[Gogar]

I have been bushwhacked into giving two welding speeches in the space of the next two weeks. One guy is my brother, the serious machinist, who is MIG-ging for the fourth time, and the other is a good friend who has decided to MIG for the third time.

I thought the theme of my speeches should be "how to make this weld last" - so it occurred to me to tap the Pelican brain trust on this subject.

There are many happily MIG-ged Pelicans out there - and I would love to have your secrets, tips and advice.

I look forward to your comments - no matter how silly these may be.

By way of incentive I promise to post a copy of my speech to each person that replies - and you will then have a nice canned welding speech for future occasions.

Many thanks in advance...

Gogar