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OSHA's guide lists which shade for stick welding with 5/16 and 3/8 inch electrodes?

Shade 14.

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  1. Shade 10
  2. Shade 14 ✔
  3. Shade 3

Why: Big electrodes carry more current and make a brighter arc, so the lens gets darker. Shade 14 is the top of the stick-welding range.

Huh, didn't know that: OSHA lists shade 14 for carbon arc welding too.

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Answer: Shade 14. Big electrodes carry more current and make a brighter arc, so the lens gets darker. Shade 14 is the top of the stick-welding range.

  1. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.252 General requirements, welding, cutting and brazing www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.252
    5 ⁄ 16 -, 3 ⁄ 8 -inch electrodes 14
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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