Arc blow, seems to be a problem on truck bodies. My solution is two or three or even four ground clamps. Individual clamps with a 1/0 tail connected to the main ground clamp. Space around the weld area. Works for me.
Hey Jody, I just wanted to drop a message to thank you for producing the most educational and informative welding videos I've found on UA-cam. I learned to gas and stick weld in high school in the late 1970s so I'm no kid. At 54 I'm trying to reteach myself stick and learn TIG as well. As a 25 year veteran automobile technician turned educator I'd like to tell you your videos are highly informative and helpful to both novice and those of us who've forgotten how to weld. Thanks again.
Hi Jody, Thank you for your devoted service doing all of these videos and teaching us. I have watched most of your weekly videos and have learned so many facets to welding, it's great. I watch my email with vigilance for your videos every week. I have tried to leave a comment on the email feed but I am probably doing something wrong because my comment won't post. Most of the time I don't have anything to say, but I like to thank you for teaching me so much about welding. Your positive attitude and sense of humor are right in my wheelhouse. Thanks again, Mike, the wire airplane guy
Great video. Uphill stick was a tough one for me, I remember getting arc blow all the time while practicing. I eventually figured out to keep the ground at least 10 inches away, weird I know, but I guess it's different for every machine or how big the piece is etc.
As always, TOP NOTCH. I am learning a ton from your videos. Can't thank you enough for taking the time to put them together and sharing your knowledge and experience.
Hi Jody, just received my TIG finger bundle here in Birmingham England. Many thanks for all your tuition and inspiration. Keep up the good work on the excellent videos... Thank you.
my buddy has a lincoln mp 210 and we were having problems stick welding...guess we should have read the manual because I didn't know it had a hot start function or an arc force control setting....thanks Jody! I always appreciate your videos even if it's not that much fun for you to make since your a pro. always helping out the little guy. haha
Thanks Jodi. Something I've been doing lately is getting some of those headlamps (five pack at biglots cost me like ten bucks) and gluing them to the chin of my helmet. They have a ratcheting up/down on them and have made ALL the difference for me welding in a dark booth. The guys laugh at me and I leave it on and use up some batteries sometimes, but for fixed shade hoods in dim environments, it takes a lot of the guess work out of starting your arc (mig/tig/stick/ you name it)
Awesome videos. Started 2nd semester of welding this week and I am ahead already. Videos help a lot. Great job. I have 3 tig fingers and they work, keeps my gloves from smoking. Thank you.
always enjoy your videos and I know running 1/8 7018 at 125 min volts at the ship yard in work because they tack everything that and welders everything with Flux core I have improved alot from watching and using the things you teach
Fantastic video Jody. That lighted chipping hammer could sure be useful in the right circumstances like you were saying. I look forward to more details on that.
hey jody thanks for the videos every week always something very interesting in yours videos. I am from London and working like welder over 14 years. but still always learning from you something new. thanks again for the videos.
Brilliant stuff, I can't thank you enough for your videos. 7018 is my favourite rod, tried some 6010, 3.2mm, have to get used to 'em. 6013 least used- 2.5mm good for thin stuff. That's my experience till now but I'm still learning 😉
Another great video Jody.I look forward every week to watch your video.I liked the way you etched the plate to see how the welds look using different amperage.Yes arc blow is a pain in the neck when I worked as a welder fabricator the welder always acted funny (depending on the weather) sometimes you had to go with the toe nail.300 amp lincoln with a 3cyl.perkins.
While uphill welding the rectangular tubing 1/4" wall thickness, I am using ESAB OK48.00 or Lincoln 7018 1/8" electrodes, I need to use 105A or 120A welder setting. That's because, it's engine driven generator welder and it has only step switch arc force adjustment. But, actually, 105A is not ehough and 120A is too much, the best setting - something between these two - 113A. Would be great to test 113-115A setting for this particular joint and compare the penetration results with those you got. Thanks for sharing your experince with us here. Regards. Vadym
One more good one. What are your preferences and why on the clamp electrode holder versus the screw clamp? Always a learning experience on your channel. Doug
This was an interesting video (thank you). You mentioned that the inverter machines can sense the length of the arc and can compensate by raising or lowering the current accordingly(automagically) to prevent sticking. So my question is, you tried different amp settings how do you know the inverter machine is actually outputting what you asked for as opposed to what it thinks you need based on it's internal measurements and programming? You went through a setting process where you told the machine what you are welding so there is programming that must be looking at the resistance and amperage and the system compensated for the ideal settings. Perhaps your eye is finely tuned and you change your speed and movement accordingly, but to be honest other than the 120 amp, the others did not seem too different(in penetration, though the cutting in at lower amperage had me wondering), which is why I'm asking.
+Larry Pardi good question. I had the arc force set to 3 which means it was not making a whole lot of adjustment due to arc length. Its hard to convey the exact arc appearance due to zoom, camera distance etc. So I can see your point.
Hey can you do a video mig welding with silicon bronze welding wire, I can't find many videos on it. I would like to know what transfer you should use like spray or short circuit or even pulse also is it to soft for a normal mig gun would you need like a push pull gun or a spool gun, what gas do you need to us, about what length would you want for electrode extension and most importantly when would you use it and when not to use it as well as other precautions you might have to be carefull when using it. Thanks great video as always.
I would like to see a similar video, welding different thickness metal together. ie: 1/8" to 1/4". What would be the settings on the machine and rod choice? If one is already available, could you point me in that direction? Thanks
Hi, this is Gabe. Just finished welding in Clearfield Job Corps. In this video that you showed us, if I didn't have a band saw, but had a plasma cutter available. Would I be able to use it with out it expanding the weld?
As an incoming student into a welding program, and having no current experience welding, I'm pretty confused about all that you're saying and the jargon coming from all of the intersecting laws from electricity theory that I can hear you referring too, some of the basic realities that make a weld a weld, and just some of that common sense about how to hold the torch, how it feels in your hand and what not. Certainly very complicated! Stumbled on your channel since I will be beginning a program. Look forward to possibly using it once I begin to really understand the science and get some of the basic know-how, electricity theory and all of that. Anyways, I'll walk away with "maybe 115 amps is the best option for vertical uphill welding with a 7018 rod, 3.2 mm diameter". Or nothing at all, haha. Appreciate that this is out there anyway, and for the video.
Wow! Great channel Jody! What a passion you have to share knowledge. I am just a beginner and have learned an incredible amount from your videos. Very very much appreciated. Quick question; do you or anyone else know about the drive roller bearing problem with the 210mp? I am about to purchase this unit, but I'm a little concerned about that. Lincoln says the problem is not very wide spread, and no recall as of yet. Thoughts anyone?
Jody I weld with the same machine. I've heard it said before that by increasing the arc force, it creates a "drier" puddle making it easier to run vertical welds. Have you found that to be the case?
hey jody courts from England here just wanted to ask what type of metal was that and also I am preparing to go up for coding again iso en 9606 but it's in s355 would you recommend doing anything different to welding s275 as I do it all the time
Another great tutorial Jody! Thank you. I need to modify my trailer light bracket and will be welding on a 3x3 piece of angle iron to the side rail channel that's probably 3/16"-1/4" wall thickness. Will be a horizontal and an uphill weld using a Lincoln 225A buzz box. What would you recommend for a rod and amperage setting? I see you recommend less amperage going uphill as well... Thanks again
Any tips for keeping last pass of the cap straight on a 6g? Weld is great till I'm half through my cap then I end up squirrelly and over my 8th in tolerance for bed width variation.. help been stuck on this for 3 weeks and I'm not making progress
so would you say the Lincoln mp210 is worth the money. i would like to buy to practice for a 3g 4g 1inch plate smaw certification. plus do things around the house.
+bongs559 My experience has been very positive with that machine. I have also seen Jody use it for quite a few projects and it seems to work well. He also did a video, last week I think, where at the end the question was raised that if you only had $1000 what would you get. His friend, another pro welder started with that machine and went from there. So, my assumption that if it wasn't any good Jody wouldn't be using it nor would his friend. I think it is well worth it personally. It does all three processes well. Granted you don't have AC but this will do most things, including what you listed.
Jody, Your lit chipping hammer may be improved by re-directing the point of the beam slightly toward the "hammer" rather than 90 degrees straight down. This could be done several different ways... I'll leave that up to the engineers. Thanks once again for a great video.
Hmmmm... Ok so, if I'm at a job site and I need to weld going uphill, I will not have the liberty to test which amperage is best. so how would I know before I start welding a given uphill weld job? i suspect even the most experienced would have some trouble with it at the outset.
in the field you should know your heats if your a real welder I don't think they would let u do this in the field migs the only one you should really have to test to figure out
+Matt Cummings Yes, that's what I concluded. Depending on the degree of a skilled stick welder he (or she) would have the experience to know what amperage to use without any preliminary trials as Jody just showed. Jody is awesome. I wish I had as much passion for welding as he.
+Matt Cummings yeah but different welders/manufacturers are different so if you're a real welder that's been using a lincoln at home and you turn up and they have a miller then your amperage on your Lincoln won't be the same as their miller, anyway it will get you in the ball park but not the perfect one you need that's why they give you some time to get to know their machine before a real test. Well at least here in NZ anyways
+Matt Cummings Yup, I always just had a soapstone mark on "my" machine when I welded on tanks and then pipe for the petro-chem industry, and if anything needed tweaking, that's what my helper was for! You gotta make him run to the machine over the wall just to earn the right to wire wheel my slag, LOL! ;)
Thanks Jody,keep up the great videos On a side not,i told myself no tig welding,but after watching your video again,about scratch start tig welding,going to give er a try 👍👍👍😊
+Bob Ford Mostly personal preference I imagine. They both work fine so I imagine most people just go with what works. I personally like the spring clamp because I can drop out the stub with one hand and insert and go. The only thing I don't like is the handle that necessarily has to stick out from the side but its a very minor annoyance.
Hey Jody I really enjoy your videos and get excited when a new video is posted. One question on this video. Do you think that the heat soaked material changed the results on the higher amperage beads? Thanks again for the awesome videos! proud owner of 4 Tig fingers and 1 t-shirt!
Got it, thanks for the info. Your videos are very very helpful. I've been welding for 20+ years but not much in stick welding until this past year and because of your videos I'm very confident. I'm always thinking in my head "hold a tight arc, hold a tight arc" thanks again Jody!
Hi Jody, love your vids. i have a idea on a video for you. MMA uphill outside corner with open butt. you might have done one i missed but it would be awesome anyhow. take care from sweden
Arc blow... has anyone ever tried a "y" shaped ground with 2 ground clamps ? Clamp one above and one below the weld. An automotive booster cable could clamped on and act as a second ground. Crazy idea, but it might be helpful in some situations.
I love your videos. And you are very knowledgeable. But whats with the finger on the rod? Whin i tool welding classes and got my first cert. In the early 80's my instructor called that choking your chicken. Lol great video still
hey, i am a welder in training. i have a question, what shape do you use when you weld uphill? is it a triangle or maybe more like left, right and so on until you're at the top? and my machine is a kemmpi mini arc, and if i put my amps up to a 115 i won't be able keep up with the paste.but if i put it around 90 amps i am fine and the weld looks good, is this because i have a different machine or because i am in Europe and have a different voltage? ( sorry if i ask for a lot, i like to learn al there is to learn.)
+ricky pie your rod angle has a lot to do with not being able to push higher amps. When I do vert up I do like a "Z" pattern and on the toes of the weld I hold for like 2 seconds then snap my wrist to the other side hold for 2 seconds then repeat.I do this the same on my cover passes with the Z weave as well. Just watch the puddle make a circle as your counting make them uniform and it will work :). When I wel 1/4th I am around 100-115 amps if that helps
Okay thankyou, i am holding my rod on a 80 degree angle i think( seeing 90 degrees as strait water level), it may change a bit while welding i think, sometimes its a bit disorientatthinkAnd when it comes to pattern i usually make a z shape too only not with strait lines sideways but with a little curve to the top like a small bend to imagine. And i count in my head loud twenty one(left) twenty two( right). Is this good or not?
ricky pie well when you do arcs never make the arc on the top. Do like a "U" patter those are super good for large cover passes. But make sure you snap your wrist on the Z pattern. The holding on the sides is just to fill in undercut, that is the reason you snap the wrist not to get super big bulges in the middle. make everything nice and flat :)
+ProD Miner okay thanks, and sometimes i have these pieces of slug( dont know how its called in English ) are stuck in the corners or won't come off at all, how can i solve this?
ricky pie that is your slag and it usually means you have bad undercut in the side walls or the toes of the weld. So pretty much hold there for a second longer and that should fill the undercut and burn the slag off.
C. Current L. Length A.angle of electrode M. Manipulation P. Puddle *as far as tying in and consistently of appearance from watching back of puddle S. Speed This is what I think of every time I weld I'm not doubting your method just adding my 2¢
+George Montes I went to Los Angeles Trade Tech right out of high school in 1990. At that time it was a great program, not sure how it is now. Worth looking into.
Can’t depend on new machines,been welding off and on over 50 yrs,always bevel joints,no need for high amps,just be comfortable,and know what your doin…
Arc blow, seems to be a problem on truck bodies. My solution is two or three or even four ground clamps. Individual clamps with a 1/0 tail connected to the main ground clamp. Space around the weld area. Works for me.
Hey Jody, I just wanted to drop a message to thank you for producing the most educational and informative welding videos I've found on UA-cam. I learned to gas and stick weld in high school in the late 1970s so I'm no kid. At 54 I'm trying to reteach myself stick and learn TIG as well. As a 25 year veteran automobile technician turned educator I'd like to tell you your videos are highly informative and helpful to both novice and those of us who've forgotten how to weld. Thanks again.
Hi Jody,
Thank you for your devoted service doing all of these videos and teaching us. I have watched most of your weekly videos and have learned so many facets to welding, it's great. I watch my email with vigilance for your videos every week. I have tried to leave a comment on the email feed but I am probably doing something wrong because my comment won't post. Most of the time I don't have anything to say, but I like to thank you for teaching me so much about welding. Your positive attitude and sense of humor are right in my wheelhouse.
Thanks again,
Mike, the wire airplane guy
Great video. Uphill stick was a tough one for me, I remember getting arc blow all the time while practicing. I eventually figured out to keep the ground at least 10 inches away, weird I know, but I guess it's different for every machine or how big the piece is etc.
he putting people through school with all these tips.I just found this page.this the best page on UA-cam
I'm not a stick-guy, but man I just love how Jody talks this out :)
As always, TOP NOTCH. I am learning a ton from your videos. Can't thank you enough for taking the time to put them together and sharing your knowledge and experience.
Love that smart new weld cart - nice result.
Another very handy video Jody, thank you.
Hi Jody, just received my TIG finger bundle here in Birmingham England. Many thanks for all your tuition and inspiration. Keep up the good work on the excellent videos... Thank you.
my buddy has a lincoln mp 210 and we were having problems stick welding...guess we should have read the manual because I didn't know it had a hot start function or an arc force control setting....thanks Jody! I always appreciate your videos even if it's not that much fun for you to make since your a pro. always helping out the little guy. haha
Thanks Jodi.
Something I've been doing lately is getting some of those headlamps (five pack at biglots cost me like ten bucks) and gluing them to the chin of my helmet. They have a ratcheting up/down on them and have made ALL the difference for me welding in a dark booth.
The guys laugh at me and I leave it on and use up some batteries sometimes, but for fixed shade hoods in dim environments, it takes a lot of the guess work out of starting your arc (mig/tig/stick/ you name it)
We use dual shield & arc blow is a problem. Sometimes if it's bad enough, a change in direction will make it go away. Great stuff. Thanks Jody.
Awesome videos. Started 2nd semester of welding this week and I am ahead already. Videos help a lot. Great job. I have 3 tig fingers and they work, keeps my gloves from smoking. Thank you.
always enjoy your videos and I know running 1/8 7018 at 125 min volts at the ship yard in work because they tack everything that and welders everything with Flux core I have improved alot from watching and using the things you teach
Fantastic video Jody. That lighted chipping hammer could sure be useful in the right circumstances like you were saying. I look forward to more details on that.
Really liked this. Was a pipefitter for 10 yrs. 7018 was the cover pass.....
hey jody thanks for the videos every week always something very interesting in yours videos.
I am from London
and working like welder over 14 years.
but still always learning from you something new.
thanks again for the videos.
How much do they pay there??
Brilliant stuff, I can't thank you enough for your videos. 7018 is my favourite rod, tried some 6010, 3.2mm, have to get used to 'em. 6013 least used- 2.5mm good for thin stuff. That's my experience till now but I'm still learning 😉
Another great video Jody.I look forward every week to watch your video.I liked the way you etched the plate to see how the welds look using different amperage.Yes arc blow is a pain in the neck when I worked as a welder fabricator the welder always acted funny (depending on the weather) sometimes you had to go with the toe nail.300 amp lincoln with a 3cyl.perkins.
I Russian welder , I watch your vidio . there is a lot to learn . a lot of necessary information. thanks for your work.
Did you let the piece cool in between each run? Pre-heat would be a factor here.
I notice when you are stick welding, you have a fan on, doesn't this cool your weld pool and prevent penetration?
While uphill welding the rectangular tubing 1/4" wall thickness, I am using ESAB OK48.00 or Lincoln 7018 1/8" electrodes, I need to use 105A or 120A welder setting. That's because, it's engine driven generator welder and it has only step switch arc force adjustment. But, actually, 105A is not ehough and 120A is too much, the best setting - something between these two - 113A. Would be great to test 113-115A setting for this particular joint and compare the penetration results with those you got.
Thanks for sharing your experince with us here. Regards. Vadym
Great Video Jodi, Very informative, I would not have thought the Ground Location wouid have been that noticeable
Thanks
Thank you Jody for explaining this really well.
One more good one. What are your preferences and why on the clamp electrode holder versus the screw clamp? Always a learning experience on your channel. Doug
Thank you for the demo it was very informative, also a Thank you to metal mart for making it possible.
clams is very helpful. liked when you sawed thru material and could really see quality penetration. excellent
good practical information. stick still has a lot of applications. thanks for all your hard work.
This was an interesting video (thank you). You mentioned that the inverter machines can sense the length of the arc and can compensate by raising or lowering the current accordingly(automagically) to prevent sticking. So my question is, you tried different amp settings how do you know the inverter machine is actually outputting what you asked for as opposed to what it thinks you need based on it's internal measurements and programming? You went through a setting process where you told the machine what you are welding so there is programming that must be looking at the resistance and amperage and the system compensated for the ideal settings. Perhaps your eye is finely tuned and you change your speed and movement accordingly, but to be honest other than the 120 amp, the others did not seem too different(in penetration, though the cutting in at lower amperage had me wondering), which is why I'm asking.
+Larry Pardi good question. I had the arc force set to 3 which means it was not making a whole lot of adjustment due to arc length. Its hard to convey the exact arc appearance due to zoom, camera distance etc. So I can see your point.
Hey can you do a video mig welding with silicon bronze welding wire, I can't find many videos on it. I would like to know what transfer you should use like spray or short circuit or even pulse also is it to soft for a normal mig gun would you need like a push pull gun or a spool gun, what gas do you need to us, about what length would you want for electrode extension and most importantly when would you use it and when not to use it as well as other precautions you might have to be carefull when using it. Thanks great video as always.
I would like to see a similar video, welding different thickness metal together. ie: 1/8" to 1/4". What would be the settings on the machine and rod choice? If one is already available, could you point me in that direction? Thanks
Are the labels right at 6:17? It surprises me that 105A had such an undercut, but 120A had none.
JohnnyRottenest more heat is more metal going down
Hi, this is Gabe. Just finished welding in Clearfield Job Corps. In this video that you showed us, if I didn't have a band saw, but had a plasma cutter available. Would I be able to use it with out it expanding the weld?
You made me laugh when you said "who knows, we might learn something". I always learn from you Jody. Your cart looks awesome too!!!
As an incoming student into a welding program, and having no current experience welding, I'm pretty confused about all that you're saying and the jargon coming from all of the intersecting laws from electricity theory that I can hear you referring too, some of the basic realities that make a weld a weld, and just some of that common sense about how to hold the torch, how it feels in your hand and what not. Certainly very complicated! Stumbled on your channel since I will be beginning a program. Look forward to possibly using it once I begin to really understand the science and get some of the basic know-how, electricity theory and all of that. Anyways, I'll walk away with "maybe 115 amps is the best option for vertical uphill welding with a 7018 rod, 3.2 mm diameter". Or nothing at all, haha. Appreciate that this is out there anyway, and for the video.
Hidden Doors start with the basics
flat
starting and stopping
speed
drag angle
heat
Hidden Doors watching your puddle in a bead and staying straight
I have found my MP210 is a bit hot for flux core and sometimes for 7018 stick. Great machine though.
hey Jody i realy like your videos.
keep up the good work. greetings from a service engeneer from the netherlands.
Great channel you have hear! Do you have any on titanium take welding? Thanks.
nice ,every time i learn something new,thanks for sharing your knowledge.regards from Croatia.
Wow! Great channel Jody! What a passion you have to share knowledge. I am just a beginner and have learned an incredible amount from your videos. Very very much appreciated.
Quick question; do you or anyone else know about the drive roller bearing problem with the 210mp? I am about to purchase this unit, but I'm a little concerned about that. Lincoln says the problem is not very wide spread, and no recall as of yet. Thoughts anyone?
Thanks man. Hey any idea when Wurtec is going to put those hammers out for sale?
Jody I weld with the same machine. I've heard it said before that by increasing the arc force, it creates a "drier" puddle making it easier to run vertical welds. Have you found that to be the case?
did u let these cool all the way before next weld? just curious. if u said u did I missed it
love your videos my question is how do you know the proper amps to use for a given rod ??
I would love to get one of those lighted hammers.
how to made flashlight with chipping hammer? let me know.
Thanks
Perfect demonstration and tips. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Merge ascendent cu vârful electrodului cu un pic de pendulare stânga-dreapta în baie , excelent!
hey jody courts from England here just wanted to ask what type of metal was that and also I am preparing to go up for coding again iso en 9606 but it's in s355 would you recommend doing anything different to welding s275 as I do it all the time
Another great tutorial Jody! Thank you. I need to modify my trailer light bracket and will be welding on a 3x3 piece of angle iron to the side rail channel that's probably 3/16"-1/4" wall thickness. Will be a horizontal and an uphill weld using a Lincoln 225A buzz box. What would you recommend for a rod and amperage setting? I see you recommend less amperage going uphill as well... Thanks again
115 is my preferred setting for 1/8 7018 uphill
I get arc blow all the time using dual shield at work at the top of vertical joints. it is super irritating
Jody,
ANOTHER wonderful explanation.
Thank you!
Eric
Any tips for keeping last pass of the cap straight on a 6g? Weld is great till I'm half through my cap then I end up squirrelly and over my 8th in tolerance for bed width variation.. help been stuck on this for 3 weeks and I'm not making progress
so would you say the Lincoln mp210 is worth the money. i would like to buy to practice for a 3g 4g 1inch plate smaw certification. plus do things around the house.
+bongs559 My experience has been very positive with that machine. I have also seen Jody use it for quite a few projects and it seems to work well. He also did a video, last week I think, where at the end the question was raised that if you only had $1000 what would you get. His friend, another pro welder started with that machine and went from there. So, my assumption that if it wasn't any good Jody wouldn't be using it nor would his friend. I think it is well worth it personally. It does all three processes well. Granted you don't have AC but this will do most things, including what you listed.
sou do Brasil, seus vídeos me ajudam muito. É uma pena não ter legenda em Português.
Wow the undercut was very visible and i have definitely learn the importance of that
are you using ac or dc voltage ??
Jody, Your lit chipping hammer may be improved by re-directing the point of the beam slightly toward the "hammer" rather than 90 degrees straight down. This could be done several different ways... I'll leave that up to the engineers. Thanks once again for a great video.
Always great stuff Jody
On the chipping hammer, do both ends light up or is one end the switch and the other the light?
+465maltbie just one end .. a button switch on the other end
thanks.
Like always good vid. I'm about to work on a project well I will use a good amount of 7018 uphill.. ur vid was right on time! thanks.
Hmmmm... Ok so, if I'm at a job site and I need to weld going uphill, I will not have the liberty to test which amperage is best.
so how would I know before I start welding a given uphill weld job? i suspect even the most experienced would have some trouble with it at the outset.
they normally give you an hour to practice before doing the real test.
in the field you should know your heats if your a real welder I don't think they would let u do this in the field migs the only one you should really have to test to figure out
+Matt Cummings
Yes, that's what I concluded. Depending on the degree of a skilled stick welder he (or she) would have the experience to know what amperage to use without any preliminary trials as Jody just showed. Jody is awesome. I wish I had as much passion for welding as he.
+Matt Cummings yeah but different welders/manufacturers are different so if you're a real welder that's been using a lincoln at home and you turn up and they have a miller then your amperage on your Lincoln won't be the same as their miller, anyway it will get you in the ball park but not the perfect one you need that's why they give you some time to get to know their machine before a real test. Well at least here in NZ anyways
+Matt Cummings Yup, I always just had a soapstone mark on "my" machine when I welded on tanks and then pipe for the petro-chem industry, and if anything needed tweaking, that's what my helper was for! You gotta make him run to the machine over the wall just to earn the right to wire wheel my slag, LOL! ;)
Thanks Jody,keep up the great videos
On a side not,i told myself no tig welding,but after watching your video again,about scratch start tig welding,going to give er a try 👍👍👍😊
i love your videos! im welding since abouut 10years here and there.... But with your videos im learning how its done! Kepp it going! Please! :)
Why do all you guys seem to use the crocodile electrode holder instead of twist grip type.
+Bob Ford Mostly personal preference I imagine. They both work fine so I imagine most people just go with what works. I personally like the spring clamp because I can drop out the stub with one hand and insert and go. The only thing I don't like is the handle that necessarily has to stick out from the side but its a very minor annoyance.
Unfortunately I dont have 220 power, so I don't get to practice my stick welding.
did u pre heat the piece before doing 100amps?
No preheat. And piece was cooled in between welds too
Hey Jody I really enjoy your videos and get excited when a new video is posted. One question on this video. Do you think that the heat soaked material changed the results on the higher amperage beads? Thanks again for the awesome videos!
proud owner of 4 Tig fingers and 1 t-shirt!
I let it cool completely between welds. I forgot to make that important point
Got it, thanks for the info. Your videos are very very helpful. I've been welding for 20+ years but not much in stick welding until this past year and because of your videos I'm very confident. I'm always thinking in my head "hold a tight arc, hold a tight arc" thanks again Jody!
Hi Jody, love your vids. i have a idea on a video for you. MMA uphill outside corner with open butt. you might have done one i missed but it would be awesome anyhow. take care from sweden
thanks for your time and effort
L length of electrode to work
A angle of electrode to work
S speed of travel
H heat/amperage
Arc blow... has anyone ever tried a "y" shaped ground with 2 ground clamps ? Clamp one above and one below the weld. An automotive booster cable could clamped on and act as a second ground. Crazy idea, but it might be helpful in some situations.
Always love these videos. keep it up!
Great teacher..
I love your videos. And you are very knowledgeable. But whats with the finger on the rod? Whin i tool welding classes and got my first cert. In the early 80's my instructor called that choking your chicken. Lol great video still
hey, i am a welder in training.
i have a question, what shape do you use when you weld uphill? is it a triangle or maybe more like left, right and so on until you're at the top?
and my machine is a kemmpi mini arc, and if i put my amps up to a 115 i won't be able keep up with the paste.but if i put it around 90 amps i am fine and the weld looks good, is this because i have a different machine or because i am in Europe and have a different voltage? ( sorry if i ask for a lot, i like to learn al there is to learn.)
+ricky pie your rod angle has a lot to do with not being able to push higher amps. When I do vert up I do like a "Z" pattern and on the toes of the weld I hold for like 2 seconds then snap my wrist to the other side hold for 2 seconds then repeat.I do this the same on my cover passes with the Z weave as well. Just watch the puddle make a circle as your counting make them uniform and it will work :). When I wel 1/4th I am around 100-115 amps if that helps
Okay thankyou, i am holding my rod on a 80 degree angle i think( seeing 90 degrees as strait water level), it may change a bit while welding i think, sometimes its a bit disorientatthinkAnd when it comes to pattern i usually make a z shape too only not with strait lines sideways but with a little curve to the top like a small bend to imagine. And i count in my head loud twenty one(left) twenty two( right).
Is this good or not?
ricky pie well when you do arcs never make the arc on the top. Do like a "U" patter those are super good for large cover passes. But make sure you snap your wrist on the Z pattern. The holding on the sides is just to fill in undercut, that is the reason you snap the wrist not to get super big bulges in the middle. make everything nice and flat :)
+ProD Miner okay thanks, and sometimes i have these pieces of slug( dont know how its called in English ) are stuck in the corners or won't come off at all, how can i solve this?
ricky pie that is your slag and it usually means you have bad undercut in the side walls or the toes of the weld. So pretty much hold there for a second longer and that should fill the undercut and burn the slag off.
Thank you
Hello! Sir this is great channel
you can just tack a piece of scrap on top of metal to stop arc blow .thats what i do and dont worry about where the ground is
+Roxanne Brown thats a good tip...thanks.
Hay man u did a good job.
We want more videos About 5g position stick welding root pass 6010 with penetration. and thank you
A light on a chipping hammer... Now I've seen it all.
The light is aiming totally off the area you're scaping though
Nice video
Mucho bueno advice. Thanks,!!!
Good job and great video!
Many greetings from Germany ;)
very good
C. Current
L. Length
A.angle of electrode
M. Manipulation
P. Puddle *as far as tying in and consistently of appearance from watching back of puddle
S. Speed
This is what I think of every time I weld
I'm not doubting your method just adding my 2¢
bout time you did another stick video ;P
thank you very much my teacher.
very very good
Great video today.
anyone in SoCali know of a good school for metal weilding they've gone through or know of?
+George Montes
I went to Los Angeles Trade Tech right out of high school in 1990. At that time it was a great program, not sure how it is now. Worth looking into.
Cerritos college
+George Montes Trade Tech or El Camino-Gardena
Another good one !
Can’t depend on new
machines,been welding off and on over 50 yrs,always bevel joints,no need for high amps,just be comfortable,and know what your doin…
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Jjs4x asked my question already. Great video
Thanks for the info :-)