if your pretty good with stick, its hard to beat for stuff like that. I see lincoln red tombstone 225 amp AC welders on craigslist all the time for $150 and less. It depends on the power you have available and your budget. a hobart 210 mvp multi voltage might be a good choice also at around $850 runs off of 115v or 230v
Thanks for the shout out to the Ironworkers Jody! I've been a member of #25 Detroit for 25 years. I really enjoy your vids. We never had a use for tig in the field so your vids are helpful for when I finally get set up with one of my own. Someday. Keep up the good work and helpful tips.
i got my start at welding with a small auto shop putting exhaust on cars using a miller 90. my next job as a tanker mechanic for central transport out of high point nc. i fabricated mostly mild steel structures like king pin plates, landing gear sections and tandem chassis. later i was hired on as a sheet metal welder and fabricator. never once having any formal training. this all steamed off from being a natural gas pipe line plastic pipe fusion tech and welders assistant. your videos are great
The photo was doctored. It is an actual picture of ironworkers on a beam, however, they were superimposed onto a beautiful landscape of what humans are actually capable of.
Hey Jody, can you make a video explaining the proper placement of gussets. Is there a rule where we can use so we dont have to put too many or too less. Or is there any downside of putting more, for example it will warp the structure more maybe? im building a small 2' x 3' welding table with 1.5 inch square 8 guage tube. i worried im placing too many gussets.
Wicked downdraft table! I'd love to build one, you mentioned you're working on plans? I could probably butcher one together without them, but plans make life so much easier. Hell, I'd even pay for a drawing package! Keep us posted Jody, and thanx again for another awesome vid!
Jodie, I noticed the plasma cutter has a store bought line dryer on it. Did the home made one you showed how to make a while back not work out? Or is that inline with your main air supply? Just curious how it working out. Thanks for more great videos. I found your oxy acetylene primer video helped me overcome some of my first jitters.
Awesome as always Jody. I was reading somewhere you can actually cut glass and timber with a plasma cutter if you cover it with aluminium foil. You ever heard or seen this done? PS. Picked up a Tig torch for the first time this and thanks to your vids and instructions got some pretty good beads. THANKS HEAPS.
Hey man... I have a question for u on a plasma... Cutting 1 inch plate... What should my pierce delay and travel speed be to keep a square cut without an edge start. I have been fighting my setup and my cuts are cutting at angles even though my tip is square.
I'm an engineer and have been working designing and manufacturing oxyhydrogen generators for almost a decade now and can tell you that oxyfuel has a lot of advantages over plasma in many applications. Plasma is great and has lots of applications for non ferrous metals but plasma can super harden cutting edges, no matter which metal is being cut. Plasma arc ultra high temperature hyper hardens the edges to the point it makes post machining (finishing) tasks quite hard. Grinder discs suffer while dealing with such hard metal layer... at the same time is VERY polluting. Sublimated metal gas generated for the extreme temperature of the plasma arc is extremely harmful for your lungs, skin, throat and eyes. Plasma requires compressed air and lots of electricity. Not to mention plasma consumables (tips) are expensive and degrade quite fast. So in the end plasma is good, yes, but it's still miles from being the complete and #1 solution for metal processing. Last but not least, oxyfuel is still king over ANY known technology for thick metal cutting, and is still much economical to operate. Oxyhydrogen is much faster and cleaner than any other oxyfuel gas and being generated on demand it naturally eliminates risks associated to gas leaking, explosion or human poisoning. For inquiries please email me to gerencia@aphytech.com
Hola Ruben segun tu experiencia cual de ambos procesos recomiendas, por otro lado puedes hacer una comparacion entre proceso tig y oxiacetileno? Gracias por tu respuesta
Wonder if you have ever use Stick Welding for aluminum! I have been seen some videos and so far the only thing that I have clear is that they get consumed very fast and use tons of amperage!
I Would like to se you use some really heavy duty welding, like 1.6 mm gas shield flux core... I use 1.2 wire and we are welding excavator buckets and quick couplers.
I really think plasma tech is incredible. I really want to get into it and learn everything I can about plasma cutting. do you know where I should start. please reply :)
I know this is an old video, but if you ever see this comment please let me know how that fume extractor holds up against plasma fume. We have a Lincoln that doesn't recommend plasma and it clogs up the 400 dollar filter real fast.
If only a good plasma cutter was a better affordable price, but i think its mostly for the professional metal worker, not the backyard welder, i've only had an angle grinder, oxy propane torch and a shop saw for most, occasionaly a reciprocating saw for exhaust tubing.
No doubt I would have "liked" this video anyway but checked it sooner due to the opening comments about Labor Day and working for good people ... it can be quite rare!
Damn, yes. A bad boss or supervisor just kills ya. Crew and employers are important, you can do a lot if you all are decent to each other, we gotta spend more time there than at home...... it better be worth it.
Jodie, I am looking for a welder to do some heavy duty welding of cattle grids made out of old railway line and other heavy duty jobs around the farm. What sort of welder would you recommend? Mig or stick and what amperage would you suggest?
born2flyau i'm not jodie but any welding machine can do any thickness with enough time and prep. You can do anything with a buzz box really if you prep the material right by beveling and so forth. 6011 could be used for tacks and ac 7018 for anything needing strength. Stick is a lot easier to set and go while mig takes a bit more finagling and more things can go wrong. With stick, you have a big variable 12 volt battery with two jumper cables essentially. Can't get much simpler. With 7018, if you dont store it right, you are much better off sticking to 6011. Welds end up stronger with 6011 than poorly stored 7018.
keith henry Magnets, Magnets everywhere. weldmongerstore.com/collections/welding-accessories/products/magtab-jumbo-from-stronghand-tools-mnt15 stronghandtools.com/stronghandtools/products/#magnets
Jodi, I have an Everlast 256 powerpro but i'm having some problems with stuttering when i'm plasma cutting. what can be the cause of that? maybe not enough air? or is it electric power shortage?
Have you use HHO Gas for cutting? HHO Gas is Brown's gas through electrolysis produces pure hydrogen oxygen gas together. Check out my TH-cam site and see what we are doing. We were able to cut through half-inch steel with 5 psi compressed oxygen and using HHO Gas together replacing acetylene. Just click on my TH-cam name to visit my TH-cam site.
You should take this comment down. DO NOT USE HYDROGEN GAS ON STEEL. It causes hydrogen embrittlement. Cutting with hydrogen gas diffuses hydrogen into the heat affected zone. The whole outer edge of the steel is gonna become brittle and completely lose it's load carrying ability. You need to do some research on hydrogen gas to cut steel and exactly why hydrogen gas to cut steel is, not only useless, but dangerous. To any welders out there, you might of heard of hydrogen embrittlement. Hydrogen gas works its way into welds and cuts and it causes welds and the metal in the HAZ to become brittle. Mild steel can take a good amount of hydrogen embrittlement which is why you don't need to pre/post heat treat it. When you start getting into the higher tensile strengths, the steel can take less and less amount of hydrogen in the weld. At a certain point you actually need to make sure your rods aren't dry, you need to pre/post heat, the surface is clean, and etc. Any moisture is terrible for welding because the electricity turns water from H2O to H2 and O2. It creates Hydrogen gas and oxygen, the hydrogen gas works it's way into the metal and embrittles it and the oxygen reacts with the steel to create rust or iron oxide. This guy is advocating hydrogen gas without knowing anything about this. It's dangerous and morally irresponsible to do this.
Thanks for the vid Jody. I agree about working for good people. Also lets remember that people died so that we have a 40hr work week and labour laws. Imagine being 12yrs old and working 12hr days 6 days a week in a match factory.
Zekerias Varg DO NOT USE HHO GAS/HYDROGEN GAS ON STEEL. It causes hydrogen embrittlement. Its like welding with a soaked 7018 electrode or another equally absurd example. It causes hydrogen to sink into the microstructure and will embrittle it unless it is post heat treated for an hour at 300 degrees and is a big pain in the ass. Dont do it, it could kill people or cause huge huge damage if a part were to break. It isnt just the cut zone thats affected because the hydrogen also diffuses around the part. Hydrogen embrittlement is why 7018 electrode need a rod oven and why pre and post heat treatment is sometimes required and why moisture is horrible and why many pipelines and welds have failed. Hydrogen gas is only good for aluminium because you dont get hydrogen embrittlement and you dont get a "dirty" reaction.
I'm pretty proficient in oxy fuel cutting. If you would be interested I would do a instructional video or 2 with you my friend. P.S. stop making me spend money at Weldmonger lol
“I can enjoy pretty much any kind of work if I’m working for good people.”
SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE MANAGERS, ADMINS, AND EXECUTIVES!!!
if your pretty good with stick, its hard to beat for stuff like that. I see lincoln red tombstone 225 amp AC welders on craigslist all the time for $150 and less. It depends on the power you have available and your budget.
a hobart 210 mvp multi voltage might be a good choice also at around $850 runs off of 115v or 230v
Thanks for the shout out to the Ironworkers Jody! I've been a member of #25 Detroit for 25 years. I really enjoy your vids. We never had a use for tig in the field so your vids are helpful for when I finally get set up with one of my own. Someday. Keep up the good work and helpful tips.
Some of the best videos on the net. Great job explaining everything for us dummies Jody!
I love using my powerplasma cutter. Oxy fuel torches are still a must have in the shop.
Wow! That table is amazing! Great work. Smart design. Liked and subscribed!
Thanks Jody, made me think about my job. Not the perfect place but thankful for being there.
i got my start at welding with a small auto shop putting exhaust on cars using a miller 90. my next job as a tanker mechanic for central transport out of high point nc. i fabricated mostly mild steel structures like king pin plates, landing gear sections and tandem chassis. later i was hired on as a sheet metal welder and fabricator. never once having any formal training. this all steamed off from being a natural gas pipe line plastic pipe fusion tech and welders assistant. your videos are great
The photo was doctored. It is an actual picture of ironworkers on a beam, however, they were superimposed onto a beautiful landscape of what humans are actually capable of.
Hey Jody, can you make a video explaining the proper placement of gussets. Is there a rule where we can use so we dont have to put too many or too less. Or is there any downside of putting more, for example it will warp the structure more maybe? im building a small 2' x 3' welding table with 1.5 inch square 8 guage tube. i worried im placing too many gussets.
Wicked downdraft table! I'd love to build one, you mentioned you're working on plans? I could probably butcher one together without them, but plans make life so much easier. Hell, I'd even pay for a drawing package! Keep us posted Jody, and thanx again for another awesome vid!
Victor technologies and thermal dynamics are the best plasma cutters. I have a cut master 82 and its awesome!
Cool stuff! Got a tig finger not to long ago, greatest money I have every spent really helps a lot thanks Jody.
Great job Jody, going to see if I can get in touch with you. Fred
Thanks for all your videos, very helpful.
really like the extension on the fume extractor
Would you recommend the miller 375 over the Lincoln 375? Can you make a review of the Lincoln vs the miller?
i posted the plans on my website. if you click the link in the video description it will take you right to the page
Jodie, I noticed the plasma cutter has a store bought line dryer on it. Did the home made one you showed how to make a while back not work out? Or is that inline with your main air supply? Just curious how it working out. Thanks for more great videos. I found your oxy acetylene primer video helped me overcome some of my first jitters.
hi, I'm from Indonesia, it seems like using a miller cutting machine, the results are very clean
I appreciate your videos very much.
Awesome as always Jody. I was reading somewhere you can actually cut glass and timber with a plasma cutter if you cover it with aluminium foil. You ever heard or seen this done?
PS. Picked up a Tig torch for the first time this and thanks to your vids and instructions got some pretty good beads. THANKS HEAPS.
I going to get myself a new Everlast plasma cutter. It is amazing what these machines can do.
Another Neverlast spam.
Hey man... I have a question for u on a plasma... Cutting 1 inch plate... What should my pierce delay and travel speed be to keep a square cut without an edge start. I have been fighting my setup and my cuts are cutting at angles even though my tip is square.
I'm an engineer and have been working designing and manufacturing oxyhydrogen generators for almost a decade now and can tell you that oxyfuel has a lot of advantages over plasma in many applications. Plasma is great and has lots of applications for non ferrous metals but plasma can super harden cutting edges, no matter which metal is being cut. Plasma arc ultra high temperature hyper hardens the edges to the point it makes post machining (finishing) tasks quite hard. Grinder discs suffer while dealing with such hard metal layer... at the same time is VERY polluting. Sublimated metal gas generated for the extreme temperature of the plasma arc is extremely harmful for your lungs, skin, throat and eyes. Plasma requires compressed air and lots of electricity. Not to mention plasma consumables (tips) are expensive and degrade quite fast. So in the end plasma is good, yes, but it's still miles from being the complete and #1 solution for metal processing.
Last but not least, oxyfuel is still king over ANY known technology for thick metal cutting, and is still much economical to operate. Oxyhydrogen is much faster and cleaner than any other oxyfuel gas and being generated on demand it naturally eliminates risks associated to gas leaking, explosion or human poisoning.
For inquiries please email me to gerencia@aphytech.com
Hi Manuel it could you tell the same about process tig? Thank for your answere
Great videos as always
Anda ini sangat ahli dalam pengelasan
Hey I was wondering why you didn't hook up the table for the oxy fuel cut?
You rock Jody!
soy un soldador mexicano de 58 años y meda mucho gusto ver y saber que estas platicas estan en linea porque muchos jovenes van a prender de esto
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Hola Ruben segun tu experiencia cual de ambos procesos recomiendas, por otro lado puedes hacer una comparacion entre proceso tig y oxiacetileno? Gracias por tu respuesta
you have some top notch stuff... would enjoy talking...
Wonder if you have ever use Stick Welding for aluminum! I have been seen some videos and so far the only thing that I have clear is that they get consumed very fast and use tons of amperage!
Love your vids.
Hey that's where I live good ol'Chattanooga TN
I Would like to se you use some really heavy duty welding, like 1.6 mm gas shield flux core... I use 1.2 wire and we are welding excavator buckets and quick couplers.
I really think plasma tech is incredible. I really want to get into it and learn everything I can about plasma cutting. do you know where I should start. please reply :)
I know this is an old video, but if you ever see this comment please let me know how that fume extractor holds up against plasma fume. We have a Lincoln that doesn't recommend plasma and it clogs up the 400 dollar filter real fast.
great to learn.
I'm watching this on Labor Day 2019
can you teach use to oxy acetylene welding
happy labour day bro!
what do u use to cut and bevel on pipe? say, a 6g bevel on a 3-4 pipe, what do u use for that?
Jody Labor Day !! great photo.
Just a hint I bet those videos and tig fingers would fly off the shelf if you threw in a tig finger.Again awesome videos Jody
Watching this on Labor Day 2016.
thanks
Wow, that's a good study❤
If only a good plasma cutter was a better affordable price, but i think its mostly for the professional metal worker, not the backyard welder, i've only had an angle grinder, oxy propane torch and a shop saw for most, occasionaly a reciprocating saw for exhaust tubing.
No doubt I would have "liked" this video anyway but checked it sooner due to the opening comments about Labor Day and working for good people ... it can be quite rare!
Cool
i heard that the photo was a fake. the view behind is a film set ,and was used tor the film.
Damn, yes. A bad boss or supervisor just kills ya. Crew and employers are important, you can do a lot if you all are decent to each other, we gotta spend more time there than at home...... it better be worth it.
I like my bosses
Got my shirt and finger today. Thanks
I dont care if the youtube is free i would still buy his dvds
I want your job...
I absolutely absolutely Love you
Thank you i I'm nI the same the boat
Jodie, I am looking for a welder to do some heavy duty welding of cattle grids made out of old railway line and other heavy duty jobs around the farm. What sort of welder would you recommend? Mig or stick and what amperage would you suggest?
born2flyau i'm not jodie but any welding machine can do any thickness with enough time and prep. You can do anything with a buzz box really if you prep the material right by beveling and so forth. 6011 could be used for tacks and ac 7018 for anything needing strength. Stick is a lot easier to set and go while mig takes a bit more finagling and more things can go wrong.
With stick, you have a big variable 12 volt battery with two jumper cables essentially. Can't get much simpler.
With 7018, if you dont store it right, you are much better off sticking to 6011. Welds end up stronger with 6011 than poorly stored 7018.
Do u have any of those magnet that can tilt at any angle?
keith henry Magnets, Magnets everywhere.
weldmongerstore.com/collections/welding-accessories/products/magtab-jumbo-from-stronghand-tools-mnt15
stronghandtools.com/stronghandtools/products/#magnets
Jodi, I have an Everlast 256 powerpro but i'm having some problems with stuttering when i'm plasma cutting.
what can be the cause of that? maybe not enough air? or is it electric power shortage?
Maybe wet air....??
As a student I would prefer a plasma cutter over a torch they are easier to use and have greater mobility nice vid :)
I love using my powerplasma cutter but oxy fuel has its place.
I agree with you Tony, It is hard to use a Plasma to just warm something up. Cheers from John, Australia.
Can you use an oxygen tank (from torch etc. ) instead of an air compressor??
+Patryk Darasz you need air compressor for continual use AND safer,,lol
Just use acelalyne it's a lot safer than oxygen
At least most of the time it's safer anyways
how. can. anyone. make. plasma. cuter
What do you think's more dangerous, a chainsaw or plasma cutter?
One slip...
Have you use HHO Gas for cutting? HHO Gas is Brown's gas through electrolysis produces pure hydrogen oxygen gas together. Check out my TH-cam site and see what we are doing. We were able to cut through half-inch steel with 5 psi compressed oxygen and using HHO Gas together replacing acetylene. Just click on my TH-cam name to visit my TH-cam site.
You should take this comment down. DO NOT USE HYDROGEN GAS ON STEEL. It causes hydrogen embrittlement. Cutting with hydrogen gas diffuses hydrogen into the heat affected zone. The whole outer edge of the steel is gonna become brittle and completely lose it's load carrying ability. You need to do some research on hydrogen gas to cut steel and exactly why hydrogen gas to cut steel is, not only useless, but dangerous.
To any welders out there, you might of heard of hydrogen embrittlement. Hydrogen gas works its way into welds and cuts and it causes welds and the metal in the HAZ to become brittle. Mild steel can take a good amount of hydrogen embrittlement which is why you don't need to pre/post heat treat it. When you start getting into the higher tensile strengths, the steel can take less and less amount of hydrogen in the weld. At a certain point you actually need to make sure your rods aren't dry, you need to pre/post heat, the surface is clean, and etc. Any moisture is terrible for welding because the electricity turns water from H2O to H2 and O2. It creates Hydrogen gas and oxygen, the hydrogen gas works it's way into the metal and embrittles it and the oxygen reacts with the steel to create rust or iron oxide. This guy is advocating hydrogen gas without knowing anything about this. It's dangerous and morally irresponsible to do this.
Would the hydrogen not be consumed in the burn?
Thanks for the vid Jody. I agree about working for good people. Also lets remember that people died so that we have a 40hr work week and labour laws. Imagine being 12yrs old and working 12hr days 6 days a week in a match factory.
HHO instead of acethylen/oxygen.
HHO is impractical and the Cobra torch is the best oxy-acetylene torch in the long run.
Zekerias Varg DO NOT USE HHO GAS/HYDROGEN GAS ON STEEL. It causes hydrogen embrittlement. Its like welding with a soaked 7018 electrode or another equally absurd example. It causes hydrogen to sink into the microstructure and will embrittle it unless it is post heat treated for an hour at 300 degrees and is a big pain in the ass. Dont do it, it could kill people or cause huge huge damage if a part were to break. It isnt just the cut zone thats affected because the hydrogen also diffuses around the part.
Hydrogen embrittlement is why 7018 electrode need a rod oven and why pre and post heat treatment is sometimes required and why moisture is horrible and why many pipelines and welds have failed.
Hydrogen gas is only good for aluminium because you dont get hydrogen embrittlement and you dont get a "dirty" reaction.
I'm a ironworker local 808
I'm pretty proficient in oxy fuel cutting. If you would be interested I would do a instructional video or 2 with you my friend. P.S. stop making me spend money at Weldmonger lol
Cushy job ,,, like cushy mush
Just letting you know that pic is actually a fake