My experience with MIG is that if you have 4 metal dining chairs to repair, you perfect your technique by the time you get the 4th one done and never have to weld that type and style of metal ever again. So the next time the MIG gets dug out, you're back to learning from scratch again!

@bman041

2 жыл бұрын

You’re not wrong, but once you’re doing it everyday for 4 or 5 years, you get it first try. Then there’s aluminum mig, you get good at that right before you loose the work.

@mattym8

2 жыл бұрын

You should write a book! This is exactly right.

@mordokch

2 жыл бұрын

Yup lol. Sounds about right to me.

@danriches7328

2 жыл бұрын

I started with TIG and I think I'll stick with it. I was thinking of getting a MIG but not after reading this comment lol!! Sounds like a pita and looks rough and like you say won't be any good until the last weld. Plus it's a CNC machine frame I'm building.

@Zanthorr

2 жыл бұрын

@@danriches7328 TIG is king, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to be a well rounded welder and get either a mig or a stick welder. They're different animals

Tony - WOW, you're REALLY getting into the spirit of KZread! Heavy Metal music, sparks flying, everything! You're going to gain a completely new audience! Seriously, you did an excellent job of covering pulsed MIG welding, a subject that few people have delved into. And you ALWAYS find ways to make it in-depth, and entertaining!

@Stuart_Cox1969

2 жыл бұрын

I know, cool

@jamesa7506

2 жыл бұрын

Still no match to that Ron Corvel...Covell...Cosomething guy. THAT guy is awesome!

@DanielConstantinoS

2 жыл бұрын

Coming next: mig welder VS hydraulic press!

@RobsonWilliam82

2 жыл бұрын

Tony knows the difference between Metal and Hard Rock! 😂

@Vampier

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to make a "he has spoken" joke ;)

I can't wait for rest of my tools to get this smart. My hammer is in its 3rd year of community college and if I'm honest..the spend is largely wasted to building social skills. Sure its cooler at parties now, but on the job a palm sized rock with zero credits to its name is more than its equal.

@ianwhittinghill

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is composed with the ideal tone, energy, and depth of Tony himself.

@videodistro

2 жыл бұрын

This is so relevant and such a keen observation it's funny... and sad.

@ThisOldTony

2 жыл бұрын

LOL & sad-LOL at the same time.

@alexmeakins

2 жыл бұрын

I literally read that with Tony's voice in my head.

@me3333

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but just think of how much better you will pound when your hammer gets it's liberal arts degree...

Your flaming bandsaw is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time

@Lucas_sGarage

Жыл бұрын

Hey what are you doing here? Go and make videos, jk. Love your channel man

@venture17fly

9 ай бұрын

Flamesaw

If Tony really wanted to impress us with his joining of this newfangled 'steel', he would use mortise and tennon joints.

@pappyweasel7766

2 жыл бұрын

I would watch that... Twice

@kempshott

2 жыл бұрын

I live near Ironbridge (where the world's first metal bridge still stands) and that has cast iron dovetail joints.

@BadYossa

2 жыл бұрын

@@kempshott That's an amazing piece of engineering. Knew a guy years ago with a metal workshop that was within spitting distance of the bridge.

@GuntherRommel

2 жыл бұрын

@@kempshott I've driven through Ironbridge I don't even know how many times. I'm from the Saulter!

@markfryer9880

2 жыл бұрын

@@kempshott Cast iron dovetail joints, that's insane.

Wow!!!! The ToT has graced us with a ~30 minute video!!! We are truly blessed on this day!!! (Thanks Tony)

@connorjohnson4402

2 жыл бұрын

Praise be!

@ThisOldTony

2 жыл бұрын

Or as I sometimes call it... lazy editing. ;)

@jonmccormick6805

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThisOldTony But, it was good.

@brag0001

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThisOldTony there certainly were enough butts in this one 😂

@WarpFactor999

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonmccormick6805 Very very good!

Would love to see another video but mostly just hoping that TOT and his loved ones are well.

I love that I can watch this channel, without actually planning to ever do any of the making seen in these videos or applying the info you provide. As a non machinist or maker, I find myself extremely entertained by your videos

@ThisOldTony

2 жыл бұрын

thanks JSA!

@tziirkq

2 жыл бұрын

Tony is what inspired me to become a welder. Now I'm not only a welder, I'm also an UMEPLOYED welder, so things are looking pretty good.

@johnlivingston9217

2 жыл бұрын

nice pulsing!

@daanwilmer

2 жыл бұрын

I start the same, then by the end of the video I'm looking up how much a MIG welder costs and then realizing I don't have a proper place to weld in, putting off my welding ambitions indefinitely (i.e. until the next TOT video).

@6jonline

2 жыл бұрын

@@tziirkq Same. Between TOT and the old AvE, I ended up picking up a little Lincoln MIG welder. Totally useful in my IT job. OK, maybe when I get enough time to get out in the shop.

Every now-and-then it hits me: I haven't seen a TOT in a while. I'm sure it'll be any day now. Hope all is well!

I'm glad Tony has still got a Pulse 😁

Old Tony! I've been welding professionally for 20 years, pulse mig for at least 7 of those. You have grasped the science and nuance of a seasoned veteran. Even simplified the explanation of a couple questions I get asked occasionally. Welds look really good too! Strong work Buddy 💪

We miss and love you Tony!!!

And I'm sitting here, still processing the "Turn a CUBE on a LATHE" on the last video!

The sparks off the surface grinder in the intro nearly did me in

profesional german metalworker here .. i love the 3M Speedglas with Adflo (Respirator-sys) .. fresh filterd Air under the Helmet without a Mask .. but you have to be carefull with eating beans because the Air-intake is right at your Butt .. the 9100 FX Air Helmet is also great for grinding

@ThisOldTony

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@kornaros96

2 жыл бұрын

Activated charcoal layer on the filters, and don't worry about that...

@zacharytuttle5618

2 жыл бұрын

Those hoods are amazing. Wish I could justify the purchase. My old employer had them.

@georghofmann1782

2 жыл бұрын

@@zacharytuttle5618 justify is easy .. very very easy .. its your health .. how much money is your health worth? .. and what's the cost to fix your lungs if its even posible?

As an experiment, put it in manual mode and try .023" wire. I bet you can get every bit as clean of welds with the same minimal spatter.

@jvmiller1995

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same.

@lunchboxproductions1183

2 жыл бұрын

I think the 1/8" thickness isn't a great example of the benefits of pulse MIG. It's more when you get into the 1/4"+ range that you start to see the benefits where you get the cleanliness of spray transfer with the position welding capability of something like an E71-T1 wire.

@ZILAwelds

2 жыл бұрын

6061 That particular machine (at least from my experience) welds much nicer on the low end ( thin material ) with 030 compared to 023. Why ? I think it has to do with the 023 wire being really soft compared to the 030 wire being much stiffer and feeding smoother and more consistent …. That compared with the ST arc function ( or the part of that function that is very similar to millers RMD function) just works sooo much better and smoother with 030 than it ever has with 023 for me …. And dozens of autobody shops i did training …

@Golgi-Gyges

2 жыл бұрын

@@lunchboxproductions1183 I remember using a pulsed MIG on thin stuff with good results. I surely did not know the best way to set it up, but it seemed to allow for more base metal cooling and I wasn't as concerned about burn-through.

@kevintimoshkin1470

2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos too bro!

Nothing makes me stop doing what I was doing quicker than a this old tony video

A 30 minute ToT video just landed when I sent my wife and a kid to play outside. Awesome!:)

I sure do miss the times when you posted your great and fun and witty videos more often.

Hard wire welding is awesome. There is regular short circuit welding, and spray arc welding. Short arc the wire actually comes in contact with the material, then heats up and leaves a blob of molten metal and typically uses 75% argon/25% carbon dioxide. The Co2 makes the arc hotter, and the argon focuses the arc. Spray Arc atomizes the wire before it reaches the puddle, and never comes in contact with the base material like Short Arc does. Spray arc needs 20% or less Co2 to initiate the spray. The higher the Argon, the more focused the spray, and the deeper the penetration. Ground location isn't too important with Short Arc, but with Spray the arc tends to pull toward the ground. Short Arc can be used in any position. Spray is only really viable in flat and horizontal position, Pulsed Spray can weld in all positions with the correct settings.

I had to pause the video after that intro to wipe the tears from my eyes. It was just so.... beautiful.

THE MAN IS BACK.

@jeremycable51

2 жыл бұрын

My exact statement I came here to make lol

@tlange5091

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremycable51 second

@Affected207

2 жыл бұрын

HE’S BACK IN BLACK

@Leroys_Stuff

2 жыл бұрын

Thankful

@mrjibrhanjamalkhan2144

2 жыл бұрын

Do you blow smoke

TOT! Where are you? We miss you!

Every time I watch a bunch of your old videos, you upload a new one within a day, so here I am letting you know I've done that. Hope I didn't jynx the pattern by talking about it.

@juanitoalkachofa

Жыл бұрын

yeah You did it

@heatshield

Жыл бұрын

@@juanitoalkachofa lol dangit!

@heatshield

Жыл бұрын

@@juanitoalkachofa I was off by about a week, but it still worked. New Vid Now! 😁

Awesome Tony! I pulse Mig for a living and once you get it dialed in, it's practically spatter free, i use normal short work gloves when doing it. A tip i can give you is keep the nozzle further away from the work piece, use a pushing motion and set your voltage on the - Side for most joints, i usually run mine between -1.5 to -.05. Another cool thing if you're machine can do it, is to set your starting current about 10-20% higher, this will make starts alot smoother and spatter free. Take care baby!

TOT, its been over a couple months since last video. I need a TOT laughter recharge please.

coming up on three months since this video getting a lil worried, you ok Tony?

ToT, love your vids always puts me in a good mood when I see a release. I'm stoked you are back. I don't even do any of this stuff.

AvE and TOT in a weekend morning. My god! Must be my lucky day

Got the same welder and does excellent MIG. Never dared trying pulse so this video was such a timely treat!

This was brilliant and timely as I'm also transitioning from TIG to MIG for some projects! I always learn something new here, thanks ToT!

It’s amazing to me how you can continue to create so much variety and keep such a consistent format! Love the entertainment and the education! Thank you, ToT.

Hey, ToT, i'm curious about your table. It's a part of the family by now, appearing in nearly every video. I wonder if you could show us your setup and how you use your bench. Perhaps in your next installment in august.

Thank you for this video. I came in from the shop, overwhelmed with my current project. This video gave me inspiration to get back out there.

I really enjoy the dry wit coupled with information. Best training there is! Thank you!

Thank you, Tony. I had just the other day finished binge watching all your videos and my life felt so empty. Your return is very timely and has quite possibly saved me from doing some work.

Great start to a Saturday morning - new TOT video!

Always good to see a new tot video on my feed, i don't mess with any of this (welding (i just weld eletronics), cnc, lathe, etc.) but i enjoy the heck out of these videos. Thank you Tony

Just watched again. Loved it all over again. Spanks for posting.

I used to do production Mig welding in a factory, we always used tip dip (A gel like substance) to keep the tip clean of spatter, and to keep spatter away from the rest of your work piece, we used sacrificial pieces of thin steel to catch all of it, not perfect, but saved some hassle.

You've reminded me of the terror I felt when I started as a factory welder. They handed me a welder, I asked for the settings and whatnot, they said 0.045 wire, 700in/m, 19V. I asked if I could change anything, and my supervisor said "I can turn the voltage up if you want" 😭😭 spray transfer makes a way bigger difference at 700 ipm, but it's just so much for 1/8 thickness

@jesseshort8

2 жыл бұрын

Luckily I had taken welding and millwright classes in high school so I knew what I needed to know to get it done but my first job as a welder was rebuilding locomotives. The lead man there was a dick and made sure to turn all the dials on every welder all the way to the left every night before we left. So every morning you had to set the machine up. And of course each welder ran different so until I figured out my preferred setting on each one and for whatever job I was doing that day it would ruin my morning messing with those rigs knowing that there was absolutely no reason to have to do that every day. Guy just hated his life I guess and wanted us to hate him. I forgot to mention none of the welder's digital displays worked so you were guessing to say the least.

@keatoncampbell820

2 жыл бұрын

@@jesseshort8 that sounds like torture! I made doors in a ROC factory (think mega-dumpster!) and of course all they ever wanted was faster, so you had to glue these sheets together as fast as possible, and every turd burgling sociopath on first shift made 1/2 their target every day, with twice the people, and they'd set all the machines to 200-300IPM, sometimes only before they leave. We'd use them at 700-900IPM and set them back to 600 if we knew the guy on the other shift liked it like that. It just ground my gears that our shift made twice the cans they did with half the people, in the middle of the night, and they couldn't be bothered to do things like clean up the station or stock parts, and especially they loved to ruin our settings. What is it with people and messing with settings?!

@jimdarhower4945

2 жыл бұрын

That was solid advice from your supervisor 😂

@keatoncampbell820

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimdarhower4945 True that! The difference in deposition rate at 900ipm between short arc and spray transfer is literally night and day. I mean short arc at 900ipm is basically a spatter spray!

What a great video! I have been welding over 30 years, This old dog learned some new good tips that will make me a better welder. Thanks Tony

I'm about to do some mig welding for the first time in two years and this video pops up. Thanks for getting me thinking about this before I have the welder in hand

😭😭Missing you TOT.... hope all is well your way.

At about 15:00, the angling of the stick of plasma cutter is exactly the same principle of angled armor on a tank. Vertical sides are easier to penetrate than angled. The front glacis on a tank is very steeply angled and presents a much thicker material to the RPG, HEAT, or sabot round.

Tony Tony Tony.. you are the best medicine for when I feel down and out. You have a knack of getting your point accross that enthrawls everyone into you videos. Please keep up the good work and get well soon.

Thank You Tony this is what I shall order, I've been machining for 49yrs & I've cut all kinds of weld but always wanted to learn now technology may allow me to experiment, LOVE your vids!!!

alright then, I think, me being a professional metalworker, I should give you some advise: first of all, please leave the old ways of welding and with them the wire feed. One doesn't discuss welding power in wire feed, we use Amps. In the top left corner of your welder I see the Amps, it's at 104 at 6:35. With your tube cross section (I guess it's about 3mm or about an eighth") you could go up to 120 if you wanted to. Don't try messing with the arc correction too much, with pulse welding it is usually fine at +-0. Now to torch position and speed: You always want to push, never drag. Or in other words, your torch and the surface you're welding to will always make a acutely angled triangle(viewed from the side). The point of the triangle should always point in the direction you're welding. not much, maybe 80°-85° between the work and the torch. your distance from workpiece to mig tip should be chose in a way that you can still barely see the end of the wire before it is melting. not too close nor too far. speed is quite a tricky one, with pulse welding you don't have much of a variation window to produce nice looking and strong welds. You have to be quite quick. You mentioned you still heard spattering sounds, that's not neccessarily a bad thing, you should move a tiny bit faster than spattersoundslow. getting a spatternoise every few millimeters or so is ideal. not so fast that you don't hear any, not so slow that you don't hear nothing else. I hope you can see and distinguish your weld puddle. You want your puddle to be closed in front of the arc. The arc should touch the puddle, not the work. If your puddle is only very tightly closed before the arc that's perfect. If it is far in front: correct your speed, speed up. If your arc rides on the work and the puddle is barely keeping up: correct your speed, slow down. I hope this helps and is understandable, I am no native speaker. If you want further help I'll try and provide some if you ask. Have a nice weekend :)

@ZILAwelds

2 жыл бұрын

👍

@ThisOldTony

2 жыл бұрын

All excellent advice I'll try. Only problem: pushing a weld makes it difficult to film. :)

@malteser0212

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThisOldTony when welding you shouldn't worry about the video. You can film the weld afterwards, but first priority is that you see the weld well. You have to adjust your speed while seeing it. The video is, as hard as it must be to hear being a youtuber, not the priority while doing work.

@Nuno.A

2 жыл бұрын

@@malteser0212 Pulling creates deeper penetration, pushing a more flat one, none is necesarly better then the other, just a case of choosing the best for the aplication, and for what he is doing pretty sure that's more then strongh enough, won't really matter

@6061

2 жыл бұрын

On thin steel, it's perfectly acceptable to drag a downhill weld. Never say "always"

Magnetic grounding terminals are glorious for jumping around on work (when it’s not good stainless or named Al). Thank you as always, -CY Castor Love those grinder boogers and mid-forearm sunburn!

This is exactly what I needed in my weekend!!! Thank you for another great video!

Always love your style of presentation

I use the same machine on aluminum everyday, it handles it absolutely amazing, with the 7ft 26 series whip and gun it’s awesome, no spool gun, just load the wire, change the setting and gas and start pushing, double pulse sounds a little funny, but puts out clean shiny puddles!

@ThisOldTony

2 жыл бұрын

looking forward to trying it!

@jlcdrivewayramps7343

10 ай бұрын

As a seasoned aluminium welder, pls tell us how important is cleaning away the oxide cos I heard some pros don't clean. And it's not because they use AC Tig which can clean. I mean just pulse Mig. And what about preheating. Can you preheat with a electric heat gun ?

@Hiraeth90

10 ай бұрын

@@jlcdrivewayramps7343 I clean my base metal the same as if I was tig welding it, with a stainless brush, file and then acetone or alcohol. I have ran a few beads on some unprepared “dirty” aluminum and it did really well, other than the puddle not looking as good afterwords, yes you can pre-heat with an electric heat gun, although a rosebud works a lot better, I have generally only needed a pre-heat on over .250 thick material, and if you don’t have a way to pre-heat, just bevel and multi-pass it.

@jlcdrivewayramps7343

10 ай бұрын

@@Hiraeth90 thank you. Very clear answer.

On the subject of fumes, just get a bigger shop. That way the accumulation of crud in the air is slower and less noticeable. Well, until the end of the day when you’re blowing weld bead out of your nose.

@glenns5627

2 жыл бұрын

I have the biggest welding shop in the world. Most people call it "outdoors", but then again, most people wouldn't call that a "shop" either. Say, isn't that the purpose of a shop, to concentrate the fumes to lethal levels while you work?

@forrest225

2 жыл бұрын

@@glenns5627 Absolutely, but you need to hit the sweetspot where the accumulation is slow enough that you don't notice it until its far, far too late.

@jonmccormick6805

Жыл бұрын

@@forrest225 dain Bramage am mine name

those special effects on the drill sparks was spot on.

YAAAY 😄😄😄😄 Tony you always make my day when I see you in my sub box

@MonstertruckBadass

2 жыл бұрын

@Don't Read My Profile Photo Delete your account

i love the extra edited sparks and flames..... nice one

As a hazard freight gasless user we got 2 settings. High/low, and wire speed. Steel is so forgiving and a grinder covers all sins. Your fancy machine gives less splatter though, I'll give you that for sure.

Miss your content Hope your doing well.

Wishing you the best, Tony. It’s always a treat when you upload.

20 +year welder here , ya nailed it Tony even simplified it for everyone very very well. Nice

Great Video Sir! A bunch of good information in here to share with new welders that is shared in an honest easy to relate way. I show all of my new techs your videos if they want to start get a foundation to build their skills on.

Hope you and the family are doing well Tony, glad to see you back

@ThisOldTony

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks FirstName, right back atcha

Wow hey, this video dropped just as I was about to start a weekend welding project! How apropos!

Very informative and well filmed these tips help amateur spatter generators like myself improve enormouly thanks for sharing 👍

Love the intro 🤣 for your peace of mind vertical down welds on thin gage steel are perfectly acceptable. It's only on the thicker stuff where you'll get into trouble. Thanks for another great video!

@geoffmooregm

2 жыл бұрын

They are used on plenty of structural applications too. The welder and procedure both need to be qualified but it works well. Especially for an open root and cap. It is not un common to do a downhill open root with 6010, short circuit or RMD Mig and then fill uphill with FCAW, 7018, or Mig. Then do a downhill cap like the root. This way the root is easy to complete with no grapes, you fill with less passes and less cleaning between, then you can cap nice and flat.

I have the HTP Pro pulse 220 , I have mine it since last September. I works quite well especially on pulse. I use the 90/10 mix and mostly 0.30 wire but you can use 0.35 wire for pulse if you increase voltage 2-3 volts. HTP said that me when I asked as 0.30 wire is not always what you need. It works just fiddle with it . What I found was that you do need 1/2 Inch work to tip distance, if you change your contact to work distance you may have to change the voltage trim. I also got the #26 mig torch with 8 ft. whip and Teflon liner. You need this to weld aluminum plus the special tips. Buy a bunch of the 0.40 tips.Use a 1 inch tip to work length, sometimes even more .I found a shorter arc length the best, then no burn back, set your trim for no burn back. I have a 1.5 second taper down for ending the weld. Set the wire tension really light, like 1 or less. Start off with 5356 wire to learn the pulse then go to 4043 and try double pulse, MiG like tip they say. Good luck, hope to see a new video of you and this welder soon.

@jagboy69

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips Bruce... I'm still learning my 220MTS, but what I've done with it, I'm loving it!

@ZILAwelds

2 жыл бұрын

Bruce, wow! Couldn’t have said it any better😂

@justion337

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah even at the end I think he was still too close. Granted they're way more expensive, but the Lincoln pulse mig machines we use at work will crackle a bit at the start and end of a weld, but I've laid a 20 foot weld with no spatter, just the hum and the hint of a sizzle sound.

just graduated from welding welding school this morning and seeing this video pop-up was like a gift from god.

Good to see another video on mig welding. Hope you get better quickly. Fun editing with the music and such.

You could make 10 videos a day and it still wouldn't be nearly enough. We love your work

I own a Stel ironmig 221p, that is the italian, [original] version of yours (😁) and I have to say it is one of the best purchases of my life. 🤙Just takes a little to fine tune it, and I suggest to give her a little hug once a day. It will help both you and her 😜

Thanks Tony, great to have you back!

Absolutely love the videos Tony. I've been subscribed for about 4 years now an you never fail to have me laughing my ass off. Love the sense of humor. Thats prolly why I've watched ever one prolly a dozen times. But you rock an hope you feel better man an take care.

They do make anti-spatter sprays that are meant for HUGE stick weld jobs (talking half inch electrodes here) and they also work for the sane-person-sized MIG welds.

@snaplash

2 жыл бұрын

I assume those sprays would have to be cleaned off before painting.

@inthefade

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen some artist metal workers cover the piece in soot from a torch running with a bad oxygen mix. Michael Cthulhu, the giant sword maker, he does something like this.

@johncoops6897

2 жыл бұрын

@@snaplash - Fireball Tools did some tests and found some sprays that didn't need to be cleaned. However they didn't work very well as anti-splatter either. You have to clean your work before painting, so really it's no big deal.

If you are having wire feed consistency issues try a Teflon liner. They are most often used with Ali' or Stainless wire but work really well for steel also. Only real downside is they don't last as long as the normal steel ones but that won't be an issue in a home shop. Also get yourself some Nozzle Dip and dip your torch once every 2-3 hours. Doing so will greatly reduce the spatter build up within the nozzle (especially the tapered type you are using) and I personally think it helps lubricate the contact tip a little also. Lastly I suspect your wire feed tension is a little low, try another half turn or so. The feed rollers will out last you regardless as they are normally hardened. The main thing to be wary of with feed tension is that there is not so much that the wire 'bids nests' in the feeder if it jams at the tip due to excessive burn back etc. One more quick trick that helps to keel dust and grit out of the feeder and liner is to thread the wire though a foam ear plug before it goes into the feed assemble, works like a 'way wiper' for your welding wire. Love your work. Cheers from NZ.

Love the longer format Tony, like hanging out with a buddy. Welding that piece to your hand made me lol, you're awesome.

Man I love new TOT video days, thanks for doing these mate.

Where in the hell are you?!!!! missing your videos even though I only comprehend half of them!

Tony pleas come back to us friendo...

Hey Tony long time fan here I'm 21 and from Germany, I just wanted to let you know that your videos are fantastic and I just wanted to thank you for helping me get my dream job and getting me through my apprecieship and beating all my exams in welding and machining. I now work for a company that builds filling machines for pharma industry😅. thanks for teaching all this precious knowledge ☺️.

Tony, I honestly find your content more entertaining than most of the stuff coming out of Hollywood.

"If I've got my Lathe settings right, we live in an age where welding is a thing." Damn, I almost had to spin up my own, manual Lathe (by spinning myself in place) to go back to a time when this was a current running joke.

@dansihvonen8218

2 жыл бұрын

In welding the current is no joke. And isn't running while welding a little ... odd?

@aussiebloke609

2 жыл бұрын

That joke never goes away, it just lurks in the corner and waits for the unwary to wander by.

6:56 *bangs nozzle on tube to dislodge junk* "Get all that junk out of there" 21:40 "Keep your nozzle clean, and don't bang it around to clean it."

Awesome! thanks for sharing, and good health to you and the rest.

Aww, Tony~ I appreciate your company, too ~

Just run the weld straight down and focus on getting the timing down. It might take a few tries but will leave a much stronger smooth weld. Jagged edges on a weld weaken the structure too because they give a sharper point to bend or break at.

I'm using pulse mig daily and I'd say that it makes less spatter than that Italian machine. Keep voltage regulated a bit to negative side and leave more cap between material and torch. On clean run there should be no spatter noise, only pulse sound. And double pulse - even more cleaner. Great video, thanks!

@msyoung76cj7

2 жыл бұрын

Yes there shouldn't be any crackling sound only the buzz of the pulse. If its crackling your trim is too low or your nozzle is too close to the puddle which tickles it and pisses it off lol!

@DrCranberry

2 жыл бұрын

yep, it should buzz like spray transfer does at optimal settings, though it can also handle spatter. The puddle should look liquid like Spray but stray in place. thats why we use Pulse, simply because it gets the penetration of Spray, with being able to weld every position. It's very neat.

Just 30 seconds into the video and I am once again jealous of this mans' talent. If he didn't seem so damn likeable and had such cool things to share and teach I would not waste any more time watching him.

Really looking forward to mig welding aluminum video. And great job as always

I'm patiently waiting for the invention of the "spray-on" weld, you know, from a can... Like hairspray, so I can make steel projects like my late father ( welder on the Gateway Arch) and my brother (this man can weld water), who calls me the wood whisperer, because I can't weld but I'm good with toothpicks ? Lol

@deth3021

2 жыл бұрын

Well spray weld is a thing so....

@ZILAwelds

2 жыл бұрын

Pappy Weasel, sorry to tell you ….you are late to the party. Spray welding ( mostly for shaft overlays, build up or hard surfacing was invented decades ago ….

@pappyweasel7766

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, butt,... Is it like Hairspray...hmm? Meaning it's a product rather than a method or technique that takes many hours of apprenticeship exercising, late night cramming in last minute test welds so you can get a good coupon? hey look, a squirrel! I feel so misunderstood sometimes 😃

@thomasa5619

2 жыл бұрын

I can recommend sikaflex I lay sick beads with that

@pappyweasel7766

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasa5619 I can as well. Yes ago when I was an apprentice (before I understood patience) I couldn't get anything to look good without tooling the whole joint with a wet finger, I had to use that technique in secret though, the owner of the company I have to get it perfect right out of the tube, he was oddly similar to the last part of the human body spent fuel touches when it leaves the building. Isn't vulcanization just about the best thing since the blimp? Man, what a Goodyear!

I remember reading a scientific journal article on cracking in axle housings caused by the manufacturer using pulse MIG. The varying penetrating was causing stress. They went back to spray transfer CV. Pulse MIG is great on aluminium vertical up, I wouldn't use it on steel.

@ThisOldTony

2 жыл бұрын

interesting!

Love the content ToT Hope you are better soon Your videos give so much entertainment and inspiration thanks from NZ

I love the tig torch chilling in the background of shots like a jealous ex

im going through ToT withdrawl.. you ok Tony? its been a bit since this vid.

Hi, I have barely any welding experience aside a course+exam I attended to in UK in '16. That was about aluminium, and it was aimed at car body shops to get certified for the big T electric car manufacturer. It was based on Fronius welders, synergy, pulse, and all the B&W. I never welded steel with that, I recall on AL it was all about amps, frequency was much lower, down to 40Hz for very thin coupons, and 4 stage trigger was a very interesting feature, although strange to weld without keeping a button pushed. You chose general piece thickness, then you could tamper with the finer settings to best suite your ”hand”. I remember also the symmetry of alternating current would play a role. Welded coupons were selected or discarded based on length of bead (neither too long or too short) height, regularity, no overpenetration (no bubbles on the other side), then cut, the central inch bathed in acid to highlight penetration, then the trainer would examine them with fancy microscope with reference ruler to see % (minimum = 20% pen) Either way, I qualified despite all expectations, and even before deadline, and that has left me the idea that nowadays these modern machines are very, very easy to get up and running, and get used to, allowing even inexperienced people like me to get decent results. Of course, from decent to ”work of art” the distance is still challenging, but structurally-wise, I have no complaints. Thank you for reminding me nice stuff, TOT, your content is always great to look at! Cheers from Italy!

I'm watching the shipping tracker right now .. waiting for my new pulse MIG machine. Great video - thanks! ;)

The animated flames off the bandsaw was great

In critical welding applications - oil and gas pipelines for instance or structural welds - no matter how good the weld they are dressed (ground) to ensure that there are no stress raisers. There have been multiple heavy crane sheave failures on fabricated not cast sheaves due to weld stress on older non dressed welds. Subsea pipelines which by their very nature are not accessible are checked even when machine welded and then cleaned up to remove any areas which may lead to problems later on. In other words there is no such thing as a perfect weld that is so clean it can be left un ground on modern high end applications.

@lunchboxproductions1183

2 жыл бұрын

This is not true at all if you're implying the entire weld is "dressed". The only thing that gets ground on oil pipeline welds are the wagon tracks in the root pass and maybe to touch up the start/stop on the cap.

@jimdarhower4945

2 жыл бұрын

@Lunchbox Productions - right? That was a pretty batshit crazy thing to proclaim as absolute truth.

@valkman761

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a high crown weld needs to be dressed not to make a stress riser. That's how you do it. And by the way, who are these guys who always pick up on the topic of pipes and critical joints, stress members where people will die if the welder even blinks while welding? It's bad engineering if only a 100% perfect weld will keep it intact. 99,9% of what people use MIG/MAG for is fabrication. You rarely have to weld the entire structure to ascertain it's rigidity. Few short welds would be enough. Seriously, try checking welded structures and you rarely see full welds all around the profile. You're just wasting money on gas, wire and electricity doing so

@geoffmooregm

2 жыл бұрын

@@valkman761 Agreed. You should see some of the old pipeline welds I inspect 😳. Keep in mind it was the 50's when they were welded. They have a concave cap, un ground stop/starts, arc strikes all over and even the odd pore. When we do an integrity dig they get a sleeve 99% of the time. But in all these years they have held up fine. No way in hell they would be acceptable today to any CSA, ASME or API code.

@corentinnaisse5350

2 жыл бұрын

I've been working for more than 10 years in the space and defense industry and I've yet to see a ground weld (unless its for a tolerance fit on a bearing surface, and it is done after passing all verifications). They are all TIG welded and are thoroughly inspected to ensure consistent penetration and limited HAZ. Only cleaning done is to remove the oxydation layer with a wire brush or scotch brite (depending on material) and final cleaning with MEK.

i have no other way to communicate to you. where are you at? i miss the videos!!!!. can you let us know whats going on. please

Good to see whittle tony back again. I learn a lot

Your comedic timing and cadence is amazing. That first few minutes had me rolling XD