Jody I give you full credit for the reason I got my welding job in the army! I'd love to meet you at somepoint, maybe next year, everyone at the welding shop knows of you and you've helped us all! Big thanks SPC Bowen !
I am a young welder trying to survive in the high pressure construction corporation I'm in. luckily I've excelled and everything has been going great. I've learned from your videos and I thank you for providing great tips and tricks for us welders.
WISH I could meet you at fabtech Jody, one of these days. It would make my life. Thanks for everything you've taught me & thanks for another video . You've made a big difference for a TON of people
Nice one Jody. I used to struggle so much with vertical uphill 7018, but after years of practice and watching you, I seem to be much better at it now. I had to weld up a crack in a butt plate on an 8" bore cylinder the other day. I couldn't use the pipe rollers because of the transfer tube. I basically did two vertical welds, starting at 3 and 9, and working up to the 12 position. It was ground out deep. Used 1/8" for two passes then 5/32" for a nice wide cover pass. It turned out awesome! Always makes ya smile when you can lay down a good looking bead. 👍🏻
Inspiration, I'm in my first welding class and I am doing great! I cant wait for the day to put the skills I am learning in the booth to the test out in the field. of course I have many more classes to take but I am in love so it's fine. {:
i know Im asking the wrong place but does anybody know of a trick to get back into an instagram account?? I was dumb forgot the account password. I would love any tips you can give me!
Thanks for helping so many of us. Many times I've used your videos in my classroom. (Ramona Highschool, San Diego). I'll see you at FabTech. Have a good day!.
Hey Jody, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but if you weld away from your ground clamp (hook it to the bottom of your piece) you can prevent getting ark blow. You build magnetism as you weld up the joint and it become more noticeable as you approach your ground. Great vids and keep up the good work.
Jody another awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I am impressed you could stay down that low for so long. I'm 52 and my knees and back are toast from all that. Makes me want to get back in the shop and make some sparks again. Then I try it and realize that chair feels really good pushing paper. 😃
ive always had problems with verticle stick...but ive gotten waaay better always wondered why plate blew through at the top ...guess i wasnt letting my plate cool alil at the top...love your videos man...helped me out alot.
Jody, you're very humble for a pretty awesome weldor. Regarding the welding fumes, Miller makes a really low profile respirator, can't come up with the part number at the moment, but I'm sure a google or Amazon search will reveal the mystery. Also, I put a little fan right behind me. I have it behind me so it doesn't blow anything around too much where I'm welding, but it keeps my welding hood ventilated and the smoke going away from me. Doesn't take much either and the cool air sure feels nice on my ugly mug.
Thanks Jody, I learn a lot from your videos. There should be more "foot to butt" action in this world, a million years ago, when I was young, I learned to repair lawn mowers from a guy that would crack your knuckles with a wrench if you put your a hand in a "danger zone" ... I know not to put my fingers in pinch areas.
When I was in welding school we used donald duck/mickey mouse for our toe count, which is quite amusing when you walk up the row of bays and hear a chorus of out of sync welding students chanting "donald duck, mickey mouse" over and over. lol
Hey Jody, My name is Arshad. I'm a welding Instructor from South Africa ( Cape Town ) I don't mean to be forward but just a pro tip for your 3F welding. Try holding your toes a bit less, move a bit slower over the center and keep your weave a bit tighter and that slag should just fall off! (~^, I have learnt so much from all your TIG videos. Keep up the good work champ.
Thank you Jody for your videos, I'm in school right now and I'm currently in a welding class. I find myself always going to your videos to make sure I'm doing something correctly. Thanks again and I really enjoy the videos. 😀👍
I use nothing but the pipeliner welding helmet. There is a respirator from miller that fits great underneath it. I had to mig weld a ton of stainless making mining equipment. I used that and it worked well and was as comfortable as you can be wearing it for 10 hours with a beard.
You are an artist person in welding. I always see the videos very well. On the idea, I also do a very good welding technician. I have a lot of experience. Thank you ...
Hello Jody, Richie here Thanks for the videos, I will go by booth N2324 to shake your hand. I´m traveling from Panama, been following your videos for a few years now.
Jody, You asked for comments about the stick weld video. You bet, more stick weld videos. Thanks for your videos. When I get around to my tig welding feature on my 3 in one plasma,stick, tig, chinese inverter, I'll try your tig finger.
Great video! I believe everyone wanting to learn to weld, mig, tig, stick or any type should always start learning the basics with basic stick welding. Many feel it is the toughest to learn and maybe so but after learning the basics all other procedures come much easier. Many times you can find a used machine for $50 or less, buy the Lincoln bible, and you're off and welding. Thanks, Ed K Cleve. Oh.
Another great video Jody! I am a new "hobbist" welder, and have been watching your videos over the last few months. I just ordered a AHP 160ST, 10lb of 3/32 7018, and 10lb of 1/8 7018 from Amazon. I am ready to start "padding beads" with confidence after watching these videos. Thank you so much!
Don't forget to run some 6011 fast-freeze as well, the whip and pause is a good skill to have for root beads on tough fit-ups. Plus if you get good with it you can even get a 'stack of dimes' look to your welds!
Ill keep that in mind. I intend to eventually learn tig as well, but I want to get good at 7018 first. I will mostly be welding 1/8" thick carbon steel tubing, angles, etc. so the simplicity of stick welding has a lot of appeal.
I'd recommend 6010 instead, but the new inverter machines don't like running it, so 6011 is as close as you can get. My main usage of it is for tacking things up before welding it out with 7018. It is much faster because it doesn't form a slag cap on the tip of the rod that prevents easy restriking like 7018 does. I fell in love with 6010 back when I learned to weld at the tank+pipe outfit I worked for out of highschool. It's a very forgiving rod that helps you get things done when conditions aren't perfect.
I always enjoyed going vertical 7018, because much of my time at work used to be running 7024 jet on floor seams in massive oil tanks, and that get REALLY boring after 100pounds of rod, LOL!
vertical is a pain, uphill with a 7018,AC,I could do it twenty years ago, I'm just not that coordinated ,anymore, some of the last trailers I built,the verticals welds ,looked terrible, I needed a DC machine, so bad, I ground some of the joints down, and rewelded them.
I have one of those 3M respirators, I love it. but I had to go get the miller respirator to fit properly under my helmet. I really like wearing respirators where I never thought I would. I don't suffer for a week after a day of cutting grinding and welding flux core. Great video as always, I learn a lot from every video.
patthesoundguy I have one of the Miller respirators that fits under my welding hood but I found that it didn't really work as good as I hoped it would. I would suggest trying out a half mask with breathing tubes that go behind your head with screw in filters that are much better at filtering Particles and gases. Here's one kinda like what I have :P www.airgas.com/product/Safety-Products/Respiratory-Protection/PAPR/p/HONBP1201M?gclid=Cj0KEQiAzNfDBRD2xKrO4pSnnOkBEiQAbzzeQZ48BdwruP-HXWYc_XHWPOEzPctD1K0B4AKPiGAjYgQaAtcU8P8HAQ&fo_c=306&fo_k=f972ed694218cb06b6f26386dc91881d&fo_s=gplaus&SEM:Google:PLA.US:All_Items:Non-brand:pla:Airgas:PPC::HONBP1201M::Revenue&s_kwcid=AL!4811!3!151173097184!!!g!282341095154!&ef_id=WEH5ggAAACMLMa8g:20170112011246:s
patthesoundguy Every filter has what type of stuff it will filter out so I get the ones with a lot of different types of gases sometimes I have to plasma cut stuff with sulfur that burns and makes sulfur dioxide so I get these ones :P m.uline.com/h5/r/www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-21487/Dust-Masks-and-Respirators/North-75SCP100L-Multiple-Gases-Vapor-Cartridge-Filter-Combo-P100?pricode=WY586&gadtype=pla&id=S-21487&gclid=Cj0KEQiAzNfDBRD2xKrO4pSnnOkBEiQAbzzeQYn488DVcbD_Q8G_kUlXw845AsugkCRhB6qcVYgta0oaArrc8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
yeah,I'm an old guy(retired) but have to say I've probably done hundreds of thousands of these welds and this guy ain't bad at all...he said himself he's done better but he's also not doing this all day every day anymore...this is a young man's trade but if it interests you,you should pay attention to him,he's good!
Hey Jody, My current employer is an old school pipeline welder. we currently do a lot of farm equipment repair but mostly just fab stuff. whenever we have to do anything structurally, he insists on us using 5/32nd 7018. can you do a video of running that rod uphill. I am decent with 1/8th but can't seem to get the 5/32nd to stay put.
Jody the 7018 is a low hydrogen rod. Here in Australia trade transformer machines had a second tap off line for low hydrogen rods. Effectively it was a higher voltage (from memory maybe 45 volts versus 25 volts but don't quot me on that), but reduced maximum amps line. It was designed to give you an easier start and run for a low hydrogen rod. You can run them on the normal electrode tap but it takes a bit more skill. I see your Miller machine only has the two leads, one for earth and one for the electrode. So are you just running on a low voltage setting?
Hey Jody check out the Miller respirator it fits under all my gear way better than my other respirators Thank you so much for encouraging people to use a respirator
Nice welding ! When welding a trailer frame of 3" "C" channel 3/16-1/4" thickness on the walls, will a single pass give adequate structural strength or does it require multiple passes usually? Thx again!
I have a question about a water cooled tig setup. Is there any reason you can think of that I shouldn't use silicone tubing for my gas, and coolant tubing? Thinking it is really flexible and good for 500 degrees. The cost is a little much but I don't mind that. It seems worth it for the extra flexibility. What are your thoughts? Thanks. Ian Adair. (Mad man marine. Vinalhaven Maine)
hi Jody can you tell me what do you think about snap on welder I bought a mm140sl mig welder it work great but you never talk about it in any of your videos they are very expensive but not many people purchase those welder please make a comment
Mr. Jody I realy like your vids and I find them to be very educational, I've been working in constructions for the last 4 years or so and had to learn how to weld stick without anny formal classe, mind you I'm from Romania and there are many regulations but manny "contractors" learn to build the old fashion way, for small out of the citty jobs authoritys let us be; annyway this year I have put to good use some of the tricks and tips so thank you for that. Even thou I usualy use 6013 for 3 mm steel square tubes I sometimes use 7018 for 6 mm and up, and I weeve T joints, so I ask when should I weeve and when should I use stringers, for structural steel; so far I've been doing something like stringers when the gap is to big or some type of bodge
Jimmy Diresta turned me on to your channel as I want to learn to weld. You mentioned in the beginning of the video that you could edit the links but not the video after it is posted. Jimmy mentioned in his podcast that he learned you could edit a posted video. Didn't know if this would help you. Thanks again for all the education you are providing.
I can never get 7018 rods to run right; arc is tough to keep lit and control and the slag never seems to want to come off. I don't know if I'm trying to run them too hot/cold, it's moisture issue with the rods or I just suck and need more practice haha. Any pointers? most of the arc welding I do is on used oil field pipe.
Is it easier to use 7018 vs 6013 doing uphill like this? I done some frame repair on my truck recently that had bottom, uphill, and overhead welding. The bottom and overhead went fine using 6013 but the uphill puddle just kept pouring down. I'm still kinda new at welding though I'm getting pretty good I cant seam to get uphill welds.
Hey Jody, I have the same pipeliner hood with the flip up lens. I was wondering if you had any problems with the inside of the lens hitting your nose? I saw somewhere that you could buy an offset headgear but can't seam to find one. Anyway, thanks for the videos and keep up the good work!
Hey Jody, your 7018 videos helped me get the best looking uphill welds in my class. I started it about a week and a half ago and was getting ugly welds thst went in the bottom of the scrap out of shame then i kept practicing and trying to do what you do in the videos and i got welds with no undercut that layed into a t joint completely flat. What kind of applications call for 7018? I like this rod and could see myself making a career out of stick welding if i got a few aws certifications.
Missed you at Fabtech. I had sent you some DMs on instagram trying to meet up. I'm so far behind on watching videos, I didn't see this until a week after. Maybe in 2018 when it returns to Vegas. Diggin' the channel and the podcast.
Great video Jody. I have a question about where your amps where set at , I just started welding in the 3f position yesterday for school and the teacher suggested running at 105 amps , we were welding on 3/8th plates. I personally felt it might be a little to hot , and I’ve also seen other UA-cam channels suggest running at 80-90 amps for the same 3f on 3/8th plate also using a 1/8th 7018 rod . You went up to 130 I just want your input on the big amp range difference, I understand a lot has to do with the machines being different but if there’s any other factors that could benefit me I would like to know. Anyone feel free to reply with their own knowledge and experience. Thanks
How close is your arc gap? I tend to blow my puddle out is this because my arc is too tight? I basically keep the tip of the rod on the surface of the puddle
A little cold for my liking, but looking not bad at all, results are what counts, and everyone welds a bit differently but will get the job done. Good herringbone pattern.
Good day, I would like to know if a light duty inverter stick welder is good enough for just learning how to run beads. I was using an old buzz box at my job to learn but I'm now sure that a few people on my job have a problem with me learning. So I'm now thinking about getting a small inverter welder. Thank you for any advice you can give me.
Jaime Huff Just to let you know I have a cheap Chinese tig machine that also does stick, it’s an inverter machine and it works very well with sticks, it will not do 6010 but it will do everything else. Good luck.
Hey Jody! I was wondering if you could do a video or give some tips on welding overhead horizontal, same material as you used in this video. Regards, Tommy from Sweden.
Wow I would have never guessed you were 59! I am 46 and went through Machine Tool Tech in early 90's. We had some pretty rough teasing methods too! The Wall of Shame was quite interesting! But this was probably counterproductive by today's standards.
I never have seen a drying ( almost "cooking" of those 7018 rods on US videos, nor their storage in heated dry boxes during welding. this is only for real jobs with radio controls and no hydrogen ? thanks .
See you at FabTech! One opening left for a round of golf on Friday at 12:30...interested? Two Community College welding teachers and me...need one more!
Jody , is it posdible or too frustrating you train to that with 6013 ? up to now I have tons of drift and can only see the puddle when waving large enough do the first pass not successful yet. Do you loik at the puddle below ? heat regulation is really not easy for me with that old buzz box I use ( but no more than 3 works "daily" training and not with much help locally). Thanks
I find answerd on the 6013 . they are uded gor schooling as they are less easy than others, so qualifying up with them will make your use of 7018 easier later. so I train with those. the arc lenght should be a little longer, and electrode positive for first pass helps with penetration. Regards from France. ps we also have "rutil cellulose and " basic rutile" electrodes. just in similar categories than 6013 and 7018, for the second ones theyy are rutile with higher content of cellulose so they can be used descending.
hello all. is the :triangle" progression uded too? long stop in middle and less the sides , only for first pass .? (called "chrismas tree") thanks. I had to put off the "arc force" control on my inverter, as it added penetration but when I was in the middle and hotter I do not change the settings as I would end up with too little, and short arc made the src force active creating too deep undercuts on the sides.
Learned a bit from you and a few other tubers, just want to say thanks and show appreciation because i now support my family with my hood and electrodes. Have you tried a figure 8 for the cap? The heat dispersion makes better looking patterns and gives the same penetration as your zig zag 2 second. In this respect, the pool cools behind your stick whille you edge the sides. When finished it should look like two rows that weave as c pass stringers. Ps!! You got that new hood and never flipped your darkscreen to grinding lol Thought id pick at you a little, keep the videos rollin brother
...Respirator...good call on that........I have COPD, although it was caused by chemicals/solvents....but still....don't need to breathe the welding fumes/smoke, especially that stainless...!
Hey Jodie. What kind of respirator would you recommend? I work in the trades and I'm looking for a good quality one to fit under my welding hood. I would also like one that would catch fine particles from grinding dust and cut off wheels. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Robert Allen I use a 3m 7500 series with those same filters. I like it better than some others because it vents downwards so it doesn't fog up my helmet.
Robert Allen I have a half mask respirator that has breathing tubes that go behind your head. it comes in handy when using a grinding shield or a welding helmet plus you can use chemical filters that are way better than any p100 paper filter. the filters I use have a paper pre filter with little bits of charcoal under that that filter out a lot of gas here's a similar one. www.airgas.com/product/Safety-Products/Respiratory-Protection/PAPR/p/HONBP1201M?gclid=Cj0KEQiAzNfDBRD2xKrO4pSnnOkBEiQAbzzeQdp5zm7LJXI2EgKoT8lJxD4YgmPRkcWUL7NI06aSc4kaAgd48P8HAQ&fo_c=306&fo_k=f972ed694218cb06b6f26386dc91881d&fo_s=gplaus&SEM:Google:PLA.US:All_Items:Non-brand:pla:Airgas:PPC::HONBP1201M::Revenue&s_kwcid=AL!4811!3!151173097184!!!g!282341095154!&ef_id=WEH5ggAAACMLMa8g:20170112005932:s
with A/C stick , the welding machine makes a big difference. There is a 7018 rod made just for AC and it helps on small AC welders. otherwise you might be better off with something like a 6011 for uphill. 6013 works too but is hard to distinguish the slag from the puddle
I learned in the shipyards, General Dynamics EB division, stringer beads only, and temper bead each layer. Seeing that big fat weave makes me cringe. Thank you for your dedication to the trade! I was a HY-80 and Nuclear welder. ( sorry I made the comment before I heard you mention the stringer bead protocol )
The idea is to draw the heat away from the base metal. The hull was 4" thick with a 30* bevel, (temp sticks 200* and 300*) And we used stringer beads. When you get to a width of two beads, for example, each one touching the base metal, the third bead lies atop the two, down the center drawing the heat (tempering) from the base metal. Each bead width can not exceed 1.5 times the thickness of the electrode. The final bead(s) for each layer can not touch the base metal. Then they were visually inspected and x-rayed, and in some cases air-arced out. Man, having flashbacks of all that data. It was a fun time I loved that work. Was trained at the AMBIT Navy school. Went to Hartford School of Welding back in 1974 for 6 mos. We had to pass a test to get into AMBIT to pass another test to get hired ...sorry for going on, and on, I had a nostalgic moment...
SheikYerbuty If I'm picturing that right, after bead #3, looking down the cross section of the weld, it wouldn't be flat across, but humped where bead #3 was placed. How does that work as far as subsequent passes (4, 5, 6, etc) and maintaining a flush-to-slightly reinforced profile? or do you leave slight valleys between 1 and 2, for 3 to go in?
Not a professional welder, welding uphill 7018, the weld drips down, what should I do to correct this. Running 95 Amps. Also, my arc keeps cutting out while welding, These are old rods that are not kept in an oven, is this a sign of moisture in the rods.
If at all possible before you strike a new rod, move your ground to a new location. Arc blow is a pain, but you can learn to beat it with rod angle and ground placement.
Thanks Jody! I'm sure you have to have seen it on pipe before, but why is the "Butterfly" weave not used anymore, and could you show us a bit of it? Aloha...Chuck
No, it's an uphill weave specifically used for the cap that has a distinctive ripple pattern. Kinda like a stick-figure bird or something, you'd likely know it if you'd seen it. It's an old pipeliner and boilermaker technique you just don't see anymore. I think it took too much time for little to no added benefit, I don't think it was metallurgically unsound, but I'm unsure so that's why I asked. Thanks for the reply to both of you, hopefully someone else may know.
Knolltop Farms I know alot of older welders that circle the toe and its just another way of depositing more at the toe, like a pause but keeping the rod moving.
I cannot do it myself, it was already out of practice by the time I worked in the tank farms starting in the 80's. But, I was told you make little stick-figure birds, with a pause in the middle. I don't see how there's room for that even if, but who knows really...I wish "Grandpa Joe" would come out and tell us, LOL!
Hi jody, your vids have helped me so much. The experience that goes into your videos is unreal. Would you have time to do any stainless mig? Thanks again
If you are looking for ideas regarding new videos, I would like to see some stuff on distortion on flat plate (mostly trying to prevent it when welding a lot)
first time i took my stick structural test, i failed due to an accidental arc strike. I welded it perfectly all the way to the cap and when i was putting away my stuff i sneezed, and the rod was still connected (and in my hand), and accidentally bumped the plated smack dab on the middle of my cover pass. Couple hundred dollars wasted and i felt like a freaking moron.
Anyone have any tips on helping me out? Ive been working on practicing my vertical but cant seem to keep my weld from having a crown to it, the weld will be uniform and clean, but will always have a bump in the middle, im primarily practicing stringers at 125 amps, and am getting good penetration and no undercut, but the bump in the middle will be there regardless of how good or bad i do.
just took my D1.1 tests and I passed 3G buy failed 4G.. I really thought I passed the 4G cause it looked so good, guess I had a little slag left over.. haven't seen the xanax rays yet, but anyways, you have been helping me out alot!! thank you!
Jody long arced before he came back to the puddle if you noticed. That created a higher amperage and voltage which if you could have seen the bottom side of the rod it melted the flux/slag off the previous weld. One of the reason to start up where you stopped on your weld. The flux/slag doesn't seem to be as thick. When I was welding pressure vessels in a job shop, the WPS stated you had to feather at each stop. I wish I would have had Jody as an instructor 35 years ago. He is really sharp.
hola soy soldador a prendis de colombiano me gustaría que alguno de tus vídeos fueran en español para entender mejor sus grandes habilidades te agradezco mucho att Javier
Jody I give you full credit for the reason I got my welding job in the army! I'd love to meet you at somepoint, maybe next year, everyone at the welding shop knows of you and you've helped us all! Big thanks SPC Bowen !
I am a young welder trying to survive in the high pressure construction corporation I'm in. luckily I've excelled and everything has been going great. I've learned from your videos and I thank you for providing great tips and tricks for us welders.
WISH I could meet you at fabtech Jody, one of these days. It would make my life. Thanks for everything you've taught me & thanks for another video . You've made a big difference for a TON of people
I have a feeling we will meet one day. Looking forward to it
Thanks Jody. The butterfly weave is so ingrained in me for uphill I would struggle to do an uphill stringer without forgetting and weaving.
I started watching your channel years ago when I was getting started and now I run my own steel fabrication shop
Nice one Jody. I used to struggle so much with vertical uphill 7018, but after years of practice and watching you, I seem to be much better at it now. I had to weld up a crack in a butt plate on an 8" bore cylinder the other day. I couldn't use the pipe rollers because of the transfer tube. I basically did two vertical welds, starting at 3 and 9, and working up to the 12 position. It was ground out deep. Used 1/8" for two passes then 5/32" for a nice wide cover pass. It turned out awesome! Always makes ya smile when you can lay down a good looking bead. 👍🏻
Inspiration, I'm in my first welding class and I am doing great! I cant wait for the day to put the skills I am learning in the booth to the test out in the field. of course I have many more classes to take but I am in love so it's fine. {:
Abom79 you two should do a project together. My favorite machinist with my favorite welder.
i go to a career center ive been welding for only months i can do the cert with 3g open root 7018
@@chrisjones6165 same here, although for welding I like Bob Moffatt a lot as well
i know Im asking the wrong place but does anybody know of a trick to get back into an instagram account??
I was dumb forgot the account password. I would love any tips you can give me!
I was dragging a lot of 7018 40 years ago in Ironworker apprentice school. Brings back memories. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for helping so many of us. Many times I've used your videos in my classroom. (Ramona Highschool, San Diego). I'll see you at FabTech. Have a good day!.
Hey Jody you and I are the same age and I have been welding just about as long as you have and I learn a lot from your videos you are the man!!!
Hey Jody, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but if you weld away from your ground clamp (hook it to the bottom of your piece) you can prevent getting ark blow. You build magnetism as you weld up the joint and it become more noticeable as you approach your ground. Great vids and keep up the good work.
The old school way works the best!reminds me of when I was in boot camp.
Jody another awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I am impressed you could stay down that low for so long. I'm 52 and my knees and back are toast from all that. Makes me want to get back in the shop and make some sparks again. Then I try it and realize that chair feels really good pushing paper. 😃
I would have never guessed your age at 59. Good going young man.
i wanna be like you🤗
ive always had problems with verticle stick...but ive gotten waaay better always wondered why plate blew through at the top ...guess i wasnt letting my plate cool alil at the top...love your videos man...helped me out alot.
Jody, you're very humble for a pretty awesome weldor. Regarding the welding fumes, Miller makes a really low profile respirator, can't come up with the part number at the moment, but I'm sure a google or Amazon search will reveal the mystery. Also, I put a little fan right behind me. I have it behind me so it doesn't blow anything around too much where I'm welding, but it keeps my welding hood ventilated and the smoke going away from me. Doesn't take much either and the cool air sure feels nice on my ugly mug.
Nothing better than good old stick welding! Man I'll take stick welding over MIG or TIG...Just because it's fun and so versatile
Thanks Jody, I learn a lot from your videos.
There should be more "foot to butt" action in this world, a million years ago, when I was young, I learned to repair lawn mowers from a guy that would crack your knuckles with a wrench if you put your a hand in a "danger zone" ... I know not to put my fingers in pinch areas.
When I was in welding school we used donald duck/mickey mouse for our toe count, which is quite amusing when you walk up the row of bays and hear a chorus of out of sync welding students chanting "donald duck, mickey mouse" over and over. lol
Hey Jody, My name is Arshad. I'm a welding Instructor from South Africa ( Cape Town ) I don't mean to be forward but just a pro tip for your 3F welding. Try holding your toes a bit less, move a bit slower over the center and keep your weave a bit tighter and that slag should just fall off! (~^, I have learnt so much from all your TIG videos. Keep up the good work champ.
Thanks very much. I will try that
Thank you Jody for your videos, I'm in school right now and I'm currently in a welding class. I find myself always going to your videos to make sure I'm doing something correctly. Thanks again and I really enjoy the videos. 😀👍
I use nothing but the pipeliner welding helmet. There is a respirator from miller that fits great underneath it. I had to mig weld a ton of stainless making mining equipment. I used that and it worked well and was as comfortable as you can be wearing it for 10 hours with a beard.
You are an artist person in welding. I always see the videos very well. On the idea, I also do a very good welding technician. I have a lot of experience. Thank you ...
Hello Jody, Richie here
Thanks for the videos, I will go by booth N2324 to shake your hand.
I´m traveling from Panama, been following your videos for a few years now.
Jody, You asked for comments about the stick weld video. You bet, more stick weld videos. Thanks for your videos. When I get around to my tig welding feature on my 3 in one plasma,stick, tig, chinese inverter, I'll try your tig finger.
Great video! I believe everyone wanting to learn to weld, mig, tig, stick or any type should always start learning the basics with basic stick welding. Many feel it is the toughest to learn and maybe so but after learning the basics all other procedures come much easier. Many times you can find a used machine for $50 or less, buy the Lincoln bible, and you're off and welding. Thanks, Ed K Cleve. Oh.
Great advice right there. I agree!
Another great video Jody! I am a new "hobbist" welder, and have been watching your videos over the last few months. I just ordered a AHP 160ST, 10lb of 3/32 7018, and 10lb of 1/8 7018 from Amazon. I am ready to start "padding beads" with confidence after watching these videos. Thank you so much!
That little ahp welder runs a 7018 great
Don't forget to run some 6011 fast-freeze as well, the whip and pause is a good skill to have for root beads on tough fit-ups. Plus if you get good with it you can even get a 'stack of dimes' look to your welds!
Ill keep that in mind. I intend to eventually learn tig as well, but I want to get good at 7018 first. I will mostly be welding 1/8" thick carbon steel tubing, angles, etc. so the simplicity of stick welding has a lot of appeal.
I'd recommend 6010 instead, but the new inverter machines don't like running it, so 6011 is as close as you can get. My main usage of it is for tacking things up before welding it out with 7018. It is much faster because it doesn't form a slag cap on the tip of the rod that prevents easy restriking like 7018 does. I fell in love with 6010 back when I learned to weld at the tank+pipe outfit I worked for out of highschool. It's a very forgiving rod that helps you get things done when conditions aren't perfect.
Jacob Faulkner for 1/8 in thick materials I'd Tig over stick. Use thicker material for padding beads and what not on stick
Hey Jody any chance of doing a tig open root 3mm gap (no backing plate) 7018 fill and cap in 3G position video in the near future? Thanks
had to do that everyday for 8 hours running multipass vertical overhead and horizontal
I always enjoyed going vertical 7018, because much of my time at work used to be running 7024 jet on floor seams in massive oil tanks, and that get REALLY boring after 100pounds of rod, LOL!
vertical is a pain, uphill with a 7018,AC,I could do it twenty years ago, I'm just not that coordinated ,anymore, some of the last trailers I built,the verticals welds ,looked terrible, I needed a DC machine, so bad, I ground some of the joints down, and rewelded them.
jet rod was interesting the first time 5/32 smoking
great video, thanks for taking the time to make these videos. great content. and thank you for not putting ads in your videos
I have one of those 3M respirators, I love it. but I had to go get the miller respirator to fit properly under my helmet. I really like wearing respirators where I never thought I would. I don't suffer for a week after a day of cutting grinding and welding flux core. Great video as always, I learn a lot from every video.
patthesoundguy I have one of the Miller respirators that fits under my welding hood but I found that it didn't really work as good as I hoped it would. I would suggest trying out a half mask with breathing tubes that go behind your head with screw in filters that are much better at filtering Particles and gases. Here's one kinda like what I have :P www.airgas.com/product/Safety-Products/Respiratory-Protection/PAPR/p/HONBP1201M?gclid=Cj0KEQiAzNfDBRD2xKrO4pSnnOkBEiQAbzzeQZ48BdwruP-HXWYc_XHWPOEzPctD1K0B4AKPiGAjYgQaAtcU8P8HAQ&fo_c=306&fo_k=f972ed694218cb06b6f26386dc91881d&fo_s=gplaus&SEM:Google:PLA.US:All_Items:Non-brand:pla:Airgas:PPC::HONBP1201M::Revenue&s_kwcid=AL!4811!3!151173097184!!!g!282341095154!&ef_id=WEH5ggAAACMLMa8g:20170112011246:s
Jared c wow that looks amazing! thanks for sharing that. looks like it takes the good 3m filters
patthesoundguy Every filter has what type of stuff it will filter out so I get the ones with a lot of different types of gases sometimes I have to plasma cut stuff with sulfur that burns and makes sulfur dioxide so I get these ones :P m.uline.com/h5/r/www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-21487/Dust-Masks-and-Respirators/North-75SCP100L-Multiple-Gases-Vapor-Cartridge-Filter-Combo-P100?pricode=WY586&gadtype=pla&id=S-21487&gclid=Cj0KEQiAzNfDBRD2xKrO4pSnnOkBEiQAbzzeQYn488DVcbD_Q8G_kUlXw845AsugkCRhB6qcVYgta0oaArrc8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
yeah,I'm an old guy(retired) but have to say I've probably done hundreds of thousands of these welds and this guy ain't bad at all...he said himself he's done better but he's also not doing this all day every day anymore...this is a young man's trade but if it interests you,you should pay attention to him,he's good!
Thanks Jody! love watching your videos
Great job Jody !
great info. its been 35 years for me to. just starting to weld myself ty
Thank you Jody. You are great man.
Hey Jody,
My current employer is an old school pipeline welder. we currently do a lot of farm equipment repair but mostly just fab stuff. whenever we have to do anything structurally, he insists on us using 5/32nd 7018. can you do a video of running that rod uphill. I am decent with 1/8th but can't seem to get the 5/32nd to stay put.
Jody the 7018 is a low hydrogen rod. Here in Australia trade transformer machines had a second tap off line for low hydrogen rods. Effectively it was a higher voltage (from memory maybe 45 volts versus 25 volts but don't quot me on that), but reduced maximum amps line. It was designed to give you an easier start and run for a low hydrogen rod. You can run them on the normal electrode tap but it takes a bit more skill. I see your Miller machine only has the two leads, one for earth and one for the electrode. So are you just running on a low voltage setting?
Hey Jody check out the Miller respirator it fits under all my gear way better than my other respirators Thank you so much for encouraging people to use a respirator
great video. had to weld some stuff the other day with a Miller stick machine and this really helped! thanks.
Nice welding ! When welding a trailer frame of 3" "C" channel 3/16-1/4" thickness on the walls, will a single pass give adequate structural strength or does it require multiple passes usually? Thx again!
I have a question about a water cooled tig setup. Is there any reason you can think of that I shouldn't use silicone tubing for my gas, and coolant tubing? Thinking it is really flexible and good for 500 degrees. The cost is a little much but I don't mind that. It seems worth it for the extra flexibility. What are your thoughts? Thanks. Ian Adair. (Mad man marine. Vinalhaven Maine)
hi Jody can you tell me what do you think about snap on welder I bought a mm140sl mig welder it work great but you never talk about it in any of your videos they are very expensive but not many people purchase those welder please make a comment
Mr. Jody I realy like your vids and I find them to be very educational, I've been working in constructions for the last 4 years or so and had to learn how to weld stick without anny formal classe, mind you I'm from Romania and there are many regulations but manny "contractors" learn to build the old fashion way, for small out of the citty jobs authoritys let us be; annyway this year I have put to good use some of the tricks and tips so thank you for that. Even thou I usualy use 6013 for 3 mm steel square tubes I sometimes use 7018 for 6 mm and up, and I weeve T joints, so I ask when should I weeve and when should I use stringers, for structural steel; so far I've been doing something like stringers when the gap is to big or some type of bodge
Jody, could you please do a TIG video on using 4943 filler wire and the difference between it and 4043 & 5356.
Thank you.
KAP
Jimmy Diresta turned me on to your channel as I want to learn to weld. You mentioned in the beginning of the video that you could edit the links but not the video after it is posted. Jimmy mentioned in his podcast that he learned you could edit a posted video. Didn't know if this would help you. Thanks again for all the education you are providing.
Thanks. Jimmy is a great human being
I can never get 7018 rods to run right; arc is tough to keep lit and control and the slag never seems to want to come off. I don't know if I'm trying to run them too hot/cold, it's moisture issue with the rods or I just suck and need more practice haha. Any pointers? most of the arc welding I do is on used oil field pipe.
Is it easier to use 7018 vs 6013 doing uphill like this? I done some frame repair on my truck recently that had bottom, uphill, and overhead welding. The bottom and overhead went fine using 6013 but the uphill puddle just kept pouring down. I'm still kinda new at welding though I'm getting pretty good I cant seam to get uphill welds.
Hey Jody, I have the same pipeliner hood with the flip up lens. I was wondering if you had any problems with the inside of the lens hitting your nose? I saw somewhere that you could buy an offset headgear but can't seam to find one. Anyway, thanks for the videos and keep up the good work!
Hey Jody, your 7018 videos helped me get the best looking uphill welds in my class. I started it about a week and a half ago and was getting ugly welds thst went in the bottom of the scrap out of shame then i kept practicing and trying to do what you do in the videos and i got welds with no undercut that layed into a t joint completely flat. What kind of applications call for 7018? I like this rod and could see myself making a career out of stick welding if i got a few aws certifications.
Missed you at Fabtech. I had sent you some DMs on instagram trying to meet up. I'm so far behind on watching videos, I didn't see this until a week after. Maybe in 2018 when it returns to Vegas. Diggin' the channel and the podcast.
Great video Jody. I have a question about where your amps where set at , I just started welding in the 3f position yesterday for school and the teacher suggested running at 105 amps , we were welding on 3/8th plates. I personally felt it might be a little to hot , and I’ve also seen other UA-cam channels suggest running at 80-90 amps for the same 3f on 3/8th plate also using a 1/8th 7018 rod . You went up to 130 I just want your input on the big amp range difference, I understand a lot has to do with the machines being different but if there’s any other factors that could benefit me I would like to know. Anyone feel free to reply with their own knowledge and experience. Thanks
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Good job! i wanted to know half of it! when i worked as a welder, i could only "climb up" on TIG...
Is there techniques to avoid warpage on those long welds?
Thanks Jody, I've learned a lot from you.
How close is your arc gap? I tend to blow my puddle out is this because my arc is too tight? I basically keep the tip of the rod on the surface of the puddle
Thanks for the vids! I love them you are one of my favorite youtubers!
A little cold for my liking, but looking not bad at all, results are what counts, and everyone welds a bit differently but will get the job done. Good herringbone pattern.
Good day, I would like to know if a light duty inverter stick welder is good enough for just learning how to run beads. I was using an old buzz box at my job to learn but I'm now sure that a few people on my job have a problem with me learning. So I'm now thinking about getting a small inverter welder. Thank you for any advice you can give me.
Jaime Huff Just to let you know I have a cheap Chinese tig machine that also does stick, it’s an inverter machine and it works very well with sticks, it will not do 6010 but it will do everything else. Good luck.
Hey Jody!
I was wondering if you could do a video or give some tips on welding overhead horizontal, same material as you used in this video.
Regards, Tommy from Sweden.
Wow I would have never guessed you were 59! I am 46 and went through Machine Tool Tech in early 90's. We had some pretty rough teasing methods too! The Wall of Shame was quite interesting! But this was probably counterproductive by today's standards.
I always thought you turned the amps down not up for long hot passes. please explain why you turned the amps up.
I never have seen a drying ( almost "cooking" of those 7018 rods on US videos, nor their storage in heated dry boxes during welding. this is only for real jobs with radio controls and no hydrogen ? thanks .
Thanks Jody I been a fan of you for the last 3 years. Have you tried miller half mask respirator. it fits under most of my helmets.
Say you're welding with some 1/8 7018s, comparing AC to DC. Do you think it takes more amps to weld 7018 on DC??
Thanks Jody!
See you at FabTech! One opening left for a round of golf on Friday at 12:30...interested? Two Community College welding teachers and me...need one more!
You did a fine job! Thank you !!
Jody , is it posdible or too frustrating you train to that with 6013 ? up to now I have tons of drift and can only see the puddle when waving large enough do the first pass not successful yet. Do you loik at the puddle below ? heat regulation is really not easy for me with that old buzz box I use ( but no more than 3 works "daily" training and not with much help locally).
Thanks
I find answerd on the 6013 . they are uded gor schooling as they are less easy than others, so qualifying up with them will make your use of 7018 easier later.
so I train with those. the arc lenght should be a little longer, and electrode positive for first pass helps with penetration. Regards from France. ps we also have "rutil cellulose and " basic rutile" electrodes. just in similar categories than 6013 and 7018, for the second ones theyy are rutile with higher content of cellulose so they can be used descending.
hello all. is the :triangle" progression uded too? long stop in middle and less the sides , only for first pass .? (called "chrismas tree") thanks.
I had to put off the "arc force" control on my inverter, as it added penetration but when I was in the middle and hotter I do not change the settings as I would end up with too little, and short arc made the src force active creating too deep undercuts on the sides.
as usual, great video!
Would it be better to long ark in to the joint that way no slag infusion?
Learned a bit from you and a few other tubers, just want to say thanks and show appreciation because i now support my family with my hood and electrodes.
Have you tried a figure 8 for the cap? The heat dispersion makes better looking patterns and gives the same penetration as your zig zag 2 second. In this respect, the pool cools behind your stick whille you edge the sides. When finished it should look like two rows that weave as c pass stringers.
Ps!!
You got that new hood and never flipped your darkscreen to grinding lol
Thought id pick at you a little, keep the videos rollin brother
...Respirator...good call on that........I have COPD, although it was caused by chemicals/solvents....but still....don't need to breathe the welding fumes/smoke, especially that stainless...!
Hey Jodie. What kind of respirator would you recommend? I work in the trades and I'm looking for a good quality one to fit under my welding hood. I would also like one that would catch fine particles from grinding dust and cut off wheels. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Robert Allen I use a 3m 7500 series with those same filters. I like it better than some others because it vents downwards so it doesn't fog up my helmet.
Robert Allen I have a half mask respirator that has breathing tubes that go behind your head. it comes in handy when using a grinding shield or a welding helmet plus you can use chemical filters that are way better than any p100 paper filter. the filters I use have a paper pre filter with little bits of charcoal under that that filter out a lot of gas here's a similar one. www.airgas.com/product/Safety-Products/Respiratory-Protection/PAPR/p/HONBP1201M?gclid=Cj0KEQiAzNfDBRD2xKrO4pSnnOkBEiQAbzzeQdp5zm7LJXI2EgKoT8lJxD4YgmPRkcWUL7NI06aSc4kaAgd48P8HAQ&fo_c=306&fo_k=f972ed694218cb06b6f26386dc91881d&fo_s=gplaus&SEM:Google:PLA.US:All_Items:Non-brand:pla:Airgas:PPC::HONBP1201M::Revenue&s_kwcid=AL!4811!3!151173097184!!!g!282341095154!&ef_id=WEH5ggAAACMLMa8g:20170112005932:s
Any recommendations on vert uphill with a/c stick? Tried today after watching this video and looks horrible. Vert downhill looked fine.
with A/C stick , the welding machine makes a big difference. There is a 7018 rod made just for AC and it helps on small AC welders. otherwise you might be better off with something like a 6011 for uphill.
6013 works too but is hard to distinguish the slag from the puddle
Seeing how much you weld, it should be worth the money to get a fume extractor.
I learned in the shipyards, General Dynamics EB division, stringer beads only, and temper bead each layer. Seeing that big fat weave makes me cringe. Thank you for your dedication to the trade! I was a HY-80 and Nuclear welder. ( sorry I made the comment before I heard you mention the stringer bead protocol )
SheikYerbuty Can you expound on "temper bead"?
Also, love the Zappa handle.
The idea is to draw the heat away from the base metal. The hull was 4"
thick with a 30* bevel, (temp sticks 200* and 300*) And we used stringer beads. When you get to a
width of two beads, for example, each one touching the base metal, the
third bead lies atop the two, down the center drawing the heat (tempering) from the base metal. Each bead width can not exceed 1.5 times the thickness of the electrode. The final bead(s) for each layer can not touch the base metal. Then they were visually inspected and x-rayed, and in some cases air-arced out. Man, having flashbacks of all that data. It was a fun time I loved that work. Was trained at the AMBIT Navy school. Went to Hartford School of Welding back in 1974 for 6 mos. We had to pass a test to get into AMBIT to pass another test to get hired ...sorry for going on, and on, I had a nostalgic moment...
SheikYerbuty If I'm picturing that right, after bead #3, looking down the cross section of the weld, it wouldn't be flat across, but humped where bead #3 was placed. How does that work as far as subsequent passes (4, 5, 6, etc) and maintaining a flush-to-slightly reinforced profile? or do you leave slight valleys between 1 and 2, for 3 to go in?
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Not a professional welder, welding uphill 7018, the weld drips down, what should I do to correct this. Running 95 Amps. Also, my arc keeps cutting out while welding,
These are old rods that are not kept in an oven, is this a sign of moisture in the rods.
I run a wider bead than a normal flat position. Just drag the rod over a bit more and the weld settles back in due to gravity.
How long are u usually waiting for the plate to cool down before u run another pass ?
Is there any reason why arc blow tends to happen at the end of a joint? I experienced it non stop on all my vertical 7018 test coupons
If at all possible before you strike a new rod, move your ground to a new location. Arc blow is a pain, but you can learn to beat it with rod angle and ground placement.
Thanks Jody! I'm sure you have to have seen it on pipe before, but why is the "Butterfly" weave not used anymore, and could you show us a bit of it? Aloha...Chuck
not really sure. as out of practice as I am on a 7018 weave I am not sure I could handle it.
When you say butterfly weave, do you mean with 6010 on a horizontal weld?
No, it's an uphill weave specifically used for the cap that has a distinctive ripple pattern. Kinda like a stick-figure bird or something, you'd likely know it if you'd seen it. It's an old pipeliner and boilermaker technique you just don't see anymore. I think it took too much time for little to no added benefit, I don't think it was metallurgically unsound, but I'm unsure so that's why I asked. Thanks for the reply to both of you, hopefully someone else may know.
Knolltop Farms I know alot of older welders that circle the toe and its just another way of depositing more at the toe, like a pause but keeping the rod moving.
I cannot do it myself, it was already out of practice by the time I worked in the tank farms starting in the 80's. But, I was told you make little stick-figure birds, with a pause in the middle. I don't see how there's room for that even if, but who knows really...I wish "Grandpa Joe" would come out and tell us, LOL!
Id like to see the same weld but out of position. Preferably off a ladder or laying down stretched out
could you please do some 6013 vertical uphill please stringer and weave thanks
What kind of camera do you use to video while you're arcing? Does it goes under your hood or what
can a old miller ac dc welder be made into a tig set up ?
Hi jody, your vids have helped me so much. The experience that goes into your videos is unreal. Would you have time to do any stainless mig? Thanks again
2020 and still educational
I think weaving is better than stringers strength wise.
great video, I enjoyed it.
If you are looking for ideas regarding new videos, I would like to see some stuff on distortion on flat plate (mostly trying to prevent it when welding a lot)
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tnk u so much, evry video wwas interesting love it
first time i took my stick structural test, i failed due to an accidental arc strike. I welded it perfectly all the way to the cap and when i was putting away my stuff i sneezed, and the rod was still connected (and in my hand), and accidentally bumped the plated smack dab on the middle of my cover pass. Couple hundred dollars wasted and i felt like a freaking moron.
Anyone have any tips on helping me out? Ive been working on practicing my vertical but cant seem to keep my weld from having a crown to it, the weld will be uniform and clean, but will always have a bump in the middle, im primarily practicing stringers at 125 amps, and am getting good penetration and no undercut, but the bump in the middle will be there regardless of how good or bad i do.
Hola Which is the best inverter welding machine
like i love your video especially smaw ....please post more
What kind of a welding lens do you use for your camera?
Can you do a video tig welding a 1 inch stsinles steel pipe
So how do you prevent that arc blow towards the end of the joint?
so when you restart, your not cleaning off the slag? your just starting right up? I'm new, 6 months into school..
just took my D1.1 tests and I passed 3G buy failed 4G.. I really thought I passed the 4G cause it looked so good, guess I had a little slag left over.. haven't seen the xanax rays yet, but anyways, you have been helping me out alot!! thank you!
damn auto correct lol x-rays not xanax.
one more question... why are you turning the amps up each pass?
If I can restart within a few seconds I don't chip on vertical uphill. If I get delayed then I would chip first
Jody long arced before he came back to the puddle if you noticed. That created a higher amperage and voltage which if you could have seen the bottom side of the rod it melted the flux/slag off the previous weld. One of the reason to start up where you stopped on your weld. The flux/slag doesn't seem to be as thick. When I was welding pressure vessels in a job shop, the WPS stated you had to feather at each stop. I wish I would have had Jody as an instructor 35 years ago. He is really sharp.
hola soy soldador a prendis de colombiano me gustaría que alguno de tus vídeos fueran en español para entender mejor sus grandes habilidades te agradezco mucho att Javier