Aluminum MIG Welding with YesWelder - YWM 211P - Pulse MIG
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- Опубликовано: 16 мар 2024
- I always run 100% argon for shielding gas when welding aluminum!
This is the first of several videos showing what I've learned about welding aluminum with the YWM 211P from YesWelder and the settings I use with it. It's a MIG welder capable of single and double pulse, and the price tag is under $1,000. For the hobby welder or DIY folks out there, I think this is really worth checking out ESPECIALLY if you're looking to do some aluminum welding.
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You put down some boss of welds there man for the price it welded decent
Thank you! Definitely does a nice job. I’ve never welded with a high end MIG machine so not sure how it compares, but for my purposes it’s been great!
Such a great video Tom. Thanks heaps for putting in the time to put it together.
Thanks for watching. Being a self-taught welder I hope to help others who want to learn with where to start...and I think that finding an affordable machine that has high capabilities is intimidating for someone who wants to weld for the first time. Hoping to help some folks out in taking that first step!
I totally understand and really appreciate it. Thanks Champ 🏆
@@tomspontoons Agreed, thanks Tom!
One review showed the welding wire roller was misaligned and he had to insert a washer. Was this what you found?
No, I had zero issues with that. I believe I found the same review, but it was from someone who is sponsored or works for another welder brand. I plan to work with this welder a lot more on upcoming projects so I can show more uses, what it is capable of welding wise, and how it holds up. I also have their pulse TIG machine that I still need to unbox and put to the test.
What kind of power requirements and breaker size?
Per the website:
Supply Voltage: 110V/220V 50/60 Hz
Input Current: 35A@220V，50A@110V
Can it use flux core wire?
I’m pretty sure, but not how the pulse features would work. They have great customer service from my experience, so I’d go on their website and ask.
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Since you built your boat with the Titanium, how much better do you think this pulse machine would have been?
Oh my goodness. I just started using this machine on the 16' boat I'm building now and it's incredibly more efficient. I plan to weld the entire outside corners of the boat with the YesWelder pulse MIG because I know that I can get it water-tight with that welder. I have had to TIG weld those outside corners on the last two builds to be confident that they're water tight, but the way the pulse lays in there I can take my time, lay nice welds, and not burn through. Plus it'll go way faster than TIG and I'm able to run weld passes that are about twice as long as my Titanium could run. The standard spool gun without pulse just gets so hot so fast.
@tomspontoons Yes Indeed!!! That's exactly what I wanted to hear. For my last project I tig welded an aluminum framed cabin on toons and truly don't want to do it again. I've been wanting a pulse machine for my next project due to the very reasons you cited so I was thrilled to see you try it. Thanks for the input!
@@robertboudreaux4971 I plan to do a lot more videos showing what it's capable of. I do think that pre-heating would be a big help on thicker stuff (1/8" to 3/16", it did NOT like trying to weld 1/4" thick material at all) to get the puddle to lay in quicker at start up, especially with inside corner joints. I have my eye on their pulse TIG machine too. No problems with my Titanium TIG200, but it has ZERO capabilities beyond just TIG welding. I can only set the amperage...nothing else. So no cleaning balance setting. It's been a great machine to learn with, but I'm ready for something with more capabilities.
Why don’t you back grind your previous weld so when you start off your weld it doesn’t have so much material to heat up before you start stepping your weld? Would make it look so much nice and flat rather then cold an a slug
And pre heating is good if you want to warp the ali, and a good tip for your nozzle angle is 45 degrees into the piece your welding and 30 degrees the direction your going✌🏽
I just got a flapper disk for inside corners. I definitely plan to sand those down before going overtop!! Thanks for the advice!
What wire are you using? 4043?
@@MrDave9111 I run 5356 filler wire 99% of the time. I'm almost always welding on 5052 aluminum 6000 series aluminum. I like the way 5052 flows and it's better for structural and resistance to impact. I'm mostly welding on boats so every wave and trailer trip is abusive.
Hey Tom, any idea if this is still available to buy? I looked via your link, didn’t see it on their website… interested in buying
Unfortunately it looks like they are out of stock until October. If you can wait I would say it's worth it!
@@tomspontoons thanks for the reply. I’m looking for a decent welder to learn aluminum welding with. Once I have some practice under my belt, I’m going to build one of those mini aluminum jet boats with a sea doo engine
@@Choctawhatchee_Trash The pulse MIG setup is definitely the way to go then for water tighting all the seams. I usually TIG weld the outside seams of the boats I build, but I'm confident the pulse MIG will be able to fill everything tight. Stay tuned for that and check out my boat build videos if you haven't already!
@@tomspontoons I agree pulse looks like the way to go. I’m hoping yeswelder gets this back in stock soon, I can’t justify several thousand dollars on a “name brand” pulse welder.
@@Choctawhatchee_Trash Fingers crossed for you too! I've been able to weld with a $4500 Miller TIG machine and it was nice, very smooth start ups and very consistent arc...however, with my $600 TIG machine I can weld the same stuff together and I'm not sure you'd see a huge difference. I think the pulse will help make it easier for you to learn to weld aluminum because it allows for a much slower and smoother pace moving the torch compared to a spoolgun where the speed is super critical!
I thought you needed argon gas to weld aluminum?
Yes, you do. I run 100% Argon gas. I should have made a more significant mention of that!
@@tomspontoons Flow rate would be good too. Seems most recommend 40-45 CFH.
@@quillibrium-dk6jzstandard Aluminum MIG I run around 25-30 cfh. Pulse I bump higher to 35-40 cfh