Patent ID: 7847208

Claim:
A method for performing manual laser deposition comprising: positioning weld filler in proximity to a substrate; directing a laser beam toward the weld filler such that a first portion of the weld filler melts and forms a first deposit on a substrate in a first deposit location; repositioning the weld filler such that the weld filler is located adjacent to the first deposit location; subsequently directing the laser beam toward the weld filler located adjacent to the first deposit location such that a second portion of the weld filler melts and forms a second deposit on the substrate in a second deposit location laterally to the first deposit location, the second deposit overlying at least a portion of the first deposit but not the entire first deposit; and directing the laser beam at the first location such that at least a portion of the first deposit, at least a portion of the second deposit, and at least a portion of the substrate are melted without depositing additional weld filler.