You know your stuff. I’m just starting to get into TIG welding and I’d like to see a video with a split screen showing the welding on one side and the pedal operation on the other. It would help me to see how the pedal position varies as the weld progresses (I think it would help me at least). I’m new to your channel so if I am asking for something you’ve already done, I apologize.
This video really helped me with the simple advice to use thinner filler for thin wall stuff. I was getting frustrated with 0.060 wall stuff blowing out (and shrinking back) before my 3/32 filler would wet into the puddle, went and got 1lb of 1/16 filler and now my filler melts into a smaller puddle and I can get to traveling laying down a bead. I went through about 2ft of practice material adjusting amps, freq, and pulse time without feeling good about my welds, watched this last night and got some filler this morning... Came back here to say thanks, out of 10 or so videos I watched on alum welding last night this one had the trick I needed to hear.
I have been using a similar wire straightening technique for many years, only difference is I grab the end with a pair of pliers and give it a big yank while clamped in the vise. no drill , nice and straight. great videos, thanks
The drill thing is a great technique. I've also doubled up on the wires to make it slightly bigger and sturdier rod for an 'imtermediate' size. I've never done just a single wire before and that works surprisingly well. Super rad.
😂😂 Isn’t that ridiculous!? First time I saw it I was laughing my ass off it was so funny how well it worked 😂Thank you so much for watching man; I appreciate it a lot:)
Not sure how I haven't watched this one yet. I just made a new glove box insert for my car and it was SUPER thin. Blew out all over and I used a ton of filler to fix it. This helped explain why I was struggling, thanks again for a killer video.
Man. What an awesome vid. Really appreciate you talking about what you do with the pedal at the end! Most tig technique vids hardly mention “throttle position” when teaching. Thanks for the class! Time to do the homework!!
I wish uou would put together a vid of you welding different positions from panned back cam.. would be a huge help to see all the details of posture, feed hand distance, torch usage for different joints and positions..
In regard to straightening that MIG wire... You can also grab the free end with pliers (or vise grips) and stretch it by smacking the pliers with a hammer. This works great for making a straight section of small diameter tubing as well. I've done this for years on copper and aluminum to make great-looking plumbing with perfectly straight sections. I think it would work for brake lines too; you just have to use a slightly bigger hammer...
Dude.. I been waiting for someone finally to do a thin gauge set up 🙏 The 1mm was fantastic.. I clearly need to practice more. Keep it up and stay positive bro. I set up a Yt channel 18 months ago Real hard work.. trust me it’s a marathon so pace yourself your doing great. 💪🙏🙏
What you refer to as “OK” would be a killer weld for me. I still spend more time at the grinding wheel than i do welding. Do you ever dip your tungsten? Thanks for the great videos!
Thank you so much for the kind words! And hey- no matter how good someone seems to you, if they ever tell you they don’t dip- they’re fricking liars 😂 I’ll be the first to admit that an off day will have me cursing at my grinding wheel as I clean a dozen tungstens haha. Glad you enjoyed the videos and thanks for reaching out! Cheers!
Hi, I'm new to Alum. Tig. You have been a big help, thanks ;) Can you do a session where you weld the the inside of a 90 deg angle, for example welding a 1" square tube, 1.6mm the, butted up to the side of another tube the same. I am getting better but the tube end blows out and flame gets sucked all over the place. Its easy to get a lump because the filler is in a heat tunnel, and then so hard to get rid of the lump. Thanks ;)
PATW, when welding on a bandsaw cut edge- as shown in the first part of the vid- I prefer to dress the edge with a Vixen file, to cut a smooth surface on the weld face- avoiding having debris from the cut kerf ragged edge (shown) float up in the weld. Those impurities, as you mentioned in the intro, can cause an interruption of the bead as you travel. Even if you acetone and brush a bandsaw/jigsaw/serrated cut edge- junk can be maintained in the seam- Vixen file planes the edge glassy clean and smooth- or fine grit belt sander too.
Great techniques. One question, you set your available amps at 130 to start but I know you weren't using most of that. Any clue to what your operating amps was, (maybe a small window in the corner of the video that shows where your amps are as your doing it) this would give a closer indication of how much pedal work goes into this with that many amps available at the start. Great video, hope you have that answer and might consider adding what your machine is doing while you're welding in the future.
twisting the wire to make it stiff. BRILLIANT! I am new to TIG, but had a fine steel joint I tried yesterday with wire from my MIG..... could have used this!!! What did you mean by "too much drag" with the torch angle too vertical?
I'm just starting to weld and your videos have been very engaging. I have a question regarding material. Generally most TH-camrs use the same terminology for materials, Aluminum, Stainless Steel. But hardly ever discuss which Aluminum or which stainless steel, and even more, which ones are not weldable and which are. Also, the filler rods are found in many varieties. Also the Tungsten someone mentioned can be a different alloy for different welds. Can you address these things some time? Thanks for all your effort. I really enjoy your content. What materials are you using?
Everlast 210 EXP Machine, been looking to buy this unit for over 2 years just might go ahead with a purchase! Really in enjoyed the first vid on the tungsten grinding and the 2nd vid about the 210 unit welding the very thin and the way you set it up. Also the wire straightening demo. Thanks Again, AK
Bend the end that goes in the drill chuck and put it between the chuck jaws, and it holds very well. I do this all the time with 0.035 MIG wire for thin steel
Good advice! I do 60 pretty regularly, and really enjoy it when the fit ups are bang on. Welding 40 is a blast too. Super keep to keep learning on it:)
Great job, the "insanely thin aluminum" you referred to is 18 gauge! (.040 or 1.02mm's !) The .063 is (14-16 gauge, 1.63mm) I'm currently practicing on the same thickness ; with the same welder! Thank you for the great wire filler technique for thin "filler rod" and settings. I'll be back!
Hey nice! Thanks for the gauge thickness- I didn’t look that up, much appreciated:) How you liking the welder? Stoked to hear you’re using the same one! Cheers my friend 🍻
@@PacificArcTigWelding Really enjoying the welder (no problems and good people to work with : Everlast); been tig welding about 6 months now and practice every weekend. 16 ga. and 1/8 doing ok ; but 18ga challenging ; tried chill bars, but then I need more heat! I'm definitely going to get some .045 filler rod because I run into exactly as you described (balling / ballooning filler rod! I was quite surprised you were using a 3/32 electrode! And 250 hz wow! It sure works for you ; I will try it also. I do use pulse, but only on 16ga and up , usually outside corners. I also want to try your camera set-up! Is that a welding hood electronics in front of your cell phone ? Love it!
Haha yes it’s actually surprising how well it films for such a simple setup. I’ve tried fancier cameras etc but this honestly works the best haha. I’m doing the channel full time and doing it all on my own dollar so it’s gotta work good and work easy!😂 Sounds like you have a great setup to learn with! And some good teachers hopefully!
@@jeffreywilske8706 It really depends on your welder and what type of joint you are welding: for example, on my Dynasty I use some pulse, .045 filler, 1/16 W , Lap Joint. (NO GAP). on the Everlast 210 ext. Lap Joint I use .045 filler wire, 1/16 W, and no pulse. 127Hz AC freq. and 25 AC Balance, and the Triangle wave form. If you are "burning through", clearly you are to hot, or going to slow ; just start dialing your amps back, but .045 wire fill really helps! Also, use some chill bars and lay your work on a 1/4" flat piece of Aluminum , clamp it if you have to. When it strarts getting difficult to weld or get a puddle started, you know your heat sinks are working. So, then either adjust your work or change your settings. You must experiment. But the two that make the most difference are .045 filler wire, and some type of chill bars.
Thanks for the great video. If it was possible to have the real-time amps superimposed in the video,we would see pedal control. That would be excellent.
Ive finally just ordered an AC DC set an R TECH I hope it's going to be reliable!! This is the type of welding I'm hoping I can do with it Have had a small DC Tig for many years and I'm always turning little Ally jobs away
It would be super cool for us beginners if you could super impose the welding current amps on the video so we know what you are up to with the foot pedal.
I can’t recommend it enough. It’s a blast. How long have you been welding for? My CanaWeld has turned out to be an absolute beast too. A few less options, but overall killer machine. Either one I have for my channel is a good machine💪
Love your videos! I’ve been watching a lot of different channels on Tig welding but for some reason this was the first video that gave me some great tricks to help me in learn aluminum. I recently made an aluminum bracket to hold filler PVC storage out of .040, using 3/32” filler. Tried running .045 al wire but it was so floppy. Your drill trick will help me out there for sure! Still learning balance and frequency. I think my frequency was on 125 and my balance on 30 with no pulse. It was rough but I got I made and it’s hidden from plan sight. I’ll make another one once I get better. Lol
Hey Kevin! Thanks so much for the kind words! I’m really happy to hear you got some value from the video! I’m having a lot of fun with making these episodes, stoked to hear it may have shortened some learning curve for people 😂 That’s awesome the drill trick helped, that one was so funny to me when I first saw it 😂 Let me know how the project goes! Cheers
Cool video. If you can do a small video in the corner of the main video it would be cool to see the foot pedal. It may be helpful to some of the newbies like me to see how much you are changing the arc with the foot pedal.
I'm converting a aluminum boat from an inborn outdrive to an outboard. I have to cover the hole where the outdrive came out. The aluminum is just under 1/8 inch. The marine plywood behind it, might be a problem. I was thinking just slide in a sheet of some steel. What do you think?
Love the drill trick, kudos to your brother, Also, i noticed on another of your videos you mention to scrub one direction only, yet here you didn’t?? Also, for us that don’t have a foot pedal or good skills, can you pls do one with using the pulse setting?? Cheers, keep up the great work
I did that mig/tig wire trick everyday at my old place of employment building Airplane frames. Everything was .035 1/2” 4130. Loved when the fuel tanks came .035 6063 it was a nice change of pace.
This is good. I had a few "ooohhh!!!" Moments. So than you for this educational content. I'm trying to weld 20ga aluminum though.... And I suck. Bad. Also have you ever used a draw plate to reduce rod size.
Hey John, I always try to keep it as sharp as I can, with the smallest ball on the end. It helps with arc deflection, and ges the arc locked on much quicker, which is important with really thin stuff like this:)
Very interesting demo, I'm just starting tig welding.When your just starting after tacking the ends, do you give it mo get the more pedal to get the puddle started quicker. Thanks
I'm a beginner welder. Is there any reason why you wouldn't want to start on both ends and meet in the middle to minimize the heat at both ends at the end of the weld?
@ Pacific Arc Tig Welding Dude, i had to fix a little Avionics Bracket for my Bosses Helicopter the other day that was the exact same stuff 0.040 Aluminum, and I have to say it sucked a Big Donkey. 1st it broke right in the middle of someone else's previous WeldBead. 2nd it was Powder Coated which made it a nightmare to try to get it cleaned properly for Tig Welding 3rd i had to do it with an old Syncrowave 200 Transformer machine. I wanted to take it home to my Primeweld 225X soooo bad.I cuased that job all afternoon long. Like your channel. I just want to point out that you are teaching one thing improperly though. When cleaning Aluminum with a Wire Brush, you should only stroke the Brush in one single direction. Either away from you, or towards you (whatever is more comfortable) When you brush it back and forth you are rubbing Oxides back into the metal. This may sound crazy, but I am 100% serious. Take 2 pieces of the same Aluminum and clean it the way that you always have, and the other my way, then weld both of them, and I promise you the one you do the way I am telling you will have much better Arc Characteristics, cleaner Puddle, and overall better & cleaber looking Bead when you are done. Trust me I did it your way for 20 years until Jody Collier recently just showed me the correct way.
Very cool. I first saw the wire twist trick in a vape shop of all places. It also work hardens the material some so it’s more rigid. Q: can you tig through anodizing? I may have missed it - what were your amperage settings? I’m going back and looking at aluminum vids, I may be adding another Primeweld (225x) to the kit - have some work. Doors and windows - so thin gauge material and typically anodized. Thanks brother Dusty! Oh - and lube your vice dude. 😝
@@PacificArcTigWelding Cool thanks for seeing my comment on an older vid. I assume fried anodizing is also something you don’t want to breathe... I had forgotten about the wire trick - I’m gonna try it with some tiny stainless 308 wire I have for wrapping vape coils. I scavenged some really nice stainless from a Viking bbq grill install where the outer retaining part wasn’t needed...will be good for some experimenting. Thanks again.
@@baldwindigital Absolutely Marc! sorry I cant always see all the comments, Im trying haha. And yeah, Ive done some repairs on ano, really nasty stuff. Plus the heat discolours it so bad. Best to remove as much as possible and start fresh:)
Hi there. I have 1973 classic car with a 1mm undertray and hood. These panel need some patch repair and I am wondering if I can tig weld new aluminium to the old. The old seems a little brittle, perhaps I should rivet panels in. What do you think? Thanks, Bill
Hey bill! Honestly, if I’m SURE it’s aluminum, I’ll give it a whirl. If it doesn’t work, or turn out well, you can always cut and rivet afterwards:) No harm in trying. Just get that old metal clean! :)
you can also just pull on the wire until you feel it give slightly and it will also stay straight. Its a old vaping trick for those who used to build coils... I wonder if I can use some of my old ss wire as filler now lol.
Oh you mean the measuring system the entire world uses?! Haha. So funny. My whole school was based around imperial, and we live in Canada haha. .060 translates to roughly 1.5mm .040 is roughly 1mm. Thin stuff! Thanks man! Always good to hear from you! Cheers
Looks like you sharpened your tungsten to more of an angle on your second pass of .040? Have a precision tig 225 by Lincoln and and leaning as I go. And on the same pass kept a tighter arc? Would like to see some more tips/tricks by you. Nice work 👍🏼
Could 200hz ac frequency be enough for the thin stuff? I'm looking at 2 machines, one maxes at 200hz (weldpro tig200gd) the other 250hz (yeswelder tig250p).
Hey nice work, but how would somebody weld an Aluminum Tank Seam off of a Yamaha TT500 where the material is sandwiched together like flat on flat then welded, without blowouts plz?
I'll preface by saying that I am not even a beginner.... With that, how is it that you stay perfectly "in line?" What setting is your helmet on that you seem to see so clearly? I have only just begun mi welding and find it difficult to stay "in line" mostly because I cant really see where I am going too well. Stupid question but valid to me.
Great questions! What I mean, is the you are in line so that as your hands move with the weld pass, you are in a sight line that your hands won’t block your vision:) helmet settings are usually a shade 11-12 and keep a clean lens:)
The straightening of the mig wire is gold.
You know your stuff. I’m just starting to get into TIG welding and I’d like to see a video with a split screen showing the welding on one side and the pedal operation on the other. It would help me to see how the pedal position varies as the weld progresses (I think it would help me at least). I’m new to your channel so if I am asking for something you’ve already done, I apologize.
This video really helped me with the simple advice to use thinner filler for thin wall stuff. I was getting frustrated with 0.060 wall stuff blowing out (and shrinking back) before my 3/32 filler would wet into the puddle, went and got 1lb of 1/16 filler and now my filler melts into a smaller puddle and I can get to traveling laying down a bead. I went through about 2ft of practice material adjusting amps, freq, and pulse time without feeling good about my welds, watched this last night and got some filler this morning... Came back here to say thanks, out of 10 or so videos I watched on alum welding last night this one had the trick I needed to hear.
I have been using a similar wire straightening technique for many years, only difference is I grab the end with a pair of pliers and give it a big yank while clamped in the vise. no drill , nice and straight. great videos, thanks
Nice! See! Whoever said welders aren’t crafty!? ;)
Cheers Gerald🍻
The drill thing is a great technique. I've also doubled up on the wires to make it slightly bigger and sturdier rod for an 'imtermediate' size. I've never done just a single wire before and that works surprisingly well. Super rad.
Ha nice! Yeah two wires is great to thick up a length when you need it! Nice move!🍻
I find myself nodding in agreement sometimes when you're explaining something important. You're an excellent teacher.
Another great video! That mig wire/drill technique alone was worth the price of entry. 🔥👍🏼🔥
😂😂 Isn’t that ridiculous!? First time I saw it I was laughing my ass off it was so funny how well it worked 😂Thank you so much for watching man; I appreciate it a lot:)
i realize Im kinda randomly asking but do anyone know of a good place to stream new movies online ?
I second that.Awesome trick. Hope it works with solid steel wires too.
@@PacificArcTigWelding I didn't really understand, you used the solid MIG wire to make a filler material but, what kind of MIG wire was that?
Flux or solid?
Learning how to TIG thanks to you
Yes sir. I do the same thing. First learned that when building coils for vaping e juice
Awesome info! Thanks! I’m just getting back into TIG after being away from it for 13 years. You’ve been a lot of help.
This is the first video I've seen of yours. I'm impressed.
Hey Kevin! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
Cheers!
Not sure how I haven't watched this one yet. I just made a new glove box insert for my car and it was SUPER thin. Blew out all over and I used a ton of filler to fix it. This helped explain why I was struggling, thanks again for a killer video.
Man. What an awesome vid. Really appreciate you talking about what you do with the pedal at the end! Most tig technique vids hardly mention “throttle position” when teaching. Thanks for the class! Time to do the homework!!
0.040 is really challenging.
thanks for showing this !
My mind is blown! Great trick.
Haha funny one hey!? I was stoked to learn this one. Basically a party trick😂
love that trick with the wire
That wire trick was awesome!
Holy crap, look at your sub count! Channel is really growing dude... Keep up the content because obviously the community is digging it
Thanks bro. Having a blast. More to come!🙏🙏🙏
Dude! THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES!
I wish uou would put together a vid of you welding different positions from panned back cam.. would be a huge help to see all the details of posture, feed hand distance, torch usage for different joints and positions..
In regard to straightening that MIG wire... You can also grab the free end with pliers (or vise grips) and stretch it by smacking the pliers with a hammer. This works great for making a straight section of small diameter tubing as well. I've done this for years on copper and aluminum to make great-looking plumbing with perfectly straight sections. I think it would work for brake lines too; you just have to use a slightly bigger hammer...
That’s insane! Cool idea! So many great tricks out there I’m still learning about! Thanks for sharing:)
Very awesome and really like the new trick for the filler wire.
Cheers my friend!
Dude.. I been waiting for someone finally to do a thin gauge set up 🙏 The 1mm was fantastic.. I clearly need to practice more. Keep it up and stay positive bro. I set up a Yt channel 18 months ago Real hard work.. trust me it’s a marathon so pace yourself your doing great. 💪🙏🙏
Thank you bro. Absolutely happy to help🙏💪
My cousin can tig beer cans! One of the best welders in Colorado.
Very cool episode!!! Nicely done!
What you refer to as “OK” would be a killer weld for me. I still spend more time at the grinding wheel than i do welding. Do you ever dip your tungsten? Thanks for the great videos!
Thank you so much for the kind words! And hey- no matter how good someone seems to you, if they ever tell you they don’t dip- they’re fricking liars 😂
I’ll be the first to admit that an off day will have me cursing at my grinding wheel as I clean a dozen tungstens haha.
Glad you enjoyed the videos and thanks for reaching out!
Cheers!
Please I love if you make more videos welding aluminum 👍👍
Exactly what I was looking for! I think that .040 will be great for the racecar ducting
Great vid! I guess you could make different-sized filler rod by doubling it up and twisting it together with a drill too!
Nice tips and good instructions, I like when you show us and the settings of the machine and the gass flow.
Pretty cool using the mig wire.
You’re a great teacher! Thanks!
Hi, I'm new to Alum. Tig. You have been a big help, thanks ;)
Can you do a session where you weld the the inside of a 90 deg angle, for example welding a 1" square tube, 1.6mm the, butted up to the side of another tube the same. I am getting better but the tube end blows out and flame gets sucked all over the place. Its easy to get a lump because the filler is in a heat tunnel, and then so hard to get rid of the lump. Thanks ;)
Great tips start to finish!
Toque for the win!
Can’t pull any of my precious hair out any more...!
I love the channel.
My idea for something to weld is an alloy elliptical tube go-cart frame.
PATW, when welding on a bandsaw cut edge- as shown in the first part of the vid- I prefer to dress the edge with a Vixen file, to cut a smooth surface on the weld face- avoiding having debris from the cut kerf ragged edge (shown) float up in the weld. Those impurities, as you mentioned in the intro, can cause an interruption of the bead as you travel. Even if you acetone and brush a bandsaw/jigsaw/serrated cut edge- junk can be maintained in the seam- Vixen file planes the edge glassy clean and smooth- or fine grit belt sander too.
Most definitely a clean way to do it! Great tips. Thanks Kevin! It’s cool to hear how more people go about it. Thanks for hitting me up! Cheers!
Great techniques. One question, you set your available amps at 130 to start but I know you weren't using most of that. Any clue to what your operating amps was, (maybe a small window in the corner of the video that shows where your amps are as your doing it) this would give a closer indication of how much pedal work goes into this with that many amps available at the start. Great video, hope you have that answer and might consider adding what your machine is doing while you're welding in the future.
twisting the wire to make it stiff. BRILLIANT! I am new to TIG, but had a fine steel joint I tried yesterday with wire from my MIG..... could have used this!!! What did you mean by "too much drag" with the torch angle too vertical?
I'm just starting to weld and your videos have been very engaging. I have a question regarding material.
Generally most TH-camrs use the same terminology for materials, Aluminum, Stainless Steel. But hardly ever discuss which Aluminum or which stainless steel, and even more, which ones are not weldable and which are. Also, the filler rods are found in many varieties.
Also the Tungsten someone mentioned can be a different alloy for different welds.
Can you address these things some time?
Thanks for all your effort. I really enjoy your content.
What materials are you using?
Great video!
Everlast 210 EXP Machine, been looking to buy this unit for over 2 years just might go ahead with a purchase! Really in enjoyed the first vid on the tungsten grinding and the 2nd vid about the 210 unit welding the very thin and the way you set it up. Also the wire straightening demo. Thanks Again, AK
Absolutely my friend! Have a blast! The machine is lots to play with!
Great job and great video.
Bend the end that goes in the drill chuck and put it between the chuck jaws, and it holds very well. I do this all the time with 0.035 MIG wire for thin steel
The 40 and 50 thou alm is great practice and makes everything else much easier. I would encourage plenty of time with both thicknesses.
Good advice! I do 60 pretty regularly, and really enjoy it when the fit ups are bang on. Welding 40 is a blast too. Super keep to keep learning on it:)
Thanks for this video using spool wire. I just bought my primeweld tig-225 and was thinking about options to keep filler material on hand.
Impressive welds Bro,How do you get the ball on the end of the tungston!
Great job, the "insanely thin aluminum" you referred to is 18 gauge! (.040 or 1.02mm's !)
The .063 is (14-16 gauge, 1.63mm)
I'm currently practicing on the same thickness ; with the same welder! Thank you for the great wire filler technique for thin "filler rod" and settings. I'll be back!
Hey nice! Thanks for the gauge thickness- I didn’t look that up, much appreciated:)
How you liking the welder? Stoked to hear you’re using the same one!
Cheers my friend 🍻
@@PacificArcTigWelding Really enjoying the welder (no problems and good people to work with : Everlast); been tig welding about 6 months now and practice every weekend. 16 ga. and 1/8 doing ok ; but 18ga challenging ; tried chill bars, but then I need more heat! I'm definitely going to get some .045 filler rod because I run into exactly as you described (balling / ballooning filler rod! I was quite surprised you were using a 3/32 electrode! And 250 hz wow! It sure works for you ; I will try it also. I do use pulse, but only on 16ga and up , usually outside corners. I also want to try your camera set-up! Is that a welding hood electronics in front of your cell phone ? Love it!
Haha yes it’s actually surprising how well it films for such a simple setup. I’ve tried fancier cameras etc but this honestly works the best haha. I’m doing the channel full time and doing it all on my own dollar so it’s gotta work good and work easy!😂
Sounds like you have a great setup to learn with! And some good teachers hopefully!
What settings are you using? I’m burning through
@@jeffreywilske8706 It really depends on your welder and what type of joint you are welding:
for example, on my Dynasty I use some pulse, .045 filler, 1/16 W , Lap Joint. (NO GAP).
on the Everlast 210 ext. Lap Joint I use .045 filler wire, 1/16 W, and no pulse. 127Hz AC freq. and 25 AC Balance, and the Triangle wave form.
If you are "burning through", clearly you are to hot, or going to slow ; just start dialing your amps back, but .045 wire fill really helps!
Also, use some chill bars and lay your work on a 1/4" flat piece of Aluminum , clamp it if you have to. When it strarts getting difficult to weld or get a puddle started, you know your heat sinks are working. So, then either adjust your work or change your settings. You must experiment.
But the two that make the most difference are .045 filler wire, and some type of chill bars.
Really good video mate, cheers.
great video nice trick for with mig wire
Thanks very much🙏🙏🙏
Another top video dusty 👌🔥very neat trick with the drill and filler wire 😉👍
Nice video!always amazed by the weld art. Im still at how can i make the rod move hate having carpal tunnel.
That’s a tricky one to master! Gives a lot of people problems. Will come with time!
Thanks for the great video. If it was possible to have the real-time amps superimposed in the video,we would see pedal control. That would be excellent.
Thank you, most helpful.
Ive finally just ordered an AC DC set an R TECH I hope it's going to be reliable!! This is the type of welding I'm hoping I can do with it
Have had a small DC Tig for many years and I'm always turning little Ally jobs away
Much respect for your skill level and talent brother. Any tips on welding .030”? I’m on the struggle bus when it gets that thin.
Thanks man, tell your bro thanks for the tip with the Mig wire, I’m going to try it tomorrow 😎👍
It would be super cool for us beginners if you could super impose the welding current amps on the video so we know what you are up to with the foot pedal.
That everlast welder looks great. I'm thinking about getting a new everlast welder myself.
I can’t recommend it enough. It’s a blast. How long have you been welding for? My CanaWeld has turned out to be an absolute beast too. A few less options, but overall killer machine. Either one I have for my channel is a good machine💪
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I work at a metal roofing company and we have to weld that sometimes mainly 050
Awesome video! Keep it up man!!!!
Blake thank you! These vids are super fun. I really like setting up to just kinda dick around in my shop. Glad you enjoy!
Love your videos! I’ve been watching a lot of different channels on Tig welding but for some reason this was the first video that gave me some great tricks to help me in learn aluminum. I recently made an aluminum bracket to hold filler PVC storage out of .040, using 3/32” filler. Tried running .045 al wire but it was so floppy. Your drill trick will help me out there for sure! Still learning balance and frequency. I think my frequency was on 125 and my balance on 30 with no pulse. It was rough but I got I made and it’s hidden from plan sight. I’ll make another one once I get better. Lol
Hey Kevin! Thanks so much for the kind words! I’m really happy to hear you got some value from the video! I’m having a lot of fun with making these episodes, stoked to hear it may have shortened some learning curve for people 😂 That’s awesome the drill trick helped, that one was so funny to me when I first saw it 😂 Let me know how the project goes! Cheers
Hi bro..can u please advice best settings for 1.5mm thick 5052 alluminium..for tack weld..
1.ac balance-
2.frequency-
3.herzt-
4.amps-
Great Video Thanks
Hey Allan thank you! Much appreciated 🙏
Cheers🍻
Cool video. If you can do a small video in the corner of the main video it would be cool to see the foot pedal. It may be helpful to some of the newbies like me to see how much you are changing the arc with the foot pedal.
Cheers man, helpful stuff
Awesome! Thanks for checking out my channel! Glad it helped!
Cheers
I'm converting a aluminum boat from an inborn outdrive to an outboard. I have to cover the hole where the outdrive came out. The aluminum is just under 1/8 inch. The marine plywood behind it, might be a problem. I was thinking just slide in a sheet of some steel. What do you think?
very good mate..
Cheers Bob!
Love the drill trick, kudos to your brother,
Also, i noticed on another of your videos you mention to scrub one direction only, yet here you didn’t??
Also, for us that don’t have a foot pedal or good skills, can you pls do one with using the pulse setting??
Cheers, keep up the great work
Thanks for posting.Great video
Thank you so much!
I appreciate you reaching out!
Cheers from the Coast:)
Hey I like all your videos 👍👍👍
Good tips mate thanks
I did that mig/tig wire trick everyday at my old place of employment building Airplane frames. Everything was .035 1/2” 4130. Loved when the fuel tanks came .035 6063 it was a nice change of pace.
Awesome! Variety is key sometimes...🙏
This is good. I had a few "ooohhh!!!" Moments. So than you for this educational content. I'm trying to weld 20ga aluminum though.... And I suck. Bad. Also have you ever used a draw plate to reduce rod size.
The tungsten looked super sharp like how you'd have it for mild steel. Do you have it like that for all aluminium welding. Thks,
Hey John, I always try to keep it as sharp as I can, with the smallest ball on the end. It helps with arc deflection, and ges the arc locked on much quicker, which is important with really thin stuff like this:)
How did you tack the edges of the 0.040" without blowing thru? thanks
Very interesting demo, I'm just starting tig welding.When your just starting after tacking the ends, do you give it mo get the more pedal to get the puddle started quicker. Thanks
I'm a beginner welder. Is there any reason why you wouldn't want to start on both ends and meet in the middle to minimize the heat at both ends at the end of the weld?
I weld this thin of aluminum every day I use 3/32 wire and it works great
Yes it does as well🤙
@ Pacific Arc Tig Welding Dude, i had to fix a little Avionics Bracket for my Bosses Helicopter the other day that was the exact same stuff 0.040 Aluminum, and I have to say it sucked a Big Donkey. 1st it broke right in the middle of someone else's previous WeldBead. 2nd it was Powder Coated which made it a nightmare to try to get it cleaned properly for Tig Welding 3rd i had to do it with an old Syncrowave 200 Transformer machine. I wanted to take it home to my Primeweld 225X soooo bad.I cuased that job all afternoon long.
Like your channel. I just want to point out that you are teaching one thing improperly though. When cleaning Aluminum with a Wire Brush, you should only stroke the Brush in one single direction. Either away from you, or towards you (whatever is more comfortable) When you brush it back and forth you are rubbing Oxides back into the metal. This may sound crazy, but I am 100% serious. Take 2 pieces of the same Aluminum and clean it the way that you always have, and the other my way, then weld both of them, and I promise you the one you do the way I am telling you will have much better Arc Characteristics, cleaner Puddle, and overall better & cleaber looking Bead when you are done.
Trust me I did it your way for 20 years until Jody Collier recently just showed me the correct way.
Nice man- I appreciate that feedback. I’ll look it up! :) More knowledge the better 🍻
Very cool. I first saw the wire twist trick in a vape shop of all places. It also work hardens the material some so it’s more rigid.
Q: can you tig through anodizing? I may have missed it - what were your amperage settings? I’m going back and looking at aluminum vids, I may be adding another Primeweld (225x) to the kit - have some work. Doors and windows - so thin gauge material and typically anodized.
Thanks brother Dusty!
Oh - and lube your vice dude. 😝
Haha squeaky vice for sure😂 And no, welding through ano is a mess. Best to cut it back with a grinder and sand a bit to get base material back🤙
@@PacificArcTigWelding Cool thanks for seeing my comment on an older vid. I assume fried anodizing is also something you don’t want to breathe...
I had forgotten about the wire trick - I’m gonna try it with some tiny stainless 308 wire I have for wrapping vape coils.
I scavenged some really nice stainless from a Viking bbq grill install where the outer retaining part wasn’t needed...will be good for some experimenting.
Thanks again.
@@baldwindigital Absolutely Marc! sorry I cant always see all the comments, Im trying haha. And yeah, Ive done some repairs on ano, really nasty stuff. Plus the heat discolours it so bad. Best to remove as much as possible and start fresh:)
Good job, thanks for the video
Charlie thank you man, I really appreciate that.
Cheers
Hi there. I have 1973 classic car with a 1mm undertray and hood. These panel need some patch repair and I am wondering if I can tig weld new aluminium to the old. The old seems a little brittle, perhaps I should rivet panels in. What do you think?
Thanks, Bill
Hey bill! Honestly, if I’m SURE it’s aluminum, I’ll give it a whirl. If it doesn’t work, or turn out well, you can always cut and rivet afterwards:) No harm in trying. Just get that old metal clean! :)
If it has magnesium in its formulation, I've never been successful.
Thank you bro!
So nice one if you want it thicker just use two in the drill 😉
you can also just pull on the wire until you feel it give slightly and it will also stay straight. Its a old vaping trick for those who used to build coils...
I wonder if I can use some of my old ss wire as filler now lol.
Thank you.
Great video. What was for argon flow rate for this #8 cap 0.060" and .040" thick aluminum?
Thanks!
Nice video! But could you also mention the thickness and stuff in metric?
Oh you mean the measuring system the entire world uses?! Haha. So funny. My whole school was based around imperial, and we live in Canada haha.
.060 translates to roughly 1.5mm
.040 is roughly 1mm.
Thin stuff! Thanks man! Always good to hear from you!
Cheers
Looks like you sharpened your tungsten to more of an angle on your second pass of .040? Have a precision tig 225 by Lincoln and and leaning as I go. And on the same pass kept a tighter arc? Would like to see some more tips/tricks by you. Nice work 👍🏼
Thanks for the aluminum mig wire tip. Can you weld the same thin material using the Canaweld?
Could 200hz ac frequency be enough for the thin stuff? I'm looking at 2 machines, one maxes at 200hz (weldpro tig200gd) the other 250hz (yeswelder tig250p).
Hey nice work, but how would somebody weld an Aluminum Tank Seam off of a Yamaha TT500 where the material is sandwiched together like flat on flat then welded, without blowouts plz?
I'll preface by saying that I am not even a beginner.... With that, how is it that you stay perfectly "in line?" What setting is your helmet on that you seem to see so clearly? I have only just begun mi welding and find it difficult to stay "in line" mostly because I cant really see where I am going too well. Stupid question but valid to me.
Great questions! What I mean, is the you are in line so that as your hands move with the weld pass, you are in a sight line that your hands won’t block your vision:) helmet settings are usually a shade 11-12 and keep a clean lens:)
Hi I have no idea when I'm welding getting balck around the weld please let me know what I should do
Nice work sir,but pls, can you tell us the side effects on this argon welding
Fantastic
You can also twist the wire doubled (loose ends in the drill, looped round a screwdriver in the vice) to make a thicker rod.
Dude too funny! Someone just showed me this recently too- funny how many tricks are out there! Cheers🍻
That’s actually what I do with leftover steel mig wire, I twist it up a bit to turn it into filler, so it doesn’t go to waste when it gets to the end.