ʻAno hana kuʻihao: ʻO nā ʻano hana kuʻihao i hoʻohana pinepine ʻia e komo pū me ka kuʻihao arc manual, ka kuʻihao pale kinoea, ka kuʻihao pale kinoea CO2, a pēlā aku. ʻO ke koho ʻana i kahi ʻano hana kuʻihao kūpono e hiki ke hoʻomaikaʻi i ka maikaʻi o ka kuʻihao.

Hoʻomākaukau ʻana i ka wili ʻana: Ma mua o ka wili ʻana, pono e wehe ʻia nā mea haumia o ka ʻili e like me ka pena, ka ʻōpala a me ka lepo ma kahi wili ʻana e hōʻoia i ka maikaʻi o ka wili ʻana.

Kaʻina hana kuʻihao: I ka wā o ka kuʻihao ʻana, pono e kāohi ʻia ke au, ka uila a me ka wikiwiki o ka kuʻihao e pale aku i nā pilikia e like me ka ʻoki ʻana a me ke komo ʻole ʻana. Ma hope o ka kuʻihao ʻana, pono e hoʻomaʻalili a me ka ʻoki ʻana e pale aku i ka deformation a me nā māwae.

Kaohi maikaʻi: I ka wā o ka wili ʻana, pono e uku ʻia ka maka i ka palahalaha a me ka laumania o ka wili ʻana e pale aku i nā hemahema e like me nā pores a me nā slag inclusions. Inā loaʻa nā pilikia maikaʻi o ka wili ʻana, pono e lawelawe ʻia a hoʻoponopono ʻia i ka manawa kūpono.