How to improve?

[D.wilson94]

Does anyone else here have a shaky hand like myself ,i was wondering when welding pipe to plate etc and there isnt anywhere to rest your hands ..how do i steady my welding ,how can i improve

 

[Munkul]

MIG? TIG? Arc?

You have to prop

MIG and stick you can support the hand holding the stinger with the other hand, or even support the rod itself (I'm no expert stick welder so I loosely hold the rod itself until halfway burnt)

TIG - you prop using fingers, wrist, chunk of wood, clamps, basically anything you possibly can use... inside fillet welds you can drag the cup, or you can short-cut all of this and just learn how to walk the cup like a pro (a skill i cannot for the life of me pick up). Your little finger gets a bit of a workout once you learn to use it all the time.

 

[D.wilson94]

MIG? TIG? Arc?

You have to prop

MIG and stick you can support the hand holding the stinger with the other hand, or even support the rod itself (I'm no expert stick welder so I loosely hold the rod itself until halfway burnt)

TIG - you prop using fingers, wrist, chunk of wood, clamps, basically anything you possibly can use... inside fillet welds you can drag the cup, or you can short-cut all of this and just learn how to walk the cup like a pro (a skill i cannot for the life of me pick up). Your little finger gets a bit of a workout once you learn to use it all the time.

Pulse mig ,but the bench is too low down,theres nothing to prop on and the actual plate itself is 10-15mm from the boss so i cant prop on that either hahaa iv managed to weld it but no where near as neat as id like

 

[Munkul]

You'll find some way of propping. Otherwise you'll just have shaky welds forever. Or develop superhuman steady muscles...

First rule of welding - get comfortable. Don't just point a mig gun at something and pull the trigger...

 

[D.wilson94]

You'll find some way of propping. Otherwise you'll just have shaky welds forever. Or develop superhuman steady muscles...

First rule of welding - get comfortable. Don't just point a mig gun at something and pull the trigger...

I was just curious to see it isnt just me hahaha

 

[gaz1]

Does anyone else here have a shaky hand like myself ,i was wondering when welding pipe to plate etc and there isnt anywhere to rest your hands ..how do i steady my welding ,how can i improve

i have the nerves shake at most things with my hands, but have learnt to use that nerves shake for welding

its shallow enough to allow me to weld between 2 pieces of steel when welding so it does have an advantage

as quoted get yourself comfy also find yourself a nice resting place if that means putting an arm on the material your welding then do so

always try to support your other arm when welding this will ease the nerve shake

 

[Olderisbetter]

I welded some 1 inch box section into a square with a short piece across at 45 degrees, It is nice and flat and i use it for marking out and as a guide to weld against, I just clamp it down and it helps hold the job flat so it has made my crappy welding look a lot better.
Edit.. Just found a pic