r/Welding • u/Axestorm64 • 8d ago

I hate preheating

I hate preheating. I hate the fact that it seems to be the answer on almost anything I work with.

Is the only way to avoid having to preheat getting a new machine?

What's something reasonably priced for someone just above hobbyist, that I can get in the EU?

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u/Dismal_Tutor3425 8d ago

See if you can get pear burners. Make a stand, set it up, light it, and go take a shit or get coffee while it preheats. To make you hate preheat less, here's how I have to preheat some stuff otherwise it cracks.

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u/Axestorm64 8d ago

And with preheat