SMAW Welding Settings Calculator

Find a practical starting amperage for your next stick weld. Select your material, electrode type, diameter, thickness, and welding position to get current settings, polarity, and technique guidance. Free to use—built by Progressive Welding Solutions for welders and fabricators.

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SMAW / STICK WELDING

Find your starting amperage.

Get a practical starting estimate, electrode guidance and joint setup tips. Enter what you know; leave anything else blank. Optional details refine the estimate, and every assumption is shown.

Your welding setup

All fields are optional. Blank fields use the reference assumptions shown with your result.

Material Material thickness Thickness units Electrode classification Rod diameter Polarity Joint type Joint orientation

Optional: electrode brand and package limits

Brand alone does not change amperage. Package limits apply only to the exact classification, diameter and polarity selected above. Confirm package approval for the position and material.

Brand / product name

Package minimum amps Package maximum amps

If you enter only one limit, the other stays at the reference value. Enter both for a complete package range.

Optional: welding machine capability

Machine make / model

Output capability Supports E6010? Minimum SMAW output (A) Maximum SMAW output (A)

Use the SMAW rating for your supply voltage. Confirm duty cycle, AC open-circuit voltage and polarity availability in the machine manual.

Your starting point

Choose any settings you know, or calculate now using the reference setup.

No machine model, rod brand or advanced settings are required.

Quick troubleshooting

What are you seeing?

Use a test piece and change one variable at a time.

Check the electrode package and procedure before changing settings. Stick welding technique guide

Find your starting amperage.

Your welding setup

Your starting point

Quick troubleshooting

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