Ken Roach
Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator
"This might not be possible, but what I want you to do is..."
I feel a lot better about that sort of statement, and my colleague Steve is right that this should be a learning experiment not just in machine automation but also in machine safety rules, codes, and practice. If it turns out you've got a knack for it, it's a very lucrative niche.
It sounds like these welders are designed to have the workpiece held by the operator. So how do they use the two-hand system today ? Must they jig the work in place ?
Most of use who have been around a while have worked on machines that have taken digits, limbs, or lives. It's worth it to delay that part of your career as long as you can.
Unrelated: By the Seven, how did nobody else have the username Hodor yet ?