I am by no means an expert. I am here to pass on knowledge that I have acquired. Check out these actual expert welders to learn more: Welding Tips and Tricks; JD Brewer, Worksbyahurst
As a welder this was hard to watch. Thanks for the disclaimer but passing on bad knowledge is never a good thing. Love your vids but this one made me cringe a bit.
Louis Meyer what specifically was bad knowledge? If you can’t give useful criticism why waste your time commenting? Take a minute to share what’s inaccurate rather than just dump on someone. That’s not helpful.
Professional Welder here! Gotta say that what you're sharing definitely helps out and covers the basics. And this sort of project is a perfect practice piece for Josh. The difference between Pulling and Poking in welds, is pretty much down to a design level. There isn't all that much of a difference, and in day to day welding (Like tables, stuff like that.) it's definitely not something to be completely worried about. Stuck is stuck, and if you're a decent welder (Say, levels of Bob.) you wouldn't need to worry about the integrity of the build. This stuff becomes more important if you're welding in places like constructions, boats, and those kind of areas. But you wouldn't need to worry about those sort of things if you're just a hobbyist. If there's something that does fall under construction and you know that you won't be able to do it without having some doubt. Always go to a professional. As Bob mentions at the end of the video, this does take time. Something that I've been taught, and will always mention if people are talking about learning how to weld. Know that this isn't something that you master within a day or a week or so. You've got to be making miles and miles of welds before you can really call yourself an expert on these things. I've been welding for 10 years now, and even I learn new things on a pretty regular bases. The best sort of "technique" to lay a welding line like the ones that Josh and Bob are trying to show off here, would be something in the shape of a '3'. You pick a starting point, and you move towards your end point without it being a completely straight line. You want to cover the valley that's being created with the help of the edges that Bob has created. You basically want your welding point, to go from edge, down the valley, to the other edge, and scoot over, and do it all over again. A '3', 'C', or 'W' figure. Keep a steady hand (Remember, practice makes perfect.) and take your time. You'll eventually get to learn how fast you need to go, what will be too slow and cause burnout, and if you're going to be working on a metal table like Bob here, expect yourself to definitely be welding your pieces against the table from time to time. Josh, if this truly was your very first time welding. I will say that you've done a pretty decent job. Yes most of the welds aren't pretty, and sure I can tell which ones Bob made, and which one you did. But yours were pretty decent. If you're really interested, keep on trying. You'll get there.
very much agree with winchester here except given the thickness of material perhaps a straight pull back would be enough. Weld pattern shouldn't matter too much unless doing thick material or vertical/overhead. I've always said time and experience matters with welding so winchester may have a few years on me and some tricks up his sleeve i haven't come across yet :P As always awesome videos and content and its always good to come home and find some new videos to watch :) Keep up the great work Bob :)
I can pretty much guarantee this is the first time in human history that anyone has said the phrase “underlying academic assumption” while holding a welding torch 😂 Great video! Really enjoyed it.
Josh Makes Stuff As an avid fan of No Instructions, I can confidently say you’ve been a constant highlight of my week for well over a year now since you published the first few episodes. It’s great to listen to you and Bob talk freely about whatever’s relevant for you at any given time.
We need more complete n00b welding videos. I have never tried it, but beginners guides like this are great to get a sense for what it takes. Thank you guys!
Thanks guys. I've not welded for many years, Brazed quite a lot quite a few years ago, I think that with what you've shown I reckon I could get back into it again and do alright with some practice. And you've taken the 'fear factor' out of the process. Good one.
i have wanted to learn how to weld, retired hobbyist here, basic woodworking stuff. this is awesome video down to earth and easy to follow for the right tips.
Great video! As someone that has never done any welding, listening to Josh ask questions and explaining the experience, is very helpful. Time to give it a try.
the most important thing is that you need to look at your weldpool all the time. I heard this from my teacher so i hope i could learn you guys that too :)
Great video with some beginner tips that are explained for the normal guy to understand. Thanks for sharing. More time under the hood Josh will make it a lot easier and faster. Well Done Josh and Bob
I really enjoyed watching you teach Josh how to do this. When I watch your videos I’m always inspired but I feel like I lack the skill often times to do it myself. The teaching aspect really helps. Do more of that!
Nicely done 👍. You seam like a good teacher. Very patient and encouraging. Great job to Josh, hope you stick with metal work, it's a real game changer.
I love how you are willing to share the learning process. Showing what you have discovered about a topic even though you don't consider yourself an expert. I recently told someone I was going to teach myself to weld and they laughed, saying, "You've never welded before". Exactly. Thanks for the inspiration Josh and Bob!
I feel so blessed that me and my brother learned stuff like this before we were like 10, we spent a lot of time in the garage with my dad fixing cars and different projects, and a lot of time in the wood shop with my grandpa learning how to handle tools and create or fix broken stuff :) these skills are really handy to have :) and since we started in such early age, it´s printed our souls with SAFETY FIRST and to think outside the box if any issues arrives :) You covered the basics well Sir :)
Some of my best and most fond memories of my grandfather were the times he sat down with me in the garage at his house to teach me wood turning (as well as general carpentry) and basic welding (arc). He was a professional steel worker/welder until he retired in the 80's, had a lot of stories of the random things that happened on the job (most of which my mom hated him telling), and the patience to deal with me for hours at a time. Watching Bob teach Josh like this, and your comment, really brought it back for me, so thank all three of you! :)
I have a suggestion for you on the welding footage, in editing.. you can make the brightness (very low) and frame it to be only on the welding section, so we can watch how the welding going on.
Grinder and paint make me the welder I 'ante. Spent a summer in a welding and machine shop. Amazing time learned a ton - one of the best summer jobs I had. And remember If it sounds like bacon your doing good, if it smells like bacon your probably on fire.
Glad I watched this. I've attempted welding before but wasn't very good mostly because I was afraid I would get electrocuted if I touched the table. So I didn't use my hand for support and ended up with weak ugly welds. Thanks Bob, love your vidros
This video is great timing; I'm going to be doing some of my first welding ever for work this weekend. Very helpful intro and perfect for what I need to do.
Hey Bob. Just got done reading your book and now I am forcing my wife to read it. Great work and will be something I will go back to time and again. Long time subscriber (just don't talk a lot) :-)
@@Iliketomakestuff Also have a background as a software engineer so had more in common with your story that I expected. After my wife is done with your book I plan to pass it around a few of my buddies at church and hopefully get them interested in your channel. Appreciate all you do brother.
I started welding again after many years and because of my small shop and versatility decided to go TIG. That was a good choice for me but I have since added a small fluxcore and that sucker is great for dirty steel. I have a lot of old junk scrap around here and recycle whenever I can but TIG really likes clean and you can spend a LOT of time cleaning and prepping. The fluxcore just burns through most junk so fairly limited prep if you are just tossing things together AND it's light and works well outside. A bunch more post cleanup if you want it to look really nice so that I will go to TIG for.
Sure looks OK to me. Great job Josh, you created something functional the first time out, and that is a worthy effort. Bob, take a look at the tabbed squares that Fireball tools sell. I have one of the small ones, and will be buying more. It makes lining up tubing, for example, much easier.
I’ve been working at a fab shop since I was 19 working on mustang and camaro parts. And a few tips I have are: 1: keep and eye on the weld puddle. 2: do whatever you can to be comfortable while welding, find a comfortable position for yourself it’ll make things a whole lot easier. 3: If you can move your project, and a particular weld seems hard, try downhill.
Steel storage should be on my list of projects. I really need to organize all aspects of my shop. This is a huge problem for me right now. Nice storage project.
I really enjoyed this video! I only had a vague idea of how welding works (being a casual watcher rather than a maker myself), so it was great to get a simple explanation before you guys started. I also liked hearing how you explain to Josh vs explaining to the camera - small differences yes, but the clarifying questions and comments from Josh as he learned were really nice to have included. I'd love to see more "teaching" videos in the future!
Good video,couple additions as I was just training people on this at work. No synthetic clothing(not just polyester) as it will melt to you. Cotton clothing can still burn, but it's easier to put it out, vs synthetic will burn and melt onto you, doing more damage. Also, as for wire feed and voltage, most welders will have a chart on the inside of the door to give you a pretty good idea of settings. And tack weld cus the heat will distort the piece, as well as everything wanting to fall over all the time.
When I was learning, for length of wire we just went with what the pliers cut to if you put them flush to the nozzle. It's always fun watching people learn new skills!
Only forgot to mention that once you figure out sticking metal together is so easy... it’s kind of addictive 😊. Also.. when you said molten metal it made me think, is the MIG torch actually a lava gun? I think so.
very good video, excellent project. Just a suggestion, when I quizzed my welding guru, he said, make sure you have an absolutely positive ground, as it can cause problems that appear to be feed and voltage problems. Makes sense, as the ground is the primary foundation of a proper weld, and should never be overlooked. Cheers!
I'm lucky I get to practice welding at my workplace. Most of our work orders require MIG or stick, but occasionally we get to do TIG too. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Professional weld from Australia here. There are a few things to know when MIG welding. For starters when you use flux core wire for your welding you should pull when you weld as it uses the same method as stick welding or known as MMAW. While you are welding also you should try not to make circles or swirls as when you move the arc of the weld around it leaves a cold spot in the middle of your weld as this can cause defects in your weld aswell. Also with just plain MIG wire you should push instead of pull as it doesn't have any flux to cover over your weld as you go along. The reason for this is to push the molten metal into the parent metal to give it a deep penetration and combined both the parent metal to the other. Also a little trick when welding with any tip of welding from MIG to MMAW to TIG is to have your Earth clamp facing away from the direction you are welding. The reason for this is because when your welding your using the electricity to create an arc and when you create the arc the electricity takes the shortest route for get to the Earth clamp so when your welding way from your Earth clamp your arc and electricity flows through your weld and gives you the better chace of having a beautiful weld beed when finished. There is alot more that i could explain but it would turn into a book so best not. Also when i said not to make circles or swirls that is for making the strongest weld possible but when you use the method walking the cup you make a sort of figure 8 patten when welding but this works weld because of over plaing where your cold spots were when you are walking the cup. Also when using a MIG welder you a simple trick is to use a pair of universal pliers and place them on the edge of your MIG gas cup and place your pliers of a 30 degree angle and cut your wire this also gives your wire a nice sharp point for starting your weld because it starts the arc right in the groove/corner of your welding surface. I good thing to also use to find out what type of amps/volts you should be using is based on the type of material and the thickness of the material. So lets say you have a 6mm piece of mild steel. First you take into account on how hot you think your arc should be and for how wide and how high you want your beed to be so if i was to do it i would use 22.5 volts with a wire speed of 12 and i would watch to make sure the arc of the weld is faned out evenly over the butt weld or make sure it is faced slightly high on the wall of your filet weld because the molten metal falls down because of gravity.
When mig welding the drag motion gives you more penetration. Sometimes you want that but most of the time you want to push it. The motto I go by is if there's slag involved you drag and if there isn't any slag you push. All in all you really explained the process well
The miller welds weld settings app is a good starting point for where to set up your welder. It all depends on what type of weld and and position for fine tunning. It's not about how fast or how slow to move, you need to watch what the is doing.
Honestly, I just finished an entire day welding and yet this was still a really fun watch. Also if we can get a flute welding tutorial next week, that'd be great.
MIG is such a great skill to learn. It's definitely something that you can pick up by buying a welder and teaching yourself. My tip is to go to a steel supplier and ask to look through their scrap bins; it's a much cheaper way to get practice material. Try to find things that are the same thickness when you're starting out, it's another skill to weld materials of different thicknesses so make your life easy!
I think the most crucial piece of information you could give someone is the chart that is usually inside the door of your welder. Makes you think about the material you are using and gives you a starting point.
Fantastic job, guys! Really well done!!! 😃 I bought a small arc welder that should be here soon enough... Then my father is going to teach me. 😃 BTW, thanks! Now I'm hungry... Again! 😬
Great job Josh. If you are burning holes, your amp might be to high for the material you are using. It's like driving stick you have to balance your speed to your amp. Best advice I can give is practice practice and more practice.
I ran across a Diablo saw blade for metal, one for aluminum, and one for steel, and one for stainless steel. I was very impressed with these blades. This is another option.
Thanks Team ILTMS! Good video 🙂 As a non-but-would-like-to-be welder, fear of electrocution (due to no technical understanding) is something that was holding me back, but not now 👍
I have been interested in welding, but was feeling a bit on the timid side; thank you for making a video demonstration that shows welding from an accessible approach. I'm not saying I'm going to start tomorrow, but I feel more confident in taking the first steps without going to a community college to understand the very basics (-1 to noob) :P
Thanks for this. I'd really like to learn to weld and this was very inspiring. So if you could just come over and teach me that would be great. But seriously though...I always learn new things from this channel, and I always end up more inspired.
Ian Johnson @Bigtiregarage did a great welding 101 while he was on xtreme off road, PowerNation app/channel. It was great. Great start Josh. Also love the videos, great inspiration, and also love No Instructions
I totally agree. Pull the trigger, slop molten metal into the joint, job done. more or less. After TIG welding, I was hooked and never wanted to MIG again.
@@mark4prez20 I work in theater so most of our stuff is like weensey little 16ga or 18ga stuff. I would love to learn tig to find the differences but it's not something that's going to happen anytime soon, I think.
With MIG you can push or pull and it really depends on other factors what will work best. For flux core and stick you should pull (drag) because you do not want to get flux in the weld.
The length of your wire stickout is the same as the width of your welpers(welding pliers). If you push your welper against the shielding nozzle you'll get a good stickout length. No measuring needed!
I am by no means an expert. I am here to pass on knowledge that I have acquired. Check out these actual expert welders to learn more: Welding Tips and Tricks; JD Brewer, Worksbyahurst
I totally agree with this list. The three J's. Jody, JD and Jason.
Always a pleasure to watch
J learns to weld from silent Bob.
As a welder this was hard to watch. Thanks for the disclaimer but passing on bad knowledge is never a good thing. Love your vids but this one made me cringe a bit.
Louis Meyer what specifically was bad knowledge? If you can’t give useful criticism why waste your time commenting? Take a minute to share what’s inaccurate rather than just dump on someone. That’s not helpful.
Professional Welder here!
Gotta say that what you're sharing definitely helps out and covers the basics. And this sort of project is a perfect practice piece for Josh.
The difference between Pulling and Poking in welds, is pretty much down to a design level. There isn't all that much of a difference, and in day to day welding (Like tables, stuff like that.) it's definitely not something to be completely worried about. Stuck is stuck, and if you're a decent welder (Say, levels of Bob.) you wouldn't need to worry about the integrity of the build. This stuff becomes more important if you're welding in places like constructions, boats, and those kind of areas. But you wouldn't need to worry about those sort of things if you're just a hobbyist. If there's something that does fall under construction and you know that you won't be able to do it without having some doubt. Always go to a professional.
As Bob mentions at the end of the video, this does take time. Something that I've been taught, and will always mention if people are talking about learning how to weld. Know that this isn't something that you master within a day or a week or so. You've got to be making miles and miles of welds before you can really call yourself an expert on these things. I've been welding for 10 years now, and even I learn new things on a pretty regular bases.
The best sort of "technique" to lay a welding line like the ones that Josh and Bob are trying to show off here, would be something in the shape of a '3'. You pick a starting point, and you move towards your end point without it being a completely straight line. You want to cover the valley that's being created with the help of the edges that Bob has created. You basically want your welding point, to go from edge, down the valley, to the other edge, and scoot over, and do it all over again. A '3', 'C', or 'W' figure. Keep a steady hand (Remember, practice makes perfect.) and take your time. You'll eventually get to learn how fast you need to go, what will be too slow and cause burnout, and if you're going to be working on a metal table like Bob here, expect yourself to definitely be welding your pieces against the table from time to time.
Josh, if this truly was your very first time welding. I will say that you've done a pretty decent job. Yes most of the welds aren't pretty, and sure I can tell which ones Bob made, and which one you did. But yours were pretty decent. If you're really interested, keep on trying. You'll get there.
Winchester MC-NL thank you for this comment! Very kind and helpful!
its always good to hear from the pros, especially encouragement :D
very much agree with winchester here except given the thickness of material perhaps a straight pull back would be enough. Weld pattern shouldn't matter too much unless doing thick material or vertical/overhead.
I've always said time and experience matters with welding so winchester may have a few years on me and some tricks up his sleeve i haven't come across yet :P
As always awesome videos and content and its always good to come home and find some new videos to watch :)
Keep up the great work Bob :)
I can pretty much guarantee this is the first time in human history that anyone has said the phrase “underlying academic assumption” while holding a welding torch 😂 Great video! Really enjoyed it.
No Bob, today you are teaching ME how to weld :) Thank you!!!!! By the way, checked out your audiobook the other day it was amazing. Keep kicking ass!
Great seeing Josh again. Hope this format will intermittently continue, ‘cause it’s awesome.
I'm only good in small doses
Josh Makes Stuff As an avid fan of No Instructions, I can confidently say you’ve been a constant highlight of my week for well over a year now since you published the first few episodes. It’s great to listen to you and Bob talk freely about whatever’s relevant for you at any given time.
@@sirwalruscrow2954 Thanks. But again, use moderation. I can spoil easily.
Definitely! Would watch more Bob teaching Josh things :)
We need more complete n00b welding videos. I have never tried it, but beginners guides like this are great to get a sense for what it takes. Thank you guys!
Thanks guys. I've not welded for many years, Brazed quite a lot quite a few years ago, I think that with what you've shown I reckon I could get back into it again and do alright with some practice. And you've taken the 'fear factor' out of the process. Good one.
For using mig for the first time, you did really well Josh! Good work on teaching him aswell Bob!
Thank you!!
i have wanted to learn how to weld, retired hobbyist here, basic woodworking stuff. this is awesome video down to earth and easy to follow for the right tips.
Excellent job, friends helping friends and teaching friends. Good policy.
Let’s appreciate week in and out bob makes stuff for our viewing pleasure.
Yes yes yes!! This video was SO informative! Thanks to Josh for asking all those amazing questions!
Great video! As someone that has never done any welding, listening to Josh ask questions and explaining the experience, is very helpful. Time to give it a try.
Good work Josh. I do like the explaining discussion part between you two.
My best friend is learning to how to weld, so I'm DEFINITELY showing her this!
Thank you for doing video
the most important thing is that you need to look at your weldpool all the time. I heard this from my teacher so i hope i could learn you guys that too :)
Great video with some beginner tips that are explained for the normal guy to understand. Thanks for sharing. More time under the hood Josh will make it a lot easier and faster. Well Done Josh and Bob
The grinder brackets are pretty slick. Not a bad looking unit.
Great job Josh! You did way better than I did when my brother taught me to weld.
I really enjoyed watching you teach Josh how to do this. When I watch your videos I’m always inspired but I feel like I lack the skill often times to do it myself. The teaching aspect really helps. Do more of that!
That's how you build skill! You gotta start somewhere. You can do it 👍😄
"holy crap! It worked!" Is exactly what I said when I first tried welding haha. Good job josh!
Great intro! One important tool I would add is a fire extinguisher! Also handy for grinding.
Nicely done 👍. You seam like a good teacher. Very patient and encouraging. Great job to Josh, hope you stick with metal work, it's a real game changer.
Thanks so much Jacob!
What we don't see is that this video took 6 months to film 🤣 jk
I love how you are willing to share the learning process. Showing what you have discovered about a topic even though you don't consider yourself an expert. I recently told someone I was going to teach myself to weld and they laughed, saying, "You've never welded before". Exactly. Thanks for the inspiration Josh and Bob!
Teaching Josh new things needs to be its own series.
This is the only thing that I don't know how to do....also a backflip.
I feel so blessed that me and my brother learned stuff like this before we were like 10, we spent a lot of time in the garage with my dad fixing cars and different projects, and a lot of time in the wood shop with my grandpa learning how to handle tools and create or fix broken stuff :) these skills are really handy to have :) and since we started in such early age, it´s printed our souls with SAFETY FIRST and to think outside the box if any issues arrives :)
You covered the basics well Sir :)
Some of my best and most fond memories of my grandfather were the times he sat down with me in the garage at his house to teach me wood turning (as well as general carpentry) and basic welding (arc). He was a professional steel worker/welder until he retired in the 80's, had a lot of stories of the random things that happened on the job (most of which my mom hated him telling), and the patience to deal with me for hours at a time.
Watching Bob teach Josh like this, and your comment, really brought it back for me, so thank all three of you! :)
@@Haladmer Sweet and precious memories :) 💜
I like the style of this video. It was good to have a beginner asking question.
I was looking for this for years!!! Thanks for all!!!
Cheers from Brazil
I won that interpretive dance contest BTW. FIRST!
Thanks for publishing this, I will use several of these tips as I work on one of my upcoming projects
Thanks I`ve got an old stick welde & thinking about a mig, you answered a lot of questions
That's a perfect starter project. Great information too. Had to bookmark it to re-watch whenever I get a welder.
This video is awesome. Thank you so much for teaching me how to weld!
Josh's questions were really helpful.
I have a suggestion for you on the welding footage, in editing.. you can make the brightness (very low) and frame it to be only on the welding section, so we can watch how the welding going on.
Being able to weld is such a game changer in terms of opening up new creative outlets. Good for you Josh!
Grinder and paint make me the welder I 'ante.
Spent a summer in a welding and machine shop. Amazing time learned a ton - one of the best summer jobs I had.
And remember If it sounds like bacon your doing good, if it smells like bacon your probably on fire.
Glad I watched this. I've attempted welding before but wasn't very good mostly because I was afraid I would get electrocuted if I touched the table. So I didn't use my hand for support and ended up with weak ugly welds. Thanks Bob, love your vidros
Watching this video, I can almost smell the weld job.
Also, well done, Josh. You did good for your first welding attempt
This was a great video! Super fun to watch Bob teach and Josh learn - I feel a lot less intimidated by welding after this video...now to buy a welder.
Mad Max Simple Steel Storage. It's beautiful, on his own way.
This video is great timing; I'm going to be doing some of my first welding ever for work this weekend. Very helpful intro and perfect for what I need to do.
Hey Bob. Just got done reading your book and now I am forcing my wife to read it. Great work and will be something I will go back to time and again. Long time subscriber (just don't talk a lot) :-)
Oh, also about to learn how to weld so this is _perfect_ timing.
Thank you so much Alex!!
@@Iliketomakestuff Also have a background as a software engineer so had more in common with your story that I expected. After my wife is done with your book I plan to pass it around a few of my buddies at church and hopefully get them interested in your channel. Appreciate all you do brother.
I started welding again after many years and because of my small shop and versatility decided to go TIG. That was a good choice for me but I have since added a small fluxcore and that sucker is great for dirty steel. I have a lot of old junk scrap around here and recycle whenever I can but TIG really likes clean and you can spend a LOT of time cleaning and prepping. The fluxcore just burns through most junk so fairly limited prep if you are just tossing things together AND it's light and works well outside. A bunch more post cleanup if you want it to look really nice so that I will go to TIG for.
Sure looks OK to me. Great job Josh, you created something functional the first time out, and that is a worthy effort.
Bob, take a look at the tabbed squares that Fireball tools sell. I have one of the small ones, and will be buying more. It makes lining up tubing, for example, much easier.
I’ve been working at a fab shop since I was 19 working on mustang and camaro parts. And a few tips I have are:
1: keep and eye on the weld puddle.
2: do whatever you can to be comfortable while welding, find a comfortable position for yourself it’ll make things a whole lot easier.
3: If you can move your project, and a particular weld seems hard, try downhill.
I look forward to finally breaking mine out this year! Thanks for the inspiration fellas!
This was a fun video to watch. Good job guys!
I absolutely love tig. Its so much fun!
Good job, Josh! Some good tips.
Steel storage should be on my list of projects. I really need to organize all aspects of my shop. This is a huge problem for me right now. Nice storage project.
And if you mess up, you can cut out the scrap and put a different scrap piece in 😉 Then grind and paint to fix the other goofs.
Thanks for the video! Can’t wait to try it myself.
Thanks for the knowledge on how to Weld !!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome 👍 you did good I like the idea of the storage box too
I’ve been wanting to get into welding recently and this video is exactly what I was looking for.
Perfect practice makes progress
Really helpful introductory video. Thanks!
And now I want bacon.
(This is not a bad thing)
Nice job, Josh!
And if you have a large enough piece of work, you could fry the bacon while welding and have a snack afterwards 😉
I really enjoyed this video! I only had a vague idea of how welding works (being a casual watcher rather than a maker myself), so it was great to get a simple explanation before you guys started. I also liked hearing how you explain to Josh vs explaining to the camera - small differences yes, but the clarifying questions and comments from Josh as he learned were really nice to have included. I'd love to see more "teaching" videos in the future!
And of course, seeing all the scrap put away is extremely satisfying!
Go, Josh!!!
I absolutely love your attention to detail on the montages to line nearly everything up with the beat of the music. Always oddly satisfying :)
Thanks so much! Forby does a fantastic job on the edits in my opinion!
Ben Burnes 😄🙏
Good video,couple additions as I was just training people on this at work. No synthetic clothing(not just polyester) as it will melt to you. Cotton clothing can still burn, but it's easier to put it out, vs synthetic will burn and melt onto you, doing more damage. Also, as for wire feed and voltage, most welders will have a chart on the inside of the door to give you a pretty good idea of settings. And tack weld cus the heat will distort the piece, as well as everything wanting to fall over all the time.
Thanks!
When I was learning, for length of wire we just went with what the pliers cut to if you put them flush to the nozzle.
It's always fun watching people learn new skills!
1:56 “...butt joints...” (josh, keeping a straight face🤣)
2:29 josh is still thinking about butt joints😝
There were lots of "that's what she said" moments that I refrained from making. -Josh
Then right after at 2:01 " good penetration "
@@doughendy lol
7:55
Only forgot to mention that once you figure out sticking metal together is so easy... it’s kind of addictive 😊. Also.. when you said molten metal it made me think, is the MIG torch actually a lava gun? I think so.
very good video, excellent project. Just a suggestion, when I quizzed my welding guru, he said, make sure you have an absolutely positive ground, as it can cause problems that appear to be feed and voltage problems. Makes sense, as the ground is the primary foundation of a proper weld, and should never be overlooked. Cheers!
Pretty instructive and helpful. Thank you!
Thanks for this video. Always wanted to learn how to weld .
Well done guys. Always look forward to your vids. 😃
Thanks so much!
That’s ok. I really enjoy your work. One day, could you try and do a video about making a pc or another Arduino project. 😁
I'm lucky I get to practice welding at my workplace. Most of our work orders require MIG or stick, but occasionally we get to do TIG too. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Professional weld from Australia here. There are a few things to know when MIG welding. For starters when you use flux core wire for your welding you should pull when you weld as it uses the same method as stick welding or known as MMAW. While you are welding also you should try not to make circles or swirls as when you move the arc of the weld around it leaves a cold spot in the middle of your weld as this can cause defects in your weld aswell. Also with just plain MIG wire you should push instead of pull as it doesn't have any flux to cover over your weld as you go along. The reason for this is to push the molten metal into the parent metal to give it a deep penetration and combined both the parent metal to the other. Also a little trick when welding with any tip of welding from MIG to MMAW to TIG is to have your Earth clamp facing away from the direction you are welding. The reason for this is because when your welding your using the electricity to create an arc and when you create the arc the electricity takes the shortest route for get to the Earth clamp so when your welding way from your Earth clamp your arc and electricity flows through your weld and gives you the better chace of having a beautiful weld beed when finished. There is alot more that i could explain but it would turn into a book so best not. Also when i said not to make circles or swirls that is for making the strongest weld possible but when you use the method walking the cup you make a sort of figure 8 patten when welding but this works weld because of over plaing where your cold spots were when you are walking the cup. Also when using a MIG welder you a simple trick is to use a pair of universal pliers and place them on the edge of your MIG gas cup and place your pliers of a 30 degree angle and cut your wire this also gives your wire a nice sharp point for starting your weld because it starts the arc right in the groove/corner of your welding surface. I good thing to also use to find out what type of amps/volts you should be using is based on the type of material and the thickness of the material. So lets say you have a 6mm piece of mild steel. First you take into account on how hot you think your arc should be and for how wide and how high you want your beed to be so if i was to do it i would use 22.5 volts with a wire speed of 12 and i would watch to make sure the arc of the weld is faned out evenly over the butt weld or make sure it is faced slightly high on the wall of your filet weld because the molten metal falls down because of gravity.
When mig welding the drag motion gives you more penetration. Sometimes you want that but most of the time you want to push it. The motto I go by is if there's slag involved you drag and if there isn't any slag you push. All in all you really explained the process well
very professional welder!!!
Awesome work guys, welding is definitely on my list of skills I'd like to learn! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Nice job
The miller welds weld settings app is a good starting point for where to set up your welder. It all depends on what type of weld and and position for fine tunning.
It's not about how fast or how slow to move, you need to watch what the is doing.
Honestly, I just finished an entire day welding and yet this was still a really fun watch.
Also if we can get a flute welding tutorial next week, that'd be great.
MIG is such a great skill to learn. It's definitely something that you can pick up by buying a welder and teaching yourself.
My tip is to go to a steel supplier and ask to look through their scrap bins; it's a much cheaper way to get practice material. Try to find things that are the same thickness when you're starting out, it's another skill to weld materials of different thicknesses so make your life easy!
I think the most crucial piece of information you could give someone is the chart that is usually inside the door of your welder. Makes you think about the material you are using and gives you a starting point.
Ah, that's a great point!
Awesome intro info! I definitely need to set a goal to learn how to weld.
Shmore josh in future videos!
Fantastic job, guys! Really well done!!! 😃
I bought a small arc welder that should be here soon enough... Then my father is going to teach me. 😃
BTW, thanks! Now I'm hungry... Again! 😬
Great job Josh. If you are burning holes, your amp might be to high for the material you are using. It's like driving stick you have to balance your speed to your amp. Best advice I can give is practice practice and more practice.
I ran across a Diablo saw blade for metal, one for aluminum, and one for steel, and one for stainless steel. I was very impressed with these blades. This is another option.
It’s really satisfying when metal snaps to the music
Edit - specially 1:02
Good job 😉👍
😂😂😂 seriously enjoyed the bloopers at the end!
Thanks Team ILTMS! Good video 🙂 As a non-but-would-like-to-be welder, fear of electrocution (due to no technical understanding) is something that was holding me back, but not now 👍
Great to hear!
This was very helpful
I have been interested in welding, but was feeling a bit on the timid side; thank you for making a video demonstration that shows welding from an accessible approach. I'm not saying I'm going to start tomorrow, but I feel more confident in taking the first steps without going to a community college to understand the very basics (-1 to noob) :P
good job
Love it like every single video :)
Funny I have asked my dad today to teach me to weld :D
Thanks for this. I'd really like to learn to weld and this was very inspiring. So if you could just come over and teach me that would be great. But seriously though...I always learn new things from this channel, and I always end up more inspired.
Ian Johnson @Bigtiregarage did a great welding 101 while he was on xtreme off road, PowerNation app/channel. It was great. Great start Josh. Also love the videos, great inspiration, and also love No Instructions
When I learned to weld I was told "if you can hot glue, you can MIG."
They were sort of right? If hot glue required so much safety equipment.
I totally agree. Pull the trigger, slop molten metal into the joint, job done. more or less. After TIG welding, I was hooked and never wanted to MIG again.
@@mark4prez20 I work in theater so most of our stuff is like weensey little 16ga or 18ga stuff. I would love to learn tig to find the differences but it's not something that's going to happen anytime soon, I think.
Mig is hard
Stick is hard
Tig is hard....
To make it look good
@@AisforAwkwardd you could start out with oxy-acetylene, its said to be the same process but much cheaper
@@nilsschenkel7149 nope.. it's a skill for a seasoned welder ...
With MIG you can push or pull and it really depends on other factors what will work best. For flux core and stick you should pull (drag) because you do not want to get flux in the weld.
The length of your wire stickout is the same as the width of your welpers(welding pliers). If you push your welper against the shielding nozzle you'll get a good stickout length. No measuring needed!
Grinder is the best bad-welder's friend:-))
Love it!
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