Downhill Pipe Root Stick welding with 5/32" XX10 electrode
Intro to Stick Welding (SMAW) • 6m 6s
Downhill root with XX10 rods are very common in the oil and gas industry.
A very valuable high paying skill is to be able to make good roots like this.
In pipeliner terms, its called "the bead"
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