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Old timer showed me a trick with a soapstone today
Was working a tight header box weld and this guy, must have been 70, comes over and draws the weld path on the metal with a soapstone before I even struck an arc. He just said "see the line before you lay it down, kid." Any of you guys do that or is it just an old school thing?
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derekp708d ago
Yeah I gotta say I was one of those guys who always just jumped right in and started burning rod. Figured mapping it out was a waste of time when you could just correct as you go. But I saw a guy do this on a long angle joint once and it made me realize I was leaving a lot of room for error. Now I'll at least sketch the critical stuff on the plate especially if it's a tricky corner or a root pass where you only get one shot. The line just keeps you honest and stops you from drifting off path when you're fighting with the puddle.
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