Here is how to slice up welding into little drills that make a difference: If you’re a new welder, there’s a good chance that long beads are giving you a false sense of progress. When you’re welding for an extended…
The weld looks fine. No, it doesn’t. Yes, it does. But in this light, it looks like crap. As a beginning welder, it’s hard to judge fresh welds. You can’t see all the details when you’re making the weld, and…
Consistency is the biggest challenge most beginners face. Sometimes you run a bead that looks perfect and the next time you lay a bead that spatters and wobbles all over the place. The reason for this is that learning to…
You don’t have to apply a lot of force or be aggressive to get a nice clean bead. In fact, that often has the opposite effect. Instead, just try to slow down and listen to what the material is trying…
