How to TIG Weld for beginners Episode 1
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Episode 1 of our How to TIG Weld for beginners is out! In our latest video Wray shows how to TIG weld 19 gauge steel in the first half and welding aluminum in the second half. Wray explains everything from how to grind the tungsten, what settings the welder is running, what types of gas are being used, welding with a pulse and without, how to grind a weld and then a stress test of the panel. If we have missed anything please let us know in the comments below and also let us know if there is something you would like to see in future videos. Thank you for sticking with us and we hope you are all are healthy and safe.
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Wray!!
“I’m not dead yet!!”
should be your tag line!
Best video I’ve seen in ages.
Thanks Mark for editing the volume levels:-))
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I'm so happy I learned of you. I just bought a TIG welder and haven't fired it up yet. After watching this I think I'll be firing it up today. Thank you so much for sharing this wealth of knowledge. I can see why so many people come from all over the world to learn from you.
I think he said "may God bless" he didn't want to tell God what to do. Good presentation, good voice, no annoying music, good information
best tig panel video I've seen. thank you!
Very nice, I like the conversational explanations, real world examples, and not fussing so much about tweaking everything on the machine all the time, set it and go. Thanks.
I had to repair one of those hoods when i was 29 yo. My boss was trying to find a usable replacement, he said that hood vouldnt be fixed. It was a 1973. I spent two days and it was as straight as a new one! I got a raise!
I just bought a main centre bonnet piece for $150 last week with a few dents in it was surprising how thick the steel is on them.
@@kieren7763 yeah, ihada hellof atime with it! Kinda makes it easier. The new steels in cars, you cant really do much with it. Warps all over. I tried welding up a small tear in a 13 kia. I welded one spot and it warped 6" away!
Wray - that was an extremely informative video! I look forward to the next ones in the series.
Thanks Ron!
I like having Mark ask more questions. I think he sees things like we do when we are learning. He asks questions as I am wondering about the same thing!
Will do.
just learning to TIG. it seems so controllable for thin metal. I will make you feel better about your basic torch. im learning on a unit dad bought back in the stone age. it sits atop his giant 300 amp stick welder and uses it as a power source. I would kill to have an amperage switch and would settle for on/off. i have a dial to control the gas at my thumb. No frills for sure. No pulse either. But im not complaining though cuz it makes me double check everything. It took a while to remember to thumb the gas on though expecting it to be automatic. keep making great videos. Very helpful.
It would help when your talking about the weld after welding it, to position it to the camera with a close up so that we can see it better. You have it positioned where you are looking at it…. Thanks for the videos
MMA=Manual Metal Arc (or stick welding if you like).
Wray, I'm a newbie to welding and an amateur at that. This video is the best instructional video I've watched. The right pace, the right info, and the right techniques; all presented in a most imformative manner. I learned as much from this one hour as I have from all the many TIG welding instructors. I wish I was younger and lived closer, I would be at your shop sweeping floors every day. Thanks much for what I believe will be a most helpful series. dw
Great intro to GTAW, Wray! As my Father always says, "Aluminum, different, not difficult". But it does have some properties that make it a bit more challenging, especially for a beginner. I think it's good that you showed that failure. It can be difficult to get folks to believe some of the realities of certain processes until they see a real world failure. This showed that even someone with a lot of experience can have a failure with the wrong materials, or setup, or even just the gas mixture. Keep up the good work. Hopefully inspire some of the younger generation to take up the torch, pardon the pun.
Very nice work, I have been welding for 20 years. I have been doing a lot of tig stainless mild steel & Ail last couple of years. I have really enjoyed watching your video learnt a lot, thank you once again for sharing. 👍
My ears thank you for adjusting the audio level when using the planishing hammer.
Many thanks Wray for providing this learning resource for beginners such as myself. Especially good to see you are happy to publish the "failures". I always believe we learn as much , if not more, from studying our failures. I have not heard of Argon/Helium mix here in the UK but after your advice I will be looking for it when I get to work with Aluminium.
I am starting welding school next Monday,I'm 51. I was against the torch switch. I know how pulse with flux core and you mentioned welding under a dash and a pedal all of a sudden seemed very impractical. Going shopping for a TiG machine tomorrow. I love options! I would love to find an AC/DC machine with pedal and the torch switch option
This has my nomination for #1 video on youtube. Ever! Great info and no bull. I like seeing step by step showing what happens even when something fails. Also like the relaxed pace and no music. I'm a 58 year old do it yourself person who likes to repair my own vehicles and like learning. Can't wait for the next video!
Amazing how much I learn. Twenty years ago I was buying books by Ron Covell, which were an excellent source of education, now to watching these videos is great. Now to get out to the garage and play! God’s Blessings to you, Ron Covell, Lazze, Jere Kirkpatrick, and others for sharing your talents on you tube!
Mate. . . . . . .
MMA = Manual Metal Arc. Stick!
Stainless Tig. That wire brush wheel. I hope it was stainless wire and not Ferrous. Otherwise the weld will be impregnated and rust will form once the ferrous content imprgnates the stainless weld.
Mild steel weld, use a mild steel brush guys.
Stainless Steel weld, Use a stainless steel brush.
Nice video.
Good old workshop banter. The best lessons of life learned there.
Lots of love to all me welder chums around the world.
Great video's. The bigger clear pyrex glass lens usually have a nice diffuser that give better gas coverage and you can use more of a tungsten stickout if needed.
Oh and on balling up the tungsten after sharpening. Get a piece of copper on the table. Set machine to DC reverse and turn up the amperage. Hit the pedal fast and the tungsten balls right up.
You control how big of a ball you want by how long you hit the pedal and how high yer heat is set at. Tungsten will be clean because you used copper to ball up the tungsten.
Hi Wray & Mark, excellent work as usual, i also appreciate the editing ,volume control, not once did i get my ear bones busted, thanks very much, i also would love a section on gas welding, old style, i got a new face mask for just this purpose, it replaces my grinder mask, but its tinted for flux welding of aluminium , and i can wear my glasses no problems.thanks again, keep it up, you have a lot to pass on to the public.Les,
Great again Wray,MMA= Manual Metal Arc welding or stick welding to everyone else
A nice introduction to tig welding. I wish I saw this when I was first learning to use my powertig welder.
Thank you for your contributions to the community sir! I would ask for some content on adjusting amperage settings to fit the Gage of work to gain the correct penetration. Maybe use different TIG welders to demonstrate special features. I have a Lincoln Square Wave 200 I am learning to use. Thank you!
Will do.
Great tutorial!! Thank you for sharing it with us “ the online students “ 👍
thanks gents for the help and info
Wray, love that you're doing a series on TIG welding. Wondering what brand of C clamps you prefer? There are lots of choices out there, and I respect your opinions.
Thanks very enjoyable tig videos
Great video, failure reasons as important to understand as how to do the welding. I have a welded aluminum boat so am dieing to learn to mig as I believe that's the method used on the boat.
I'm enjoying this series. Keep it up Wray! I have a request for after the TIG series. I know you don't prefer gas welding (oxy/acetylene), but could you please put out a video like this for gas welding steel? I am working on learning how to do it, but there are very few resources on how to do it.
Hi Ryan, gas welding is on the agenda.
I always like your videos good explanations no a loudly music at the back
I bought a Yeswelder TIG 250A Pro Aluminum welding machine, which does MIG/STICK and TIG for $549, but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. I also bought a Yeswelder Plasma Cutter, which is the 205DS, and I haven't used it yet neither.
You said yesterday that this video would be on today Thank-you for promises kept! All your videos are great
Your videos are wonderful. I ordered your shrinking discs and am starting to learn them. Very happy to have found your channel and an recommending it profusely. Thanks again.
Thanks Jim!
Thanks for this, while this is a tig video but for auto body, mig I have heard is recommend because of less heat input, and congrats on the ron covel rep
Wray: You are the man. Funny name, seriously good advice!
Watch my newest video, lots of tig welding. Go to my UA-cam homepage click the video tab and it will be the first one.
All your videos are great. This one is even greater. 😃 Thank you very much. God bless.
Thanks, hope to be back soon.
I seen a few aluminum gas welding guys use a helium mix for the same reason ,less cracking on thin sheet aluminum.
The gas welders use hydrogen/oxygen. It is much cleaner and less troublesome. I will show that too.
Hey Wray, love the TIG stuff; really good to show the failures & how to spot them... *BEFORE* the project goes to paint!
(do easy successes teach as much as failures? naaah...)
I suspect a lot of guys doing vids want to just hide the stuff where they have to re-work things so they can look like Jedis
BTW, an 'x2' on Jody Collier's vids, he runs a TIG torch like you run an English wheel, and I saw on one of his vids where he talks about what makes that crack where the 2 pieces meet on a aluminum weld, as well as what to look for & how to avoid it. Wish I could bring it all to mind, but suffer from CRS...
Holy crap that Syncrowave is huge ! (Compared to the modern inverter based machines.)
This was another very helpful video. Thanks for doing some steel!! Much appreciated.
Great video Ray! Nice work on the video Mark! Cheers, Doug
Cool..... looking forward to the series. Thanks you 🙏
Love your videos! MMA means "stick", btw :)
I love how informative but I wish I could see better what was going on with the tip/arc/rod. It just is a big flash.
Thanks Wray and your crew...esp the poor 'gopher' cameraman: actual camera footage of a tig weld-pool is kinda really hard. Your management of sound is great. Thanks mate. It makes the difference between watching a youtube video or not bothering. I hope Wray understands your contribution. I do.
The accolade is 'yes this is useful' and 'technique and procedure is massively important'.
I was also wondering how the gas-weld colleagues were going to respond- they claim they were 'here first' and there is some truth to this. Having used gas, I'd love to learn to how to deal with all of that excess heat.
I can almost hear the chorus 'technique my son' (apply cockney accent where appropriate) ..and yes that is true. But dear me the mishaps and consequences of gas-weld mishandling are 'not to be under estimated'.
Lets see the gas-weld crew come along and make their case. I am..literally..all-ears. Lets see their 'hit-rate'..
So yes. Thanks Wray for showing a vulnerability with aluminium- 7/10 chances (30% fail rate) properly handled with appropriate gas. Thank You for showing failure. Dear god this is so important and the learning is _gold_.
Whomever stated that success is the best teacher was likely neurologically compromised...
Failure teaches hard.. Success flatters chance and luck with appearance. Skill experience and preparation take a back seat in the post testimony hearings where attention span is limited.
Please keep at it with regard to taking time to make more vids. Do a good enough job and your work becomes available reference material. A source of income for you and a source of support for the thousands of people that want to learn how to manage steel on a body.
Hi Steu, I have commented before that this craft has sects just like religion. The most sectarian aspect of this craft is the method of welding.
I have experience with all methods and tig wins by a longshot when you consider all of the situations. I'll mention to Mark my camera guy and editor that his efforts are appreciated. Thanks! Wray
I apologize if these ideas have already been discussed somewhere down below.
1. What you describe as fusion welding is known in the welding business as autologous welding. Just so you don’t confuse some people.
2. Any aluminum that has not been cleaned before welding is going to have a layer of aluminum oxide on it. Aluminum oxide melts at almost 1000 degrees higher than the actual aluminum. If the oxide layer is not removed before welding, by the time the oxide layer melts, the actual aluminum is literally liquid.
3 Aluminum should always be cleaned with a stainless steel brush that is only used for aluminum. If the brush has been used on steel, it only makes a mess of the aluminum. One should only brush aluminum in one direction. By scrubbing back and forth, the junk that is scraped off in one direction gets pushed right back into the aluminum when you reverse the direction.
4. Both the aluminum and the filler rod should be cleaned lastly with acetone just before welding. If you don’t believe me, pull out a piece of filler rod right out of the package and wipe it down with a paper towel moisten with a bit of acetone. Then look at the paper towel and you will see how much junk came off the rod. Any impurities from the aluminum or the filler rod become inclusions in the weld which will definitely weaken the joint and cause cracking. And for gods sake move your acetone supply away from your welding area before lighting up your torch. Acetone is terribly flammable. Thanks!
Hey wray. Not sure if you still use gas welding. But if you do would be nice to see a video on that. In the future of course.
I'd love to come work with you sometime, Wray. I've been doing precision sheet metal for years and your work is just as impressive, but it's an entirely different world from what I'm used to. God bless man. Appreciate the videos.
Very interesting the way you are very effectively manually pulsing on 2T. Do you think that there would be any advantage to using downslope in this scenario on top of what you are doing? Thank you.
Please do gas welding aluminum! I remember you mentioning that some of the best welds you saw were very small 1/16th" beads on old handmade cars. That would be sweet!
Will do. Gas welding of aluminum sheet if you get to the master level yields fast and perfect welds.
Tig welding of steel sheet is superior to gas welding. I plan to show it all.
looks like that you can tig alluminium OK, ( no arguments there).... But do your self a favor Wray , use oxy and acetylene , the weld it's better, smaller , full penetration , quicker, no grinding required, you can smooth the weld out with hammer and dolly then put the weld trough the wheel to finish off, with a repair area of the weld only 25 mm wide, NO CRACKS ! . Tig is only useful for bull bars, bikes , plates, frames, stainless , etc, not panel work no matter which gas, or a combinations of gasses you use, it will always fatigue .Technology has come a long way with welding that is very true ! But as far as welding panels, either steel and alluminium on old classic ..gas is the way to go ,....as far as any distortion With gas, or problems with flux ?.... Well, one needs to learn and be able to control it!
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No criticism intended !
Ray- it would be great if you filmed thru a #10(?-9/11 as camera dictates) so we could watch the tungsten and puddle/filler additions. Have tons of gas, stick, mig, but never worked in a shop with a mig. Now have partial access to a mig, and your tutorial will be wonderful if your technique were more visible. Thanks for your work.
We have tried many lens and have to found the ideal solution yet for the camera.
Wray I saw a guy fusion weld some steel years ago and every single weld cracked, I thought you had to use filler rod, maybe he just had the wrong gas?
Hey, you may be losing Mark to Hollywood, these are excellently done videos in every respect. I especially appreciate the volume control when the air tools were running. You must have good microphones because I can hear every word clearly and I don't hear that well! Everything is a good camera shot. Very well done guys!
Wray, great video! Just found you today and have subscribed! I did notice that you use no ground clamp on the work (I assume that your table/bench is grounded). So you get sufficient grounding just through the casual contact of the work to the table/bench?
Hi David, yes, grounding to the bench gives you a good ground. Once in awhile you will get an arc scotch from the bench to the panel if contact is not sufficient. Thanks for subscribing, tell you car friends.
MMA = manual metal arc welding. In other words... Stick welding. But I'm sure you figured that out by now.
I find the 1/16 wire is too big, I use .6 mig wire which I put in the chuck of my battery drill clamp the other end in the vise and give the drill a few revolutions while pulling away from the vise, three pieces of .6 makes a larger filler wire. The upshot is the wire stresses evenly and stays straight and easy to handle with gloves.
Persnickety. I'll remember that. I often am, but just as often not. I wish I could find those air sanders here in Cape Town. Question: You hammer before you grind? Is it not more effective to hammer after the smoothing?
Hi Henri, If the welding caused the joint to sink so the weld is in a valley, then you must rearrange the surface to a more favorable situation allowing you to grind without hitting the adjacent parent metal. Generally I do grind first before hammering smooth. You can order the Harbor Freight sanders/grinders I use on their website.
The reason you get the crack and failure with the aluminum is not because of the gas, it's because you cannot use the autogenous welding method with aluminum. You have to apply filler metal, unlike with steel. Using a helium gas mixture can be useful when trying to weld aluminum that is thicker than your machine can typically handle, but would not make much difference in a thinner sheet.
I have done fusion welds in aluminum hundreds of times with no cracking. Heat I believe is the most important element when butt welding sheet aluminum. Too much heat is bad too little heat is bad.
Have you ever tried Bee's wax on you grinding disc?
I use regular candle wax because I have a ton of it and it was free. It works perfect.
Good vid I purchased this welder, this is the very few vid I could find that gave great information. If it is possible if you could try the plasma cutter vid with this machine. I am experiencing issue with plasma cutter it seems to burn up all consumables and heating up the handle, I have seen other videos with plasma cutting, their vids show a shower of sparks this plasma cutter starts ok but regardless of air dry air pressure from compressor it does not seem to cut. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated?
Don't u have to alternate your weld spots to prevent warping
Bloodviking
Once you learn how to remove weld heat distortion, it is not a issue. You will always have some distortion. Learn how to correct it.
Enjoying 👍👍👍👍
Great new series. What CFM were you using on the 2 types of gas?
Hi Fred, 20 to 25 CFM.
Hi Wray: I just went to the Amazon website to look at the inexpensive TIG welder and the information given says the unit is DC and can be used for a variety of metals including Aluminum ~ I thought you mentioned that to weld Al you needed AC. Please clarify this point.
Hi Ronald, To weld aluminum you will need a machine that has AC.
Thanks Wray (and Mark). Since my work is always on steel, I really appreciate this video. I work on old junkers to keep them on the road for family. Rarely a chance for very fancy work. Seeing the el cheapo tig machine was good too.
One question. Do you have to burn in the tungsten when doing steel? If you did, I missed it.
As a former instructor I thought the "failure" and the explanation was perfect for a tutorial. Great way for someone to learn and for the instructor to explain, in my experience.
Super sharp point on the tungsten for steel.
@@proshaper Thank you...
Do you need to use post flow on each of the tachs
Yes.
If it’s unit body, how do you weld in the patch panel? ‘71 VW bus left rear wheel arch.
Some people say to not english wheel over the weld (I think the mean mostly for steel) because the weld is hard and it will marr the wheels. Is that true?
HI Leo, no probelm going over welds with a English wheel if you level them first. You can crush them with a hammer and dolly, planishing hammer, or a power hammer first then grind them smooth before wheeling. I have plenty videos showing the crushing and grinding process.
Get on with it
Where do you get the .030 steel welding rod.
Order 10lbs from your welding supplier or buy it on Ebay.
Are you using clad or bare aluminum
Bare aluminum. 3003 alloy.
We typically work with 6061 for welding applications - never used 300 series.
Great video, but we'd see more of the weld action if you put the camera behind an auto darkening helmet lens.
We tried that it doesn't work well according to my camera guy Mark. We will find the best solution hopefully soon.
MMA is "stick" or "arc" welding. Manual Metal Arc. 👍
MMA is stick welding
After watching this video it seems that I got this
Damn i wish i did not see this video, it got expensive now i have to buy a tig! Would you recomend a brand welder or will a "Cheap No name" do?? I will weld several times a week for many years to come. Read it with a bit of humor.
I did not see in detail how the welds came out. The camera angle was a bit off. Great content but that is something i did not get.
Love your show Keep it Up.
If you are welding steel sheet metal you will find a inverter welder for $200.00 in my Amazon Store. Find the link at all of my videos.
@@proshaper thanks for awnser. The issue is that i live in Sweden and we have 230V on single phase and 400V on three phase so i cant use it here. Possibly i found a used old One for sale, dont know what it is other than a name brand.
If i bought a maschine like the One you show in your store, is the only thing i need a gas bottle?? Filler rod and a set of thungsten??
@@kulan9379 yes. Once you try tig you will never weld again using other methods. It is so easy and clean.
@@proshaper thats my guess now before i tried. And i think i can use it like a similar tool as an induction heater for stubborn nuts and similar. And my mig is failing at the moment. Old -80 wierd brand and no parts are avalible and then why not upgrade.
One last question. I am not going to take more time off your hands in this thread exept one more question i would apprecheate an awnser to.
The Tool you use to make the chrink folds or what you might call it. Can i use a extremley blunt (if my language is failing, not sharp) axe to make those creases before i take it to an chrinking fasilitator or does the creases have to happen slowly as in the films from you?? An tool as the one you have would be prefered, but as an Cheap alternative.
Thank you for very nice lesson, but get better camera man
Wray you're doing great, keep up the good work. You might want to check out Jody Colliers You tube channel weldingtipsandtricks. He's almost as nice a guy as you and he's as good at welding as you are at metal fab.
Hi Wray: What type of wire you do recommend for TIG welding ? I see that there is stainless steel, and mild steel of different diameters.
Hi Ronald, wire selection is determined by thickness and type of metal you are welding. You have to be more specific.
Im not saying i know it all but in my experience you dont fusion weld aluminum that would be the reason your aluminum is cracking so easily now steel however you most certainly can fusion weld because it bonds together allot stronger.
There is always a theory, and then there is practice....
How many amps did you use for the 19 gauge steel
I used the inexpensive Chinese sourced tig welder. It was set to 10amps but I believe it is more like 30 amps.
Much easier then using a flux core .035 Mig. I'm ashamed to admit why I know. :-(
MMA? That is the European term for stick welding. Manual metal arc welding.
MMA isn't the European term it's the correct/formal term. "Stick welding" is just a slang term that most of us use (including Europeans). 👍
@@WhitneyStephenGater Actually, the correct term is SMAW, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (American Welding Society)
@@ericdolan2130 One of the correct terms.
Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc welding (MMA or MMAW), flux shielded arc welding or informally as stick welding, (rest of the world) hence the use of the acronym on a lot of the equipment.
@@WhitneyStephenGater A Rose by any other name... Try handing a WPS, WPQR, or PQR with "MMA or MMAW" to an Inspector from Bombardier or any other nit picky company, you'll get it back with a note that that is NOT the correct term. I get it that there are many descriptions and acronyms, but until I see the definition change in AWS D1.1, it's SMAW. It is good to know what other groups or Countries call things like that so people can see that "Oh, that means the same as this" over here. Cheers.
@@ericdolan2130 yea I get what you're saying, I understand that we all have different industry standards/terminologies that we have to work to/use, (I'm English myself) over here it's MMA but we all say "Stick welding" as well. 👍
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You win some you lose some
I went to your store and the cheap welder is no longer there :(
Not quite a comprehensive "how to TIG weld", but more specific to your needs with sheet metal. Should be "how to TIG weld sheet metal", which would make it a much more appropriate video title :)
You are correct. My cameraman editor titled it. I'll have him correct it. When you delegate sometimes it isn't always what you expected.😁😁😁
Wray on tight butt welds are you leaving a gap?
Try to get the joint perfectly tight. If you have gaps it will pull the metal and cause distortion.
Clear lens? Does he mean a clear cup?
You might be correct. I'll have to rewatch my video.
Yes, a pyrex cup. They have their on special gas lens
$300 for that welder? Maybe $200, new, thats what I see them from. This welder is sold under a dozen different names from different importers.
I bought that blue tig welder four years ago from a friend. I mentioned in the video if you bought 15 of those welders on Alibaba you could get them for $65.00 each.
Stick welder
I disagree the way you are welding this piece of steel if you are worried about the heat effected area. When repairing any body panel the best way to minimize any shrinkage or expansion is to tack the metal then cool it with compress air. You tack weld the entire piece skipping about a 1 inch to 1 1/2 until the entire panel is welded.
I am not fond of butt welding I prefer when possible a z bend on one panel and a flush overlap this extra insurance to prevent warping.
I have total control over dealing with any warpage.
@@proshaper I am not knocking your welding I have been doing body work 45 years.The heat effected area that you have will created stress in the panel and possibly the welds when it cools the larger the panel the more evident this will become, This us why we tack weld every inch to inch and a half and keep doing this until the panel is completely welded while using blow gun to cool the metal. On large sections like a van door or quarter panel a Z bend strengthens the weld area and gives it rigidity.
Your camera guy should have record this threw a welding mask...difficult to see your technique during welding..filling holes and creating spot welds
I'm a beginner..
About 70 percent of my students are total beginners. See my other180 videos ua-cam.com/users/proshaper
@@proshaper
I want to come up and take classes, how's the 37 Studebaker coming along...
@@joeschlotthauer840 Two students are wireforming the cab this week. They made the left rear fender already. I showed the fender in my video from two days ago.
@@proshaper
I see;
"Metal shaping for beginners: power shaping"
And
"Metal shaping for beginners: shrinking with a helve hammer"
Is that the videos..
Dude are you joking when you said you don't know what mma is? And you teach classes? Nah you must be playing.... mma is manual metal arc (stick welding) all dc arc welders can be used for tig ac Is for alumin-I-um. I'm not being rude mate good video 👍
I never stick weld.
I have 280 videos. Watch them.
Camera man needs to zoom in more on the details when needed especially for the penetration.
MMA is stick welding