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    When GMA welding aluminum, the gun must never be dragged (have a backhand angle).

    The proper angle is important as it affects depth of penetration, weld contour and gas shielding.
    The angle may be varied slightly, depending on the arc travel speed, welding position, size of weld
    required and welding current. In application, where welding is done at high speed, the forehand
    angle may be greater.

    Vertical welding must always be done in the upward direction with a forehand angle in range of 10
    to 15.

    For fillet welding lap and tee joints, the torch bisects the 90 angle made by the joint and has a
    forehand angle of 10 to 15 in the direction of travel.

    When welding pieces of dissimilar thickness, the gun should be directed towards the heavier
    member.
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    Preparation of Base Metal

    Edge preparation shall be accomplished by disc grinding, shearing, plasma-arc cutting, sawing,
    chipping, planing, milling, routing, or other method approved by the engineer.*

    When disc grinding is used for edge preparation, high speed flexible grinding discs shall be used.
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    The grinding disc shall be maintained free of lubricants and other foreign material.*

    When shearing is used for edge preparation the shear blade shall be kept sharp and free of foreign
    material. The sheared edge of aluminum shall be filed, planed or routed to remove any metal that
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    can possibly entrap foreign material such as cutting oil.*

    To allow effective cleaning, surfaces and edges to be welded shall be smooth, uniform, and free
    from fins, cracks, and other defects that could introduce porosity or oxides into the weld.*

    When plasma arc cutting is used for the edge preparation of heat-treatable alloys, 3 mm of material
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    shall be removed from the cut edges by mechanical means. This includes both butt and T-joints.*

    Note: Plasma arc cutting of heat treatable aluminum alloys may produce lamellar fissures.*

    In plasma arc cutting of non-heat-treatable alloys, the arc shall be adjusted and directed to avoid
    cutting beyond the prescribed lines. Surface roughness of the cut surfaces shall be no greater than
    25 um for material up to 100 mm thick and 50 um for material 100-200 mm thick, except that the
    ends of members not subject to calculated stress at the ends may meet the surface roughness
    value of 50 um. Roughness exceeding the permissible amount and occasional notches or gouges
    greater than 5 mm deep on otherwise satisfactory surfaces shall be flared into the cut surface by
    machining or grinding to a slope not exceeding 1 in 10.*

    At cut edges, occasional notches or gouges less than 10 mm deep in material up to 100 mm thick,
    or less than 15 mm deep in material thicker than 100 mm may, with the engineer's approval, be
    repaired by welding.*

    The removal of temporary welds or of unacceptable work and the backgouging of welds may be
    effected by machining, sawing, air carbon arc, plasma arc, or impact chipping.*

    Backgouging of welds shall produce a groove having a profile and a depth adequate to ensure

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