FCAW O/H carving or dragging?

[asmeix6g]

as above really, when your overhead do you guys drag or carve it? iv been carving especially with the 316 stuff as it seems to just lay down better.... its all gone through 100% on UT. but im curious as to what way is the best?

 

[aametalmaster]

Where there's slag drag it. 99.9% of the time i do...Bob

 

[backpurge]

I would drag it but would tend to lift the torch angle a bit more than I would use for downhand, are you doing fillets or butts?

 

[asmeix6g]

On butts im putting the torch 90 degrees to it, with fillets im going in about 5 degrees pushing it. I know wen its fcaw you drag 99% of the time but I thought overhead might be that 1% ;-)
Lke I said its all gone through all the tests but at times you can see the slag get in front of you but I just flick it out the way.