Helping anyone learn metalworking skills simply with minimal jargon.
My welding journey:
- First learned to weld when I was 12 working at my Dad's auto repair shop
- Started my first welding business in high school repairing railings and gates
- Completed trade school in TIG, Stick and MIG
- Former certified welder and AWS Certified Weld Inspector (CWI)
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
- MS in Welding Engineering from Ohio State University
- Have several years of experience engineering critical welds on jet engines, heavy equipment and nuclear power plants
- Will talk your ear off about welding every chance I get
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Nice tip!!!!
I am thinking of giving it up, no amount of online tutorials seems to make me any better, too many variables to get a good weld.
Same bro😢
@@dankflakes9673 If it helps, you need really good sight on the weld, magnified reading glasses worked for me and get up close (1ft to 2ft), cheap welders are under current by about 10%, so if you are using 6013 2.5mm, about 100A on the display. Can get it some days, then other days the welds look like crap.
@2:47 It can be a big hassle to get those threaded wheels off the grinder after you finish because they are sooo tight. To avoid that I use a rubber 3/4" garden hose washer that I slip onto the grinder first and then tighten the wheel down. The washer will compress as you use the wheel so it leaves about 1/16" separation so the threaded wire wheel comes off as easy as if you were using a non-threaded wheel.
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Am surprised the free version of Design Spark Mechanical didnt make an appearance
Why not include OpenScad in this list? If you are unfamiliar with it, it allows you to write a program to create your designs in 3d. Because it is a programming language, you can create modules that handle specific tasks and import them into your projects, and there are already tons of free, opensource modules available. Creating different versions of parts is as simple as copying the original code, changing it, and saving it to a new file. You can even import STL files created by other software and modify them to suit. One of my favorite features is that I can include Fudge Factors in my design calculations that allow me to account for the Squish effect of FDM printers. By changing one variable, I can make a hole a little bigger, and decrease the size of the pole that slides into it a little smaller while affecting the overall design as little as possible. It's also free, open source, and has a great online cheatsheet.
Thanks for the comment! I love OpenScad, in fact I build a parametric tubing notch template model that's shown up in a few of my videos. It was on the list of software that I considered, but because the operation is significantly different than the others, I didn't include it. I may make a follow up with it and a few others, such as libreCAD, though.
What you think about stainless stick welding?
It works great on thicker material, such as high pressure pipe and structural work. On very thin material such as exhaust, it's not ideal.
You tricked me twice
Great video, learned something new. (I’m a Beginner)
This is why I picked up welding. I’m pretty handy with woodwork, but some things just don’t work well in wood (like a go kart… or camping stove). So glad I put some (many) hours in to learn welding - projects like this are inspirational!!
Finally, someone that can explain welding for those who have never welded. What a concept. Thank you.
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Sir can i work in your country im from Philippines
My advice for a starter is, don't buy a tig welder that doesn't have an HF start. Forget about lift arc etc. There's no substitute for hf start.
Completely agree!
I love videos like this
A good tap going to have a GH size printed or stamped on the shank A GH 3 is the most popular Stock size . The tolerance on a good Tap is +0-.0005 each GH number represents a .0005 of and inch starting with GH1. It is no harder to make a GH1 than a GH11 the tolerance is the same .0005. I don't see a GH number on the taps you are using. So they need to measured with wires to see what size they are. I would buy a grade 8 bolt and see which tread would strip first A Thread Grinder
can you weld auto car parts and structural parts with stick or flux core?
The nice thing about 6013 the slag peels off leaving a clean weld. The bad thing is everything else.
Wow!!!!+++❤🎉
So get both lol
I never used "Gasless Flux Core Welding" but this video helped my to set up the machine witout problems 🙂
What are the best settings for extracting broken bolts from an engine block?
Could you do video on arc rods 308l 1.6 or tell me a bit more about these rods Uk
Turn the heat up. The heat spreads it. No weaving.
Have had the Forney version for at least 40 years. Better than the Sears in my opinion. One of the best uses is rusted nuts. Clean off a bit of rust on two opposing flats, with the welder off, clamp the carbons on , set to about 30 amps and turn the welder on. About 20 seconds should do it, turn the welder off. Easy to see what you're doing with the welder off. Need the shield though. The nut will be happy to come off.
Pretty cool
Thanks for a great video. I just finished building it and ground 20 electrodes in about 5 minutes. I did have to change the guide to the opposite side because the wheel kept sucking the electrode into it. The only other issue was that the hole was drilled oversized in the disk from Amazon (no surprise).
Nice video
Hmmm. Aside from using more than one clamp, what’s the reason for drilling more than one hole? The table rotates.
Just for speed, to be able to throw a clamp wherever it fits quickly.
Hey man, great vid...I'm currently building a cart. What type of welder u got and how much? Thanks
Thanks Tim for another excellent video. I'm still learning and slowly getting better with your help.
very good tutorial, I think I would be happy to try it now.
Hai sir where are you from I from India I'm mig welder i need job in Europe plz help me
I think this is a great idea. For myself, I would add a simple foot at bottom to keep the placement secure. L channel in a "U" shape anchored to the floor. This might be overkill but gives a little more peace of mind.
I'm a retired boilermaker (Australian)as an apprentice a tradesman said to me "don't just look at the pretty blue light"look inside the arc and look ,but see what happens inside and understand what's happening.
First I need to find out how to weld
Nothing like a good old buzz box.
Just picked up a miller 220 AC/DC… great info for a newbie to welding here. Thank uou
Awesome! That’s a great machine, you’re going to love it.
Wow… just picked up a miller 220 acdc. Great info for the newbie to welding here. Thank you
Just the advice I was looking for. I was considering using TIG on a new project but I have a time constraint and really need to learn it first. So its back to MIG for now. Thanks Tim👍
Just tested for this recently. So what would the Wire Feed Speed and Voltage for .035" FCAW-S be for 3F and 4F on plate? Been feeling "discouraged".
Hi Tim, great tips in the video. As an amateur I have enough trouble keeping a straight line when butting two tubes to form a tee. The bicycle head set I’m welding is 1mm and the main tube is 2mm. I’m told if I insert a spare section of 1mm tube snuggly into the 1mm tube I’m welding this will form a heat sink and reduce the likelihood of me blowing through the 1mm tube if welding on a setting for 2mm steel when keeping the torch centrally positioned between both pieces. Is this correct or wishful thinking. Someone said place a damp rag packed into the thinner tube will also dissipate the excess heat. Thanks, Bob.
Love the stance.
Great video.
Do those better drill presses have bushings sobthat the spindle doesn't slide directly in the casting bores?
Nice
To break it down: Aluminum brazing/soldering is bonding two pieces together. Aluminum TIG welding is making two pieces into one piece.
I guess to further elaborate, aluminum brazing rods aren't made out of aluminum, that's why they melt at a lower temp. Aluminum welding obviously uses aluminum filler rods, so it's one homogenous metal throughout the joint and base metal.
Hello Tim, Tricky situation I've encountered with fluxcore. I have a machine (ANDELI MIG 250 LED) which supports welding as thin as 1.0mm material with 0.8mm fluxcore wire. I had to weld a 0.5mm square tubing to 3mm thick square tubing for a learning project to make use of some scrap metal. With my skill level, needless to say I've punched bunch of holes through the 0.5mm (24 gauge?) tubing with molten weld pool. Minimum my machine supports is 40A at 1.0mm material thickness (automatic, cannot be changed.) Are there any tricks to work around this?
Thank you for the awesome information. This is tremendously helpful!!!
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Where these little Flux Core machines really shine is when you don't have a concrete pad, four walls and a roof.