Padding beads is a skill exercise for welding where you stack one bead half way over the previous bead. Its a very efficient way to get in a lot of welding practice and uses very little metal compared to other Tee joints, or laps. Think about building up a worn area on a shaft, or hardfacing teeth on heavy earth moving equipment, or stacking beads on a horizontal pipe joint. All of these tasks use the same skill acquired padding beads. In this video, I started out by welding a border bead using

13K views · 282 reactions | I Tested Stringer Beads AGAINST Weaving #stringerbeads #weaving #weldingtechniques | WeldTube | Facebook

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The topic of stringers vs weaves has been debated for quite some time but as a welder, it isn't your job to say which is right. You just need to focus on following your WPS and doing what is asked for in the procedure that was qualified by the company. #welding #advice #welder #stringer #weave #wps #welddotcom #doctorsorders | Weld.com

11K views · 155 reactions | Practice your starts and stops as well as running straight beads, and make sure you are staggering where you make them to get comfortable tying into welds. Watch the full video on YouTube https://youtu.be/oiQRrAP2CqQ | Weld.com | Facebook

16K views · 232 reactions | Is weaving worth the extra motion? Austin drops by Precision Welding Academy to settle the stringer-vs-weave debate, laying a full 1-inch vertical bead with short-circuit MIG and dual-shield flux-core. See the setup, live welds, and side-by-side results—then decide for yourself. Watch the full breakdown on YouTube: https://foxly.link/hNov0m | Weld.com | Facebook