My only experience and funny story with aluminum stick welding was when I was in welding school we had to pass a stick aluminum test. Our instructor would tell us to give it a go and we would lay down absolute garbage and take it to him to look at. All he said was “Do you ever wanna do that again?” I was like “hell no!” He just laughed and said okay you passed the test! 😂👍
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Skippity Do Da na na na .... i mean its very nice for you to say that. But i can tell you, almost 43 y/o need reading glasses under my hood to weld low amp tig .... and didnt learn stick welding till i was 32 (one year after i started my own welding business 😳) all the guys at weldtube can stick weld circles around me without even breaking a sweat ! Seriously. And tig? I used to be pretty awesome in my 20’s and early 30’s but again, welding with real pros here ... man - i had a lot of rust to shake off ..... Now mig and pulse mig .... i do a lot of lately - i like to think i can hold my own on mig .... its all a matter of what you do and how much of it you do .... i have a passion for welding ans i do a lot of odd ball stuff like castings or oily scrapyard stuff.... and there is a ton of guys out there who can do all this and there is plenty of guys who i can teach something but there are plenty of guys who can teach me something .... the only difference is those really good guys - they work so hard in the trenches all day and we just dont see them on youtube ..... that does not mean that there are no good guys out there it just means 90%+ of those guys we dont “see” Thanks for the compliment though!
I've used aluminum stick rods off of my 1977 Miller Big20 to repair 18 wheeler truck diesel tanks and aluminum boats and i had to fight it every time. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this overlooked topic of aluminum stick rods! It's going to make my life a lot easier! Mr. Zila is absolutely right about heat input and not being married to specific amperage settings. Heat is your friend when is comes to aluminum! Don't be afraid to crank up the amps. It looks like some equipment upgrades are in my future.
I first stick welded aluminum just to try it. After the first crappy beads I preheated only the first 2 inches and beveled the 1/4" plate, it came out a lot better. Fun to try.
Great video and excellent presentation! Note: If you want to preserve the electrodes after opening the container, you can seal them back up in a plastic bag to prevent moisture from dissolving the coating. These electrodes can also be used in brazing applications and also as a tig rod when the flux coating is removed. The MG 405 is a 4047 wire.
This guy set me up with a dual shield machine here in Burlington to weld a lowboy trailer back together around 2 years ago, Peter is an awesome knowledgeable guy 👍🏽
Yes, pulsing SMAW seems be the best help with super difficult electrodes/non-ferrous metals like aluminum. For many years DC+ and hi-frequency superimposed helps improve results. Great video , shows SMAW comes to the rescue of MIG and TIG outside in the field.
Most successful stick aluminum video I have ever seen 30 year stick welder I can tig also but prefer stick have done a lot of pipeline work hands down best stick aluminum I have ever seen you have my respect sr
very information packed, love it. I’ve seen aluminum stick welds before (usually handrails) that looked like booty. My first reaction to the bead those rods laid down was WOW that almost looks like 6010 on plate! The dark pink color of the arc is cool too
I have done a bit of aluminum stick welding on very dirty aluminum and it does work but not pretty. My Fronius 180 has pulse stick and I have it on all the time, pulse stick works very well on 1/8 to 3/16 sheet. Thanks for the good video.
That was phenominal. I have tried aluminum stick before without pulse and Holy crap guys, this looks so so so much better. Thanks for the video. One day I'll afford a pulsed stick machine lol
I laughed at him saying 7018 was hard to restart. Either flick hard at the end of your bead or smack the shit out of the tip on the restart. Can't be gentle with a 7018.😂
Very informative I've weld aluminum before with mig in a shop making small doors but only did stick 2 times I wasn't happy with it now I understand how thanks to you
Hey Peter great video, I might get a pulse stick welder, that's some nice aluminum stick welding. It usually does not turn out that NICE. with regular dc.
Travis&Peter 👍🏻well done guys, best video on Aluminum arc welding, full of amazing professional information yet simple for all beginners like us, i am planning of fixing my broken garment steamer's heater, which is broke or literaly eated up from its top due to the high temp of the steam(cheap kind heaters), do you have any suggestions on how to build up weld on the eaten area?! guys keep up the good work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I tried this at a ship repair. There, this method was positioned as emergency and temporary, when no other welding methods were available, if only it would not fall off before a full repair.
Is the flux on these rods anything like aluminium brazing flux? That’s very soluble too. Try aluminium brazing if you haven’t, it’s a bit of a game but you can get great results with a bit of care.
How has the process affected the temper of the aluminum? Biggest concern I have with aluminum in general is not ending up with soft joints that will break if the design of the thing doesn't account for that softness.
TWX1138 any aluminum that you weld looses all the heat treat AND the artificial aging As a rule of thumb EVERY aluminum welding process mig, tig or stick will loose ( depends on what grade aluminum you started with ) at least 50% but possible as much as 70%+ of its original strength. 6061 T651 for example looses about 70% tensile strength in close proximity to the weld ( 1/4”-1” away from the weld) Typically engineers account for that when building things. If you fix an aluminum casting by welding it - it needs to back to the heat treating shop and pull all the temper out and re heat treat the entire piece.
@@ZILAwelds Holy Shit! I didn't know it lost THAT much strength. What did/do they do it when building aluminum frames for race cars like the old Lola T70's? Is the whole frame heated treated to regain it's strength?
@@garykish8951 re heat treating can be an option depending on the size, shape and the kind of alloy used. Some aluminum tubing looses more than others for example if you build a frame from 6061 tubing (round, rectangular or square tubing) you loose a ton of strength when you weld on it. 6063 tubing on the other hand (which is less strong to begin with that 6061 , looks, feels, tastes the same ...LOL. it will be stronger than 6061 after you welded on both - so if you dont heat treat you need to look at the level of strength the material has AFTER you welded on it .... also the design, (size and configuration of the welded joint, placement of the welds, ..... all this is figured in by some engineer who should understand how that works .... with aluminum I try to stick exactly to the engineering specs and not "over weld" the joints because the more you weld - the more temper you destroy .... you have to be careful and should somewhat know what you are doing if you weld aluminum and strength is critical .... its not "easy" and you have to have the right filler material of course .... you cant just weld aluminum .... and if you have some sheets lets say 1/8" thick and you tig weld them - you cant just take your tin snips and just a little strip off one sheet and use that as filler .... aluminum in general (without going into all details) dont like "fusion tig weld" or using same alloy filler tig welds. they need "dissimilar" aluminum alloys to work - but they have to be the "right ones" ..... I have a few videos on my channel on some of that topic .... one of the videos has a link to a 72 page Lincoln Electric publication that is a VERY good resource.
@@ZILAwelds Wow! Never knew the loses were so high. I wonder if that's why you hear of failure on race cars with the welds/joints failing. I can see why steel tube frames are so much more common with the old V8 mid-engine kit cars like the Manta or Marauder.
@@garykish8951 the tube chassis on race cars are typically chrome moly tubing. all tig welded ... but some guys use the wrong filler or too much heat and that changes the temper of that tubing as well .... hard to say .... aluminum has another MAJOR problem .... I made a video making a bicycle and kayak rack on the back of a 5th wheel camper trailer ..... and some guys said in the comments : that. is way to heat you should have mede it from aluminum ..... the issue with that is I used "very light" 1/8" wall steel stuff .... the nice thing about steel is it can flex back and forth for " a million times" (within it flexible range where it does not take a permanent set and deforms) and still maintain it integrity ..... aluminum on the other had - although it flexes too ..... it has a memory .... although you dont flex or bend it enough to take a permanent set and deform it develops fatigue and stress cracks .... steel has that to to a degree (it's typically referred to as "work harden") but on aluminum this effect is MUCH more pronounced and a real risk ..... aluminum is not good for anything that is subject to permanent back and forth defection ... living in Wisconsin I see a bunch of little aluminum landscape and snowmobil trailers .... (some boat and Jetski trailers too). and because people dont want to haul a heavy trailer behind their little suv and because they dont want to deal with rusty trailers they buy aluminum trailers ..... and that is about the biggest mistake you can make .... why? because they are not anodized and the salty roads eat them alive !!!! and even if a guy only uses them in the summer - they are all cracked !!!!! and then a guy comes and welds it - and although the weld takes some temper and strength out .... the guy who welds it says: weld is better than a crack and I guess he is right but it has now 50-30% of its original strength ..... so what happens is : if the trailer lasted 3,4 or maybe even 5 years before it cracked for the first time ..... your repair weld job will be cracked again in a year from now because the strength is simply not there ..... also when you over load aluminum trailers vs steel trailers - not good - they crack so fast !!!!! so the recipe for making good aluminum trailers - you have to do it like featherlite. when they build a 3 car hauler wedge trailer to go on a pick up. the thing is "fully enclosed" on the bottom (tool boxes build in) with gives it a TON of rigidity - you want the trailer to be "as stiff as you can" so it does not twist and flex (because as we learned - that is why they fail. also you dont want it to be "fully welded" or "over welded" ..... you need to make sure it welded "just enough" in "all the right areas" if you weld it too much it is counter productive and weakens it .... then anodize the thing - so slat water does not do a number on it ..... then you might have a chance ..... I personally still would weigh out my options buying one .... payload is higher, fuel consumption in lower, towing is easier, BUT initial purchase price is much higher and life span of a comparable steel unit is longer than the aluminum unit ..... once it starts cracking. - weld'r up and sell'r as fast as you can ... ! LOL. but I am happy they make aluminum trailers ... something needs to pay my bills and put food on my family's table ..... so you won't hear me talk shit .... and if you "run your business right and you need the trailer every day and it Raif for itself in a year and after 5 you sell it to throw it away .... (who wants to keep a trailer for 10 or 20 years ? and repaint it every 5 ....). then it could be a great move for you to buy one ....
Thz heaps for video, Would useing the tig, AC, function on machine in scatch start along with pulse settings work, with aluminum stick welding... Thanks Jason
Hey could y’all do a video on 3g and 4g 1inch with self shielded flux core. Also what do you run the settings for 1/16 wire for self shielded. I’m about to graduate welding school and I’m head down to the ironworkers.
All fine, BUT ! If "Stel invented pulse stick in 2005" then how is it possible that my old welder from Denmark from 1996 has pulse stick mode with adjustable pulse time and pulse frequency up to a 1000Hz ? Amongst other like inductance, hot start, arc force and the ballance between pulse current and the background current.
Mark Masterson well. They formulated 50% pulse on time 50% background and with enough arc dynamic to run 6010 and citoflex rods .... they were the first to officially introduce this and make it popular that the 2005 welding show is ESSEN ( germany)
Other videos I’m seeing out there is to run the electrode DCEP for aluminum. I have 4043 rods will it matter that much. I done a cast aluminum job and dcen worked out just fine. I’m new to the aluminum stick I’m just getting by with using stick until I can save up for a tig machine. I never anticipated welding this much aluminum 😅
Just want to say while I enjoy watching your videos recently the sound sucks, please figure out what to do to make the sound work cause it's not working.
those rods just burn unlike anything else "we" (the average welder) are used to .... sound, smell, consistency of flux, rate of burn (speed - how fast they burn) ..... it is just totally different ... and the arc "dances" a little bit around but it does not really seem to bother it ....
David Spennachio worked good at my shop. I was teaching a saturday class and at the end if the class one of the students welded the step on a dump truck (.100” thick) with that rod and a patch over it. 1 horizontal 1 overhead and 2 vertical welds ..... turned out not bad looking .... i mean perfect like this here is different but for sure it was a okgood weld. If you want to find the video on my channel i think its called : what happened at my welding class” that scene just described is towards the end of the video
I was in the tanker repair industry even with tig welding,fixing a leak where you have pinch points and the weap hole won't allow pressure relief how do you compensate? I have struggled with it many times the only solution to save cost is to drill more weap holes and when the guy who's gotta fix that shit gets tired of arguing with you, buy another tanker or fix the roads or the parking lot so that shit don't cause a fight
Mike Kerezsi on most tankers i do mig or pulse mig. Sandblast the area with the pinhole, weld the pinhole, than put a good size “patch” over it 4” a 6” and weld that leak tight over your repair spot. At least that system always did it for me.
@@ZILAwelds yea, I don't know what law says where your at but lap patches are not allowed usually I v groove anyway it's a tough job I'm on vacation from all that
Calimesacox the thing you will notice is that aluminum rods (without using pulse) just burn SO MUCH FASTER ... but at least in flat position very controllable .... The only time i welded it out of position was with pulse and it worked great - i believe you can weld it out of position without pulse ..... have one hand on the electrode holder and the other one on the amperage dial and you should be ok
@@ZILAwelds yea my set up has two positions for T2 or I think T6 I get its it's all about the heat. Hot start and feather in the lower amps as needed. Just like tig just without the has shield. The flux is the shield.
Pulse stick welding?! Damn I've been doing it wrong with my '69 Redface and preheating the fuck outta it LOL it's actually not too hard. Just have to use fresh rods.
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Nice to see more field guys not just optimal workshop test conditions, great video
My only experience and funny story with aluminum stick welding was when I was in welding school we had to pass a stick aluminum test. Our instructor would tell us to give it a go and we would lay down absolute garbage and take it to him to look at. All he said was “Do you ever wanna do that again?” I was like “hell no!” He just laughed and said okay you passed the test! 😂👍
I truly feel bad for those who went to weld school and had shitty instructors. I had a blast in weld school
"Don't commit to a certain amperage" that's a GEM right there!! 💎💎💎
I just finished watching 18 videos on aluminum SMAW, and this is the ONLY video with someone who can actually weld... Well done G, well done
Always awesome to see stuff from Pete, one of the smartest guys in the industry I think.
Guys, this is a PHENOMENAL video! Best video I've ever seen on Al stick welding, hands down. By the way, SUPER nice looking welds! Thanks!
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Yes, right iam happy with this video
Zila is the most knowledgeable welder I have watched on TH-cam. This guy is a true master.
Skippity Do Da na na na .... i mean its very nice for you to say that. But i can tell you, almost 43 y/o need reading glasses under my hood to weld low amp tig .... and didnt learn stick welding till i was 32 (one year after i started my own welding business 😳) all the guys at weldtube can stick weld circles around me without even breaking a sweat ! Seriously. And tig? I used to be pretty awesome in my 20’s and early 30’s but again, welding with real pros here ... man - i had a lot of rust to shake off .....
Now mig and pulse mig .... i do a lot of lately - i like to think i can hold my own on mig ....
its all a matter of what you do and how much of it you do .... i have a passion for welding ans i do a lot of odd ball stuff like castings or oily scrapyard stuff.... and there is a ton of guys out there who can do all this and there is plenty of guys who i can teach something but there are plenty of guys who can teach me something .... the only difference is those really good guys - they work so hard in the trenches all day and we just dont see them on youtube ..... that does not mean that there are no good guys out there it just means 90%+ of those guys we dont “see”
Thanks for the compliment though!
I've used aluminum stick rods off of my 1977 Miller Big20 to repair 18 wheeler truck diesel tanks and aluminum boats and i had to fight it every time. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this overlooked topic of aluminum stick rods! It's going to make my life a lot easier! Mr. Zila is absolutely right about heat input and not being married to specific amperage settings. Heat is your friend when is comes to aluminum! Don't be afraid to crank up the amps. It looks like some equipment upgrades are in my future.
I first stick welded aluminum just to try it. After the first crappy beads I preheated only the first 2 inches and beveled the 1/4" plate, it came out a lot better. Fun to try.
Great video and excellent presentation!
Note: If you want to preserve the electrodes after opening the container, you can seal them back up in a plastic bag to prevent moisture from dissolving the coating. These electrodes can also be used in brazing applications and also as a tig rod when the flux coating is removed. The MG 405 is a 4047 wire.
This guy set me up with a dual shield machine here in Burlington to weld a lowboy trailer back together around 2 years ago, Peter is an awesome knowledgeable guy 👍🏽
Awesome work, and great insight into the horrible game of stick welding aluminium. Thanks Peter.
Klay Chesham it was sooo much fun welding with you and all the guys!
Yes, pulsing SMAW seems be the best help with super difficult electrodes/non-ferrous metals like aluminum. For many years DC+ and hi-frequency superimposed helps improve results. Great video , shows SMAW comes to the rescue of MIG and TIG outside in the field.
Most successful stick aluminum video I have ever seen 30 year stick welder I can tig also but prefer stick have done a lot of pipeline work hands down best stick aluminum I have ever seen you have my respect sr
very information packed, love it. I’ve seen aluminum stick welds before (usually handrails) that looked like booty. My first reaction to the bead those rods laid down was WOW that almost looks like 6010 on plate! The dark pink color of the arc is cool too
Wow thanks for the demonstration, really impressive resultes, anyone who have tried it knows how challenging it can be, keep it up!
The best looking welds I’ve seen for aluminium stick welding
Best video on TH-cam
I like the way this guy talks, certainly uncertainty "ie. You do what YOU want but this is how its gunna work"
Best Alum vid I've seen.
Nice looking welds, especially for stick
I have done a bit of aluminum stick welding on very dirty aluminum and it does work but not pretty. My Fronius 180 has pulse stick and I have it on all the time, pulse stick works very well on 1/8 to 3/16 sheet. Thanks for the good video.
This video Had the most useful info for Aluminum Stick Welding, Thanx
you are welcome
That was phenominal. I have tried aluminum stick before without pulse and Holy crap guys, this looks so so so much better. Thanks for the video. One day I'll afford a pulsed stick machine lol
Thanks for sharing your experience!🤔.pulse stick..interesting!
Thanks weldtube now I know alumunium welding,and I hope someday I dont have bad result again for my alumunium welding..thanks😊
I laughed at him saying 7018 was hard to restart. Either flick hard at the end of your bead or smack the shit out of the tip on the restart. Can't be gentle with a 7018.😂
Very informative I've weld aluminum before with mig in a shop making small doors but only did stick 2 times I wasn't happy with it now I understand how thanks to you
Hey Peter great video, I might get a pulse stick welder, that's some nice aluminum stick welding. It usually does not turn out that NICE. with regular dc.
Sounds beautiful
Dude, I real could stop watching at 2:45 thank you so much for the TIG controller idea, absolutely brilliant!
Travis&Peter 👍🏻well done guys, best video on Aluminum arc welding, full of amazing professional information yet simple for all beginners like us, i am planning of fixing my broken garment steamer's heater, which is broke or literaly eated up from its top due to the high temp of the steam(cheap kind heaters), do you have any suggestions on how to build up weld on the eaten area?!
guys keep up the good work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Making what you have where you are work. I like it!
You guys make that look easy.
Never seen this before, thanks!
I tried this at a ship repair. There, this method was positioned as emergency and temporary, when no other welding methods were available, if only it would not fall off before a full repair.
Wow came out great.
I can't tell if this dude is from Russia, Jersey or Arizona 😂 great video by the way!
Awesome video good info on aluminum stick
Good video gentlemen. Thank you,
First time witnessing slag peel with aluminum rods. DANG!!
Is the flux on these rods anything like aluminium brazing flux? That’s very soluble too.
Try aluminium brazing if you haven’t, it’s a bit of a game but you can get great results with a bit of care.
Thanks for the demo 👍
Tip : Put your volume up and lower music volume.... or even better no music at all. Thanks
Great Video
Nice tips guys. . Thank 👍🤩
Thanks, great advice and info for me.
Thank you for the video. I was hoping that you would’ve demonstrated some without pulse.
D N i can make one. There really is not too much of a difference besides that without pulse the rod burns much faster and you need a little less amps.
ZILA Thank you for responding to me.
@Christian Hopefully he’ll read this and make another video😁
Sounds Slavic. arc welding aluminum is a pain in the ass but it's so useful to know
Thanks for the info, great stuff.
It's super channel for welder
Great great video
Daymn Milwaukee is only 1hr from me in North Chicago Illinois
I'm going to get me a pulse stick machine just add to my collection of welding machines... Thanks
How has the process affected the temper of the aluminum? Biggest concern I have with aluminum in general is not ending up with soft joints that will break if the design of the thing doesn't account for that softness.
TWX1138 any aluminum that you weld looses all the heat treat AND the artificial aging As a rule of thumb EVERY aluminum welding process mig, tig or stick will loose ( depends on what grade aluminum you started with ) at least 50% but possible as much as 70%+ of its original strength.
6061 T651 for example looses about 70% tensile strength in close proximity to the weld ( 1/4”-1” away from the weld)
Typically engineers account for that when building things. If you fix an aluminum casting by welding it - it needs to back to the heat treating shop and pull all the temper out and re heat treat the entire piece.
@@ZILAwelds Holy Shit! I didn't know it lost THAT much strength.
What did/do they do it when building aluminum frames for race cars like the old Lola T70's?
Is the whole frame heated treated to regain it's strength?
@@garykish8951 re heat treating can be an option depending on the size, shape and the kind of alloy used. Some aluminum tubing looses more than others for example if you build a frame from 6061 tubing (round, rectangular or square tubing) you loose a ton of strength when you weld on it. 6063 tubing on the other hand (which is less strong to begin with that 6061 , looks, feels, tastes the same ...LOL. it will be stronger than 6061 after you welded on both - so if you dont heat treat you need to look at the level of strength the material has AFTER you welded on it .... also the design, (size and configuration of the welded joint, placement of the welds, ..... all this is figured in by some engineer who should understand how that works .... with aluminum I try to stick exactly to the engineering specs and not "over weld" the joints because the more you weld - the more temper you destroy .... you have to be careful and should somewhat know what you are doing if you weld aluminum and strength is critical .... its not "easy" and you have to have the right filler material of course .... you cant just weld aluminum .... and if you have some sheets lets say 1/8" thick and you tig weld them - you cant just take your tin snips and just a little strip off one sheet and use that as filler .... aluminum in general (without going into all details) dont like "fusion tig weld" or using same alloy filler tig welds. they need "dissimilar" aluminum alloys to work - but they have to be the "right ones" ..... I have a few videos on my channel on some of that topic .... one of the videos has a link to a 72 page Lincoln Electric publication that is a VERY good resource.
@@ZILAwelds Wow! Never knew the loses were so high. I wonder if that's why you hear of failure on race cars with the welds/joints failing.
I can see why steel tube frames are so much more common with the old V8 mid-engine kit cars like the Manta or Marauder.
@@garykish8951 the tube chassis on race cars are typically chrome moly tubing. all tig welded ... but some guys use the wrong filler or too much heat and that changes the temper of that tubing as well .... hard to say .... aluminum has another MAJOR problem .... I made a video making a bicycle and kayak rack on the back of a 5th wheel camper trailer ..... and some guys said in the comments : that. is way to heat you should have mede it from aluminum .....
the issue with that is I used "very light" 1/8" wall steel stuff .... the nice thing about steel is it can flex back and forth for " a million times" (within it flexible range where it does not take a permanent set and deforms) and still maintain it integrity .....
aluminum on the other had - although it flexes too ..... it has a memory .... although you dont flex or bend it enough to take a permanent set and deform it develops fatigue and stress cracks .... steel has that to to a degree (it's typically referred to as "work harden") but on aluminum this effect is MUCH more pronounced and a real risk ..... aluminum is not good for anything that is subject to permanent back and forth defection ... living in Wisconsin I see a bunch of little aluminum landscape and snowmobil trailers .... (some boat and Jetski trailers too). and because people dont want to haul a heavy trailer behind their little suv and because they dont want to deal with rusty trailers they buy aluminum trailers ..... and that is about the biggest mistake you can make .... why? because they are not anodized and the salty roads eat them alive !!!! and even if a guy only uses them in the summer - they are all cracked !!!!! and then a guy comes and welds it - and although the weld takes some temper and strength out .... the guy who welds it says: weld is better than a crack
and I guess he is right but it has now 50-30% of its original strength .....
so what happens is : if the trailer lasted 3,4 or maybe even 5 years before it cracked for the first time ..... your repair weld job will be cracked again in a year from now because the strength is simply not there ..... also when you over load aluminum trailers vs steel trailers - not good - they crack so fast !!!!!
so the recipe for making good aluminum trailers - you have to do it like featherlite. when they build a 3 car hauler wedge trailer to go on a pick up. the thing is "fully enclosed" on the bottom (tool boxes build in) with gives it a TON of rigidity - you want the trailer to be "as stiff as you can" so it does not twist and flex (because as we learned - that is why they fail.
also you dont want it to be "fully welded" or "over welded" ..... you need to make sure it welded "just enough" in "all the right areas" if you weld it too much it is counter productive and weakens it ....
then anodize the thing - so slat water does not do a number on it .....
then you might have a chance ..... I personally still would weigh out my options buying one .... payload is higher, fuel consumption in lower, towing is easier, BUT initial purchase price is much higher and life span of a comparable steel unit is longer than the aluminum unit .....
once it starts cracking. - weld'r up and sell'r as fast as you can ... ! LOL.
but I am happy they make aluminum trailers ... something needs to pay my bills and put food on my family's table ..... so you won't hear me talk shit .... and if you "run your business right and you need the trailer every day and it Raif for itself in a year and after 5 you sell it to throw it away .... (who wants to keep a trailer for 10 or 20 years ? and repaint it every 5 ....). then it could be a great move for you to buy one ....
Try doing a weave and pass, in might take 2 rods but trust me it's worth it
Great video , you make it look so easy .
May i ask is it quite as strong as a tig weld would be , do we have any data about that ?
Thz heaps for video, Would useing the tig, AC, function on machine in scatch start along with pulse settings work, with aluminum stick welding...
Thanks
Jason
Love what you do keep it up
Thanks a lot, greatt video.
The first weld he was definitely in the pjp range
Why don't you use a rose bud to heat your material on your oxygen acety
Torch kit
So is this safe on a small alluminum boat?
Milimeters!!! Do you speak it!? 😂
Need the company name who sold such machine we want to buy this machine.
Hey could y’all do a video on 3g and 4g 1inch with self shielded flux core. Also what do you run the settings for 1/16 wire for self shielded. I’m about to graduate welding school and I’m head down to the ironworkers.
I’d like to see some aluminum stick welding done with an Arc Pig in line.
All fine, BUT ! If "Stel invented pulse stick in 2005" then how is it possible that my old welder from Denmark from 1996 has pulse stick mode with adjustable pulse time and pulse frequency up to a 1000Hz ? Amongst other like inductance, hot start, arc force and the ballance between pulse current and the background current.
Mark Masterson well. They formulated 50% pulse on time 50% background and with enough arc dynamic to run 6010 and citoflex rods .... they were the first to officially introduce this and make it popular that the 2005 welding show is ESSEN ( germany)
Great video but I’m gonna try to run aluminum rods off my bobcat 250. I should be alright on dc- ?
Other videos I’m seeing out there is to run the electrode DCEP for aluminum. I have 4043 rods will it matter that much. I done a cast aluminum job and dcen worked out just fine. I’m new to the aluminum stick I’m just getting by with using stick until I can save up for a tig machine. I never anticipated welding this much aluminum 😅
Info on where to get rods? Did a Google search an couldn't find anything. Thank you.
PERFECT !!!!!
good channel
hi teacher can I use that with cylinder head aluminium
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Just want to say while I enjoy watching your videos recently the sound sucks, please figure out what to do to make the sound work cause it's not working.
What kind of stick machine is this
Looks like alot of ark blow....like the flux is burning inconsistently at the ark. BUT the finished weld looks pretty good... I'll b dammed
those rods just burn unlike anything else "we" (the average welder) are used to .... sound, smell, consistency of flux, rate of burn (speed - how fast they burn) ..... it is just totally different ... and the arc "dances" a little bit around but it does not really seem to bother it ....
like to see welding with sa200 aluminum welding if possible
I want to buy this aluminum welding rod, how much,
For 2mm thickness almnm, what is the formula as I m trying by tig but not weld
Please send me the solution
Can you use a 4043 aluminum dc rod with an ac welder
What is the type of stick? number pls
Damn, nice lookin' beads. Hows it out of position?
David Spennachio worked good at my shop. I was teaching a saturday class and at the end if the class one of the students welded the step on a dump truck (.100” thick) with that rod and a patch over it. 1 horizontal 1 overhead and 2 vertical welds ..... turned out not bad looking .... i mean perfect like this here is different but for sure it was a okgood weld. If you want to find the video on my channel i think its called : what happened at my welding class” that scene just described is towards the end of the video
@@ZILAwelds Thanks Man!
Is there anything Travis can’t weld?! You’re an inspiration homie - snowflake
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I was in the tanker repair industry even with tig welding,fixing a leak where you have pinch points and the weap hole won't allow pressure relief how do you compensate? I have struggled with it many times the only solution to save cost is to drill more weap holes and when the guy who's gotta fix that shit gets tired of arguing with you, buy another tanker or fix the roads or the parking lot so that shit don't cause a fight
Mike Kerezsi on most tankers i do mig or pulse mig. Sandblast the area with the pinhole, weld the pinhole, than put a good size “patch” over it 4” a 6” and weld that leak tight over your repair spot. At least that system always did it for me.
@@ZILAwelds yea, I don't know what law says where your at but lap patches are not allowed usually I v groove anyway it's a tough job I'm on vacation from all that
@@ZILAwelds cool video though good for structure
@@ZILAwelds do you follow VIK EPA T regulations
@@ZILAwelds oh yeah if you're interested in hiring me I usually listen Slayer as a reminder that life is short in that industry lmao
the audio is pitch-shifted up
Will a regular inverter stick welder work with these sticks?
Calimesacox yes. If it can weld 6010 and has good arc dynamic - that always helps
@@ZILAwelds thank you for such wonderful advice and quick response.
Calimesacox the thing you will notice is that aluminum rods (without using pulse) just burn SO MUCH FASTER ... but at least in flat position very controllable ....
The only time i welded it out of position was with pulse and it worked great - i believe you can weld it out of position without pulse ..... have one hand on the electrode holder and the other one on the amperage dial and you should be ok
@@ZILAwelds yea my set up has two positions for T2 or I think T6
I get its it's all about the heat. Hot start and feather in the lower amps as needed. Just like tig just without the has shield. The flux is the shield.
Pulse stick welding?! Damn I've been doing it wrong with my '69 Redface and preheating the fuck outta it LOL it's actually not too hard. Just have to use fresh rods.
Rob Murphy yes .... fresh rods ( i thing eutectics and MG work best) and pre heat and take your sweet time before you remove any slag
Check weldingtipsandtricks video in aluminium stickwelding😆
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Have some aluminum rods for back ups but always run my Profax aec-200 spoolgun in the field check out my Instagram page Top Gun lineboring - welding for pics and video!
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