Overheard a foreman at the Portland job site say 'a clean weld is a strong weld' and it finally clicked for me

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Wait, they just figured that out now? That's like Welding 101, the first thing you learn. A messy weld with spatter and undercut is full of weak spots and stress points. The clean bead means good heat control, steady hand, the filler metal fused right. It's wild to hear a foreman say it like it's some big revelation.

viola_lopez3016d ago

Yeah, like @the_fiona said, a clean bead shows your heat and travel speed were right.

ryanm6016d ago

Guess the foreman skipped day one with @viola_lopez30.