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Puddle Welding -

And that, for the people who actually do it, is more than enough.

Place the next puddle so that it covers 30-50% of the previous one. For a hole, start at the edge and spiral inward. puddle welding

That is puddle welding. It is not the right way. But when the right way is impossible, it is the only way. Puddle welding occupies the same cultural space as baling wire and duct tape: a solution so crude it becomes elegant. It will never be certified. It will never win a beauty contest. But in a farmyard at midnight, with a cracked cast-iron hub and one last 6011 rod, puddle welding is the difference between a tow truck and a finished harvest. And that, for the people who actually do