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Комментарии • 366

  • @metlmuncher
    @metlmuncher 5 лет назад +61

    I take a sick pleasure in repairing cast aluminum. The parts are often not replaceable and it's up to you to save the day. Even if the weld itself tries your skills it's rewarding to see the smile on the customer's face

  • @scottcarr3264
    @scottcarr3264 5 лет назад +23

    Very good video Bob, I like when you show "actual" jobs instead of welding coupons which only shows "part" of the job. You need to see REAL problems and how to deal with them and get a good outcome. Well done.

  • @vanmann8347
    @vanmann8347 Год назад +4

    You got lucky with that aluminum casting being of a better quality than most. I’ve had some nightmares in my day. Looks nice 👍

  • @tweake885
    @tweake885 5 лет назад +23

    nice video of the arc, especially the junk floating around in the pool. nice work cameraguy!

  • @craigkeller
    @craigkeller 5 лет назад +9

    Artisan craftsman doing great work as usual. Thanks Bob.

  • @TheNicko773
    @TheNicko773 5 лет назад +16

    Ha, he smelled the carbide, my father used to do that when he was teaching me the ropes.. Old school, love it.. Thanks for sharing Bob. !

  • @klerulo
    @klerulo 5 лет назад +30

    Cannot get over the, "*sniff* yep, that's carbide burr..." part.

  • @ChrisB89071
    @ChrisB89071 5 лет назад +6

    I welded a cast piece not to long ago (engine oil filter bracket). Was dreading it, ended up welding real nice and clean! Was a nice surprise.

  • @owenprince4823
    @owenprince4823 4 года назад +2

    You are not just a welder, you are an artist!. Great control over the flow and feed rate. I was impressed by your work. Now I want one of those welders.

  • @rcarmisin3465
    @rcarmisin3465 4 года назад +64

    I bet some junkies would love that spoon.

    • @Moparmaga-1
      @Moparmaga-1 4 года назад

      Spoons suck.

    • @goodboyringo9716
      @goodboyringo9716 4 года назад +3

      GGG, the junkies were fighting over it , that's how it got broken.

    • @MisterRorschach90
      @MisterRorschach90 3 года назад +1

      Hahah years ago I had a dream where I was walking through the woods and came across a group of old junkies who had just taken a bunch of poppy plants from a field and were cooking it up in a massive spoon like this. And they are using syringes the size of a turkey baster. So weird I still remember every second of it.

    • @junior4969
      @junior4969 3 года назад

      Thats gold

    • @gsoup7850
      @gsoup7850 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @champtree
    @champtree 5 лет назад +57

    Thanks for "spooning" all that knowledge.

    • @dutchvandermorgan6226
      @dutchvandermorgan6226 5 лет назад +2

      Mark Tracy if you'd have said "spoon feeding" all that knowledge, 10x better. Lol

    • @vmlinuxz
      @vmlinuxz 5 лет назад +1

      Get off the internet dad.

  • @bruinflight1
    @bruinflight1 3 года назад +1

    Bob is the definition of cool.

  • @toolbox-gua
    @toolbox-gua 5 лет назад +5

    Skip the “premiere”. All else is just geat. And thank you for your time and efort to educate the world.

  • @trblwrrior
    @trblwrrior 5 лет назад +2

    5:30 .....an ode to Kanekid!!! I love it!! I want to thank you for these great videos!! I hope one day I get to shake you, Jodi, jesse james and Ian's hand!! Ya'll have been a huge inspiration to me and my career!!!

  • @customhaines2510
    @customhaines2510 5 лет назад +4

    Another useful video. Good advice on use and handling of the burr. I have cut a lot of aluminum over the years and have found that putting wax on cutting tools - burrs, band saw blades, hack saws - keeps them from loading up and provides better performance. I use bee's wax, but any paraffin wax will do.

  • @Seitz_life
    @Seitz_life Год назад +1

    Man I thought I was a crappy welder but apparently this stuff is tough to weld love your videos you and Jody are the kings

  • @haroldwatkins7059
    @haroldwatkins7059 5 лет назад +4

    As always, another great instructional video Mr. Moffatt. Thank you

  • @GrandpaBill
    @GrandpaBill 5 лет назад +7

    I started welding alum. with a torch back in the 60's.... We had an "OLD" school welding instructor that could torch weld Alum. Foil. Now the one thing you didn't do is wash it down with acetone first, Then you wire brush the shit out of it, THEN wash it down again. Let's face it: "YOU GOT LUCKY"

  • @billytindell415
    @billytindell415 3 года назад +1

    Very educational I may be welding cast aluminum in the nest day or two so I’m trying to learn as much as I can before I even touch it, thanks bob!

  • @scottmcelwaine1198
    @scottmcelwaine1198 5 лет назад +4

    Great video, not many people try welding cast. Great work

  • @leonardgilbreath9004
    @leonardgilbreath9004 5 лет назад +6

    Ain't never done TIG but it's on the bucket list good video on this thumbs up.

  • @jimh4375
    @jimh4375 4 года назад +2

    Really nice camera work. I don't know if I've ever seen a better video of a weld in progress.

  • @Edward135i
    @Edward135i 5 лет назад +1

    I'd expect nothing less from bob, just welding a gigantic spoon, why is this so funny!?!?!

  • @LoadedAnswer
    @LoadedAnswer 5 лет назад +8

    I love how you spoon feed us all this great info... :)

  • @Portarius1984
    @Portarius1984 5 лет назад +55

    Luck be a ladle, tonight!

  • @dont-want-no-wrench
    @dont-want-no-wrench 3 года назад +1

    nice to have the customer show up

  • @dmeemd7787
    @dmeemd7787 5 лет назад +15

    Every time I watch a video from you guys it makes me want to go weld (and usually end up doing so, haha) Keep up the great content!!

    • @scottb8175
      @scottb8175 4 года назад +1

      Just a guess what welder would go by DME EMD, what that stands for: Dakota and Minnesota Eastern Electro-Motive Division? Just a guess....

    • @dmeemd7787
      @dmeemd7787 4 года назад +2

      @@scottb8175 wow that is a crazy coincidence! Those are just my initials and a mirror image of my initials, that's seriously all that that name means, that's really really interesting!

  • @raymondjackson6069
    @raymondjackson6069 2 года назад

    That was a great segment. It was very educational, as I have a compressor that dropped off my truck and busted a motor bracing. I am looking for excuse to score me a general type welder, and this added to my list of reasons. Making that wedge was new to me, as well as the way he just allowed the aluminum to melt into the wedge, and of course many other things. Thanks and keep up the good work!

  • @kenswitzer4133
    @kenswitzer4133 5 лет назад +1

    Guess I am a little too old to attend one of your classes but I DO enjoy watching your skill set. Thanks Much.

  • @paulsnow2347
    @paulsnow2347 4 года назад

    Hi Bob. That was fantastic. So many things could have gone wrong but in the hands of an old school artisan like yourself there was only one way this was gonna turn out. Thank you very much!!

  • @user-dg7sy8cz3b
    @user-dg7sy8cz3b 5 лет назад

    Funny,! but most of all I appreciate you waiting for approval from the feedback from your customer. Sometimes that patience saves a lot of re-work. Absolutely fantastic hall pass!!!!

  • @annettesurfer
    @annettesurfer 4 года назад +3

    I can't believe leaving the repair "visible" was even a consideration. That gap on the tacked side while the other side was still tight indicated the angle would never be the same again. I would've been tempted to drill a hole in the middle of both sides to add a rod to stiffen it prior to repair. The deep and wide burr grinding seemed a bit much so I wonder if just filing a bevel prior to joining would've sufficed.

  • @michelevitarelli
    @michelevitarelli 7 месяцев назад

    Camera work is amazing. You can see the puddle and arc very clearly. Thanks for sharing.

  • @unclequack5445
    @unclequack5445 2 года назад

    Uncle Bob ! everyones favorite welding coach.

  • @robertalexanderhoffmann8229
    @robertalexanderhoffmann8229 5 лет назад +1

    Great Job

  • @Wolfesjunges
    @Wolfesjunges 5 лет назад +1

    I do so much cast aluminum welds and not once have i had the luck to get that clean a base metal. Mine are so full of crap, porous and soaked in oil i dread it every time.
    Just yesterday, i had to weld a leaking portion of an injection die, should have been massive 6" thick casting and there was a massive web of cavities filled with crap not even 1/2" under the surface. Spent the better part of eight hours to clean it up and get the working end of that shit back to the original profile.
    Anyway, thanks for the demo. As always good ripple pattern and pretty interesting chain.

  • @loosescrewlab5379
    @loosescrewlab5379 5 лет назад +4

    Good video, but one heck of a hall pass!! That's one big baby! Great job Bob!

  • @yommmrr
    @yommmrr 4 года назад

    Man its good to see the right tools do a good job

  • @dougankrum3328
    @dougankrum3328 5 лет назад +7

    High School....you just know that'll take a beating...

  • @ARCSTREAMS
    @ARCSTREAMS 5 лет назад +1

    man this job brings me back to my last employment,,with Al i keep a 99% balance,it needs very little to work AC like that and does a great job penetrating once you find the right freq etc ,used to get bubbling when patching leaks on a hydro test around the diesel tank seal but once i discovered this trick no more bubbles and full penetration seal

  • @VintageJunker
    @VintageJunker Год назад

    Very nice detail on the camera shot of the actual weld and penetration. Greatly appreciate that! And well done on the weld.

  • @rickfrierson6166
    @rickfrierson6166 5 лет назад +2

    Smell the carbide bit lol. Good vid on cast alum. Didn't look like much pepper or trash in base metal.

  • @deankay4434
    @deankay4434 3 года назад

    That sounds like a dentist at work... I will a new gas to keep watching. Nice job, sweet spoon.

  • @butre.
    @butre. 5 лет назад +1

    I wonder if it was cast in 2 parts and welded together at the factory. would explain why it welds so nicely, and such a system makes a lot of sense for low volume production

  • @johnnypisciotto1506
    @johnnypisciotto1506 2 года назад

    One of my favourite aluminum welding videos 😊

  • @user-rn4ms1du6b
    @user-rn4ms1du6b 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks for an interesting video, with regard from Russia

  • @jimmeltate2139
    @jimmeltate2139 5 лет назад +6

    Great vid. Question have you ever used aluminum electric cable strands for filler rods? Me being a cheapo I tried using it ( alum electric cable ) tig welding aluminum on some yard art and it seemed to work.

  • @Aint1S
    @Aint1S 5 лет назад +2

    That's the last thing I expected to see! 🥄 Always funny looking 🤔 to see aluminum become so saturated by heat that it says, *"Enough!"* In the split second it glazes over with that dull finish and just before it falls through the part...
    I want that spoon for chili and ice cream with cake! Too darn cold and too soon!

  • @jimf.1644
    @jimf.1644 5 лет назад +1

    That's great In high school, my welding teacher had a key to a faculty restroom which was next door to the shop. Instead of us having to walk all the way down to the main restroom, he would giv us the key. To be sure that nobody ran off with the key, it was attached to a small section of 6 inch aluminum pipe with a chain.

    • @rebkong
      @rebkong 5 лет назад +3

      HOW MUCH THE FECES BUILD UP ON THAT GIMMICK OVER THE YEARS BUBBA

    • @jimf.1644
      @jimf.1644 5 лет назад

      Never really thought about it....until now....

  • @randallsmerna384
    @randallsmerna384 Месяц назад

    You could add a solid triangular wedge along the underside from the spoon about 14" up the handle for strength.

  • @leebarnhart9725
    @leebarnhart9725 5 лет назад +5

    I wouldn't want to upset the fellow that uses that spoon !

  • @pmm4177
    @pmm4177 4 года назад +3

    When you tacked that you could see the impurities in the cast, I love tig welding aluminum but aluminum holds so much trash and oxidation

  • @justtinkering6054
    @justtinkering6054 5 лет назад

    This video has some awesome weld footage. Very good detail. Thanks.

  • @OdinHammers
    @OdinHammers 4 месяца назад

    Beautiful work!

  • @Austin.Hunt.
    @Austin.Hunt. 5 лет назад +1

    If the material started as ingot, it is most likely 356 or A356. The material will usually be better to weld on the "bottom" (casting orientation) because dirt floats. It's also best to grind out any porosity in the weld area . Then stress relieve, quench, and straighten within 4 hours, followed by aging. The material will age at room temp but may take months to get to full strength.

    •  5 лет назад

      Can you explain welding on the bottom/casting orientation and its relation to floating dirt? I know that when heated dirt floats on the surface but i didnt understand what you meant

  • @fitztiteperformance
    @fitztiteperformance 5 лет назад +14

    that's not a high production cheap casting. I always find that a custom order specialty type casting that was a decent alloy for welding.

  • @maxheadflow
    @maxheadflow 5 лет назад +2

    Few Questions,
    1. What was the frequency?
    2. Max amps was 200?
    3. Which torch did you use?
    4. what filler?

    • @bobmoffatt4133
      @bobmoffatt4133 5 лет назад +9

      Frequency 80
      Amps 200
      40% cleaning
      Filler 4043

    • @maxheadflow
      @maxheadflow 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks Professor.. It sort of sounded lower than 60hz but I can be tone def.. Was the torch water cooled? As always enjoy your stuff.

    • @bobmoffatt4133
      @bobmoffatt4133 5 лет назад +2

      @@maxheadflow Air cooled 17 series.

  • @patriciogonzalez4882
    @patriciogonzalez4882 3 года назад

    Thankyou sir... even though you forget a lot of things 🤭🤭 you are
    A great teacher...👍👍👍

  • @bstevermer9293
    @bstevermer9293 5 лет назад +1

    Perfect job for muggy weld!

  • @CoroPlanesLLC
    @CoroPlanesLLC 5 лет назад

    I guess no one is going to forge that hall pass! Good video -- Makes me want to go find some scrap cast and try my hand at it.

  • @parsons585
    @parsons585 5 лет назад +1

    I know some people with a mouth so big they could use that spoon! Amazing talent you have sir! Wish I could do that!

    • @bobmoffatt4133
      @bobmoffatt4133 5 лет назад +1

      I know some too. And their egos are bigger than their mouth. So fake.....

  • @kenny_howell126
    @kenny_howell126 5 лет назад +4

    I had a science teacher that used a treated 4x4 piece about 5 ft long as a hall pass 😂😂

  • @workshoptazz7893
    @workshoptazz7893 5 лет назад +5

    Well well, I now know how to fix my spoon when I break it. It was always in the back of my mind 🤣 Great video thank you Mr Bob! 👍👍

  • @seagie382
    @seagie382 2 года назад

    Very wise to use non cross cut die grinder burrs! They're better than people think!

  • @ARCSTREAMS
    @ARCSTREAMS 5 лет назад +5

    you should have told her "do they appreciate it enough to make me a gourmet meal?"

  • @TotoGuy-Original
    @TotoGuy-Original 2 года назад

    i would have suggested you make a feature out of the weld like a ribbon band and explain it would be better for strength

  • @chfilms7651
    @chfilms7651 3 года назад +1

    Hey dawg, can I get some ice cream? Only a spoonful!

  • @aluminumcastingsandcasting7761
    @aluminumcastingsandcasting7761 4 года назад

    It is my spoon?I lost it thousands of years ago. Haha, really good video.

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 5 лет назад +5

    4:00 on started giving me dentist flashbacks.

  • @Cory-lk5bu
    @Cory-lk5bu 4 года назад

    Welcome back bob been asking about you!

  • @jimwardlow7830
    @jimwardlow7830 4 года назад +2

    I would be very interested to know if the spoon is still in service at the school !!

  • @RAREFORMDESIGNS
    @RAREFORMDESIGNS 5 лет назад +2

    That's a Curtis C. Jere pop art spoon sculpture Probably made in the late 1970's

  • @sharkbaitsurfer
    @sharkbaitsurfer 2 года назад

    Always enjoy your videos, always, I hope they invited you to dinner as recompense...

  • @sehebali2798
    @sehebali2798 3 года назад

    Nice and good work.

  • @DonCormack
    @DonCormack 5 лет назад

    8:20 Ugh, God I’m at the dentist getting a cavity filled 😖😖...made my spine tingle. Nice job on the cast aluminum repair. Definitely learned something useful.

  • @TheFinalFifty
    @TheFinalFifty 5 лет назад +1

    * sniffs * yep, that's carbide

  • @elesjuan
    @elesjuan 5 лет назад +33

    "MY SPOON IS TOO BIG..."

  • @donstephenson9474
    @donstephenson9474 5 лет назад

    Bob, with 2 of those you could play bass in the "spoon band". Hehe

  • @ddcd53
    @ddcd53 5 лет назад +2

    nice job.I enjoyed the video. Dan

  • @albertocortes1637
    @albertocortes1637 2 года назад

    Next time preheat the area before start welding or tacking, it will fuse better without using a lot of amperage, and don't forget to clean your welding rod with acetone, will help remove oxidation.

  • @S3dINS
    @S3dINS 5 лет назад

    It’s like watching the Bob Ross of welding.

  • @micjr21
    @micjr21 2 года назад

    I think we need more genie on the channel lol

  • @tivnator
    @tivnator 5 лет назад +1

    That was a nice video! I worked with cast aluminum and sometimes it is just trash, like a mixture of 1011 4043 6011 or whatever with porosity and incursions.
    I have some recommendations.
    Clean it as the second time but before welding do a cleaning pass and leave it. Don't clean it. That will help to keep the arc on and good when you use filler rod. If you clean it you will have again the same problem.
    Sometimes is best to place a point with filler rod no matter if it's ugly and use it to start from there that help because the filler rod is clean and will keep the arc on. When it is trash is difficult to make the puddle so that will help.
    Don't over heat the aluminum or the weld will go down as the final part of the video. Let it cool down a bit and then restart welding.
    Keep going with greats videos!

  • @policedog4030
    @policedog4030 5 лет назад +5

    Spoon originally belonged to Jethro Clampett of Beverly Hills, CA

    • @gregoryprice2593
      @gregoryprice2593 5 лет назад

      Jethro Bodine. He lived with his Uncle, Jed Clampett.

    • @policedog4030
      @policedog4030 5 лет назад

      You're right! Bodine it was. I remember one episode where Granny had the big pot that she described as a ladle and a ginormous pot that was the actual cooking pot for Jethro's grits. Lady (Mrs. Hathaway?) visitor to Granny's kitchen: "Is THAT the pot?" Granny: "Nope; that's the ladle; THIS HERE's the pot!" (drags out a big cauldron)...

    • @philthefarrier9469
      @philthefarrier9469 5 лет назад

      More like Keith Richards

  • @missingno5088
    @missingno5088 Год назад

    Is that the spoon for the super bowl 🥣 😂

  • @Alanbataar
    @Alanbataar 5 лет назад

    Now I don't feel so bad about the results I get on welding cast aluminum. I thought y'all'd make it look easy.

  • @bigjimar77
    @bigjimar77 Год назад

    An underside gusset with a small profile should strengthen it.

  • @paulmorrey733
    @paulmorrey733 5 лет назад

    Thanks Bob

  • @mikef-gi2dg
    @mikef-gi2dg 4 года назад

    He is an CNA. Certified Ninja Welder.

  • @ChrisWojnarski
    @ChrisWojnarski 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the helpful video and info great video you the man bob

  • @Bane_Diesel
    @Bane_Diesel 4 года назад

    Holy **** what are the odds that this tutorial has the exact everlast tig machine I have awesome!

    • @shellyrose3214
      @shellyrose3214 4 года назад

      Hay I am baffled I need a weld done can u do it

    • @shellyrose3214
      @shellyrose3214 4 года назад

      My name is Billy shelly is a frend

  • @joachimsingh2929
    @joachimsingh2929 11 месяцев назад

    This is why i always let the ice-cream sitt on the counter for a couple of minutes so its not to hard when I scoop it.

  • @codprawn
    @codprawn 9 месяцев назад

    Great video. I have a cast aluminum handle to repair on a very rare lathe. A Holbrook H20. Break very similar to your giant spoon. Considering the lathe weighs about 5000kg or over 10000lbs why are some of the handles aluminium? Bit late to think of weight saving when ypu are over 5 tons 😂

  • @joseportillo8293
    @joseportillo8293 8 месяцев назад

    Good job

  • @stearlingestes4213
    @stearlingestes4213 4 года назад

    Great video, thank you!

  • @markcnc
    @markcnc 5 лет назад +1

    I bet the students are more excited then anyone.
    Student: I need to use the bathroom
    Teacher: Sorry, someone broke the hall pass, wait till end of class or till you get home.
    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ! ! ! ! ! !

  • @MegaScott
    @MegaScott 5 лет назад

    It looks identical to the prop that the Lovin' Spoonful used to suspend behind the band when playing concerts and TV shows.

  • @oaxelo1
    @oaxelo1 5 лет назад +1

    In my experience with cast aluminum you never know what how it reacts. so often it reacts like paint thinner on styrofoam. this one looks pretty good

    • @4You5Tubeber
      @4You5Tubeber 4 года назад

      I have had that happen with cast iron before

    • @4You5Tubeber
      @4You5Tubeber 4 года назад

      @Rob M yes. But it still vaporized. Only had it happened once though.

  • @edwardkawecki8101
    @edwardkawecki8101 5 лет назад

    How about a 1"x 1- 1/4" strip skip welded or screwed on back side for additional support with a nice blending of the weld on the front? Gives both support and esthetics .

    • @edwardkawecki8101
      @edwardkawecki8101 5 лет назад

      My comment was ment to say a 1"wide x 1/4" or better yet 1/8" thick strip of aluminum on back side for additional support.

  • @edstransitscott9186
    @edstransitscott9186 4 года назад

    Great job, looking great