Skip welding

Also called intermittent welding,

A method of welding thin material. Skip welding is done in a series of short beads, with a space between each bead about as long as one of the beads. After the first series of beads is made, a second series is made between each of the first ones. Skip-welded material is less likely to warp than material welded with one continuous bead. Skip welding is sometimes called step welding.

in the other words a skip weld is a type of welding technique, not a welding process. To perform the skip weld technique, a welder will make a series of intermittent welds, or stitch welds. Once the intermittent welds are made, the welder will retrace the original welding path, but will this time fill in the gaps between the intermittent welds with additional welds. Skip welding is a useful tool to help limit distortion of the metal.