I've never tig welded but expect my machine to be in this week. I've watched your videos for years and have mainly mig welded with occasional arc mixed in. Tig welding has always been something I've wanted to learn. Before I even ordered the machine I ordered your tig finger set. Keep up the awesome informative videos.
Hi Jody, I'm blessed with an excellent TIG machine, happy with the fact you use some of those to make the videos. Looking forward to the series I'm sure to catch some new material to keep improving my skills. And truly those TIG Fingers are a must in a welding shop...! Thanks, Pierre
hi there and thank you for explaining, about tig, , ive never welded tig before, i just ordered a MIG TIG MMA 3 IN 1 Welder Inverter 220Amp , just watching some videos before it turns up it has been a long time since i have welded, , will mainly be using mig but i thought to have tig ( i think scratch) would maybe come in handy one day
in school for welding now. I can't wait til I'm doing the hands on. inspired me a lot, cause I honestly chose welding just for the money... great vid man. subscribed.
Dude even knows the rest of the world is on 50hz mains, that's pretty rare =) BTW, 220V mains makes a big (positive) difference in welding too, a lot of the cheap cheap welders are 220 only, cause it's cheaper and easier to make than making one for 110V
Hi Jody, I recently purchased an Everlast 250EX, primarily from what I saw you do with it on the Welding lathe adjusting the parameters while still being 1000+ cheaper than an equivalent Miller or Lincoln. One thing I would like to see in future episodes if time permits is show what combination of settings allowed you to utilize the "manual pulse" like you did at 13:45 in this video. I am not sure if there is a rule of thumb as to what percentage of your weld amps just be there, but 33% did not work for me on that application, I would lose my arc. Definitely subscribed for the future videos.
hey loving the videos, i'm learning more about welding here than i am anywhere else, i have a wirefed welder that is capable of being turned into a mig welder, what i want to know is should i do this or just buy another mig or tig welder and keep this one around as a trophy?
I think I’ll braze a bronze pad to the front of my hammers instead of using all that argon, but I have tried your method with a sledgehammer and it worked beautifully
I dont have the stediest hand for tig welding (blind as well double cheeters in the helmet) so I choke up on my torch it gets hot and very hard to hold for long. Have you thought about a tig finger wrap for the torch. and yes I do have a tig finger its helpful maybe the XL over the torch could help me. Im using a flex head air cooled #17 and a dual voltage HTP invertatig 221. Thanks in advance your vids have tought me plenty!
I'm thinking of buying a Lincoln square wave 200 tig machine. Have you had any time on this machine and if so I'd like to hear your opinion on it. I love your videos. Welding for life. Thanks!
Jody is Kickass, he is a Welding Guru- Learn From Him! I'm looking forward to the TIG series! But The TIG Finger & ForgetWelding School Just Buy his DVD!
I am interested in how you TIG weld experimental aircraft tubing when there are several tubes that come together. It takes a fair bit of work to get a good fit-up. It is then a disappointment if I then blow a hole in one of the tubes. Thanks for the videos!
You are one hell of a welder!! Couple questions I work at a fab shop and we have couple inverters and on stick welding it has a setting for crisp +/-5 can you tell me why and when I would want to adj. it? I do some aluminum tiging and my tungsten was splitting a couple times at the end what would cause that
Jody hi, I know this video is a little older so I hope you can get back to me . I'm in the process of buyin a new welder . I've been welding professionally now for 10yrs but all fcaw, smaw,and gmaw. But never gtaw... My question is I've been doing my research and in watching your video you had said something about high freq and scratch start . I was wanting your thoughts on lift ark /lift start? I also run a shop at the house and do a little of my ow production welding there. So this is why I'm purchasing a new welder that can run tig. The machine I'm considering is the Miller 304 multi process mig runner . Any thoughts would be appreciated
I am just starting out TIG welding. I have been following your channel for some time now and been trying some of your teachings. One big problem I have is rounding over the tip. Is this normal or am I holding too close to the work? I have benefited greatly from your MIG videos and am hoping to do the same here. Thanks for the great videos.......Dave
Hi, I want to buy a welder for stick and tig welding. I'm a beginner but I really like welding and want to learn a lot. Can you tell me what are the differences between fronius TransPocket 1500 and Transpocket 1500 TIG. And I know that when you need to start welding (tig) whith this welder you need to touch a metal, what about stopping? I think 140/150A is enough for me.If you can recommend something else what you think is also good please tell me. I'm from Croatia and I really enjoy watching your tutorials :)
I noticed the rod you use is pretty big in most your videos. Do you use 1/8 on most tig welds or 3/32. Seems the bigger rod helps fill the puddle easier. Ive been using 1/16 tungsten and rod and its ok. But can only make little tiny welds.
I assume you've covered it in one of your TIG videos but I've not found it. Can you talk/demo your left hand filler rod feeding technique. I'm missing my index finger and my other finger joints are mostly fused from a severe snow blower accident. It looks like you are feeding your filler with your thumb. You make it look so easy. I'm struggling.
Jody, awesome videos just stumbled across them. You do a great job explaining and showing your tips and tricks.. Any how my question is from the welders you explained here in the video. Which one would you suggest for a at home garage hobbiest that could run into many different applications? With keeping the cost reasonable?
What's the best way to prevent oxidization when tig welding. I seem to have trouble with stainless and carbon steel turning grey, never looking shiny and pretty like yours. I am using pure argon with a harbor freight tig welder. I like the welder it does very well for a harbor freight machine. But the oxidization kills look after.
Bought a good quality machine. WIA 200i. Used one bottle of Argon to get familiar with set ups then left it sit for a few months till I needed to do some serious work. New bottle of gas and turned it on this morning and all the lights came on but there's no way any of the functions or modes would accept any kind of input. Could not adjust a single thing and the only thing that worked was the gas flow when the trigger was pulled.... 7-8 weeks I've been told for a warranty repair... Anyone have any ideas? Service voltage is ok and nothing's changed since day #1 other than there's just no more sparks happening... Started as a welder 50yrs ago and never once did I ever see any machine needing to go back for repairs.......Sept 21 2021.
what is the recommended length of tungsten exposed for Tig welding. I see a lot on your videos where you have the tungsten hanging way out. Is that just for video purposes or is that the right way.
Any tips for walking the cup on a non flex head torch? Have a flex head at home and can get it to turn out nicely now at school with no flex head I'm really having issues.. no consistency, stick and jump forward and I just don't feel comfortable with the standard torch angle. Do you have any tips for me because I know not all jobs will be flex head
great videos! would you recommend the everlast powerarc 160sth as a good beginners tig welder? i am looking for a decent cheap welder to start tig welding.
every time i try to do the tig drill as you call it the bead always turn gray and nasty. ive tried getting closer and ive tried flowing more gas or hotter/colder arc but nothing seems to work. any suggestions? all the metal is cold rolled and wire brushed by the way
Hi Jody, this video is just what I have been looking for. Well presented and packed with useful hints and tips. Just one suggestion. As you say your wife is smoking hot, can she present the odd video please?
Hi, I really enjoy watching your videos.. But why are you using so many cuts? It quite kills the flow and may kill the way you are and the authentecy... Keep up the good work :)
I'm a welder fabricator in the UK 🇬🇧 I've been doing this for 17 years now! I was 17 years old when I first started weld fabricating and these types of videos weren't around when I first started out!!! I love the way you pass your knowledge on to the new generation that are starting out in this field!! I always found that the older guys never wanted to share their knowledge with the young up coming welders because knowledge is power to them!..... I also share everything I've ever learned with anyone that's wanting to learn the trade, when I'm dead and gone my knowledge will live on
amazing video as usual Jody, thanks for that. my question is how close is your tungsten to the puddle when doing TIG in AC and DC current? it looks like you are actually touching the puddle, but we all know if it was touching it would be smoked! that's my biggest problem, I get as close as I can to the work material, but if I add rod, I run the risk of smoking the tungsten. thanks in advance, jefferson
I typically hold a longer arc on AC aluminum than I would on steel. Just because steel is more forgiving if/when you dip your wick. Also, torch angle makes a lot of difference and can fool you . when you lean the torch back too much, the electrode can be really close to the puddle where the taper stops. The tip can look like its not too close, you add wire , the puddle rises, and before you know it you sputter.
Nice video! I was wondering do you use Kemppi welding machines in US? They are pretty damn good machines. Basically every company in Finland uses them.
Jody, I'm finally buying an argon bottle so I can use the TIG function of my Everlast 206Pi. I'm excited, to start learning. Will likely be buying a tig finger soon!
I work in bronze sculpture - but I'm an 'apprentice' - there are no apprenticeships in this field.. Your videos are thorough but no videos explain the delicacy of tig on bronze (being such a soft metal and sometimes I'm welding a 3mm finger back onto a hand) .I feel that you have the understanding of the tool that could illuminate the delicate work involved in sculpture. Do you have experience w bronze sculpture or would you please work on one. So you could share your massive welding experience w us learning to get bronze sculptures right. I think if you worked on one you would have a lot too share. This is one of those rare trades where we don't have apprenticeships and there is little too No videos online. My boss is busy and I want to keep my very rare position in this trade. It is very different from structural welding - we have to be able to adapt to the thickness and texture of the piece. It takes all the different techniques at once. I'm doing my best learning on the job but I think you have a way of speaking principles that my boss who has been running a bronze sculpture foundry for 20 years may lack - because we are always under pressure to make a crust and he now works intuitively . I CHALLENGE TOO YOU TO TIG WELD A PROBLEM BRONZE SCULPTURE AND TEACH US WHAT YOU LEARN. I've No Doubt you would have interesting solutions. I also think you would have fun with the task. I'd love too be able too learn from what you find. Sean , Melbourne , Australia.
Jody, I fired up my new TIG welder this afternoon, played around with settings and ran about 20 2" strips alternating hands as you suggested. Moving on to your next suggestion in a couple days. Thanks teach!
I have an old Airco Transformer Heliarc welder. It has HF, AC/DC, Foot Pedal, and does stick. It is a 240 volt unit and Ive been having a hard time controlling aluminum. Steel is a dream. Aluminum is at this time a nightmare and no, I can't at this time buy a new machine. As much as I'd like a new machine I need to learn on this old standby. I really want to do auto sheet metal work but seem to blow through too much. For real thin its also hard to control but easier than aluminum. I do have good cups and proper gas. I may not have good tungsten for the job. Not sure what should be used or how thick they should be for a given job. I don't have foot pedal control except on or off.
Probably the most informative welding video that I have ever seen, especially here on youtube. A very talented and intelligent man. Thank you. I just subscribed!
You make it look so easy lol I wish you were my teacher in my welding school. Well actually you are my teacher. I learn more from your videos than I do at my school. Thanks again Jody and I hope one day I well be a bad ass master welder/fabricator like you
Haven't done tig since I got out of school 3 years ago and to make matters worse thin stuff. But I've been a follower of your videos for awhile now and I think you may have been the sole reason I passed a test today. Anyway you can consider some big fingers sold.
Good stuff! How about some really basic stuff about welding tip #1, get a good fit-up? Tools, chop saws, band saws, grinders, methods, plate, tubing, pipe, square/rectangular tubing miter/butt etc. Maybe this would be a whole different series? A lot of videos are like the cooking shows where everything is already perfectly chopped and ready to go and no one covers all that "boring" preparation work that new people need to learn how to do in order to be able to do what was shown.
Hey Jody ! I am a lifelong hobbiest motorcycle builder and occassionally stray into other projects like my 4X4 ... anyhow not really knowing a lot I ended up purchasing a Diversion 180. I may be able to trade up with my dealer but for now its what I have . I am an absolute beginner and for the past 2 years have been experimenting and have a tiny bit of proficiency wherein I dont destroy whatever I work with . Anyhow my questions are : with this welder am I better to switch off to a helium argon mix or stick with straight argon. My current project I intend to fab a simple stainless exhaust for a motorcycle and 2ndly will be adding some tabs and other componetns to my existing sched 40 rollcage on my 4X4 . One other question ..I just ordered your black friday set with both tig fingers and dvd set . Do you also do a from scratch beginners DVD set ?? Really glad I tripped over your vidoes .. I have already smacked myself in the head a few times realizing some mistakes :)
Okay, I am about to start my welding profession. I am applying to the local Pipe-welders Union on December 18, hopefully I get accepted soon (said it was a 2 month process). I severely loath my job (I would rather take slag in my left eye then call the IRS 1 more time, btw they are F!@$!@ R374!@#$!@s). Your videos are the only thing that I know about welding thus far. I only learn by watching other people, I'll have to adapt my own technique (got really shaky hands....) I will overcome. So thanks for your videos and effort. P.S. I don't know why, but that TIG finger XL looks like a no brainier....
Hi Jody, when watching your videos it looks like the arc is sometimes pushed to the side of the tungsten due to the angle your working at. I thought that the arc needed to be directly in front of the tungsten. Is this true or am I just seeing things? Thanks Bud! Sorry for the noob question.. lol
I have welded MIG and Stick for many years. I am now trying to learn more about TIG and desperately need this information. I am looking forward to this series. I plan to purchase a new TIG machine soon. I encourage anyone interested in welding to visit the weldmongerstore store as I did a few months ago. I am very glad I purchased the MEGA Bundle a few months ago, my fingers don't burn now! After watching the many hours that Jody has provided, my welding skills have improved 100%.
I’ve got a Lincoln 140 MIG with about a 2 minute duty cycle. Is there any way to work on thicker metals and work longer? Can you recommend a machine that lets you work for longer periods? By the way: you NEVER follow a comment like “smoking hot just like my wife” with “haha”….if she sees that you’re sleeping on the couch…
Have watched many of your videos over and over. Have lincoln 210MP and 200 square wave for a.c. tig. Appreciate your info and will be buying off your site. Wish you gave classes.
Thanks for the videos, i've welded for YEARS using a shitty flux core $90 welder, but since it was moslty sheet metal and gunsmithing projects i wasn't a big deal. Now that i want to build stainless turbo headers for my 68 firebird so i want to learn to tig weld. Your videos are very informative.
I have an AC/DC TiG from ESAB. It have a frequent between 20 and 80 hz, what are this for when I weld in DC? Think it's for the thickness of materials, but I'm not sure. Thank for all your films. ☺
Hi. I am a self taught welder and I just bought a tig welder. I've got a questing about ''rule 33''. What is background? Or do you tell about it in another video. I'm working my way through your videos so if you tell about this later on no reply is necessary. Thank you for what you do here. You can thank AvE & This Old Tony for sending me your way.
Hey Jody I am going back to school specifically to learn aluminum mig and tig welding and I would like to know what I really need to focus on in the tig area to get the pipe welding jobs I want when I graduate I want to specialize in pipe and go on the road. I am already proficient with 6010 6011 7018 7024 fluxcore etc. And am planning on takeing my 3g 4g certs for them soon but I reaaly would like to know specifically what the workforce is looking for in a tig welder structural and pipe....sorry for the long winded question
Hey Jodi, how do you travel along with your tig torch hand without shaking? When I TIG weld, I rest my hand on the piece of metal, move the torch by twisting my wrist from right to left but when I need to move my hand and arm to keep on going, I start shaking like crazy and cannot keep the right electrode distance and dip the tungsten often times. Is there any tip on hand movement? PS. Your TIG finger is a real insiders tip! - best wishes from germany ;)
With your shop here in Australia as yet and believe me I have been looking things like your TIG FINGER you just can’t buy and some of the other products are not realy available so do you send things through mail E C T I am enjoying your tips and tricks videos and am learning a lot I have done quite a lot of MiG / STICK and braising so TIG is a new ball park for me
Taking my first weld test after graduating from Georgia Trade School. It was awesome getting to meet you at the open house! Your videos still help me so much!
Sil bronze.. Start adding once the steel gets the shiny spot? Or puddle and back off? I got ragged cold beads and a sooty looking bead so far mild steel and 316L bases. Al bronze.. Will it braze aluminum?
I was wondering if you could give your opinion on a debate I have found myself caught up in at my place of employment, I am the lead welder/fabricator of the R&D department and since the department is new I was given the opportunity to outfit my fab area with any basic tooling i would want/need to perform my duties to the best of my abilities... I requested for the company to purchase a esab Rebel 205ic so that I could do the small, thin, and intricate aluminum parts with tig rather then using the Lincoln 360mp that they had in the shop already. They agreed to buying the esab with out question but another member of the R&D team (the draftsman/engineer) is trying to fill the rest of the teams head with alot of miss information....hes designed the current project to be made from 5052-H32 aluminum with material thickness' from .06 to 10gage and the odd plate or bracket between 3/16 and 3/8 thick. This project requires watertight welds and his design is poorly configured where pretty well every joint is either a butt joint or a lap joint... Some are fillet joints with a slot and tab for alignment purposes but these end up being on the side walls of every spot that need to be water tight. I've suggested open corner joints instead of having a butt joint for the edges/corners also suggested using tig for all welds that will require watertight seal since Im having to work with 10gage and thinner materials and welding either butt or lap joints I feel tig would be the most efficient and effective process based on the amount of adjustment available with tig that aren't available with the mig, also tig doest have the issue of cold starts and having ugly lumps of excessive weld deposit at every start and stop from back stepping, or no going back and grinding every start and stop and rewelding to make sure there's no leaking from any of those spots. If you were to be doing a job for someone in your own shop and say you HAD to weld the same joints configurations and thickness' that I've mentioned would you use mig or tig....(only for the areas that would require watertight welds though as I would use mig for the rest). Oh also forgot to mention that the design is fairly elaborate and has a fair amouny of parts that need to fit into another with minimal wiggle room so deformation has to be minimal to nonexistent (not likely of course but that's the requirement given to me)
Jody, I have a 96 Syncrowave 250. I purchased a Jautus tig perfect 2.0 so can have pulse on my machine. Can you do a video about how to set up this setup since there really was not much information to do so? Thank you.
I would love to hear about differing aluminum filler metals, not just 4043 or 5356. A question about the "rule of 33", what is the base amperage used before the pulse is set?
For a beginner trying to wrap his head around aluminum, how would you weld thin aluminum, like less than 1/8"? I had a job interview and had to tig an aluminum butt, corner, and lap joint and nothing was behaving the way I had expected, the arc was spraying everywhere except for the root of the joint and the filler metal was melting before I put it anywhere near the puddle (needless to say, I didn't get the job lol)
Jody, what is the feasibility of rebuilding a few damaged teeth on flywheel ring gear for a starter. By removing the starter (this is on a tractor) a good size opening exposes the ring gear. Probably 8 teeth have some damage. I would reshape them after buildup with a Dremel tool. If this is doable, what is the best filler to use for the buildup?
I've never tig welded but expect my machine to be in this week. I've watched your videos for years and have mainly mig welded with occasional arc mixed in. Tig welding has always been something I've wanted to learn. Before I even ordered the machine I ordered your tig finger set. Keep up the awesome informative videos.
Finally getting ready to jump into the world of Tig welding. Your vids are in-valuable Jody. Thanks!
Welding is so beautiful like art... Thank you for these videos.
Jody you're just awesome. Wonder how newbies of welding world would do without you! :D
Jody I am from Libya, and your videos are my favorite. 👍👍
Hi Jody,
I'm blessed with an excellent TIG machine, happy with the fact you use some of those to make the videos. Looking forward to the series I'm sure to catch some new material to keep improving my skills.
And truly those TIG Fingers are a must in a welding shop...!
Thanks,
Pierre
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hi there and thank you for explaining, about tig, , ive never welded tig before, i just ordered a MIG TIG MMA 3 IN 1 Welder Inverter 220Amp , just watching some videos before it turns up it has been a long time since i have welded, , will mainly be using mig but i thought to have tig ( i think scratch) would maybe come in handy one day
in school for welding now. I can't wait til I'm doing the hands on. inspired me a lot, cause I honestly chose welding just for the money... great vid man. subscribed.
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Jody, you were born to weld, you were also born to teach. Your videos are my inspiration.
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Dude even knows the rest of the world is on 50hz mains, that's pretty rare =) BTW, 220V mains makes a big (positive) difference in welding too, a lot of the cheap cheap welders are 220 only, cause it's cheaper and easier to make than making one for 110V
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Hi Jody, I recently purchased an Everlast 250EX, primarily from what I saw you do with it on the Welding lathe adjusting the parameters while still being 1000+ cheaper than an equivalent Miller or Lincoln.
One thing I would like to see in future episodes if time permits is show what combination of settings allowed you to utilize the "manual pulse" like you did at 13:45 in this video. I am not sure if there is a rule of thumb as to what percentage of your weld amps just be there, but 33% did not work for me on that application, I would lose my arc.
Definitely subscribed for the future videos.
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hey loving the videos, i'm learning more about welding here than i am anywhere else, i have a wirefed welder that is capable of being turned into a mig welder, what i want to know is should i do this or just buy another mig or tig welder and keep this one around as a trophy?
I think I’ll braze a bronze pad to the front of my hammers instead of using all that argon, but I have tried your method with a sledgehammer and it worked beautifully
I dont have the stediest hand for tig welding (blind as well double cheeters in the helmet) so I choke up on my torch it gets hot and very hard to hold for long. Have you thought about a tig finger wrap for the torch. and yes I do have a tig finger its helpful maybe the XL over the torch could help me. Im using a flex head air cooled #17 and a dual voltage HTP invertatig 221. Thanks in advance your vids have tought me plenty!
I'm thinking of buying a Lincoln square wave 200 tig machine. Have you had any time on this machine and if so I'd like to hear your opinion on it. I love your videos. Welding for life. Thanks!
Jody is Kickass, he is a Welding Guru- Learn From Him! I'm looking forward to the TIG series! But The TIG Finger & ForgetWelding School Just Buy his DVD!
I am interested in how you TIG weld experimental aircraft tubing when there are several tubes that come together. It takes a fair bit of work to get a good fit-up. It is then a disappointment if I then blow a hole in one of the tubes. Thanks for the videos!
Great videos Jody !! , could you talk a little more about prepping rust steel and other used metals
In the other video you talked about a consumable insert, what is the difference between that and just consumables.
You are one hell of a welder!! Couple questions I work at a fab shop and we have couple inverters and on stick welding it has a setting for crisp +/-5 can you tell me why and when I would want to adj. it? I do some aluminum tiging and my tungsten was splitting a couple times at the end what would cause that
When it comes to walking the cup how does tungsten stick out and cup size effect the puddle? Thanks love the videos
Jody hi, I know this video is a little older so I hope you can get back to me . I'm in the process of buyin a new welder . I've been welding professionally now for 10yrs but all fcaw, smaw,and gmaw. But never gtaw... My question is I've been doing my research and in watching your video you had said something about high freq and scratch start . I was wanting your thoughts on lift ark /lift start? I also run a shop at the house and do a little of my ow production welding there. So this is why I'm purchasing a new welder that can run tig. The machine I'm considering is the Miller 304 multi process mig runner . Any thoughts would be appreciated
I am just starting out TIG welding. I have been following your channel for some time now and been trying some of your teachings. One big problem I have is rounding over the tip. Is this normal or am I holding too close to the work? I have benefited greatly from your MIG videos and am hoping to do the same here. Thanks for the great videos.......Dave
Great video again Jody! How should hot start be adjusted? I have a thermal arc 186 . Thanks again
Hi,
I want to buy a welder for stick and tig welding. I'm a beginner but I really like welding and want to learn a lot. Can you tell me what are the differences between fronius TransPocket 1500 and Transpocket 1500 TIG. And I know that when you need to start welding (tig) whith this welder you need to touch a metal, what about stopping? I think 140/150A is enough for me.If you can recommend something else what you think is also good please tell me. I'm from Croatia and I really enjoy watching your tutorials :)
I noticed the rod you use is pretty big in most your videos. Do you use 1/8 on most tig welds or 3/32. Seems the bigger rod helps fill the puddle easier. Ive been using 1/16 tungsten and rod and its ok. But can only make little tiny welds.
I assume you've covered it in one of your TIG videos but I've not found it. Can you talk/demo your left hand filler rod feeding technique. I'm missing my index finger and my other finger joints are mostly fused from a severe snow blower accident. It looks like you are feeding your filler with your thumb. You make it look so easy. I'm struggling.
Do you have a rule of thumb for helmet lense shading or settings? Your videos and tig fingers are awesome! Thanks
good lord jody, you are good...i am impressed
Hey Jody, Besides the actual welder itself what other tools are most handy in starting out with welding and fabricating??
Jody, awesome videos just stumbled across them. You do a great job explaining and showing your tips and tricks..
Any how my question is from the welders you explained here in the video. Which one would you suggest for a at home garage hobbiest that could run into many different applications? With keeping the cost reasonable?
Jody, It looks like you have your torch pointed in the direction of the weld pass. Why that direction and not towards the weld puddle and drag away?
What's the best way to prevent oxidization when tig welding. I seem to have trouble with stainless and carbon steel turning grey, never looking shiny and pretty like yours. I am using pure argon with a harbor freight tig welder. I like the welder it does very well for a harbor freight machine. But the oxidization kills look after.
What is up slope and down slope ? He mentioned it early in the video when talking about features on the machine.
Thanks a lot guy! Loved the techniques part
Hey man I love your videos! The arc shots are so good, I'm just wondering what do you use to get them?
Awesome, that helped a lot.
when stacking tig passes how far do you move the tip of tig to make professional welding. do you have a video on tip stacking?
Tungsten 'stick out', is a topic of interest to me.
Thank you for the informative video.i like it
Jody, I've noticed that your tig tips are sometimes sharpened to a point and sometimes a full semi sphere. How do these shapes affect a weld?
Bought a good quality machine. WIA 200i. Used one bottle of Argon to get familiar with set ups then left it sit for a few months till I needed to do some serious work. New bottle of gas and turned it on this morning and all the lights came on but there's no way any of the functions or modes would accept any kind of input. Could not adjust a single thing and the only thing that worked was the gas flow when the trigger was pulled.... 7-8 weeks I've been told for a warranty repair... Anyone have any ideas? Service voltage is ok and nothing's changed since day #1 other than there's just no more sparks happening... Started as a welder 50yrs ago and never once did I ever see any machine needing to go back for repairs.......Sept 21 2021.
what is the recommended length of tungsten exposed for Tig welding. I see a lot on your videos where you have the tungsten hanging way out. Is that just for video purposes or is that the right way.
Any tips for walking the cup on a non flex head torch? Have a flex head at home and can get it to turn out nicely now at school with no flex head I'm really having issues.. no consistency, stick and jump forward and I just don't feel comfortable with the standard torch angle. Do you have any tips for me because I know not all jobs will be flex head
Thank you! Very helpful!
Jody ,, your opinion on a MT 200 from CK world wide,,,?
great videos! would you recommend the everlast powerarc 160sth as a good beginners tig welder? i am looking for a decent cheap welder to start tig welding.
Who invented the tig finger?
BTW very nice vids.
very informative
every time i try to do the tig drill as you call it the bead always turn gray and nasty. ive tried getting closer and ive tried flowing more gas or hotter/colder arc but nothing seems to work. any suggestions? all the metal is cold rolled and wire brushed by the way
I've heard that high freq starts are dangerous for pacemakers. Do you know anything about this?
What about older model tig welders like the 330 st where you need more skill than fancy knobs
Any suggestions ?
Thank you so very much a lots !
So all you need is a stick welder to do scratch start tig???
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO RENT A TANK WITH ARGON?
Hi Jody, this video is just what I have been looking for. Well presented and packed with useful hints and tips.
Just one suggestion. As you say your wife is smoking hot, can she present the odd video please?
Brass is interesting to braze.
Hi,
I really enjoy watching your videos.. But why are you using so many cuts? It quite kills the flow and may kill the way you are and the authentecy...
Keep up the good work :)
I'm a welder fabricator in the UK 🇬🇧 I've been doing this for 17 years now! I was 17 years old when I first started weld fabricating and these types of videos weren't around when I first started out!!! I love the way you pass your knowledge on to the new generation that are starting out in this field!!
I always found that the older guys never wanted to share their knowledge with the young up coming welders because knowledge is power to them!..... I also share everything I've ever learned with anyone that's wanting to learn the trade, when I'm dead and gone my knowledge will live on
"I don't want a hammer head flyin' through the shop when I'm whoopin' on sumthin" lol
9:08 "when im hhhwhoopin on somethin" my favorite part of the videoo. You the mmman Mr Jody..
amazing video as usual Jody, thanks for that.
my question is how close is your tungsten to the puddle when doing TIG in AC and DC current? it looks like you are actually touching the puddle, but we all know if it was touching it would be smoked! that's my biggest problem, I get as close as I can to the work material, but if I add rod, I run the risk of smoking the tungsten.
thanks in advance,
jefferson
I typically hold a longer arc on AC aluminum than I would on steel. Just because steel is more forgiving if/when you dip your wick. Also, torch angle makes a lot of difference and can fool you . when you lean the torch back too much, the electrode can be really close to the puddle where the taper stops. The tip can look like its not too close, you add wire , the puddle rises, and before you know it you sputter.
thanks for the tip Jody.
Watching and learning 10 years later ( almost to the day! ) ... amazing how much has changed ... amazing how much is the same
Nice video! I was wondering do you use Kemppi welding machines in US? They are pretty damn good machines. Basically every company in Finland uses them.
Miller, lincoln and esab
Jody, I'm finally buying an argon bottle so I can use the TIG function of my Everlast 206Pi. I'm excited, to start learning. Will likely be buying a tig finger soon!
I gotta buy one of those fingers man. learning tig and the pinkys getting crispy.
Great video Jody--I was so into it that I wore my TIG Finger while watching it!
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Tom B hopeully on your finger
I work in bronze sculpture - but I'm an 'apprentice' - there are no apprenticeships in this field.. Your videos are thorough but no videos explain the delicacy of tig on bronze (being such a soft metal and sometimes I'm welding a 3mm finger back onto a hand) .I feel that you have the understanding of the tool that could illuminate the delicate work involved in sculpture. Do you have experience w bronze sculpture or would you please work on one. So you could share your massive welding experience w us learning to get bronze sculptures right. I think if you worked on one you would have a lot too share. This is one of those rare trades where we don't have apprenticeships and there is little too No videos online. My boss is busy and I want to keep my very rare position in this trade. It is very different from structural welding - we have to be able to adapt to the thickness and texture of the piece. It takes all the different techniques at once. I'm doing my best learning on the job but I think you have a way of speaking principles that my boss who has been running a bronze sculpture foundry for 20 years may lack - because we are always under pressure to make a crust and he now works intuitively . I CHALLENGE TOO YOU TO TIG WELD A PROBLEM BRONZE SCULPTURE AND TEACH US WHAT YOU LEARN. I've No Doubt you would have interesting solutions. I also think you would have fun with the task. I'd love too be able too learn from what you find. Sean , Melbourne , Australia.
send him him material
Jody, I fired up my new TIG welder this afternoon, played around with settings and ran about 20 2" strips alternating hands as you suggested. Moving on to your next suggestion in a couple days. Thanks teach!
You're like an ocean of knowledge with the experience of sand.
I have an old Airco Transformer Heliarc welder. It has HF, AC/DC, Foot Pedal, and does stick. It is a 240 volt unit and Ive been having a hard time controlling aluminum. Steel is a dream. Aluminum is at this time a nightmare and no, I can't at this time buy a new machine. As much as I'd like a new machine I need to learn on this old standby. I really want to do auto sheet metal work but seem to blow through too much. For real thin its also hard to control but easier than aluminum. I do have good cups and proper gas. I may not have good tungsten for the job. Not sure what should be used or how thick they should be for a given job. I don't have foot pedal control except on or off.
Probably the most informative welding video that I have ever seen, especially here on youtube. A very talented and intelligent man. Thank you. I just subscribed!
I wish you had a book written on this. I'd buy if for a reference when I get into frustrating situations when I'm fabricating or doing repairs.
You make it look so easy lol I wish you were my teacher in my welding school. Well actually you are my teacher. I learn more from your videos than I do at my school. Thanks again Jody and I hope one day I well be a bad ass master welder/fabricator like you
Haven't done tig since I got out of school 3 years ago and to make matters worse thin stuff. But I've been a follower of your videos for awhile now and I think you may have been the sole reason I passed a test today.
Anyway you can consider some big fingers sold.
Good stuff! How about some really basic stuff about welding tip #1, get a good fit-up?
Tools, chop saws, band saws, grinders, methods, plate, tubing, pipe, square/rectangular tubing miter/butt etc. Maybe this would be a whole different series? A lot of videos are like the cooking shows where everything is already perfectly chopped and ready to go and no one covers all that "boring" preparation work that new people need to learn how to do in order to be able to do what was shown.
Yes!
Hey Jody ! I am a lifelong hobbiest motorcycle builder and occassionally stray into other projects like my 4X4 ... anyhow not really knowing a lot I ended up purchasing a Diversion 180. I may be able to trade up with my dealer but for now its what I have . I am an absolute beginner and for the past 2 years have been experimenting and have a tiny bit of proficiency wherein I dont destroy whatever I work with . Anyhow my questions are : with this welder am I better to switch off to a helium argon mix or stick with straight argon. My current project I intend to fab a simple stainless exhaust for a motorcycle and 2ndly will be adding some tabs and other componetns to my existing sched 40 rollcage on my 4X4 . One other question ..I just ordered your black friday set with both tig fingers and dvd set . Do you also do a from scratch beginners DVD set ?? Really glad I tripped over your vidoes .. I have already smacked myself in the head a few times realizing some mistakes :)
I thought this is a basics overview!!
I'm about to start going to school for welding, this was a big help.
Okay, I am about to start my welding profession. I am applying to the local Pipe-welders Union on December 18, hopefully I get accepted soon (said it was a 2 month process). I severely loath my job (I would rather take slag in my left eye then call the IRS 1 more time, btw they are F!@$!@ R374!@#$!@s). Your videos are the only thing that I know about welding thus far. I only learn by watching other people, I'll have to adapt my own technique (got really shaky hands....) I will overcome. So thanks for your videos and effort.
P.S. I don't know why, but that TIG finger XL looks like a no brainier....
I got the stubby gas lens kit and 2 different size tig fingers
Hi Jody, when watching your videos it looks like the arc is sometimes pushed to the side of the tungsten due to the angle your working at. I thought that the arc needed to be directly in front of the tungsten. Is this true or am I just seeing things? Thanks Bud! Sorry for the noob question.. lol
I have welded MIG and Stick for many years. I am now trying to learn more about TIG and desperately need this information. I am looking forward to this series. I plan to purchase a new TIG machine soon. I encourage anyone interested in welding to visit the weldmongerstore store as I did a few months ago. I am very glad I purchased the MEGA Bundle a few months ago, my fingers don't burn now! After watching the many hours that Jody has provided, my welding skills have improved 100%.
I’ve got a Lincoln 140 MIG with about a 2 minute duty cycle. Is there any way to work on thicker metals and work longer? Can you recommend a machine that lets you work for longer periods? By the way: you NEVER follow a comment like “smoking hot just like my wife” with “haha”….if she sees that you’re sleeping on the couch…
Have watched many of your videos over and over. Have lincoln 210MP and 200 square wave for a.c. tig. Appreciate your info and will be buying off your site. Wish you gave classes.
Thanks for the videos, i've welded for YEARS using a shitty flux core $90 welder, but since it was moslty sheet metal and gunsmithing projects i wasn't a big deal. Now that i want to build stainless turbo headers for my 68 firebird so i want to learn to tig weld. Your videos are very informative.
I have an AC/DC TiG from ESAB.
It have a frequent between 20 and 80 hz, what are this for when I weld in DC? Think it's for the thickness of materials, but I'm not sure.
Thank for all your films. ☺
Hi. I am a self taught welder and I just bought a tig welder. I've got a questing about ''rule 33''. What is background?
Or do you tell about it in another video. I'm working my way through your videos so if you tell about this later on no reply is necessary. Thank you for what you do here. You can thank AvE & This Old Tony for sending me your way.
Hey Jody I am going back to school specifically to learn aluminum mig and tig welding and I would like to know what I really need to focus on in the tig area to get the pipe welding jobs I want when I graduate I want to specialize in pipe and go on the road. I am already proficient with 6010 6011 7018 7024 fluxcore etc. And am planning on takeing my 3g 4g certs for them soon but I reaaly would like to know specifically what the workforce is looking for in a tig welder structural and pipe....sorry for the long winded question
Hey Jodi, how do you travel along with your tig torch hand without shaking? When I TIG weld, I rest my hand on the piece of metal, move the torch by twisting my wrist from right to left but when I need to move my hand and arm to keep on going, I start shaking like crazy and cannot keep the right electrode distance and dip the tungsten often times.
Is there any tip on hand movement?
PS. Your TIG finger is a real insiders tip! - best wishes from germany ;)
With your shop here in Australia as yet and believe me I have been looking things like your TIG FINGER you just can’t buy and some of the other products are not realy available so do you send things through mail E C T I am enjoying your tips and tricks videos and am learning a lot I have done quite a lot of MiG / STICK and braising so TIG is a new ball park for me
Taking my first weld test after graduating from Georgia Trade School. It was awesome getting to meet you at the open house! Your videos still help me so much!
Sil bronze.. Start adding once the steel gets the shiny spot? Or puddle and back off? I got ragged cold beads and a sooty looking bead so far mild steel and 316L bases.
Al bronze.. Will it braze aluminum?
I was wondering if you could give your opinion on a debate I have found myself caught up in at my place of employment, I am the lead welder/fabricator of the R&D department and since the department is new I was given the opportunity to outfit my fab area with any basic tooling i would want/need to perform my duties to the best of my abilities... I requested for the company to purchase a esab Rebel 205ic so that I could do the small, thin, and intricate aluminum parts with tig rather then using the Lincoln 360mp that they had in the shop already. They agreed to buying the esab with out question but another member of the R&D team (the draftsman/engineer) is trying to fill the rest of the teams head with alot of miss information....hes designed the current project to be made from 5052-H32 aluminum with material thickness' from .06 to 10gage and the odd plate or bracket between 3/16 and 3/8 thick. This project requires watertight welds and his design is poorly configured where pretty well every joint is either a butt joint or a lap joint... Some are fillet joints with a slot and tab for alignment purposes but these end up being on the side walls of every spot that need to be water tight. I've suggested open corner joints instead of having a butt joint for the edges/corners also suggested using tig for all welds that will require watertight seal since Im having to work with 10gage and thinner materials and welding either butt or lap joints I feel tig would be the most efficient and effective process based on the amount of adjustment available with tig that aren't available with the mig, also tig doest have the issue of cold starts and having ugly lumps of excessive weld deposit at every start and stop from back stepping, or no going back and grinding every start and stop and rewelding to make sure there's no leaking from any of those spots.
If you were to be doing a job for someone in your own shop and say you HAD to weld the same joints configurations and thickness' that I've mentioned would you use mig or tig....(only for the areas that would require watertight welds though as I would use mig for the rest). Oh also forgot to mention that the design is fairly elaborate and has a fair amouny of parts that need to fit into another with minimal wiggle room so deformation has to be minimal to nonexistent (not likely of course but that's the requirement given to me)
Jody, I have a 96 Syncrowave 250. I purchased a Jautus tig perfect 2.0 so can have pulse on my machine. Can you do a video about how to set up this setup since there really was not much information to do so? Thank you.
I would love to hear about differing aluminum filler metals, not just 4043 or 5356. A question about the "rule of 33", what is the base amperage used before the pulse is set?
For a beginner trying to wrap his head around aluminum, how would you weld thin aluminum, like less than 1/8"? I had a job interview and had to tig an aluminum butt, corner, and lap joint and nothing was behaving the way I had expected, the arc was spraying everywhere except for the root of the joint and the filler metal was melting before I put it anywhere near the puddle (needless to say, I didn't get the job lol)
As always, a great video! Thanks for putting all your knowledge out there for us rabble to learn off!
Jody, what is the feasibility of rebuilding a few damaged teeth on flywheel ring gear for a starter. By removing the starter (this is on a tractor) a good size opening exposes the ring gear. Probably 8 teeth have some damage. I would reshape them after buildup with a Dremel tool. If this is doable, what is the best filler to use for the buildup?