Top 5 Fabrication and Welding MISTAKES! (And how to fix them)
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- #welder #fail #fabrication DONT BE THIS GUY! Making these mistakes with cost you ALOT of time! This game is all about consistency and speed. You want to be McDonald’s, give the same quality product every time in a consistent manner. Weather your welding for yourself or fabricating for someone else this tips will get you further in you career as a welder!
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I have been welding for years and the tips you have just learned me are now an everyday practice for me , Thank you
Finally someone who knows which direction to used a grinder! Yes sparks should be coming towards you trust me sparks coming at you is a lot better than a grinder coming at you at lightspeed lol
Yeah. Just make sure you’re wearing something inflammable that doesn’t catch all the microscopic crap. I find myself needing to vacuum myself off.
@@melgross Yeah I try to fire the sparks to my side but often end up with a bit of a hole around the right side of my waist in my overalls lol
hahaha yup
I use two speed squares, one for marking which hasn't been altered. And a second one that I've nipped the corner off of the 90 by about an inch, so it'll fit over a weld bead when making sure everything's square.
Lol, the amount of modified squares I have is ridiculous. I've cut 1 footers down to 8 inches, cut corners off, I've got funky speed squares, I've got squares modified to mark out the inside of H beam and I beam.
Good way to start your channel, I've been a fabricator/ welder for the best part of 44 years. I am still active and working in this field. I can help you and your followers. My specialty would be thin wall, and Galvanized tubing, heavy metal fabrication and structural welding. I can even show you guys many way's to prevent injuries in the work place by using simple steps...Great gob..well done
Hey Ant , you should make a welding safety video , how to stay safe with all those fumes, which respirators to use. Etc.
it would be a good help
good idea to put an "X" on the side to be discarded/cut to remind yourself or your helper to cut on that side of the line/mark.....
the short time I worked construction, did the same thing there.
Lol When I first started welding I did the mistake of cutting on the wrong side of the line and now I always mark an x all off the side I want to get rid off
Yes, he is correct about sending the sparks towards your body and he’s also correct about making sure your shirt doesn’t take the hit. I’ve set a shirt or two on fire.
This guy spends way too much time working squated on the floor it was making me tired so I quit watching
in structural work, tacking the corner increases failure rate. stress accumulates at corners so you should weld around those if the weld is important. cosmetic/light duty, it does not matter. if you were welding a fish plate on a cracked vehicle frame, tack near the center, weld just off the tack and around the corner to near your next tack. do the same on the opposite corner, then grind out the tacks and weld up the gaps
I think his advice is good, that's thin wall anything structural part of your procedure is to grind tacks starts and stops so the issue is resolved plus structural welds you never end on corners but good info.
I always weld into a tack and never start on a tack
For cutting dead on, or checking how well you're lined up before cutting, just butt your tape into the teeth on the blade and line your part up. Don't push too hard and deflect the blade though. When cutting off marks, I personally like marking my cuts dead on and splitting the mark on the edge of the blade when I cut. Also as others have mentioned don't tack corners on structural work.
I'm dissapointed nobody caught this!! If you have a 24 inch opening and you want evenly spaced pickets you have to add a picket size to your 24 dimension or your last picket will be half a picket to wide. If his end picket was 3 1/2" all his others are
3 1/4"inside. Trust me on this!!
I have layed out a million pickets. Its a very common rookie mistake in fact lts very easy to spot when looking at . A pro makes them all the same.this is how you do it with a .5" picket you add .5 to 24" so 24.5"÷6 = 4.083 center to center, find center or 12" inch mark your tube put 4.083 in memory function in calculator hit plus memory recall and you get 8.166 and so on. 4.083 is a long 1/16" and 8.166 is a short 3/16". A little practice and its easy. It will make your life easy in a rail shop. And for Gods sake use a calculator and learn decimals or your a hack. I have seen guys fail inspection of rail because of this
3.88" in between pickets but 4.12" between between picket and post
“Look at that, dead fuckin nuts” welder talk for ya 😂❤️
When marking out fab points, I usually use a steel ruler (of varying lengths) to do the marking. Easier than a tape unless the distance is too long. I bought some cable connectors that hold the cable plugs together. They're waterproof as they cover the entire joint. Don't remember where I got them. Had them for years and work great. Yeah...I've set fire to myself a few times with sparks 😆😆 Back in the '70s flared jeans with shredded hems were the "in thing". They made great kindling...
Dot you have any videos showing or explaining how you price jobs out ?
Another tip, don’t welding anything out until the whole project is taced up
Mistake number 1. Not wearing safety glasses.
When cutting I just butt the tape measure up against the blade and if you have a band saw you can just hook the tape on the blade. I got that tip from my local steel supplier 🍻🍺. Let’s have more stories anthony.
I cut all my pieces (on a table) then layout (one) piece with 2 edge marks per intersecting bar (so I don’t have to eyeball from center) then I transfer that layout to all additional same pieces (on a table) instead of working off the ground and having to continually measure/layout.
Also, instead of welding bars in (on the ground) I would weld bars in to make panels (on a table) then join section together.
This is the way
4” on one end. 4 1/8 on the other. Perfect. Lol.
Can’t mark center using a 1/4 inch wide mark. Unless you’re doing sub standard work
But my cuts are perfect every time. Maybe you have a sub standard brain 🤷♂️
I appreciate you brother you are one awesome welder. thank you for the tips appreciate it . God bless brother
It's the simple shit! Thanks
is that your welder?
Okay. Thanks 😊
Always a great video👍
Thanks for these tips anthony!! Just started my welding channel, covering my journey at school, love for people to give me some feedback back. Thanks
That first tip really only applies to mig right? As stick or flux core would penetrate and not sit on top?
Tip 6: When scoring with a cutting wheel, it also preserves the life of your wheel. Plunging just eats your abrasive
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Good tips we all make those mistakes sometimes
I tack top center on something like that. But regardless of where the tacks are, hardwire or flux core, I just run beads over them and melt then in. I can't grind them flush because they are holding the thing I'm welding together. Hence why I keep a "tack weld" a "tack weld". Just a quick 'bzzt'. No beads until I'm ready. Id rather tack center on all the sides to avoid deformation of my fitup personally. (That said, with the stuff I weld at work it can range from pipe flanges, to wedges arranged in a circle to T-joints on an I-Beam) so it's probably situational on based on that. To each their own too, it still works. Thats how we learn in this industry.
the other BIG thing is that if the sparks are comming toward you ... if the grinder catches it will get thrown away from you ......... a running grinder thrown with force comming toward you can take pieces off you faster than you know.
Back and forth will also cut down on the amount of cutting wheels you'll go thru. That was proven by one of the reputable RUclips channels - either Fireball Tool or The Fabrication Series.
Fireball.......
I just bought a engine drive welding machine and am planning on starting up a mobile welding business like yours and this video was very helpful these are just things that young people like me don’t know
How's that going for you 9 months later?
@@InchFab pretty good it’s just kinda hard to start out because it’s a big investment in the beginning and hard to find work. However making over 150k a year doing this is insanely doable if you can find lots of work
Great video!
Awesomeness
Caught it Early!
5:20
I usually use the edge of the the marker line.
The marker width might be 1/8”, but the edge of the line is 0/8”.
I usually use an arrow or scrubby marks to show which side is the side to cut
The “subscribe” halfway through the video had me laughing I unsubscribed just to subscribe again 😂
Possibly the best sign off ever!
Legend.
Normally mark bang on the size then just cut half way down your line. Either way works I suppose.
Is this your shop or someone else's? Do you ever land a job where you work in someone else's shop and use their stuff?
I like this fuc***g guy🤙🏽💯 im tryna learn this skill as we speak. (Underwater)
Never measure from the end of a tape if you want spot on dimensions I've only been fabricating with box section for 35 years.
"a speed square is your friend" DARN RIGHT.
8:02
I do this, this is very helpful when cutting straight lines with a grinder
1:10
No controls; welding on the inside is different than the outside.
just curious, can you blink your eyes without cursing?
for marking a really fine line a scribe works great.
I wasnt expecting it but all of those tips were useful. A tip I can give you is from a video from the Fabrication series where he shows that by scoring the metal and not plunging the angle grinder at all you can prolong your disk's life by 2 or 3 times I think it was.
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Hey Anthony,
As a lefty, I have a tip for you. Grinders are most definitely supposed to be held in your left hand. Give it a go, doing so left handed puts the disc on the opposite side of the grinder to your body. Allowing you to get the grinder closer to your body without throwing sparks all over yourself, resulting in greater stability and improved cut alignment (you can see over the disc onto the line better). In addition to this it allows you to brace off of the gearbox instead of the disc guard.
How can you actually see where you are cutting? The Only way to see over the disc would be to put your face on the table-in front of the wheel
@@donsmith9081the bloke is 100% bang on. I'm right handed and cut with my left. It's just way less shit in your face
@@donsmith9081you can see from the side.
Only if you are cutting towards you, otherwise the grinder is in your way.@@melgross
@@donsmith9081 I can see from either side. I don’t understand the problem.
It’s fitting seeing a welder behind bars lol been there
Midget prison cells?
love all the curse words, a true welders vocab
Don’t understand you got a cold cut saw
Ahaha subbed for the ending
Rut Row.....I will take note for sure.......thanks so much Mr Meltin'........hope the construction is going good....Paul
1:20, man, I thought that was some Cute Hot Babes knee in the shot, then I remembered you are up in the cold north....
Weld around corners is stronger
Well said 😂 big thumbs up.
I like your 😍😍 it teaching
Blade width = Saw kerf.
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Thank you for your time in creating this video. Much appreciated.
How would you weld a crack in grey cast iron Goulds water pump down in the base of the bowl, the bend of the bowl or the seam but not. I only have a flux core welder with E71T-GS - 0.030 Inch Blue Demond wire. But, after I use a grinding wheel to make a trench I was thinking of using a nickel rod along with the pass. I would heat it up first after its all grinded and cleaned and I have a trench and holes drilled at each end. I will put it in a sand bath for 24 hours after I am all done. But, it's not more than an 1/8" deep cast iron. The crack goes all the way through. Hair line 98% of crack to about a two to 3 hairs crack 2% of crack. LOL.
1. Can I grind it out all the way through with a hole at each end of crack. I have been told not to go through the iron. But, there are no parts or anything on the other side that I have to be careful and not weld onto?
2. With using the flux and rod can I just go at a speed until the pool fills up all in one pass? The crack is about half the size of the pumps diameter. 4-5 inches.
3. Can I go the speed that would fill the trench then stop halfway or, (?, Distance of stop and go) Stitch it and come back before it cools all the way down to finish.
4. I can only get to the outside of the cover. Its about 10 " in diameter.
I only have one shot.
Please help don't judge because I am women. I have to get this done. Can't afford to be ripped off by someone else when I know I can do it We have no water. 3kids, and farm animals that need water. Update: I had called the manufacture and was told it was cast iron. But after grinding into it, its stainless steel.
I get it but what I do is cut on edge of line. Comes out perfectly each his own
That works well too!
Good videos bro glad I found your channel. Im in Welding school. All this tips you give is very helpful and informative. Keep welding and helpin others👍
Dang Rockstar, its been awhile, along with huge entertainment value, you actually learned me some things! Well done!
where did you buy em boots
Too much foul language
thanks anthony
Fucking good video 😂
5:33 i would recommend turning that piece on it's side . Whenever possible always cut the smallest side
I learned the measure your mark the hard way, in our agg shop they had replaced the blade without telling me. I already had the marks placed but I measured infront of the line. My cut was almost an inch off and my teacher made me mig the whole gap
Hay bro keep up the bad ass work fuck haters make that money and push those skills some older guy have gave me some of the same tips changed the game love the content bro
I measure to the blade when cutting. Put the piece in the saw, measure from the edge of the blade to the edge of the material, move it until you get it where it needs to be, then cut it, always more accurate, and just the way I learned to do it.
When marking out and using a speed square,
Use a crows foot to mark it, place your marking utensil on the point and slide your square to you. That way you know for a fact you are directly on your mark
Thanks 👍
Why u all close
When I cut using the chop saw I usually mark dead on and cut behind it
Using the mig gun as a hammer is peak welding 😂😂💯
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Awesome stuff man! I’m really digging this channel!
stand on the other side of the grinder and the Sparks won't hit you at all you are on the wrong side
Good video😎
turns out i was making 3 of those mistakes pretty frequently
You should also when laying out measurements pull the tap from the same side
1.Cross square 2. Cross square 3. Cross square again 🤣🤣
You forgot to mention "4. cross square".....
...... since there's 4 corners....😆
Great video enjoyed it and learned something as well so big thanks keep up the great work and be good👍👍
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God dam this lil bitch got nothing better to do but comment on my shit, you need a life bud
Love the videos man!! Great job!! I always seem to learn something new or look at something a little different with your videos, I appreciate the guidance!!
Cheers mate you say it how it is love your videos keep up the good work
That first weld was clean as fuck dude 👌
4:42
Thanks for your wisdom.
Run hotter pass and hotter fast tacs
The ending is hilarious haha
Grind that out later. Not lol
Appreciate you anthony
I don’t mark on center if I’m make railing besides the actual center of the top rail, I’ll just go over 4” or 3 7/8” whatever it is, then add my thickness, mark the lines. Then move over. Just depends what I’m doing though
It does depend on what you are doing. It's generally bad practice to do that though... every time you move over your mark could be off, which if you are only moving a few times might not matter... But if you are doing a hand railing, if you are off 1/64" even on 100 uprights you'll be off 1.5 inches when you reach the end. If you stretch the tape all the way out, you might be off on a few railings by a bit, but your mistakes are not additive like if you moved over on every railing.
@@soup_mix9033 yes I get what you’re saying that’s why I use a calculator at add them together so I’m never off. I’ve made that exact mistake before so using a calculator to do the math I just extend my tape out the whole way and just go off the measurements if that makes sense
Great vid Anthony