I will check that out, thank you.

Martin Rubenstein I will try those ideas on the next few ones I have to weld. Thanks for the feedback!

I was leaning towards it being how the shielding gas is leaving the nozzle like you said at the end...here is the setup.

Francisco Soto exactly... I do not think I have taken the same test twice.

Martin, thanks for watching.... these airlines feed into a regulator and then a machine. Both of these have really small openings that I think could get clogged with the dust and splatter that a 6010 leaves inside the pipe. When I do these jobs there isn't a way to clean or blowout the piping before they're in service. That is way I choose tig on this pipe.

On the ladder thing, I wouldn't say complacent but comfortable. I've worked off ladders for quite a bit of my career (more than the time I work at a table) so I feel at home on a ladder. I understand I am a walking OSHA violation and I dont think I'm a good example "proper safety" but I would bet if you asked the guys that have worked for me or around me that their safety was first and foremost. I feel I am aware of the dangers in what I do and try to take minimal risk but there is always risk.

Thanks Jorge! Socket welds are so fun to weld. I wish I could weld them more often. Thanks alot for joining in on the live streams too!

Nice! That's good to hear... don't rush it and learn everything you can about everything around you. I kind of wish I worked more before trying to start my own. Might have avoided a few headaches but that's awesome to hear you're working towards that. I'm glad you get other things from my videos besides welding. Thanks for watching!!

Thank you, Martin

That's a solid repair, nice work Sam