I know you won't read this, but it's March 2023 and I am watching this video again for about the 4th time. I've been going through your entire old catalog frankly. Your old content is far and away better than what TH-cam is spouting out these days. The entire site has gone to hell in a hand-basket, but your content is timeless. Like watching reruns of MythBusters. A proper use of my spare time.
It’s 2024 and I’m feeling the same way and doing the same thing. TOT is probably the best channel on the platform, and is by far the most entertaining.
But, in the video, he didn‘t use it properly, because he said, that hes welding with 80 Amps. The meter didn‘t show amps, it showed the voltage! Hes welding with 0.80 V DC! He cannot measure the current, just because inside of the meter, there s a fuse with 10 amps.
I'm late but, as a tiger welder, a good rule of thumb with scratch start is to not touch your tungsten to the work surface. Utilize the wire to drag across the work surface and tungsten quicky, at the same time. Takes practice, but will strike the arc, and save the tungsten
If jou can master scratch starting like this you can save some money on Tungstens and expensive welding machines by just using a cheap Inverter-welder. Unfortunately old oil bath machines won't work firstly because they have an AC output and no way to keep the arc going between each alteration in polarity unlike inverter machines that can use AC-TIG to weld aluminium. I think I ran away with my comment a bit but using your filler wire to initiate the arc helps a lot if you weld in akward positions where you cannot reach the button on a torch
As a tiger welder myself, the most important thing is to keep the dart gun handy. If the tiger wakes up and sees what you attached to her... well, One Leg Jimmy refuses to say what she did, but he's deathly afraid of alarm clocks now.
I’m late but, as a tiger welder a good rule of thumb with scratch start is to not let the tiger touch you while it’s scratching or starting. Utilize the large piece of meat on a wire and drag it across the enclosure of the tiger quickly, but without making yourself look like a snack at the same time. Takes practice, but will stimulate and feed the tiger, and save your legs from being eaten.
It has a 100% duty cycle if you put it on a 30amp breaker and use a piece of filler rod to wire the breaker locked out it also doubles as a shop heater if you don't mind the smell of magic smoke from the caps
@Hudson Yeah that's a good idea , needs to be 100% for commercial welding , this will make things a lot easier than dragging around some big old clunker .That thing can't weigh more than a couple pounds.
@@jmy7622 One of the accessories that came with mine was a shoulder strap! Seriously, you use short welding cables and a long 220 V cord and carry it around with you. Makes sense if you don't mind dragging a 220 volt cord around.
greanstreakk04, I like the advice but I think it depends on how similar in makeup your belly is to that of a porker! A "one size fits all" approach doesn't work here! As a amateur inventor I think I might try to add a flat cooking surface to the welder so a person could multi-task with welding and cooking at same time ;-P You might even put the display to use doubling as a cook temperature indicator? The bargain factor gets better and better!
Keep the torch resting on the nozzle with the tungsten tip about 2 mm from the workpiece then run your filler wire across the workpiece and the tip of the tungsten, its waaaay easier to strike the arc like that and its easier on your sharpened tip
The tip has a say 5mm tipout from nozzle, you are meaning that the torch must be at an angle say 60 degrees to the vertical. Then the torch will rest on the nozzle. You are correct.
@@FreeMind5094 ???? Did you watch the entire video, A large part of the 2nd half is TIG welding. The name of the video is even "will it TIG" TIG = TUNGSTEN INERT GAS welding
I like to use garden shears with uncoated metal handles because they’re nice and sturdy. Make sure you leave the gloves at home too, you’ll want the extra grip your bare hands provide
@@kirkendauhl6990 Your helpful hints are appreciated... 🤭.. no worries in California tho, the insulation is already baked off the wire and powered down.... 🤓
TOT Jr: "Hey dad, when can I get my own welder??" TOT: "Today's the day, boy. If you can weld with this, you can weld with anything. Also, let's talk about life insurance..."
The problem with that is this beast puts out 2 voltages with reference to earth so if you put the case in contact with earth when you weld you have a path for current to flow from the -ve to earth ....... and that can cause problems! Wierd spookines can happen ;0) That is IF I understood OT correctly ...... again one of us (or both) cold be wrong (coughs) Err ... Giving the wrong impression!
when i was around 12 i actually 'borrowed' my father's welder (huge transformer that i was struggling to carry with two hands). the welder had one of the wires missing in that moment for whatever reason so i have plugged the welder in the power socket, connected the 'wireless clamp' and kept asking myself why is not working ... looking back i could have died or go blind as i had no mask either so thank god for the 'wireless' clamp :D
6013 is a great rod for beginners and home owners,it is a little more forgiven with rust and breezes and for most projects 6013 is more than strong enough so for most just getting in this welder may be perfect.
@@scottdrillinginc397 do you mean 6011 if that is the case you might now be the problem 6011 is a deep penetrating rod and even a good even bead will look kind of ugly just because of the nature of it i would try something like 7018 or like you said 6013 those will give you a nice looking bead and they are much easier to use especially for a beginner
Besides Tim Hawkins, this is the funniest, most entertaining video I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. I really enjoyed the video. Information, humor, special effects. You’ve got it all. Lol. I’m a subscriber now. I rarely comment, but this was comment worthy! 😁👍🏼
A tip for perfect scratch starts: rest the cup on the surface. then rock the torch back and forth a bit until you touch. with the cup rim being a pivot point it gives you great leverage and no matter how heavy-handed you are, the electrode should never get stuck. I also noticed you can achieve way lighter contact and less contamination on the electrode (if less contamination is even a thing with scratch starts).
After scratch start welding for a few days you can get the scratch down to where you dont even touch it to the metal, just swipe it over so close that the arc starts. Very minimal contamination
When you are running reverse polarity 1/3 of your heat is in your electrode 2/3 is in your parent material. Straight polarity reverses that so you are now getting 2/3 of the heat in the electrode which may explain why it appeared to weld better with the 7018. Another electrode you may want to try would be 6011 which is an AC version of 6010. 6010 and 6011 are the highest penetration rods that you can get. The surface characteristics are fairly rough but with practice they will be acceptable. Regarding the scratch start TIG, you might want to try pulling the torch head back towards the cup and touching down as you do. Sitting at a stand still or worse traveling away from the cup will be more likely to stick and break the point off the tungsten. Breaking off the tungsten can create another problem. Frequently, when you stick the tungsten down to the parent metal and you break the tip off the tip has partially embedded itself into the surface. You have to grind away the metal until you are sure that tiny piece of tungsten is gone. If you don't, you will have trouble welding over that area as the tungsten will not melt and it creates a pit in your weld with little penetration. If it is x-ray quality work that void will show on the x-ray which will require a repair. As far as not being able to control the heat without a foot control you might want to try lengthening your arc length a bit. This will raise your voltage and drop your amperage effectively cooling the process off a bit. And before you ask, yes, I am a qualified welder with a first class journeyman ticket and formerly a B pressure ticket.
BULLSHIT!!!!!! hen you are running reverse polarity 1/3 of your heat is in your electrode 2/3 is in your parent material. Straight polarity reverses that so you are now getting 2/3 of the heat in the electrode
Personally I’d love to see you take a look at one of the import ‘combination’ machines - I can’t afford / justify a named brand or three dedicated machines and there are some perhaps better machines eg ‘designed in Germany made in xxx’ type. (I live in the UK). Wish I could go for a good brand but this is strictly a hobby for me so anything I do spend I need to get good value for. The type I’d love to see you look at is a combo TIG, plasma cutter and stick machine. Not knowing enough about the pitfalls I’d love to hear your thoughts. Please keep up the great videos 👍
I'm wondering exactly the same thing. A welder would be a "nice to have" giving me more options to do stuff, but it would be taken out at most a few times per year. So a big brand investment is definitely out of the question. I've been looking at "Stahlwerk" welders. It's one of those "designed, developed and quality controlled in Germany" companies. Their welders aren't even that cheap (but still less than 1000€ for a full AC/DC MMA/TIG/plasma combo including helmet and a few consumeables). They even offer a 5 year warranty, "tryout welding" at their german headquarters and Amazon ratings aren't the worst either, so they can't be that bad, can they? I'd really be interested to hear what an experienced welder would have to say about those. On the other hand they also have welders that look almost as sketch as the one in this video...
This experience might help you: 12 or 13 years ago I was in the same boat. My hobby is farming and I need to be able to fix/make equipment. I researched for quite a while and had a toss-up decision between 2 or 3 multi-process machines. I went with a GianTech because there was a rep with a good rep in my country. It's a TIG, stick, plasma combo. Everlast was one of my options then and I wish I had chosen them, but there was lots of bad mouthing about all of the import inverter machines at the time and I wasn't able to find a good rep. If I ever get a new one it will be an Everlast, though I'll probably go with a dedicated plasma cutter rather than a 3 process machine. My machine is cheaply made, and has all of the chintzy things you'd think it might. Very basic ground clamp, stinger, and cheap TIG torch. I run it on 220V. I've been using it regularly, about once a month, since I got it. I do everything from quick weld repairs to fabricating tractor and farm implements - metal from 1/16" sheet to 1" bar. This weekend I made a new grate for my outdoor wood boiler from 1" bar. For the ~$500 I paid for it, I have no complaints. I've never replaced anything on it, although this weekend did I break the air regulator off it dropping a bar on it. I'll get a replacement that allows more pressure and that should improve my cutting ability - it struggles with 5/8" - 1/2" plate, and I'm pretty sure that's my air pressure and quality (plasma likes lots of dry air). Also, I never did set up the TIG so can't speak to that (would like to, but I get by without it so can't justify the cost). I even still use the original crappy helmet it came with. Would I like a better machine? Sure. Do I need a better machine. No. If all you do is hobby/learning, you'll probably like the multi-process machine just fine. And the quality, features, and reputation of them has improved greatly since I got mine. As @Mr T says, check out Everlast. Lots of pros on TH-cam use them so search around to hear their reviews. Their SuperUltra 206Si is about the same machine as I have except mine is only 160A stick, 40A TIG (IIRC), and it comes with a foot pedal and the plasma uses a pilot arch (mine does not and that's a pain sometimes). HTH.
Hey Nick, if you are going to get a multiprocess machine, don't get one with both TIG and plasma. They don't play nice with each other. I've had good results with an Everlast stick (MMA) welder, and MIG welder. They also make multiprocess welders too, but I haven't used them personally.
@@COBARHORSE1 What does "not play nice with each other mean"? It's not like you can use those at the same time. Otherwise the electronic function is quite similar for TIG and plasma: (realtively) low voltage and controlled current. Why would a combination of the two in one device make them work worse?
Hilarious…… but nice review on cheap death traps being sold online. You are correct in your summation that buying a complete kit from local suppliers is often wayyyy more cost effective and usually lots safer. Loved your improvised insulated “holding device” the piece of timber you used to hold the top of the welder as you removed the screws from the heat sink.
Yeaah, I can see why they are similar, both involve having the heat source from a sharp metal point in one hand while feeding the core with the other. And seeing it that way, MIG welding is like if stick and TIG welding had a baby boy. But, soldering is moke akin to brazing, only at higher temps, the metal from the cores serve more as glue than filler like in welding. I think your joke might have flown over my head, but screw it, I just wanted to explain that XD
I bought a 3-in-1, TIG, stick, and plasma on eBay and was really surprised. At the time I was taking a welding course so I wired it up and took it with me. The teacher put it through the paces and he said for the price he was going to pick one up. Stick worked awesome and I believe it is at or very close to the 200 amp rating. The stick worked awesome and the plasma cut through 1 in steel like butter. The price for goods out of China is phenominal.
It is funny how the commentary goes, I live in Thailand and this an everyday welder used 10s of thousands of times a day here. Little box twice the size of a coffee cup and they weld up to 1/2 plate with them all day long. A friend has maybe 10 of these with the tig units on them and welds custom gates for homes here all day with them. It is amazing how spoild one becomes in the USA with all the cool things like welding hoods and gloves. These cats weld all day in a pair of #5 shades and barefoot. Live long and prosper bro, thanks for the videos hard to make for little praise.
It would probably work, but the 50 volts to the case is very distubring. You would have to do some testing, but you might have 60 volts open circuit for the 7018's.
You can attach the earth ground cable to the case. Indeed, you should always test for continuity between ground and the case before pluging cheap stuff to power.
I love the part where you unload your pocket, never know what the hell you will discover just before a 3am shower (I usually just let the clothes dryer unload my pockets). Them bataters shore come in handy once in a while, never leave home without one.
I for one was pretty impressed with what this welder is capable of. Yes it’s not 200A but it does lay down a pretty good bead. I checked out a few other videos for more info. Apparently there is a separate grounding screw on the back. I can’t say that I saw it in this vid though. By nature of its design it does have an isolation transformer. The high voltage is rectified and converted to high frequency. This is converted to low voltage through a toroidal transformer.
Hey Tony, love your videos! You mentioned "if you were measuring this wrong" during your amp testing, so.... looking at 10:39 in the video your amp measurements are measuring DC voltage. Not sure anyone has brought this up to you, but in order to successfully measure current with an ammeter clamp (or any ammeter) you must first plug the common lead into that other fuse protected slot (NOT the COM) and then turn your meter knob to the big "A" with the straight dashed lines (DC Amps). You could've really been pumping out that many amps but the device itself has that low voltage you mentioned, so the overall power being produced is minimal
I've had one of these for over 20 years. I'm a professional welder and use it 23 to 25 hrs a day 6 to 8 days a week. I can honestly say this is the best welder I've ever used. I can weld anything with it. I highly endorse the LbGt model
I can tell you’re a true professional because you remembered to put the plastic handle on the cable BEFORE attaching the cable to the stinger! A MASTER!!
lol my grandfather did the opposite. He stole some of his huge 300 amp welding cable for jumper cables. He worked on log stackers for a living. Those Huge machines that can pick up an entire semi load of logs on one grab and one tire is about 7 feet tall. Well your normal little car jumper cables are going to melt when you try putting as much current through them as you need to crank an engine that big so he made his own Industrial sized jumper cables. They're hanging in my dads shop now and they work awesome for jump starting cars.
my first welder belonged to my grandfather, it consisted of a transformer mounted in a wooden box. had about a 5 min,i duty cycle, 10 after I added a fan. I used that thing for 20 years.
But it does work like magic. Or at least the original red label flvaor does. I used to have a job where you would manually tap a lot of holes, slash do them with a cordless drill. I can say tap magic versus a bunch of different other brands made a huge noticeable and measurable difference in how will the tapping worked and how many taps are broken.
To scratch start and save on the electrode, use a piece of sheet copper. The electrode usually will not stick to the copper. Place the copper on the part right where you want to start.
Holy crap! I have not laughed this for a long time. Thank you. You’re going to want to explain the accessories you have for your Fluke or you’ll end up with hundreds of people asking why you’re using VDC to read amperage.
I was toying with the idea of buying one of these chinesium imports thanks to you I have decided to spend the required amount and get a brand made anywhere but over there.Thanks.
When I was young I learned about double insulated grounds when I bought my first motorhome...plugged into camper park power..walked around to the front and with a spring in my step and words of love to my new wife, TRIED to open the metal screen door...ZZZZZZAAAAPPPP..My wife refused to sleep, ride in, or have anything to do with my "budget motorhome" ever again...I respected her wishes and turned it into a car hauler...
@@randomguy93984 Yea..when I was converting it into a Car Hauler I found that all the electrical sockets and switches were either shorted or soon to be shorted due to poor quality electrics installed by factory. This is a HUGE problem with Motorhomes. They don't have "Boxes" around sockets etc. like a house. The plastic they are made of deteriorates quickly and they literally fall to pieces, shorting out and causing fires! ..I always replace all switches and sockets every 10 years now on any Motorhome I buy...I don't know why the Gov. hasn't stepped in and stopped this poor quality "time bomb" in the industry. I'm sure loss of property and lives lost are high for just this reason...
@@billrandell4641 If folks like you keep buying these cheap wired motorhomes and thereby support this timebome industry, then is that your business and none of the government to protect you from your habits.
@@Sideshowbobx Hey idiot..if you READ my comment, you'll notice I said "when I was young"...I'm 69 now, I was 27 when I bought my first camper...It was an Open Road (pretty good one then, but wooden framed) I have had 6 Motorhomes and 4 large (41 foot +) Boats..and the Government should have "Standards" for electrical wiring in Motorhomes that include "safety boxes" around outlets and switches, just like Houses!!!..I am/was trying to inform people that may never even realize about a clear and present danger to their pers ok ne and families..again..IDIOT!!!
Electrocute is a portmanteau, a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, electricity and execute. Electricity made its debut in America at the 1893 World Fair in Chicago. You could get shocked for a nickel and the line was long.
Actually IGBT is the type of switch used, a very important basic technical information. It is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor. I know it was a joke, but it is an interesting bit and some important information.
More people around the globe should be warned about it. These kinds of equipments are spread for every single corner in this planet. I'm not a native English speaker, but, luckily, I understand your good spoken English. Thanks for the free video class and the relevant warnings.
First time viewer here... haven’t laughed that hard in long time ! It must have taken weeks to write the script ! Loved it, liked it, and suscribed... great job !
Used one similar to this for stick welding found it loads better than old stick-o-matic buzz box cheap AC welder . Duty cycle is very good I usually give up before welder does and they weld so much better than cheap AC buzz box with its weld 5 min wait 15 min to cool . Mine looks the same but has 3 core cable with earthed casing used it loads its not killed me and its still going strong
Hi Tony from over the pond . LMAO within the first three minutes , love watching your Video's , and my first time putting a comment on to your site . Anyway stay safe and tight cuffs as I was once told by a machinist that taught me a great deal . So thank you for giving me a good laugh. And tight cuffs to you
This has my mind twisted. I think Tony lives in Europe right now, so are you in North America speaking colloquially or are you literally in the next village and able to take papparazo pictures to find out what happened to the go-kart?
You are fantastic! I laughed so hard I think I blew a Hemorrhoid! I bought a few of these to try out and they work... But found they work better at 250 volts input with a stiff supply voltage. Stability is lacking on all of them due to low OCV and low arc voltage. It can be improved by adding an output choke and good rod selection.
Inverter welders really don't like low voltage, if it wants 220 you give it 220. I tried to use mine on 170 (because the grid sucked) and the result was pretty much the same as in your first attempt. The old one that I have is home made, old school, coil welder that weights a ton, but it really doesn't give a shit about voltage, it works under any conditions. The only problem is that if the V is really low, it melts the coupling on the wall. The content of your pockets really resembles the content of my pockets.
I've got an old stick welder I've used probably twice and it is terrifying. But, the satisfaction of having essentially used lightning to glue metal together and make that thing I wanted to make does make up for the fear. When all is said and done, my pants may be wet, but I now have the thing I needed welded and ready to go. In all seriousness, it is scary (which is why I have barely done any welding), but it is also incredibly useful.
@@pancake_crab4457 You people worry too much about electric shocks -you can die in a bathtub as easy ,one slip and you are gone -BEWARE OF THE REAL KILLER-THE BATHTUB its coming to get you !!!Especialy if you are 90 years old ,but then again very few people weld with 90 years of age so statisticly speaking if you are 90 years old you have higher chance to be killed by bathtub than by electric shock from welder!!!Hope that eases your fears !!!
Honestly, being a little scared of these things probably isn't a bad thing. Lots of accidents with power tools is caused by complacency. Always respect the tools. I'll be honest, ToT is braver then I am, I wouldn't have even fired it up once I saw it didn't have a ground. That's a lot of amps and an un-insulated metal case.
Dan L, a standard transformer based welder plugged in to 220 or 240 volts is not the easiest to learn on, as ToT mentions the OCV for electrode types, from these is low, though they do have a extra winding to increase the start up arc voltage. A good inverter based welder, can use 115, 220 etc, it rectifys, and increases the DC voltage (called Bus Voltage), this means the OCV is 80 Volt, which makes striking the arc easy. I'm sure there are plenty of good forums on this subject.
Put this reply on a few comments. Look into oxy acetalyne. Cheap setup to learn how to weld. The tool can easily braze and cut. A decent setup from airgas (low end industrial grade) is mid $600
When you emptied your pockets 😃 that’s me at the end of the day & my wife says hope you’re not going to leave that lot on the kitchen table! That made me spurt my tea out 😝 great video 👌🏼 thanks from uk 🇬🇧
I have used one of these welders in a asphalt plant to patch 1/4" ductwork on a manlift in an asphalt plant with 1/16 -7018 and it worked great. these welders have their place !
Partially in thanks to this video, I didn't settle for a cheap import inverter machine. I went out and got a buzz box. Sure, it only does AC, but it'll outlive me
Why are Russians so "secretive" with their swear words?.. I can swear in Polish, Hungarian and Bulgarian... but the Russians won't let me have their swear-words.
@@edgeeffect Because the most important information is conveyed with the help of those words. The answer to the question of life, the universe and everything is hidden somewhere there.
I’ll usually scratch start by setting up the torch and quickly scrape the filler rod over the tungsten. That way I don’t have to worry much about ruining it.
An un-grounded appliance like that should be double insulated. Hard to see the first level insulation. One dent in the case and you would not need to connect one of the electrodes which will save time. The machine is safe as sold cause no cables supplied. Therefore you take liability for making connection.
I was not expecting how humorous this video was I was actually serious about seeing what this welding machine could do since I was looking for one like it, but he had my lmao👍
i am certified cwb for smaw all position and found once i learned properly your rod angle, speed, distance maintaned from plate and heat are all key factors.
I know you won't read this, but it's March 2023 and I am watching this video again for about the 4th time. I've been going through your entire old catalog frankly. Your old content is far and away better than what TH-cam is spouting out these days. The entire site has gone to hell in a hand-basket, but your content is timeless. Like watching reruns of MythBusters. A proper use of my spare time.
It’s 2024 and I’m feeling the same way and doing the same thing. TOT is probably the best channel on the platform, and is by far the most entertaining.
God, I grew up watching mythbusters. A shame the slop kids are growing up with now.
When your multimeter costs 5 times more than your welder...
Never knew they made them to read that high of DC amperage.
MAX R.....They make external accessory jaw clamps that then plug into the multimeter low ac input. I have one
@@davidlawrence8085 👍🏼
David Lawrence amp clamp babyyy
But, in the video, he didn‘t use it properly, because he said, that hes welding with 80 Amps. The meter didn‘t show amps, it showed the voltage! Hes welding with 0.80 V DC! He cannot measure the current, just because inside of the meter, there s a fuse with 10 amps.
It doesn’t need a duty cycle test, the Circuit Breaker handles that.
I'm late but, as a tiger welder, a good rule of thumb with scratch start is to not touch your tungsten to the work surface. Utilize the wire to drag across the work surface and tungsten quicky, at the same time. Takes practice, but will strike the arc, and save the tungsten
If jou can master scratch starting like this you can save some money on Tungstens and expensive welding machines by just using a cheap Inverter-welder. Unfortunately old oil bath machines won't work firstly because they have an AC output and no way to keep the arc going between each alteration in polarity unlike inverter machines that can use AC-TIG to weld aluminium.
I think I ran away with my comment a bit but using your filler wire to initiate the arc helps a lot if you weld in akward positions where you cannot reach the button on a torch
As a tiger welder myself, the most important thing is to keep the dart gun handy. If the tiger wakes up and sees what you attached to her... well, One Leg Jimmy refuses to say what she did, but he's deathly afraid of alarm clocks now.
Nah. Hf boys hf
I’m late but, as a tiger welder a good rule of thumb with scratch start is to not let the tiger touch you while it’s scratching or starting. Utilize the large piece of meat on a wire and drag it across the enclosure of the tiger quickly, but without making yourself look like a snack at the same time. Takes practice, but will stimulate and feed the tiger, and save your legs from being eaten.
Dang, we got a tiger welder in here
The duty cycle could be calculated by measuring time spent resetting the breakers.
Bill Benedict
Or how many “doody” logs one drops down the “river”
Bill Benedict added time the off duty time
It has a 100% duty cycle if you put it on a 30amp breaker and use a piece of filler rod to wire the breaker locked out it also doubles as a shop heater if you don't mind the smell of magic smoke from the caps
@Hudson Yeah that's a good idea , needs to be 100% for commercial welding , this will make things a lot easier than dragging around some big old clunker .That thing can't weigh more than a couple pounds.
@@jmy7622 One of the accessories that came with mine was a shoulder strap! Seriously, you use short welding cables and a long 220 V cord and carry it around with you. Makes sense if you don't mind dragging a 220 volt cord around.
Woah woah, not sure how I feel about seeing your torso, let's not rush into things
You must be new here :) He's shown his face before! It's burned into my retinas for all of eternity.
@@bradley3549 please don't tell me the name of that video, I by no means want to see that video ;)
@@bradley3549 Funny case of the video you watch influencing the expressions you choose!
@@stueypooy22 Totally not his 100k subs video
Edu What have you done?!?! What did I just see?
Why would you post that, you knew we would go look!
You monster!
If it sounds like cooking bacon, you are welding.
If it smells like cooking bacon, you are on fire.
I always wanted to be on fire , but not so highly strung.
greanstreak04 Lol 😂
good one! lol
greanstreakk04, I like the advice but I think it depends on how similar in makeup your belly is to that of a porker! A "one size fits all" approach doesn't work here! As a amateur inventor I think I might try to add a flat cooking surface to the welder so a person could multi-task with welding and cooking at same time ;-P You might even put the display to use doubling as a cook temperature indicator? The bargain factor gets better and better!
A fellow AVE fan
Keep the torch resting on the nozzle with the tungsten tip about 2 mm from the workpiece then run your filler wire across the workpiece and the tip of the tungsten, its waaaay easier to strike the arc like that and its easier on your sharpened tip
The tip has a say 5mm tipout from nozzle, you are meaning that the torch must be at an angle say 60 degrees to the vertical. Then the torch will rest on the nozzle. You are correct.
Hadn’t heard this tip before. Just starting to
Learn tig.
@@LatinDanceVideos this is only for scratch start tig welders
there is no tungsten tip here this is stick welder
@@FreeMind5094 ???? Did you watch the entire video, A large part of the 2nd half is TIG welding. The name of the video is even "will it TIG" TIG = TUNGSTEN INERT GAS welding
Why spend money on cable? there's tons of it hanging between those weird limbless trees outside my house.
😁.... 👍
Gotta watch out for the cable farmers though, they got pissed last time I went out to harvest.
I like to use garden shears with uncoated metal handles because they’re nice and sturdy. Make sure you leave the gloves at home too, you’ll want the extra grip your bare hands provide
@@kirkendauhl6990 Your helpful hints are appreciated... 🤭.. no worries in California tho, the insulation is already baked off the wire and powered down.... 🤓
colab with electroboom on how to correctly harvest the limbless tree cable?
TOT Jr: "Hey dad, when can I get my own welder??"
TOT: "Today's the day, boy. If you can weld with this, you can weld with anything. Also, let's talk about life insurance..."
LOL 😆
😂😂😂😂
This Young Tony
I just had an amazing Kung Fu the legend continues moment,
"You can have your own welder when you can snatch the Tig torch from my hand son."
Brian White if you can dodge a lawn dart or flowerpot you can be ejected from a vehicle without too much fallout
“The stinger and ground clamp are *WIRELESS!!* “
You had me dying!!
It’s been too long since I laughed that hard!
Drew Tatum I about lost it when he spit the crunchy chip of slag out omg almost fell over so funny
raguhmuffin
It was definitely one of the funniest videos he’s made so far
Think they maybe Blue Tooth??
Drew Tatum what did you launch? A rocket? And how do you do it 'hard'?..........never mind.
@@glendooer6211 Nope, needs more power than that. Must be RF power off of an FM radio station transmitter
Mate, the comedy in this video is worth the price of admission alone😂
2 years later: This video was gold. I had to send people clips because I was splitting sides
When you started wiring up that two prong plug I literally saw your life flash before my eyes.
First thing I would have done is wire in a case earth at the very least.
The problem with that is this beast puts out 2 voltages with reference to earth so if you put the case in contact with earth when you weld you have a path for current to flow from the -ve to earth ....... and that can cause problems! Wierd spookines can happen ;0)
That is IF I understood OT correctly ...... again one of us (or both) cold be wrong (coughs) Err ... Giving the wrong impression!
@@totherarf the other solution is if you get a machine with no built-in earth fucking dunk it straight into the bin (or back on eBay)
Dave W That’s why You should put live to the case instead =D (Don’t do it!)
Just use a good 10 rolls of electrical tape on the body of the welder. You should be alright
That Google translator made coffee come out my nose. "we have your 50$ lol"
We ha you fiddy dolla!
If that's how you make coffee, I do NOT want to know how you make cream.
lol, didn't even see that last one!
I paused it when he was showing the card and I was in tears at that point! lol
@@byron7165 OMG I cannot stop laughing!!!!
"WHOA THE STINGER AND GROUND CLAMP ARE WIRELESS!!!!" had me in stitches, you're so funny hahaha.
went back to 1:19 and read the list very funny.
Wow wireless! I've gotta get one of those! Very futuristic lmao...
when i was around 12 i actually 'borrowed' my father's welder (huge transformer that i was struggling to carry with two hands). the welder had one of the wires missing in that moment for whatever reason so i have plugged the welder in the power socket, connected the 'wireless clamp' and kept asking myself why is not working ... looking back i could have died or go blind as i had no mask either so thank god for the 'wireless' clamp :D
6013 is a great rod for beginners and home owners,it is a little more forgiven with rust and breezes and for most projects 6013 is more than strong enough so for most just getting in this welder may be perfect.
I think expecting that welder to have a graceful automatic thermal shutdown might be a bit optimistic; more likely a full-on smoke-test.
Yeah, looks like it even the breaker thinks it smokes too many packs a day.
It demonstrated its "graceful automatic thermal shutdown" protocol twice... each time it blew the Breakers Hahahahaha
At 23:00 there is kind of termocouple mounted on radiator. So there is possibility for " graceful automatic thermal shutdown " without magic smoke :)
What do you mean? The smoke comes out to let you know it's overheated. It's a perfectly good indicator, no need to waste money on fancy LEDs.
@@jamesburleson1916 :D
It's official, I'm naming my next Welder "Death Toaster", I don't care what brand it is 😂😂
Aaaaand since I haven't seen any mention of it, ToT: " I haven't stick welded in 3 years". slag comes of in 1 piece.
Its almost like he used a 6013
@@alexkasin4076 Yeah.... maybe I should start using 6013. I have been using 1109 and can't make it look good.
@@scottdrillinginc397 do you mean 6011 if that is the case you might now be the problem 6011 is a deep penetrating rod and even a good even bead will look kind of ugly just because of the nature of it i would try something like 7018 or like you said 6013 those will give you a nice looking bead and they are much easier to use especially for a beginner
@@alexkasin4076 I'm pretty sure it's 1109. Oh ... wait....
scottdrillinginc LOL try that with 7024.
Besides Tim Hawkins, this is the funniest, most entertaining video I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. I really enjoyed the video. Information, humor, special effects. You’ve got it all. Lol. I’m a subscriber now. I rarely comment, but this was comment worthy! 😁👍🏼
A tip for perfect scratch starts: rest the cup on the surface. then rock the torch back and forth a bit until you touch. with the cup rim being a pivot point it gives you great leverage and no matter how heavy-handed you are, the electrode should never get stuck.
I also noticed you can achieve way lighter contact and less contamination on the electrode (if less contamination is even a thing with scratch starts).
im going to have to try that
After scratch start welding for a few days you can get the scratch down to where you dont even touch it to the metal, just swipe it over so close that the arc starts. Very minimal contamination
I've used copper to start and drag it.over
The shop teacher got me to stop sticking the electrode by not letting me near the welding unit
Never underestimate the lack of capacity for some beings not to get the electrode stuck
I have the exact same food list...
LGBT brand? That may explain the need to change the polarity.
I laughed so hard, that if I was drinking anything, it woulda come outta my nose... thx =)
🤣🤣🤣🤣
LMAO have an internet cookie
Rofl!
It is not LGBT, it is IGBT. Stands for 'Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor' Part of the El;electronic switching circuit.
When you are running reverse polarity 1/3 of your heat is in your electrode 2/3 is in your parent material. Straight polarity reverses that so you are now getting 2/3 of the heat in the electrode which may explain why it appeared to weld better with the 7018. Another electrode you may want to try would be 6011 which is an AC version of 6010. 6010 and 6011 are the highest penetration rods that you can get. The surface characteristics are fairly rough but with practice they will be acceptable.
Regarding the scratch start TIG, you might want to try pulling the torch head back towards the cup and touching down as you do. Sitting at a stand still or worse traveling away from the cup will be more likely to stick and break the point off the tungsten. Breaking off the tungsten can create another problem. Frequently, when you stick the tungsten down to the parent metal and you break the tip off the tip has partially embedded itself into the surface. You have to grind away the metal until you are sure that tiny piece of tungsten is gone. If you don't, you will have trouble welding over that area as the tungsten will not melt and it creates a pit in your weld with little penetration. If it is x-ray quality work that void will show on the x-ray which will require a repair. As far as not being able to control the heat without a foot control you might want to try lengthening your arc length a bit. This will raise your voltage and drop your amperage effectively cooling the process off a bit.
And before you ask, yes, I am a qualified welder with a first class journeyman ticket and formerly a B pressure ticket.
BULLSHIT!!!!!! hen you are running reverse polarity 1/3 of your heat is in your electrode 2/3 is in your parent material. Straight polarity reverses that so you are now getting 2/3 of the heat in the electrode
Personally I’d love to see you take a look at one of the import ‘combination’ machines - I can’t afford / justify a named brand or three dedicated machines and there are some perhaps better machines eg ‘designed in Germany made in xxx’ type. (I live in the UK). Wish I could go for a good brand but this is strictly a hobby for me so anything I do spend I need to get good value for. The type I’d love to see you look at is a combo TIG, plasma cutter and stick machine. Not knowing enough about the pitfalls I’d love to hear your thoughts. Please keep up the great videos 👍
I'm wondering exactly the same thing. A welder would be a "nice to have" giving me more options to do stuff, but it would be taken out at most a few times per year. So a big brand investment is definitely out of the question. I've been looking at "Stahlwerk" welders. It's one of those "designed, developed and quality controlled in Germany" companies. Their welders aren't even that cheap (but still less than 1000€ for a full AC/DC MMA/TIG/plasma combo including helmet and a few consumeables). They even offer a 5 year warranty, "tryout welding" at their german headquarters and Amazon ratings aren't the worst either, so they can't be that bad, can they? I'd really be interested to hear what an experienced welder would have to say about those.
On the other hand they also have welders that look almost as sketch as the one in this video...
This experience might help you: 12 or 13 years ago I was in the same boat. My hobby is farming and I need to be able to fix/make equipment. I researched for quite a while and had a toss-up decision between 2 or 3 multi-process machines. I went with a GianTech because there was a rep with a good rep in my country. It's a TIG, stick, plasma combo. Everlast was one of my options then and I wish I had chosen them, but there was lots of bad mouthing about all of the import inverter machines at the time and I wasn't able to find a good rep. If I ever get a new one it will be an Everlast, though I'll probably go with a dedicated plasma cutter rather than a 3 process machine.
My machine is cheaply made, and has all of the chintzy things you'd think it might. Very basic ground clamp, stinger, and cheap TIG torch. I run it on 220V. I've been using it regularly, about once a month, since I got it. I do everything from quick weld repairs to fabricating tractor and farm implements - metal from 1/16" sheet to 1" bar. This weekend I made a new grate for my outdoor wood boiler from 1" bar. For the ~$500 I paid for it, I have no complaints. I've never replaced anything on it, although this weekend did I break the air regulator off it dropping a bar on it. I'll get a replacement that allows more pressure and that should improve my cutting ability - it struggles with 5/8" - 1/2" plate, and I'm pretty sure that's my air pressure and quality (plasma likes lots of dry air).
Also, I never did set up the TIG so can't speak to that (would like to, but I get by without it so can't justify the cost). I even still use the original crappy helmet it came with. Would I like a better machine? Sure. Do I need a better machine. No. If all you do is hobby/learning, you'll probably like the multi-process machine just fine. And the quality, features, and reputation of them has improved greatly since I got mine.
As @Mr T says, check out Everlast. Lots of pros on TH-cam use them so search around to hear their reviews. Their SuperUltra 206Si is about the same machine as I have except mine is only 160A stick, 40A TIG (IIRC), and it comes with a foot pedal and the plasma uses a pilot arch (mine does not and that's a pain sometimes).
HTH.
Hey Nick, if you are going to get a multiprocess machine, don't get one with both TIG and plasma. They don't play nice with each other. I've had good results with an Everlast stick (MMA) welder, and MIG welder. They also make multiprocess welders too, but I haven't used them personally.
@@COBARHORSE1
What does "not play nice with each other mean"? It's not like you can use those at the same time. Otherwise the electronic function is quite similar for TIG and plasma: (realtively) low voltage and controlled current. Why would a combination of the two in one device make them work worse?
I’ll add a vote for my Everlast combo box. What can I say, had it for years, and it works great! Not used in a commercial environment or anything.
That thing looks so dangerous that Bigclive probably wants one.
@thesledgehammerblog -
YES , the ordinary consumer equipment (like TV / Radio etc.) 230 V & 32 Amp UK socket should fit
Hilarious…… but nice review on cheap death traps being sold online. You are correct in your summation that buying a complete kit from local suppliers is often wayyyy more cost effective and usually lots safer.
Loved your improvised insulated “holding device” the piece of timber you used to hold the top of the welder as you removed the screws from the heat sink.
I got one of those mini units and got hammered with customs charges.
Fancy seeing you here :) What have you been welding?
Hi Clive did you get “hammered” or X-rayed?
Makes sense in Britain, where you are.
Murika has no such problems.
@@rollerskdude The fact we don't have those problems is the reason our economy is wrecked.
I just realized Tig welding is just soldering with possible death involved. I also think soldering is weldings "cosplay"
Yeaah, I can see why they are similar, both involve having the heat source from a sharp metal point in one hand while feeding the core with the other. And seeing it that way, MIG welding is like if stick and TIG welding had a baby boy. But, soldering is moke akin to brazing, only at higher temps, the metal from the cores serve more as glue than filler like in welding. I think your joke might have flown over my head, but screw it, I just wanted to explain that XD
@@FourthWayRanch Its the same general process. I use a pointy hot thing to melt metal to bond two pieces of metal. It was a joke lol
@@omarh789 I USE LIGHTNING
No it's not. He did some brazing with TIG. ANY welding involved both base metals melting.
@@MrSticks9999 You missed his point. He was talking about the way you handle the tools, not the actual process taking place.
When you ate the "Metal Potato Chip" I pooped laughing
pooped! oh my.
Lmaooo me tooo!!!
I would also like to point out that at 1:30. I got a bit too uncomfortable with all tha airtime below the waist and stuff coming out of pockets.
@@noahwoods9916 I liked the _heavily used_ makeup thing
I bought a 3-in-1, TIG, stick, and plasma on eBay and was really surprised. At the time I was taking a welding course so I wired it up and took it with me. The teacher put it through the paces and he said for the price he was going to pick one up.
Stick worked awesome and I believe it is at or very close to the 200 amp rating. The stick worked awesome and the plasma cut through 1 in steel like butter.
The price for goods out of China is phenominal.
"Get out! The stinger and electrode are WIRELESS!" I about lost it at work. I love this channel.
At 21:47, "I took precautions...." Made me spit my coffee. Thanks ToT! By far one of the best channels on YT!
"Not sure what that means, but I would have been happier if that were zero." lmao
laughed till i had tears lmao
Goddamn hysterical!!!!!!!!!!!!
If it were zero: bzzzt.
It is funny how the commentary goes, I live in Thailand and this an everyday welder used 10s of thousands of times a day here. Little box twice the size of a coffee cup and they weld up to 1/2 plate with them all day long. A friend has maybe 10 of these with the tig units on them and welds custom gates for homes here all day with them. It is amazing how spoild one becomes in the USA with all the cool things like welding hoods and gloves. These cats weld all day in a pair of #5 shades and barefoot.
Live long and prosper bro, thanks for the videos hard to make for little praise.
yikes!
The freaking gloves! I've not laughed like that in awhile. Bravo!
Right?!..
same here. I had to pause the video until I stopped laughing.
Made with only the _finest_ in rich, Corinthian leather.
they looked ambidextrous.
Omfg I was still laughing when I found this comment
I love the use of the translated instructions : "Extremely Danger!"
"Hey, I got $100"
[Wires up two in series]
While this might be a terrible idea, I kinda what to see what would happen.
@@GermanTopGameTV if you wire them in opposite polarity of each other it'll weld the clamps down
It would probably work, but the 50 volts to the case is very distubring. You would have to do some testing, but you might have 60 volts open circuit for the 7018's.
Great review.
You can attach the earth ground cable to the case. Indeed, you should always test for continuity between ground and the case before pluging cheap stuff to power.
I swear, when you changed the polarity it played "I want to break free" backwards.
22:41 gotta love the "QC pass" sticker found on EVER piece of electrical equipment NOT worth owning
Fun Fact: Quality means "meeting specifications", even very-low specifications. hah.
I love the part where you unload your pocket, never know what the hell you will discover just before a 3am shower (I usually just let the clothes dryer unload my pockets). Them bataters shore come in handy once in a while, never leave home without one.
I've never welded before, and this is one of the finest videos I've ever seen.
I for one was pretty impressed with what this welder is capable of. Yes it’s not 200A but it does lay down a pretty good bead. I checked out a few other videos for more info. Apparently there is a separate grounding screw on the back. I can’t say that I saw it in this vid though. By nature of its design it does have an isolation transformer. The high voltage is rectified and converted to high frequency. This is converted to low voltage through a toroidal transformer.
Hey Tony, love your videos! You mentioned "if you were measuring this wrong" during your amp testing, so.... looking at 10:39 in the video your amp measurements are measuring DC voltage. Not sure anyone has brought this up to you, but in order to successfully measure current with an ammeter clamp (or any ammeter) you must first plug the common lead into that other fuse protected slot (NOT the COM) and then turn your meter knob to the big "A" with the straight dashed lines (DC Amps).
You could've really been pumping out that many amps but the device itself has that low voltage you mentioned, so the overall power being produced is minimal
you make me laught out loud, alone in my room 6am! "wireless clamps" "i was the five fingers freak all this time". you´re priceless!!
I would never imagine that at some point in my life I will by crying from laughing watching a welding video
I've had one of these for over 20 years. I'm a professional welder and use it 23 to 25 hrs a day 6 to 8 days a week. I can honestly say this is the best welder I've ever used. I can weld anything with it. I highly endorse the LbGt model
Statistically speaking - 107 out of 100 viewers will agree with your sound judgment.
A very advanced welder --that can even warp time.
@@thzzzt this level of experience warps every known material and rules of physics.
@@thzzzt so advanced it warped my mind as well🤣
Love it when I see a nice tongue in cheek review. :-)
I can tell you’re a true professional because you remembered to put the plastic handle on the cable BEFORE attaching the cable to the stinger! A MASTER!!
Old saying, "If you want it done twice, do it wrong the first time."
@@thzzzt HAAAAA!!! Love it!
Yeahhh welding cable, I just stole the jumper cables from my wife her car.
"Stole from my wife her car!?!" EXTREMELY DANGER!!!
Dont forget the battery!
Funny that was my first thought too.
@@Mishn0 Much theft!
lol my grandfather did the opposite. He stole some of his huge 300 amp welding cable for jumper cables. He worked on log stackers for a living. Those Huge machines that can pick up an entire semi load of logs on one grab and one tire is about 7 feet tall. Well your normal little car jumper cables are going to melt when you try putting as much current through them as you need to crank an engine that big so he made his own Industrial sized jumper cables. They're hanging in my dads shop now and they work awesome for jump starting cars.
Pro comedians haven't made me laugh out loud as many times in
Jeff Dunham is about the only one I still find funny. But remember, never take medical advice from Bubba J.
my first welder belonged to my grandfather, it consisted of a transformer mounted in a wooden box. had about a 5 min,i duty cycle, 10 after I added a fan. I used that thing for 20 years.
1:25 "Hold on a minute there's something I gotta show you." Praying it doesn't involve a zipper.
You can also cross off tap magic from your list. Does NOT taste like peppermint.
Anchor Lube does
@@MattOGormanSmith how about MMO?
yoonki lol!
Loctite 515 is pretty good, but only in very small amounts.
But it does work like magic. Or at least the original red label flvaor does. I used to have a job where you would manually tap a lot of holes, slash do them with a cordless drill. I can say tap magic versus a bunch of different other brands made a huge noticeable and measurable difference in how will the tapping worked and how many taps are broken.
To scratch start and save on the electrode, use a piece of sheet copper. The electrode usually will not stick to the copper. Place the copper on the part right where you want to start.
Holy crap! I have not laughed this for a long time. Thank you.
You’re going to want to explain the accessories you have for your Fluke or you’ll end up with hundreds of people asking why you’re using VDC to read amperage.
came to ask why he's using vdc to read amperage
@@calinguga because he has a current clamp that outputs DC voltage proportional to current.
"You're never gonna believe this"
Tony places his live savings on the counter
….and the potato too......must be a left over munchie he had for brekky.
My man wih a radio voice. You are one of a kind awesome. Truly a worker of the Light.
You had too long cables:-)) It probablly is meant to be wireless.
As I understand longer wires mean more resistance. *understanding nods*
And lower voltage and current, yes?
Clearly the rated amps on the welder was "metric amps" :P
I don't think so - if they were "metric amps", they'd be 2.54 times the measured amps, not just roughly 1.9.....
@@noremorsewoodworking2258 😂😂😂 you're right....
Newton amps
Death Toaster 😂
I was toying with the idea of buying one of these chinesium imports thanks to you I have decided to spend the required amount and get a brand made anywhere but over there.Thanks.
When I was young I learned about double insulated grounds when I bought my first motorhome...plugged into camper park power..walked around to the front and with a spring in my step and words of love to my new wife, TRIED to open the metal screen door...ZZZZZZAAAAPPPP..My wife refused to sleep, ride in, or have anything to do with my "budget motorhome" ever again...I respected her wishes and turned it into a car hauler...
My buddy's camper's door was electrified for no reason some days. Not a year later everything electrical caught fire
@@randomguy93984 Yea..when I was converting it into a Car Hauler I found that all the electrical sockets and switches were either shorted or soon to be shorted due to poor quality electrics installed by factory. This is a HUGE problem with Motorhomes. They don't have "Boxes" around sockets etc. like a house. The plastic they are made of deteriorates quickly and they literally fall to pieces, shorting out and causing fires! ..I always replace all switches and sockets every 10 years now on any Motorhome I buy...I don't know why the Gov. hasn't stepped in and stopped this poor quality "time bomb" in the industry. I'm sure loss of property and lives lost are high for just this reason...
@@billrandell4641 If folks like you keep buying these cheap wired motorhomes and thereby support this timebome industry, then is that your business and none of the government to protect you from your habits.
@@Sideshowbobx Hey idiot..if you READ my comment, you'll notice I said "when I was young"...I'm 69 now, I was 27 when I bought my first camper...It was an Open Road (pretty good one then, but wooden framed) I have had 6 Motorhomes and 4 large (41 foot +) Boats..and the Government should have "Standards" for electrical wiring in Motorhomes that include "safety boxes" around outlets and switches, just like Houses!!!..I am/was trying to inform people that may never even realize about a clear and present danger to their pers ok ne and families..again..IDIOT!!!
First, you have to put seasoning on those chips.
"ToT" chips coming to a grocery store near you.
With vinegar and sea salt?
Electrocute is a portmanteau, a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, electricity and execute. Electricity made its debut in America at the 1893 World Fair in Chicago. You could get shocked for a nickel and the line was long.
"I opted for the lgbt version"
How post modern.
Actually IGBT is the type of switch used, a very important basic technical information. It is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor. I know it was a joke, but it is an interesting bit and some important information.
100 likes milestone
That's right, all LGBT is is a joke
so thats why the welders not what it says it is
Oh boy, I'm already 28 seconds late
I JUST got the notification and I am 6 minutes late! Shame on you youtube!
Another ToT masterpiece! I laughed, I cried, I nearly wet my pants! BRAVO!
Wet Pants cheap welder not good
More people around the globe should be warned about it. These kinds of equipments are spread for every single corner in this planet. I'm not a native English speaker, but, luckily, I understand your good spoken English. Thanks for the free video class and the relevant warnings.
I opted for the LGBT version brought a tear to my eye 😂
That explains why the reverse polarity worked.
@@316tomiller Maybe it should have only dual positives to combat all the negativity out there?
@@benbaselet2026 Nah, just use AC polarity. That way you can please everyone at least 50% of the time.
To be politically correct it is IGBT Insulated gate bipolar transistors.
Exotic Creature lololol
Dude that glove bit made me fall out of my chair lmao! Love your stuff man. Thanks for sharing.
First time viewer here... haven’t laughed that hard in long time !
It must have taken weeks to write the script !
Loved it, liked it, and suscribed... great job !
Used one similar to this for stick welding found it loads better than old stick-o-matic buzz box cheap AC welder . Duty cycle is very good I usually give up before welder does and they weld so much better than cheap AC buzz box with its weld 5 min wait 15 min to cool . Mine looks the same but has 3 core cable with earthed casing used it loads its not killed me and its still going strong
Subscribed cos he deserves more credit for that eating his weld crust skit 😂😂😂
Hi Tony from over the pond . LMAO within the first three minutes , love watching your Video's , and my first time putting a comment on to your site . Anyway stay safe and tight cuffs as I was once told by a machinist that taught me a great deal . So thank you for giving me a good laugh. And tight cuffs to you
This has my mind twisted. I think Tony lives in Europe right now, so are you in North America speaking colloquially or are you literally in the next village and able to take papparazo pictures to find out what happened to the go-kart?
@@gasfiltered since he initially wired this welder for 110vac, I'd say he's either in the US or Canada.
Swearing in Greek This Old Tony?
You made me laugh so hard!
You are fantastic! I laughed so hard I think I blew a Hemorrhoid! I bought a few of these to try out and they work... But found they work better at 250 volts input with a stiff supply voltage. Stability is lacking on all of them due to low OCV and low arc voltage. It can be improved by adding an output choke and good rod selection.
Those "gloves" though...I'M DYING!
"Don't worry, I have taken precautions, I have my fingers crossed" LOL! Good one :P
That begining😂
Best beginning ever. Even had my wifey laughing and rolling her eyes. (and she doesn't care about this stuff)
Inverter welders really don't like low voltage, if it wants 220 you give it 220. I tried to use mine on 170 (because the grid sucked) and the result was pretty much the same as in your first attempt. The old one that I have is home made, old school, coil welder that weights a ton, but it really doesn't give a shit about voltage, it works under any conditions. The only problem is that if the V is really low, it melts the coupling on the wall. The content of your pockets really resembles the content of my pockets.
I managed to see "пиздец" 11:07 😂😂😂
We are all waiting for the comments from our Chinese comrades.
@@michaelcrockis7679 Not chinese, but it means scoundrel, bastard, hoodlum, wretch.. 混蛋（hun dan)
@@Rustbox306 : I passed those chinese characters trough the google translate wringer and came up with "lul" in dutch which means dick
I've never welded before but want to learn. However since watching you play with your death toaster, this scares me beyond my frivulous comfort zone.
I've got an old stick welder I've used probably twice and it is terrifying. But, the satisfaction of having essentially used lightning to glue metal together and make that thing I wanted to make does make up for the fear. When all is said and done, my pants may be wet, but I now have the thing I needed welded and ready to go.
In all seriousness, it is scary (which is why I have barely done any welding), but it is also incredibly useful.
@@pancake_crab4457 You people worry too much about electric shocks -you can die in a bathtub as easy ,one slip and you are gone -BEWARE OF THE REAL KILLER-THE BATHTUB its coming to get you !!!Especialy if you are 90 years old ,but then again very few people weld with 90 years of age so statisticly speaking if you are 90 years old you have higher chance to be killed by bathtub than by electric shock from welder!!!Hope that eases your fears !!!
Honestly, being a little scared of these things probably isn't a bad thing. Lots of accidents with power tools is caused by complacency. Always respect the tools.
I'll be honest, ToT is braver then I am, I wouldn't have even fired it up once I saw it didn't have a ground. That's a lot of amps and an un-insulated metal case.
Dan L, a standard transformer based welder plugged in to 220 or 240 volts is not the easiest to learn on, as ToT mentions the OCV for electrode types, from these is low, though they do have a extra winding to increase the start up arc voltage. A good inverter based welder, can use 115, 220 etc, it rectifys, and increases the DC voltage (called Bus Voltage), this means the OCV is 80 Volt, which makes striking the arc easy. I'm sure there are plenty of good forums on this subject.
Put this reply on a few comments. Look into oxy acetalyne. Cheap setup to learn how to weld. The tool can easily braze and cut. A decent setup from airgas (low end industrial grade) is mid $600
What the hell you mean "my welding skills aside. " that looks great to me.
When you emptied your pockets 😃 that’s me at the end of the day & my wife says hope you’re not going to leave that lot on the kitchen table! That made me spurt my tea out 😝 great video 👌🏼 thanks from uk 🇬🇧
Ahhhahahah 11:05 swearing in different languages including Russian (пиздец) - LMAO
You have quite a sense of humor, sir
"Death Toaster" Jesus i just did a spit take.
I have used one of these welders in a asphalt plant to patch 1/4" ductwork on a manlift in an asphalt plant with 1/16 -7018 and it worked great. these welders have their place !
Partially in thanks to this video, I didn't settle for a cheap import inverter machine. I went out and got a buzz box. Sure, it only does AC, but it'll outlive me
Thank you for not dying!
With channels like you - who needs comedians?
Nice video - as always!
You should send it to AVE to check the scookumness™ factor!
Exactly, he can tell you how well she Chooches! Or doesn’t! Lol AvE is the Man!
Red Bluefish so true😂😂
Hot tip, flick the tingten with your filler rod. That's how us pipe welders do it. Zero tungsten inclusion in the x-ray
instantly SUBSCRIBED when you ate the slug :) :) :)
" this is an ajsvn BOUGHT FROM EBAY " got me laughing for a minute omg hahaha
He also said it was a baby welder. But he didn't weld any babies. I'm disappointed.
Пиздец! I did not expect that!
Seriously, though, where did you learn that word?
Why are Russians so "secretive" with their swear words?.. I can swear in Polish, Hungarian and Bulgarian... but the Russians won't let me have their swear-words.
@@edgeeffect Because the most important information is conveyed with the help of those words. The answer to the question of life, the universe and everything is hidden somewhere there.
@@soberhippie The answer is easy enough - coming up with the right question to get that answer has eluded mankind since the dawn of time.
Good luck with finding identical words in any other language. I can tell you the direct translation, mr E-e. :
"vaginalgrandpa"
@@dannydetonator Where's the "grandpa" bit there?
I’ll usually scratch start by setting up the torch and quickly scrape the filler rod over the tungsten. That way I don’t have to worry much about ruining it.
An un-grounded appliance like that should be double insulated. Hard to see the first level insulation. One dent in the case and you would not need to connect one of the electrodes which will save time.
The machine is safe as sold cause no cables supplied. Therefore you take liability for making connection.
I was not expecting how humorous this video was I was actually serious about seeing what this welding machine could do since I was looking for one like it, but he had my lmao👍
i am certified cwb for smaw all position and found once i learned properly your rod angle, speed, distance maintaned from plate and heat are all key factors.