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Took me 8 years to realize I was pulling my torch wrong on thick plate
Was laying down a root pass on a 1 inch flange at the Mobil plant in Baton Rouge last Tuesday when an old-timer named Hank walked over and said 'you're fighting the puddle, not leading it.' I had been pushing the torch ahead like I was cutting instead of keeping it at a slight drag angle. Anybody else have a basic motion they did backwards for years before someone corrected them?
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betty1266d ago
Actually on thick plate you want a slight push angle on your root, not a drag. The old timer was right about leading the puddle, but a drag angle on 1 inch will give you cold lap every time.
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