Welding Basics : Techniques for Tig, Mig & Arc Welds : Push & Pull Technique for Welding Explained

Hi Chris, I am an aussie who is a dinosaur. We call it forehand (pushing) and backhand(pulling). I've been in the game for 47 years now and agree that sometimes you push and some time you need to pull. But I have PROVEN in the lab that with the same parameters, pulling gives slightly more penetration. Still folks, keep it nice because we all like welding, I love it and am still employed at it.

any 'good' welder knows that with mig, there are so many different conditions from wire size, machine power, to types and thicknesses of metals, to their temp, that there is NEVER going to be a right and wrong argument that is worth a damn.

know your metal, know your equipment, and know how to adapt your technique in order to create the strongest fusion possible.
that means know when to push, know when to pull, and the whole time, you'd better dang well be able to see and know what it is doing.

tig is almost always a push method, as it preheats the area about to be welded and alows what you just welded to cool instead of boiling.

keep the electrode out of the pool though. The tungsten should never touch any metal- either the base or the filler rod.

He sounds Canadian to me.

bro ill show you brits and yankies how to weld im for nz and have welded in harsh conditions try welding outside in the wind and rain in the middle of winter and pump out phat welds

he looks like rolf (rofl) harris of pet rescue hehe

silly american boy jhuntphx
stereo type mother F**ker sayin chris works on a sheep farm he is a very good welder and has been offered a 45k a year job in weldin is tht not sayin something?

S**k ma dick ya yankee pikeys

inor wot im chattin and if u fuckin drag a mig weld then ur not gnna get much penatration at all + jhuntphx ya a stupid american u gotta push or drag num nuts other wise ur stayin still my im a expert at mig
+ the rest u are just as stupid for disagreeing with me

Typical Brit.. Don't know SH#T!!

Scottsman Excluded... (Nothing can be contributed)! No insult intened.. just fact!

Sorry!

ONE MORE THING... I Spent a repressive 5 years of my life in the UK (UPPER HEYFORD AFB). You BRITS work only half days compared to us (AMERICANS).. and you bastards are welding with our "AMERICAN" equiptment! (MILLER)

I will be proud to explain the engineering advancements we "AMERICANS" have contributed to your sheep farming community if you would like....Chrisloveszoe

I am an EXPERT at M.I.G and here is my assertion! Never Ever "DRAG" Your weld... And most importantly.. Never Ever "PUSH"!!!

GOT IT???

Stick to these guidelines and you will never have a problem!!

P.S. - Puddle matters! None of these idiots have ever welded in extreme conditions & are spoiled with pansy M.I.G's, and clean metal.
F*CK O** spoiled Brits.. you havnt built SH#T!!!!

yerrr bea. if u drag it then ur a fuckin idiot it reduces the penatration may make it look a slight bit better but who gives a S**t when its gotta hold alot of weight and that and its more then likly to be gettin ground off bloody americans cart weld for S**t

ur all stupid americans just can not weld, im a first year in england and ive seen how u americans weld and its fuckin stupid. let us brits sort the welding out we wnt get slag holes perosity or F**k all.

i like to weave the gun up and down. it heilps make sure the joint is completly welded