Dom's Introduction To Welding... | A Beginner's Guide
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- I love welding! It's one of the most useful skills you can have. In this video, I tell you everything you need to know about getting started, and show off some of my new toys!
A massive thank you to my friends at Parweld for the gifts. Check out their range of welding gear and accessories: www.parweld.co.uk/
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Hi Dom..Great Video!! For those just learning to weld there is a series of wire known as flux cored, which allows you to weld without argon/c02. the wires come in diameters of .025"-.045". They are a bit messy in that you have to chip the flux off the weld and wire brush it clean post weld. It also leaves deposits of spatter near the weld joint, but this can be controlled by applying nozzle dip around the joint. Gas produces a much cleaner weld, but flux cored may be an alternative for some. Cheers!!
My old chap had an Eng Co from 1972 to 1991. I worked for him from 1976 to 1979. He taught me how to use Lathes, Mills, Folders, Guillotines, Pillar Drills, Fly presses and MIG, TIG and brazing. Set me up to do my own DIY stuff with Motorbikes later. This video explains welding very well.
That is not the question I asked. I am only concerned with testing for color shade blindness. I am someone who fixes everything but has to leave the welding to someone who can see it. I was not allowed to be retrained for electronics because I did not see the colors correctly, only I managed extremely well in that world to circumvent that by measuring. Therefore I also have the question for that doctor which color was black. Something that burns turns black but what color was on the resistor before it burns. Something that I could not see but was able to figure out.
oooh I love, love the purple on that Parweld gear - I wish I could get their gloves and helmet over here in Canada. I'd happily switch to purple from the red's and blue's if I could (sorry Lincoln and Miller fans, hah)! Well, maybe not for the actual power supply, though that one sure looks a lot more modern than the machines I use (but water-cooled TIG ftw!).
One thing I don't think I saw you cover is... cover up all skin! You mentioned the bright light from the arc and your eyes, but the same goes for any exposed skin; you'll get a terrible "sun" burn from the very intense UV light given off by the arc.
That is a Gucci welder. Nice to see an English welding video. As with all 'simple' things, there are more questions than answers. I'm self taught and have been welding for 30+ years and yet, every day is a school day. Realy enjoying your channel.
Best ever explanation of welding Dom. You should check out this week’s Car SOS, a Porsche 356C completely rebuilt and also the English wheel.
Thank you I’ll check it out!!
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During my first day at Wellingborough Tech College in 1982 our tutor demonstrated arc welding to us all, and then told us we'd never forget why he'd just used a welding helmet. And he was right, the lesson that I've never forgotten is that arc-eye really hurts.... for several days!! (it's basically getting sunburn on your eyeballs, do not try this at home!!!) Can't imagine that kind of lesson would be legal these days, probably just as well! Great vid, great channel, thanks Dom :)
A beach full of sand in your eyes
@@qshed Jo, that's such an accurate description that I'm guessing you're talking from personal experience.
unfortunately yes although my welding course was at Corby
ah fabulous Dom I am a 'City and Guilds welding craft practice, with honours', 1980 long time ago. you are doing a great job !!
Dom - I have been hobby welding on and off for years but you have created the "flux" that joins it all together - thanks so much.
Good luck!
Good clear and informative
Hi Dom,
Love your channel and your involvement with the Repair Shop. Just a couple of things
The negative is not always connected to the work piece, look at your tig torch.
You said you always use a foot pedal and not all welders have that facility.
Tig comes in 3 arc variations scratch, lift and high frequency and a beginner needs to be aware.
Hope these points help.
Hiyah Dom, first came across you from watching Repair Shop on tele . Brilliant program, very talented people. Then came across your very own channel whilst browsing you tube, Subscribed immediately !! love what you do, you have learned me so much along with probably countless other people who have a thing for restoration and just have it in them to get their sleeves rolled up and just have a go and do a quality job. So thankyou mate. Just wanted you to know you are appreciated .
p/s you should be a teacher mate of loads kids would benefit from a bloke like you
Thanks so much what a lovely message!!
I really appreciate it, thank you
twi bits of advice when welding with tig or gas was bend the filler wire end over so you don't stick it in your eye, and don't use a no gas mig as they ain't as good as gas
Great video Dom .down to earth and spot on .
I rest my case.. Dom said it first " You must have AC-DC" I couldn't agree more. For Those About to Weld (We Salute You) 🤘🤘🤘
Haha!! Always need a good soundtrack!
Great stuff again Dom. To add to your list of types of welding there is also friction welding. MIG does not need a gas bottle if you use flux core welding wire and the polarity of your MIG machine is reversed, ie the negative clamp become positive and the gun goes from positive to negative.
Hello! Welder here! Good introduction! There are useful apps to help find wire speed/voltage for the MIG depending on what to weld, and in which position. With normal wires (not flux-cored), you're supposed to aim the torch a little more in the direction you're going to. At least, that's how I learned!
I loved learning about how you restorers feel about the items and the worries and considerations you have to think about. That you are so concerned is a credit to you. And working in a school I understand how time flies and then it’s Friday and most of your ‘to do ‘ list is still there! But you love it. Have a great week
Thanks Dom! You explained everything at the DIY level... Bravo!
Thanks Dom, you have explained away the mystery of what is happening !
Hi Dom....i enjoyed this video very informative and well presented so thank you for posting.....i wanted to improve my welding so i attended evening classes the City and Guilds part 1 certificate in welding studies was a 2 year course, and it was 2 evenings a week, 1 evening was the practical session, and the other evening a theory session both with exams. The first year was gas fusion welding with oxy acetylene and you had to complete various test pieces which would then be destructively tested and then you were marked accordingly. The second year was then manual metal arc welding again test pieces had to be produced and tested.....my two instructors were brilliant and i learnt a great deal over those 2 years, one of the instructors was previously employed at BOC and was the person in the training films demonstrating the gas welding techniques. Have a good Easter i hope you get the opportunity to eat lots of chocolate eggs lol....best regards, Stefano.....
Hi Dominic. Thanks for the mention. Gas is always readily available. Glad it helped you to make a great video. Top work 👍
Can I add a few things, as you said when you put on the new helmet " thats much clearer" always keep the visor clean and replace the plastic guards regular, the better you can see, the better your welds. Keep the welding tips clean, use a tip dip or similar. Always use a quality wire, the better the wire the better and easier the weld. hope this helps
Love your video's ive always admired good welding I stick metal together when needed but wouldn't call it welding going to start playing again try and get better. I helped out in a blacksmith's shop as a lad usually when a farm machine of my dad's needed repair I would go to help as the goffer, learnt so much from the smithy he was a true craftsman. He wielded up a multi branch exhaust manifold off my Rover with a stick welder, he did such a neat job and it didn't crack again. Everyone else said it was not repairable.
Great video. First time I’ve seen welding explained in a way I can understand 👍
On the one hand, any amateur can have a go at MIG welding and by trial and error, produce acceptable results. On the other, there's no substitute for an in depth understanding of first principles (with oxy-acetylene welding, stick etc.), so as soon as the colleges are open again post-covid, I would urge anyone considering buying a MIG welder to sign up for a few weeks of evening classes. I studied "C&G 165 Welding Craft Practice" in the early 1980s as an apprentice and it was invaluable to me.
Fascinating and informative Dom, as ever. As a total noob I would have loved to see a few minutes of you talking us through actually doing the different types of welding. Putting your explanations into practice as it were.
Dom, great video very enjoyable. Only one thing, you didn't really mention sunburn and in particular sunburned wrists from the arc. Hence why longer gloves help.
Great video, very helpful, thanks a mill.
Your welcome! Thank you
I should have watched this before purchasing my welders. Good intro.
Great channel Dom. Just a quick tip for newbies when you attach the regulator to the bottle crack open the bottle valve for a second to clear any crap from the valve as this can ruin the regulator. Been welding for over 50 years now and I cannot stress enough the importance of eye protection. Had arc eye as we call it 4 times and it burns the eye and it feels like sand at the back of your eye and can end up with a visit to hospital. BE CAREFUL.
Thanks for the tip! Appreciate it!
Thanks for amazing intro to the dark art. Looking forward to the next lesson😃
Cheers, Dom. That's just what I needed.
Great to learn the welding basics, I understand which is best for what now. Thanks Dom.
So glad to hear it! Thank you
Absolutely brilliant. I was taught to gas and arc weld when I was an apprentice. However, I haven't done any welding for probably 40yrs and so to have Mig and Tig welding explained so well was just great. Although I have never done any, I now have much more appreciation of what each type is. Thanks.
Thanks Dom your knowledge is priceless 😎
Informative, educational and entertaining, the best kind of RUclips video. Thanks Dom for these snippets into your life.
You have to revere the coach builders of old who had only oxygen-acetylene gas welding at their disposal. Dom, search youtube for a video by William Longyard "Gas Welding Aluminium Kent White + bonus." The bonus is a former Aston Martin panel man fusion welding together two halves of a panel. No filler rod, you'll love it.
Now THATS and instructional video, so glad I found this, timely too (ps if you have or intend to do an aluminium casting video that would also be timely!) just found this channel and so pleased it’s got the detail and depth that the Dom & Jay TV program doesn’t have sadly, obviously restrained by the TV dumbed down format so glad to find you “released” here to do what you do best, thanks
Thanks so much I really appreciate it
Very nicely done Dom 😁. Probebly a bit late now but a shout out for gasless mig could help some "part time hobby" welders like myself. I use flux core wire on my cheap (ish) Clarke machine. I was going to convert it to gas but for the "leaky cheap bottle" reasons you said, I decided against it. I just need to be able to pull out the welder and start. I have only used gasless in any of my RUclips videos. And the results are sufficient for "a quick welding task". Thanks for the video Dom... keep up the great work 😁👍
Hi Dom.
Loved the video , just one thing extra too the clothing part.
You have to wear them because your skin gets very red and blistered if you are welding a lot.
It is like sunburn but you don't get a tan 😂
Thanks for this Dominic I opted for a flux core mig welder and to be honest I was ready to throw it through the garage door whilst working on my Landrover Series 2 restoration project and kept resorting back to my stick arc welder, turns out I was putting to much pressure on myself and needed to practice with loads of bits of scrap metal and get the wire speed turned down and always get a good clean earth clamp position and my welds have become 10x better and also brought a better light reacting mask and not the handheld one that came with the kit.
Thank you Dom, great introductory video for us DIY guys.
Hi Dom, have to say video production quality is excellent! Well done.
Fantastic video Dom, just enough detail. Thanks for all your efforts.
Hi Dom, I have no interest in doing any welding BUT I found this video really interesting and you explained everything so easy to understand - I still don't want to do any welding!! 😜😂😂
I have a new found respect for welders! Great video and you’re right the new helmet is awesome!
Cheers, Dom. Absolutely brilliant, been after a starter video like this for ages!
great video, nice primer, thanks Dom
As a newbie, I found your video both informative and intuitive. Thanks for sharing Dom
Your welcome! Glad it’s helped
I just got myself a second hand Mig welder and have been learning with Flux core gasless MIG welding wire. Set up is slightly different to standard MIG, the theory is you don’t need gas, and you tend to get more weld penetration for less amps.
Hi Dom, Ive always fancied having a go at welding. Maybe Ill get a cheap second hand one like you started out with and do a bit of practicing. I’m nearly seventy and Ive learned so much from this video to inspire me to have a go. Thank you so much.
Oh that’s amazing! Thank you for the lovely comment, go for it! You don’t need a fancy machine, a second hand basic one and a small bottle of gas and you’ll be away!
@@DominicChineas Me too just bought a cheap stick welder and having a go for first time at 50.
It's not the best and keeps tripping my pcb on low voltage. I'm sure I'll get there.
Love this one... Great channel too.
Looking forward to lots more!
My new found hobby has turned into a subscription to your channel,looking forward to more videos 🔥
Another excellent video - I didn't realise how many variations to welding there were. Whilst I play with wood rather than metal I would be tempted to join a basic course somewhere. I probably need to master soldering first!!! Many thanks for taking the time to show it.
Great Video Dom, really good intro, glad you like the machine
Wow awesome video bud can’t wait for part two
Perfect timing Dom, all the kit and no idea (well almost..!). I look forward to following your tips to help my learning curve - Argon arrives tomorrow!
Dom, great vids, much enjoying them. Welding wire, always bend the top end over in a loop so you dont stick it in your eye!
Excellent presentation Dom, thank you and frighteningly I think I understand...!! Looking forward to more videos. Kind regards, Richard.
Glad to hear it! Thank you
Hello Dom, well there is a thing of beauty! Nice machine looks very well put together and thought out. Like you I would start with the very basics. I was taught not only to use MIG and ARC welders but to also listen to the sounds they make , you learn to hear when it's all good. Another cool video mate, top job! Cheers Simon
Hi Simon!
Totally agree about the sound, it’s very hard to show how to actually weld on a video, you need to spend some time practicing to get a feel for it, thanks for the comment
Cheers Dom great tutorial. Really enjoying your channel all the content has been great.
Thanks so much for this video just the advice I needed.
Dom - good introduction to You Tube and how to get started.
Thanks Kiwi
Thank you for explaining the differences. I'm curious about it but more importantly fascinating with this type of skill set. New sub. Awesome clarity for all levels. 😊
What a fantastic welding Intro. I want to learn so I can do my own work on my classic VWs. I wish I had a bigger workshop though.
Thanks Dom, a fabulously interesting and informative vlog. Wish you were just around the corner, would love to try to see it done close up.
My mum used to be a welder in the pram factory in Belfast and she then taught my brother how to weld when he got his first one. He got to be very good at it and only forgot to use his mask the one time ...a lesson learned! Brilliant video, Dom as while I'd heard the different terms I wasn't 100% clear on the differences between welding types.
Great video Dom, I'm not a proper welder but I do a little welding and I have a gasless fluxed core wire machine which works quite well. Your tip about the contact for the earth point being clean is really helpful. I also use acetone to degrease the metal before welding.
Great video Dom,
During the first lockdown I needed to attach metal solar panel brackets to the roof of my steel narrowboat, and seeing as no one was allowed to visit I bought a welder and a mate taught me how to weld via facebook messenger using pictures and videos... and just over twelve months later the brackets and panels are still on the roof!
The bit I struggle with is where I need to alter wire speed and voltage... maybe you could do a video explaining the basics how to tell when you need to alter those and whether a weld needs more or less voltage / a increase or decrease in wire speed.
Keep up the good work, and take care
awesome video for anyone learning welding well done dom great info :)
that was great.. thanks i apricate the tutorial J
Been looking to get into this, cheers man! 🙏
Well explained learn something every time I watch thumbs up respect
Thank you!
Great you have a RUclips channel Dom, looking forward to learning with you
Great video Dom, would love to try my hand at it. I’ve watched other videos on welding but yours was so clear and to the point, giving a quick over view of what is needed, without any waffle, and a simple explanation of the pros and cons of MIG over TIG. Brilliant. Thanks
Your welcome, give it a go!
What a brilliant vlog Dom! Really interesting. I had no idea how all the equipment actually worked. Great product haul from Parweld! Love the new welding helmet too, it's awesome! Might start texting my old dad during TRS episodes telling him what type of welding you're doing on each item lol. Look forward to more vlogs soon. Thanks for posting this.
Great video Dom and well done to Parweld for loaning you their lovely kit. Just ordered some of their gloves today; they look so much better than the gauntlets I have been using. That welder looks fantastic, but I may need to save up some more pennies before I treat myself but will get one soon I think.
I'm really pleased that we can see the real you....because at the end of the day TRS......is a television entertainment show!!
Loving the Castrol Cabinet :)
I now want to see a Dom project,welding cart build,like an Adam Savage project,design ideas,thoughts and process.
Great job explaining things and I agree - the flames make the helmet :)
Great video Dom. I learned to weld at college (MIG, TIG and Stick) and I do it now as a job, but I’ve still learned some bits from this video. Thanks.
Great channel Dominic. I stumbled upon your channel just today. I recognized you from the Workshop show. Thank you for the great info.
Hi Dom
Really enjoyed this video.
I have a small workshop but I deal in wood not metal, but found this really interesting. I'm going to look around to see if there are any welding courses etc in my local area.
BTW I got a new boys toy too this week a new bandsaw from Axminster. Loved the unboxing etc setting up etc lol.
Kind Regards Chris
I hope Parweld let you keep the welder!
Great Vid, just what I wanted to know
Just got my first MMA welder... old one, and booked myself of a local course for beginners. Hoping to learn tbe safety side first off. Great video. Many thanks
Good luck with it! I’ll be doing a stick welding intro video soon!
Dom, really liking the mixed content of your new RUclips channel with 'how to' type stuff, then your vehicles, your Vespa project (though I'm a Lambretta fella) and your work related skills.. going to try some electrolysis after your vid.
That's some piece of kit Dom - Christmas definitely has come early, well done Parweld lending you all that kit. I'm sure you'll make excellent use of it all - your welding helmet reminds me of my son's motorbike helmet. Once again great informative video Dom 👌😊
Thanks Lynn!
Loving the channel Dom, I've been welding since I was 13! Ith stick welding That's over 40 years ago lol
I was completely self taught until my 20's when I was taken through coded welding for the place I worked.
Great informative video and I hope you really enjoy the new gear
Have a great day and best wishes
I’ve never tried stick welding! I think I’ll give it a go soon, I’ll make sure to film it for your enjoyment haha
@@DominicChineas just watch the pool, mind the slag and you'll be fine 🙂
There's a joke there somewhere 🤔😆
Hi Dom, yes, welding helmets. I have 20 years restoration under my belt, I also have cornea from welding. That's 'arc eye'. When I look up at a beautiful blue sky, I see black crows, bats, demons, floaters. Whatever you ant to call them. You will regret it, so yes, proper welding mask, correctly set up.
Must, must, must!
Just stumbled upon your channel, brilliant. Nice to see someone using tools correctly. Now subscribed and looking forward to the BSA Bantam project... J
Welding kit is another thing on my wish list hahahahah! 40 years ago I used to do some industrial stick welding, but I’d love to have a go at MIG and TIG.
Very useful
Phew! That was a rapid tour! Really it’s impossible to cover the basics in one video, but you did well.
Hope they let you keep the machine..
I’d suggest perhaps one video on each of the methods, so we can see you doing just MIG, or just TIG, perhaps even some stick or gas welding - though not many home workshops have gas these days I guess. Thanks Dom. A good Sunday break from working in my garage. Les
Good idea, thanks for that!
Nice one Dom, I love welding and have learnt from practice. I would love to see some demos on MIG with various thickness material showing the difference voltage and speed make.
SOLD ordered one, just waiting delivery got a great deal from Mobile Welding Supplies Ltd, THANKS Owen
Good on you!! So glad to hear it!
@@DominicChineas Thanks, Like you self taught, retirement present to me, sold my 35 yr old murex last new welder i bought and chinese- german tig, Love your workshop in background
Brilliant overview. I used to like welding as part of my general apprenticeship with British Steel. It was before the MIG/TIG days, so oxy-acetylene or flux coated stick. I preferred oxy-acetylene, much more control with a filler rod in the other hand. They should let you keep that welder or offer a massive discount, it would be seen on The Repair Shop after all...
Hi Dom i am not welder but it is good ti listen & watch you work very skillful.
Have a great week & keep on with the channel. 😎
Thank you!
Hi Dom. Looking foward to all of your instructional posts. Could you cover plasma cutting at some point as I've just bought one. Cheers
Great video Dom appreciate the comments regarding experimentation and practice maybe for a future video some discussion around wire speed and voltage??