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My point is an ugly weld isnt nessesarily a bad one.

here is one weld of my cage I am currently working on



If I was doing this cage in position this is where I would have welded backwards or dragged the weld. But only from the higest point to a position where I could push down. To get a good , nice weld here I would have used a "mixed" gas, lower voltage and enough speed to be pushing the puddle down without it building into a drop behind or in front of my electrode. Half the battle with out of position welds is getting a comfortable position and being able to use a steady motion. Every weld I do I do once without pulling the trigger - to ensure I have a good position to do the weld. This cage weld would have been done in 4 parts.