I am a 20 year LA City certified welder and a CWI and I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the proper terms and procedures that you are teaching every one with your videos. I am always pushing the welders on my jobs to subscribe to your channel. And even with the amount of time I have in the trade I am forever learning from your wisdom or remembering tricks I have forgot. Keep up the great work.
Hola recurro a tu experiencia, estoy tratando de practicar para rendir en posicion 3 f, me cuesta que tenga penetracion estoy soldando con 7018 a 115 amp
Jodi, I've watched countless YT welding videos and also done quite a bit on reading on the subject, but that's honestly the first time I've ever heard anyone actually describe Arc Force in not only a concise and technical way, but in a way that's easy to understand and MAKES SENSE! Thank you sir!
Hey Jody! This comment isn't really related to this video. I figured maybe you'd be watching comments in a more recent video so I'm hoping you see this. I went to a job interview today advertised for a TIG/fabricator. I have TIG welded but not in the last 10 years. Twice that for MIG and then only structural aluminum with a spool gun. I sent my resume with a cover letter saying I haven't done TIG in a long time, but when I did I was pretty good at it. ( Braze welding also. They always seemed similar to me.) The reply said "If you can TIG a corner on 20Ga stainless, we'd love to talk to you.' 20ga? Stainless? @#$%^! I almost chickened out right there. I've been a deep sea diver for most of my adult life. 20 years in the Navy, 20 as a commercial diver. I was initially trained as a ship fitter (Hull Tech) which covered welding, always 7018, 6011 in real life on most things. But after dive school, I was a diver not a ship fitter and welding was as needed when something broke or needed to be made. On the commercial side my first job was welding a couple hundred 200lbs sacrificial anodes to a port seawall for cathodic protection. Used 6013 wrapped in electrical tape. Or 7014 if it was clean metal. Rutile flux is better down under. Has to do with the gas and quick puddle quench in the water. Traps hydrogen if you try much manipulation. I was pretty good at that too. My last dive job was doing the same thing with 1,325 of those anodes. 6-7 hours a day welding. Shallow (
I wanted to be a commercial diver too, I’m 16, diving really interested me, I’m also a very good welder. I’m not sure if I still want to be a diver, I don’t know if it’s worth it or not.
Yet another great educational treat! Thanks Jody. Let me tell you that in welding suppies stores here in Greece if I ask where to learn how to weld, the response is "Go to the welding school in the capital city, or watch weldingtipsandtricks videos." ? How cool is that.
Finally, I've gone through almost every video on youtube on the subject of Arc Force and at the end of each video I was not only disappointed but also frustrated. Then I found your video and boom, everything I needed to know about this feature was here (how, what, why, when). I've bought an inverter machine and am teaching myself and this video gave me hope when I couldn't understand the Arc settings and almost gave up (haven't touched the stinger in 2 days), low on arc force won't let me strike an ark at all, hight on arc force and I burn through 2mm thick practice piece with 6013. Thankyou so very much for the video.
Sir, you are extremely humble! It always amazes me when you say not the best weld and I need more practice words of a true master of his art. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, God bless
You're the best!!! Thank you so much for your detailed instructions. I'll never be a pro but I want to do a good job for my own projects and for friends as well.
A few good pointers iv learned quite a bit thankyou I’m just a novist ,if I’m going to do a bit welding I would rather do it right don’t want it to break so I appreciate your tutorial nothing like learning from a pro .old jimmy
“Theirs a podcast on Spotify 🫡 🔥” Man I can’t believe I watched some of your videos along time ago when I was green. Just picked up on your podcast a month ago now I’m in 2017ish podcast on your favorite helmets. Thanks for all your knowledge. I bought a engine driven welder last week and getting back into for side work haven’t done stick in a while and couldn’t figure out why I could weld every position except up hill my angle was 45 degrees off….. Thanks again.
You are the man Jodi! I hope I spelled your name right. Your tips and tricks have helped me more than my own Instructor has in college. I will keep watching and learning from you Sir. God bless
Thank you for these videos..im starting my second year ironworker apprenticeship in sept. and its going to be welding. Ive spent some time in the booths and i can do some really decent flat welds. Ive started going vertical and im here to get as much knowledge as possible. These videos are a huge help for me to understand what im doing.. You used the term "scrub" i was telling someone i noticed when i feel a slight scrape it works great for me and the qaulity of my weld. 👍
Definitely very helpful. I’m a little ahead of my class so I can work on some other stuff and possibly get a qualification if I pass a 7018 verticale up test
Yup you da man.. 🔥💪🏻 taught me and thousands of people the tips and tricks of welding stick mig and tig. You are a great teacher and mad respect to you. Btw I have been buying stuff from weldmongers for years now.. keep doing videos.. the greatest metal melting videos on RUclips ... we all love it.. take it easy my friend and hold a tight arc 💯💪🏻🔥
There are so many gifted coders, electronics engineers and developers out there, and you could envision a MIC under the helmet that responds to: "Set 110" / "Plus Five" / "Minus 10", "Slope down" ETC-etc. - And transmit it to the Welding equipment via Bluetooth or {whatever}. Voice recognition is everywhere nowadays. You can get an Alexa Echo Dot for $40.-. That device is by mega-dimensions more sophisticated than a blunt fingertip AMP control which they sell for way beyond USD100.- (Which is obscene ^^). Should be easy for people working in the right industry.
Hello Jody, Back when I was in Vocational school in 1976 we had uncoated electrode we practiced with. They called it "Coat hanger Rod", and it was a challenge to weld with. We had to practice with it for the first 2 weeks, after that we were allowed to use 6011 which seemed like a Cadillac compared to an Edsel. It would be interesting if you could get ahold of some of that electrode and see what you can do with it. IF they still even make it.
The hot start is the same on miller big blue 400s. I just know im always stick welding and turn it all the way up. Usually i run full dig with 7018 when im in good positions. Im in an elevator shaft now welding behind in very tight uncomfortable positions, base materials galvanised on galvanised.. my length of is extremely variable so i found turning the dig to all the way "soft" gives me a lot of tolerance
I love your videos so much. I've been watching for a while. I only do automated orbital welding for tubing, but I'm fascinated with welding in general.
I’d love to see you do a video on dual shielded flux cored 1/16th wire (I don’t think you have). That’s what I use at work. Would be nice to hear some tips on how to produce neat looking welds with that thick diameter wire. It does make a difference. Does feel much different than 0.35/0.45 IMO.
Thought I would pass this on for what it is worth. I have a MIG Miller 211 Auto-Set machine which has a dial showing 10-100 for the wire speeds. Most videos typically tell the IPM values, etc. I contacted Miller which responded with an estimate of 65 ipm for each "10" on the dial, so 20 = 130 roughly, etc. Perhaps if you wanted Lincoln may tell you what the Hot-Start numbers represent.
I would like to see your take using a sa200, ie: settings, voltage, amperage. Hi amp-low voltage vs low amp hi voltage. Cold stacks vs hot etc. I've learned so much from your videos but have only found your shop welder videos.
No encuentro video donde despues de la primer pasada pongan la pieza en una prensa hidraulica y la separen para ver la penetracion de soldadura. Esa es la prueba que salio bien. Desde el principio
Reminds me of my X-ray days in the late 70s using 8018 and 11018, 3/32 and 1/8 with a little 3/16 building submarines. Course we had an inter pass temp to work within. I then moved on to X-ray horizontal sub arc, much faster, and only about 100# a night because of inter pass temp. Primitive tools by today's standards
OK so I’m in welding school and I’m doing uphill and if I go that slow it just drips and looks horrible and I’ve tried so Many different things to make it work and it seems like can’t get it to look good or pretty just drips and looks horrible I’m getting really frustrated
Love watching your videos man, I learn a lot good tips... At work we do a lot structure welding, welding to soldier piles, that have cables that are being held by chairs that we set and are under pressure and so we use a lot of 4mm 7018 rods and depending what we do we lower or increase the amps. You see, I always do a root pass and than my capping when welding vertically, but some of my co-workers they crank up the amps to 165amps and they do one pass and it looks amazing, I struggle at 165 but at 150,155 amps I do much better, but my welds come out decent. I have my days but some days, up hill, sometimes I can't control my pool and end up having to stop cause half way through my rod im creating a big crater that's about to blow through. Could you please do some videos with 4mm rods up hill and show us some of your techniques.
So when doing a vertical uphilll weld restart , am i supposed to remove all the existing slag before resuming the weld, before striking the new rod. I don't think Jodie does, so it would be good to know..
Please do a test of different dig settings, especially vertical up and for different rods (6011 vs. 7018) I've got an old sycrowave I use for arc and never know where to set dig.
I was always told and told others that you had to chip off the slag on the previous bead before doing a restart. I noticed here that you didn’t clean the slag for your restarts. Was it not necessary to chip the welds all these years?
the video stops and starts. I believe he chips nearly all of them but slag on 7018 is heavy and often leaves bare metal for about 10mm at the end of a vert up.
This guy taught me more about welding than my welding instructor.
I prefer jody than mr tig but then again I prefer smaw over gtaw
Frfr tho
This guy help me everything about aluminium haha
yeah same..
Am in class watching this asy teacher is on his phone lmao
I am a 20 year LA City certified welder and a CWI and I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the proper terms and procedures that you are teaching every one with your videos. I am always pushing the welders on my jobs to subscribe to your channel. And even with the amount of time I have in the trade I am forever learning from your wisdom or remembering tricks I have forgot. Keep up the great work.
Hola recurro a tu experiencia, estoy tratando de practicar para rendir en posicion 3 f, me cuesta que tenga penetracion estoy soldando con 7018 a 115 amp
Jodi, I've watched countless YT welding videos and also done quite a bit on reading on the subject, but that's honestly the first time I've ever heard anyone actually describe Arc Force in not only a concise and technical way, but in a way that's easy to understand and MAKES SENSE! Thank you sir!
Primeweld has it on their 325TIG now, but there's zero in the manual about it. I'm here to see what Jody says.
Hey Jody! This comment isn't really related to this video. I figured maybe you'd be watching comments in a more recent video so I'm hoping you see this. I went to a job interview today advertised for a TIG/fabricator. I have TIG welded but not in the last 10 years. Twice that for MIG and then only structural aluminum with a spool gun.
I sent my resume with a cover letter saying I haven't done TIG in a long time, but when I did I was pretty good at it. ( Braze welding also. They always seemed similar to me.)
The reply said "If you can TIG a corner on 20Ga stainless, we'd love to talk to you.' 20ga? Stainless? @#$%^! I almost chickened out right there.
I've been a deep sea diver for most of my adult life. 20 years in the Navy, 20 as a commercial diver. I was initially trained as a ship fitter (Hull Tech) which covered welding, always 7018, 6011 in real life on most things. But after dive school, I was a diver not a ship fitter and welding was as needed when something broke or needed to be made.
On the commercial side my first job was welding a couple hundred 200lbs sacrificial anodes to a port seawall for cathodic protection. Used 6013 wrapped in electrical tape. Or 7014 if it was clean metal. Rutile flux is better down under. Has to do with the gas and quick puddle quench in the water. Traps hydrogen if you try much manipulation. I was pretty good at that too.
My last dive job was doing the same thing with 1,325 of those anodes. 6-7 hours a day welding. Shallow (
Wow great story got a weld test soon and it always fills lile its my first time and i just hope i don't mess up
I wanted to be a commercial diver too, I’m 16, diving really interested me, I’m also a very good welder. I’m not sure if I still want to be a diver, I don’t know if it’s worth it or not.
I’ve been welding for 18 years that I can remember and I’m still learning from you. You simply just make sense! Wish you would have been my teacher!
I’ve been stick welding 30 years, thought I new it all!! Thanks for your help
Thank you Jody the Jedi, your videos help change not just welding practices but peoples lives for the better.
Jody is so professional with his presentations and work, respect.
Yet another great educational treat! Thanks Jody. Let me tell you that in welding suppies stores here in Greece if I ask where to learn how to weld, the response is "Go to the welding school in the capital city, or watch weldingtipsandtricks videos." ? How cool is that.
That's a small world... Pretty wild! 👍🏼
Your videos are gold and I keep being amazed that such amount of informative quality is free...
i wish i see this video earlier.. it improves my welding drastically after following your tips on closer arc length..
Finally, I've gone through almost every video on youtube on the subject of Arc Force and at the end of each video I was not only disappointed but also frustrated. Then I found your video and boom, everything I needed to know about this feature was here (how, what, why, when). I've bought an inverter machine and am teaching myself and this video gave me hope when I couldn't understand the Arc settings and almost gave up (haven't touched the stinger in 2 days), low on arc force won't let me strike an ark at all, hight on arc force and I burn through 2mm thick practice piece with 6013. Thankyou so very much for the video.
I never stop learning from Jodi. I will definitely be using the arc force settings on my Everlast with confidence now.
Sir, you are extremely humble! It always amazes me when you say not the best weld and I need more practice words of a true master of his art. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, God bless
You're the best!!! Thank you so much for your detailed instructions. I'll never be a pro but I want to do a good job for my own projects and for friends as well.
You’ve helped me pass every welding test so far, thank you teacher
This video has helped me TREMENDOUSLY! Thank you!
I appreciate your videos, so much information in your videos. Thank you .
Thanks Jody! It’s like you read my mind with this content. Soon i’ll be padding vertical beads for practice
I have found that 'even with stick' getting rid of the millscale makes so much difference in controlling undercut and the appearance of the weld.
A few good pointers iv learned quite a bit thankyou I’m just a novist ,if I’m going to do a bit welding I would rather do it right don’t want it to break so I appreciate your tutorial nothing like learning from a pro .old jimmy
“Theirs a podcast on Spotify 🫡 🔥” Man I can’t believe I watched some of your videos along time ago when I was green. Just picked up on your podcast a month ago now I’m in 2017ish podcast on your favorite helmets. Thanks for all your knowledge. I bought a engine driven welder last week and getting back into for side work haven’t done stick in a while and couldn’t figure out why I could weld every position except up hill my angle was 45 degrees off….. Thanks again.
Ive been welding for 10 years now and i still come to learn from Jody.
I'm only wishing I had one of those new welders. I still have the welder I learned on (Airco) 59 years ago love your show
You are the man Jodi! I hope I spelled your name right. Your tips and tricks have helped me more than my own Instructor has in college. I will keep watching and learning from you Sir. God bless
Another great video that all of us non-welders can learn from and actually understand. Top work Jody
Thank you for these videos..im starting my second year ironworker apprenticeship in sept. and its going to be welding. Ive spent some time in the booths and i can do some really decent flat welds. Ive started going vertical and im here to get as much knowledge as possible. These videos are a huge help for me to understand what im doing.. You used the term "scrub" i was telling someone i noticed when i feel a slight scrape it works great for me and the qaulity of my weld. 👍
Definitely very helpful. I’m a little ahead of my class so I can work on some other stuff and possibly get a qualification if I pass a 7018 verticale up test
Really enjoy your stick welding videos, I have to do a little welding on farm equipment from time to time and your videos are very helpful! Thank you!
Yup you da man.. 🔥💪🏻 taught me and thousands of people the tips and tricks of welding stick mig and tig. You are a great teacher and mad respect to you. Btw I have been buying stuff from weldmongers for years now.. keep doing videos.. the greatest metal melting videos on RUclips ... we all love it.. take it easy my friend and hold a tight arc 💯💪🏻🔥
Thank you very much, sir, I understand the correct way of welding, greetings from Indonesia🇲🇨
please do a tutorial about sheet metal welding with 6013
There are so many gifted coders, electronics engineers and developers out there, and you could envision a MIC under the helmet that responds to:
"Set 110" / "Plus Five" / "Minus 10", "Slope down" ETC-etc. - And transmit it to the Welding equipment via Bluetooth or {whatever}. Voice recognition is everywhere nowadays.
You can get an Alexa Echo Dot for $40.-. That device is by mega-dimensions more sophisticated than a blunt fingertip AMP control which they sell for way beyond USD100.- (Which is obscene ^^). Should be easy for people working in the right industry.
Great examples you did Sir. Most your MMA work results very fine, looked like You did them using TIG ways!
Never understood the term of "dig" and it's function. Thanks for a quick explanation. Keep up the informative vids.
Hello Jody, Back when I was in Vocational school in 1976 we had uncoated electrode we practiced with. They called it "Coat hanger Rod", and it was a challenge to weld with.
We had to practice with it for the first 2 weeks, after that we were allowed to use 6011 which seemed like a Cadillac compared to an Edsel. It would be interesting if you could get ahold of some of that electrode and see what you can do with it. IF they still even make it.
The hot start is the same on miller big blue 400s. I just know im always stick welding and turn it all the way up. Usually i run full dig with 7018 when im in good positions. Im in an elevator shaft now welding behind in very tight uncomfortable positions, base materials galvanised on galvanised.. my length of is extremely variable so i found turning the dig to all the way "soft" gives me a lot of tolerance
God blees you ...
You are a real teacher ...
From iraq i thanks you ...
For me this tutorial was all about proper arc length. As a beginner I had a tendency to have too much arc length.
Another informative video. I haven't done much stick welding, but next time I do I'll be back to refresh.
Jody you're the best
Awesome video
Great video. Finally know what the dig function does. Thank you
I love your videos so much. I've been watching for a while. I only do automated orbital welding for tubing, but I'm fascinated with welding in general.
Wow beautiful welding sir
You make uphill look so easy. Very informative. I would have thought 90 degrees would create a wormhole?
95amps.........thanx mr jody for this beautiful n helpful video.......
Thanks so much Jody. God bless you for the assestment.
excellent video learning more on every video i watch thanks
My man you are amazing. Thank you so very much
I’d love to see you do a video on dual shielded flux cored 1/16th wire (I don’t think you have). That’s what I use at work. Would be nice to hear some tips on how to produce neat looking welds with that thick diameter wire. It does make a difference. Does feel much different than 0.35/0.45 IMO.
You could make a video where the position of the weld is 3F diagonal almost overhead with 7018 un 1/8 greetings from Ecatepec México
from colombia very good tutorial ,thank s
Another great video.. especially on arc length..
Another great video. Good reference. Thanks.
one of the best on tube.
Me aapka bahut bada fan hu sir
Thanks Jody, great information!
Love the shirt in the intro
Happy Holidays Sir. Love your videos.
Выложите видео как Вы варите электродами Фокс и Ассаб интересно посмотреть
Hey Jody I wish you did more TIG videos! 4130 chromoly for example
I like this vlog I can learn much.. 😎
Excelentes videos, por favor podrían ponerlo subtitulado en español, muchas gracias
Now this is a great help for me thank you. Love the videos.
Thought I would pass this on for what it is worth. I have a MIG Miller 211 Auto-Set machine which has a dial showing 10-100 for the wire speeds. Most videos typically tell the IPM values, etc. I contacted Miller which responded with an estimate of 65 ipm for each "10" on the dial, so 20 = 130 roughly, etc.
Perhaps if you wanted Lincoln may tell you what the Hot-Start numbers represent.
Thanks for another great video.
I would like to see your take using a sa200, ie: settings, voltage, amperage. Hi amp-low voltage vs low amp hi voltage. Cold stacks vs hot etc. I've learned so much from your videos but have only found your shop welder videos.
yeah a lot of codes on structural welding the rod has to be at a certain temperature also that's why they make Rod ovens
Thank God for you. How is undercut done? I know you mentioned it, but I don't quite understand. Thank you
Thank you, I'm from Mexico
Thank you for the awesome tips!
I've always wondered what the arc force setting on my everlast welder was.
This video help me alot!!! Thanks!!
Thank you for a great video
No encuentro video donde despues de la primer pasada pongan la pieza en una prensa hidraulica y la separen para ver la penetracion de soldadura. Esa es la prueba que salio bien. Desde el principio
Reminds me of my X-ray days in the late 70s using 8018 and 11018, 3/32 and 1/8 with a little 3/16 building submarines. Course we had an inter pass temp to work within. I then moved on to X-ray horizontal sub arc, much faster, and only about 100# a night because of inter pass temp. Primitive tools by today's standards
Always takes me a few welds to get back in the grove when I pull out the ol' smaw
OK so I’m in welding school and I’m doing uphill and if I go that slow it just drips and looks horrible and I’ve tried so Many different things to make it work and it seems like can’t get it to look good or pretty just drips and looks horrible I’m getting really frustrated
Nice video 👍
Love watching your videos man, I learn a lot good tips... At work we do a lot structure welding, welding to soldier piles, that have cables that are being held by chairs that we set and are under pressure and so we use a lot of 4mm 7018 rods and depending what we do we lower or increase the amps. You see, I always do a root pass and than my capping when welding vertically, but some of my co-workers they crank up the amps to 165amps and they do one pass and it looks amazing, I struggle at 165 but at 150,155 amps I do much better, but my welds come out decent. I have my days but some days, up hill, sometimes I can't control my pool and end up having to stop cause half way through my rod im creating a big crater that's about to blow through. Could you please do some videos with 4mm rods up hill and show us some of your techniques.
Thanks Jody
*CLAMS*
Great tips! Thanks.
Thanks for lesson, master!
So when doing a vertical uphilll weld restart , am i supposed to remove all the existing slag before resuming the weld, before striking the new rod. I don't think Jodie does, so it would be good to know..
very nice pipe 45degree put the film 6010 and 7018
Please do a test of different dig settings, especially vertical up and for different rods (6011 vs. 7018) I've got an old sycrowave I use for arc and never know where to set dig.
I was always told and told others that you had to chip off the slag on the previous bead before doing a restart. I noticed here that you didn’t clean the slag for your restarts. Was it not necessary to chip the welds all these years?
Richard Valcourt I was wondering about that too. I always remove the slag before restarting
Depends, in my experience you're fine if you get a quick restart. Atleast on horizontal, flat and vertical up. Vertical down I always chip
the video stops and starts. I believe he chips nearly all of them but slag on 7018 is heavy and often leaves bare metal for about 10mm at the end of a vert up.
Eres un perrroooo pa consejos. Gracias
I just took this test today. Could've used this video
Soy fiel seguidor de su canal
Pero espero que alguien me lo traduzca al español Saludos desde Bolivia
Thank you J
Great video! Can you please do a video on uphill with 309 electrodes stainless. Ive been having trouble with that
Nice looking weld there buddy! Is the technique any different when using a 6013 electrode? (I weld a lot of rusty metal.)
Jody your the man. love your vids❤
saludos maestro, espero q algun dia pongan subtitulos en español.un abrazO DESDE ARGENTINA
This guy wants to know if you can add Spanish subtitles to your content
SALODOS DESDE CALIFORNIA
Jody, I was wondering if you can talk about the electrical hook up for your welders? What size breaker and wiring size.
Test in UK is multi run 3 runs root 2nd run 1/2 over lap then 3rd run 1/2 over lap again so two runs cover root run...
Thank you father.