Which angle name refers to the angle the welding gun is pointed toward or away from the direction of travel?

Which angle name refers to the angle the welding gun is pointed toward or away from the direction of travel?

• A. Lead
• B. Travel
• C. Work
• D. Approach

Answer: (B)

Travel angle is the angle of the welding gun relative to the direction you are moving along the joint. It describes where the gun is pointed in relation to the travel direction—toward the direction of travel (ahead) or behind it (behind). Controlling this angle affects how the molten metal fills the weld and the bead shape. This is different from the work angle, which is the tilt toward or away from the joint face itself, and from terms like approach or lead that describe starting positions or edges of the weld. So the angle described by pointing toward or away from the direction of travel is the travel angle.

Travel angle is the angle of the welding gun relative to the direction you are moving along the joint. It describes where the gun is pointed in relation to the travel direction—toward the direction of travel (ahead) or behind it (behind). Controlling this angle affects how the molten metal fills the weld and the bead shape. This is different from the work angle, which is the tilt toward or away from the joint face itself, and from terms like approach or lead that describe starting positions or edges of the weld. So the angle described by pointing toward or away from the direction of travel is the travel angle.