Hold the arc in one spot. Watch the base metal melt into a shiny liquid circle. Do not move.
Each puddle tells a story: here the welder paused because a gust of wind hit. Here the rod stuck for a second. Here the base metal was thinner than expected. A continuous bead hides those moments. A puddle weld preserves them. puddle welding
A beginner’s puddle weld looks like a BB gun target practice. An expert’s looks like art. Hold the arc in one spot
And that, for the people who actually do it, is more than enough. is more than enough.