Thanks for video have safety question I've never used a table to weld so thinking about getting one so my question is if I ground to table is the table hot if I touch it will shock me
@@chumbucket1313 And now is when I quote: "Imperial units, the traditional system of weights and measures used officially in Great Britain from 1824 until the adoption of the metric system beginning in 1965. . Imperial units are now legally defined in metric terms." to demostrate how outdated and silly is your system... ...but I know well how utterly improductive is that discussion, so I'll leave after this passive-agressive post. Bye!
My dad was a welder in a shipyard from age 16-49. He passed away at age 49; I was 16. I'm 28 now and have been thinking about going to school for welding. Thanks for your video! It was really helpful
What machine is better for welding stainless steel motorcycle exhausts. Flux core or arc welding. I saw they sell stainless wire for flux core and have welding rods for stainless also. Most of use will be for repairing cracked frames, add on accessories. The grade of metal here in there Philippines is not good and alot of the china made motorcycles have metal failure. Brackets from factory to hold top boxes break because of bumpy roads. Most people here on the island drive motorcycles. Not for business use if a friend needs something welded I will do for free and for my own motorcycles.
I normally watch a couple of videos before subscribing, I subscribed to you about half way through the first. I'm a chef by trade who went back to school for a law degree, neither of these taught me how to weld…ok I might have let a pot boil dry as a commis. This is the most comprehensive and clear instructional video I’ve seen. You’ve assumed no knowledge without being patronising which is a great teaching skill to have.
Thanks Tim, as a non-welder trying to get into welding, you've definitely explained a LOT and I feel very well informed and ready to get into stick welding. Also I've heard it's better to start with stick vs TIG because TIG is more forgiving and moving from stick > TIG is easier, vs moving TIG > stick being harder.
Stick is jumping into the water when you can't swim. I had no idea what I was doing at the begging. Understanding the electrodes, your machine and reason why and how the arc is forming and the welding process itself, what you want and what needs to happen for a weld to be good,most essentially, you want to know everything about safety,from handling the machine and your working enviroment to the safety gear to protect you from heat,radiation,slag,rouge material and toxic fumes. After you know those fundamentals of being a welder ,with time and practice you will get better and better. You often see a lot of people get into stick welding without properly learning about it or how to do it. That's bad because you don't want to make a faulty weld that will brake under load and possibly do serious damaga too humans and or property. Especially if you weld something that's important to be durable and reliable. It's an amazing thing to be able to weld,and very useful, also very good profesion in terms of payment but not so much in terms of working conditions, at least not always
People like you make this world better by sharing their knowledge. Garden tractor spring holder broke and I figured it was a good time to learn to fix it myself. Bought a small welder and some 6013 3/32 sticks and watched your video before I try some test welds and then fix the mower. You demystified everything so I feel prepared to get the job done. Thanks!
My step father was a steamfitter and always had welding machines, gas, oxygen tanks, and a 4x4 truck to hold the tanks and go anywhere. Brings back memories when I see your videos! Thank you so much!
I did brazing and welding in college, for a year, and haven't touched one for a decade. I've been watching videos for a while and decided to give it a try again , just bought a machine , and this is really helpful as a reminder.
I bought a used Lincoln 225 about 8 or so years ago for $150. I’m not a welder but every so often I’ll have a project so I have everything on hand I need and I have to practice longer than it takes me to even do my project .lol I currently have a small project needing done so I’m here trying to get more pointers so I can get it done. Thanks for sharing because it really helps folks like me who only welds a few times a year.
Hello Tim, Jose from Puerto Rico and my first commentary here. This is a great channel and I'm glad I found it. I'm 65 and retired, but I always wanted to learn how to weld. I'm currently taking a basic course on stick welding and I'm really enjoying it. As the finances get better, I plan on learning the other welding courses that are available. One of them is Mig welding. The tips you offer here are so well explained and easy to understand. I subscribed to your channel. It's never too late to learn a new skill.
Tim....You're the best! Had a knack for stick welding when I was 18...enjoyed it too...I am now 60 and purchased a nice inverter 5 way mig/tig/gas/tig welder. Hoping its like riding a bike. Am confident after watching you that I can get back in the saddle. Your video was superb! Soo glad I found you sir.
Just purchased a Mig 155GSV Mig/Stick welder and have not yet begun to weld. I've been doing research on how to do things properly and I have to say that your series on stick welding has answered a lot of questions I had. Of course, the only way to learn is to get in there and put the metal to the metal and I'll be doing that soon, thanks to you. I appreciate all the information. Subbed!
For my Christmas present in 1978, my dad bought 'me' an arc welding kit. Very basic, but okay, the current controller was a closely coiled spring and two crocodile clamps. That winter was the worst one of the century. My dad built a sledge from the frame of an old bunk bed. Absolutely top-notch work, he was an engineer & polymath. The seat was a worktop offcut and this alone weighed more than most other sledges. In total its mass was around 30lb. The long, steep hillside was permanently frozen from early January until April. That sledge was a monster! But OMG pulling it back up that hill with the polypropylene tow rope was hell. He repaired a cast iron exhaust manifold on our Hillman Avenger estate car. Also top class work. A Datsun to the strictest MOT standards. I recently bought a Castolin & Eutectic TIG Welder for $12 and I have restored it. Even after 40 years since my last arc welding (it does DC arc welding too) and on 2.5mm electrodes, I struck the arc second try. After the first rod, the weld I did was fine. Buy quality used kit. DC and only use brand rods. Good luck!
Thanks so much for taking the time to make these videos. In 24 min you clearly explained what my dad was unable to since he started trying to teach me starting when I was 5 until some 20 years later on different t projects. Much appreciated. I’m picking up an AC225 tomorrow for a steal so I’m going to get favricating
Thank you for your channel! I'm western european and from one of the countries that exported the most metal-mechanics (metal strutures and parts) to the destroyed WWII european countries. You would assume that this tendency in the trade maintained but it didn't. Our government desindustrialized the nation like mad, to the point of only having one school of welding. I'm 1000 miles away from it, so your channel is very helpfull. I will buy a mma/mig/mag machine earlier next year and start to learn how to weld on my own with your tips. Keep up the great work!
How do you not have a million subscribers im just learning and have watched a lot of very confusing videos. Yours are so well explained and make excited not frustrated to keep up with it. Thanks 👍
Thankyou so much for these videos! I've wanted to try welding for over 10 years and you've finally gave me confidence to splash out and give it a go ❤️
Thanks mate I’m an apprentice plumber and I’m at trade school atm and tomorrow we are arc welding and I only have 1 day to learn and complete assessment I feel heaps more confident after watching this!
Damn this guy has the gift of gathering alot of info from experience and converting it into something very easy to understand. In other words a real teacher.
Tim I had a great experience yesterday. I watch your videos which are great. I watched one last night by someone from an Asian country somewhere I don't know where from and no Adio but the guy was using the 6013 rod and showing the very basics of the do's and dont's. It helped me be more able to home in on your great tutorial hints. The video more like a basin crash course or introduction to welding but geared towards rough welding. I think it was a good idea to watch it to help me pick up your brilliant hints and much better explanation of every step involved. Your teaching is much better by far but for me I need to step back so I can be more relaxed going forward. I'm going back to basics like you said before. Practice on old non important pieces first to get the job done and get the general idea on how to get started and get to know and understand your actions and parts and when that part is mastered then learn how to improve on techniques and improving on them thanks a million Tim you are a great teacher
Thanks man I'm in a 3 week class with the airforce learning this stuff right now and for the most part this all matches up with what we are being taught. I'd love to learn stick more and make a hobby out of it
Excellent video!! I am a very young 70 and wanted to learn how to weld so I can fix things around the farm or just make stuff!! LOL!! I've always wanted to learn how and when my father in law left me his Miller Bobcat 225 that does all types of welds I figured it was now or never!!! Thanks again for the great video that even an old man can understand!! LOL!!
Awesome stuff! I've welded before, but it's been a few years, and I was nervous to start a new job this week. Nerves are gone, and I'm feeling confident again. Thanks!
@@bryantfree2373 Great! Just got off work. Things are going well. I'm just about 6 months in, and I've basically become the foreman's assistant. We are starting a new project, just him and I. So, I try to stay humble, but I feel like I'm kicking ass and taking names, so far.
Thanks so much for this video. I’ve summed up the welding process shown here and emailed to myself so I can refer back to your steps. 1 strike an arc 2 keep it tight 3 position and angle 4 smooth and steady travel speed 5 stringer beed or whip and pause. Sounds like fun to me! Haven’t been able to get any reliable help so I’m going to do it myself, with a little help from you and AROSSWELDING!
Tim, you're great. I love your videos! You are such a great teacher and you're clearly enthusiastic about helping others. I bought a stick welder this week, in part because of your videos and I knew I would be able to learn a lot from you. Thanks!
To anyone watching this, and just starting. Get his course subscription. I watched videos and practiced for a few weeks just doing ok. I paid the couple bucks for the course and it’s helping. Albeit I wish I’d have started the course earlier than I had.
Seriously can’t thank you enough. I am/was totally green on the subject and now I feel a bit better about taking on my project. It’s people like you that make a mans life a little easier…
hi Tim. thanks for a nice channel. I'm a novice and haven't done much welding lately. I have a big project , steel shed , and reviewing your advice gives me confidence for such a project, especially because the metal here out of the USA is a small fortune and I want to minimize my mistakes 😁
Thank You. I just got a free welder from my manager, said they were gonna throw it away but I could have it if I wanted, so I'm gonna start practicing. Thanks to your videos I think I have an old arc welder, it's very rusty but it's complete, now I'm figuring out what sticks I need and I'll practice on some small metal plates I got from work, not sure of the material but hopefully it all comes together.
Sorted! It didn't do anything and then I checked the plug and it was missing the fuse(UK). Put a 13A one I found at work(hope it's adeguate) with some mild steel rods I got from ebay and it works. Turns out the plates I got are mild steel. Now that it's all set up, I'd like to get some lessons from you, do you also teach over internet or is it all workshop based there in the US?
Thanks so much for your video. I'm a home/hobby do-it-all kind of guy that's not an expert at welding, but do enough for my small needs. Always looking for information to improve my skills. I do have a Lincoln AC 225 and a Chicago Electric Mig welder that runs on 240V. The Mig welder I use nothing but flux core wire and I get my needs done with it, but they look awful with a lot of splatter. It has gas hookups and I have learned that it should probably be using DC current for flux core wire. I can't find anything that indicates how to change polarity with it and have no idea what type of current it's set on. On the other hand, the old Lincoln Buzz Box seems to put down a smoother weld at times, but I didn't know all the techniques until I watched this video. Now I can't wait to try welding with what I've learned here. Many thanks again! Russ
I improved my welding quality thanks to your videos.I just used to watch videos on YT and almost never subscribe to any channel,but YOU deserve it,so I subscribed today.You have the best videos on YT about welding,your explonation is simple and understandable,you are not doing it in a fancy way like some youtubers,just straight to the point.You should teach in school or something because you have a gift to teach.Thank you for what you doing,all the best from Europe,Slovakia
I bought a buzz box from a buddy over a year ago and have been unwilling to try to use it, as I have no welding experience whatsoever. This video gives me the confidence to plug it in and try it first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks!
You're right about grandkids and the Lincoln tombstones. I have recently acquired my grandfather's Lincoln Arc Welder 225 and his oxy/acetylene cutting torch, been in his shop for over 30 years and still works like new, although I did have to replace some of the rubber tubing, LOL. Thanks for the information, I am completely new to welding, and have now that I have all the pieces assembled I am excited to thrown on some my grandad's welding goggles and see what I weld up and cut up.
Great vid, lots of helpful info for anyone looking to get into stick. I learned on the job as a helper, welding on my breaks and lunches and became a mechanic. I really miss it, specially the smell of it.. lol
My 16-year-old son and I just got a stick welder for our garage to do hobby welding. I watched your video and am so happy with your instruction. You are easy to understand, you explain each step very clearly, and you are clearly patient and easy-going, which makes your viewers feel more connected to you. I have subscribed and look forward to learning more from your channel! Thank you!!
When I taught myself to stick weld at about 1960 I was very frustrated by not being able to see the work through the mask. One day I had to weld something outside. I pulled the mask down and I could see the work in the bright sunshine. Revelation! I then rigged a couple of very bright lights near the welding table and after that I no longer had trouble seeing what I was doing. This was all stick welding. I still remember my first project. We went to a metal scrap yard and bought 4 angle iron bed frames. Took them home and soon I had a welding table. Just an iron frame I could clamp things to and just that was very handy.
That's awesome! We get spoiled these days with the modern tech like electronic masks. I really love the old school, simple stuff. My tombstone Lincoln buzz box may be my favorite machine of all.
Great job. I have an automotive channel NSI garage and I learned quickly that talking into a camera is way harder then teaching someone in-person and you did a fantastic job
Awesome instructions for any beginner. Thank you so much for taking the time to showcase your skills and experience to help those like myself who are attempting to learn stick welding. Love your work
Just got taught this by my elderly neighbor who has been a welder for 30+ years! He was taken back that I was wanting to learn this skill because Im a girl 😂 he said if I did get into welding school he'd make my leather apron and jacket 😂
Hell yeah that's awesome! Nothing quite like having an older pro teach you bits and pieces, they know a lot of bygone tricks, stick (joke intended) at it, and show the guys in the trade who's boss
Good for you. I think it's a basic construction skill set that everyone should know. Like basic woodwork, plumbing, electric, masonry, earthworks, how come we never get taught these basic life skills in school
Hi Tim, I'm Tim from outside Toronto and I'm learning how to weld. Thanks for all your best tips and tricks and all the great idea's on welling. Take care.
Thank you for this wonderful and comprehensive tutorial for beginners. I would really appreciate if you may kindly provide measurements in metrics, because I feel like blindfolded when a tutorial talks in inches. 🙂
Lol I was lucky enough to have been at school when real measurements (feet and inches) were used and then it changed to rip off the public with smaller sizes for the same money metric come into play . It's easy to convert, most rulers have centimetres and inches on the same side.
@@PeakyBlinder Um no. VERY VERY NO. It's horrific to convert because not only are the units not set to the same base (inches out of twelve, feet out of three, furlongs out of ...40, I think it was?) the units don't even convert evenly to each other! Just LISTENING to all that fraction garbage is confusing, I can't even imagine having to mentally visualise all those fractions so you can see which is bigger than which. Metric, meanwhile, sets everything to base10 and allows interoperability because the units convert to eachother easily and intuitively. One watt, one meter, one joule.
@@InservioLetum yea but a yard 4tf turned into a metre 39. Bla bla, it was so easy to decide an inch into 32/ 16/ 14/ ect, Now it's 1 mill 5 mill . I use both at work and it confuses the hell out of the labours when I say cut it at 6ft 2. Lol.
@@PeakyBlinder Counting out of ten is confusing to you? How on earth do you pay rent or buy groceries??? You even have ten fingers! You decidedly do not have twelve thumbs, nor three feet, nor fourty forearms. The very young may not yet grasp arithmetic and resort to memorising times tables, but the era of the sliderule and log tables is very much over my friend :)
@@InservioLetum Give peaky blinder a break, he's only explaining his side , he doesn't deserve someone ripping into him cos he prefers ft & inches to mm ..
I cleaned up a ESAB Bantam today, got it in nice shape again and just tried a rod that came with it. A 7018, on two rusty pipes. Which led me to look up stick welding :) I will put the video on my channel within this year :)
Thanks TIm, great video. Very clear, logically presented. One small suggestion would be to graphically annotate some of the weld shots. I don't know if that's technically do-able, but when you talk about the puddle, or the arc length, or favoring one piece of material or another, a big 'ol red arrow would show exactly what you're referring to. Another suggestion would be to plot out the order of things for beginners to practice. For example, stringer beads, then tacks, then butt joins, then fillets, etc.
Thanks for the video Tim! You put some hard work into this video my man, its greatly appreciated! Clear, concise, and tailored perfectly for a beginner. These old welds of mine will be looking better instantly. Keep it up my man!
Thanks for the great video, Tim. I'm re-learning stick welding after 50 years or so. I found an old Airco 250 A AC/DC in really good shape for $275 a while ago, it makes me look a lot better than I am. Your video is helping me get the basics going again, back to the foundations, so to speak. Thanks again!
@@gfp3141592 when I've used the one I'm speaking of, it runs 6011 very well. (DCEP). I found that Forney's was the least evil. 3/32, 60 amps, DCEP. The Lincoln's - awful. "Demon-possessed fireworks."
Thank you, Timwelds! I've bought a Lincoln Electric stick welder, I was having trouble understanding the 4 digit codes for electrodes and I HAD indeed searched it and tried google images, but your video so far explained it the best in layman's terms.
I am just starting to learn how to weld and came across your video. I have to say, I think you were made to teach. You have a very straightforward and easy to understand way of teaching. Cheers and thanks for the vid!
Today, I welded for the first time. My first bead was decent. Then I started sticking. Now I can't wait to try again tomorrow. This video was great. I bought a used Hobart AC/DC Sitckmate and a Handler 190. I will not use the Mig welder until I get good at the stick.
The eye contact is serious. I learned so much. Thanks, bud. I have an OLD Lincoln weld n power I’m gonna get running to fix some of my farm implements.
You definitely seem to know what you're talking about. If you don't, then you've fooled me. I appreciate people who sound composed and comprehensive when they're explaining something, and this video delivered. Liked and subscribed. I have a one-off project that requires welding and I've never done it. So, with your video and a borrowed welder, I'm giving it a shot.
I had a kid in my welding class, and he wasn’t the brightest. He stuck the stick to the frame of a car we were working on and he pulled the lead off it, but he messed up when he tried pulling the electrode off with his bare hands, for whatever reason. He left the lead on there long enough to get the whole stick burning hot. Burned a line through his hands. Just thought I’d share. This video brings back good times 😊
I started welding when I was about 13, and started doing little welding jobs when I was 16 or 17. I've found welding to be incredibly useful in my life and career. It's awesome that you're learning these skills at such a young age!
Liked and subscribed! You Sir are the best..!! I'm 32 and I wanna build my own E bike from junk yard scrap frame, with videos like this, I should succeed! Thanks a lot for your work!!
I'm thinking of changing careers and this video gave me a very good idea what to expect. I've always been fascinated by welding, this has been a nice inspiration.
Still watching in 2022! I can strike an arc and do horse shoe welds. Getting into wire welding now. Still like stick welding for cash every now and again. Thanks for the video. Got me on the right track to a job
Thanks Tim... Last time I did any welding was back in school.. But I'm hankering to have another go again.. I only did arc welding but I enjoyed it and I was reasonably good at it..
I've spent the last two weeks welding on my own as a newb at a scrap yard. just welding plate to a cutting edge. I probably layed about 10 rods into it if I'm being honest. Just kinda practicing and getting the handle of things on my own, but this gave me a very informed why to what I was doing! I may just go be a welder.....
Thank you so much for making such a clear and organized video! Your presentation style is so easy to understand and you cover things in such good detail without being overwhelming. Great teaching! Much appreciated!
Thanks for the tutorial. Just bought a Miller BIG 20 Welder with the Continental F163 Gas 4 Cylinder engine. Never done welding before , but looking forward to weld and work on my farm equipment.
This is very helpful. After waiting of a welder to show up for 3 weeks and he canceled again, I said screw it and bought one of the small stick welders. But no clue other than watching others until now.
i did my first welding project today wc is a 2 layer plant stand. my measurements and cuts were okay but my welding skills suck. And watching this answered lots of questions that i've encountered today. now I'm thinking bout rewelding my project but i guest its better to leave it like that to remind me how i suck and to see if i can do better. haha thanks man for keeping it simple yet very comprehensive!
This was perfect for me I missed my 1st day of school due to a breakdown at work, and I feel like I am caught up on what I missed, thanks. Today was my actual 1st day and 1st spark.
You can learn to weld. I'll show you exactly what to do in my affordable online welding courses at courses.timwelds.com.
How long should one wait to chip slag and then grind? Different sites I've visited have time listed from minutes to days.
Thanks for video have safety question I've never used a table to weld so thinking about getting one so my question is if I ground to table is the table hot if I touch it will shock me
they are affordable for a US market. In other parts of the world they are overpriced. I wish I could afford them where I live but I just can't.
You just about covered 6 months of basic welding training course in 24 minutes. Good job.
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Except for the f**cking imperial units...
@@TheChzoronzon We Americans feel the same way about metric units.
@@chumbucket1313 And now is when I quote:
"Imperial units, the traditional system of weights and measures used officially in Great Britain from 1824 until the adoption of the metric system beginning in 1965. . Imperial units are now legally defined in metric terms." to demostrate how outdated and silly is your system...
...but I know well how utterly improductive is that discussion, so I'll leave after this passive-agressive post. Bye!
My dad was a welder in a shipyard from age 16-49. He passed away at age 49; I was 16. I'm 28 now and have been thinking about going to school for welding. Thanks for your video! It was really helpful
You wanna die young too?
The lesson is .. stay away from welding..the fumes will kill you
@@cliveswabs9365 well protect your self. Because after all someone has to do it.
What machine is better for welding stainless steel motorcycle exhausts. Flux core or arc welding. I saw they sell stainless wire for flux core and have welding rods for stainless also. Most of use will be for repairing cracked frames, add on accessories. The grade of metal here in there Philippines is not good and alot of the china made motorcycles have metal failure. Brackets from factory to hold top boxes break because of bumpy roads. Most people here on the island drive motorcycles. Not for business use if a friend needs something welded I will do for free and for my own motorcycles.
Protect yourself, maybe your father died from the welding fumes so early.
I used your courses to get certified. Saved me 18K.
Hey man how long u been welding
@@Mike-dp4zy About 8 years. Didn't want to fork the cash for a piece of paper.
I just got myself a little inverter welder, can't wait to play with it in the morning
@@DigitalDNA I was looking for someone who had taken his courses. Working on teaching myself. Thumbs up?
@lukejones9937 commit to the equipment. Don't buy cheap shit from Home Depot.
I normally watch a couple of videos before subscribing, I subscribed to you about half way through the first. I'm a chef by trade who went back to school for a law degree, neither of these taught me how to weld…ok I might have let a pot boil dry as a commis. This is the most comprehensive and clear instructional video I’ve seen. You’ve assumed no knowledge without being patronising which is a great teaching skill to have.
Awesome! Thank you!
Finally someone explains so a desk jockey can understand! Thanks.
Ditto! Excellent videos! Thanks, Tim!
Great video. Thank you
He's not only helpful but irresistibly soft mannered.
Thanks!
Thanks Tim, as a non-welder trying to get into welding, you've definitely explained a LOT and I feel very well informed and ready to get into stick welding. Also I've heard it's better to start with stick vs TIG because TIG is more forgiving and moving from stick > TIG is easier, vs moving TIG > stick being harder.
Personally I think stick is easier than tig. The difficulty from easiest to hardest mig > stick > tig for me anyway
Stick is jumping into the water when you can't swim. I had no idea what I was doing at the begging. Understanding the electrodes, your machine and reason why and how the arc is forming and the welding process itself, what you want and what needs to happen for a weld to be good,most essentially, you want to know everything about safety,from handling the machine and your working enviroment to the safety gear to protect you from heat,radiation,slag,rouge material and toxic fumes. After you know those fundamentals of being a welder ,with time and practice you will get better and better. You often see a lot of people get into stick welding without properly learning about it or how to do it. That's bad because you don't want to make a faulty weld that will brake under load and possibly do serious damaga too humans and or property. Especially if you weld something that's important to be durable and reliable. It's an amazing thing to be able to weld,and very useful, also very good profesion in terms of payment but not so much in terms of working conditions, at least not always
People like you make this world better by sharing their knowledge. Garden tractor spring holder broke and I figured it was a good time to learn to fix it myself. Bought a small welder and some 6013 3/32 sticks and watched your video before I try some test welds and then fix the mower. You demystified everything so I feel prepared to get the job done. Thanks!
My step father was a steamfitter and always had welding machines, gas, oxygen tanks, and a 4x4 truck to hold the tanks and go anywhere. Brings back memories when I see your videos! Thank you so much!
Very nice!!!!
Good memories for sure!
I did brazing and welding in college, for a year, and haven't touched one for a decade. I've been watching videos for a while and decided to give it a try again , just bought a machine , and this is really helpful as a reminder.
Thanks Tim, best beginner tutorials on UA-cam!
I bought a used Lincoln 225 about 8 or so years ago for $150. I’m not a welder but every so often I’ll have a project so I have everything on hand I need and I have to practice longer than it takes me to even do my project .lol
I currently have a small project needing done so I’m here trying to get more pointers so I can get it done.
Thanks for sharing because it really helps folks like me who only welds a few times a year.
Hello Tim, Jose from Puerto Rico and my first commentary here. This is a great channel and I'm glad I found it. I'm 65 and retired, but I always wanted to learn how to weld. I'm currently taking a basic course on stick welding and I'm really enjoying it. As the finances get better, I plan on learning the other welding courses that are available. One of them is Mig welding. The tips you offer here are so well explained and easy to understand. I subscribed to your channel. It's never too late to learn a new skill.
How did you get on Jose a year later - did you complete your training?
Tim....You're the best! Had a knack for stick welding when I was 18...enjoyed it too...I am now 60 and purchased a nice inverter 5 way mig/tig/gas/tig welder. Hoping its like riding a bike. Am confident after watching you that I can get back in the saddle. Your video was superb! Soo glad I found you sir.
Just purchased a Mig 155GSV Mig/Stick welder and have not yet begun to weld. I've been doing research on how to do things properly and I have to say that your series on stick welding has answered a lot of questions I had. Of course, the only way to learn is to get in there and put the metal to the metal and I'll be doing that soon, thanks to you. I appreciate all the information. Subbed!
For my Christmas present in 1978, my dad bought 'me' an arc welding kit. Very basic, but okay, the current controller was a closely coiled spring and two crocodile clamps.
That winter was the worst one of the century. My dad built a sledge from the frame of an old bunk bed. Absolutely top-notch work, he was an engineer & polymath. The seat was a worktop offcut and this alone weighed more than most other sledges.
In total its mass was around 30lb. The long, steep hillside was permanently frozen from early January until April. That sledge was a monster!
But OMG pulling it back up that hill with the polypropylene tow rope was hell.
He repaired a cast iron exhaust manifold on our Hillman Avenger estate car. Also top class work. A Datsun to the strictest MOT standards.
I recently bought a Castolin & Eutectic TIG Welder for $12 and I have restored it. Even after 40 years since my last arc welding (it does DC arc welding too) and on 2.5mm electrodes, I struck the arc second try. After the first rod, the weld I did was fine. Buy quality used kit. DC and only use brand rods. Good luck!
Thanks so much for taking the time to make these videos. In 24 min you clearly explained what my dad was unable to since he started trying to teach me starting when I was 5 until some 20 years later on different t projects. Much appreciated. I’m picking up an AC225 tomorrow for a steal so I’m going to get favricating
Thank you for your channel!
I'm western european and from one of the countries that exported the most metal-mechanics (metal strutures and parts) to the destroyed WWII european countries. You would assume that this tendency in the trade maintained but it didn't. Our government desindustrialized the nation like mad, to the point of only having one school of welding. I'm 1000 miles away from it, so your channel is very helpfull. I will buy a mma/mig/mag machine earlier next year and start to learn how to weld on my own with your tips.
Keep up the great work!
How do you not have a million subscribers im just learning and have watched a lot of very confusing videos. Yours are so well explained and make excited not frustrated to keep up with it. Thanks 👍
This channel is a gold mine, when it comes to information and direction.
I appreciate these teaching methods, thanks.
Thankyou so much for these videos! I've wanted to try welding for over 10 years and you've finally gave me confidence to splash out and give it a go ❤️
Thanks mate I’m an apprentice plumber and I’m at trade school atm and tomorrow we are arc welding and I only have 1 day to learn and complete assessment I feel heaps more confident after watching this!
I went to plumbing school as well and wasn’t taught how to weld. Are you trying to be a pipe fitter?
Hi, I am 🔥Kimchi Welder🔥 who is uploading welding videos in Canada. Your welding was a helpful video for me!👍👍👍😎😎😎
What kind of electrode do you use for welding cabbage?
Damn this guy has the gift of gathering alot of info from experience and converting it into something very easy to understand. In other words a real teacher.
Your videos have given me the confidence to make a small wood stove for my shop using old propane tanks. Thanks brother
Hope you emptied them first lol
@@MrSbb2 lmao imagine
Tim I had a great experience yesterday. I watch your videos which are great. I watched one last night by someone from an Asian country somewhere I don't know where from and no Adio but the guy was using the 6013 rod and showing the very basics of the do's and dont's. It helped me be more able to home in on your great tutorial hints. The video more like a basin crash course or introduction to welding but geared towards rough welding. I think it was a good idea to watch it to help me pick up your brilliant hints and much better explanation of every step involved. Your teaching is much better by far but for me I need to step back so I can be more relaxed going forward. I'm going back to basics like you said before. Practice on old non important pieces first to get the job done and get the general idea on how to get started and get to know and understand your actions and parts and when that part is mastered then learn how to improve on techniques and improving on them thanks a million Tim you are a great teacher
Thanks man I'm in a 3 week class with the airforce learning this stuff right now and for the most part this all matches up with what we are being taught. I'd love to learn stick more and make a hobby out of it
Excellent video!! I am a very young 70 and wanted to learn how to weld so I can fix things around the farm or just make stuff!! LOL!! I've always wanted to learn how and when my father in law left me his Miller Bobcat 225 that does all types of welds I figured it was now or never!!! Thanks again for the great video that even an old man can understand!! LOL!!
Awesome stuff! I've welded before, but it's been a few years, and I was nervous to start a new job this week.
Nerves are gone, and I'm feeling confident again. Thanks!
how's the job going?
@@bryantfree2373 Great! Just got off work. Things are going well. I'm just about 6 months in, and I've basically become the foreman's assistant. We are starting a new project, just him and I. So, I try to stay humble, but I feel like I'm kicking ass and taking names, so far.
Thanks so much for this video.
I’ve summed up the welding process shown here and emailed to myself so I can refer back to your steps.
1 strike an arc
2 keep it tight
3 position and angle
4 smooth and steady travel speed
5 stringer beed or whip and pause.
Sounds like fun to me!
Haven’t been able to get any reliable help so I’m going to do it myself, with a little help from you and AROSSWELDING!
Thanks for the comment! Exactly right!
Tim, you're great. I love your videos! You are such a great teacher and you're clearly enthusiastic about helping others. I bought a stick welder this week, in part because of your videos and I knew I would be able to learn a lot from you. Thanks!
To anyone watching this, and just starting. Get his course subscription. I watched videos and practiced for a few weeks just doing ok. I paid the couple bucks for the course and it’s helping. Albeit I wish I’d have started the course earlier than I had.
You are an awesome teacher, appreciate it sir. Can’t wait to get started 👍
Seriously can’t thank you enough. I am/was totally green on the subject and now I feel a bit better about taking on my project. It’s people like you that make a mans life a little easier…
hi Tim. thanks for a nice channel. I'm a novice and haven't done much welding lately. I have a big project , steel shed , and reviewing your advice gives me confidence for such a project, especially because the metal here out of the USA is a small fortune and I want to minimize my mistakes 😁
Thank You. I just got a free welder from my manager, said they were gonna throw it away but I could have it if I wanted, so I'm gonna start practicing. Thanks to your videos I think I have an old arc welder, it's very rusty but it's complete, now I'm figuring out what sticks I need and I'll practice on some small metal plates I got from work, not sure of the material but hopefully it all comes together.
Sorted! It didn't do anything and then I checked the plug and it was missing the fuse(UK). Put a 13A one I found at work(hope it's adeguate) with some mild steel rods I got from ebay and it works. Turns out the plates I got are mild steel. Now that it's all set up, I'd like to get some lessons from you, do you also teach over internet or is it all workshop based there in the US?
Hi Tim. Thank you for a comprehensive video! Much appreciated! Keep the videos comming pls. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Elbie Mostert SA 🔥🔥
Thanks so much for your video. I'm a home/hobby do-it-all kind of guy that's not an expert at welding, but do enough for my small needs. Always looking for information to improve my skills. I do have a Lincoln AC 225 and a Chicago Electric Mig welder that runs on 240V. The Mig welder I use nothing but flux core wire and I get my needs done with it, but they look awful with a lot of splatter. It has gas hookups and I have learned that it should probably be using DC current for flux core wire. I can't find anything that indicates how to change polarity with it and have no idea what type of current it's set on. On the other hand, the old Lincoln Buzz Box seems to put down a smoother weld at times, but I didn't know all the techniques until I watched this video. Now I can't wait to try welding with what I've learned here. Many thanks again!
Russ
I improved my welding quality thanks to your videos.I just used to watch videos on YT and almost never subscribe to any channel,but YOU deserve it,so I subscribed today.You have the best videos on YT about welding,your explonation is simple and understandable,you are not doing it in a fancy way like some youtubers,just straight to the point.You should teach in school or something because you have a gift to teach.Thank you for what you doing,all the best from Europe,Slovakia
Thank you, Tim. A beginner like me needs just what you have taught.
Great to hear!
I bought a buzz box from a buddy over a year ago and have been unwilling to try to use it, as I have no welding experience whatsoever. This video gives me the confidence to plug it in and try it first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks!
Go for it!
Great video Tim!! I'm going to go build a submarine!! I got this!! :-)
Let me join.😂
Ill join ya! Ill also invite a few millionaires to test it out underwater :DDD
You're right about grandkids and the Lincoln tombstones. I have recently acquired my grandfather's Lincoln Arc Welder 225 and his oxy/acetylene cutting torch, been in his shop for over 30 years and still works like new, although I did have to replace some of the rubber tubing, LOL. Thanks for the information, I am completely new to welding, and have now that I have all the pieces assembled I am excited to thrown on some my grandad's welding goggles and see what I weld up and cut up.
Great vid, lots of helpful info for anyone looking to get into stick. I learned on the job as a helper, welding on my breaks and lunches and became a mechanic. I really miss it, specially the smell of it.. lol
Student here and I somewhat do the same I try to learn online during break and lunch while at work so i can get better in my welding class.
My 16-year-old son and I just got a stick welder for our garage to do hobby welding. I watched your video and am so happy with your instruction. You are easy to understand, you explain each step very clearly, and you are clearly patient and easy-going, which makes your viewers feel more connected to you. I have subscribed and look forward to learning more from your channel! Thank you!!
When I taught myself to stick weld at about 1960 I was very frustrated by not being able to see the work through the mask. One day I had to weld something outside. I pulled the mask down and I could see the work in the bright sunshine. Revelation! I then rigged a couple of very bright lights near the welding table and after that I no longer had trouble seeing what I was doing. This was all stick welding.
I still remember my first project. We went to a metal scrap yard and bought 4 angle iron bed frames. Took them home and soon I had a welding table. Just an iron frame I could clamp things to and just that was very handy.
That's awesome! We get spoiled these days with the modern tech like electronic masks. I really love the old school, simple stuff. My tombstone Lincoln buzz box may be my favorite machine of all.
@@TimWelds that was the welder I was using.
Like everyone else has said, thanks for making this video to help all of us beginners out. Exactly what I needed to know!
I've been on a TimWelds MARATHON!! Thanks for the vids... very helpful, as I'm an aspiring hobbyist welder!
Great job. I have an automotive channel NSI garage and I learned quickly that talking into a camera is way harder then teaching someone in-person and you did a fantastic job
Awesome instructions for any beginner. Thank you so much for taking the time to showcase your skills and experience to help those like myself who are attempting to learn stick welding. Love your work
This was an excellent video. I am a super duper beginner and I have watched 10 videos today. This was the best. Subscribed.
Just got taught this by my elderly neighbor who has been a welder for 30+ years! He was taken back that I was wanting to learn this skill because Im a girl 😂 he said if I did get into welding school he'd make my leather apron and jacket 😂
that's awesome, you go girl
👍👍👍
Hell yeah that's awesome! Nothing quite like having an older pro teach you bits and pieces, they know a lot of bygone tricks, stick (joke intended) at it, and show the guys in the trade who's boss
Good for you. I think it's a basic construction skill set that everyone should know. Like basic woodwork, plumbing, electric, masonry, earthworks, how come we never get taught these basic life skills in school
Good for you... Go for it 👊
Thanks for the tip at 17:15 about 7018 and keeping a file on hand. Super super helpful to me
That's the point, I liked the video and subscribed. Top tip.
Hi Tim, I'm Tim from outside Toronto and I'm learning how to weld. Thanks for all your best tips and tricks and all the great idea's on welling. Take care.
Thank you for this wonderful and comprehensive tutorial for beginners. I would really appreciate if you may kindly provide measurements in metrics, because I feel like blindfolded when a tutorial talks in inches. 🙂
Lol I was lucky enough to have been at school when real measurements (feet and inches) were used and then it changed to rip off the public with smaller sizes for the same money metric come into play .
It's easy to convert, most rulers have centimetres and inches on the same side.
@@PeakyBlinder Um no. VERY VERY NO.
It's horrific to convert because not only are the units not set to the same base (inches out of twelve, feet out of three, furlongs out of ...40, I think it was?) the units don't even convert evenly to each other! Just LISTENING to all that fraction garbage is confusing, I can't even imagine having to mentally visualise all those fractions so you can see which is bigger than which.
Metric, meanwhile, sets everything to base10 and allows interoperability because the units convert to eachother easily and intuitively. One watt, one meter, one joule.
@@InservioLetum yea but a yard 4tf turned into a metre 39. Bla bla, it was so easy to decide an inch into 32/ 16/ 14/ ect,
Now it's 1 mill 5 mill .
I use both at work and it confuses the hell out of the labours when I say cut it at 6ft 2.
Lol.
@@PeakyBlinder
Counting out of ten is confusing to you? How on earth do you pay rent or buy groceries??? You even have ten fingers! You decidedly do not have twelve thumbs, nor three feet, nor fourty forearms. The very young may not yet grasp arithmetic and resort to memorising times tables, but the era of the sliderule and log tables is very much over my friend :)
@@InservioLetum Give peaky blinder a break, he's only explaining his side , he doesn't deserve someone ripping into him cos he prefers ft & inches to mm ..
I cleaned up a ESAB Bantam today, got it in nice shape again and just tried a rod that came with it. A 7018, on two rusty pipes. Which led me to look up stick welding :) I will put the video on my channel within this year :)
Thanks TIm, great video. Very clear, logically presented. One small suggestion would be to graphically annotate some of the weld shots. I don't know if that's technically do-able, but when you talk about the puddle, or the arc length, or favoring one piece of material or another, a big 'ol red arrow would show exactly what you're referring to. Another suggestion would be to plot out the order of things for beginners to practice. For example, stringer beads, then tacks, then butt joins, then fillets, etc.
Thanks for the easy to follow tips. Just got a stick welder. Have not used one of these since high school. Nice refresher course.
Thanks for the video Tim! You put some hard work into this video my man, its greatly appreciated! Clear, concise, and tailored perfectly for a beginner. These old welds of mine will be looking better instantly. Keep it up my man!
One of the best explanations for stick welding
Thanks for the great video, Tim. I'm re-learning stick welding after 50 years or so. I found an old Airco 250 A AC/DC in really good shape for $275 a while ago, it makes me look a lot better than I am. Your video is helping me get the basics going again, back to the foundations, so to speak. Thanks again!
Very cool! Those older machines are bulletproof!
That welder sounds like a *Bumblebee* - like the one someone I know has.
@@dennisyoung4631 Yes, it’s a Bumblebee. It works unbelievably well, super smooth.
@@gfp3141592 when I've used the one I'm speaking of, it runs 6011 very well. (DCEP). I found that Forney's was the least evil. 3/32, 60 amps, DCEP.
The Lincoln's - awful. "Demon-possessed fireworks."
Thank you, Timwelds!
I've bought a Lincoln Electric stick welder, I was having trouble understanding the 4 digit codes for electrodes and I HAD indeed searched it and tried google images, but your video so far explained it the best in layman's terms.
Best welding videos on UA-cam, no doubt subscribing. Thank you for all you do man! Stay up yo!
Just starting out. I’ve learned more from u in this one video than all the other guys I’ve watched. Ty so much. Subscribed!
thank you sir,, for the effort to help us amateur welder like me..ive learn a lot of tips..
Thank you sir, I just started a job and I'm the only welder but I've only worked with mig and these guys have friggin sticks
Wow! You just saved me from college lol. Thanks!
As a "new to welding" person I find your video very easy to follow- thank you.
This is awesome! Thank you for that, great job!!
Thanks!
I am just starting to learn how to weld and came across your video. I have to say, I think you were made to teach. You have a very straightforward and easy to understand way of teaching. Cheers and thanks for the vid!
I just got a buzz box and have no idea what I'm doing. Thanks for the info!
You're a good man Tim. I want to thank you for taking the time to help us get started in this field. Much appreciated.
This is such a good tutorial, thank you!
I'm 60 and always wanted to learn to weld. Great vid!
Thanks Tim, That was well presented, informative and very helpful. Much appreciated 👍
Today, I welded for the first time. My first bead was decent. Then I started sticking. Now I can't wait to try again tomorrow. This video was great. I bought a used Hobart AC/DC Sitckmate and a Handler 190. I will not use the Mig welder until I get good at the stick.
Awesome! My welding instructor made me learn stick first. So glad he did, because it comes in really handy.
Thank you Tim, I feel a lot more confident about learning this. Very helpful and clear
The eye contact is serious. I learned so much. Thanks, bud.
I have an OLD Lincoln weld n power I’m gonna get running to fix some of my farm implements.
I had feeling I know you, then I have realized you look like Keanu Reeves. Also thanks for stick welding tutoring.
You definitely seem to know what you're talking about. If you don't, then you've fooled me.
I appreciate people who sound composed and comprehensive when they're explaining something, and this video delivered. Liked and subscribed.
I have a one-off project that requires welding and I've never done it. So, with your video and a borrowed welder, I'm giving it a shot.
Great Stuff Tim, thanks so much for explaining the dark arts so well!
I had a kid in my welding class, and he wasn’t the brightest. He stuck the stick to the frame of a car we were working on and he pulled the lead off it, but he messed up when he tried pulling the electrode off with his bare hands, for whatever reason. He left the lead on there long enough to get the whole stick burning hot. Burned a line through his hands. Just thought I’d share. This video brings back good times 😊
Anybody else under 16?
I started welding when I was about 13, and started doing little welding jobs when I was 16 or 17. I've found welding to be incredibly useful in my life and career. It's awesome that you're learning these skills at such a young age!
I just entered a union (apprenticeship) under this trade. It's fascinating thus far!
Liked and subscribed! You Sir are the best..!! I'm 32 and I wanna build my own E bike from junk yard scrap frame, with videos like this, I should succeed!
Thanks a lot for your work!!
I'm thinking of changing careers and this video gave me a very good idea what to expect. I've always been fascinated by welding, this has been a nice inspiration.
Thank you for a great break down. Going slow and simplifying it for someone like myself. Really do appreciate it.
Still watching in 2022! I can strike an arc and do horse shoe welds. Getting into wire welding now. Still like stick welding for cash every now and again. Thanks for the video. Got me on the right track to a job
Thanks Tim... Last time I did any welding was back in school.. But I'm hankering to have another go again.. I only did arc welding but I enjoyed it and I was reasonably good at it..
I've spent the last two weeks welding on my own as a newb at a scrap yard. just welding plate to a cutting edge. I probably layed about 10 rods into it if I'm being honest. Just kinda practicing and getting the handle of things on my own, but this gave me a very informed why to what I was doing! I may just go be a welder.....
Thank you so much for making such a clear and organized video! Your presentation style is so easy to understand and you cover things in such good detail without being overwhelming. Great teaching! Much appreciated!
I am clueless about welding. You Sir are amazing teacher, THANK YOU !!
Thanks for the tutorial. Just bought a Miller BIG 20 Welder with the Continental F163 Gas 4 Cylinder engine. Never done welding before , but looking forward to weld and work on my farm equipment.
Awesome! That’ll be a great portable machine.
This is very helpful. After waiting of a welder to show up for 3 weeks and he canceled again, I said screw it and bought one of the small stick welders. But no clue other than watching others until now.
Thank you. I took classes years ago and want to get back to hobby welding. I mostly know what I’m doing but the refresher and tips are helpful!
i did my first welding project today wc is a 2 layer plant stand. my measurements and cuts were okay but my welding skills suck. And watching this answered lots of questions that i've encountered today. now I'm thinking bout rewelding my project but i guest its better to leave it like that to remind me how i suck and to see if i can do better. haha thanks man for keeping it simple yet very comprehensive!
This was perfect for me I missed my 1st day of school due to a breakdown at work, and I feel like I am caught up on what I missed, thanks. Today was my actual 1st day and 1st spark.
I want to learn welding. So I'm watching this video. Thanks for sharing your idea. That's great.
I’m just thinking of taking up building and this video was extremely helpful.
Thank you
Best video on stick welding on UA-cam! Very clear explanations!
Wow, thanks!