In the Workshop, Ep. 5: Staying steady and balanced while you weld

Just like a baseball player in the batter's box or a boxer setting his or her stance in the ring, it's important for a welder to focus on staying steady and balanced.

And that's especially true if you have the shakes. Some welders a naturally steady when striking an arc. Me? I've always been super shaky. So I've always had to come up with unique ways to steady myself while welding. And a big part of that for me has been getting the right balance.

In this episode of the In the Workshop, I go over some balancing tricks I've learned over the years to keep steady while welding. Depending on what kind of welding process you're doing, it's all about safely creating the best anchor or fulcrum point as close to the weld as possible.

Stay tuned for more of my In the Workshop videos from my Detroit welding shop. I'll continue to offer up all kinds of helpful advice for welders. Whether it’s offering simple advice, leading one-on-one workshops, helping college classes, or having a family member throw on a helmet and lay some beads, I love teaching and seeing the light bulbs go on.

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