angles,
viewed from front of weld joint.
45°
fillet weld joint
90°
butt weld joint
