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    Quote Originally Posted by gazza2009au View Post
    Professional lawn mowing guy in hes 50's was just next door looking over the fence laughing at my welding attemps
    That is just mean.



    P.S. Haven't tried with my left hand, but found using two hands – one on the handle, and one halfway down the fresh rod – helped me a lot to strike the arc

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    I dont even pick up the tig torch anymore i kind of went backwards in welding went from mig to ac tig than dc tog than back to mig than stick now all i ever do is pick up the stick welder so quick and easy 5mins im ready to rock'n roll

    Ac tig or mig takes a good 20mins of setting up

    I found welding with both hands on the stick torch the best that triangle in my arms really steadies my weld

    That long weld above i was pretty shakey the weld looks smooth but i was very back and forth as in from my body to away from my body i donno if its muscle spasim from holding the torch tight or what i try to easy my grip and that helps

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