Best welding channel on YT. Thanks, Tim, this is great

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I appreciate it!

I don’t ever weld aluminum, but if I do, your video gave me good insight, and good practices as a baseline to follow so thank you.

Thanks a lot. I got so frustrated trying to mig weld aluminum I gave up. I’ll give it another try. Your online courses are great.

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Hang in there, you'll get it!

When I use double pulse, the beads are nicer and it reduces the heat of the aluminum plate. Thank you for what you have provided. I enjoy and benefit from your work as an expert who explains the most important negative points that we encounter. Especially for beginners

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Pulse can be pretty helpful when you have it, for sure!

@IR-74

Ай бұрын

@@TimWelds thanks

@MichaelNemec-zk1lq

16 күн бұрын

When you're production welding on aluminum a pulse welder will just get on your nerves if h You're an experienced welder When You'remaking 25 foot welds without stopping you're going to want that constant current that a transformer provides the only thing l can say about pulse is you can weld downhill but the welds don't look as good in the flat is so much better A pulse welder just makes a c quality weldera b quality welder which isn't saying much. I had to use one when they scrapped our transformer machines and l frickin hated it

Always something new,thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones

Very interesting video Tim, as always. Thank you.

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it!

This is the most USEFUL aluminum mig welding video I’ve seen! Thank you!!!!!

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

@mindthependulum6245

Ай бұрын

The one thing that no other video on this topic has addressed, is that the metal heats up, increasing penetration as the bead continues. That is what has caused my mind to not work, ending with me selling off one welder, buying another one thinking that was the issue when it wasn’t. I am on welder 3 now and I feel like I have what I need for this. I can’t thank you enough!

Awesome Thank you

It was very informative

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for the education you post for us. I just got accepted to a welding program so Im trying to absorb information before classes start

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

That's awesome! Congrats!

@g.tucker8682

Ай бұрын

Good on ya, study hard!

@AlpacaRenee

Ай бұрын

Congratulations and much success to you!

Great video explaining the variables in aluminum MIG welding. tyvm

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@paulkurilecz4209

Ай бұрын

@@TimWelds yvw

That was great!

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Tim is right about stick out,if you go closer as in mild steel mig welding you will burn tips

I typically use scrap to dial in the machine, human error will always be a variable in welds. running on scrap can ensure you have the right wire speed and heat input for the thickness you’re welding. My favorite method of MIG welding aluminum is the whipping motion. It leaves MIG welds looking like stacked dimes. Mainly only do it because i love the way TIG welds look.

Just satisfying to watch the welding and see the aluminum melt I've not tried aluminum welding yet but we got scrap metal and welderd I can practice on for fun haha

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

It never gets old for me. Sometimes I'll just go out and mess around on some scrap metal for the fun of it.

Reminds me of those old beat up spool guns. Pulse is far superior, but you did a decent job with that process. I would keep the angle to a 5-15 degree...

Laser welding videos please, would really really appreciate

The old saying, practice, practice, practice, is especially important with aluminum since it’s so sensitive. Unfortunately, I only weld aluminum around every six months, so I’ve never developed a really good feel for it. I’d rather weld magnesium and I don’t like welding that too much.

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Definitely true! Minor variations make a big difference with aluminum MIG.

Great video sir. I would love to see your technique on aluminium plate welding. We use 3mm plate with an single square joint, single side welding with a bend test afterwards. It's really hard to not: burn a hole in the plate, restart without excessive weld metal, have perfect penetration and not destroy the materials structure for the following bend test. No one that I can find has a video on this (or similar) welding, maybe you're the to fill that gap. Thank you as always for the great quality sir.

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Without some way of varying the amperage along the length, that would be very difficult because of how much aluminum heats up as you weld it.

Is the black soot common when mig welding aluminum?

@TimWelds

20 күн бұрын

Yes, it's very common, particularly if you are using 5356 filler metal. It's not necessarily a problem, but it can usually be eliminated or greatly reduced with the right setup.

Spray ark it what I do

so was pulse used here? or was it just setup as if it was a non pulse mig?

@ZILAwelds

Ай бұрын

No pulse, just “good old regular” manual program, one knob for wire speed, one for voltage, no pulse nothing synergic, just trying to imitate the Vulcan with a spool gun. Any “regular MiG welder” could get you those results

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

@azah57 Like Peter said, it was just run on DC. Normally, I would run pulse on 1/8" material since that machine does it very well. Honestly, the remote amperage controller on the HTP is equally beneficial, if not more to allow a hot setting to be used at the beginning and cool it off later in the weld. I was just trying to illustrate what can be done with a basic setup on stock settings and show how technique can make a big difference in the result.

In my experience, I never could get the feel of a spool-gun.

@TimWelds

Ай бұрын

They're kind of bulky and awkward, but they can be helpful when you need a longer lead.

Frustased viewer like me 😂