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Dusty, THANK YOU for your videos. My brother and I are in our 50s and we decided to take a couple welding classes at our local VoTech just for fun (and a good excuse to go out and have beer or 2 afterwards). First class was Mig/Stick and now Tig... your videos have been tremendously helpful for filling in the gaps of our instructor (really nice guy and great welder, just hard at conveying intricacies - to be fair, the classes we are taking are more for hobbyists/non professionals... NOT for certified welders.). Your work is amazing, and the way you describe the intricate details has been a tremendous help. I wanted to tell you 3 things about your videos that few do, and I hope you continue to do (and I realize its making your work more difficult). 1. Showing the machine setup, settings and reasons why is amazing. Our instructor comes in and twists a bunch of knobs, gets things dialed in and we're off to welding. (suggestion - do a video reviewing the settings, and demonstrate how those settings translate into types/depth/color/success of the welds - what happens when we the AC percentage is 20% positive vs 80% positive, What settings are good for Aluminum vs Stainless vs Carbon vs thickness...etc.) 2. Similarly, showing your current WHILE Welding in the corner is brilliant. One of the hardest things to observe and learn is adding/removing current with the foot pedal. I know its more of a feel, but if I see when you start letting off the pedal to create your button, or how much current your pushing at the start vs mid weld... it makes it easier to help me learn that feeling as I try to "mimic" your style. I try to do this real time with our instructor, but its hard to watch him weld under the helmet then flip up to look at the current... you cant see that real time. I wish I had a running video of my weld and current so I know what Im pushing and when. 3. Your Camera Angles and Zoomed in are great, in fact, I wish I could see that level of detail through my own hood. (my eyes arent as good as they once were, I JUST added a Diopter 2x lens - and that really helps - might be a good tip to add to your viewers) Anyway, great work, and THANKS AGAIN!!!
Never thought about wrapping the corners individually.always did this operation in four steps,been tig welding since 1970 and still learning,I'm going to try this,thanks for the lesson🤗😎🤗😎
Dusty the magician 🪄 Great video as always. I'm new to welding Tig (second day) and watching your videos helps so much, especially with relaxing and realising how much time you need to spend at the start to form a good weld. Thanks for the help!
Love this channel. To me this is TIG in a nutshell. Meditative, positive, chill, relaxed... Thanks for the videos and the positive charge for the day! Peace and prosperity be upon you all!
First time seeing your channel. You have the smoothest description of the TIG process I've ever seen, and I've watched a lot of videos. Will be going back to see what you have on learning TIG - I can do carbon and stainless just fine, but Al still causes me grief. Thanks for putting this up!
I weld MRI Machines for Philips. Every weld needs to be pressure tested. I get a little irritated every day wrapping somebody’s welds to make them leak tight under vacuum. Wrap Your Corners Guys! Haha. Much Respect From Albany New York!
Probably the best tig weld I have ever seen. You're an ACE. This gives me the bench mark I need to shoot for, but will likely never quite reach because I tig weld so rarely. Thanks for this great video.You and Jody (Welding tips and tricks) ,should collaborate on some of these.
Really appreciate your clear concise explanation of your TIG welds. I am a hobbyist, and find your videos extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Been binging your episodes, stoked to pick up a torch ASAP. For someone who’s getting ready to learn tig, buy a machine etc, which of your everlast machines would you recommend? Proficient mig welder, just never picked up a tig touch. Lots of .120 wall tubing work (DOM & HREW) for bumpers, cages, etc, and then aluminum/stainless intakes and exhausts. Possibly The occasional 1/4-3/8 aluminum for aluminum bumpers. Currently will be using it 1-3 hours a day and eventually hoping to use it 4-6 hours a day. Thanks man! Definitely enjoy the content.
Another nice demonstration Dusty. Would be nice if you would show the inside of the tube where the weld came through; Just curious how it looks. Keep up the great videos, I'm a new TIG welder and bought the same Everlast machine. So far only welded mild steel on DC, but love the welder. I'm hooked and find myself just wanting to keep welding stuff around the shop, lol... That amperage was higher than I thought you'd need for that thickness aluminum, but I guess you were running AC with the background amps only 30% of the set amperage... I did learn really quick not to try AC on mild steel... that was a mess!
I just found your channel its fantastic. As a beginner tig welder I could never get my aluminum tig welding to work right with my Everlast Powertig 200 DX. These tips are super helpful and have given me more confidence to keep with it and not just keep welding steel.
As a favor, next time you do any aluminum tube or joint, can you show the back side or inside of the piece, so we can see the penetration? Thanks🤙Badass video though.
Corner wraps are interesting. Will try it. I always turn the corners as part of 4 passes. It works for me. But is very difficult. This technique looks easyer. 👍 I noticed you still leave crators on finishing. Like your "button". Those can be hard to avoid. Anyway. Great video. Thanks.
Dusty, thanks for sharing your talents with us. Can you explain what, if anything, you are doing to keep that base plate so flat. ? There doesn’t seem to be any distortion.
Thanks for the video! I just started Tig welding and I'm having a really hard time welding into an angle like this. I can lay a neat weld in a straight line, but when I go to weld 2 pieces together or into a 90 degree corner i cant do it. It's very frustrating!
First tig class last night! Instructor had us running 1 1/2" beads, no filler, just trying to get our arc length and speed consistent. Once I got that I started playing with the puddle trying edge joints on 1/4" steel, figuring out how to use my pedal to try and keep from just melting through the joint. Having some experience with mig/stick really seems to make understanding tig easier
Hey Dusty, thanks as always for the fantastic content! My very first TIG welding project that I'm attempting to undertake is welding .060" thick 2.5" diameter aluminum intercooler piping. While I'm no longer blowing massive holes through the joints of the pipe, my beads and penetration looks super inconsistent. I find it difficult to maintain a proper torch angle as I rotate around the OD of the pipe, causing concavity in my welds. I'd love to see how you tackle a similar application!
@@scottstarling247 Yeeeep, that's pretty much what I've been doing. It'd just be nice to see someone more skilled than myself do it in order to get some ideas in terms of work holding and posturing to emulate. Haha.
Thanks for another quick refreshing session bro👍 How about Simulating a "Worst Nightmare Scenario" On-Site Repair - Confined Space, Weak-hand, Blind-Back-Side Using Inspection Mirror 🤣🤣🤣 btdt- If you're up for the Challenge- 💥💯
Retired Boilermaker and if theres one pet peeve I have is people who don't wrap the corners, that and tie-ins, deer gawd practice your tie-ins which are another pet-peeve.
So, what visor shade levels do you use for aluminum, stainless, etc? Keeping your eyes safe while still seeing what you are doing. That might be a good video all by itself...
I just noticed that you stand at your welding station, is that your preference? A idea for a episode, how to get comfortable, prop, and stay steady. Thanks
Dusty, thanks for this heads up lesson. I think we are all guilty of running that straight weld and getting in a "groove", bypassing the corner detail, and moving on to the next straight run. 99% of the time, I just flip the part 90 degrees and carry on with the next straight run, -after all, part is hot, I am in the groove, -machine is dialed, etc. That said, I always get done with the four straight sides, -then go back and look at the corners and go, hmmm. Certainly not like you can't go back and re-visit the corners, -but you've already been there! This method really is the best way to do a full penetration, -and continuous looking weld. I am going to practice this every time I am on square stuff, -I need to break my bad habits. Thank you for all you do to help us guys (and gals) getting into TIG. BTW, you made a really beautiful looking piece there, -not surprised!
Man I'd give away a kidney to be able to weld aluminium the way you do. I mean, my welds aren't complete carbage, they are just not as consistent as the welds you lay down. But I'll keep trying, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Nice video... I don't subscribe very often, but I did on this video. Its obvious how much money and work you invested into this chan, and I hope it all works out for you. I am new to TIG welding, and it's much harder for me to weld like this. I just took a weld test yesterday on 1inch 3034 alum, and I could not get penetration. I was running at 175 amps, but i was only given 3/32 filler rod. I Plan on retesting next week and thus im trying to learn.
That sounds like a ridiculous test! I'd be using 1/8" rods (& a 1/8" Tungsten) at 175 amps (& over) but I wouldn't expect to get anywhere on 1" thick Ally even at 250 amps without a LOT of pre-heating.
You have wonderful teaching skills and a very pleasant personality ! I need advice: I just ordered the 250ext with the intention of learning to weld 1/4" aluminium. I still need to choose a location for my shop and it's important for me to know if I can do this weld on 110v or will I need 220v ? Thanks !
What an awesome lesson! Wrap your corners separately from the run. I have a project on the back of my bench that requires me to weld titanium and make it look pretty. Turning titanium medical Nuss Bars into a survivor’s bracelet. (I’m the survivor) I’ve never welded alloys like this and definitely could use some guidance. The bars are about 11mm wide x 3mm thick. It’s a Butt weld as they are long enough to span my ribs but needs to be much shorter for a bracelet. Love your channel and what you do. Thanks so much for the lessons.
Since it is a bracelet, you don't NEED to go all out, so I will spare you the specification based info. But you will want it to look nice :) so as far as practical tips go. The wire tip gets very sticky, so if you miss the puddle, the wire will stick to the surrounding area - so make sure your part is weighted down so that if that does happen, you don't go to pull the wire away and launch the part halfway across the bench and make a mess of your weld :). So just be precise with adding wire also. The puddle is actually very easy to see, so I am sure you will make a good job of it. P.s. Well done on being a survivor.
@@razormazor6947 Thank you, awesome to know. I can see me sticking the wire and flinging hot titanium across my garage☄️ 🔥. You’ve probably saved me shop. Thank you
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I get a graffiti artist vibe from your shop, can you paint as well? Feel like I'm at home when I watch your videos, respectful, intellegent and humble 🤙🤙
Great stuff 👏 welding aluminum square or rectangle tubing can be remarkably difficult.. I just finished aluminum security gate for a private driveway. The owners had a problem with Crackheads busting the old gates by pushing open with their cars... so they wanted it built like a tank.. also the driveway gets ocean spray so it has to be AL. Double leaf gates with underground openers 18' wide 3"×6"×3/8" grid design gates.. man they were a pain.. I usually work with SS so I thought it would be easy but man was I wrong that AL soaks up the heat big time
I have been welding for over sixteen years now, recently I came across a learning experience. I was set out of my known comfort zones by using a machine with zero foot control, strictly on and off. I would like to see technotes on overcoming this scenario. IE identifying heat effected zones, start stop buildup so you have landings for such.
Hey dusty could you show us how to tack aluminum that has a gap? For example 3” round tubing butted up to each other but the saw cut was not quite square. I have this problem all the time.
i see you like to run stubby gas lenses. but a lot of guys prefer a standard #5 cup. I personally switch back'n forth from a #8 pro glass to a Ally5 depending on my needs. id like to see you discuss the differences in arc characteristics with wider gas coverage. I personally struggle with narrow welds where id like to drop a small 1/4" wide bead. ill drop cup size, max my HZ, switch to triangle wave but still get a wider than desired puddle. the more i weld aluminum the more i feel puddle width is more effected by tungsten and filler size. however i also know that arc length is a contributing factor. i just want more control, but every bead tends to come out 3/8-1/2" wide. guess maybe im just used to Mig where my material thickness & required heat depends on my bead width.
I think with TIG also, bead width is going to depend on material thickness. Aluminum just sucks the heat away so fast that the power needed will create a wide puddle. A tight arc & getting a move on will help, but you'll never get narrow welds like you would on mild or stainless steel.
you can avoid all those extra starts and stops by just finishing each weld at the start of the previous weld so actually weld the direction patttern in the reverse to what you stated here. thats best practice so you only have a slight cold lap on one corner which will be your last start. you can see your corner wraps are a bit cold from the cloudy look to them. same goes for Mag welding. you cant apply this method to Mag welding. best to teach people the right way mate. cheers
i have tig welded for many years (since about '86 with transformer machines. I'm new to the inverter world and have a question. I am told not to ball the tip with an inverter yet in this video the tip looks balled. Am I getting false information, or just worrying too much if the tip balls a little?
Thanks Dusty. Really appreciate the tips. I find I really struggle with thin aluminium (1.5mm), particularly outside corners. Getting that initial pool to form without blowing through with a big hole is my problem... it's either no penetration or a melted pool on the floor! If I can get a pool to form I'm OK, but I really struggle to get that initial pool. Any tips?
bro im just starting out fabricating/welding and atm all i have is a cuca flux core welder but it is a start right? but man i have to say i love your content and personality .... great teaching bro very knowledgeable and informative ..... peace and love brotha and stay safe and radical my dude ps i cant weight to get to the point were i can make as nice and cool coloring welds as u my dude (im into automotive fabrication ).... n e ways peace bro and ty for maken great content for others to learn from as it is getting hard to find cool/good teachers now days it seams .... l8er my brotha
i watched many videos where people make closed cubes. I've found the outside junction corners (where the three beads meet) to be very challenging to make attractive. always end up with a blob of porosity on at least the final weld. very frustrating as i can take .125" coupons and rip most of it together clean and rapidly (still chilling and filling)... but closing it up leads to a fight pushing filler and amperage at the box. pyramids are also challenging in this case. i always end up with a porosity spot closing the shape. any hints or details would be appreciated. I'm at the point where I'm afraid a tent is required.
Leave the peace to cool down completely before closing the last hole. Because of the extremely hot air inside the hole keeps blowing out and leaves you with holes and/or porositity, if you try to close it while the peace is hot as hell…
Can you still do this on a rotating table? Seems like you could, variable low RPM, no pause wrapping the corner… You could maintain a short arc by using TIG fingers for example to give smooth motion.
Comment: Always like watching you weld. You do beautiful work. Your a good teacher. Questions: frequency used? Type of tungsten, and is this your “go to” for all metals?
3 passes to wrap a corner up nicely. ok I think I see/understand what you're doing. Of course, I need lots of practice to pull it off. BUT betwen the 3 passes, are you allowing the part to totally cool off ? For me as a beginner, that part would be completely "cooked" during the 3rd/4th etc pass, assuming I just kept going with no cooling off period between passes. I'm trying to get my head around, why isn't that part (in your video) totally "cooked" during your 3rd & subsequent passes ? Figure I must be missing something. Thanks for your efforts & for any light you can shed on this.
Absolutely love your videos been watching for a while now I’m studying welding fabrication at college been learning mma mig gas and juts started doing tig I also was wondering can you weld aluminium with a arc/tig inverter I’m Unsure if my arc inverter is ac it’s a sip industrial weldmate 2000DA arc/tig inverter but it doesn’t say if it’s ac or if I can weld aluminium with it I or is it possible?
Unfortunately the penetration your talking about was not achieved in the groove of the joint, as you can see by the u shape in the groove. The weld puddle should be a tear drop shape flowing into the groove.
I was about to write that. Failing to get the puddle down into the corner on this sterile brand new ultra clean piece of material is not ideal. In real world where actual aluminium parts are heavily oxidated, soaked with oil, fatigued by many heat cycles is much harder to achieve the puddle sinking all the way to the root.
Question: I'm finally starting to 'get the hang of' aluminum TIG... My issue (in general) is shrinkage / distortion. I've got a Siegmund Series 16 table - everything clamped tight. Once unclamped, things move. Very frustrating.
Thanks so much for watching!
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This channel and Welding tips and tricks, best things on RUclips. Thanks Dusty for caring, sharing and being a good and talented dude!! Solid gems every show!
Dusty, THANK YOU for your videos. My brother and I are in our 50s and we decided to take a couple welding classes at our local VoTech just for fun (and a good excuse to go out and have beer or 2 afterwards). First class was Mig/Stick and now Tig... your videos have been tremendously helpful for filling in the gaps of our instructor (really nice guy and great welder, just hard at conveying intricacies - to be fair, the classes we are taking are more for hobbyists/non professionals... NOT for certified welders.). Your work is amazing, and the way you describe the intricate details has been a tremendous help. I wanted to tell you 3 things about your videos that few do, and I hope you continue to do (and I realize its making your work more difficult).
1. Showing the machine setup, settings and reasons why is amazing. Our instructor comes in and twists a bunch of knobs, gets things dialed in and we're off to welding. (suggestion - do a video reviewing the settings, and demonstrate how those settings translate into types/depth/color/success of the welds - what happens when we the AC percentage is 20% positive vs 80% positive, What settings are good for Aluminum vs Stainless vs Carbon vs thickness...etc.)
2. Similarly, showing your current WHILE Welding in the corner is brilliant. One of the hardest things to observe and learn is adding/removing current with the foot pedal. I know its more of a feel, but if I see when you start letting off the pedal to create your button, or how much current your pushing at the start vs mid weld... it makes it easier to help me learn that feeling as I try to "mimic" your style. I try to do this real time with our instructor, but its hard to watch him weld under the helmet then flip up to look at the current... you cant see that real time. I wish I had a running video of my weld and current so I know what Im pushing and when.
3. Your Camera Angles and Zoomed in are great, in fact, I wish I could see that level of detail through my own hood. (my eyes arent as good as they once were, I JUST added a Diopter 2x lens - and that really helps - might be a good tip to add to your viewers)
Anyway, great work, and THANKS AGAIN!!!
Today I welded this type of tube at work for the first time. It turned out pretty good, I came back to this video to say THANKS!!! You are a gem
Never thought about wrapping the corners individually.always did this operation in four steps,been tig welding since 1970 and still learning,I'm going to try this,thanks for the lesson🤗😎🤗😎
It can be done in 4 steps, especially with hss with big radius !
This is how you do a video to help people. Best guy I’ve seen on RUclips by far
You are are a natural at making these videos. The most underrated welding channel on youtube. Everyone comment for the algorithm!
Dusty the magician 🪄
Great video as always. I'm new to welding Tig (second day) and watching your videos helps so much, especially with relaxing and realising how much time you need to spend at the start to form a good weld.
Thanks for the help!
Stoked to get your message! Weld on my friend!!
Thank you for sharing I can't speak for anyone else, but your post has helped me 100%
Thank you it seems like other channels have become more like commercials than teaching I'm so glad we still have you.
Love this channel. To me this is TIG in a nutshell. Meditative, positive, chill, relaxed... Thanks for the videos and the positive charge for the day! Peace and prosperity be upon you all!
You’re the man brother! You have no idea how much your videos help!!! 🙏🙏
I appreciate you so much my man. All the best welding!
Thanks Dusty for taking the time to film all 4 sides. It definitely helps to remember when seen more than once. Beautiful work, and as always, Thanks.
First time seeing your channel. You have the smoothest description of the TIG process I've ever seen, and I've watched a lot of videos. Will be going back to see what you have on learning TIG - I can do carbon and stainless just fine, but Al still causes me grief. Thanks for putting this up!
I weld MRI Machines for Philips. Every weld needs to be pressure tested. I get a little irritated every day wrapping somebody’s welds to make them leak tight under vacuum. Wrap Your Corners Guys! Haha. Much Respect From Albany New York!
I love your channel by the way, recent subscriber. Keep up the good work man. Much love
10:14 Show up in Coos Bay and we can demonstrate how to burn two joints properly.
Loving your skills, attitude and willingness to teach us Dusty! Much respect from Perth Australia!✊🤟🤗
Probably the best tig weld I have ever seen. You're an ACE. This gives me the bench mark I need to shoot for, but will likely never quite reach because I tig weld so rarely. Thanks for this great video.You and Jody (Welding tips and tricks) ,should collaborate on some of these.
Really appreciate your clear concise explanation of your TIG welds. I am a hobbyist, and find your videos extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Love these videos to educate my workers and myself!
Will definitely try this next chance I get. Makes way more sense than what I have been doing. Thank you kindly.
Been binging your episodes, stoked to pick up a torch ASAP.
For someone who’s getting ready to learn tig, buy a machine etc, which of your everlast machines would you recommend? Proficient mig welder, just never picked up a tig touch.
Lots of .120 wall tubing work (DOM & HREW) for bumpers, cages, etc, and then aluminum/stainless intakes and exhausts. Possibly
The occasional 1/4-3/8 aluminum for aluminum bumpers.
Currently will be using it 1-3 hours a day and eventually hoping to use it 4-6 hours a day.
Thanks man! Definitely enjoy the content.
LOVE IT! What awesome welds and even better teaching!!!! Love your content!
Glad I found this channel! Starting my home based business for a side hustle on Etsy. Looking to do some small or bigger scrap sculpting.
Another nice demonstration Dusty. Would be nice if you would show the inside of the tube where the weld came through; Just curious how it looks. Keep up the great videos, I'm a new TIG welder and bought the same Everlast machine. So far only welded mild steel on DC, but love the welder. I'm hooked and find myself just wanting to keep welding stuff around the shop, lol... That amperage was higher than I thought you'd need for that thickness aluminum, but I guess you were running AC with the background amps only 30% of the set amperage... I did learn really quick not to try AC on mild steel... that was a mess!
Big Thanks to you personally! Your channel helps a lot and the positivity is really wellcome!
Great info!! I always wondered how that was done correctly! I sure wasn’t doing it, but will now!!
I just found your channel its fantastic. As a beginner tig welder I could never get my aluminum tig welding to work right with my Everlast Powertig 200 DX. These tips are super helpful and have given me more confidence to keep with it and not just keep welding steel.
As a favor, next time you do any aluminum tube or joint, can you show the back side or inside of the piece, so we can see the penetration? Thanks🤙Badass video though.
Corner wraps are interesting. Will try it. I always turn the corners as part of 4 passes. It works for me. But is very difficult. This technique looks easyer. 👍
I noticed you still leave crators on finishing. Like your "button".
Those can be hard to avoid.
Anyway. Great video.
Thanks.
Dusty, thanks for sharing your talents with us. Can you explain what, if anything, you are doing to keep that base plate so flat. ? There doesn’t seem to be any distortion.
Thanks for the video! I just started Tig welding and I'm having a really hard time welding into an angle like this. I can lay a neat weld in a straight line, but when I go to weld 2 pieces together or into a 90 degree corner i cant do it. It's very frustrating!
Same here. Many variables two different thicknesses and missing my corner. Still trying
First tig class last night! Instructor had us running 1 1/2" beads, no filler, just trying to get our arc length and speed consistent. Once I got that I started playing with the puddle trying edge joints on 1/4" steel, figuring out how to use my pedal to try and keep from just melting through the joint. Having some experience with mig/stick really seems to make understanding tig easier
Very helpful video thank you, imma try this out. Video id like to see is outside corner joint on top of a tube or capping a tube up.
Always great info in these instructional videos Dusty. 🪙
I learn something new every time I watch your videos!! Thank you for taking the time to do this!
It doesn't get any better than that, VERY nice.
Hey Dusty, thanks as always for the fantastic content! My very first TIG welding project that I'm attempting to undertake is welding .060" thick 2.5" diameter aluminum intercooler piping. While I'm no longer blowing massive holes through the joints of the pipe, my beads and penetration looks super inconsistent. I find it difficult to maintain a proper torch angle as I rotate around the OD of the pipe, causing concavity in my welds. I'd love to see how you tackle a similar application!
Practice on scrap, or drop from the material you intend to weld. Practice, until it is perfect. Then weld the finish product.
@@scottstarling247 Yeeeep, that's pretty much what I've been doing. It'd just be nice to see someone more skilled than myself do it in order to get some ideas in terms of work holding and posturing to emulate. Haha.
The Dillinger Escape Plan hat... nice...
This makes it looking better and tighter
Thanks for another quick refreshing session bro👍 How about Simulating a "Worst Nightmare Scenario" On-Site Repair -
Confined Space, Weak-hand, Blind-Back-Side Using Inspection Mirror 🤣🤣🤣 btdt- If you're up for the Challenge- 💥💯
Beautiful camera work! VERY easy to see what you are doing there. Well done.
Retired Boilermaker and if theres one pet peeve I have is people who don't wrap the corners, that and tie-ins, deer gawd practice your tie-ins which are another pet-peeve.
So, what visor shade levels do you use for aluminum, stainless, etc?
Keeping your eyes safe while still seeing what you are doing.
That might be a good video all by itself...
Agree!
Great Vid Dusty,.. Any chance of some Work using thinner gauges like 2mm controlling the Distortion Etc Thanks again Bud.
I just noticed that you stand at your welding station, is that your preference?
A idea for a episode, how to get comfortable, prop, and stay steady. Thanks
Dusty, thanks for this heads up lesson. I think we are all guilty of running that straight weld and getting in a "groove", bypassing the corner detail, and moving on to the next straight run. 99% of the time, I just flip the part 90 degrees and carry on with the next straight run, -after all, part is hot, I am in the groove, -machine is dialed, etc. That said, I always get done with the four straight sides, -then go back and look at the corners and go, hmmm. Certainly not like you can't go back and re-visit the corners, -but you've already been there! This method really is the best way to do a full penetration, -and continuous looking weld. I am going to practice this every time I am on square stuff, -I need to break my bad habits. Thank you for all you do to help us guys (and gals) getting into TIG. BTW, you made a really beautiful looking piece there, -not surprised!
Good stuff brother on the corner tie in, I really enjoyed that. Along with all your videos, good stuff
Thanks for a great detail oriented tip of perfection! Tigrific!
Now this guy knows how to weld.
Dude you have helped me a ton with my hobby welding.
Hell yea! That's awesome you still have love for it after so many years
Man I'd give away a kidney to be able to weld aluminium the way you do. I mean, my welds aren't complete carbage, they are just not as consistent as the welds you lay down.
But I'll keep trying, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Nice video... I don't subscribe very often, but I did on this video. Its obvious how much money and work you invested into this chan, and I hope it all works out for you. I am new to TIG welding, and it's much harder for me to weld like this. I just took a weld test yesterday on 1inch 3034 alum, and I could not get penetration. I was running at 175 amps, but i was only given 3/32 filler rod. I Plan on retesting next week and thus im trying to learn.
That sounds like a ridiculous test! I'd be using 1/8" rods (& a 1/8" Tungsten) at 175 amps (& over) but I wouldn't expect to get anywhere on 1" thick Ally even at 250 amps without a LOT of pre-heating.
Lovely work. As a non-aluminium welder (so far), and a TIG novice, I’d love to see more of these types of video’s on regular steel. ✌🏼
Very well prepared content and organized thought process. Thank you Sir.
You have wonderful teaching skills and a very pleasant personality !
I need advice: I just ordered the 250ext with the intention of learning to weld 1/4" aluminium. I still need to choose a location for my shop and it's important for me to know if I can do this weld on 110v or will I need 220v ? Thanks !
What an awesome lesson! Wrap your corners separately from the run.
I have a project on the back of my bench that requires me to weld titanium and make it look pretty. Turning titanium medical Nuss Bars into a survivor’s bracelet. (I’m the survivor)
I’ve never welded alloys like this and definitely could use some guidance. The bars are about 11mm wide x 3mm thick. It’s a Butt weld as they are long enough to span my ribs but needs to be much shorter for a bracelet.
Love your channel and what you do. Thanks so much for the lessons.
Since it is a bracelet, you don't NEED to go all out, so I will spare you the specification based info.
But you will want it to look nice :) so as far as practical tips go.
The wire tip gets very sticky, so if you miss the puddle, the wire will stick to the surrounding area - so make sure your part is weighted down so that if that does happen, you don't go to pull the wire away and launch the part halfway across the bench and make a mess of your weld :). So just be precise with adding wire also.
The puddle is actually very easy to see, so I am sure you will make a good job of it.
P.s. Well done on being a survivor.
@@razormazor6947 Thank you, awesome to know. I can see me sticking the wire and flinging hot titanium across my garage☄️ 🔥. You’ve probably saved me shop. Thank you
@@msPaulaA1 I've always described it like candy. It melts easy, but gets sticky. This is a good tip to know, very sticky metal.
Great info and fabulous looking weld 👌🏼
Great video. How do you do a vertical joint do you travel up or down with Tig thank you in advance
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I get a graffiti artist vibe from your shop, can you paint as well?
Feel like I'm at home when I watch your videos, respectful, intellegent and humble 🤙🤙
Great stuff 👏 welding aluminum square or rectangle tubing can be remarkably difficult.. I just finished aluminum security gate for a private driveway. The owners had a problem with Crackheads busting the old gates by pushing open with their cars... so they wanted it built like a tank.. also the driveway gets ocean spray so it has to be AL. Double leaf gates with underground openers 18' wide 3"×6"×3/8" grid design gates.. man they were a pain.. I usually work with SS so I thought it would be easy but man was I wrong that AL soaks up the heat big time
I have been welding for over sixteen years now, recently I came across a learning experience. I was set out of my known comfort zones by using a machine with zero foot control, strictly on and off. I would like to see technotes on overcoming this scenario. IE identifying heat effected zones, start stop buildup so you have landings for such.
I’d love to see your take in thin wall chrome moly tube with multi joint angles.
Hey dusty could you show us how to tack aluminum that has a gap? For example 3” round tubing butted up to each other but the saw cut was not quite square. I have this problem all the time.
Great video! super nice attitude and pace. :)
I want to see you try and use a Yeswelder ac dc tig
Excellent Video Sir!!!!
i see you like to run stubby gas lenses. but a lot of guys prefer a standard #5 cup. I personally switch back'n forth from a #8 pro glass to a Ally5 depending on my needs. id like to see you discuss the differences in arc characteristics with wider gas coverage. I personally struggle with narrow welds where id like to drop a small 1/4" wide bead. ill drop cup size, max my HZ, switch to triangle wave but still get a wider than desired puddle. the more i weld aluminum the more i feel puddle width is more effected by tungsten and filler size. however i also know that arc length is a contributing factor. i just want more control, but every bead tends to come out 3/8-1/2" wide. guess maybe im just used to Mig where my material thickness & required heat depends on my bead width.
I think with TIG also, bead width is going to depend on material thickness. Aluminum just sucks the heat away so fast that the power needed will create a wide puddle. A tight arc & getting a move on will help, but you'll never get narrow welds like you would on mild or stainless steel.
@@MidEngineering 95% of my materials are .100-125 5052 sheet and T6 structural tube.
When welding is neat - it's impressive!
Thank you for the advice. You are so Good!
you can avoid all those extra starts and stops by just finishing each weld at the start of the previous weld so actually weld the direction patttern in the reverse to what you stated here. thats best practice so you only have a slight cold lap on one corner which will be your last start. you can see your corner wraps are a bit cold from the cloudy look to them. same goes for Mag welding. you cant apply this method to Mag welding. best to teach people the right way mate. cheers
Hiya Dusty, have you ever discussed what shade you use on your hood?
Gorgeous welds. Thank you
Awesome video! Thanks for making it, I learned a lot!
Your work is awesome
i have tig welded for many years (since about '86 with transformer machines. I'm new to the inverter world and have a question. I am told not to ball the tip with an inverter yet in this video the tip looks balled. Am I getting false information, or just worrying too much if the tip balls a little?
The idea of using electricity to melt metal is so amazing.
Thanks Dusty. Really appreciate the tips. I find I really struggle with thin aluminium (1.5mm), particularly outside corners. Getting that initial pool to form without blowing through with a big hole is my problem... it's either no penetration or a melted pool on the floor! If I can get a pool to form I'm OK, but I really struggle to get that initial pool. Any tips?
bro im just starting out fabricating/welding and atm all i have is a cuca flux core welder but it is a start right? but man i have to say i love your content and personality .... great teaching bro very knowledgeable and informative ..... peace and love brotha and stay safe and radical my dude ps i cant weight to get to the point were i can make as nice and cool coloring welds as u my dude (im into automotive fabrication ).... n e ways peace bro and ty for maken great content for others to learn from as it is getting hard to find cool/good teachers now days it seams .... l8er my brotha
Excellent video. Thanks
i watched many videos where people make closed cubes.
I've found the outside junction corners (where the three beads meet) to be very challenging to make attractive. always end up with a blob of porosity on at least the final weld. very frustrating as i can take .125" coupons and rip most of it together clean and rapidly (still chilling and filling)... but closing it up leads to a fight pushing filler and amperage at the box.
pyramids are also challenging in this case. i always end up with a porosity spot closing the shape.
any hints or details would be appreciated. I'm at the point where I'm afraid a tent is required.
You are not alone my friend, -same here. I struggle with anything that is sealed.
Leave the peace to cool down completely before closing the last hole. Because of the extremely hot air inside the hole keeps blowing out and leaves you with holes and/or porositity, if you try to close it while the peace is hot as hell…
Can you do an inside corner filet weld… as in the inside of a box?
Can you still do this on a rotating table? Seems like you could, variable low RPM, no pause wrapping the corner… You could maintain a short arc by using TIG fingers for example to give smooth motion.
Do you ever do any work outside on projects?
How do you ball the end of your tungsten with your Everlast machine?
Could you make some vids on pipe welding for stainless and aluminium thick and thin
And how to get a good root every time
Thank you, just rang that bell. Also commenting for algo's
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Always like watching you weld. You do beautiful work. Your a good teacher.
Questions:
frequency used?
Type of tungsten, and is this your “go to” for all metals?
not sure about tungsten but he did mention 120 Hz at the start.
@@Neishy4AGTE at my age the brain 🧠 don’t always work right.
Can a person use a Brass brush to clean off Aluminum or the steel brush be better?
3 passes to wrap a corner up nicely. ok I think I see/understand what you're doing. Of course, I need lots of practice to pull it off. BUT betwen the 3 passes, are you allowing the part to totally cool off ?
For me as a beginner, that part would be completely "cooked" during the 3rd/4th etc pass, assuming I just kept going with no cooling off period between passes. I'm trying to get my head around, why isn't that part (in your video) totally "cooked" during your 3rd & subsequent passes ?
Figure I must be missing something. Thanks for your efforts & for any light you can shed on this.
First class video, learned a load. Cheers
What about warping of the bottom plate? How long dod you wait before you worked the next side? Thanks!
Absolutely love your videos been watching for a while now I’m studying welding fabrication at college been learning mma mig gas and juts started doing tig
I also was wondering can you weld aluminium with a arc/tig inverter
I’m
Unsure if my arc inverter is ac it’s a sip industrial weldmate 2000DA arc/tig inverter but it doesn’t say if it’s ac or if I can weld aluminium with it I or is it possible?
I'd like to see PATW do some tig stitch welds on thin SS sheet lap joints
Do you need a special or dedicated file to deburr aluminum?
Unfortunately the penetration your talking about was not achieved in the groove of the joint, as you can see by the u shape in the groove. The weld puddle should be a tear drop shape flowing into the groove.
I was about to write that. Failing to get the puddle down into the corner on this sterile brand new ultra clean piece of material is not ideal. In real world where actual aluminium parts are heavily oxidated, soaked with oil, fatigued by many heat cycles is much harder to achieve the puddle sinking all the way to the root.
Question: I'm finally starting to 'get the hang of' aluminum TIG... My issue (in general) is shrinkage / distortion. I've got a Siegmund Series 16 table - everything clamped tight. Once unclamped, things move. Very frustrating.
What kind of tungsten did you use?