Thanks, Mancub. I struck my first arc today. 6013 on some old rebar lying around. Amps were too low, I was striking too hard and going in too fast. You got me going. Great tips.
Every time I chuck a rod in the holder I spin the rod while squeezing the jaws shut. It wears a bit of coating off the exposed rod end and cleans the jaws a bit. It seems to help on starts. Also, stick welders with high open circuit voltages make it easier to start without sticking because the arc will start and stay lit with a longer arc gap.
I have a cheap $99 "Hone" MMA140 stick welder, with an inverter and a "Hot start" feature built in. When the rod touches the metal it basically explodes to life in a huge fireball. You just "barely" have to nick the metal and the rod starts. On another much more expensive inverter welder I have, it's almost impossible to start the arc.
You have given me so far the BEST ADVICE of the many other videos I’ve seen! Hands down the best advice!!! Thank you so much for helping us. Keep up the great work!
Great info for us who've never welded before. You're probably surprised to find that we watch the channel too, it's a skill I hope to pick up some day.
Great video for first time DIY welders like me. Makes total sense to grind the rod a little, and practice (and practice) before it's HOT. Thanks for the tips!!
When I was learning, I never had my amps up high enough. On 7018, I was told to turn up your amps until you can hold a tight arc. Then hold a tight arc.
When I started learning, I was always told to take a deep breath and on the exhale strike my arc. Keep a file beside you, insure the end of the rod is bright clean metal.
Hi, really good introduction to stick welding, I have done "formal" class room training for welding where the focus in on the four basics; amps, rod gap, rod angle, and travel speed. But this presumes that everything else in the welding situation is set up properly i.e. as you said; connections, earth clamp condition, connection to job, and surface condition of job. very good. thank you
Back when I was in Architecture school, we had to present our work at the end of every other week. It was so awkward when you had nothing to show for, yet you still had to get up and talk in front of the entire class and try to sell the bs you had. It was horrible every single time. Even when you had some good work, sitting there waiting to take your turn to get up there and talk was the most painful part of the entire program. Public speaking even in front of a camera when you KNOW plenty of people are going to watch it can be beyond nerve racking. But this dude got this shit down pat. If I could even put a sentence together as well as him for any of my projects it would've made my college career so much less painful lol. I appreciate this man, good man, good dude 🙏💪
Hey, I'm just learning how to weld and it sounded like you know your stuff. I'll give it a try and appreciate the advice. I'm a long time UA-cam user and have more than 25 years experience as a copywriter writing ads and marketing materials for large and small companies.. The best advice I ever got was from the best teacher and professor I ever had at the University of Florida. "Cut, cut, cut, and then cut some more. Edit everything that doesn't move your story." The same advice works for public speaking and UA-cam videos. You're making them to help people and promote your business. That's smart. Just tweak your vids by taking time to cut them down. I guarantee you'll get more subscribers and more business because people will appreciate the content and professionalism. Take your time and relax. One and done is never the end. It's where you begin. Hope this helps.
I'm pretty sure Bob came to a local bowling alley and hustled the local guys out of a bunch of money. He bowled three 900 games with his left hand. Legend!
@@bingo_welding7677 A perfect game is 300 so you are correct with what you thought. Legends create legends. Hell take 5 minutes and look at all the legends surrounding Bruce Lee. Some of the things he was supposed to have done are not humanly possible.
To clean the tip of the rod spin it in the screw head of your plastic cover on your stinger. Don’t have to find a file and the Phillips head cleans it well.
Total noob here. I've not welded before, just waiting on some supplies to turn up. Can someone clear up something for me? You start the arc by touching the work piece, but once you are going, if your rod touches the work piece, it will stick? Is that right? Touch to get started, but then don't touch?
Once it starts, the tip of your rod melts and there is a molten puddle on your material so it doesn't stick. I'm a noob too, but have been trying off and on with an old crank stick welder. I stick the end much more than I get a good start, and am going to try these tips.
Actually there are some electrodes that can touch the work in action, people say "Drag Electrodes" sometimes. Anyway, you start the arc by BARELY touching the work! In that moment when everything is cold, you have a chance to weld the rod to the work! Then it's a short-circuit, you don't get an arc but everything gets hot and it's a mess. If you can strike an arc things start melting and life is easier after about a second. In action there's a right arc length which is really short and might be almost zero. When I use 7014 electrodes and my shaky hands, I'm definitely touching the work, tapping my way along like a blind guy with a cane!
I just started welding yesterday, I got a lot of sticks at one point had to turn off the machine but found the easiest way is to lightly scratch along the work with the electrode also allows you to see through shield for an instant before you start welding instead of trying to play peekaboo with it. The gate post I repaired wasn't pretty but it works.
@@leonardpearlman4017 bro! Blind guy with a cane is the best fucking description ever!!! I'm literally lmfao right now because that IS SO ME AS WELL! I've been welding awhile like a few years but only MIG-FLUXCORE I just got given a free little 130ampTig/90ampARC machine and IF... and that a big IF i get a good strike I am totally shaking and tapping my way along the joint just like you said 🤣🤣
This was hard to watch. Shouldn't take five minutes to say make sure your connections are tight. And you can usually break the excess flux off the rod tip with just your gloved fingers.
@@bobmoffatt4133 good to see you're still kickin Bob! I've been teaching myself how to weld using an old Lincoln buzz box AC 225 over the last couple years. Learned quite a lot watching your videos and those of others. Thank you for taking the time. Eric.
@@bobmoffatt4133 Thank Gawd! Mancub’s comment scared the livin’ daylight outta me! Glad you are well! PS....you still owe me a phone call! 😁😁😁😁😁 (the guy in Georgia you called ‘bout a year ago when I was dining with my grandkids....the geodesic fire pit designs)
Strike the stick like a match also. You can keep the arc alive ounce its lit to the area of welding/start. Your ground connection is important from ground to rod. Tap your rod tip in the middle of welding (start\stops) to clear the slag on rods before striking. Turn your heat/amps up a little if its stick too much. Practice practice. Ease your breathing. I learned a lot from this channel. Every machines different too. So get to practice your settings. Old wet rods will be a big issue. Keep the dry.
hi, I am making a welding table at home a, I have 6mm galvanized sheet of metal for the top of the table. will I be able to clamp the earth to the table top and have a sufficient current to start welding or will i have to wire wheel the gal off the table top to get a sufficient current to weld without a problem? thank you to who ever answers
So I know nothing either. I turned on my machine last weekend and it wasn't sticking, the rods I mean. It's only a small amp machine. 10-80A is it's level but I bought a 160A machine that lets me use Lift Tig. I had to buy a Tig torch but I need to learn about the Tig machine with the Stick too. The 160A machine is one of these cheap Dekopro 2 in 1 machines. It only cost me 65 Euros on Amazon but I didn't understand the 1-10 numbers until u explained it right there. Nice one for that bro.. I had my welder at 2 so that means 20% extra on top of my Amps? That's brillaint bcos I didn't understand that. The manual doesn't explain this in it. Thanks for showing me that bro.. I don't wanna throw a loada money away on a serious welder atm until I can find a school to get into for a year or so. Some great advice on here man. Thanks for this awesome video. Do u smoke bro? LMAO I'm only buzzing off ya man.. I love me some good green but not while I'm welding now..LOL
ya gota remember that most beginners and amateurs will be starting out with old iron core machines with one adjustment. the other thing to remember is that all the older and cheaper machines under read on current
Shooot y’all learned fancy. I started shorty ago and I had to learn on my own. No hot start on an old Miller thunder bolt 225 with the crank on top to change the amps.
Thanks a lot. Awesome.thanks. After I saw your video I tried and the welding got very good. Thanks for the help. God bless you and your family. Happy holidays
When I get one where my flux broke off the rod, I usually drag the bare end under the fab table (¼" carbon sheet top), and flick the rod when I pull out of the arc. When finishing a run, and you pull out of your puddle, you can flick the rod and that usually removes that slag from the tip of the rod. After which, you can peel the overlapped flux from the recession of the electrode with your glove to expose the metal, often like a brand new rod on the end.
Quick question if you don't mind. I picked up some rods with a package deal of welding supplies. Some have flux missing from them. Is there any point in trying to use them for practice or should I toss them? Thanks.
I wasn't too clear. There are pieces of flux missing from the rods not all of it. So one might be missing some flux from a half inch to an inch section.
@@Laura-wc5xt thanks, will do. They are a mix of 6013 and 6011. I'll burn them up practicing and switch to new for anything else. I found a good deal on new 6011 so I stocked up.
A new rod is always easy to start an arc.... at least to my experience, I was hoping to see him to use the used rod to start an arc after increasing the amperage.
I have a cheap $99 "Hone" MMA140 stick welder, with an inverter and a "Hot start" feature built in. When the rod touches the metal it basically explodes to life in a huge fireball. You just "barely" have to nick the metal and the rod starts. On another much more expensive inverter welder I have, it's almost impossible to start the arc. It seems painful to use a welder without "Hot start."
1:11 metal contracts when it heats up? Really? 1:14 When the metal cools down, it gets colder? Ghad dang boi! You know some stuff!!🤣🤣🤣 Too bad this video is more of an ESAB promotion than anything else. Not one mention of open circuit voltage and its role with different electrode rods. I have a welding machine that has an open circuit voltage of around 105 volts. With 7018 rods the arc initiates before the rod touches the base metal! The lowest tolerable open circuit voltage to start the arc easily enough with 7018 is around 85 volts. If you have a machine with significantly lower open circuit voltage, that 7018 rod will get stuck a lot.
I think he meant to say "power". Yes current decreases but just slightly since it has a constant-current inclination. That means a long arc adds more power (heating). Different machines have their own characteristic drooping curve.
I call those bench dogs (from woodworking), but it may be different for welding. The "nose" of the clamp hits your work before the shaft of the clamp has bottomed out, causing it to cock at an angle and get stuck. To release, smack the nose parallel to the table, towards the shaft and it will release. Utterly simple and fairly effective. You can make them yourself, if you have something that makes a close in the hole.
need some imput: im teaching myself to weld. and i got one of those affordable crappy Amazon welders which the amp Meter is way off. i had to crank it to "140" to weld 3/32 6013 but im getting the hang of it. Today i tried 1/16 6013 and dialed it in to 75 assuming the meter is still off , I immediately stuck and smoked two rods. One rod literally catching on fire in an instant. warped them terribly trying to twist them off. So i had to start low and work my way up. However, here's my question: Can i still use those two heat warped rods Or are they literal toast now?
I am having the same issue you had at the very end of the video. I am using 1/16 rod on some exhaust bolt heads. Any advice? Its a 110V(?120V?) Generic stick welder. I dont have a 220V outlet. Also should i change to a different rod?
Years ago like 50, the rods then didn't seem to burn the metal leave like a shield of hard flux over the rod. Then rid were are made with low hydrogen, this that cause them to create this shield. High carbon rods they make a bigger and harder shield to be broken off. That what I found, several other welders came to the same conclusion.
It's realy easy. Step 1 : Don't Stick the rod Step 2 : If you still Stick the rod , turn up the Amps until it won't happens. Step 3 : Just try and learn different Things , some will Work some not.
Nice video ( all right ) good tips ( all right ) keep the rod tip ( all right ) just close enough ( all right ) to the work surface ( all right ) over all this video is . . . all right .
Stay away from 7018 rods unless you have a d.c. welder. A.C. welder causes lots of sticking with that rod. I don't use 6011 and 6013. Too damn much sticking because the flux is broken back after using part of the rod due to very fragile flux. Starting a new 6011/13 rod sticks because the wire protrudes slightly past the flux. I use only 7014 rods, period. They somewhat stick new because the wire protrudes past the flux too but arc easier anyway. Once used, they strike an arc easily as the flux is more durable and does not break back, exposing bare wire. I see a lot of welding shops using 6011 and 6013 rods. I don't know what in the hell they are thinking of. They must be too lazy to clean the surface needing welding and too lazy to turn the heat up a little higher for 7014 penetration.
I'm sorry young man but increasing the length of an arc by increasing the distance from the base metal to the electrode (Long Arcing) does not increase (Amps) current. It increases the resistance of the ionized gap. Within limits, Increasing resistance will increase heat. P = ( Isq x R). P = Power in Watts.
@@everlastgenerator i have an everlast 210 ext and love it. I even got the everlast water cooler and ck 20 torch but having both the welder and cooler running 100% of the time is pretty loud and annoying lol not gonna lie. Love the machine. I just hate how loud it is. But idk how fan on demand would change the duty cycle? Couldnt yall just make it come on when you start welding? The noise wouldnt be that bad while welding. Just sucks having it run 100% of the time. Idk. Might just be me.
I always turn on HF start on my old Linde machine when using 7018. Really helps stop sticking the rod on arc strikes. Haven’t run 7018 on my Powcon yet, but when I do, I’ll try turning on hot start. On re-strikes, I just run an old file across the end of the rod a swipe or two.
Unless your machine is different than mine, it can be very dangerous to use HF start with rods. It can create an arc where it’s not supposed to (your body). Your manual should make it very clear on why it’s not a good idea
Hey mancub tell him if he does get stuck and it quits on him if he cant break free just sgueeze the handle and remove the stinger from rod before it turns into hot rod.!!!then remove it from work and start over.i remember when i first began and panicked when i got gap to long attempted to restart only to freeze stick into work and rod got cherry red!!!till i relized current still active n burned my hand attempting to break it free.!!oh yes the beginner blues!!snookie pa.my dad was certified welder but taught me nothing,didnt want me in his footsteps!!!i just wanted to fix my own shit,so self taught myself!!you do good with us beginners!!!
I just tried to weld using a cheap stick welder for the first time a few minutes ago. Didn’t go as planned…. LOL Is it normal for when the rod sticks to the metal and you don’t un-stick it right away for the rod to start to glow red hot and completely scorch all the flux on it black and to stink up your whole garage? ‘Cause that’s all I managed to do, I couldn’t get an arc… just a few pops and sparks and getting the rod stuck to the metal. That’s why I’m back here watching UA-cam videos…. 😆
well try this problem our class is facing currently, 1st week of training at the very start NO new plate is provided to us students, all the plates we use for training are so rusty & full of previous welds that it needs to be grinded for half a day! we eat lunch come back at 1 p.m. then we do welding, first timers are so tired some have shaking hands others literally can't weld anymore, there's 20 of us, only 3 machines, 4 grinders, so go figure, 😅
Good video, the guy gets excited when he’s talking and I understand lol. So some of what he’s saying you’ve gotta forgive him. Some people are great at explaining things, others are good at understanding things and kinda not the best at explaining. I feel you man cub. If I was with you we’d be two jumpy ass dudes trying to explain shit 😆.
"when metal heats up, it contracts. And when it cools down, it gets colder."
At least half of that statement was right.
Think they are both good ...
@@ZEUS-eg8jw Pretty sure darn metal EXPANDS when it gets hot....
@@danielborgstrom4392 noooo, for sure it "contract " and make bbs 😂
That’s definitely screwy. He knows better, but I think he’s still nervous at times.
@@danielborgstrom4392 You're right, I didn't translate it correctly ... Thanks!
Thanks, Mancub. I struck my first arc today. 6013 on some old rebar lying around. Amps were too low, I was striking too hard and going in too fast. You got me going. Great tips.
When the metal cools down, it gets colder. Got it. Glad I watched this science lesson.
I see you’re very versed in the novice ways
He’s not wrong
"When metal heats up it contracts" . Holy hell! Where did they find this guy.
He mis-spoke. Well spotted. The video made me feel smarter, then your comment made me stupider. Net Zero gain for me, I guess.
Wow someone visibly nervous in front of the camera misspoke? Who would've thought. You know what he meant lol
Every time I chuck a rod in the holder I spin the rod while squeezing the jaws shut. It wears a bit of coating off the exposed rod end and cleans the jaws a bit. It seems to help on starts. Also, stick welders with high open circuit voltages make it easier to start without sticking because the arc will start and stay lit with a longer arc gap.
I have a cheap $99 "Hone" MMA140 stick welder, with an inverter and a "Hot start" feature built in. When the rod touches the metal it basically explodes to life in a huge fireball. You just "barely" have to nick the metal and the rod starts. On another much more expensive inverter welder I have, it's almost impossible to start the arc.
You have given me so far the BEST ADVICE of the many other videos I’ve seen! Hands down the best advice!!! Thank you so much for helping us. Keep up the great work!
Great info for us who've never welded before. You're probably surprised to find that we watch the channel too, it's a skill I hope to pick up some day.
Great video for first time DIY welders like me. Makes total sense to grind the rod a little, and practice (and practice) before it's HOT. Thanks for the tips!!
When I was learning, I never had my amps up high enough. On 7018, I was told to turn up your amps until you can hold a tight arc. Then hold a tight arc.
You’ve become so comfortable in front of the camera ManCub! You’ve been killin it. Kudos to you
I went to a welding class today and some of my welds were pretty good for the first time but all the time I sticked the rod, thanks for the tips
When I started learning, I was always told to take a deep breath and on the exhale strike my arc. Keep a file beside you, insure the end of the rod is bright clean metal.
Fantastic advice, cheers bud
Hi, really good introduction to stick welding, I have done "formal" class room training for welding where the focus in on the four basics; amps, rod gap, rod angle, and travel speed. But this presumes that everything else in the welding situation is set up properly i.e. as you said; connections, earth clamp condition, connection to job, and surface condition of job. very good. thank you
Back when I was in Architecture school, we had to present our work at the end of every other week. It was so awkward when you had nothing to show for, yet you still had to get up and talk in front of the entire class and try to sell the bs you had. It was horrible every single time. Even when you had some good work, sitting there waiting to take your turn to get up there and talk was the most painful part of the entire program. Public speaking even in front of a camera when you KNOW plenty of people are going to watch it can be beyond nerve racking. But this dude got this shit down pat. If I could even put a sentence together as well as him for any of my projects it would've made my college career so much less painful lol. I appreciate this man, good man, good dude 🙏💪
Hey, I'm just learning how to weld and it sounded like you know your stuff. I'll give it a try and appreciate the advice. I'm a long time UA-cam user and have more than 25 years experience as a copywriter writing ads and marketing materials for large and small companies.. The best advice I ever got was from the best teacher and professor I ever had at the University of Florida. "Cut, cut, cut, and then cut some more. Edit everything that doesn't move your story." The same advice works for public speaking and UA-cam videos. You're making them to help people and promote your business. That's smart. Just tweak your vids by taking time to cut them down. I guarantee you'll get more subscribers and more business because people will appreciate the content and professionalism. Take your time and relax. One and done is never the end. It's where you begin. Hope this helps.
I'm pretty sure Bob came to a local bowling alley and hustled the local guys out of a bunch of money. He bowled three 900 games with his left hand. Legend!
I'll have what you're having... 900 games huh?
@@bobmoffatt4133 hey it's just what I heard . I though a perfect game was 300 but no, the town keeps saying 900 with his left hand .
Bob can weld the joint with his eyes closed and both hands tied behind his back.
@@bingo_welding7677 A perfect game is 300 so you are correct with what you thought. Legends create legends. Hell take 5 minutes and look at all the legends surrounding Bruce Lee. Some of the things he was supposed to have done are not humanly possible.
When he said bob watching from the sky I'm pretty sure that's just mancub speak for Bob has the eye of an eagle and is always watching.
Yeah like, this really freaks me out. Is Bob okay??
@@AaronsRandomLife As far as I know. I'm getting fired up
@@bobmoffatt4133
You need to tell Man Cub to not be putting you in the sky just yet. " That boy ain't right".
@@bobmoffatt4133 great! was thinking the worst there for a second.
@@charlesyoung8600 Bob is getting ready to do some new stuff according to what i've heard.
Bad Boy Bob, Your boy scared us on that one ! The welding world would suffer with out you partner, you're the best.
To clean the tip of the rod spin it in the screw head of your plastic cover on your stinger. Don’t have to find a file and the Phillips head cleans it well.
Total noob here. I've not welded before, just waiting on some supplies to turn up. Can someone clear up something for me? You start the arc by touching the work piece, but once you are going, if your rod touches the work piece, it will stick? Is that right? Touch to get started, but then don't touch?
Once it starts, the tip of your rod melts and there is a molten puddle on your material so it doesn't stick.
I'm a noob too, but have been trying off and on with an old crank stick welder. I stick the end much more than I get a good start, and am going to try these tips.
Actually there are some electrodes that can touch the work in action, people say "Drag Electrodes" sometimes. Anyway, you start the arc by BARELY touching the work! In that moment when everything is cold, you have a chance to weld the rod to the work! Then it's a short-circuit, you don't get an arc but everything gets hot and it's a mess. If you can strike an arc things start melting and life is easier after about a second. In action there's a right arc length which is really short and might be almost zero. When I use 7014 electrodes and my shaky hands, I'm definitely touching the work, tapping my way along like a blind guy with a cane!
I just started welding yesterday, I got a lot of sticks at one point had to turn off the machine but found the easiest way is to lightly scratch along the work with the electrode also allows you to see through shield for an instant before you start welding instead of trying to play peekaboo with it. The gate post I repaired wasn't pretty but it works.
@@leonardpearlman4017 bro! Blind guy with a cane is the best fucking description ever!!! I'm literally lmfao right now because that IS SO ME AS WELL! I've been welding awhile like a few years but only MIG-FLUXCORE I just got given a free little 130ampTig/90ampARC machine and IF... and that a big IF i get a good strike I am totally shaking and tapping my way along the joint just like you said 🤣🤣
"if you ever strook a match on a on a book, on a book, like, not on a book but like a like it smatches". I will never forget that, thankyou
🤣😅
3:05 ..."Bob is watching from the sky"??? What happened to Bob??
Yeah. That was my reaction. What did I miss???
He's gone man...
I've asked this several times with ZERO response. I don't like that they won't address this!
He is missed
He's not dead
Here's a fun drinking game: Take a shot every time you hear Mancub say "Alright"...
he said that I was reading this
This was hard to watch. Shouldn't take five minutes to say make sure your connections are tight. And you can usually break the excess flux off the rod tip with just your gloved fingers.
(1:13) When the metal cools down it gets cold? lol That sounds like something I would say lol
Then you're both geniuses...
Wdym bob is watching from the sky
Watching from my recliner.
This came up in a comment a few videos ago. Hope all is well Bob!
@@bobmoffatt4133 good to see you're still kickin Bob!
I've been teaching myself how to weld using an old Lincoln buzz box AC 225 over the last couple years.
Learned quite a lot watching your videos and those of others.
Thank you for taking the time.
Eric.
@@bobmoffatt4133 you taught him well though Bob, don't tack to a nice table
@@bobmoffatt4133 Thank Gawd! Mancub’s comment scared the livin’ daylight outta me! Glad you are well! PS....you still owe me a phone call! 😁😁😁😁😁 (the guy in Georgia you called ‘bout a year ago when I was dining with my grandkids....the geodesic fire pit designs)
Strike the stick like a match also. You can keep the arc alive ounce its lit to the area of welding/start. Your ground connection is important from ground to rod. Tap your rod tip in the middle of welding (start\stops) to clear the slag on rods before striking. Turn your heat/amps up a little if its stick too much. Practice practice. Ease your breathing. I learned a lot from this channel. Every machines different too. So get to practice your settings. Old wet rods will be a big issue. Keep the dry.
My old rod is limp but dry.
hi, I am making a welding table at home a, I have 6mm galvanized sheet of metal for the top of the table. will I be able to clamp the earth to the table top and have a sufficient current to start welding or will i have to wire wheel the gal off the table top to get a sufficient current to weld without a problem? thank you to who ever answers
Stay away from galvanized sheet it’s very toxic when it’s get heated
So I know nothing either. I turned on my machine last weekend and it wasn't sticking, the rods I mean. It's only a small amp machine. 10-80A is it's level but I bought a 160A machine that lets me use Lift Tig. I had to buy a Tig torch but I need to learn about the Tig machine with the Stick too. The 160A machine is one of these cheap Dekopro 2 in 1 machines. It only cost me 65 Euros on Amazon but I didn't understand the 1-10 numbers until u explained it right there. Nice one for that bro..
I had my welder at 2 so that means 20% extra on top of my Amps? That's brillaint bcos I didn't understand that. The manual doesn't explain this in it. Thanks for showing me that bro.. I don't wanna throw a loada money away on a serious welder atm until I can find a school to get into for a year or so.
Some great advice on here man. Thanks for this awesome video. Do u smoke bro? LMAO I'm only buzzing off ya man.. I love me some good green but not while I'm welding now..LOL
ya gota remember that most beginners and amateurs will be starting out with old iron core machines with one adjustment.
the other thing to remember is that all the older and cheaper machines under read on current
Shooot y’all learned fancy. I started shorty ago and I had to learn on my own. No hot start on an old Miller thunder bolt 225 with the crank on top to change the amps.
When you started shorty, what did she say?
Thanks a lot. Awesome.thanks. After I saw your video I tried and the welding got very good. Thanks for the help. God bless you and your family. Happy holidays
When I get one where my flux broke off the rod, I usually drag the bare end under the fab table (¼" carbon sheet top), and flick the rod when I pull out of the arc.
When finishing a run, and you pull out of your puddle, you can flick the rod and that usually removes that slag from the tip of the rod. After which, you can peel the overlapped flux from the recession of the electrode with your glove to expose the metal, often like a brand new rod on the end.
Quick question if you don't mind. I picked up some rods with a package deal of welding supplies. Some have flux missing from them. Is there any point in trying to use them for practice or should I toss them? Thanks.
I wasn't too clear. There are pieces of flux missing from the rods not all of it. So one might be missing some flux from a half inch to an inch section.
@@chrisjones6002 burn them for practice...then get some fresh rods and feel the difference.....high cellulose rods tend to flake a lot...6010 and 6011
@@Laura-wc5xt thanks, will do. They are a mix of 6013 and 6011. I'll burn them up practicing and switch to new for anything else. I found a good deal on new 6011 so I stocked up.
@@chrisjones6002 fantastic
Thanks for the tips!! Please be careful with the grinder: 8:55 (specially wearing gloves!)
Hes a man...cub
5:10 85 plus 21 is 106 but good video it helped i started welding today
A new rod is always easy to start an arc.... at least to my experience, I was hoping to see him to use the used rod to start an arc after increasing the amperage.
I have a cheap $99 "Hone" MMA140 stick welder, with an inverter and a "Hot start" feature built in. When the rod touches the metal it basically explodes to life in a huge fireball. You just "barely" have to nick the metal and the rod starts. On another much more expensive inverter welder I have, it's almost impossible to start the arc. It seems painful to use a welder without "Hot start."
1:11 metal contracts when it heats up? Really? 1:14 When the metal cools down, it gets colder? Ghad dang boi! You know some stuff!!🤣🤣🤣 Too bad this video is more of an ESAB promotion than anything else. Not one mention of open circuit voltage and its role with different electrode rods. I have a welding machine that has an open circuit voltage of around 105 volts. With 7018 rods the arc initiates before the rod touches the base metal! The lowest tolerable open circuit voltage to start the arc easily enough with 7018 is around 85 volts. If you have a machine with significantly lower open circuit voltage, that 7018 rod will get stuck a lot.
I never heard them called "tips" we always called them "electrodes" thank for video, come to brazil
When you long arc, the VOLTAGE increases, the current DECREASES.
I think he meant to say "power". Yes current decreases but just slightly since it has a constant-current inclination. That means a long arc adds more power (heating). Different machines have their own characteristic drooping curve.
He's better at welding than grammar.
Yes, he killed his grammar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what kind of clamps are those used on the table? how do they hang on to the table?
I call those bench dogs (from woodworking), but it may be different for welding.
The "nose" of the clamp hits your work before the shaft of the clamp has bottomed out, causing it to cock at an angle and get stuck. To release, smack the nose parallel to the table, towards the shaft and it will release.
Utterly simple and fairly effective. You can make them yourself, if you have something that makes a close in the hole.
need some imput: im teaching myself to weld. and i got one of those affordable crappy Amazon welders which the amp Meter is way off. i had to crank it to "140" to weld 3/32 6013 but im getting the hang of it. Today i tried 1/16 6013 and dialed it in to 75 assuming the meter is still off , I immediately stuck and smoked two rods. One rod literally catching on fire in an instant. warped them terribly trying to twist them off. So i had to start low and work my way up. However, here's my question:
Can i still use those two heat warped rods Or are they literal toast now?
I am having the same issue you had at the very end of the video. I am using 1/16 rod on some exhaust bolt heads. Any advice? Its a 110V(?120V?) Generic stick welder. I dont have a 220V outlet. Also should i change to a different rod?
I like to bust off the flux booger with my fingers, if that don't work, grab a new rod. 😂
Bob is watching!
Every time I start whacking at a chunk of slag I think that...😂
I just started my welding journey 2 days ago. I'm still stuck on striking an arc.
Years ago like 50, the rods then didn't seem to burn the metal leave like a shield of hard flux over the rod.
Then rid were are made with low hydrogen, this that cause them to create this shield.
High carbon rods they make a bigger and harder shield to be broken off.
That what I found, several other welders came to the same conclusion.
It's realy easy.
Step 1 : Don't Stick the rod
Step 2 : If you still Stick the rod , turn up the Amps until it won't happens.
Step 3 : Just try and learn different Things , some will Work some not.
We like the Grench that stole Christmas Gloves and the Tree....Outstanding....
restarts are a pita! Filing the rod end is a good idea.
Nice video ( all right ) good tips ( all right ) keep the rod tip ( all right ) just close enough ( all right ) to the work
surface ( all right ) over all this video is . . . all right .
Thanks Mike! Very helpful tips!
“Stick around “😁
Stay away from 7018 rods unless you have a d.c. welder. A.C. welder causes lots of sticking with that rod. I don't use 6011 and 6013. Too damn much sticking because the flux is broken back after using part of the rod due to very fragile flux. Starting a new 6011/13 rod sticks because the wire protrudes slightly past the flux. I use only 7014 rods, period. They somewhat stick new because the wire protrudes past the flux too but arc easier anyway. Once used, they strike an arc easily as the flux is more durable and does not break back, exposing bare wire. I see a lot of welding shops using 6011 and 6013 rods. I don't know what in the hell they are thinking of. They must be too lazy to clean the surface needing welding and too lazy to turn the heat up a little higher for 7014 penetration.
Been a while since I've used my powerarc stick welder. This brings back some old memories.
What was her name?
I'm sorry young man but increasing the length of an arc by increasing the distance from the base metal to the electrode (Long Arcing) does not increase (Amps) current. It increases the resistance of the ionized gap. Within limits, Increasing resistance will increase heat. P = ( Isq x R). P = Power in Watts.
You explained well. Great job.
If you go green you can just throw on that anti-stick feature 😉
the Esab Rogue also has Arc Dig also know as Arc Force...he did not show that....same as anti stick, increases amps when sticking
Please add fan on demand and charge 100 bucks more. That would literally make yalls machines the best there is for the money.
@@jamessonger3 Fan on Demand lowers the duty cycle. We are able to have industry leading duty cycles at lower costs because of our larger fans.
@@everlastgenerator i have an everlast 210 ext and love it. I even got the everlast water cooler and ck 20 torch but having both the welder and cooler running 100% of the time is pretty loud and annoying lol not gonna lie. Love the machine. I just hate how loud it is. But idk how fan on demand would change the duty cycle? Couldnt yall just make it come on when you start welding? The noise wouldnt be that bad while welding. Just sucks having it run 100% of the time. Idk. Might just be me.
Great video keep up the good work Mancub
I always turn on HF start on my old Linde machine when using 7018. Really helps stop sticking the rod on arc strikes. Haven’t run 7018 on my Powcon yet, but when I do, I’ll try turning on hot start. On re-strikes, I just run an old file across the end of the rod a swipe or two.
Unless your machine is different than mine, it can be very dangerous to use HF start with rods. It can create an arc where it’s not supposed to (your body). Your manual should make it very clear on why it’s not a good idea
Nice job. Learned good tips
A good tip for stick welding to help start the weld is to just barely chip off done flux at the tip to get the wire to touch 👍🏽
"...done flux..." What?????
@@usernamemykel ahh typo. Just chip a bit of flux off of the end of the rod. It’ll help start the arc easier
Hey mancub tell him if he does get stuck and it quits on him if he cant break free just sgueeze the handle and remove the stinger from rod before it turns into hot rod.!!!then remove it from work and start over.i remember when i first began and panicked when i got gap to long attempted to restart only to freeze stick into work and rod got cherry red!!!till i relized current still active n burned my hand attempting to break it free.!!oh yes the beginner blues!!snookie pa.my dad was certified welder but taught me nothing,didnt want me in his footsteps!!!i just wanted to fix my own shit,so self taught myself!!you do good with us beginners!!!
"Dad" didn't want you to earn a measly $40K/year - he wanted something better for you - kudos to "dad"!
I just tried to weld using a cheap stick welder for the first time a few minutes ago. Didn’t go as planned…. LOL
Is it normal for when the rod sticks to the metal and you don’t un-stick it right away for the rod to start to glow red hot and completely scorch all the flux on it black and to stink up your whole garage? ‘Cause that’s all I managed to do, I couldn’t get an arc… just a few pops and sparks and getting the rod stuck to the metal. That’s why I’m back here watching UA-cam videos…. 😆
Thank you for a lesson! Nice to watch and learn from. ❤️👍
Mike, set an example, use the fume extractor... Please. Great job for beginners
Watched 1000 Hours of Your Videos & Applied For a Welding Job with 1000 hours & fired Same day
Because you depended on the tutelage of this idiot???????????????????
@@usernamemykel just a joke
Awesome thanks for sharing your experience. Happy holidays
I'd like to have a nickel for everytime this guy says "alright"..............
It's like hundreds, alright!!!!! Bring Bob back. At least BoyCub is better then Mr Tig!
Go watch any welding video on any other channel and they always say “alright”. Once you notice it, you won’t unhear it.
Very information. Do you like the esabs better than the everlast? I am thinking of buying the multi process 275
@Wroger Wroger everlast is in san Francisco and I live in Massachusetts. That's not going to work
@Wroger Wroger Grow brain? Awfull ballsy behind a keyboard
terima kasih, mantap.. thanks for yours video..👋
Alright, alright, alright, alright. Did me head in..
I'm still trying to decide if I'm buying a esab multi welder or everlast!!!???😉I see yall are stacked with Esab!!
What did you end up getting?
7018 verticle root fill hot pass and cap please
You make it look so easy 😞 I actually ran out of rods!
Keep up the good work bro! Love the videos!
What import acdc tig welder do you think welds thin metal best? Thank you have a Merry Christmas
Everlast
Best answer here: ua-cam.com/video/Txa8XHq3N-8/v-deo.html
Could you explain why arc strikes are so bad from a functional perspective? Thx
It can change the grain structure of the work, which can cause it to become brittle.
@@jg8060 ... 🥸👍🏽.... especially tough at seismic connections 😎
and causes a stress riser which can lead to fracture
You're awesome dude. Blessings.
Mancub is my favorite guy on here ☺️
7018 vertical stringers please
When metal heats up it actually expands.
6:50 "stroock a match"..... well.... That's a creative word.
well try this problem our class is facing currently, 1st week of training at the very start NO new plate is provided to us students, all the plates we use for training are so rusty & full of previous welds that it needs to be grinded for half a day! we eat lunch come back at 1 p.m. then we do welding, first timers are so tired some have shaking hands others literally can't weld anymore, there's 20 of us, only 3 machines, 4 grinders, so go figure, 😅
What are those glasses you wear and keep on under your helmet?
the amps go up when you long arc?
Great tips
Great movie, helped me a lot with my Everlast settings for stick, just need to figure out Arc Force.
Thanks
Another Everlast troll.
@@melgross Really ?????
Yes really. Tired of seeing you Everlast "people" in the welding video comments section.
@@phiksit OK Then don't look pinwheel people
thanks for the tips
Great video, thanks mate
Awesome, very helpful
Good video, the guy gets excited when he’s talking and I understand lol. So some of what he’s saying you’ve gotta forgive him. Some people are great at explaining things, others are good at understanding things and kinda not the best at explaining. I feel you man cub. If I was with you we’d be two jumpy ass dudes trying to explain shit 😆.
“When the medal cools down it gets colder” 😂no shit
"I always usually..." Make up your mind!
C'MON, Wheres Red Beard...
at Thee Doll House
@@Laura-wc5xt Ha, Probably so...
Bob is watching from the sky?????
Im glad im not the only one that picked up on that
Need answers for this too
What happen to bob ????? I just pick that up to
What happened to Bob moffit
???
Wow, I always got frustrated when my leads got disconnected! I totally forgot the leads will expand and contract.
Thank you!
I'll stick my rod any time i want to, thank you very much!
Haha perfect title 😂😂
This guy's speech is no bueno.
I expect better from a channel this big.
No one is telling you to watch the video. Mancub is doing great. A lot better than before in front of the camera.
@@Blackbeard21 well said, I agree.....being in front of a camera is not easy....he is coming along......
LoL that's mean, but I admit I did get a chuckle :)