primeweld tig225x banner 2

overhead mig welding.

for overhead welding i find it much easier if you use a piece of 1/16 plate and bend it at a 90 degree angle and tack weld in the middle of the plate/pipe that your welding at about an inch or two from the weld area. this way you can grip/rest one of your hands on the plate, rest the nozzle of the gun on your thumb/finger/side of hand for a steady consistent weld.

this way you wont have your hand directly on the metal that's welding. this tidbit helped me pass my 4g overhead mig cert test the first day it was presented to me.

Return to Share a Welding Tip.

Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.