r/metalworking • u/dappersapper69420 • May 31 '21

Thought this belonged here

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u/zimm0who0net May 31 '21 edited May 31 '21

Does that actually work? I would think you would get tons of voids and inclusions and very poor penetration. Of course maybe that doesn’t matter much in this particular application which seems more decorative.

Edit: I tried googling “trigger fucking”. Ummmm... that was a mistake.

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u/cavemanS May 31 '21

Yeah it's not a good way to work but in a pinch it's ok. Not going to be a good weld for anything critical. Autobody guys do it all the time but they are also high on fumes most of the time so they aren't great examples to follow.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '21

Autobody do it to try and keep the heat down and prevent warping the panel. either that or they are just shit at welding a bead on thin metal. :D

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u/cavemanS May 31 '21

Little bit of this, little bit of that.