Rochelle laughingly says she never learnt the fundamentals of welding correctly. There’s not just one way to weld metals together. You wouldn’t use a big torch to weld two small pieces. Tig welding is the best way for welding any metal. Mig welding speed is fast enough to just do with one hand and is a general way to weld. The Stick method is best for outdoor metals and the cleanness of the metal doesn’t affect the result. If you wanted to meld two small pieces, as in making jewelry, you would use a more narrow torch to make a more focused spot to melt the metal (“Different types of welding”). Rochelle may not follow all these prescribed techniques, but the self-taught
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