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Then, on the 15th attempt, you will see it: a clean, flat, slightly overlapping series of dimes. No undercut. No slag traps. Just solid metal where a hole used to be.

In the 1930s–50s, many steel bridges and industrial structures used as a repair for corroded gusset plates. The American Railway Engineering Association had a standard for “puddle welding of fatigue cracks” — essentially depositing small, overlapping beads to arrest crack growth without heat-straightening the member. puddle welding

Place the next puddle so that it covers 30-50% of the previous one. For a hole, start at the edge and spiral inward. Then, on the 15th attempt, you will see

You will blow through. You will curse. You will grind off the bird droppings. on the 15th attempt