Originally Posted by
ftwelder
You did a really good job managing the heat with the short pieces of tubing. How many degrees of circumference do you estimate you cover in a single position?
I think I go about 35 degrees uphill and 5-10 degrees over the top and down the other side. I prefer uphill welding.
Frank- It depends on the accessibility. But i tried to divide the circumference into 90* sections. The side portions of the joint are the hardest for me. I agree with up hill running. In fact on the sides I'll lay more brass on the mitered tube and then move it down to cover the full length tube. For the nicer practice joints i went a little bit less the 90*, working the sides as I said and flowing together the crotch areas as well in a separate step.