As a mechanic who often engages in custom fabrication work but lacked the knowledge and experience of an experienced welder / fabricator these vids are awesome Matt! The quality of my fab' work has improved immensely thanks largely to you mate ! - Appreciated !!
I like your videos, I'm learning to mig weld and am finding your videos very helpful. I watched your mig settings for dummies, and learnt from that how to set my welder up first before anything. I'm yet to do welds that look as good as your bad one, but the other one looks awesome! I hope with some practice, I can weld as good as that. Cheers mate, nice videos.
You can weld with one hand, its just harder, sometimes it has to be done especially on awkward guards for machines that are too big to reposition quickly
The bad weld will actually probably stand up to a lot of punishment even though it looks ugly and a little weak in places. Some welders I know lay down some ugly as hell welds but they always pass any testing and at the end of the day a ugly weld that's strong is much better than a pretty weld that's weak.
I like the info your providing it makes sense, I build tailor chassis and we have to tac a lot before welding it does look a lot nicer grinding back the tac in your video but I've notice if I weld say a 4 inch weld and the tac is in the centre you can't see it at all no need to grind it back
The 6 Ps of a good weld. Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. 👍👍👍 Might sound like a joke but I had that drummed into me as a young bloke starting out and 35 years later I still find myself running thru that in my head. Especially when I don’t want to do the extra bit of prep I know I really should. Never regretted going the extra mile. Cheers 👍
Im a decent mig welder but I know I can be much better. Your words are words to live by. I will be applying everything you are saying each time I welding with my Everlast.
Loving these videos man! Would be good if in each video you put a small box saying the thickness of each material and the wire feed speed/voltage you use, like a "KEY" box they use in maths. I am a beginner and I think things like this would really help other people who practice from your videos. Thanks a lot and keep it up.
That's a good idea, the only issue is most machines run on slightly different settings but it would give a good idea I guess. Il see what I can do. Cheers
Welding machine set up is just as important as your metal prep you can do a beautiful job getting your metal all prepped up. But have a crappy part in the end. Because of poor welding machine setup. Hey. That would be a great video. Do a video of machine set-up. Please and thank you. BTW. Love the mongrel.
Like most things then,if you can't be arsed....... As someone who only needs to stick stuff together now and then the biggest improvement I made was to buy an auto darkening helmet. No more guessing where I'm aiming to start and where I'm going :)
The nice one had a step in your welding technique yeah? Last one just pulled, love the look of that weld was thinking of getting a pulse mig but I’d be more than happy with that look
Hi, Thanks for the vids, 👍 I need to learn 👍 I've used other people welders for yrs but have only ever owned my own little flux core machine that's been keeping my old knackered transit on the road, so I'm still a complete novice, but I've just coughed up a lot of money for a mig machine so i can weld more often, get used to 'my welder' & get better cleaner welds, I like your vids, no bull just the way i make mine, I like the way you realise you're waffling n stop yourself, i do that, I end up editing loads of crap out 🤣
Looked at other videos and noticed one guy grinded the metal before the weld. My teacher said there was no need for it. I tried both methods and I think my weld looked better when I grind the metal down first. I didn't even think of grinding the tack weld too
If you would like to make nice smooth welds instead of your wavy welds it works nice to push and not pull then again I’m just a 15 year old with 2 years of experience but it really does work 10/10 would recommend
Great video. But hope u would explained the gas and psi also techniques from one and the other ..noticed a slight hand movement but couldn't really tell
I was talk to world by my father at the age of 8yrs, I have been a welder fabricator and production welder since the age of 16 school, in my career I hold welding codes, I've just watched your video with MIG welding, you do you not drag MIG welds you push so you can allow your weld to pool to give you the correct penetration, you drag stick welding to allow swag form correctly, your welds have signs of undercut, this will make your welds weaker in the middle.
the way you drag the handle prevents the melting bath from working into the material. instead, it is almost just at the top. if you get an x-ray you will be able to see Holes
1- tight fit up. 2- tack in a place you can weld straight over. 3- Dry run to make sure you can make the whole pass. Not a bad vid dude, but u should consider making scripts, it would make your dialog a little more organised and streamlined.
@@gordbaker896 so glad someone said that/ When the metal is thicker than your ability to penitent then you need to bevel and fill.. Yes? When I first started welding I did some on a crane for pile driving on a barge and my welds looked like shit on the outside but when they went to cut one of them to move for a different position, it was discovered that it was fully welded and very strong. In fact under load my uglies held up and the pretties broke like old bones. Ironically I used a 50 watt buzz box to weld a broken universal joint (cast iron which you cannot weld ..so they said) on a truck on a friends truck who loved to burn rubber. He tried to break it as a bet and never could. Ugly as all get out but solid as a rock.... Later I learned how to make it pretty with better heat and flattening techniques. No worries if you have good penetration and build the weld from the center of the metal out.. right?? and didn't the first weld break? sue to no preheating and fast cool down.. from fast pass?? Please confirm my assessments. Thanks
@@colin-manyeates-clan5221 In North America, you need special Certification to weld on a Crane. My welds too may look ugly in places. I call them Gorilla Welds. Ugly but strong. Penetration is key. Your friends Universal Joint was Cast or forged Steel, not Cast Iron. Glad you are learning.
Thank you Being in the auto body trade, making mistakes means ruining a new part. Please in the future address the importance of welding thin gauge metal panels. Honda manufactured vehicles would be a good subject
A lot of welding shops weld on primer with very little prep. The key is making sure nothing moves while welding clamp everything ! If you want neat and tidy TIG weld it
Could someone achieve the good weld after a few attempts for the first time? I’m torn between buying a welder or paying someone to weld some roll cage, plate mounts in my VXR. I know it’s worlds apart from welding, but I’m a highly skilled joiner, very good with my hands.. How would I set the welder up to make it go as simple as that? I’ve never even looked at a welder! LOL.. Any advise would be massively appreciated. The car is a very very expensive build so needs to be near on perfect, I’m really tempted to do do it myself, as you made it look so easy! Good video bud. Thanks
I enjoy your videos. to me they are very helpful. thanks for taking the time to document these as they are truly helping out a rookie trying to learn how to do home jobs!
ok, so I'm a very inexperienced first time welder, I've MIG welded only like 3- 4 times, and I can easily weld over my tacks, and they look perfectly fine, the trick is to keep going, and plow through the tacks, don't stop at each tack, or at least connect the puddle to the tack, don't leave a gap! then it looks great! just don't add as much metal to the spot with the tack, and run over it quickly. alternatively, as I said, you can just run up to the tack, and connect the weld to the tack, so its all one weld.
You push the welding torch moving creating a swirl and on the second you kept it still Regardless of prep the welds would of looked better on the second one had you used the torch the same on the first one Even without cleaning down the spotwelds you can Passover them again and melt the down you stopped half way then started from the other end I’d like to see you do it again welding the same and I’m pretty sure it will be virtually the same
I am looking to make my own sliding gate and looking to by a welder and gear. Can you specify your welder setup, wire used, gas or gasless & what gas if used.
Didn't see any specifics; wire speed, amp, technique...? I saw a little play in the movement but was it "e", "arrow", or just plain drag and I saw your hand shaking?
Sorry to be rude again but I think this is important and one other comment confirmed. With thick metal one should cut a bevel to the center and only have thickness one can penetrate. In my experience with heavy load equipment, pretty welds that are not built up from the center tend to break. Ugly ones that were built up from the center hold under load. The outside 90 weld is a good example of full penetration and filling but for an inside corner it should be beveled to the thickness of penetration.. Yes...???
Back in my day we had to hire 4 guys to MIG, one guy to push the wire, one guy to weld, one guy to blow on it as we're welding, and one guy to go PZZZSHHHTTTSSSHHHTTZZZZZZPPPPPTPTPT
What ever your most comfortable with, easier to back forth weave but in the video his spacing on the weave is to much, can do circle weave if had a bit of practice will make your weld look more consistent
Depending on the type of job you are doing if yiu need max penatration then push but if its for a gate or something on the line of that pulling is strong enough
As a mechanic who often engages in custom fabrication work but lacked the knowledge and experience of an experienced welder / fabricator these vids are awesome Matt! The quality of my fab' work has improved immensely thanks largely to you mate ! - Appreciated !!
Absolutely beautiful work, looks like a machine did it. Thank you for the tips.
I’m hoping to get a mig soon and if I can get to weld like you, I would be over the moon. Nice work.
I’m here because I just got hired as a part time employee for a welding crew in my town and I don’t know how to weld 🙃. So that’s how my days going
You still got the job? 😂
Just started welding building deer stands.
I like your videos, I'm learning to mig weld and am finding your videos very helpful. I watched your mig settings for dummies, and learnt from that how to set my welder up first before anything. I'm yet to do welds that look as good as your bad one, but the other one looks awesome!
I hope with some practice, I can weld as good as that.
Cheers mate, nice videos.
You can weld with one hand, its just harder, sometimes it has to be done especially on awkward guards for machines that are too big to reposition quickly
You worked the torch more on the first weld, which seems to be the difference in the weld profile.
Aye diddle eh dee, a welders life for me , a packet of rods and a welding screen , a wire brush to keep it clean 🎶
👁👄👁👍
Not gonna lie I'd be pretty happy with the "bad" one.
same his bad one better than any weld i have done
Yep, better than most of my welds.... :)
When you are a good welder.... For many years it get to a point where is actually harder to purposely weld bad. Lol
That,s because he,s a good welder
The bad weld will actually probably stand up to a lot of punishment even though it looks ugly and a little weak in places. Some welders I know lay down some ugly as hell welds but they always pass any testing and at the end of the day a ugly weld that's strong is much better than a pretty weld that's weak.
Yes!!!!! preparation is Key ...for good welding ....“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
Ok, but why am I wearing these watermelon on my feet?
I like the info your providing it makes sense, I build tailor chassis and we have to tac a lot before welding it does look a lot nicer grinding back the tac in your video but I've notice if I weld say a 4 inch weld and the tac is in the centre you can't see it at all no need to grind it back
The 6 Ps of a good weld.
Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. 👍👍👍
Might sound like a joke but I had that drummed into me as a young bloke starting out and 35 years later I still find myself running thru that in my head. Especially when I don’t want to do the extra bit of prep I know I really should. Never regretted going the extra mile. Cheers 👍
Im a decent mig welder but I know I can be much better. Your words are words to live by. I will be applying everything you are saying each time I welding with my Everlast.
Loving these videos man! Would be good if in each video you put a small box saying the thickness of each material and the wire feed speed/voltage you use, like a "KEY" box they use in maths. I am a beginner and I think things like this would really help other people who practice from your videos. Thanks a lot and keep it up.
That's a good idea, the only issue is most machines run on slightly different settings but it would give a good idea I guess. Il see what I can do. Cheers
And also the technique of how he moves his gun as he weld's in a e or u or even a c motion !
A SIGN OF A GREAT ARTIST IS MAKING IT LOOK EASY - YOU DEFINITELY DO THAT - EXCELLENT LOOKING WELDS AND GREAT SKILL👍👍
That is really good best welding iv seen great work and well explained.
Welding machine set up is just as important as your metal prep you can do a beautiful job getting your metal all prepped up. But have a crappy part in the end. Because of poor welding machine setup.
Hey. That would be a great video.
Do a video of machine set-up. Please and thank you. BTW. Love the mongrel.
Agree.
Yes
Is it me or did he move back and forth on the "good one" and not do that on the "bad one"?
Yeah he was doing a weaving motion. It helps with a consistent look and that nice pattern in my limited experience.
In the good one he was laying beads.
The hood one he laying them nickels down
I'm just a beginner but your vid helps quite a lot , Thanks
Thanks for your tips I have Taken them on board and I hope to make them routine 👍
Just starting to teach myself ,great video mate very helpful 👍🏽
No matter what I always try to do my very best. Great video!
Gonna go try these tips with my everlast welder.
Dang man you're freaking so good at this
Like most things then,if you can't be arsed.......
As someone who only needs to stick stuff together now and then the biggest improvement I made was to buy an auto darkening helmet. No more guessing where I'm aiming to start and where I'm going :)
i did my first bit of welding this weekend with the teaching from the father in law using and arc welder. Im 100% getting a mig lol
I thought you were going to say 100% getting a new father in law😂
Great video also cleaning the metal before you weld it with a brush will make a better weld also
Thanks
Como nós brasileiros vomos inder esta inglês tem que ter pelomenos uma legenda em português brasileiro. Ok.
Some really good tips. Things for me to remember next time I've got my everlast welder out.
The nice one had a step in your welding technique yeah?
Last one just pulled, love the look of that weld was thinking of getting a pulse mig but I’d be more than happy with that look
Hi, Thanks for the vids, 👍 I need to learn 👍 I've used other people welders for yrs but have only ever owned my own little flux core machine that's been keeping my old knackered transit on the road, so I'm still a complete novice, but I've just coughed up a lot of money for a mig machine so i can weld more often, get used to 'my welder' & get better cleaner welds, I like your vids, no bull just the way i make mine, I like the way you realise you're waffling n stop yourself, i do that, I end up editing loads of crap out 🤣
Looked at other videos and noticed one guy grinded the metal before the weld. My teacher said there was no need for it. I tried both methods and I think my weld looked better when I grind the metal down first. I didn't even think of grinding the tack weld too
the good one. i watched 5-6 times.. will try it out in the morning
Good video for someone starting out 👍
If you would like to make nice smooth welds instead of your wavy welds it works nice to push and not pull then again I’m just a 15 year old with 2 years of experience but it really does work 10/10 would recommend
thanks for the help, i can weld good now!
Beginner welder. I’ll give this a try and let you know
Great video. But hope u would explained the gas and psi also techniques from one and the other ..noticed a slight hand movement but couldn't really tell
Made that look easy, very nice weld on both.
I was talk to world by my father at the age of 8yrs, I have been a welder fabricator and production welder since the age of 16 school, in my career I hold welding codes, I've just watched your video with MIG welding, you do you not drag MIG welds you push so you can allow your weld to pool to give you the correct penetration, you drag stick welding to allow swag form correctly, your welds have signs of undercut, this will make your welds weaker in the middle.
Isso não é uma simples solda é uma obra prima, parabéns!
Is this the Ali G school of MIG welding? :D Incredibly neat looking welds in any case.
The alu 4G 😂
Ali G does welding well good, ay.
Gonna get on the everlast mig welder tomorrow and try out your tips!
Ha! It is hard for you to do a bad job because you have skill. Great video. Thank you.
Nice weld on the rippled effect , not sure about the gloves , have you ever met Edd China in the rubber glove skin graft ward
the way you drag the handle prevents the melting bath from working into the material. instead, it is almost just at the top. if you get an x-ray you will be able to see Holes
Nicely done
Learnt something already,many thanks.
1- tight fit up.
2- tack in a place you can weld straight over.
3- Dry run to make sure you can make the whole pass.
Not a bad vid dude, but u should consider making scripts, it would make your dialog a little more organised and streamlined.
Yep, if his welding was like the way he explains things, he'd make a right mess!
Gap for Full Penetration. Vital. Important. Do it.
Nah I'd rather Mr Urch explain in his own words from a position of knowledge and experience than some slick scripted Gobshite
@@gordbaker896 so glad someone said that/ When the metal is thicker than your ability to penitent then you need to bevel and fill.. Yes? When I first started welding I did some on a crane for pile driving on a barge and my welds looked like shit on the outside but when they went to cut one of them to move for a different position, it was discovered that it was fully welded and very strong. In fact under load my uglies held up and the pretties broke like old bones. Ironically I used a 50 watt buzz box to weld a broken universal joint (cast iron which you cannot weld ..so they said) on a truck on a friends truck who loved to burn rubber. He tried to break it as a bet and never could. Ugly as all get out but solid as a rock.... Later I learned how to make it pretty with better heat and flattening techniques. No worries if you have good penetration and build the weld from the center of the metal out.. right??
and didn't the first weld break? sue to no preheating and fast cool down.. from fast pass?? Please confirm my assessments. Thanks
@@colin-manyeates-clan5221 In North America, you need special Certification to weld on a Crane. My welds too may look ugly in places. I call them Gorilla Welds. Ugly but strong. Penetration is key. Your friends Universal Joint was Cast or forged Steel, not Cast Iron. Glad you are learning.
Thank you Being in the auto body trade, making mistakes means ruining a new part. Please in the future address the importance of welding thin gauge metal panels. Honda manufactured vehicles would be a good subject
👍👍👍👍 thank you professor Matt!
A lot of welding shops weld on primer with very little prep. The key is making sure nothing moves while welding clamp everything !
If you want neat and tidy TIG weld it
Great example!!! Thank you
Enjoyed yr simple explanation. Is yr mig gasless to get such a clean weld or can non gas mig achieve same ?
I’d be happy with either of those.😅This dude can’t weld badly even when he tries to! 😂
I've noticed my brother doing this to check to see if he can weld the whole way across without getting uncomfortable at some point
Nice job..Thank you for the vid.👊😉💯
Could someone achieve the good weld after a few attempts for the first time? I’m torn between buying a welder or paying someone to weld some roll cage, plate mounts in my VXR. I know it’s worlds apart from welding, but I’m a highly skilled joiner, very good with my hands.. How would I set the welder up to make it go as simple as that? I’ve never even looked at a welder! LOL.. Any advise would be massively appreciated. The car is a very very expensive build so needs to be near on perfect, I’m really tempted to do do it myself, as you made it look so easy! Good video bud. Thanks
Great demo!
I enjoy your videos. to me they are very helpful. thanks for taking the time to document these as they are truly helping out a rookie trying to learn how to do home jobs!
darn, that is straighter than a ruler...wished i could do that!!!
Some really good tips for me to take back with me when I fire up up my everlast welder.
Cheers
push dont pull looks so much better
ok, so I'm a very inexperienced first time welder, I've MIG welded only like 3- 4 times, and I can easily weld over my tacks, and they look perfectly fine, the trick is to keep going, and plow through the tacks, don't stop at each tack, or at least connect the puddle to the tack, don't leave a gap! then it looks great! just don't add as much metal to the spot with the tack, and run over it quickly. alternatively, as I said, you can just run up to the tack, and connect the weld to the tack, so its all one weld.
You push the welding torch moving creating a swirl and on the second you kept it still
Regardless of prep the welds would of looked better on the second one had you used the torch the same on the first one
Even without cleaning down the spotwelds you can Passover them again and melt the down you stopped half way then started from the other end
I’d like to see you do it again welding the same and I’m pretty sure it will be virtually the same
Yesss 👌👌
That look great keep it up
Thanks!! keep on going, tips about parameters and wire used would be appreciated as well :0).
No problem, I will do a video on wire size. Cheers
Great tips.
Beautiful welding.
What were your voltage and wire speed?
I’m curious about how when to wave and when to run it straight?
man you cook your sausages fast. :o)
Thank you bro!!!!!
I am looking to make my own sliding gate and looking to by a welder and gear. Can you specify your welder setup, wire used, gas or gasless & what gas if used.
Hello Great Video. what size wire are you using please?
Didn't see any specifics; wire speed, amp, technique...? I saw a little play in the movement but was it "e", "arrow", or just plain drag and I saw your hand shaking?
That is True the welder needs to be good for the job and set up properly too
Sorry to be rude again but I think this is important and one other comment confirmed. With thick metal one should cut a bevel to the center and only have thickness one can penetrate. In my experience with heavy load equipment, pretty welds that are not built up from the center tend to break. Ugly ones that were built up from the center hold under load. The outside 90 weld is a good example of full penetration and filling but for an inside corner it should be beveled to the thickness of penetration.. Yes...???
I don't usually drag when I'm mig welding, unless it's Flux core.
Your "crap" welds still look better than my "good" welds. 😅
my welds don't even look close to the one on the right. I am going to use your technique and hone my skills using your tips.
Good to hear, Cheers
I will make a video of me trying to weld like Matt.
Do it!
Cicles vs straight run? Which one is better
Love the vids man keep it up
IMHO the properly prepared one was run too fast. Undercut on upper corner fillet.
Marcel Fortin old buddy welds like a damn greenhorn
I would personally like to mound it right over that corner and cover the entire length of both edges. It'll look ugly but I think would be stronger.
Back in my day we had to hire 4 guys to MIG, one guy to push the wire, one guy to weld, one guy to blow on it as we're welding, and one guy to go PZZZSHHHTTTSSSHHHTTZZZZZZPPPPPTPTPT
Sounds like a ball ache! hahahh
Why not put the work piece, after tacking, in a vice and lay non-stop horizontal beads on both pieces?
Asking for a friend?
Great videos, very helpful, thanks!
The change in technique was the biggest change to make the 2nd one look bad
Are you just moving in a line? Or are you kind of going back n forth ?
When you are actually laying down the weld bead, do you do little circles or weave or what ?
What ever your most comfortable with, easier to back forth weave but in the video his spacing on the weave is to much, can do circle weave if had a bit of practice will make your weld look more consistent
If starting out and want a strong weld don't add a weave that will test you because any flaws or shakes will show up in a plain bead
I prefer pulling but hey whatever gets it looking good
Looking forward to the day that any of my welds look as good as your crappy welds.
Thanks ! How important is it to polish your material with flap disc to remove oil or corrosion before fit up ?
Very important for short circuit mig like in this video
You don't drag mig solid wire
Push gas, pull flux is what I learnt from everyone
You can push/pull mig. As long as you understand the differences when setting your mig, fine. Pull, you'll get more crown, and slight more pen.
Depending on the type of job you are doing if yiu need max penatration then push but if its for a gate or something on the line of that pulling is strong enough
Great video thanks.
ha ha ha... "It's going to be welds apart!!"
You didn't show the technique of your welding like did you do a cursive e a u or what in your movement as you were welding?
He used a straight drag on one and the good one he used some sort of weave or C movement...a LITTLE hint on wire manipulation would have been HANDY.
Thank you
Your dragging instead of pushing. But it still turned out nice Surprisingly.
Surprised me too.
Your what us good welders call puddle pullers🤣💯
Honestly 😂 I would probably get fired if I did that shit😂😂