Stick Welding Tips for a 4g Overhead Weld Test

The 4g overhead welding test is often given along with the 3g vertical plate test. The same tips for the overhead weld test apply to pretty much any overhead stick welding.
Set amperage to hot enough that the rod wont stick even when you hold a tight arc.
then hold a tight arc.

[christophertitanium]

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[general]

I've been welding 50-plus years, and I still pick up goodies every time I watch one of your videos! THANK YOU !!! (I like to use an 8' 4awg stinger extention for vertical and overhead. It doesn't wear your arms out so quick!)
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[GmGrayfox]

Also, having a clean/new lens helps a lot too. After doing overhead a while, the lens gets grimy/crusty, eventually making it hard to see. Made all the difference for me!

[kkeeper]

Thanks for these videos. I just passed the 7018 3g and 4g 1 inch structural steel test last week. With these videos and the help from my instructor it ended up being a breeze. Now I'm hoping to learn how to run 232 flux core so I can test for that in the near future.

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[MasterMayhem]

Terrific video. I have major issues with overhead 7018. The main issue is that I'm blind in my left eye. The other problem is with stick angle and setup. I was always taught the straight stick as you showed at the beginning of this video. This setup made it very difficult for me to see the puddle and arc length because of the distance from my test piece. I will try this setup in the future. Thank you.

[honey]

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[noelrobin]

I'm doing my first year diploma in Metal Fabrication and Welding, watching this video it really helps. Thankyou for the video

[TheJusnic]

when I did mine I took the arm off tacked it to the table and laid on the floor and easily did the 4g in the most comfortable position possible...all sparks were going away from my didn't get burned, I was in a simple carhartt learned welding is about comfort...you cant always be in the most comfortable position but if you learn to put yourself in the most comfortable position possible for that weld you will never lay a bad weld.

[JP-dbwo]

Thanks to your viseo on 6G pipe test i was able to get enough information to take my 6G test and land the job! I failed the test but i had full pen on the root and the supervisor was impressed with the fact that I'd never ran on pipe befoe and did so well with the root. Keep the videos coming!

[esoomreltna]

Jody, Great vid! Thank you.
I was welding under my truck and things were going OK. As you know there are flashes of light, smoke etc. I ended the pass but noticed that there was still some flickering/smoke going on. I flipped back my helmet and discovered that the rag in my breast pocket was burning along nicely!  A few pats and I put out the fire. Took the rag away too! LOL
Eric

[judahchadwick]

Great job, as always. I wish I had these videos a few months ago when I was taking all of these tests. The video you did have out was massively useful in producing a passing plate. Thank you, sir!

[TheRealSlowhand]

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