paddyG41 (October 13, 2008 at 2:56 pm)

NOT AS GOOD AS ME

RHEAD100 (October 12, 2008 at 4:59 pm)

AGAIN; Video well done. Very informative. 5 stars All the way.

abrahamx (October 11, 2008 at 7:13 pm)

I always just go up at an angle then over horizontally, kinna like a lightning bolt. Worked to get me certified + thats the way my instructor taught me.

STRYKER7191 (October 9, 2008 at 3:56 am)

hold your sides a bit longer to make it flaten out even more or turn down your wirespeed a bit.

weldingtipsandtricks (October 4, 2008 at 12:44 pm)

After testing hundreds of these welds done this way as well as hundreds of them done using the triangular motion, (using a break test fixture and measuring penetration) there is virtually no difference in penetration in the 2 techniques . Both methods work. The upside V motion is just one way to skin the cat. I made this video and posted it in about 5 minutes while trying to teach someone and standing off to the side so the camera could see.

Russellbeta (October 4, 2008 at 11:32 am)

I would like to add that if you weld with a filled core wire on stainless this movement is correct.

Russellbeta (October 4, 2008 at 11:29 am)

No offence and I'm glad to see video posts like this but the movement in this video is flawed, it should be a triangular movement and not an upsidedown V shape.

theman4130 (October 3, 2008 at 9:08 am)

One second thought there is the half-moon technique that will give you more uniformed welds.

theman4130 (October 3, 2008 at 9:03 am)

I used to think there could be cleaner welds than what's shown. However, if you are doing vertical T joints like this one, the weld is perfect. If you look close he has a flat uniformed bead with equal penetration on each side so that it's at a 45 degree angle. It is a good weld. Alot of us are use to seeing that traditional uniformed bead. Mabye on flat T's not vertical.

theman4130 (October 3, 2008 at 8:51 am)

Boiler Makers. And no friends, alot of us are on the bench.