Phil, my bench is quite high 990mm if I'm stood upright its only about an inch below my elbow (I'm a shortarse) and I had the bar in the vice so it did feel relatively comfortable to stand and weld. I have a dicky disc in my back so leaning forward just slighty even just for a few minutes can get very uncomfortable.
I said behind the arc which was a bad description and misleading, I am right handed and generally was working right to left with the torch slightly angled so I had a good line of sight view of the arc and joint but found once the arc was struck the metal was just a dark/black background. I'm using a cheapy auto helmet.
Will try all the suggestions hopefully tomorrow if I get chance to get back out there.
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