Wholeheartedly agree -I just finished a 60hr training course at my (not so local) trade school 2 x 3hr evenings a week for 10 weeks. Cost 300Euro. Course was beginners MMA (Stick to you yanks). Guy taught me everything including which welder/helmet to buy, rods to use AND where to get the cheapest steel..... Loved it.

@cosmicaverage3986

6 жыл бұрын

machc1234golf its SMAW to us.

@thee_number_six6227

6 жыл бұрын

Us yanks call it SMAW..... Shielded metal arc welding at least the ones i know.... Might be a north west thing

@imagineaworld

5 жыл бұрын

Id go just for the steel tips!!!

@imagineaworld

5 жыл бұрын

Its only called stick if you dont know better ;)

@timmerritt1361

5 жыл бұрын

111111

I learned about welding. My daughter learned some fun new words to share with her friends at kindergarten. It's a win-win.

@electric7487

4 жыл бұрын

Penetration, Grinding, and Rod

@jh5133

4 жыл бұрын

@@electric7487 Elaborations are always welcome

@Anne--Marie

4 жыл бұрын

Damn, that's funny!

@electric7487

4 жыл бұрын

@Nuke Dukem Who hurt you??

@totallyfrozen

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

When I went to high school as a kid (one year out of four), I took "hot metals" class and they showed us how to weld. When I left, after that first year, I got a job building heat furnaces as an arc welder. Now they say that these type of classes are old fashioned and have been removed, replaced with more programming or graphic arts. Welding fed me for the first few years of my adult life. Thank God for those classes and I hate to think of the wasted opportunities for our kids to make a living. Bring back the shop classes!

@LavaLiveLava2

4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Henson I can hunt, grow food, build a home from lumber, but I can't actually use any of these skills because feds own the empty land. welcome to 2020 I guess

@billastell3753

4 жыл бұрын

Right on Bro. Bring back shop in place of "political correctness and sensitivity" classes. Give the kids something they can build with.

@wvboy0311

4 жыл бұрын

I was taught how to build , weld run machinery at an early age my children are learning the same things i was taught they will be able to drive a manual transmission before they get their license

@lumpeegrendel1636

4 жыл бұрын

@@wvboy0311 That's pretty good, most millennials in the US call a manual transmission an anti-theft device.

@wvboy0311

4 жыл бұрын

@@lumpeegrendel1636 yes sir i took the stock gear shift knob off amd put a piece of wood that my grandfather turned down on his lathe before he died on it otll he there till the truck finally gives out

“No old welders.”Haha. I had a welder friend who lived to be in his 80s. He was a dive welder. The lifetime of high pressures left him nearly deaf though, and he would puff out his lips frequently while breathing because he was so used to his regulator.

@ZeroHelios46

Жыл бұрын

What was his nifty trick for the fumes? I'm interested in learning to weld. 😅

@alexnelson6196

Жыл бұрын

@@ZeroHelios46 That post has been up for 2 years and now I see the typo. Thanks. 😆 it’s been so long I don’t remember what I wanted to say.

I was a sculptor/artist but lost the use of my left arm & hand 7 years ago in a motorbike accident. Two weeks ago I brought myself a stick welder, best thing I've done in a long time; the possibilities and solutions opened up by the humble stick welder have rekindled a creativity and excitement I thought was long gone.

@PiOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Love it hear it man

@themoose4386

3 жыл бұрын

Hows the art going now? :)

I just finished a 10 week mig welding course and for the first 8 weeks we had to use an arc, everyone was so angry at the time but when we got the mig in our hands it was too easy and everyone apologized to the instructor and thanked him afterwards and he said that happens after every course that he does.

@xsavierneogeo1569

7 жыл бұрын

yup !, plus stick is cheap for the practice/class shop, ROP !!!

@robk.5467

7 жыл бұрын

Onedayilbeok Took a course 20 years ago through a govt pogey program. Same thing. Instructor took us over to the stick machines right away. Learned to pass cwb tests all position over the next 3 months. He wouldn't let anyone run a bead 2 handed. If he saw anyone doing it he would simply walk over and kill the power. Guys wanted to kill him....root pass on a structural joint and poof....no juice. He was the best teacher anyone could have asked for. In his prime, he was a fitter at the Bruce Nuclear Plant, and an absolute master welder.

@1973tmb

7 жыл бұрын

Rob K. U

@loganironside4639

7 жыл бұрын

Onedayilbeok stick welding is good for thick welding.trailors smokers. pipe welding.welding thick square tubeing and rebar.mig is good for welding thin metal thick etc.use them for different processes..

@w.er.santoshthakur9207

6 жыл бұрын

Nice

came to waste some time before work, accidentally learned how to weld

@murkinstock

7 жыл бұрын

tjuggernaut29 Doesn't that piss you off?

@tjuggernaut29

7 жыл бұрын

murkinstock I know! now I gotta go buy a welder!

@douglasaranda2010

7 жыл бұрын

I learn much from youtube, but never do anything XD

@ThePlowGuys

7 жыл бұрын

The new stick welders make stick welding so much easier.

@treserious

7 жыл бұрын

the old style buzz boxes are a pain, modern inverter machines are so easy peasy.

"Grinding and paint make me the welder I aint" well my grinding skills are getting world class..... now to improve on my painting.

Farm boy tip: if you're wearing rubber boots while welding, don't tuck your pant legs into your boots. As a kid, I was approaching our farm shop one day where my father was welding. I heard an obscene shout and saw a backwards somersaulting rubber boot come arcing out of the shop door and fly halfway across the yard, after a gob of hot slag went down his boot.

@AndyGneiss

7 жыл бұрын

I believe it. Cuffed pant legs will also catch stuff.

@samuelhanks2481

7 жыл бұрын

Javier Fauxnom I laughed way too hard at that 😂😂😂

@InsanoBinLooney

7 жыл бұрын

farm boy tip #2: don't leave your smokes and especially your lighters in your pockets while welding.

@christopherortega800

7 жыл бұрын

InsanoBinLooney I had a lighter in my breast pocket while cutting with a torch fucker blew upward burning my chin and lighting my shirt up. I was okay after that though.

@samuelhanks2481

7 жыл бұрын

Christopher Ortega 😂😂😂

This guy? This guy makes me inspired to learn. I especially like how he grounds you by talking about not getting discouraged by perfect welds people basically stage and put on forums. This is the sort of mentor I'd be honored to work under.

@emeryshurpit8656

5 жыл бұрын

Plus this guy cracks 10 jokes a minute, youll be giggling all the way through your lessons.

@totallyfrozen

4 жыл бұрын

Sic Semper Tyrannis I don’t care who you are or what you do, NOBODY nails their work perfectly every time. Nobody. Not doctors, not pilots, not welders. Nobody.

@vladimirpoutine4140

4 жыл бұрын

@@totallyfrozen The same certainty you have in saying that can be applied to there being someone that creates a Perfect product EVERYTIME no matter what.

@warnertom3393

3 жыл бұрын

@@usernamemykel That's probably because they'd do a political spin on it, legalize it and call it Side Walk Orgasm Pick up Service - Boom, no more prostitution...

"Like an East Indian ship breaking yard threw up in here". Thanks - Lumpy

@Glycenide

5 жыл бұрын

I busted out when I heard that also.

@erikabrownfield174

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen a few of those ship yards!!

This reminds me of when I learned to weld. I asked grandpa if we could light those sparklers. lol

'..burning metal hurts for a little while, just until the nerves are finally destroyed......' Nice.

fun vid! but I thought we were pretty clear on this.. gas welding this week, stick welding next week.

@McNally77

7 жыл бұрын

lol He's a Rebel!

@Noeman2009

7 жыл бұрын

This Old Tony You are here, Tony..LoL

I took welding and metal working at community college, but I just couldn't get that proficient. Several years later, I was working on cars at a state prison. I quickly picked up not just stick but also mig, as well as becoming pretty good at sheet metal. So yes, I learned more in prison than I did in community college.

If I had a dollar for every time I said “I just gotta tac a couple pieces I don’t need my hood I’ll just shut my eyes” then come home and hear “ wtf happen to you how do you get a sun burn on night shift!”

@nickmccain9249

3 жыл бұрын

those eye burn are probably the worst pain ive ever had. And even after the first time i never learnt my lesson. Its happened about 5 times.

@Acetyl53

3 жыл бұрын

Blue light hazard. Turns out chronic exposure to white LEDs even at domestic intensities do the same thing, just more slowly. The bright headlights on the road on the other hand ought to just be illegal. Turns retinal into ROS, results in necrotic degeneration of the photoreceptors and their associated ganglion.

@themoose4386

3 жыл бұрын

@@Acetyl53 curious to know what one would do to help prevent this from happening, glasses w/ tint?

@laundrysauce234

3 жыл бұрын

@@Acetyl53 yep, nothing like a nice shiny and pampered truck raised just enough to blind everyone in a sedan and on the other side of the road.

@gettygarrettable

3 жыл бұрын

Be careful, arc rays can pass through eye lids on occasion...

"A very nice rod to learn with" That's what I told my first girlfriend!

@seigeengine

6 жыл бұрын

That... implies you're talking about her rod, since being your first girlfriend implies you were the one learning, and you can't exactly swap out yours.

@jaimieboy999

5 жыл бұрын

Beginner rod ? So... small rod lol?

@n3rdst0rm

5 жыл бұрын

@@seigeengine maybe shes a transformer?

@heaven-is-real

4 жыл бұрын

rippin off a round at the hutterite farm neighbor's woodshed

@dollarking9641

4 жыл бұрын

She had a rod?

Fuck...I wish this guy would run for president.

@rperez3883

7 жыл бұрын

The ol hair sweater huh? Probably works well in Canada. I don't weld put enjoy your videos. Pretty funny and very informative. Good work.

@ytwdh

7 жыл бұрын

He was born in Kenyada... So why not?

@gregoryutley6929

7 жыл бұрын

R Perez u

@nochan99

7 жыл бұрын

Don't they have presidents over there?

@brk932

7 жыл бұрын

Alas, you have the substitute drama teacher ... with the nice hair. Who says women aren't as shallow as men? In my book they fit right in gap between crazy and retarded. Some of them even spill out of it and are both crazy and retarded.

2:39 "When you actually make somethin, it feels good!" Brotha preach!!

I weld with 6010 almost every day doing pipeline. It welds really nicely, the 200lb gorilla just needs more skill to make it look nice. 7018 pretty much does the work for you.

As a Journeyman Millwright for twenty years and welding almost every day, TIG is by far the most difficult to learn. I agree that MIG is the easiest so that one can learn to lay down a booger in an hour. But then you should learn to arc weld. The former and the latter are most akin to each other. After you understand MIG and arc welding, move on to TIG and it will make much more sense. If you had to choose one to learn on (with your own money), go with stick (arc welding). About 500 squid and you're off to the booger races. That amount includes your machine, shield, chipping hammer, rods....etc. Your vid is essentially good, with good advice so I cannot fault it. You touched on the basics and if someone is that interested in learning to weld, your vid provides sound advice. Whichever method that someone decides to learn, seek the advice of a local pro to get you started. If you've never welded before, there is way too much to understand to start on your own without some advice.

@rationalmartian

6 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree Tig is most challenging. And I agree with your advice on progression order too. I'm an oldish bastard so I was kind of lucky, I learned Gas (Oxy Acetylene/propane) when I was much younger, so the combination of gas, arc/stick and MIG MAG welding left me reasonably equipped to take to TIG reasonably easily.

lol I love listening to this guy, its all about the 11 pieces of flare on the welding visor lol.

@Fix_It_Again_Tony

6 жыл бұрын

He is just expressing himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/kXecs61xmpnZn5s.html

When I used to do ship maintenance, all welders had to have a fire watcher, because fires start a lot. The rule was, you had to watch the guy burn for awhile first so you could laugh about it over drinks after work, lol!

"At least 11 pieces of flare" Finally!!!! Someone who's seen the film!

MIG, in the wrong hands its just a metal caulking gun.

@MarkMyWords531

7 жыл бұрын

Eddie Foy Hey! I own a metal calking gun. And that pretty much describes it. But for me that works because I'm not building anything, even remotely, structural. The truth has more potential for humor and I did get a good laugh out of your "metal caulking gun" comment. That phrase is going to be rattling around my head for awhile.

@afrog2666

6 жыл бұрын

Makes for some good "enhanced interrogation" too ;)

@nathansonnen9407

6 жыл бұрын

I migged a trailer together about 2 years ago and it holds anything I put on it.

@befru

6 жыл бұрын

It's usually called squirt gun welding in this area. MIG definitely should be only used by experienced welders who know what they are doing since MIG is the least likely to give you a good weld. I have seen a few MIG welds that looked absolutely beautiful, but literally fell off of the base metal a few weeks or months later because there was no penetration or fusion of the base metal. At least with SMAW there is a good chance that the weld will hold at least a little weight if you can keep the rod burning. There is no guarantees with MIG. Whatever you do, never get one of these 120 volt 15 amp MIG machines.

@nathansonnen9407

6 жыл бұрын

@befru that's exactly what I used for the trailer lol

Hello welding is a large part of my job and must pass on to all potential viewers of this here vidja, this guy makes sense and tell it like it is. Furthermore the sentiment of starting with the trickiest discipline of welding (arc) equally applies to gas/oxy welding, if you can weld thin gauge materials with gas the world of metal fusion is yours my friend

@dankisla5198

7 жыл бұрын

Ben Baker must be a logger wade watched haha

“We want all the flammables away from here” *proceeds to weld on top of ply sheeting*

@Tristoo

3 жыл бұрын

I knew someone would have commented this

@bjorn1443

3 жыл бұрын

Never had a problem with my cotton Carhartt pants, just saying

@Ottonic6

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this gent has a very unique style (all intentional). For entertainment only... But when he's serious, watch and learn...

My dad,a specialised welder by trade, taught me arc welding first when I was about 11/12 years old by welding cut floorboard nails together as a starter,the progression onto other methods is in my opinion and as he said,a downward slope. Although brazing is a little bit tricky at first, One thing I quickly learnt with arc welding is to either always wear gloves,mostly to avoid accidentally becoming part of the circuit!😁. Incidentally my dad learnt to weld arc first when he was locked up for 9 months at 18/19 for fighting with the mods on Southend seafront,he had no interest in welding up to that point but left prison with some sort of certificate and just steamrollered on from there,who said prison reform don't work?😁

Hey AvE, this was the first video of yours I've ever seen, it was bout a year ago. I was doing some research online to see what type of welder would best suit me, I knew nothing about welding (still don't) but I had to have one. I now own a nice little stick welder thanks to your vid. I love messing around with it. When I was done watching this vid I thought to myself, self I don't know who the hell that crazy dude is but I like em. May your camera never stop rolling!

"Eat moose. 1000 wolves can't be wrong." I need more stickers in my shop. :-)

@shanehester4852

6 жыл бұрын

Old Sneelock's Workshop I

@marcuslenoir3761

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for catching that, I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Great sticker!

For anybody wanting to swap from fast-food work to welding, spatter burns are about the same. Just sayin', after having done both (frying fish & chips en-masse and welding buses back together)... it's about the same. Six days into doin' it, you stop noticing it.

@Migh7yb00sh

4 жыл бұрын

and get paid a hell of a lot more

@russellturley7096

4 жыл бұрын

I got burned way more at Wendys than i have welding

@bennyteichroeb1894

4 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling, i also have a beard and if a small bead starts rolling down my cheek it hurts but got used to it

@elrud5964

3 жыл бұрын

Weld spatter burns are 3rd degree. It goes straight through your skin, no blister formation. Oil burns are 1st and 2nd degree most of the time.

@eylookvulheimiik7538

3 жыл бұрын

​@@elrud5964 If I were to rate them pain wise, honestly its about the same, having a tiny third degree that is maybe at most an 1/8th inch big around hurts pretty much the same as a second or first. I have gotten more steel scale on my arms than i know what to do with and worst i got was about 3 hours of mild irritation.

"There are no old welders." They should put that on the cover of the promotional brochure.

@gnastynorm8897

4 жыл бұрын

That's why I got out of welding. I love the trade but the hazardous gases and heavy materials were just too much of a risk. I saw a guy get crushed by an industrial furnace housing when a load was improperly hooked to an overhead crane.

@maxwel205

4 жыл бұрын

Thespamwowguy YT that’s why you wear the proper PPE, to avoid those bad gasses

@getin3949

4 жыл бұрын

On the side of a box of sticks

@mplewp

4 жыл бұрын

And thats why my workshop has negative floor ventilation ^^ . cost me a pretty penny. but noone ever gets sick in here :D

@shawn576

4 жыл бұрын

@bigjimmy 299 Why not wear a mask? I wear a P100 half face respirator (not rated for welding) when I weld at home, and it makes a huge difference. It might not stop everything, but it stops enough to notice. I also wear that when using a grinder, when sanding, and when using a table saw. That "black boogers" thing never happens to me.

"I've quit better jobs than this" lmao

The only KZreadr I don't skip the ads on

@sebastianblevdet

7 жыл бұрын

Ublock origin is better I think

@paulhicks9399

7 жыл бұрын

AvE no Adblock on the smartphones

@blackbird8632

7 жыл бұрын

+Paul Hicks both android and ios have adblockers.

@pauln9415

7 жыл бұрын

Paul Hicks like @Blackbird said plenty of options even for both device platforms!

I grew up in Saskatoon, but have lived in New York for the last 40 years. It was great to hear that prairie voice of experience with so much humor. Maybe I'll become an old welder, they sound rare, and since I could start at 64, I could finally be special!

We had a Welding 101 back in college. One day we did stick welding. Guy at our table laid down a nice long straight and uniform bead of weld. Almost like a pro; very impressive. We congrate him; he forgot to turn off the machine. Toss the gun on the steel welding table, BOOOOOM!

Great review. I'd highly recommend starting out with an auto-dimming shield. It makes life easier for beginners.

@rexwolfe147

7 жыл бұрын

JasonFiske you mean LENSE, and its a HOOD not a SHIELD!

@drizler

7 жыл бұрын

Hell, it makes life so much easier for even the seasoned guys. I never even touch my old shade 10 anymore,.

@williamcowell5318

7 жыл бұрын

Hey c'mon, the word is lens, not lense....

"He's not talking about me. I weld MIG, but I know what I'm doing" -Every guy watching this video

@murkinstock

7 жыл бұрын

Ryan Mcdermott He's not talking about me. I weld with a Flux core... And have no fucking clue what I'm doing.

@OliverKrystal

7 жыл бұрын

Ryan Mcdermott screw stick. TIG is where it's at.

@Bartonovich52

7 жыл бұрын

I weld oxy-acetylene.... for structural aircraft parts. Couldn't weld MIG if my life depended on it.

@MrCool00236

7 жыл бұрын

I started with MIG, when I was about 12 er so. Taught it to other students in high school auto shop. Now I Braze and TIG, Steel, Stainless and aluminum. I didn't find the jump from MIG to TIG so bad, at least for steel, aluminum took a little practice, but all it really took was more fineness. Home gamer BTW though I have done welding for places I've worked for, But not a welder by trade. I do however like the work I do to look good as well as be strong. I gives you something to feel good about.

@grahamsurrall7315

7 жыл бұрын

Ryan Mcdermott I

he's so good at welding he blows smoke rings at 19:42

Dude! you are so right' I went the mig route (in my retirement hobby) and really suck at it. So, I went back to my army days of stick, and bought myself a Lincoln ac 225. It all works as it should with a minimal of practice...what a rush. Now, my mig practice it looking much, much better! Thanks man!

This very much reminds me of my youth. "hold this thing son, look away and dont move it" 20 seconds later I was usually running around trying to shake that damn piece of red hot steel out of my shoe. Fun times.

I had my Harbor Junk grinder explode the wheel (a 4 " grinding wheel) and got me right above my groin and in stomach. So do not stand in line w wheel. Great advice.

@ytwdh

7 жыл бұрын

In my military days all turbine equipment was (and probably still is) marked with a red line labeled "Plane of Rotation". GTFO of it.

@KohlfyreProductions

6 жыл бұрын

Baron Stephen von Bach-Paraski - when I worked for Browning Ferris Industries, a rubbish removal company, a co-worker (Johnny Dembowski) connected a high-speed air grinder with a 4.5" abrasive grinding wheel into the hard line mounted on the wall and proceeded to sharpen a cold chisel. Provided he had paid attention to the rotation of the grinding wheel, he probably would have been o.k. but, he had a momentary lapse of brain function and proceeded to sharpen the chisel with the rotation of the grinding wheel into the cutting edge of the chisel. Guess what happened next (I'll give you 3 guesses)? The grinding wheel exploded (duh). They removed 2/3 of his right thumb and had to do exploratory surgery to remove the rest of the shrapnel from his gut. Long story short, he earned the nickname "Stubby" and had found a new respect for the grinding wheel (he was in his 50's) some people learn the hard way.

I was stick welding at 15 years old, my dad use to make them, and im still welding 41 years later.. i took several welding corse’s these days i have an Everlast inverter MTS, Lincoln 255 Mig and a peerless copper wound 220 amp stick welder iv had for 31 years.

Do you prepare these beautiful rants before you make the video? You have skill, sir, admirable skill.

Gettin pretty schooly on us AvE. Watch yourself

@rjk7104

7 жыл бұрын

Schooly AvE is best AvE.

@J.J.161

7 жыл бұрын

Speak stupider to me I want to understand =O

Oh man when the video ended I was not ready for that. I was enjoying it so much. Well I guess I've been converted. My first welder will be a stick not a MIG.

@El_Chompo

7 жыл бұрын

***** People always talk down about it like its the crudest form of welding, and just used for massive pieces of iron like ship building. I never knew how versitile it was with all the rods.

@El_Chompo

7 жыл бұрын

Photonic Induction youtube channel guy would have the power to use it.

@allesklarklaus147

7 жыл бұрын

I learned with TIG but yeah stick should be best. Also you can upgrade your little Stick welder to do some TIG work if you somehow needed to (small stuff, stainless steel).. Mig sure is fast and easy in a fab shop but it is really not easy to learn. Well, you can put some metal on there but thats not really welding haha.. Even if your MIG weld looks nice you might have almost no penetration so your weld breaks off in a little breeze. Stick welds look like shit if youre not doing it right but it still holds up better :D

@chapiit08

7 жыл бұрын

Good move, not many people go that way, the hard way. It's like learning to drive a car on manual shift and then moving on to automatic, the other way around is allways more difficult.

@allesklarklaus147

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, usually MIG has not the same penetration as Stick or TIG. On TIG and MIG it depends way more on your technique while a decent stick electrode just burns the hell in if done halfway decent. On Tig you also have the power of a lot of amps while not beeing forced to add metal to it but you work way more with your eyes because it basically makes no sound. There is however not only short circuit MIG (standard one) but also spray transfer MIG. Spray transfer has one hell of a hot metal spraying arc and penetrates like an arrow, esp good for very thick contruction stuff. Also one can use (a good) fluxcore wire on shortcurcuit MIG and you have penetration style like Stick, no worries it'll go in there plus you can weld outside and no gas bottle needed. But basically the tricky thing with MIG is not it's not penetrating but that the bead looks very nice outside and underneath it's just coldlap

Hey, THANK YOU!!!! So so so funny and unbelievable information too. I'm so glad i watched this. I'm going to try all this now. I've had a spark welder in the shed for 5 years now and been afraid of trying it, now I'm going ahead. Thank you so much!" I love your sense of humour too. Just a wonderful video!

1:10 and I'm already learning. Note to self: Stop using dull beavers to cut steel.

it like a car if you start with stick you can drive anything

@mathewmccauley6965

5 жыл бұрын

All but tig..

@19723020

5 жыл бұрын

Agree!! Like if you start with a stick, no starter No brakes And No reverse you can drive anything. No one can appreciate a SA200 if you never used a buzzbox

@ctrey8395

4 жыл бұрын

I got a 2016 dodge dart six speed no where near fast as my 2015 Kia forte

@SteelyEyedMissileDan

4 жыл бұрын

19723020 my old Volvo fits that description.

@daleslover2771

4 жыл бұрын

19723020 👍👍👍

it's funny but I actually took courses to learn to weld just for the sake of learning something that's pretty practical. My instructor taught us oxyfuel, stick, Tig then MIG in that order. The day I got to learning MIG I then understood why he saved MIG for last.

@williamallen2817

6 жыл бұрын

Oxyacetylene " everything" should always be thought FIRST ! It's almost like building a brick wall, with NO Footer , too go directly to ARC ! JUST BASIC !

Wow, I haven't heard it explained this well since 1971 when I learned it in trade school... but I didn't understand it then. I really learned from an ancient machinery mechanic. Nothing like experience. I did a lot of cast iron welding on huge bell housings... really fun, has to be done with a rosebud to preheat. I still have a couple of flea holes in my ear drums from garbage in the steel. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

I learned more in this video than 3 days of watching and reading. Thanks for talking about the pertinent information in a way a newbie can understand. And also, for the tips regarding striking the arc away from the area, grinder wheels, and the paint on sharp edges. Much appreciated!

Thanks for the video. I took an intro to welding class in college 20 years ago and have wanted to get back into it. You’ve given me the nudge I need to get back into it.

If a plane crashed in the middle of the ocean with both Hillary and Trump on board who would survive? America.

@Safexscape

7 жыл бұрын

rodderboy2000 me

@MegaMetinMetin

7 жыл бұрын

rodderboy2000 wow was that from the last election

@J73DD37J

7 жыл бұрын

Veikra "Wrong"

@trooptropical

7 жыл бұрын

america .

@MrFakit

7 жыл бұрын

Hopefully Trudeau is on that plane too.

dont forget the hot metal blobs going into your work boots, thats fun lol

@larryeldridge9604

3 жыл бұрын

Generally wearing a new pair of socks when it happens

@gregwarner3753

3 жыл бұрын

Do not cuff your pants. Spatter gets in there and sets your pants on fire.

@drizler

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yea. They stop right on your instep too. Stinks a lot and ruins a good sock. Nice long lasting rub spot for your shoe to continually grate on too😂

I'm so glad I watched your video. I am ready to learn how to weld and was looking at $400-$500 machines that I thought I needed. Now I not just dreaming but will spend much less and actually get started right away. Also you are very entertaining and should be an instructor. Unfortunately the safe space kids these days couldnt handle it.

@Felipe-si1ho

10 ай бұрын

What machine would u recommend? Thanks

Anyone see that cool ass smoke ring at 19:41 ?

@deeplorable8988

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, reminded me of my freebase days....

@johnheatherly4747

7 жыл бұрын

Lol

@davidmayer7732

6 жыл бұрын

yeah i saw it

I teach. I am humbled by how well you teach. A++ and two thumbs up brother. Great job.!

I love your videos. And yes welding with a stick isn't easy if you want tidy, but if it sounds like frying bacon and looks like horse shoes then it's a good weld. My Dad learnt to weld stainless steel furniture with a stick; he was never out of work for 40 years.

My first look at your videos. You're as entertaining as you are informative. Taught myself welding with a stick about 10 years ago and then put it away for 10 years. Ready to get it out again. Hope it still works. Thanks for the encouragement.

I learned on bare rod and thought holy crappie is this hard then when I got decent I was able to use 6010 and thought wow this isn't so bad finally got to use some 7018 and it blew my little mind how easy it was I would recommend starting with bare rod and when u can finally strike an arc and burn abt 3/4 of a rod without stopping switch to E6010

@blegros

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Pacelli that sounds awful hah

@joepacelli9713

7 жыл бұрын

Brian Legros it was awful i was burned so many times bare rod Flys everywhere Han big blobs of molting metal burn even through welding jackets but I guess my teacher thought it would weed out the quitters right away and it did but I loved the fact that I learned that way there are many people that I'v met in the feild that have never burned a bare rod and have no clue what it's like

@fordsure

7 жыл бұрын

Fact!

Man I have got to get me a cold saw. Looks so much better than my abrasive type.

@jeremygunkel

7 жыл бұрын

Fitzy Holden I have a cheap little Evolution saw.... Absolutely love it.

@harrybalsaq3362

7 жыл бұрын

so spensive for the blades tho. good ones anyway

@EcoMouseChannel

7 жыл бұрын

It's a steel cut blade... but it is dull. When they start choochin' lots-o-sparks, then it's time to change the blade.

@theshepkita

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure but he does have a video about it, I can't find it ATM but it's on his channel somewhere.

@zrobotics

7 жыл бұрын

Speaking as someone who has access to one: don't. The saw is expensive, the blades are even worse, it's loud, and you will trip breakers on a fairly regular basis. They have their place (mine was purchased for cutting hardened drill rod) but if you don't absolutely need one just stick with the abrasive. There are other shop goodies that will be more useful.

Lincoln buzz box down on the farm. Didn't know crap at 14. Was teaching classmates in HS shop how to weld. Still didn't know anything. Ohio State Ag Mech class. Stick welding. Still didn't learn anything. Watched you. Listened to your metallurgical jargon - learned a couple things. I like learning. Nice. I like gas welding too. My first year teaching Ag Sci, I built three welding stations on 55 gal drums. Welded up grates for the tops. Put a big fan in a box on the wall above the shop floor. Soldered scavenged gallon cans from the lunch lady to make a plenum and drop lines into each barrel. Welding smoke went down, not up when the fan was on. Worked like a charm. Used two old horizontal file cabinets for gas work. Used a splitter on the tanks so two students could weld at a time. Found old furnace brick for half and made more grate for cutting on. Took me all summer to put it all together. Fun times. Best welder in the class was a HD farm girl whose dad managed a nearby hog farm. She put the boys to shame. That was in 1985-87, Bradford OH. Blessings to you and yours

thank you for the great video.. i helped my dad on his side job 45 years ago and have always regretted not learning. You helped with the decision to start with Mig or Stick.. love the Amsoil sticker. dealer myself...

As a welder, im just like "YOURE DOING IT WRONG" but for a beginner video, this is fantastic. Good job mate. Wait do Canadians say Mate also?

@jheissjr

7 жыл бұрын

Can you give any tips?

@tiberiu_nicolae

7 жыл бұрын

EE101 Maple syrup massages.

@shaunminifie5909

7 жыл бұрын

EE101 ask nicely he will give you it all.

@dragoncutlery

7 жыл бұрын

wife said he has Canadian turrets

@TheTurpin1234

7 жыл бұрын

EE101 keep your arc length short, and try not to flinch when you burn yourself. chukee2009 on KZread has a great stick welding tutorial

i didn't get to choose my way of welding. dad just threw old stick welder at me

@krisztianszirtes5414

7 жыл бұрын

Same. "Wanna try welding? Here's a piece, glue it on the iron fence" Gave me the mask and the handle and the piece of scrap metal is still on the fence

@RideRevival

7 жыл бұрын

That must have hurt. Those old buzz boxes are heavy.

@truthspace5525

7 жыл бұрын

What country are you from? It's internationally recognised as SMAW, which is Shielded Metal Arc Welding. This is used in all North American code books. I'm a journeyman red seal welder. TIG= Gas Tungsten Arc Welding or GTAW MIG= Gas Metal Arc Welding or GMAW

@wobblysauce

7 жыл бұрын

DJ, Same but on a farm.. had to write my name i bits and pieces and grind them flat if it was bad.. wax on. wax off.

@mrcaboosevg6089

7 жыл бұрын

Who cares what the proper name is? Call it stick welding, it makes sound less of a ponce

Learning the hard way with a straight AC transformer stick welder from the '60, keeps you fit too if you have to move it

@ddd228

4 жыл бұрын

I put wheels on it but it's still heavy as hell. I learned to stick weld in high school, after a bit of weed.

Not only are you hilarious in the best way but also know your stuff. I've learnt much here than I ever did in that welding class i attended. Good stuff.

Office Space reference!

@a178design

7 жыл бұрын

AllAroundUnderground i caught that too,

@Fireship1

7 жыл бұрын

No less than 11 pieces of flair. Lol

@spyderindustries8247

7 жыл бұрын

But Brian always has 37 FUCKING PIECES OF FLAIR!

@fenderstratguy

7 жыл бұрын

Because what do we think of a helmet that only has the bare minimum number of stickers?

@TheOriginalCoda

7 жыл бұрын

The image I saw when I heard the reference was Jennifer Anniston wearing a welding mask, stinger in one hand, flipping the bird at Brian with the other :)

If you're looking for a good 7018, go with some Excaliburs. Favorite beads have been made with those bad boys.

@Safexscape

7 жыл бұрын

Krisco Dangus low hydrogen rod, cure in your oven for 4 hours at 350-400 before using, prep metal well, and slow rod to release all moisture before using. You will get a perfect bead. Every time. LOW HYDROGEN ROD!

@Rikushio17

7 жыл бұрын

Krisco Dangus ditto on the Excaliburs! love em!

@JunkyardFoot

7 жыл бұрын

Gonna have to try this one. Thanks.

@darkexeter1864

7 жыл бұрын

I find the flux on the excalibur's is a little fragile. but I agree good electrodes.

@blacklabel416

7 жыл бұрын

For beginners I'd recommend the hobart 7018, way more forgiving if you stick it. However if you want perfect beads Excalibur is hard to beat

I went to school some years ago and now weld for a living, because I love it. Great vid with gobs of info for the hobby welder. Just a quick tip with 7018, keep your arc close enough that you feel the flux melt off the electrode. This way you don't have to focus on travel speed, just the weld and travel angle.

Best stick welding video I have seen in the world wide KZread library.

smoke rings with a welder....level- expert pro!

@ASKARIwest

7 жыл бұрын

19:39.. Also, arc eye is a bitch.

@wobblysauce

7 жыл бұрын

+

Fabricobble, describes the way I work. But I never cut ,using dull beavers! Next time I start one of your videos, I'm taking notes!

I did a 6 month course when i was 16 in 1969. Arc, mig, tig, gas plus cutting oxy and lance and carbon arc. Then went into electronics. I weld occationally but still perfect ripples on the stick. Taught all my boys too.

Started learning welding with electrodes when I was 16, I can agree with you in a lot of things, now 5 years later I'm already really proud of my welding, I think starting with electrodes was really good for me. Nice Video👍🏻

Your insane quirkyness is so inspiring...

My dad taught me the same thing always start with stick once you know stick mig and tig will be easy good informative video As always @AvE

I learned with TIG on aluminum repairing broken welds on ammo loaders for M61 guns in A7/F14 aircraft. Had to weld angled braces to pipe. Thanks to 20 minutes of instruction I repaired 8 units that lasted for years.

Great video, I am just learning everything I can before I start my project on building a 27 foot steel sailboat... I am a just starting with welding and found your video very helpful. being in thailand not many welding classes in English, but will be getting introduced to a professional welder that will teach me some basics over the next month. Thumbs up for the video!

The last time I watched of a man's hand flail about holding a rod my mom cut off the internet

@ronwagner3315

3 жыл бұрын

Good one! LOL

Language borders on stuff heard aboard a sailing vessel. I love it. Lots of info for newbies. I enjoyed listening and watching.

Talking about spinning things breaking apart, my teacher told me a story of when he was at Uni, of a similar thing to what you talked about with the grinding wheel. The class was in the workshop, working on their own projects (design technology course) and someone was doing some metal spinning. They had a full face guard, like your welding mask, but for general use, and the guard on the lathe down. They started the lathe, and the metal sheet came off, they don't know how. The sheet hit the lathe bed, got all jagged, bounced under the lathe guard, and cut up their stomach, which wasn't a problem due to the heavy apron. However, it rolled up the apron because it caught in it, caught the bottom of the face guard, flicked it up and off, and the jagged metal left a cut up their face, just missing their eyes. Stories like this show just how dangerous spinning bits of metal can be. (who would have guessed?)

Stick arc is the way to go for beginners. Thank you Ave ☺️ I'm tig welding a year later.

You made a nice video and shared a lot of sensible information while cutting through the bull crap that I sometimes see on the net/you tube! So I subscribed. Thanks for sharing!

Why can't I like this video more than once?

I know I am late to the party, but Ave, this was the best, practical, real-world advice. You switch well between humorous tear downs and practical lessons like this. Thanks, from Brexit Britain :(

Thank you so much, I am a wheelchair user now but used to work in production and have always been building stuff. I have been having hard time trying to find someone to weld a few bits of steel together make a cinema camera mount for wheelchair. I thought I would give it a crack. And when I saw there was a video by my most trusted KZread tool guy, I am forever showing people your Dyson pull down. To be honest only tool guy I follow.

19:42... love that "puff the magic dragon" moment there :D

learnt soooo much in this vid! Thank you! My stick welder just arrived :D

been welding over 20 years. I'm coded up here in the UK. got here the hard way by working my way up. but you schooled me today. that was measuring the stick and whatever it is in thou set your amps to that. simple but good.

Great tutorial. I learned stick welding on the job from two old timers. 6011 and 7014. Great skill to learn. Haven't done in it about 10 years, still have the scars!

i don't even weld and I'm subbing to this guy.

I started with Tig and always found that to be my favorite.

A good watch as per normal, I "learnt" to stick weld by hard facing the blade of a Cat D8 dozer in my mid teens, it was a great life experience.

I really want to say that you for all of your insight, knowledge, and humor. I cant pass up watching any of your videos. I even have my wife watching you.

Zip cut??? Sir, it's properly referred to as The Death Wheel. Thank you!

Yeah, not kidding about those cut off discs, my uncle had one explode one time and it stuck in his welding hood. We hung it on the wall in the shop as a reminder.

I regret not becoming a welder when graduating high school. People always discourage us but you don’t. I appreciate thank you very informative videos. I still want to learn how to weld and will. I will start with brazing my miter Saw table. Broken aluminum. Common sense told me to graduate to stick after brazing. Glad I was right. Thanks for encouraging.

this is my favorite guy on youtube channel!i love too sit back fire up lefty and watch his videos!! entertaining and learn something!! i havent seen a video yet that i didnt enjoy!!! and i agree you can get up to speed quick on welding but it takes time to perfect it!! i started working last year as a marine pipe fitter.. and stick welding was one of the requirements and i never did it in my life!! within a day i was able to strike an ark and tack weld the pipes together using chill rings.. now of course id never be able to completely weld pipe! but with enough practice im hoping ill make where i can do more pipe welding than fittings! speaking of weld flash that shit sucks!!! my partner was half drunk at work and accidentally bumped the rod on the bulkhead right next too my face and i wasnt paying attention what he was doing and he got me! woke up the next day feeling like i had sand paper on my eyes!!