Think "Main Thing" on Every Welding Job
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I made a video not long ago welding a .050” full pen aluminum butt joint where I compared wire brushing to not as well as some other details.
So in order to get the most out of the scrap pieces from that video, I had an idea for this video with a few more tips for tig welding aluminum. 
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Jody, you are "THE MAIN THING" in welding‼👍✔💯
The term “makes it look easy” is tossed around quite a bit, but in this case, 100% deserved my friend.
Great timing on this one, Jody! I was just sitting down frustrated from a welding job I took on, and your advice at the beginning was exactly what I needed to hear.
Thanks for taking the time to upload!
Thanks. Glad it helped
Thanks so much for a thin aluminum example! So few videos cover this. Also for including the settings and gear specifics. I've only needed to weld thin aluminum a few times but I find it's demanding and excellent practice for control of heat, travel speed, and adding the right amount of filler at the right time.
Not sure if this idea has a use , maybe for even cleaner AL & Stainless - to use something like a sand blasting cabinet , fill with welding gas / bleeding out air & welding inside cabinet ?
Been watching for a few yrs. now , getting back into welding [ started in 8th grade 1968 ] used in multiple trades , and the last few yrs. got my 1st inverter welder a Everlast Lighting MTS225 and one of you cup kits ---- Thanks again
You can buy argon chambers. I’ve used a couple welding 15CDV6 motorsport drivetrain parts. Really clean to weld in but also very awkward. Like you it’s like welding with your hands in a blasting cabinet
Excellent advice! I have been watching welding vids for the last 15 or so years and this is only the second or third time I've gotten a notification mentioning anything about this specific thing that nobody hardly learns anymore. Great that you make "The Main Thing" about each different weld a mantra future welders can remember easily. Thank you!
Assumptions. The tacks look different because of argon flowing through the open joint allowing Ar to do some cleaning action on the back.
I was wondering about that but didn't know why it happened, and I'll bet you're right. I do remember reading (and I think Jody has mentioned) that the presence of argon is needed for the etching that removes the oxide.
Great camera shots and a really good topic, thanks again!
I bought that perch from you . I added two more magnets and it's like a rock and works like it's bolted . Good unit , and thanks Jody . :)
I agree, I balance all considerations but try to keep sight of the main requirements and keep an eye on that during the entire process.
Just started listening to your podcast it’s great I know who Tim is he worked with sone friends of mine at standard aero , your videos definitely helped me get through some hard tests I did at a different aero space company that builds fairings & flap’s recently they have the hardest test around
Using 2mm aircraft sheet alum for hydro-pressure molding-getting the full penetration is so essential. Not getting full penetration could cost the guy blowing up your weld his life.
Isn't aircraft alum usually 7000 series and is normally riveted and not weldable?
@@dereklloyd527 =if you’re welding in the 7000 AL your hear and using TIG ONLY is incredibly important. Too cold and penetration is low too hot and it cools brittle, you might as well have used cast iron.. all I can say is run a few hundred beads, lay out 100 cards in different alloys and learn all you can. But yes, 7000 is not flexible enough in many cases and when the molding process is finished the weld id cut out and it’s riveted, screwed and bolted to the airframe so that there are no stress fractures. The misnomer about aircraft grade AL being not weldable is because runway maintenance cant’ have a welder out there while the jet is being filled with jet fuel on the tarmac and some minor repairs are done on the fly by shooting some rivets and tacking down a panel before a flight or even during boarding…three cheers for modern cost saving maintenance…also welds in 7000 tend to fracture with vibration…rivets are better for long term flying
@viscache1 thanks for the info. I'm just a hobbyist and only going with what I've read online, so I was hoping for more clarification on the subject and was hoping somebody with actual experience in the field would chime in when I posted my original comment.
Thanks , always great information here.....and great products.
Exceptional work
Thanks 😎
Love your NEWEST accessory to assist Welders get the JOB DONE RIGHT
Thanks for sharing Jody. Stay safe around there. Fred.
I'm intrigued by your product... Great idea.
Beautiful welding 🥽
The Bob Ross of welding 👍
Great knowledge, thank you for sharing. I bought some of your TIG gloves and they are awesome.
Super démo
Merci
Obrigado pela orientação.
Love your welding videos. I've been having issues trying to get full penetration on 16ga aluminum tubing pie cuts. I keep getting back side issue that it always looks like a line or potential crack. If not, i blow through. Going to keep practicing.
Gostei desse TIGfinger e essas luvas 🧤
Thank you Jody ))) What a great video !
Any ETA on when the strong hand will be restocked? That us exactly what I need.
Good info as always. I noticed the website only had 1/8 er308l wire in stock. When are you getting more small diameter stuff in?
It’s on order. Should be in stock in a few days. Thanks
@@weldingtipsandtrickscopy that!
Sir do you recommend welding school that foreigner can apply ?🙏
Does going over the weld on the restart debilitate it?
You make it look so easy.
I know just enough to know that it isn't.
Thanks Jody. Great teaching. I get the #5 cup but why use a collet body in the torch instead of gas lens? Is it because the kit didn't have a lens?
I think both standard collet body and gas lens in #5 size work equally well. But some people have a preference for standard collet body for aluminum. The kit I used is only standard collet body
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Welding thin aluminum is like walking a tightrope, but with more sparks! 🔥
Do you find aluminum needs to be chemically etched (removing the oxide) prior to tig welding??
Not necescarily chemical but grind it clean, use an aluminum wirebrush not steel and the ac function on the welder helps clean that layer off as well.
HSS Scraper, its aero standsrd here. Rod gets it too !
Right around the 3 minute mark take a look around the arc. See how its kinda funny fuzzy lookin? Thats that oxide layer burning away.
Welding in AC cleans the oxide layer on the negative and melts the aluminium. All you need to do is get the surface layer clean, so acetone and a brusing with an aluminium brush that hasn't been used on other metals should suffice. You can grind the surface around the weld, but it isn't always needed.
@@Yzerbruh I believe it's sometimes called "cathodic etching" and the argon envelope of TIG welding is part of the process in this case. Electrochemistry that's beyond my understanding but it works!
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Jody, smaw and mig seems to be no so popular and tig seems to be the new norm really miss the old videos on arc welding and mig.
Can you make me your apprentice?😊
Can you do a video on 1/4 inch outside corner joint with MIG?
Sir do you recommend welding school that foreigner can apply ?🙏