Low energy, motion-assist, point-and-shoot welding torch

A method, comprising:

• manually positioning a hand-held welding tool to engage a workpiece;
• starting a welding operation from an initial position based on a first event;
• automatically moving a contact tip or a welding heat source from a first position to a second position relative to the workpiece during the welding operation;
• and
• repeatedly and automatically turning a weld current on and off while the contact tip or the welding heat source moves from the first position to the second position to make a plurality of welds between the first position and the second position;
• and
• controlling a time duration between successive weld current on times to make the plurality of welds.

A hand-held welding tool that is manually placed in a welding position for set of multiple welds, comprising:

• a motion device configured to automatically move a contact tip or a welding heat source during a welding operation;
• at least one of 1) a bracket or 2) a sensor with a trigger lock, configured to ensure a work angle between at least one of the contact tip or the welding heat source with respect to a joint being welded;
• and
• a triggering device configured to cause the motion device to automatically move the contact tip or the welding heat source from a first position and to second position during the welding operation,
• wherein a welding arc is automatically and repeatedly turned off and on while the contact tip or the welding heat source moves from the first position to the second position to make a plurality of welds between the first position and the second position,
• wherein, as a travel speed decreases, a time period between each arc on time increases to make equally spaced welds.