Anchor your elbow to make yourself more stable and slow down, you don't need multiple passes you just need slower movements. Also if you aren't using the stand-off attachment to drag then take it off and hold your torch height by hand. Having it on but not touching the material means your arc length is too far. Also grind the material clean where you put your ground and you won't have as much of an issue with that rust. The main thing is to anchor yourself, be steady and slow down. Hope that helps 🤘🧑🏭
@maxconway4908 Yes thank you! I've gotten a lot more used to it since I first bought the machine and I like using angle iron with welding magnets backing it to get the straightest lines possible. Thanks!
Are the wings on the side of the nozzle designed to allow you to put them on the surface of the metal so that you don't have to hold the gun up? Seems like that you give you a lot of added stability.
@@davidpowell5137 Yes, that's called the drag cup, but it is still pretty difficult to get a truly straight line. I've gotten a lot less shakey with it as I've gotten used to it, but it seems like unless you have some sort of straight thing to put the nozzle up against as you draw the line, making an actual straight line by hand is kind of a lost cause.
Anchor your elbow to make yourself more stable and slow down, you don't need multiple passes you just need slower movements. Also if you aren't using the stand-off attachment to drag then take it off and hold your torch height by hand. Having it on but not touching the material means your arc length is too far. Also grind the material clean where you put your ground and you won't have as much of an issue with that rust. The main thing is to anchor yourself, be steady and slow down. Hope that helps 🤘🧑🏭
@maxconway4908 Yes thank you! I've gotten a lot more used to it since I first bought the machine and I like using angle iron with welding magnets backing it to get the straightest lines possible. Thanks!
Are the wings on the side of the nozzle designed to allow you to put them on the surface of the metal so that you don't have to hold the gun up? Seems like that you give you a lot of added stability.
@@davidpowell5137 Yes, that's called the drag cup, but it is still pretty difficult to get a truly straight line. I've gotten a lot less shakey with it as I've gotten used to it, but it seems like unless you have some sort of straight thing to put the nozzle up against as you draw the line, making an actual straight line by hand is kind of a lost cause.
@@TheExpenditionForge thanks, I wasn't sure if the drag cup was long enough to give the nozzle proper clearance.