I know it's mean to say, but it's such a relief to not have a Mike Brewer barge in to interrupt "class" to talk about money. As really this is very instructive and educational.

@Lemma01

Жыл бұрын

Not mean - just honest. Brewer's cheeky chappy impersonation just made me want to swipe the back of 'is 'ead wiv a bag o' sand. You don't need a clown when you're engaged by an artist.

@jamesgallagher1992

Жыл бұрын

@@Lemma01 🤣

@rossisaacs541

Жыл бұрын

100%

@gbick182

Жыл бұрын

I have to agree. I watch the old series now which I loved and get really annoyed at Mike’s banter and interruptions. Ed’s is so much more interesting

@welshboys3033

Жыл бұрын

But the ads are a pain😬

Edd, I've been watching beginner welding videos for a while and this is exactly what I needed - clear, structured, and focused on what you need to know - you nailed it!

@kokkowitz

3 ай бұрын

my thoughts exactly, great vid Thx

What a great bloke, engineer and presenter. He is so well liked on here, I can't see why the TV channels haven't signed him up.

@davidelliott5843

18 күн бұрын

TV wants trivia and fake jeopardy. No self-respecting engineer will play that game.

Ed is a genius for picking a Range Rover to restore on his channel. Even with a team of 8 men working full time it will take about 436 episodes to finish.

@rodolfoptx

Жыл бұрын

And it'll be broken the very next day lol

@iHelpSolveIt

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@quartfeira

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the consistency is the weak point of this channel. I get all enthusiastic for something and then the following episode is published 6 or 7 months later

@svendtveskg5719

Жыл бұрын

Lol! 🙂

@patbutete1722

Жыл бұрын

@@quartfeira Guy has other fish to fry. He is not a full time KZreadr far as I'm aware.

This was legitimately better information than I learned from My welding instructor.i would love to see a tig master class.

@tonydaddario4706

Жыл бұрын

Edd can't TIG but that's an idea.

@strawman3059

Жыл бұрын

​@@tonydaddario4706 ooff 🤣

@daveherbert6215

11 ай бұрын

You are a marvelous teacher Edd. Can you do a video on brazing?

@mauricematla8379

2 ай бұрын

A masterclass requires a master. Mr. China may be a master of something but not of welding.

When I was an hourly employee for Caterpillar Tractor Company in the early 1970's I learned how to first stick weld and then went to mig welding using submerged aic where the shielding is caused by a granular flux that is deposited at the same time as the wire and it melts to form a slag just like stick welding and is one of the hardest to learn because you cannot see the weld puddle and you have to judge it by the glow thru the flux. Before moving to being a machinist I learned and mastered out of position welding including pipe and overhead welding, aluminum and stainless steel and even friction welding. All things that helped me later on as a quality analyst for failure investigation.

@AJPflooringuk

Жыл бұрын

I knew a slag once🤔I too tried to keep her under water.

@seanpadgett3053

Жыл бұрын

I welded some brackets for caterpillar in the early 80’s with the same technique I think, the wire has a powder core in it but also I think a shielding gas of C02 mix that had to be heated at regulator. The wire was larger than conventional mig and we could get a 1” fillet weld with one run but we did them at 45 deg angle. Was impressive process. I only did it few times didn’t like as it was a dirty process but we had two guys full time on it, their lungs must be destroyed even using extractor fan!

@matthewc.419

Жыл бұрын

I did a 6G coded pipe eelding course from aged 16 to 18 very intresting, submerged arc machine is well cool Ftiction welding ??????

@jamescagney2713

Жыл бұрын

Inspector I guess.? Most inspectors I ever came across knew what it should be, but did not have the skills to make it happen. Just saying., a monkey can be taught to recognise poor work , but the skill is in performing the task

@alfredomarquez9777

Жыл бұрын

WAY TO GO!

Best explanation of welding types EVER 👍🏻👍🏻

My dad was a certified three position welder back in the day. Video brings back lots of memories. This is absolutely one of the best tutorial videos on welding they I have seen. Great job Ed and team!

@amateurmetalsculptor

Ай бұрын

Yes, I agree that this is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen.

Welding has seemed like a dark art to me for years but this video has made it far simpler and more accessible. Thanks Ed.

Man, this video came at the right time. Yesterday i bought inverter welder from Lidl/Aldi so that i could learn welding from my father, my father has 40+ years experience with welding a lot of different stuff, mostly in welding water turbines, screws and so on. Today i finally tried and i am happy that my father is teaching me welding. It was my life goal for many many years. Obviously my welds are not great, i am too fast from what my father is telling me but hey, i am learning and eventually i will be making a good enough welds. Live and learn.

@carlarthur4442

Жыл бұрын

Never to old to learn, my Dad was a Boiler maker welder , he worked all over the world, he served his time for 7 years , as a boilermaker , rivitor, corker etc , worked on pipe lines and storage tanks in Libya, Germany, Scotland and God knows where else , he's passed away some years ago , but anything to do with welding brings him to the forefront in my minds eye 👁. Great video.

@kevindavies5978

11 ай бұрын

Enjoy the time you are spending with your dad mate and repetition is the key to picking up a new skill best of luck 👍

@maikelnait4495

10 ай бұрын

So he has 40+ years of experience and he was ok with Lidl welder? Doesn’t make sence🤔

As my boss said when I was learning to weld - if your weld sounds like frying bacon, you're doing well, if it smells like frying bacon you should reconsider.

I'm starting out trying to understand welding before I buy anything. This is the first video that has made real sense, so thank you.

Ed is a brilliant teacher and should be elevated to Professor Ed (status) by now. Another great and informative video and I look forward to more of these in-depth subjects.

And this is where Edd shines! He explains so well, like no other! This is why he is always so interesting and enjoyable to watch. This video is going right into my metal shop folder! Thankful for you brother Edd!!!

My MIG night class instructor was an ex REME Master Metalsmith. He explained that it is vital to remember welding is just an electrical circuit. As such, good contacts are crucial. So, make sure your earth us attached as close as possible to your work & ensure the connection area is clean metal together with the area to weld 👍

@tonyclough9844

Жыл бұрын

The danger of a rouge earth is if you put it along way from the work, when you strick up the circuit can run all over the place and cause sparks where it jumps a gap. This happend to a mate of mine in a petrol chemical plant and it caused a mega fire and he got burned.

@mauricematla8379

2 ай бұрын

He was a clown. SOME welding depends on that yes but welding itself is a principal with various different way's to achieve it. Electric circuits not neccesarily envolved.

This is the greatest video for beginner I ever see

The world needs more people like Ed, thanks to him and the team that put this together! Also, more of this sort of videos!

Incredible amount of accurate informations in just 27 minutes. Yes that's a masterclass.

Ed China is a national treasure. I'm gutted that he's not on telly with his own show.

I work on turbines, generators and valves and for a while I couldn't figure out which kind of welding I wanted to learn. I had a view in my head that MIG welding was like the hot glue of welding, since it seemed so easy to do, compared to TIG welding, and even stick welding (since there were so many different welding rods to choose from, as well as machine settings, and with stick or TIG you could make mistakes really easily). So when I was on a job where we were adding support piping to an LP turbine's bearing brackets, and all of the welding was done with MIG machines (granted, incredibly expensive machines, but MIG nonetheless), that sealed it for me. If MIG is good enough to support the end of a 350,000# rotor, then it's good enough for my backyard needs. Yeah, of course there's a lot more to it than I'm letting on, but I think nearly anybody can learn how to do some basic welding with a small MIG welder. Maybe most of it won't be good enough for NASA and you won't make a career out of it, but learning with a MIG welder will build the confidence you may need to start tackling stick welding and TIG welding.

I think an Ed and Trevs blog episode would be a fun as well as informative episode. Both good for a laugh and know how to explain without being patronising.

@MakeItMetal

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure Ed could learn a lot from Trev.

Edd you are amazing!

For those sticklers for technical accuracy: when 'MIG' welding with a Argon CO2 mix (rather than mIg = Insert gas so pure Argon) for shielding it's MAG (ACTIVE gas) welding. Also with a 'MIG' welder the power setting adjustment your changing the voltage (MMA AKA 'stick' or 'arc' you adjust the current setting). The other main adjustment on a basic 'MIG' welder is wire feed. PS depending on the settings chosen the same basic equipment can be used for 'short circuit' : 'spray transfer' : or even 'globular' 😎

Been welding for a couple of years semi professionally, taught myself what I know from various youtube videos. I learned a few tips from this, probably the most informative KZread welding video I’ve watched

Ed has done an awesome job of cramming nothing but gold into this video. If you are new to welding and don't understand just look up the bit you do not understand to you work it out.

As a TAFE-taught welder - this was bob-on for giving beginners information. Get the setup right, and the welding process can be learned quickly and a good technique can develop with metres of bead run..... Good job, Ed!

@violettownmicroenterprises1528

Жыл бұрын

Yep, Edd's video was far more informative that what I learned at TAFE.

Brilliant teaching with excellent balance between the theory and practise, learnt a lot - thanks Edd

A great tutorial on MIG welding Edd! Very easy to follow with great examples. Keep up the great work.

I don't know anybody that can explain these things better than you have done . .. brilliant

Thanks Edd! Your ability to teach and articulate the content is first class, love every second of your content keep it up and keep it coming..

I think I've only welded once in my life and it was decades ago, however, I come from a family of blacksmiths and my father was particularly a good welder, I think I only saw him with MMA but did some TIG/MIG as well. Now, all this is to say that this is really a good video on "welding 101", you can't just add more information into less time and make it understandable for those who know nothing about the subject. Good job indeed.

Talk about perfect timing. I'm currently doing a welding course and MIG is coming up for me. Thank You

@eddchina

Жыл бұрын

Great, hope it answers all the questions you might have...

@milo631

Жыл бұрын

@@eddchina Thank you, it helps alot🙏🏾

@geoffmooregm

Жыл бұрын

GMAW (MIG) is a great skill to learn. I am a welder by trade. A lot of welders like to claim that SMAW (Stick) is the only way to weld. The truth is SMAW is increadibly portable and fairly versatile. But GMAW/FCAW is the most productive hand held process by leaps and bounds. If you take a standard 1/4" plate with a 5/16" to 3/8" fillet weld a guy using SMAW will probably weld a single pass at 4 inches-per-minute. If you tooled up your GMAW machine to run spray transfer you could run that same weld at 12 inches-per-minute. That's 3 times the rate of production not including rod changes and post weld cleaning. So learn it all. If you have to weld pipeline in a ditch then SMAW is the best choice. But if you are in the shop and need to weld a few hundred base plates to square tubing then GMAW will make you the most money.

@milo631

Жыл бұрын

@@geoffmooregm Interesting what you've said, thanks for the advice. Honestly when I started my welding course I was only interested in Oxy-Acetylene Welding, GTAW and SMAW.

@geoffmooregm

Жыл бұрын

@@milo631 If you are going to turn it into a career then you definitely want to be proficient in all of the main processes. If you ever find yourself welding thick parts MCAW (Metal-Core) or FCAW is the only way to go. I did a lot of 1" and thicker parts that were too small to get our SAW head into so we had to weld it by hand using MCAW. I would never want to weld something that thick, 8' long with SMAW. A weld that took me half a day would take days. The largest part I did was 2.5" thick and 84" in diameter. It was a Circumferential CJP groove weld done with SAW. Even at 750A welding non stop with wire feeding from a 1000lb drum it still took 20 hours a side. Imagine if you were asked to do that by hand 🤯.

I came for ed china. 5 years from now people will be coming because this is extremely informative.

Edd China - master of all things mechanical - and a master communicator.

Thanks Ed, this was a worthy masterclass on MIG. I would love to see you do other forms i.e. TIG in similar detail.

I always walk away with knowing more than I did watching Edd videos. Bought a new welder and cannot wait to dive in. Been on my bucket list to learn. It seems to be therapeutic to me while being creative while actually repairing something or improving a part. Thanks Edd. Love your content. ❤️

I learned more about welding watching this video than I did at 4 terms of evening classes getting to C&G level 2. Well done.

Thanks for this. Nobody ever seems to explicitly explain things, you are just meant to know already.

I have been practicing MIG welding on my old VW Ghia replacing panels. Thanks for the lessons Edd👍

Awesome info Ed. Everything you need to know to get the best results in 27 mins with no sales fluff. Love it ! 👍🏻 🇦🇺

Some people can just EXPLAIN STUFF, some people can't. You do an incredible job man! Thank you.

I'm starting my first little welding project at the weekend and found this info super helpful. Thanks

@eddchina

28 күн бұрын

Thanks, hope it works out, listen for the crackle!

Welcome back stranger! Never get enough of your workshop enthusiasm. Rather than producing a one size fits all, how about a faster moving less detailed show with a monthly workshop going into the Edd detail that we love? Would rather have a two speed workshop than no workshop at all. I love to see your skills applied in projects but as a frustrated spanner I could listen to you talking nuts and bolts for hours. Keep safe. Keep broadcasting. Your brand is unique.

I appreciate the technical knowledge of Edd China, Making KZread great for sure.

what a great and comprehensive explanation, thank you Edd!

Each time you weld, you honor my late father. My father invented the current mig/mag nuzzle with the patent nr: 4956541. RIP my dad, Ossi Hiltunen.

Been welding 15 years still going to watch this because I know I will still learn something

@eddchina

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, let me know any tips I have missed...

@R1des

Жыл бұрын

@@eddchina As far as instructions and safety none came to mind. I was really impressed at how you managed to shorten some of the explanations. I do have a suggestion for a "next chapter" which would be to show / explain the way different materials react. stock bar compared to hardened steel and then aluminum could have it's differences shown? Thanks for over 30years of content.

Brilliant, such great explanations of the whole process. Thank you.

Thanks for this Ed, nobody does it better! 👏

Edd's a genuine bloke, learned a lot from these workshop videos

Oh I do miss the old Wheeler Dealer day's....they're just not same without Edd....A True Legend.....!

Absolutely wonderful to see you back. I've been looking for the confidence to get started on welding, and I think this is the thing to do it. I would never have had the confidence to start working on cars in the first place if I hadn't seen you making it look like something I could actually do all those years ago, so thank you so much for continuing to push me forward!

@anon5500

Жыл бұрын

Practice on waste metal first, not cars as trust me working in garages all my life, some of what you see is scary and dangerous by people that practice on cars and don’t understand what good welding is!👍🏻😉

Oh man I've been waiting forever it feels to see a video from your shop Edd!! Great!!!

Love how you lay out the concepts first and primarily, so I have something to hang the rest of the information on. Nicely done.

Respect Edd! You jumped ship at just the right time too. Watching your shows taught me to learn how to do everything the right way. Thanks mate

Very good tutorial edd, covering the different types of welding and it's origin. The explanation of how to do mig welding, was way more educational and instructive than the education/introduction I received on how to arc weld when I was in high school in the 60's/70's in South Australia.

@jamescagney2713

Жыл бұрын

nice hints on why the car or mechanics seem sub standard.

I had to pass a macro etch test (the strictest weld test in the country) to manufacture OEM exhaust systems for JLR, Edd's advice and information is spot on.

Best video I've ever seen on weldind.Everything is perfectly explained, not boring and super helpful in deciding what is the right type of welding you need for a specific job.Edd China,you're amazing, I can't thank you enough, keep doing what you're doing!

Thanks Ed. This was the most informative, comrehensively covered, instructional tutorial I have ever watched!

Fantastic video, truly lives up to the title of master class.

Realy MASTERCLASS! You only left out one thing.......a cup of TEA!!!

@eddchina

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Snuck a few teas in off camera but did forget to mention a bit about earthing! Next video perhaps…

Brilliant thanks Edd.....just an excellent plain language introduction and bunch of helpful tips for those of us that have never done too much welding. More than enough to be able to get started and have a go. Thanks so much

Your explanations are wonderful. I truly appreciate intelligent and simplified direction and advice. I was a Technical Writer and Illustrator for years and, I found, that people like you are few and far between. Cheers from Chicago, Illinois.

incredible, the best explanation I've ever received in my life, very good, no one had ever explained so well, in such a pragmatic and effective way how to do mig welding, you are number one edd, a real masterclass GENIUS

@marcoooit

Жыл бұрын

@@EddChina0 ,😆😆😆 I bought a used deca welder to restore my 1965 fiat 500 thank you to support my work with your videos, happy to follow you since 2008 maybe? on Discovery italia, and now on KZread

Hi Ed great to have you back. You passed over the PUSH for MIG and PULL for TIG very quickly. We have a very good TIG welder at work and he 'hides' when he does TIG so no-one can learn his secret!! I don't know if this is the secret but his work is excellent on SS. I will check!

@markspence9339

Жыл бұрын

Push for mig and tig,pull for stick(mma)

@ronttix

Жыл бұрын

​@@markspence9339 Depends. Thocker materials is different.

I have a burner’s license and also have experience with arc welding and acetylene welding! 😎 Thanks Edd for the great tutorial! 🏆

This is one of the best MIG tutorials I've watched, and believe me, I've watched loads!

Thanks for the great video. I know oxy acetylene welding, but i wish you did a section on gasless MIG welding ,which, I think most people watching would use.(I am learning to use, too)

@coreybishop3768

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't waste my time on that crap. Filthy process too much smoke and crap to clean off surface after welding.

@paullelys161

Жыл бұрын

Exactly the point I was going to make as not everyone can store or needs a big gas bottle in the garage. My friend bought a (cheap)gasless MIG welder and we can't get it to weld correctly even though I am a qualified MIG welder and worked in the car industry for many years. Personally I wouldn't go with a cheap gasless and can't comment on whether they are any good even if buying and expensive version. Wire Speed is another point he didn't cover.

I sort of wish I was starting my working life all over again!

Great 101 Edd, thanks. Methodical, clear, concise and not condescending. Top content. 👍🏻

Thanks for the video Ed, whatching you since I was 8 years in wheeler dealers. Much love from Brazil!

Hi edd, loved your master class on mig welding, have you considered doing other master classes on other workshop themes? Say maybe between you, paul some of your other mates make a list of say up to 4 things. Post the list on your channel for your subscribers to vote on and the one with the most votes gets a masterclass. I love how you cover many different projects, wouldn't want a masterclass interfere with that. Maybe if you're going to have a lull between a few projects and I'm sure that happens from time to time. A masterclass might be a nice little filler and a look into life in the workshop , just a thought. PS love the channel ☺️

I thought my dog farted when the gas audio bit played, Perfection..

@JJ-zg1hh

Жыл бұрын

LOL

@greybeard2324

Жыл бұрын

Sure blame the dog,🤣

Always have my breakfast or my cuppa coffee on a Sunday with the sound of the trucks up high and watching some fine examples the truckin industry in New Zealand 🇳🇿 have to offer. Since subscribing, I've not been disappointed. Thank you again

Loved the instructions. You summarized in a manner that was comprehensive and very informative. Thanks

Fantastic how to video. Cheers Ed!

@M1LAD81

Жыл бұрын

Hey, Steve!

Great video Edd one of the best instruction vids on MIG I have seen. Now interested in one of those new generation machines my old one works well but is too heavy to transport. Like the idea of setting the weld parameters into the machine and it calculates amps and wire speed.

Best info i got about TIG and MIG welding, which i was not searching for it, but i needed it as i plan to buy a welder. Just knowing that both of them do same work, but one is for appearance while other is for begginers or more coarse work, made my decision much easier. Keep up the good work

I didn’t know you had a KZread until just now. Are you being throttled by algorithms? Thank you for sharing your genius with the world. I’m glad I found you

Ed a genus in every thing he does

hi ed , those helmets are not solar powered, they have a small battery in them like a cr2032 or similar, the solar panel is for reaction for the lens to dim, if they stop working i.e the lens doesn't dim then just replace the battery

Ed is King at this kind of teaching videos, IMHO. Thank you, Ed. ☮

Brilliant lecture. He,s a real pleasure to listen to and REALLY informative. Having welded for 50 years myself he answered several little mysteries that I'd always wondered about. Great work Ed. You have the gift of grabbing the listeners attention.

Steve this absolutely a fantastic school of introduction to the art of welding. The best learning video I have ever seen on the internet 👏👏👏👌🫵🇨🇦

Edd, Спасибо за такие замечательные советы! Жду следующее видео по сварке шасси 🙂

@jamescagney2713

Жыл бұрын

wr teeth dig wtwg ?

Just a safety addition with the flap wheel you used for cleaning the work before welding it, I witnessed a friend of mine use one against two pieces of box section that were at 90 degrees to each other, the edge of the flap caught in the join between the two and kicked the grinder back into his face and cut through his bottom lip, 50 stitches and a lot of blood later he was thankfully okay, but just make sure you watch that kickback!

@eddchina

Жыл бұрын

Sounds terrifying, good tip

@SuperFunkmachine

Жыл бұрын

Full face shields are a minim with grinders , every one has the story about that one time. Don't have that one time be your face.

OUTSTANDING! I have been interested in welding all my life, but thought it was too complicated to learn on my own. Edd has given a great deal of knowledge in a very straightforward and understandable way. I now have some confidence to try welding myself. I might even start with a shassis or aluminium part. He he.

Best explanation I've ever seen/heard. Great job.

Why would you spend half an hour watching welding which is something you won't ever do?? me: Shhh...... Edd's talking

Better than going to classes!!!!

@GTMarmot

Жыл бұрын

In classes you get the input and feedback of a teacher, who condenses decades of experience. You practise over and over, and can do over a hundred welds in one hour, with correction and feedback all the time. You learn how to set up any machine, and you learn 5 types of welding join.

Back in the late 80's I started working at a shipyard, their MIG machines were the size of our tool box, toaster size coolers on top. They had 100 ft harness we drug throw the ship to the job sites. How times have changed, now they have small backpack size units.

Wow! Thanks Ed. You're a brilliant teacher. I learnt a lot about welding in this video. You also cleared up a few questions I had about tig, mig and arc welding. Very helpful lessons indeed.😊

Great tutorial! A mention of flux core welding common is small home kits would have been useful.

One thing I had to overcome when it concerns welding, was the fact I didn't know really anything about it. What settings do I use? I could never get a weld that looks that good! I don't want to be judged by my inabilities...and on and on. Then I decided, what does it really matter? Am I making a living doing this? No. In the end, I realized the more I do it, the better it gets, the more confortable I become, and really, at the end of the day, are the two pieces stuck together, and not coming apart? If yes, then good job.

Absolutely brilliant instruction, as usual :) I've been interested in learning about how to weld but I've never understood all the different types of welding equipment and what does what, but now I do, thank you, glad I watched this video :)

Have got a couple of little jobs that need welding and was considering buying a welder and learning the basics so could try myself. this advise was invaluable! Will definitely refer back to this. Cheers Ed.

I had a friend who 25 years ago, when we were still young, famously said "that's basically metal hot glue. How hard can it be?" He wasn't very good with a glue gun either. He wasn't a very good at skiing either. Rip John.

Isn't Argoshield Universal an Argon, Co2 and oxygen mix? That would make it MAG and not MIG. Not that up to date on British gases though.

As ever, clear as a bell. Thanks for explaining this so well. So glad you have made this clearer 🙏 David

Would have to be the best tutorial I have ever watched, I'm now excited to get started. Thanks Edd you're a legend