On a joint like this where you can access the inside of the pipe, I always like to put my tack welds on the inside for two reasons. First, a tack on the inside pulls the pipe tight against the plate instead of lifting it up, and secondly it makes a nicer looking weld on the outside because you’re not welding over the tacks! Makes a more consistent looking finished weld bead! Great video!
Navy welding school 1975 . They taught us a word, CLAMS it meant current, length of arc, angle of rod, manipulation of puddle and speed of travel. If you got all of them right you would have a good weld . I have never forgot that little formula since then. Now I have an additional word to add to it, it is eyesight, the most important part and once I got in my mid 40’s I began to realize just how important it was .
Thank you Robert for bring back my highschool days in weld shop. We were taught by a MR. GUNTHER that exact acronym. He showed just how easy it is to make a good weld using the exact different words that could be extracted from the word "CLAMS". Thanks a lot fella for the bump in my memory cells. GOD bless you too. vf
YOUR welding technique used gets full penetration and keeps warpage at bay. Movements planned with proper angles gets one ultra pretty welds. TIG welding not needed.
