Quote Originally Posted by 34_40 View Post
Welding is like so many other things we do.. experience and practice, practice, practice..

My shop teacher told us the secret to a nice clean bead is to get comfortable and relax!
Totally agree!

Another good tip is to wrap the hand-piece lead around your forearm/wrist.
That way your hand is not carrying the weight, and you can use your fingers to weave the hand-piece itself; which gives you far greater control.
Just my 2c.


I'm enjoying your thread!
Good stuff!