Hi Everyone, I'm sure everyone gets sick of hearing this on every single channel. If you like this video, please like, subscribe, and share. If you want to be notified when I upload new videos, you have to push the notification bell button. It really helps me cut through the bog that youtube has become in the past several years. Quality instructional videos don't get recommended nearly as much as they used to. This style of video is completely different from the typical ones I upload, please let me know your thoughts below. Thanks to everyone who supports this channel and subscribes to my educational website www.6061.com. It helps me fund the new upcoming videos. If anything isn't answered on the website, feel free to email me -Aaron
But technically we ONLY have to look at out "subs" tab to get "notifications" of latest videos from all subs. That's how I do it. No need or desire for notifications. I miss nothing of my subs because that's where I start every day (that I'm online). I know the marketing machine pushes notifications over simply looking at a subs page-but it's not something I'll ever be interested in. I subbed first day I found 6061, and "subbed" the website not long after. My PW has an issue, but I'm not ready to send it back yet. Also don't have time to work through it right now, but over two years left on warranty-perhaps I'll get it fixed.
I also really liked this format as well. I’m not saying I would like to see one of your videos be this but you know once every week or two would be great because it was loaded with information on how to correct problems or bad habits or whatever . You know when Ron Covell is liking & commenting on your videos, You’re doing it right.
I say the same thing all the time. I went from not knowing shit about welding and 3 months later after spending $45 in 2018 I was getting custom stainless and aluminum welding contracts. I made upper 5 figures in 2018. So yeah, worth its weight in gold.
Fantastic video and really engaging combining both together and responding after each point. Thanks for the time taken to go over all the questions I had - I know it will help other beginners too! Tom.
This was by far the best problem solving video you have ever put out here on the web. I am a student of yours and I have learned so much and you are still teaching me practice techniques. Thanks Aaron.
I personally liked this new style of video that you're trying. I've been a subscriber to your website for a few years now, and I can say that it's definitely worth it imo. Keep up the great videos!
Having watched hundreds upon hundreds of welding videos (not an exaggeration) once in a while you get a video that crystallizes the questions you want to ask or see. the Sylverstercustoms video with Migmastermike on MIG welding was a complete jewel. And this one is as well. I just started TIG welding aluminum 4 days ago for the first time. I've messed around with carbon steel and stainless for more than few months but I really sucked at t-joints. Just seeing a few pro tips on amperage and where to aim the tungsten and what type of tungsten to use is priceless. this video is a keeper.
After years of MIG and a bit of gas welding, I left the trade. I've decided to take up TIG as a hobby. All my equipment has just arrived; and after watching many of your videos, I will most probably be signing up very soon as I no doubt will need a bit of help, after all these years of skill fade. I like your light hearted and down to earth approach. Thanks for the videos.
Love this type of interaction, keep it up. Unimig is a well known manufacturer here in Australia and I love mine. I was so happy to see ‘my’ brand on this channel. 🇦🇺
That video should be a permanent sticky for the channel and your website - those few pieces of advice about power, arc focus and gap, and tungsten selection are priceless. I hope your next video continues into more depth about frequency and balance settings to help optimize a beginners path to becoming a good welder.
Great video! I watch Your videos all the time. I did your online course many years ago Taught me how to tig weld and I bought that finger button amperage control from you many years ago. Game changer it still works good as. I'm from Australia also keep up the good work mate
I cannot say enough good things about the way this guy teaches. Because of his website my aluminum welds are so beautiful that my friend who has been a pipe welder for 40 years is embarrassed if i look at his aluminum work lol. After i saw him welding aluminum i know why. Trying to control the angle of the torch, the filler rod, the distance from tungsten to metal , balancing on one foot on the pedal , feathering the amperage all while trying to not burn your kok is almost impossible. 1.Get the tig button !!!!! 2. sit the phuc down, comfortable 3. Cleanliness !!! 4. more cleanliness. 5. just join his website. The tig button changed my welds 1000% so much so i bought my friend one as well. He is 70 and was smiling like a child on Christmas.
I learned to TW SS jacket hoses from a seasoned journeyman at a company We worked for and the education I got from him was better than any college or school could bring me and all it cost me was time behind the hood. We need more people in the trades. Keep up the great content.
Australian welder here… those unimig tigs are awesome for what your trying to do. We have a couple at work that get properly abused so much so that I bought one myself for home. Also I weld 3mm ally all day and 2.4mm filler rod is what I prefer to use as it flows better for me.
Aaron! I really appreciate these instructional videos you're doing. I loved the fab videos you used to do and learnt heaps. It would be great to see those every now and then but these are absolute gold. I'm very tempted to pay for your online content, this is good marketing on your part. All the best from South Africa.
If i can comment, You are as a creator of YT vids, your content is excellent informative and teaching ways are appreciated. You and Mrpete222 are a Gem to people wanting to learn the trades that AI can't replace. Thank you.
Dude your videos are amazing. Seriously, very good instructor. Not everybody has that ability. Can you give us a quick tour of the shop? I believe you kind of mentioned before that it's a semi trailer, but like how are you powering everything in there and what not. Keep up the great content brosef!!
Was watching the preview to this video in my feed saw some dude talking (no sound) quickly clicked on the vid cause I was like yes I finally get to see what my idol looks like only to hear a British accent!!!! 😔 I’ve been following you for a long time dude back when you used to always have comments turned off on your videos when I was trying to let you know how much of a badass I thought you were!!! I hope one day I’ll be halfway decent of a fabricator and welder that you are!!! Much love from NC!!
Good videos, Aaron- I've been welding on and off my adult life. Went to a tech college for Welding and just paid for 2 subscriptions to your course, one for me and one for my son. looking forward to diving into the details.
Easily the most imformative/ enjoyable welding info/ content out there. keep up the good work my friend!! still wish i could get a finger trigger for my 1983 miller dialarc HF lol
Hi there I am sure that he is using a UNIMIG RAZOR 200 AC/DC welder they are made by JASIC which is as most welders are Chinese it's not a crappy welder but not made in Australia. I have used them and they are fine My preferred welder is a EVERLAST 250EXT AC/DC welder anyway I am a long time viewer and enjoy all your videos thanks and keep them coming.
English accent Tom in Australia talking to an American....cool I'm an English Aerospace Tig welder and really enjoyed it Lots of common sense and great advice 👍
Cool- I occasionally watch his vids relating to chainsaws/small engines.....when the video began, I wondered for a few seconds if I had accidentally clicked on one of his- 😂🤣 Excellent tips/info. $45 is definitely worth it. Thanks!
Mate im from Australia too and have the same 200 ac/dc Razor, and that was just brilliant, but the icing on the cake is the ok from the guru Ron Covell. Cant wait for more like this one.
Yes! I’m in welding school now and have been doing exactly what you described, practicing each new joint without filler first. No idea why this isn’t standard advice. I’ve tried to spread it to other students, but based on their results, I don’t think they listened. 😬🤷🏻♂️
Alu is the only common material I haven't had the pleasure of welding. I was taught by an old Army Engineer-to-SASR bloke in a farm shed. One day I'd love to sit down with a TIG, as my favourite process is actually gas welding. He didn't have to teach that, but I was the kid who bought himself a buzzbox to practice stick after watching him chain-pop the flux.
Always set yourself up for success. Welding is like Painting, 90% of the battle is preparation. New Aluminum is still dirty, clean it. As for Equipment heat is your enemy, especially now that it’s all inverters. Whatever your duty cycle is, say 60%, that means for every 6 minutes of welding you need to let it cool for 4 minutes. Keep in mind that is a continuous 6 minutes. Edit: That duty cycle is based on certain ambient temperatures as well.
*my Father taught me to weld without filler 50 years ago, he showed me solder first but said join without solder nor filler, then you'll be able to weld and solder with no problem* *Awesome Video*
I only have an AHP 200, and it works fine on 1/8 aluminum at about 140A. I’ve made stacks and stacks of practice t-joints . I just zap the left and right, then run a bead straight down the T. My table is 1.25” steel plate so it has a lot of thermal mass
Nice video. I find that even a little preheat goes a long way with aluminum, especially on inside corner joints. My TIG welder has a max output of 200A. When I have welded 1/4" or thicker, I will preheat and do multipass welds with a thinner filler rod. It seems to work well and the sections look pretty good.
This is great stuff! What's crazy is hearing him talk, I feel like I'm listening to a recording of own voice. Caught me off guard at first. Could be the proximity in our region of the country /state
Looks like the guys probably set up in a spare bedroom in an apartment complex. Love it! When he lights up, the high freq probably turns everybody's tv wacky!
This is a great concept for a video series, problems we all encounter followed but explanation and solution by a pro, very much here for that. Do you mess with arc or is it all tig?, quality as always brother.
6061, I began with AC TIG in the 1970's with a transformer power supply from Lincoln; 300/300 just after using the Hobart "CyberTIG". About all there was for electrodes was Pure Tungsten @ my local Alaskan LWS. I still use pure with my old Miller 300 Dynasty DX and it works fine. Stable arc from 0.040" wire up up to 0.030" wire in the OTC Tig Gun- I don't try to two hand dip with 70-some yr. old arthritic hands. I have no problems that you've mentioned but understand many welder's prefer alloyed tungsten... it just hasn't been as effective for me so I've stuck w/ pure. I use exclusively 5356 wire, most of the aluminum alloys I work with are 5086 or 6061 I used to build boats and never experienced any problems with pure. IT would be an interesting video to try two or three electrode alloys on your Miller and show the arc variabilities you've seen in your work? I hope you won't forget to consider some of your past humorous videos? I still enjoy the bike wrapped around the lamp post video but utube won't let me 'like it' more than once. I also recall the various carts and motorized chairs that were a treat. Thanks for the channel, and your great work.
No matter what a machinist tries to tell you it's never okay to weld up a Aerospace part to fix a machining screw up. I've done this a lot for molds though and molds are expensive so they're always happy to see the welder roll up
This is helpful, as I have the worst time with inside corners on aluminum. I haven't had time to sit down and apply all the advice from here and Jody, but it sounds like I really just need to slam my pedal down when I start, instead of being as cautious as I am. My biggest issue is welding machined blocks of material to thin-wall tube.
It's easy to get scared of running to many amps with ally. I never use a pedal just know my ally and go. Just many years only setting amps for father. Live your chanel bro
Double stroke rolls.. my breakthrough on those was my eureka moment for sure.. if you haven't been practicing doubles, start and do it with STRICT form. It took me so long to get it to click, but it was ultimately all about muscle memory
@MikeYurbasovich Paradiddles, paraparadiddles, paradiddlediddles, paradiddlediddlediddles, double strokes, triple strokes, quad strokes. Make your mind work and not stagnate on the "basics"!
@6061 Ha! I haven't been playing in 12 years, played for about 30. I was about as good a drummer as you are a welder. Everyone wanted to see. Now I'm not as good a welder as you, and also not as good a drummer .... Enjoy your videos either way, it's helped my Aluminum TIG immensely and I work on some killer work because of it.
Tom, or "old mate" as we'd call him in Australia, is using a Unimig Razor TIG 200 AC/DC. This is a welder made by Jasic, a well-regarded Chinese manufacturer of industrial welders, so much that Unimig include the Jasic branding on the side of their welders. The downside is that Unimig themselves are a little clueless about how their machines behave, as they didn't design or build them.
It's funny you mention musical instruments. A buddy I work with brought to my attention how musicians make the best tig welders because of the ability to control different hands and feet independently. It made sense. I'm a drummer.... Know your machine, too. Helps knowing how to taylor your arc
Very new to tig. I have a nice Snap On MM250, it'll only do mild steel, which is fine for what I might need to ever do. But it's a scratch start, ok I learned on stick. But I would be very interested in seeing a scratch start video. Thanks.
Good old Mr. Tig……Lyle, he was killed in an auto accident returning from Daytona speed week about two years ago, he did a lot of PR stuff for Lincoln at auto races…you know I was a cohost over there for about a year…they changed directions a little over a year ago, aimed for the youthful beginner….less information, and not always correct either….cheers, Paulie Brown
Hi Aaron: great video as usual! I have a question, or rather, maybe an idea for a future video. I’m looking at building an airplane (maybe, still thinking on it). Both the pro built, kits and one off experimental planes have this hard and fast rule about riveting the parts together, universally if it Aluminum. However, if one builds a steel frame airplane (usually alloy like 4340 or some such), then I’ve seen it where they silver braze pieces together or outright steel weld the pieces together. HOWEVER, this appears to be to never be done with aluminum. When asking why, I’ve been told the aluminum looses its temper and makes it weaker and so they don’t want to weld airplanes together. However, look at the competition: rivets. So every inch or two (more in high strength joints) you got a Puny little rivet. In contrast, an Aluminum weld would have a continuous weld, equivalent to more than 10 rivets. Yeah, the joint metal may be annealed from welding. But there is so much more of it versus the rivet, even if it’s metallic strength is weaker, the joint has got to stronger. And also if it’s stronger I don’t see how it would crack. Finally there is the aspect of potentially spot welding aluminum like for the skin. Currently it’s an arduous process of using clico temporary fasteners to align everything, drill holes for rivets, take everything apart, debur all the holes, clico it all together and then finally rivet the pieces together. If one could weld or spot weld the pieces together then you could half the assembly time (no deburring with spot welds). Since you weld aluminum all the time, what do you think about the strength of aluminum welds and degradation of strength from heat? A topic for a video?
AC balance can be backwards, depending on how the leads are connected. Feels like the same mistake I did when I started tig weldin and trying to get less heat into the tungsten and it only got worse 😊
I went from a miller to an everlast tig welder. The balance on the miller was around 68-72 for the tungsten to stay balled. I put that into the everlast and it almost ate my tungsten 😅 around 30-35 is what I have to run on the everlast if I put it on 60+ bye bye tungsten 😂😂😂
As explained in the video, the numbers are backwards when comparing those machines. 75% on miller is 25% on many others. 60% would translate to 40% 50% would be 50% 42% would be 58% They explain the relation differently. Hopefully that makes sense.
Regarding pure tungsten, does it run differently with transformer machines vs. inverter? My books all said pure tungsten for aluminum also. It's all I've tried with my Miller 330 A/BP [same as abom79], and I haven't had any issues, but have nothing to compare to. Thanks. .
Another thing I've heard for longevity: If it is a dual voltage machine, running on 110v apparently works the machine harder. Running on 220v is easier on the machine. I'd guess this is because the electronics have to step-up or otherwise modify the incoming voltage to do it's thing.
Great episode. By chance, what camera / filter are you using? You're videos transitions seamlessly from normal lighting to "weld" lighting and I'd like to do the same to better review my work.
For a first tig welder with High frequency for steel and aluminum, do you have any suggestions? It would be great if it had a mig function! I know I am asking alot, just any real suggestions would be appreciated. There are so many different new name welders out there that no one knows how good they are. Thanks for any help and for the video.
Just got done welding a fill fitting in a used cast aluminum valve cover. The fill fitting wasn't very thick. I got it done but wasn't able to stack dimes.
I say this every time I comment on one of your Videos. The Subscription Fee for your Website is the Best $$ anyone could ever spend to learn how to Tig Weld. You gotta be willing to invest in yourself if you expect to excel/succeed at anything. I’ve been a subscriber for about 5 years. Best & Smartest $$ I ever spent on anything to do with Welding!!!
@ you’re Welcome & Thank You for what I consider the Best Online Welding Education Platform there is hands down. I’ve been on everyone there is, and yours has been the most helpful to me by far. Your RUclips Videos are an amazing help as well. Especially now that you’ve started talking during the Videoing. You mentioned on one recently about being nervous speaking publicly like that I think you talk just fine, and I prefer the videos where you talk.
Your biggest concern should not be the duty cycle of the machine but in fact the duty cycle of your torch. The common 26 torch is only rated at 125 Amps on AC
Any device that is Honestly rated you should be fine using the Full duty cycle and obtain the Real MTBF (mean time between failure). Always let the fan cycle before turning it off. Some inverter machines are capable of running the fan even if you un-plug the machine.
I have been welding for over 40 years in oil field, construction, and mostly aerospace. Never used anything but 2% thoriated tungsten. AC, DC/EN, Argon, Helium. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NASA, ULA, Mitsubishi Aerospace. All 2% thoriated.
This video was done with a PrimeWeld 325x, and a Miller torch. I have an Esab Rebel 205i and I'm not very happy with it. Miller has not responded to any of my emails (at least 5) over the past several years when I've asked them about possible sponsorships. They 100% ignore me. Great machine, horrible at replying.
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Hi Everyone,
I'm sure everyone gets sick of hearing this on every single channel. If you like this video, please like, subscribe, and share. If you want to be notified when I upload new videos, you have to push the notification bell button. It really helps me cut through the bog that youtube has become in the past several years. Quality instructional videos don't get recommended nearly as much as they used to.
This style of video is completely different from the typical ones I upload, please let me know your thoughts below.
Thanks to everyone who supports this channel and subscribes to my educational website www.6061.com. It helps me fund the new upcoming videos.
If anything isn't answered on the website, feel free to email me
-Aaron
But technically we ONLY have to look at out "subs" tab to get "notifications" of latest videos from all subs. That's how I do it. No need or desire for notifications. I miss nothing of my subs because that's where I start every day (that I'm online). I know the marketing machine pushes notifications over simply looking at a subs page-but it's not something I'll ever be interested in.
I subbed first day I found 6061, and "subbed" the website not long after. My PW has an issue, but I'm not ready to send it back yet. Also don't have time to work through it right now, but over two years left on warranty-perhaps I'll get it fixed.
I've been a long time subscriber and I love this type of format. I always wondered if you had a voice😂😂
Aaron - you shared a lot of great tips here. I think this sort of video where you have a dialogue with one of your subscribers is excellent!
@@RonCovell when Ron Covell likes your vid, you've made it!
The OG VHS legend with feedback to the OG RUclips legend!
Yeah, I like it Too, because you get Direct Responses to the Problem or Breakthrough.
I also really liked this format as well.
I’m not saying I would like to see one of your videos be this but you know once every week or two would be great because it was loaded with information on how to correct problems or bad habits or whatever .
You know when Ron Covell is liking & commenting on your videos, You’re doing it right.
$45 is worth it’s weight in gold!!! You are a treasure of knowledge, experience and proof!!! I will be joining as well!
It's worth paying Aaron for his work .
I say the same thing all the time. I went from not knowing shit about welding and 3 months later after spending $45 in 2018 I was getting custom stainless and aluminum welding contracts. I made upper 5 figures in 2018. So yeah, worth its weight in gold.
Fantastic video and really engaging combining both together and responding after each point. Thanks for the time taken to go over all the questions I had - I know it will help other beginners too! Tom.
Well done sir. The most real world ad I've ever seen.
Loving this style of problem solving and all - his smile explaining when it 'clicked'...man that's awesome!
This was by far the best problem solving video you have ever put out here on the web. I am a student of yours and I have learned so much and you are still teaching me practice techniques. Thanks Aaron.
I personally liked this new style of video that you're trying. I've been a subscriber to your website for a few years now, and I can say that it's definitely worth it imo. Keep up the great videos!
Having watched hundreds upon hundreds of welding videos (not an exaggeration) once in a while you get a video that crystallizes the questions you want to ask or see. the Sylverstercustoms video with Migmastermike on MIG welding was a complete jewel. And this one is as well. I just started TIG welding aluminum 4 days ago for the first time. I've messed around with carbon steel and stainless for more than few months but I really sucked at t-joints. Just seeing a few pro tips on amperage and where to aim the tungsten and what type of tungsten to use is priceless. this video is a keeper.
After years of MIG and a bit of gas welding, I left the trade. I've decided to take up TIG as a hobby. All my equipment has just arrived; and after watching many of your videos, I will most probably be signing up very soon as I no doubt will need a bit of help, after all these years of skill fade.
I like your light hearted and down to earth approach.
Thanks for the videos.
Love this type of interaction, keep it up. Unimig is a well known manufacturer here in Australia and I love mine. I was so happy to see ‘my’ brand on this channel. 🇦🇺
That video should be a permanent sticky for the channel and your website - those few pieces of advice about power, arc focus and gap, and tungsten selection are priceless.
I hope your next video continues into more depth about frequency and balance settings to help optimize a beginners path to becoming a good welder.
Great video! I watch Your videos all the time. I did your online course many years ago Taught me how to tig weld and I bought that finger button amperage control from you many years ago. Game changer it still works good as. I'm from Australia also keep up the good work mate
I cannot say enough good things about the way this guy teaches. Because of his website my aluminum welds are so beautiful that my friend who has been a pipe welder for 40 years is embarrassed if i look at his aluminum work lol. After i saw him welding aluminum i know why. Trying to control the angle of the torch, the filler rod, the distance from tungsten to metal , balancing on one foot on the pedal , feathering the amperage all while trying to not burn your kok is almost impossible. 1.Get the tig button !!!!! 2. sit the phuc down, comfortable 3. Cleanliness !!! 4. more cleanliness. 5. just join his website. The tig button changed my welds 1000% so much so i bought my friend one as well. He is 70 and was smiling like a child on Christmas.
Awesome vid man, I really do appreciate all the great content you've made over the years. It makes a difference out here!
I learned to TW SS jacket hoses from a seasoned journeyman at a company We worked for and the education I got from him was better than any college or school could bring me and all it cost me was time behind the hood. We need more people in the trades. Keep up the great content.
Australian welder here… those unimig tigs are awesome for what your trying to do. We have a couple at work that get properly abused so much so that I bought one myself for home.
Also I weld 3mm ally all day and 2.4mm filler rod is what I prefer to use as it flows better for me.
That’s great to hear, I’ve only had it about a month, lovely machine!! :)
Aaron! I really appreciate these instructional videos you're doing. I loved the fab videos you used to do and learnt heaps. It would be great to see those every now and then but these are absolute gold. I'm very tempted to pay for your online content, this is good marketing on your part. All the best from South Africa.
I paid $65 for the website and it has been worth every penny. Great content.
If i can comment, You are as a creator of YT vids, your content is excellent informative and teaching ways are appreciated. You and Mrpete222 are a Gem to people wanting to learn the trades that AI can't replace. Thank you.
$45 for access to your website is SOO worth it. I just keep on learning from you. Thank You !!
Now THAT, my friend, is the best advertisement I've ever seen!! 👍
I paid $75, been a subscriber for a long time.
At $75 I thought it was great value and now it's only $45? That's awesome
Dude your videos are amazing. Seriously, very good instructor. Not everybody has that ability.
Can you give us a quick tour of the shop? I believe you kind of mentioned before that it's a semi trailer, but like how are you powering everything in there and what not.
Keep up the great content brosef!!
Was watching the preview to this video in my feed saw some dude talking (no sound) quickly clicked on the vid cause I was like yes I finally get to see what my idol looks like only to hear a British accent!!!! 😔 I’ve been following you for a long time dude back when you used to always have comments turned off on your videos when I was trying to let you know how much of a badass I thought you were!!! I hope one day I’ll be halfway decent of a fabricator and welder that you are!!! Much love from NC!!
Good videos, Aaron- I've been welding on and off my adult life. Went to a tech college for Welding and just paid for 2 subscriptions to your course, one for me and one for my son. looking forward to diving into the details.
Seriously Aaron this is one of the best videos! Thanks man, I like many are reallly learning a lot!
Easily the most imformative/ enjoyable welding info/ content out there. keep up the good work my friend!! still wish i could get a finger trigger for my 1983 miller dialarc HF lol
Great video, been watching your videos for years. You talking is a huge help
Pretty cool watching someone, when things "click"! Way to go Tom and Aaron! And ya, the $45 is well worth it to me.
I know you are getting less views, which sucks, but I really love all the newer instructional content. The older stuff was top shelf too!
Hi there I am sure that he is using a UNIMIG RAZOR 200 AC/DC welder they are made by JASIC which is as most welders are Chinese it's not a crappy welder but not made in Australia. I have used them and they are fine My preferred welder is a EVERLAST 250EXT AC/DC welder anyway I am a long time viewer and enjoy all your videos thanks and keep them coming.
Can confirm, we use the same machine with 2.4mm zirconiated tungstens, no problems at all
Great video from NZ watched you since the no talk days have learnt alot from your channel!
English accent Tom in Australia talking to an American....cool
I'm an English Aerospace Tig welder and really enjoyed it
Lots of common sense and great advice 👍
Cool- I occasionally watch his vids relating to chainsaws/small engines.....when the video began, I wondered for a few seconds if I had accidentally clicked on one of his- 😂🤣
Excellent tips/info. $45 is definitely worth it.
Thanks!
Mate im from Australia too and have the same 200 ac/dc Razor, and that was just brilliant, but the icing on the cake is the ok from the guru Ron Covell. Cant wait for more like this one.
Yes! I’m in welding school now and have been doing exactly what you described, practicing each new joint without filler first. No idea why this isn’t standard advice. I’ve tried to spread it to other students, but based on their results, I don’t think they listened. 😬🤷🏻♂️
I paid the one time fee. Well worth it!
Thanks Aaron for the quality of your content and valuable advice and training.The LORD willing, i hope to enroll early next year...
Alu is the only common material I haven't had the pleasure of welding. I was taught by an old Army Engineer-to-SASR bloke in a farm shed. One day I'd love to sit down with a TIG, as my favourite process is actually gas welding. He didn't have to teach that, but I was the kid who bought himself a buzzbox to practice stick after watching him chain-pop the flux.
This is a neat video concept. Back and forth info with your website subscribers.
Always set yourself up for success. Welding is like Painting, 90% of the battle is preparation. New Aluminum is still dirty, clean it. As for Equipment heat is your enemy, especially now that it’s all inverters. Whatever your duty cycle is, say 60%, that means for every 6 minutes of welding you need to let it cool for 4 minutes. Keep in mind that is a continuous 6 minutes. Edit: That duty cycle is based on certain ambient temperatures as well.
*my Father taught me to weld without filler 50 years ago, he showed me solder first but said join without solder nor filler, then you'll be able to weld and solder with no problem* *Awesome Video*
I only have an AHP 200, and it works fine on 1/8 aluminum at about 140A. I’ve made stacks and stacks of practice t-joints .
I just zap the left and right, then run a bead straight down the T.
My table is 1.25” steel plate so it has a lot of thermal mass
Nice video. I find that even a little preheat goes a long way with aluminum, especially on inside corner joints. My TIG welder has a max output of 200A. When I have welded 1/4" or thicker, I will preheat and do multipass welds with a thinner filler rod. It seems to work well and the sections look pretty good.
This is great stuff! What's crazy is hearing him talk, I feel like I'm listening to a recording of own voice. Caught me off guard at first. Could be the proximity in our region of the country /state
Looks like the guys probably set up in a spare bedroom in an apartment complex. Love it! When he lights up, the high freq probably turns everybody's tv wacky!
This is a great concept for a video series, problems we all encounter followed but explanation and solution by a pro, very much here for that. Do you mess with arc or is it all tig?, quality as always brother.
6061, I began with AC TIG in the 1970's with a transformer power supply from Lincoln; 300/300 just after using the Hobart "CyberTIG". About all there was for electrodes was Pure Tungsten @ my local Alaskan LWS. I still use pure with my old Miller 300 Dynasty DX and it works fine. Stable arc from 0.040" wire up up to 0.030" wire in the OTC Tig Gun- I don't try to two hand dip with 70-some yr. old arthritic hands. I have no problems that you've mentioned but understand many welder's prefer alloyed tungsten... it just hasn't been as effective for me so I've stuck w/ pure. I use exclusively 5356 wire, most of the aluminum alloys I work with are 5086 or 6061 I used to build boats and never experienced any problems with pure. IT would be an interesting video to try two or three electrode alloys on your Miller and show the arc variabilities you've seen in your work?
I hope you won't forget to consider some of your past humorous videos? I still enjoy the bike wrapped around the lamp post video but utube won't let me 'like it' more than once. I also recall the various carts and motorized chairs that were a treat. Thanks for the channel, and your great work.
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No matter what a machinist tries to tell you it's never okay to weld up a Aerospace part to fix a machining screw up. I've done this a lot for molds though and molds are expensive so they're always happy to see the welder roll up
This is helpful, as I have the worst time with inside corners on aluminum. I haven't had time to sit down and apply all the advice from here and Jody, but it sounds like I really just need to slam my pedal down when I start, instead of being as cautious as I am. My biggest issue is welding machined blocks of material to thin-wall tube.
Awsome... Good presentation. Glad I found this channel. Good content. Yes, worth it 100%.
I think that was an excellent video very informative 👍 and real heart to heart teaching.
Really like this format. Well done.
Thanks Tom!
It's easy to get scared of running to many amps with ally. I never use a pedal just know my ally and go. Just many years only setting amps for father. Live your chanel bro
Double stroke rolls.. my breakthrough on those was my eureka moment for sure.. if you haven't been practicing doubles, start and do it with STRICT form. It took me so long to get it to click, but it was ultimately all about muscle memory
Paradiddles and double strokes ftw.
@MikeYurbasovich
Paradiddles, paraparadiddles, paradiddlediddles, paradiddlediddlediddles, double strokes, triple strokes, quad strokes.
Make your mind work and not stagnate on the "basics"!
@6061 Ha! I haven't been playing in 12 years, played for about 30. I was about as good a drummer as you are a welder. Everyone wanted to see.
Now I'm not as good a welder as you, and also not as good a drummer ....
Enjoy your videos either way, it's helped my Aluminum TIG immensely and I work on some killer work because of it.
Tom, or "old mate" as we'd call him in Australia, is using a Unimig Razor TIG 200 AC/DC. This is a welder made by Jasic, a well-regarded Chinese manufacturer of industrial welders, so much that Unimig include the Jasic branding on the side of their welders. The downside is that Unimig themselves are a little clueless about how their machines behave, as they didn't design or build them.
Aaron, that was an amazing video! Can you PLEASE do a similar video but with an outside corner joint? 🙏🏻
Hello. Very good explanation. Greetings from Austria 👋 I use 2% Lanthanum WLa 20 for Aluminum.
It's funny you mention musical instruments. A buddy I work with brought to my attention how musicians make the best tig welders because of the ability to control different hands and feet independently. It made sense. I'm a drummer....
Know your machine, too. Helps knowing how to taylor your arc
This isn’t true. I know first hand, because I’ve been playing guitar for 30:years and TIG welding for 15 and I still suck at both.
This is fantastic, thank you!
Something new to get algorithms hitting again….always good Aaron…Paulie
2.3 is the equivalent of 3/32 and 3.2 is 1/8. Realize that exact manufactured filler diameter is not going to be dead on nuts. Another great video!
Very new to tig. I have a nice Snap On MM250, it'll only do mild steel, which is fine for what I might need to ever do. But it's a scratch start, ok I learned on stick. But I would be very interested in seeing a scratch start video. Thanks.
Solid tips, from truly a skilled pro.
Love the video style, real life life problem solving
Good old Mr. Tig……Lyle, he was killed in an auto accident returning from Daytona speed week about two years ago, he did a lot of PR stuff for Lincoln at auto races…you know I was a cohost over there for about a year…they changed directions a little over a year ago, aimed for the youthful beginner….less information, and not always correct either….cheers, Paulie Brown
Hi Aaron: great video as usual! I have a question, or rather, maybe an idea for a future video. I’m looking at building an airplane (maybe, still thinking on it). Both the pro built, kits and one off experimental planes have this hard and fast rule about riveting the parts together, universally if it Aluminum. However, if one builds a steel frame airplane (usually alloy like 4340 or some such), then I’ve seen it where they silver braze pieces together or outright steel weld the pieces together. HOWEVER, this appears to be to never be done with aluminum. When asking why, I’ve been told the aluminum looses its temper and makes it weaker and so they don’t want to weld airplanes together. However, look at the competition: rivets. So every inch or two (more in high strength joints) you got a Puny little rivet. In contrast, an Aluminum weld would have a continuous weld, equivalent to more than 10 rivets. Yeah, the joint metal may be annealed from welding. But there is so much more of it versus the rivet, even if it’s metallic strength is weaker, the joint has got to stronger. And also if it’s stronger I don’t see how it would crack. Finally there is the aspect of potentially spot welding aluminum like for the skin. Currently it’s an arduous process of using clico temporary fasteners to align everything, drill holes for rivets, take everything apart, debur all the holes, clico it all together and then finally rivet the pieces together. If one could weld or spot weld the pieces together then you could half the assembly time (no deburring with spot welds). Since you weld aluminum all the time, what do you think about the strength of aluminum welds and degradation of strength from heat? A topic for a video?
AC balance can be backwards, depending on how the leads are connected. Feels like the same mistake I did when I started tig weldin and trying to get less heat into the tungsten and it only got worse 😊
I went from a miller to an everlast tig welder. The balance on the miller was around 68-72 for the tungsten to stay balled. I put that into the everlast and it almost ate my tungsten 😅 around 30-35 is what I have to run on the everlast if I put it on 60+ bye bye tungsten 😂😂😂
As explained in the video, the numbers are backwards when comparing those machines. 75% on miller is 25% on many others.
60% would translate to 40%
50% would be 50%
42% would be 58%
They explain the relation differently.
Hopefully that makes sense.
@ totally but I had to find out the hard way 😂😂
Regarding pure tungsten, does it run differently with transformer machines vs. inverter? My books all said pure tungsten for aluminum also. It's all I've tried with my Miller 330 A/BP [same as abom79], and I haven't had any issues, but have nothing to compare to. Thanks.
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Absolutely outstanding video.
Another thing I've heard for longevity: If it is a dual voltage machine, running on 110v apparently works the machine harder. Running on 220v is easier on the machine.
I'd guess this is because the electronics have to step-up or otherwise modify the incoming voltage to do it's thing.
Thank you, your knowledge is so helpful.
Great episode. By chance, what camera / filter are you using? You're videos transitions seamlessly from normal lighting to "weld" lighting and I'd like to do the same to better review my work.
For a first tig welder with High frequency for steel and aluminum, do you have any suggestions? It would be great if it had a mig function! I know I am asking alot, just any real suggestions would be appreciated. There are so many different new name welders out there that no one knows how good they are. Thanks for any help and for the video.
Just got done welding a fill fitting in a used cast aluminum valve cover. The fill fitting wasn't very thick. I got it done but wasn't able to stack dimes.
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Your biggest concern should not be the duty cycle of the machine but in fact the duty cycle of your torch. The common 26 torch is only rated at 125 Amps on AC
EXCELENTE VIDEO!!!
Great work sir
Good informative video 👍
This was awesome!
Any device that is Honestly rated you should be fine using the Full duty cycle and obtain the Real MTBF (mean time between failure). Always let the fan cycle before turning it off. Some inverter machines are capable of running the fan even if you un-plug the machine.
cant wait for the Horseshoeing video.
I have been welding for over 40 years in oil field, construction, and mostly aerospace. Never used anything but 2% thoriated tungsten. AC, DC/EN, Argon, Helium. Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NASA, ULA, Mitsubishi Aerospace. All 2% thoriated.
Fyi, the unimig welders are made by jasic. They have a decent reputation. They are under different brand names in other countries, no idea in usa.
Really good vid mate
Awesome video great job
Is that guy welding in his bedroom? Legend
Very cool Aaron . :)
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Esab welders rock. This guy must have shares in miller
This video was done with a PrimeWeld 325x, and a Miller torch.
I have an Esab Rebel 205i and I'm not very happy with it.
Miller has not responded to any of my emails (at least 5) over the past several years when I've asked them about possible sponsorships. They 100% ignore me.
Great machine, horrible at replying.
Great video! Lol, that's not a thin material! Thin is 1/3 of that!
Yes!
Good vid. Thanks
keep it coming
Hey you need some welding classes bad