I'm just a DIYer. When I first time tried stick welding, I happened to have 7018 rods on hand. This 7018 rods really frustrated me, 9 times out of 10 I get sticky rods, and I found it is so hard. When I changed to 6013 rods, I found that welding became very easy. Therefore, I suggest that beginners should start with 6013.

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks!

@ShaqTheBoss

Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy I came across your comment. I was about to send this welder and the damn rods back to Amazon 😂. Grabbing some 6013s first thing in the morning

@kylearmstrong3456

Жыл бұрын

I had bought a welder/rods from amazon and was watching this video after the welder arrived. By pure chance the rods I ordered was 6013's as I didn't have a clue about the rod differences 😂 Great video by the way, very informative for us noobs. Keep up the good work 😁

@kevinsmith5575

Жыл бұрын

Frank, the 70 is the tensile strength of the material. The reason the 6013 is easier for you is because you have your machine output too low. Not the sticks fault. They are not “sticky.” There is a lack of current to cause the arc. Turn it up and try them again. 6013 would probably suffice for whatever you are welding but be sure you are getting proper penetration. Anyone can weld, but not anyone can weld right. I say this because you don’t want to find out at a bad time that your welds were just surface level, could certainly cause problems.

@christiaanvorster1988

11 ай бұрын

@@ShaqTheBosssame here 🤣

I love no bullshit tutorials. Thank you for this video

@-DIYPRO-

4 ай бұрын

Right on, thanks!

Wow, what an awesome video. You gave great information and didn't try to stretch it out for 30 minutes. Thanks!!!

I am not a welder and I’m trying to learn. Your presentation seems to be just what I need. A good quick pace - not too fast, not too slow - and you don’t get bogged down in needless details and become boring. Your voice is very easy to understand and you can get right to the point. Very good presentation job! I’m a fan!

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks!

@jamesdelalla3143

4 ай бұрын

Ditto

This DIY welding is 110% free educational... Its a wow🎉🎉❤

@-DIYPRO-

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I'm retired and getting back into welding as a hobby. Yours and Tims videos have been an excellent refresher course! I purchased a PrimeWeld Mig-180 to play with.

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks!

awesome video! clear and concise video 👍

Basics for beginners! Thanks!

Excellent! Thank you for the video/info.

You do a great job explaining everything, thx for posting.. I will follow you for sure!

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Great Video, jumping directly into good stuff.

I am a beginner to mess around on this kind of welding process & as a beginner nobody teaches me except on professionals on You Tube, I am so lucky that i found this channel i start with E6013, at first i drew holes on the metal i am practicing then i come up with temperature, I see the difference now as i practice each day plus listening to those professionals guiding me, thank you for sharing on your video

@-DIYPRO-

10 ай бұрын

Right on, thanks!

❤ thank you sir. As a retired math teacher and PE teacher and altogether handyman / hillbilly / part that I have to say that one of the things one of the very few things I have experienced in-depth is learning new technology and techniques. That means said I have to congratulate you sir I do not think I've actually seen a better or more well-done or efficient or interesting video when you consider those facts that are most important to me so I have to give you🎉 and a bit of a donation tiny but hey better than nothing thank you sir

@-DIYPRO-

10 ай бұрын

Thank you much!

Thanks for the video learned a lot, keep them coming...

Thanks for making that video. I used to be a really good stick welder 30 years ago. Recently I tried to weld a trailer hitch and apparently I can’t weld anymore. I really bodged it up.

Wonderful Video! I have only been welding for about 4 weeks now & your video has been very, very helpful! Thanks again!

@-DIYPRO-

4 ай бұрын

Right on, thanks!

@barxweight6641

2 ай бұрын

How has it been, I start trade school for it next week .

Great information for beginners. Thank you.

@-DIYPRO-

10 ай бұрын

Right on, thanks!

Ready I’ve done mug welding so this will be a fun learning experience

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks for watching!

Great info, thanks!

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Thank you for those important instructions,have a nice year work go

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks!

Thank you for the video. I am in the beginning of learning stickwelding, having only used mig before. Gonna weld a pizza oven, so this video was informative!

@jodycuneo9373

2 ай бұрын

I am learning to stick weld as well…I can mig weld pretty good and I thought I would jump in and stick weld without any problems…I was wrong 😂 something that i kept having issues with at first was not pushing my rod in bc it’s not self feeding…but you get the amperage right for the rod and then figure out how they burn it’s not too hard…good luck to you

Thanks for that. Two thumbs up! Liked and subscribed.

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

Great video Thankyou will try it

Awesome tips. Thanks.

@-DIYPRO-

4 ай бұрын

You bet!

I can't believe you picked up that Lincoln tombstone. That thing weights a lot!

Just today I had an outdoor project and required 6013. Last night I was refreshing my memory on how to stick weld....

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Good timing!

5:45 - amperage. My Dad used to use his Lincoln arc welder a lot for making things like trailers, go karts, log splitters, and he was always in the 75-120 amp range. I never saw him use higher or lower than that for 1/8" to 1/4" mild steel, which he welded a lot.

Thanks for the info!

@-DIYPRO-

3 ай бұрын

You bet!

"Easy to learn." You forgot "difficult to master." 🙂 Striking an arc without sticking, maintaining proper, constant arc length as the rod burns down, manipulating it evenly (whip and pause, circles, whatever) along a perfectly straight line for the entire length of the weld, takes practice. Fortunately, like you said, it's relatively cheap, and there's something eminently satisfying about chipping off a nice piece of slag.

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

All that will be coming in the 2 week long course, haha!

@Anonymous-tt5xp

10 ай бұрын

Practice during school holidays made me almost perfect .I remember at first I could not sustain the arc.the starting was really terrible

Thanks for the info 👍👍

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Any time!

Very good job !!! Regards

Great Work，nice video

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

When learning welding, my dad called 7014 "a-h**e rod", because "any a-h**e can use it." Plus, the flux composition isn't moisture sensitive. Good for hobbyists.

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

Excellent video my friend great information 👍

@-DIYPRO-

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

Great information thanks 👍🏾 im about to dix my trailer

@-DIYPRO-

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

This was a gd video I learnt a lot

i work as a material handler for a metal Fab shop and want to learn to weld for my own projects at home. great video man!

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks!

Thanks!!! my dumb butt was tryna weld stainless steel with the steel rods lol

Good job. Great video enough info to get safely started with. I'm a DIY'er myself and it took me about 5 mins to figure out that MIG welding is to messy for me. So now I'm moving on to ARC. This looks a little less messy so I'm anxious to give this a try. I've seen guys doing "tack" jobs that look really clean. What sort of weld is that? Someone said probably aceteylene? How does that work? What kind of welding is that actually called? Do you have a video on what that entails to get start started?

Damn good video!

After you strike the rod, do you put it down on the plate or do you hold it above the plate as you weld?

Thank you

Hello, great video. About to buy first welder. What amperage machine do I need. Not planning on anything over 1/8 or 5/16. Thank you.

I like the twist stinger handle

@-DIYPRO-

10 ай бұрын

I like those too.

great tips!! 8:58

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks!

Used to make Caterpillar cabs in my teens some 16 gauge material. Now i am a pensioner have a small DIY welder. Even though i have had stick & Mig welders all my life. I find that my welding has got worse and i do not think i could weld 16 gauge now. Even though i still remember the tricks of the trade. 😅 used to love vertical welding but find it so hard to do now could be i do not move the way i used too. 😂

Thank u

Does the stick need to be the same material as the two un-joined metals? Any gotchas when welding certain types of metals?

Question, is fixed shade hoods safer than auto dim? If batteries die on auto dim, can it burn your eyes? Or does it go dark automatically?

great video, wondering about the fumes, do i need to wear a respirator etc.?? thanks

@-DIYPRO-

10 ай бұрын

If enclosed area, yes. I have my garage door open and a fan on the other side pushing it out.

TYVM Boss 👍💯👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Thank you much!

No Slave to the Tank..!! Rain or Shine or Snow or Wind, That's why you go with stick

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

Thanks a lot for the video. Very helpful. When I weld along the inside of a 90 ° angle my weld run is in 2 halves so to speak with a groove along the middle. Can you help please?

@-DIYPRO-

11 ай бұрын

I think I know what you are talking about. It's an amperage issue, you'll need to turn it up.

@colvinator1611

11 ай бұрын

@@-DIYPRO- OK thanks. The AC welder I'm using is a very old device I have had for many years. Time to upgrade !

Can u explain y not to start with 6010 that’s what we have at my work

I have the same exact chipping hammer

I'm not a welder. I did used to try out a big Lincoln type like you show her. I could never keep from sticking the rods.? I'm thinking of getting a small inverter type, hope I can make it work... Peck

@-DIYPRO-

11 ай бұрын

It also helps if you can find a welder that has adjustable hot start and arc force.

so I need a generator to run the DC welder ?

I wanna start doing stick welding and other welds

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Pick one up and start welding!

@Then.72

8 ай бұрын

Do an apprenticeship because it’s a skilled job teaching you the skills in metal & alloy fusion using electricity and gas ! Burning a stick rod doesn’t make you a welder because a true coded welder can weld anything, anywhere in any position with any kind of welding equipment

they way inverter welders they work exactly like the VRM on a computer for power for the processor. Instead of having one giant transistor that will get really hot, so what they have is multiple transistors that fire down a line like a marque light.

Perhaps should have mentioned that different rods have different preferred ways of laying a bead. For example, 6013 and 7018 should be straight pulls, while 6010and 6011 are manipulated (whipped.)

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

That will be coming up!

Question.. I’ve been welding MiG for 2 years will my experience help me out with stick welding? I’m starting a new job and I think they do structure stick welding

@-DIYPRO-

9 ай бұрын

Stick is a lot different but yes, it will help you out in reading the puddle and knowing a good weld.

What dc welder is that your using?

@-DIYPRO-

Ай бұрын

It's the ESAB 180i. Awesome welder but if you are just getting started here is a great welder: amzn.to/4aMPww5

HELP!! using Fortney 6013 DCEP Titanium unlimited 140 at 35 or 40. Just sticks every time no matter what I do or try. Can not get it started except rarely!

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

What diameter rod are you using and when you say 35-40, do you mean 35-40 amps? Most likely your amperage is too low. If using a 3/32" then bump up the amperage to 70-90 amps.

@TheMiniMachineShop

Жыл бұрын

@@-DIYPRO- Sorry using new Fortney E6013 1/16 and tried all amp settings on 16 gage steel and I can flux core no problem wondering if it's the holder tried DCEP and DCEN. Once it blew the rod end off at the holder.

How do we send you $5 as a thank you I think KZread came up with a super share or save or thank you and I do not see it on your video here which again was dare I say one of the best out of the last probably 1 or 2000 instructional videos I've benefited from

@-DIYPRO-

10 ай бұрын

Right on, much appropriated! I thought I had the "Thanks" button enabled, turns out I didn't. Thanks for letting me know. It's enabled on my videos now! Go ahead and donate away, lol!

To young welders a video can get you started and maybe let you know what your doing wrong sometimes but the ONLY way to get good is burn rods once you burn 50 pounds of rods on different thickness different positions you will be getting the hang of it by then.

@-DIYPRO-

4 ай бұрын

Yep, got to practice!

So that's what Whiskey, Tango , Foxtrot stands for... "What the Flux" thank you.

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, lol!

Good afternoon

@-DIYPRO-

Ай бұрын

Back at you!

@FrankOwusu-dw6ri

Ай бұрын

Thanks bro I need your help to work

On my dc welder ...my electrode is -ve n i get better penetration...easier to weld with

@-DIYPRO-

10 ай бұрын

Stick welding you can definitely try switching polarity. Some rods do run better on EN.

I choose to Lincoln arch welder 6011 is my choice

@-DIYPRO-

10 ай бұрын

Right on!

I don't even know what is an Aoominum. However, I certainly know what is an Aluminium

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

Couldnt get any cheap inverter machine to run worth a crap. Im sticking with the good old buzz box. Much nicer welds.

Pain, I started out on 6010.

@-DIYPRO-

11 ай бұрын

But now you are a pro!

😂 Always remember, using shorter sticks is the most dangerous. Stick with longer sticks.

My name is frank am welder from Ghana l need job from you

@-DIYPRO-

Ай бұрын

Welcome!

😂what the Flux 😂😅

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

What the flux say!

If you are going to make a video on the basics of welding, you should at least know the basics. Inverters are devices that change DC to AC. The machine you have (ESAB) would use 4 diodes to only allow electric flow in one direction opposed to alternating. Also, the polarity of the device matters. You can plug your ground up to + or - side but it affects the penetration and how fast material is deposited. Electrode-positive (reversed polarity) welding results in deeper penetration. Electrode-negative (straight polarity) welding results in faster melt-off of the electrode, and therefore a faster deposition rate. Again, the video wasn’t bad, but seriously, know what you’re talking about if you are going to try and make videos about it.

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

You mean like the full bridge diagram I show at 1:00! I totally agree an "inverter" technically takes DC power and inverts it to AC but I wasn't the one who came up with the idea to call DC output welders "inverters". It's just the name the industry gave them.

drag dont push

Good luck welding more than 4” at a time with that tiny dc unit lol

@mikesaler1038

5 ай бұрын

You say Good Luck with using the smaller unit more than 4 ". I have that size machine. So Are you talking about the duty cycle? If so Can you point out what that means? How do you know it's at it's limit, does it stop working? do you need to wait then to restart? Thanks a lot for any info.

@elvisisalive2716

5 ай бұрын

@@mikesaler1038 yes you have to stop and start, they just can't handle enough with that duty cycle. So you'll have to stop every few inches or so. Not a big deal for the average weekend welder, and if you are welding very light gauge you'll be fine. The more you spend, the more you can weld without stopping and the thicker etc.

Chip away lines of Slag is like doing lines of Cocaine......lol just a Metaphor

@-DIYPRO-

Жыл бұрын

You have just heard from a friend, right!

I’m just welding in high school and I find it easier to use 7024

You can also bend the electrode in case your welding in a tight spot