I've been welding going on 18 years and this guy sure does give good pointers something I wish I could of come across young in my career.This should be very appreciated because the cost of his teachings has blood sweat and tears.Trial and error was how I learned even bursting out on difficult tests with make a man become very humble
I've been using my Everlast welder more and more and I want to up my game. I really appreciate everything you are doing for the community to make us better providers for our families and better welders in general.
Thanks a lot for sharing this! Very easy to listen to your voice, very clear examples of how to do it the proper way vs the wrong way. This will help me tremendously when I start my 1 year education of welding. Thank you a thousand times! /Jonas from Sweden
Thank you for the simple 3 mistakes and clearing it up how this happens. Then blowing my mind with a level of welding I think I am years away from. You sir are an artist and instructor
I bought the 2012 set and was very happy with them. I found that my knowledge of welding has vastly increased from following your tips and tricks. I will also be getting the 2013 set of videos as it looks like there are a lot of good topics covered from last year. Thanks for keeping up the good work.
Jody i want to say thanks so much for the videos iv been welding for 3 1/2 years at high school right now and i cannot believe how much you help me with Mig,stick and mostly tig! i am one of the top tig welders in my school! i just want to say thanks so much for help i am always watching your videos! and i just got receive my tig finger as well! so i am trying that tomorrow so i cannot wait for that! and also got president for welding club at my high school and president for engineer as well! but other than that i love your vids man and keep them coming!!!! thanks again jody! i hope to meet you some day!
Jody, the Internet and the availability of inexpensive, quality inverter welders has been a boon to the industry. I wish I had Jody and my powertig welder back when I was in high school. I could have been a welder by trade instead of where I am now.
Not sure why you think this friend, while the inverters give a higher arc frequency therefore a smoother arc, the fundamental skill level requirements still apply exactly the same.
thanks for sharing, from Portugal i must say that you are the best at teaching about welding...thanks a lot....it as been very usefull in my works where people don't like to share information...
Sir, your videos are great and has helped me solve some "issues" in the past. I wished i had that " TIG finger" back then... I may buy a few in a soon future. Keep the great work up and Thank you for your time and efforts, to film, edit and explainations.
Well you nailed it with "Fido's butt". All my welds look like "Fido's butt" but I keep trying and I'm always amazed to watch people like you while hoping to catch just a smidgen of your knowledge. Boy do I wish you lived next door. Thanks
Thanks for the great videos. I haven't had access to a machine shop / weld shop since I graduated in '12 but watch your videos and learn from each one of them. Keep the good work!
What the heck? You are a SERIOUS professional. I don't know a darn thing about welding, your lingo is high end, thank you because I realize I got a long way to go and I am learning.. Thank you sir carry on!
14 days in blacksmith education. And im on tig for the first time today. Its a kind of easy to just do it. Bot holy shit there is a long way to go before im that good. Thanks for the show.
I agree to jonas!i weld everyday diffrent styles but i never get bored to see your videos!you are very very good and kind of a weld mentor online :) Keep up the GOOD work //jonne from sweden
What an excellent summary of techniques, machines and rods, etc. Entertaining and educational as always. I really appreciate your videos and try never to miss one.
first time seeing anything from your channel and i love what you do to explain, very informative and easy to understand video, a lot of other channels speak well but do not make their filter dark enough to see the profile of the puddle and all those reasons are why i have subscribed already.
Yo jody you really helped me alot when i started following my passion with welding. Big thanks to you for teaching basically for free. You are the man!
Hey I want to thank you for your tips in previous video when you answered to my comment where I asked about vertical TIG welding, Your advice has really helped me :) I am making good progress I think.
My welding teacher , started out welding on ships for WW2 all the while trying to get into the Marines at 6'6"~his height hindered his acceptance, later in the war the Marines accepted him. He survived Iwo Jimma, and could weld in his sleep ! ..The Greatest Generation.
That sir sounds like my Dad, only he was in the Seabees on Iwo Jimma and could weld trains together, or should I say he did weld train couplings together as well as ships damaged in combat
Great job... I wish I had my old shop... Ex wife fukked me outta that but I had just outfitted my attached garage with 200 amps and strategic spots for drops to do jobs, had big plans to outfit my shop.. I absolutely love welding and enjoy your stuff
This is a great video -- a while back I made a suggestion (I know you probably get thousands of comments per video) to show some common mistakes more so I can better identify what I'm probably doing wrong
I wish I were as good as you are in that video. What a man!!! If I were that good, my pay would be significantly higher (and maybe I'd enjoy the job more).
Hey dashizzler if your workin off a bench or table. It may help u bud to first tack it to the table for starters so it ain't rattling round or moving. I would tack the joint parallel on the edge of the table and with a light hand not pressing hard on your piece or the table slide nice n slow along the edge of table to keep u steady. I find counting as u dab your wire helps keep a rythem n consistent bead. If your counting is consistent your bead may b the same. Tight arc is key angle a few degrees in the direction of travel is prob a good idea n concentrate your arc a little more on the bottom plate should prob help. Just keep layin lots of beads down you'll get it
Drew posted A comment that he would like to support Jody's work but has no need of the video's. What A person could do is purchase the video's and donate than to your local Vo-Tech ,college or high school ( if any have welding programs anymore!) Many young people would like to see this but money is tight when you are attending school. Good Luck!
I probably won't be taking any classes until next year but Jody is such a good instructor I've been practicing in my spare time with my everlast welder. I feel so much more confident.
Been welding long time, all kinds of welding. Most places I have worked I am either #1 welder or if large place one of top 5. After watching someone like you though, I feel like a dope.
definitely the best at communicating who, what, where, when, and why he is doing what he is doing to get results shown in great detail. also a lot more important than originally suspected for wknd welders like me is the ability to keep it entertaining at the same time
I have a co-op placement at a welding shop and they use tig really nervous because I have only used mig and I have a tremor that I’ve had since birth. I do make decent welds on the mig machine
Hi Jody. Been watching your vids for a while. Great stuff. Just saw one of your older vids (2013) When you talked about the 115V . 20% duty cycle wire welder. I had one !!! Pain in the Butt. Opened it up. NO COOLING FAN !!!! ???? I put a computer fan in it and it JUMPED to 80% Duty Cycle. Hope this helps.
guys!! YOU'RE VIDS ARE GREAT! SIR,MY DAD TAUGHT ME HOW TO WELD,HRI THE BEST I'VE SEEN !HE'S BEEN BURNING,SINCE THE TENDER AGE OF 13 . HAD HIS OWN COMPANY ! ALTHOUGH I'VE DONE WELDING MATERIALS OF ALL DIFFERENT TYPE.ONLY ALUMINUM ONLY TWICE SIR . I MUST SAY,THAT MY MIG , STICK , STAINLESS WITH TIG AND STICK LOOK REALLY NICE. YET,I LACK KNOWLEDGE WITH ALUMINUM.CAN YOU HELP.
So I am the maestro of Fido's butt now. Bought a Miller Diversion 180 and having alot of problems...I am good with stick and mig but suck so far with tig. Can I ask several questions because your video is great: 1. When you show torch "too far away" and "nice tight arc" could you give me a range? I guess that we are talking like 1/8 of an inch for too far away and less than 1/16 of an inch for tight? If this is the case (or if distances are smaller) how in the world do you maintain this without repeatedly sticking the tip? 2. It seems like your torch angle is pretty steep-like 50 degrees from vertical-is that correct? Is that ok for beginner? 3. In your videos and in reality, I can not see the actual tip of the electrode-it gets overwhelmed by the arc cloud near the tip...I can infer where it is but I cannot see either where it is above puddle or behind if puddle has formed well. Do you just look at leading edge of puddle and forget about trailing edge? Thanks for your help and the great videos. I will buy a tig finger if I even get to the point that I can start to get the swing of this.
hi Jody I'm leaving tig welding i don't have anybody to show me i watch your video you are my guru. i have problem doing root pass on pipe im welding carbon steel I'm using 70 S-6 it looks fine outside inside the pipe all sugary I don't know what I'm doing wrong here can you please help me Thanks
Jody would you cover the most consistent way to fully weld thin steel in all positions? I am talking about body repair on old pickups where the door sills, the heater air duct, the bottoms of the fenders, etc., are rusted out and new metal must be formed and then welded in. Heat warp over wide sections of this thin steel is also a problem since usually there is not way to reach the inside of the pieces being butt welded together. It has to happen from one side and it must stay flat. The videos I have seen are of people using .023 wire to string together a series of tack welds. But there is not flow, it looks like hell, gets ground down and painted over what is at best a 50% weld as far as I am concerned. I dream of a beautiful keyhole weld but the puddle always falls out, I just can't move precisely and steadily enough to make it happen. So, I wonder if the world of TIG is the solution? I keep hearing stories of people welding bear can thickness aluminum. If there is such a process that mere mortals can master to weld aluminum, welding 24 gauge steel all position should be a cinch. Is it possible? How about you restore a '67 Chevy C20 farm truck that was never washed, sat out in the rain for fifty years and now the owner wants it to be brand new. The only parts of the cab that remain are the roof and the back side. My only option is to cut those parts off the old cab and weld them onto another old cab that is in slightly better condition. That means about twenty feet of butt weld in all positions. I favor TIG for precise control so please do cover what is the very best TIG machine you can think of for such work. Alternately, if you think of a MIG process that can work, please spec out what MIG that is. I would love to have a machine that can correct for my mistakes of varying stickout and angle.
Awsome video, hope you can help me out with my problem. I started tig welding a few months ago and finished 3 bigger projects jet. So when i'm welding butt joints everything works just well but i have huge problems with t-joints. At the last project i welded 2mm thick square tube out of regular steel where i needed here and there a little t-joint weld. Now my problem is that i can't manage to evenly melt both pieces but only one is melted at a time when i point the arc right on the weld and traveling along. I also don't really know how exactly i should hold my torch. I'm using a 200 amp inverter, electrode negative of course. The tungsten's diameter is 1,6 mm and i'm using most of the time a number 6 gas cup. The argon flows with 8 liters per minute and the stickout is about 6-7 mm. I have no foot pedal but only a button on my torch. Hope you can give me a few tips. And sorry if you allready talked about that specific topic and i didn't notice. I watched quite a few of your vids now but i can't understand everything 100% because i'm from germany and have only access to my school-english. So i hope you answer my question :) Merry Christmas and greetings from Germany ;)
What i forgot to mention. When i was welding those 2mm square tubes i used 80 amps of regular DC for the but joints and about 100 for the t-joints, maybe there is a mistake allready ?
hey! Jody.....love all the videos......you were talking about tungsten and how NOT to sharpen them on the colored end ,especialy if you have different kind of rods....why don't manufacturers put the color in the middle so that you could sharpen both ends and still ID them.😁....hmmm. i should patent this.
This has been a very useful presentation, thanks. It would have been good to know the amperage you used with each or with all. I watched most of your presentations and find all enjoyable, bought your bundle and I'd like to buy tips for my Lincoln 175. Thanks. Old Bob
I got a couple of questions...long time listener first time caller. Haha All concerning aluminum welding... Does the acetone produce a gas like brake cleaner does? I'm sure you wait till it evaporates . After reading the brake cleaner warning story of that guy that got sick I worry! How about when your running dimes on aluminum, and you need to start another rod, how do you keep it purdy, and avoid sooting the restart? Is there any downside to welding with too many amps, I'm always in a hurry it seems, I tend to push puddle, the amps , almost over heat the part, where as I see a lot of guys don't look like they hardly use any amps, and the puddle looks almost like its dry , sitting on top of the aluminum, not as melted in? My guess is as with steel the hotter the better?
Jody, When I watch your videos I can see the arc, rod, and where you're welding. When I look through my helmet I can just see the arc at 10 on the setting. Should I turn it down til I can see what I see in the videos? I'm just a newbe.
Can you make a video on how to weld overhead butt joint, I can't seem to get it right. This is one of my school projects by the way. I would really appreciate it if you did a video covering that. Thanks.
Interesting. I am new to welding. I got a cheap stick welding from Amazon in June or July of last year. I freaking love it. haha Also, I can actually weld stuff now. I want a mig and a tig welder. I asked miller for advise on a cheap one. They told me to get the Diversion 180. NOT cheap. haha But, I will save for it. I know Tig is MUCH harder than stick welding. But, I am excited to try. I think there is a pedal? haha No clue what that is for. All in good time I guess. Thank you for the cool video.
+Josh Glowzinski Check out used welders. At times you can buy a good used industrial weld reasonable. I bought a 600 amp Linde welder with the boom for $600.00 and the Hobart people had went thru it, cleaned it and tested it. While not everybody has a big 3 phase set up to power these things, I did have. I also bought a 400 generator Hobart welder at an auction that didn't work. I got it home and took it apart, and it had a bolt arced across one of the coils. I removed it and it welded perfect. I figured for $50.00 the engine was worth it, but I lucked out and got a great welder. In 2011 I bought a real nice older miller stick/tig for $1000.00 for the company I worked for. It had a water cooled torch and everything. I was an older tig that had the gap points, but they were good shape. Still welded better than I did, LOL.
The thing for me is, if I am going to spend over a certain price, I want a warranty. Someone killed me in 03. haha Sucked for me, but it was the best thing that ever happened to me. 100% changed my life. I get money from S.S. now. If I save for like, 5 months, I would have enough to get a Miller Bobcat. Like, the cheapest version.
It should be noted. I have no clue how to fix any kind of devices. Well, not as far as tools like this go. I can fix a computer. But, I would be lost with a welder.
My face after watching full of confidence and guidance :) My face after I blow through the metal, contaminate my tungsten and set my hair on fire all at once :/ hahah great video brother!!
Any tips on brazing with Tig would be very much appreciated, because I am having nothing but problems. Constant spitting, crackling, and much fumes, with little if any flow.
weldingtipsandtricks Can you make a video that just explains the setup of a TIG Welder. One that shows how to set it up based on what youre welding and then troubleshooting if the original setup doesnt work.
i am at disney! epcot welding stainless! have the boomerang problem . i am using 2 different power plants! 1 lincoln power ranger from red D! other is yamaha generator with miller dynasty 210! totally outdoors at night under heavy humidity! tig welding is always a hard challenge!
CK_32 grind your tungsten to a sharp point, when you are ready to weld get the tungsten close to the puddle but just far enough away that it doesn’t dip into the weld.
Jody, I have your DVD welding set from last year,, it looks like you have added more information in your new demonstration. If this is so, do you have a upgraded DVD for the new information? Keep up the good work, your the best!
I've been welding going on 18 years and this guy sure does give good pointers something I wish I could of come across young in my career.This should be very appreciated because the cost of his teachings has blood sweat and tears.Trial and error was how I learned even bursting out on difficult tests with make a man become very humble
OMG! This guy is like the master of the welding universe. If he can translate the DVD to spanish, he can make a fortune here in Mexico.
He could hire someone to do that
The work you do is amazing Jody. Truly a master at welding.
He has such steady hands I'm astounded. Been looking for videos like this for a while.
True master at both teaching and welding. As a kid who's learning tig welding in school now, your videos are so valuable. Thank you man.
I've been using my Everlast welder more and more and I want to up my game. I really appreciate everything you are doing for the community to make us better providers for our families and better welders in general.
Again, seems like all home welders like the Everlast. Yes?
I just started tig welding a few months back, and I get better with every video of yours I watch! Thank you!
i've never seen better weld lessons than these in the entire internet zD .. thank u very much
Thanks a lot for sharing this! Very easy to listen to your voice, very clear examples of how to do it the proper way vs the wrong way. This will help me tremendously when I start my 1 year education of welding. Thank you a thousand times!
/Jonas from Sweden
Thank you for the simple 3 mistakes and clearing it up how this happens. Then blowing my mind with a level of welding I think I am years away from. You sir are an artist and instructor
I bought the 2012 set and was very happy with them. I found that my knowledge of welding has vastly increased from following your tips and tricks. I will also be getting the 2013 set of videos as it looks like there are a lot of good topics covered from last year. Thanks for keeping up the good work.
Your my favorite welding specialist! Thanks for your great work at welding field!!!!! Russia, Maxim
Jody i want to say thanks so much for the videos iv been welding for 3 1/2 years at high school right now and i cannot believe how much you help me with Mig,stick and mostly tig! i am one of the top tig welders in my school! i just want to say thanks so much for help i am always watching your videos! and i just got receive my tig finger as well! so i am trying that tomorrow so i cannot wait for that! and also got president for welding club at my high school and president for engineer as well! but other than that i love your vids man and keep them coming!!!! thanks again jody! i hope to meet you some day!
Jody, the Internet and the availability of inexpensive, quality inverter welders has been a boon to the industry. I wish I had Jody and my powertig welder back when I was in high school. I could have been a welder by trade instead of where I am now.
Not sure why you think this friend, while the inverters give a higher arc frequency therefore a smoother arc, the fundamental skill level requirements still apply exactly the same.
What a great summary. Showing how things go south with too long an arc is very instructive.
I minute and 34 seconds in. . . "Aaaaah, so my arc is too long",
Cheers for the video Jody, it helped a lot :D
Yet really good news about it but it’s
My technique is all based on Fido’s but.
Strong Work Jody....really knows how to communicate his extensive knowledge.
Best video I’ve seen ever pertaining to how to get that arch just right and amazing tips guys...just wow..
thanks for sharing, from Portugal i must say that you are the best at teaching about welding...thanks a lot....it as been very usefull in my works where people don't like to share information...
your bad tig welds are better than my regular ones.. have alot to learn
Sir, your videos are great and has helped me solve some "issues" in the past. I wished i had that " TIG finger" back then... I may buy a few in a soon future. Keep the great work up and Thank you for your time and efforts, to film, edit and explainations.
oh my god, I didnt know what I was doing wrong for like 2 weeks until you showed me I just needed to keep a tighter arc, thank you so much
Well you nailed it with "Fido's butt". All my welds look like "Fido's butt" but I keep trying and I'm always amazed to watch people like you while hoping to catch just a smidgen of your knowledge. Boy do I wish you lived next door. Thanks
Thanks for the great videos. I haven't had access to a machine shop / weld shop since I graduated in '12 but watch your videos and learn from each one of them. Keep the good work!
I like this, all the good info that i clicked on this video for is all at the start and super well done
What the heck? You are a SERIOUS professional. I don't know a darn thing about welding, your lingo is high end, thank you because I realize I got a long way to go and I am learning.. Thank you sir carry on!
this video helped me more than my instructor haha
Alex Webster yep
Feel no different about that
best welding channel on YT...you're the best Jody, thanks!!!
ones again, great tips Jody. nobody gets as good arc shots as you are!
14 days in blacksmith education. And im on tig for the first time today.
Its a kind of easy to just do it. Bot holy shit there is a long way to go before im that good. Thanks for the show.
I agree to jonas!i weld everyday diffrent styles but i never get bored to see your videos!you are very very good and kind of a weld mentor online :)
Keep up the GOOD work //jonne from sweden
I learn something new from every one of your videos. Thank you
why ? would anyone give this guys videos a thumbs down . beats me .this guy is awsome at his trade
wizardcncdotcom honestly I’ve seen cancer fundraiser videos get dislikes. I swear UA-cam has dislike bots.
Correct you are sir or ma'am. @@mrmidnight32
Sometimes it’s accidental, these new cell phones are so sensitive.
507 very unhappy people!
Hello Jody,
I just wanna to say, "Thank You. You are amazing at welding and Thank you again for sharing your knowledge."
M_A_N !!! Your knowledge and styles are out-of-this-WORLD! Congrats.
10 years later, this stuff still helpful
I'm a beginning tig welder and can relate to the three mistakes shown in the video. Wondered what I was doing wrong, now I know. Thanks!!
What an excellent summary of techniques, machines and rods, etc. Entertaining and educational as always. I really appreciate your videos and try never to miss one.
Jody definitely has the best welding videos ever. all the other guys talk too much and don't weld enough. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
first time seeing anything from your channel and i love what you do to explain, very informative and easy to understand video, a lot of other channels speak well but do not make their filter dark enough to see the profile of the puddle and all those reasons are why i have subscribed already.
Yo jody you really helped me alot when i started following my passion with welding. Big thanks to you for teaching basically for free. You are the man!
Good Morning! Your channel is very good. It would be even better if your DVDS had a Portuguese version. A big hug and congratulations!
Jody Does a great job of informing you and getting a great shot very professional
Man that is so badass . Dude looks like you got it together with welding, off to order the DVD's. Good job on this. Rob
Best channel on YT
You are a seriously great welder. Very articulate too. Thanks for the tips.
Hey I want to thank you for your tips in previous video when you answered to my comment where I asked about vertical TIG welding, Your advice has really helped me :) I am making good progress I think.
My welding teacher , started out welding on ships for WW2 all the while trying to get into the Marines at 6'6"~his height hindered his acceptance, later in the war the Marines accepted him. He survived Iwo Jimma, and could weld in his sleep ! ..The Greatest Generation.
That sir sounds like my Dad, only he was in the Seabees on Iwo Jimma and could weld trains together, or should I say he did weld train couplings together as well as ships damaged in combat
This is the TIG Lord. These videos are shown in Russia, translated of course.
haha pretty cool . I'd love to hear how they translate some of Jody's southern slang .
Spawanie 136
I thought they only liked Migs in Russia?
where you saw it?
Great job... I wish I had my old shop... Ex wife fukked me outta that but I had just outfitted my attached garage with 200 amps and strategic spots for drops to do jobs, had big plans to outfit my shop.. I absolutely love welding and enjoy your stuff
This is a great video -- a while back I made a suggestion (I know you probably get thousands of comments per video) to show some common mistakes more so I can better identify what I'm probably doing wrong
I wish I were as good as you are in that video. What a man!!! If I were that good, my pay would be significantly higher (and maybe I'd enjoy the job more).
Thank you for taking the time to share your Vast knowledge and helping all of us. I what your videos often. Thanks Charlie
Good idea to do the dvd to get a run down on the years lessons plus a good refrence point as well. Advertising gets my back up .
Wow what a great video. Concise, easy to see & understand. Thank you.
This is the go to video for everyone who wants to tig weld.
Hey dashizzler if your workin off a bench or table. It may help u bud to first tack it to the table for starters so it ain't rattling round or moving. I would tack the joint parallel on the edge of the table and with a light hand not pressing hard on your piece or the table slide nice n slow along the edge of table to keep u steady. I find counting as u dab your wire helps keep a rythem n consistent bead. If your counting is consistent your bead may b the same. Tight arc is key angle a few degrees in the direction of travel is prob a good idea n concentrate your arc a little more on the bottom plate should prob help. Just keep layin lots of beads down you'll get it
Drew posted A comment that he would like to support Jody's work but has no need of the video's. What A person could do is purchase the video's and donate than to your local Vo-Tech ,college or high school ( if any have welding programs anymore!) Many young people would like to see this but money is tight when you are attending school.
Good Luck!
You sir have been teaching me how to weld....even though I'm in school for welding now
I probably won't be taking any classes until next year but Jody is such a good instructor I've been practicing in my spare time with my everlast welder. I feel so much more confident.
Expert welder and fabricator!
Been welding long time, all kinds of welding. Most places I have worked I am either #1 welder or if large place one of top 5. After watching someone like you though, I feel like a dope.
I am very impressed, as you have for me just talent man, and I suspect that you have permissions for each category
You must be the best welder in the history of the world.
definitely the best at communicating who, what, where, when, and why he is doing what he is doing to get results shown in great detail. also a lot more important than originally suspected for wknd welders like me is the ability to keep it entertaining at the same time
Attention to detail awesome going back to school this December 5th for tig
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding is incredibly tough! Nice video!
I have a co-op placement at a welding shop and they use tig really nervous because I have only used mig and I have a tremor that I’ve had since birth. I do make decent welds on the mig machine
excellent video sir you are a true professional
Hi Jody. Been watching your vids for a while. Great stuff. Just saw one of your older vids (2013) When you talked about the 115V . 20% duty cycle wire welder. I had one !!! Pain in the Butt. Opened it up. NO COOLING FAN !!!! ???? I put a computer fan in it and it JUMPED to 80% Duty Cycle. Hope this helps.
You sure make it look easy Jody. Thanks.
guys!! YOU'RE VIDS ARE GREAT! SIR,MY DAD TAUGHT ME HOW TO WELD,HRI THE BEST I'VE SEEN !HE'S BEEN BURNING,SINCE THE TENDER AGE OF 13 . HAD HIS OWN COMPANY ! ALTHOUGH I'VE DONE WELDING MATERIALS OF ALL DIFFERENT TYPE.ONLY ALUMINUM ONLY TWICE SIR . I MUST SAY,THAT MY MIG , STICK , STAINLESS WITH TIG AND STICK LOOK REALLY NICE. YET,I LACK KNOWLEDGE WITH ALUMINUM.CAN YOU HELP.
So I am the maestro of Fido's butt now. Bought a Miller Diversion 180 and having alot of problems...I am good with stick and mig but suck so far with tig. Can I ask several questions because your video is great:
1. When you show torch "too far away" and "nice tight arc" could you give me a range? I guess that we are talking like 1/8 of an inch for too far away and less than 1/16 of an inch for tight? If this is the case (or if distances are smaller) how in the world do you maintain this without repeatedly sticking the tip?
2. It seems like your torch angle is pretty steep-like 50 degrees from vertical-is that correct? Is that ok for beginner?
3. In your videos and in reality, I can not see the actual tip of the electrode-it gets overwhelmed by the arc cloud near the tip...I can infer where it is but I cannot see either where it is above puddle or behind if puddle has formed well. Do you just look at leading edge of puddle and forget about trailing edge?
Thanks for your help and the great videos. I will buy a tig finger if I even get to the point that I can start to get the swing of this.
Awesome content. Thanks for the videos. Keep em coming. Have a great Christmas.
hi Jody I'm leaving tig welding i don't have anybody to show me i watch your video you are my guru. i have problem doing root pass on pipe im welding carbon steel I'm using 70 S-6 it looks fine outside inside the pipe all sugary I don't know what I'm doing wrong here can you please help me Thanks
Jody would you cover the most consistent way to fully weld thin steel in all positions? I am talking about body repair on old pickups where the door sills, the heater air duct, the bottoms of the fenders, etc., are rusted out and new metal must be formed and then welded in. Heat warp over wide sections of this thin steel is also a problem since usually there is not way to reach the inside of the pieces being butt welded together. It has to happen from one side and it must stay flat. The videos I have seen are of people using .023 wire to string together a series of tack welds. But there is not flow, it looks like hell, gets ground down and painted over what is at best a 50% weld as far as I am concerned. I dream of a beautiful keyhole weld but the puddle always falls out, I just can't move precisely and steadily enough to make it happen.
So, I wonder if the world of TIG is the solution? I keep hearing stories of people welding bear can thickness aluminum. If there is such a process that mere mortals can master to weld aluminum, welding 24 gauge steel all position should be a cinch. Is it possible? How about you restore a '67 Chevy C20 farm truck that was never washed, sat out in the rain for fifty years and now the owner wants it to be brand new. The only parts of the cab that remain are the roof and the back side. My only option is to cut those parts off the old cab and weld them onto another old cab that is in slightly better condition. That means about twenty feet of butt weld in all positions. I favor TIG for precise control so please do cover what is the very best TIG machine you can think of for such work. Alternately, if you think of a MIG process that can work, please spec out what MIG that is. I would love to have a machine that can correct for my mistakes of varying stickout and angle.
Great videos. Thank you for all your time and knowledge you put into your videos. Very helpful and encouraging.
WOW! Look,...welding like this is not an easy feat. Well done in the craft.
How are u a legend at every welding process
Awsome video, hope you can help me out with my problem.
I started tig welding a few months ago and finished 3 bigger projects jet. So when i'm welding butt joints everything works just well but i have huge problems with t-joints.
At the last project i welded 2mm thick square tube out of regular steel where i needed here and there a little t-joint weld. Now my problem is that i can't manage to evenly melt both pieces but only one is melted at a time when i point the arc right on the weld and traveling along.
I also don't really know how exactly i should hold my torch.
I'm using a 200 amp inverter, electrode negative of course. The tungsten's diameter is 1,6 mm and i'm using most of the time a number 6 gas cup. The argon flows with 8 liters per minute and the stickout is about 6-7 mm. I have no foot pedal but only a button on my torch.
Hope you can give me a few tips. And sorry if you allready talked about that specific topic and i didn't notice. I watched quite a few of your vids now but i can't understand everything 100% because i'm from germany and have only access to my school-english.
So i hope you answer my question :)
Merry Christmas and greetings from Germany ;)
What i forgot to mention. When i was welding those 2mm square tubes i used 80 amps of regular DC for the but joints and about 100 for the t-joints, maybe there is a mistake allready ?
hey! Jody.....love all the videos......you were talking about tungsten and how NOT to sharpen them on the colored end ,especialy if you have different kind of rods....why don't manufacturers put the color in the middle so that you could sharpen both ends and still ID them.😁....hmmm. i should patent this.
This has been a very useful presentation, thanks. It would have been good to know the amperage you used with each or with all. I watched most of your presentations and find all enjoyable, bought your bundle and I'd like to buy tips for my Lincoln 175. Thanks. Old Bob
Awsome video! Thanks for all the help. I finally ordered a tig finger, cant wait to get it!
I got a couple of questions...long time listener first time caller. Haha
All concerning aluminum welding...
Does the acetone produce a gas like brake cleaner does? I'm sure you wait till it evaporates . After reading the brake cleaner warning story of that guy that got sick I worry!
How about when your running dimes on aluminum, and you need to start another rod, how do you keep it purdy, and avoid sooting the restart?
Is there any downside to welding with too many amps, I'm always in a hurry it seems, I tend to push puddle, the amps , almost over heat the part, where as I see a lot of guys don't look like they hardly use any amps, and the puddle looks almost like its dry , sitting on top of the aluminum, not as melted in? My guess is as with steel the hotter the better?
Jody, When I watch your videos I can see the arc, rod, and where you're welding. When I look through my helmet I can just see the arc at 10 on the setting. Should I turn it down til I can see what I see in the videos? I'm just a newbe.
Can you make a video on how to weld overhead butt joint, I can't seem to get it right. This is one of my school projects by the way. I would really appreciate it if you did a video covering that.
Thanks.
Interesting. I am new to welding. I got a cheap stick welding from Amazon in June or July of last year. I freaking love it. haha Also, I can actually weld stuff now. I want a mig and a tig welder. I asked miller for advise on a cheap one. They told me to get the Diversion 180. NOT cheap. haha But, I will save for it. I know Tig is MUCH harder than stick welding. But, I am excited to try. I think there is a pedal? haha No clue what that is for. All in good time I guess. Thank you for the cool video.
+Josh Glowzinski Check out used welders. At times you can buy a good used industrial weld reasonable. I bought a 600 amp Linde welder with the boom for $600.00 and the Hobart people had went thru it, cleaned it and tested it. While not everybody has a big 3 phase set up to power these things, I did have. I also bought a 400 generator Hobart welder at an auction that didn't work. I got it home and took it apart, and it had a bolt arced across one of the coils. I removed it and it welded perfect. I figured for $50.00 the engine was worth it, but I lucked out and got a great welder. In 2011 I bought a real nice older miller stick/tig for $1000.00 for the company I worked for. It had a water cooled torch and everything. I was an older tig that had the gap points, but they were good shape. Still welded better than I did, LOL.
The thing for me is, if I am going to spend over a certain price, I want a warranty. Someone killed me in 03. haha Sucked for me, but it was the best thing that ever happened to me. 100% changed my life. I get money from S.S. now. If I save for like, 5 months, I would have enough to get a Miller Bobcat. Like, the cheapest version.
It should be noted. I have no clue how to fix any kind of devices. Well, not as far as tools like this go. I can fix a computer. But, I would be lost with a welder.
Hello, I would like to ask you if you can tell me how to make such a clear video of the welding area.
Thank you
Alessandro
My face after watching full of confidence and guidance :) My face after I blow through the metal, contaminate my tungsten and set my hair on fire all at once :/ hahah great video brother!!
"Fido's butt" killed me.
Looks better than my mig welds.
I dont know who the hell Fido is, but he's got a pretty messed up ass.
Мужик , грамотный , заслуживает уважения .Хотел бы у него поучится .
Anyone in welding school should have this DVD set. Would give you an edge over your fellow classmates
Any tips on brazing with Tig would be very much appreciated, because I am having nothing but problems. Constant spitting, crackling, and much fumes, with little if any flow.
weldingtipsandtricks Can you make a video that just explains the setup of a TIG Welder. One that shows how to set it up based on what youre welding and then troubleshooting if the original setup doesnt work.
I like how you get to the point!!! Very informative!!!!
i am at disney! epcot welding stainless! have the boomerang problem . i am using 2 different power plants! 1 lincoln power ranger from red D! other is yamaha generator with miller dynasty 210! totally outdoors at night under heavy humidity! tig welding is always a hard challenge!
AT this point in time I would be ecstatic if I could get my welds to look like fidos butt.
My welds are looking like the shit that comes from Fidos butt!😢
My welds are fine, it’s the arc I’m fighting with. My arc is dancing all over the place.
@@mrmidnight32 regrind your tungsten or clean your part better? Idk
CK_32 grind your tungsten to a sharp point, when you are ready to weld get the tungsten close to the puddle but just far enough away that it doesn’t dip into the weld.
i had fidos butt in my hand within my 3 first welds ever
Hey Jody, check out the Eastwood company they have a tungsten grinder for around $124.
I learned all of this the hard way when I first started using my everlast welder. Wish I found these videos sooner.
Do you think the everlast is the best welder for your home shop?
Great video thanks for all the tips I've learned almost everything I know watching you thanks again
This is the real “Mr Tig” !
Parabéns por todos os vídeos postados, gosto de todos!!!
Se precisar de algum soldador daqui do Brasil, estou a sua disposição!!!
Abraços
Jody, I have your DVD welding set from last year,, it looks like you have added more information in your new demonstration. If this is so, do you have a upgraded DVD for the new information?
Keep up the good work, your the best!