I really appreciate the arc shot quality. I can finally clearly see what you and my welding instructor are talking about.

I teach apprentices here in the UK. A majority of the welding exercises and testing are from the books produced by two training organisations, EAL (Excellence, Achievement and Learning Ltd) and the EiTB, (Engineering Industry Training Board). These two institutions detail the parameters of the welding practices and list the consumables to be used in each practice. The rods that are required are 6013's. The downside is that the practices and tests were written in the late 1960's to mid-1970's. Although the fundamentals are still the same, equipment changes and welding methods are always improved upon. It's up to the welding instructor to add up to date information on the content of the training package. I use your videos on youtube and the DVD's I've purchased from your store to back up key learning points. For those apprentices employed as TiG welders, I recommend that they invest in your TiG fingers. Top Item, really helps. The students over here aren't taught to weld vertical downwards as it's considered incorrect practice. Cheers buddy, keep up the great work.

Well, for someone who doesn't like 6013, you made some damn nice welds and decent re-starts.

6013 has always been known as basically a sheet metal rod:fairly smooth,low penetration welds,also think you gave great advice with the right to left,left to right stuff and for the beginner to pay close attention to the difference between the puddle and the slag is,of course,of critical importance...all in all I think you gave a good lesson that should work for pretty much everybody,thanks!

That was an amazing video on refreshing my old welding skills. Thank you for the recap. Been tinkering with welding again after 25years of not touching a stick

Outstanding videos. I am a middle aged paper pusher. Inherited a shop (forge, anvil, vices, MIG, Stick, tables, etc.). To honor my deceased friend, I and his cousin are learning how to blacksmith and weld . . . . I dream of having the skills and knowledge that you share. One weld at a time . . . . Much obliged.

Currently taking a welding class and have been working with 6013 and recently tried EN instead of EP and it makes a world of difference, doesn't stick trying to start the arc and lays down much smoother.

@TrillMurray

Жыл бұрын

I'll have to give this a shot. Thanks!

KZread led me here. Thanks. I have been practicing with 6011 and now 6013. You nailed my problem: not enough current (fear!) and not enough angle. Yesterday, I figured the sparks had to fly out of the arc--seeing the sparks fly for you confirmed that. 6013 seems less violent than 6011.

favorite rod. easiest to strike an arc and weld with . perfect for beginners.

These tutorials are very well structured. Thank you for being so patient and descriptive. You're funny too. These videos will be a lot of help for me now and in the future. Please continue to make them.

Good to see the 6013 being covered, as it's pretty much all that's available locally. Interesting to hear your observations on it, and I learned a couple of things. The 6013 here is sold widely in farmer's stores and just about every hardware place that has any welding kit. I have to use it, as there's not much choice. Fortunately, the rods sold locally are usually decent makes, like INE. Of course, the cheap no-name rods can be much worse.

Thanks for making and keeping these videos available. Your channel has become a visual reference library. I’ve been working on a small ornamental steel fence and decided to use a box of 6013 I had laying around. Well, I was having an aggravating time with slag inclusions and couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. I decided to consult the “Guru”. Well, it turns out I viewed this video a while ago, but watched again in entirety as a refresher. Boy, did my 6013 welding improve overnight! The 3 takeaways I applied: 1. Increase the stick angle to 30°. It felt a little weird, but really helped. 2. Move faster. I was going too slow trying to lay down a nice wide bead, but that slow travel was letting the heavy slag layer fall into my weld pool causing a mess. By moving faster, I literally outran the slag. Sure, I got a thinner bead, but it was clean. I simply laid down another bead or two to build a larger weld. After all, welding is more fun than grinding. 3. Increase amperage slightly. This allowed a tighter arc, faster travel, and avoided sticking That was it! My welding with this rod improved 3-fold! Thanks again Jody! Once this project is complete, gonna break in my new TIG finger and weldmonger F-clamp!

5:39 I've never realized how much I love that sound until today HAHA been hearing it for YEARS and never took it into such consideration.

This man knows his craft. These videos are excellent.

Signed up for a beginners welding course at the local vocational school by my house. Doing my first bit of welding this Monday night, so i'm learning up so i have at least half a clue what i'm doing :) Thanks for the tips and inspiration, Jody!

Thanks weldmonger I'm going to try this technique in about a month in my welding class. I watch your videos and you sir really help me out alot thank you for the videos. And I hope I make a career out of this. I didn't know nothing about welding but now every video and with school I'm learning. Thanks again

Thanks Jody. I only have the opportunity to do FCAW but I manage to pick something up from all your videos. I appreciate your presentation manner and in-depth knowledge.

I have not been to any welding classes. I just learned by doing and asking questions to welders around work. I bought some 6013 rods on the advise of the welders and welding supply shop to do Thin welding on sheet metal type things and it seemed to do ok. My old Lincoln 225 AC only machine that I bought in the late 1960's still goes if needed, but I use a Ranger 8 that I bought in the mid 1900"s for most of my stick welding. Nice to have the DC feature on it. Thanks for you great videos.

Jodi, your videos are always great. I have 3 welding playlist on here based on the 3 main types of welding. Thank you.

as an apprentice in the steel mills in the 60's i learned to weld with 6013. all the maint welders wore a leather pouch filled with 6013 and 309 rods. this pretty much guaranteed they could repair just about anything in the field with any power source available when i bought my first welder for home shop use it was the old tombstone ac buzz box. and my goto rod was 6013. every job has a rod that will perform better than 6013 but 6013 is a decent all purpose rod that doesn't get any respect. good video thanks jody

@d.slater3958

6 жыл бұрын

I use a lot of 6013 rods with my powerarc welder. They are a good general purpose rod.

@RoyFabian

6 жыл бұрын

6013 is an awesome general purpose rod. 7014 is almost exactly like a 6013, but a little more aggressive. Almost like a cross between a 6013 and a 7018. Works better than 6013 for something thick.

@terrydriggers5217

4 жыл бұрын

@@RoyFabian well stated.

Hi Jody, I'm Australian and I worked in a big steel mill in Australia. We only had AC welders in the workshops I was in and 6013 was THE main rod we used. We used "some" 6012 and 6011, but being a Fitter and turner we were not "Allowed" to do Fabrication (the boilermakers did all that using 7014, 7018, and 7024's) So I got used to burning 6013's. When I did an advanced welding course at Tech College we used a lot of 7016 twin coat electrodes. I really liked them.

@scottcarr3264

6 жыл бұрын

B.H.P. Steelworks Newcastle, New South Wales.

Thank you Jody. You're a big help man I'm a new welding student and your videos are awesome

This helped alot because I've just started welding, thank you.

congrats on 400k subs Jody. I really appreciate all the work you have done and i love your videos. I learned a lot from you for stick and tig welding so thank you very much and keep up the amazing work.

Thank you for posting/sharing, i have seen guys bend rods before, but not like you did in this video. Really appreciate your videos, i know i learned more in the last 20 videos, than i ever knew about welding in my life

Appreciate the time you take to do these videos really helpful as this is the most common rod available and is a tricky one to see the puddle.

Great video as always, really liked the cut and arc shot of all the polarity. Thanks Jody!!!

@weldingtipsandtricks

6 жыл бұрын

JD Brewer thanks JD. Let's do a project

@olegsuvorov7909

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jody. I always with a great interest watch your videos. Because english is not my native language sometimes hard to understand you. But! I really like the quality, the theory, like the support devices you use in your videos. Thank you.

Loved hearing the sound of the buzz box w birds singing in the background

thank you Jody love your videos I'm welding sheet metal and the 6013 is the most popular rod where I am. So thank you for your demonstration.

Thanks for the great tips. 6013 is the most common rod here in Thailand others are not readily available. After a couple of months searching I was finally about to place an order for some 6010 and 7018. Now I am a happy welder again.

Thanks Jody! I never welded before but I have a 2019 black friday 210mp that I bought - it's been in the box for a year and I have to learn how to weld some bar stock onto some square tubing - I'm going to give the stick a try. Hope to see you again at WorkbenchCon next year!

I sure do love your videos and instructions.

I only had 1/16" - 6013 Rods last week for welding 18 gage sheet metal and I don't know if it was my Fronius TransSteel 2200 but I managed to make Micro-Beads no wider than 1/8" with these Rods on inside and outside corners with just 24-27 Amps! Very useful Rods with a nice appearance and easy peel slag. Easy to re-start as long as you DRAG the Rod to keep the slag at bay.

Thanks for the great tips!! Your welds look great

Always heard negative things about 6013's. I picked some up today and used them to weld c purlin down to a small trailer floor. Dialed in the maps for the 3/32" rods and they worked great. Ideal rod for thin metal. I have a mig, but wanted to try these. Followed your tips and am pleased with the results.

@sephangelo4603

3 жыл бұрын

I heard that some Korean 6013 rods weld beautifully and you also get to see the slag peel off.

Thanks for the take-aways at the end. Helpful!

keep up the good work bud, appreciate the content!

This helped me a lot because I'm learning to weld, I have a DC arc and Tig welding machine 200A ( 2 in 1 machine ) thank you for this video : ) happy welding

Great vídeo Man thanks por the tips I work Mig/tig and I know little about arcwelding I just started a few months ago great vid

Great advice and going both directions is an excellent way to learn arc control. 👍👍

Thanks for your video, I am a cabinetmaker so glueing wood together i can do BUT steel aarrrggg so after watching your tips should be able to weld my hinges onto the garden gate ( prey for the gate ), cheers from South Australia

I lost it at the frog in your quench bucket :D

And even if you intend to hold a steady, un-veering path with the electrode, swing a bit from side to side at the start to get both edges melting. 6013 can fail to get thru rust and scale, and while the puddle might look OK, it's so obscured with slag that you might not see how the edge is failing to penetrate.

John here from the UK. Being a small island there aint a lot of cross country pipelines here like in the States.. Also, in commercial heavy gauge welding MIG has largely taken over this task. This is probably why we dont use 6010/6011 . In fact most welding suppliers dont even stock it ! Its lack of availability makes it a bit like living in Cuba ! So yes as far as welding steel is concerned, the UK is all about 6013 and 7018 .

I always learn something. Thank you.

Great video. Please keep them coming. Thank You

I love your channel,thanks for sharing!

Great video , Thanks for sharing your knowledge

Thankyou this was extremely helpful!!!

NIce, another good video, like your videos length, intros are good, get to the point and do the demonstration, thanks for forgoing talking down to your viewers.

I like 6013 rods. Learned to stick weld way before i touched a mig and just got used to these when welding on thinner steel. When used right on DCEP, they lay a good bead without burning through the piece or warping bad (comparatively speaking).

Great video! It's good to see a different perspective from my tutors in college at Doncaster :D

as a welder from the u.k i can say i like the smell off a 6013.. takes me back collage days lol

@olegsuvorov7909

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Boby. I live in the eastern part of the EU (Baltic states), early it were the part of the former USSR. Can you tell me anything about welding schools (collages) in the UK? I mean how long to study to be a professional welder (stick, MAG or TIG), how long will be a practice (at factory? or at school?). Do you have any professional welder`s master levels in the UK (I don`t mean the welder`s sertificate) ? Do you know any good welder`s schools in the UK? How much I need to pay for the studying? Thank you

@danyoung444

6 жыл бұрын

Oleg Suvorov they teach you to weld......

@olegsuvorov7909

6 жыл бұрын

ok, its funny! good joke, thank you

@MaxSergeev-xq2bw

6 жыл бұрын

Олег, а кто такой Боб? Откуда он может быть в курсе, как там с обучением сварке в UK? Кроме того, что он артист... больших и малых академических театров... и практически всех автономных республик.

@olegsuvorov7909

6 жыл бұрын

Макс Сергеев да, похоже на то. Про Европу мне говорили, что только в Германии есть серьезное обучение. Англия выпала из процесса. По сварке понимают в России, Германии и Штатах

Always had trouble with rod angle. Got me a stinger v and no more issues! Would def recommend

Osm sir.. Aap bahut accha welding karte hai or aapse bahut kuch sikhne milta hai.. I like your all videos !

He's a great person Sharing good knnowledge.

Thank you for the good honest free advice

You talk about practicing alternate directions. But as a pipe welder. You should also talk about practicing alternate hands. Every welder should be ambidextrous.

@julianlohss9356

6 жыл бұрын

kootzier boobzov agreed.

@jamesjohnston9195

4 жыл бұрын

Why?

@user-mt9tn1ni4g

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesjohnston9195 you'll find out if you use welding as your career and main source of income... if this is the case believe me... that little tidbit of being ambidextrous.. will be advantageous to you for dozens of reasons

@haydenlindholm

4 жыл бұрын

James Johnston it’s because as welder you can’t always be in the best position to use your dominant hand and it’s easier to just switch hands

@jpguidry9062

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesjohnston9195 if you weld on a different side of the object

Legend Jodie, another great video.

A little off topic: I can´t choose Germany in you online shop. Would like to order your Tig-fingers and DVD´s.

I liked this video ! thank you for helping us.

Man your channel is the best

I use them all the time. 6013 good all position rod. Show us you take of up hill. Grate video.👍

Excellent content!

Great video young man. I always throw 6013 rods over to about 30degrees. You can see the weld pool quite easy and the arc force (For use of a better term) pushing the slag wave back and away from the weld pool. I also keep the amps fairly high too to help get penetration. 6013 are not easy in vertical up or down in my opinion. The weld finish can be very nice indeed.

Love your tips!!!! >Nothing what schools teach!!!!

Thank You Very Much, I really needed to see how the torch cables connected to the welder cables! So it has been maybe 60 years since I had the chance or should we say the need. I too picked up this old equipment to see if I can still make it work!!

Wow those are some nice welds !!👍

Nice to see the uk crowd commenting on here. We're spoilt with high quality 6013's... someone said they don't run well vertical up? That's a walk in the park weld for a decent 6013 with the settings dialled in.

@chrisplayz253

5 жыл бұрын

Ì use oerlikon overcord z s they run well In all positions even downhill :)

Outstanding, thank you. 👍🏻👍🏻 6013 rods are quite useful to me for outside corner welding. If you’re an amateur.....and burn holes in things on occasion....but seriously....useful rods with thinner material. Material under 1/4”.

Great video and great advice

Great Video jody. I have a question. the spatter / BB's we see you weld over would that affect the weld quality? Just curious what the impact of those are on a weld. thanks. Keep them coming

I learned to stick weld on a 6013 in high school. I like it. Lol.

I'm a pipewelder from US that is currently living in the UK. i was amazed the first job i went on and they wanted me to use 6013 rutile rod. job I'm currently on is having me do the entire weld, root and all with it. it makes for a hideous root. all the welders let the boss know... but they use it because its cheaper

I’ve never heard of using 6013 for structural, but I do remember using it back in my garage for practice and fun simply because my machine was Dc only

I use 6013 a lot, i'm not professional welder, i work in a farm and to weld not clean metal, for small fix(doors hinges, fences...) but also temporary weld on big stuff they work great. Used couple of times to tomporary fix some machinery, some pice broke in the morning, quick stop, run few beads and patch it and moved on, i'll later re-fix it with 7018 or bring it to the local mechanic-welder

@AlamarianJ

6 жыл бұрын

If I have to weld on nasty metal, I prefer 6010/6011. Doesn't look as good but if it's too dirty to weld with 6010/11, it's too dirty to weld.

@IsaacOLEG

6 жыл бұрын

well noted, in case no 6010 available, second choice would be 6013 with a high dose of cellulose in the coating .. they are easier to find for me (but I dont have to weld critical applications, I would get some if ...regards

@alexrodriquez6451

6 жыл бұрын

When I first started learning to stick weld with my everlast stick welder I was told by a friend to avoid 6013. I never asked why. I've always used 6011 and 7018 myself.

@IsaacOLEG

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Rodriquez yes, bad reputation follows you all life ;) 6013 is easy for first steps, then one notice what it is intended for( fast motion quick fill for thin steel for instance) Good training to avoid slag inclusions I think, then 7018 ask a different technique but mastering the 6013 puddle help a lot. The price is more or less the same with Lincoln I think. It is probably not the ideal structural weld but for tables or not too exigent assembly they may do the job.

@MrCoffeekelly

6 жыл бұрын

we call 6013 farmer rod

Thanks great info and video 👍👍👍

very good video..i learned a lot!!!

I have an ole Lincoln AC 225 AMP arc "buzz box" welder that ive been practicing with & having alot of fun. I have 1/8" 6013, 1/8" 7018, & the smaller 5/64" 6013 rod. Of the 1/8" 6013 rod. . .what's the next best rod to use in line? I don't much care for the 7018 & havent been using it much. I guess it's called a "fast freeze" rod??? I do like both sizes of the 6013 rod. Thankya for sharing this video.

Beautiful welds

A friend of mine had a motorcycle frame repair shop, he liked 6013 for medium penetration and nice appearance...DC+

Great video.

I love the sound from welding wicht Stick Elektrodes.

I wanna start welding. I think this is awesome.

I use 6013 rods a lot on the farm I personally think they are great.

@mitchkronowit3633

2 жыл бұрын

My welding instructor from years ago called 6013 “farmer’s rod”. Good general purpose stuff. I’m using some now to build a fence and gate.

Great info , like your presentation skill. Question I started welding after I retired in 2013 . And I love it . I'm using an old AC Fourney 225 Cougar could be a couple years older than I am. Time to upgrade welder ,watched your video with your buddy that uses Lincoln 210 m.p. Is that what I should get ?

Thank you for the tips 🙂

Yeah 6013 is more popular over here it's not my favourite but I do like it iv done all sorts with 6013 some you wouldn't believe I learnt to weld with a 100a buzz box and 10kg of 6013s lol and your videos. And other welding videos, a few years ago now ..when I was young I always wanted to weld since I knew what it was but unfortunately never did it professionally, but it was these videos that made me realise I could learn by just doing it. And I bought a £40 100a buzz box and never looked back lol and I still have it and actually use it quite often, more than the mig

I am running a eutectic 225 with 6013 and I haven't welded in a long time I wanted to know if you filed it before brushing the weld also my welds keep cracking when they cool how do I stop that from happening? I enjoyed the video you make it sound easy haha

My stick is going to take a lot more practice..a lot more...I am starting to understand why I am struggling with the 6013...as a long time rookie welder wanna be...my ac225 has the juice, it don't flinch at all... my Lincoln inverter maxes out at 90 amps with 3/32. I can try all three things like he did here, but I will stick to 3/32...should be interesting or hilarious....gonna need a lot more practice...great video!!!!!

Great job master thank you

How do you come up with new stuff every week? Amazing.

Great teacher skills

Very good vid well explained

I always thought of 6013 as a rod for sheet metal or as a filler/cap over a 6011 root. And for a non-professional who might only use a few rods per month there are no hydrogen-embrittlement open package storage issues like 7018. Certainly not a rod for critical applications, but it is cheap and easy to keep on hand and critical welds are likely to be hired out anyway.

Jacuzzi action , lol, and I'm going to get out of my comfort zone and start practicing left to right, right to left and with both hands , im right handed and I need to ,like u said , while I'm practicing in school , get use to using both my hands and with them right to left left to right , uphill and downhill on all positions

Bright advice , thankyou

could you do a video comparing 6011 and 6013? i think that would be a cool video!

Excelent recomendations for 6013, nice t.

Could you please make a video of how to do vertical up/down with E6013 electrodes?