Submerged arc mess.

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What a mess.  I completely understand automated SA production welding, however this guy doing it freehanded........ Like, i have to ask.....  why????Wouldn't SMAW be more "user friendly" and easier to control the weld puddle?  A human pushing that submerged arc gun can't see the puddle.  At least a machine doing it is more consistent, right?   Please help me understand what the purpose of his hand-held SA weld "process" is and why regular SMAW wouldn't be more user friendly, overall.   To an "uneducated" submerged arc  welder like me, i think a person that was blind folded using a stick welder, would end up with similar weld results as depicted in the video.   Thanks.Edit: Anybody  notice the toilet bowl scrubber (or dirty "dish" brush if you're originally from the south like me) used as his slag remover wire brush?    Last edited by ANVIL; 01-15-2013 at 02:47 PM. "Hey I didn't come to look and learn, I came to turn and burn.... If I can't light up, I'm gonna light out!"-JodyIdealarc 250 "Fatman"MM 252MM 211 "Little boy" Victor Torches
Reply:Done all the time in the real world.   a seasoned hand can lay down machine quality welds repeatably with it. Its most common in general fabrication and structural welds where the complexity and short run of a single setup would not ever justify the cost and time of making it automated.Vantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:Love the hammer he's using, a very clever design, almost looks like an adjustable spanner, did anyone else notice that?
Reply:Originally Posted by Gerry1964Love the hammer he's using, a very clever design, almost looks like an adjustable spanner, did anyone else notice that?