@@wyldelf2685 I was reading the Wikipedia article on Jamie the other day and he said he hasn't been in contact w/Adam for some time back in December 2021 😓 they have a sort of professional respect for one another but it seems like they aren't really close friends or anything. I wonder why that is 🤔 Jamie is way cooler than Adam and it's not even close 😅 but they make good content when they work together. I guess I can always rewatch old episodes of Mythbusters
Interesting of all the comments about the relationship between these two guys. Just because they had a hit show, and worked together, doesn't mean they're best buds. How many workmates do folks have, that maybe they work together great, but don't go bowling together? It could very well be their relationship doesn't need "fixing", maybe we all just need to respect their right to decide for themselves...
I love Jamie, instead of saying "Yes, we use these because they are the best ones in the market" he says, "Yeah, they sponsor us so we use their stuff". His sincerity is awesome.
Hobart is Miller's DIY and Farm line now. Built on the same line as the Millers. I suspect the big Millermatic is the one they owned before the sponsorship. Hobart is good stuff.
Agreed. I just think he prefers working and doesn't like the finess of social situations. Socializing is difficult for some people. He's given a task, he does it, no complications. Makes sense he'd retreat to his projects over being on tested.
@@CoryMcIntyrePrsnTech Yes, but even your most dedicated gearhead loves talking about his toys and methods that he's having fun with from time to time.
The first time someone explained welding to me and I understood it on the first go. Jamie is a natural teacher: calm, collected, very methodical, takes his time, no nonsense approach. I can understand why Adam exacerbates him sometimes xD
Corristo89 Except he is dead wrong, hot glue is nothing like welding. Hot glue doesn't combine with the base material, a good weld with proper penetration will be indistinguishable from the base material and is sometimes stronger than the metal being welded. It's not difficult to explain he just treats his audience like they are 5 which is a good thing I guess because people are so daft these days.
+Lupus Mechanicus I both agree and disagree with you. Yes, the physics and chemistry of welding and hot glueing are very different. But in use it has many similarites. Like the grip is somewhat similar, a bonding material is kept withing the grip, and it is melted by heat and applied to the surfaces you want to join. I believe Jamie knows the physics and chemistry of welding, but he must explain it at a level that's appropriate for the audiance. That includes kids and people with little knowledge or understanding of technical matters. And keep in mind it was Will that first made the comparison to a hot glue gun.
Havar Eriksen Sorry I disagree, metals was a requirement at my middle school and an elective in high school. It is usually not the brightest kids who take it but they get a full rundown of metallurgy and 99% pass. This video was solely centered on welding he could do a little more than degrade the practice by calling it hot glue. Otherwise you get people like Coristo89 that think they understand welding but there is about 100% more to it than was divulged in this video. A genius can make the complicated simple While Still Explaining All the Parts.
+Lupus Mechanicus A little stuck up, aren't you? Did I ever claim that I suddenly understood everything about welding? Jamie said that there was a lot more to it than that, but those are the (very) basics. And this was never meant as an instructional video for welding. If that's what you're going for, then there are dozens of those here on TH-cam. But he got me interested and made me realize that welding isn't this weird craft only very few can actually do. If you're just going to weld to pieces of steel together to make a frame, then it's not exactly wizardry. Some learn it in school, at their job or in courses, others just start welding and are learning by doing. Welding gas-tight tanks? That's another thing entirely. The hot glue gun was a decent analogy and it's basic principle is the same: Making two things stick together. Of course a hot glue gun uses an adhesive which won't necessarily stick very well on the material and doesn't fuse with it at all. Glueing smoothe plastic together is almost impossible. MIG welding is visually similar to using a hot glue gun, but TIG welding is technically a lot easier. But this is how you start teaching: Reduce it down to the very basics, outline what it's about and then work your way up. If you get all "It's really hard and if you think you're starting to understand, then you're wrong!" right off the bat, then you're a bad teacher. I'm sure Jamie could go into more detail if he wanted to. But then again, this video was more about how he uses welding to make his job easier.
my favorite part was when and how Jamie said, "yeah you can read the manual." Pros read the manuals. NEVER ignore the manual. ALWAYS read the manual. It's informative and keeps you safe.
@@LN997-i8x true but the information is still there. If you think you know better than the people who made whatever it is you’re operating, 9 times out of 10, you’re a fool.
Jamie needs to have a show dedicated to just simply how-tos when it comes to things like this. I do similar stuff all day every day, he's just got a faster and easier way to do it, which is invaluable knowledge to me. Hell, I'd pay to have this sort of thing on TV, invaluable educational material.
Stunned by the fact that after 66 years on this rock, I finally understand how Mig welding works. Everything that Jamie explained makes perfect sense, and I'm thinking that, "Yeah... I could try that..." Wow... Welding... A new skill I could grow and add to my repertoire. Thanks Jamie!
Ive has monotone teachers. Jamie has inflection and emotion that combines with a clear pronunciation and clarity of thought that many people could only dream of having.
I'm really grateful to Jamie for doing this video... He's answered so many questions I had about his organizational skill, design principles and welding info all in one video.... Thank you, sir, I"m inspired.
I hope that one day Jamie decides to make his own TH-cam channel and puts up random informative videos or whatever the heck he wants. Listening to him is fascinating.
dude is so awesome and honest. would be a interesting boss, tough but fair and knows his stuff and could explain anything and everything that a child could understand
Fantastic video. I'm re-entering the world of welding. Was a stick and gas welder back in the 70's in high school but didn't keep it up. Recently bought an entry level MIG welder and a acetylene set ups. The new masks are fantastic.
Hobrat is not miller. They are both owned by the same company but they both have completely separate engineering departments. Imo Hobart is a cheaper welder more for home use.
9:20 Only some welding masks are dark enough for eclipses. The darkness has to be a shade 12 or higher, so most masks will still let damaging amounts UV light in.
I've a friend who was in a welding training course and the trainer messed up with the mask somehow, and he literally lost all vision in one eye and like 80% in the other. It's come back a bit now but has been like 5/6 years and he's still suffering big time over it.
Your demonstration regarding shelf items and such, is far more entertaining ( and I assume that is rarely what you and the Savage man are ever attempting to do ) than introducing the concept of the "glass age" for Corning Worldwide. Welcome back HyneMann!!!
And so here I am wanting to learn how to weld a bracket so I can build a jig that will allow me to hold material used to make a prop gun from cyberpunk 2077. Strange and wondrous are the ways of makers.
Thanks Jamie! I'm going to school in just a few months to learn how to stick, TIG, and MIG weld and this helped me a lot and i appreciate the encouragement!
+Tommy Cochran Good luck with it, dude. A bit of advice: "Stick" Welding is called Arc Welding. TIG stands for Tungsten Inert Gas. MIG stands for Metal Inert Gas. You'll feel like a god when you get good at TIG Welding. The beads look so freaking pretty. Also, make sure to take notes on what Amperage and Voltage you should use according to the material and thickness. Very handy when first starting out.
probably only causes minor burns? im guessing you havent tried welding anything other than tig. and that pain comment :) some people might actually think thats the case, but unless you want a nice tanned skin after one minute of welding, i suggest putting on some protection..
That's actually really encouraging. I've always wanted to learn to weld, so mig welding looks easiest. Just got to get a decent one, some basic gear, figure out what I'm doing, and then go do the 6-week course for a qualification in it.
Excellent intro. I will be buying a welder in the fall, and this gives me the confidence that, with a little practice, I can get some simple projects done. I took welding classes decades ago and the helmet visor was always an issue for me. I will be buying one of those neat new types!
Welding is intimidating. Your first welds are going to be ugly. But like anything else, it takes practice. But if you're just looking for a solution, ugly welds are fine. The beautiful welds is where you find the pros.
I could've sworn you said you were going to show us how the shelves were assembled.... would've been interesting for those of us that want to learn welding and need some new garage storage :)
Never realized how many products Hobart actually makes. I work in a meat department and we have several Hobart machines. The main one being our grinder. Our old Hobart grinder crapped out so we had to order (over night) a brand new one. Cost our store.... well... A LOT OF MONEY. Let's just say well over $9,000. And now I learn they make portable mig welders. They must have some damn smart and talented engineers working for Hobart.
Hobart is everywhere! It is nuts. They make some really good kitchen equipment and sanitation equipment. Their welders are actually really good bang for your buck welders too. Not the best, but for the price they are hard to beat often.
@@undead890 Fuck me, i went to convert this into ASCII thinking you just put random binary together but it translates to "This guy is soooo annoying" ahhahaha fuck, underrated comment
It's funny seeing all the welders in the comments all offended. Tbh MIG is relatively simple, most people can do it. Not everyone can set up the machine, or get proper penetration, but almost everybody is able to stick 2 pieces of metal together with a MIG gun. People get scared away from welding because people talk about it like it's this incredibly complex process when it's not. I'm not saying welders aren't important, I'm saying your normal MIG welding is not that complex. My grandpa worked at a welding fab company, most people there were felons that couldn't get any other jobs, granted they are all in a shop and not on job sites. Once you get into job site welding, or tig, or stick, or certified welding, then it's fairly complex. But sitting in a heated shop, welding 2 pieces of angle iron together isn't that hard.
I love welding. If any of you are in high school I definitely recommend taking metals class if they have welding in their course... it's a very awesome experience
not even gonna cap, but i swear i am the best at stick welding, ever since my metalwork teacher taught me, the first time i welded he was blown away, and now i am addicted
Aluminium is great for making custom tables for greenhouses. It is super easy to cut and drill, you can bolt it all together and you dont need any special machine or tools really. It never rusts and is strong enough to hold pots etc.
true but imagine a chevy commercial where all you see is gmc's driving around they have the same parent company but its still would be a little strange
Hobart and Miller are owned by the same parent company. When Hobart was sold, anti-trust regulations required division of the company to avoid creating a monopoly. The light/medium duty Hobart lines went to ITW and the suitcase feeders and heavy industrial (now discontinued) lines went to Thermadyne. Hobart and Miller machines often share parts, with Miller leaning more to industrial equipment.
Well, Miller has so much higher quality that I would pay for their machines over most others even if the other was free. Atleast if I welded for a living. After using my Dads miller TIG welder after a cheap one, the hardest part of laying a laying a proper bead was getting the thickness setting right on stuff like round tubing.
Wanted to say thank you for making this video. Found it very informative. I always had wanted to weld but was a little afraid of it. Watching this video gave me the confidence to go out and purchase a cheap unit and try it out. Hope to see more videos like this in the future =) - Rick
Yeah, totally agree. As a welding primer, even with a few technical inaccuracies, it gets across the important point that welding is THE most useful fabrication technique one can know, and that for welding simple projects, the learning curve isn't that great. It's a good, simple explanation to pique people's interest in welding. However, when the video starts it seems like it's making it very clear that they're going to show you how to build the shelves. There are a million welding primers on the internet, but nothing on Jamie's unique, efficient, cheap shelf design, and that's what I really wanted to learn about. Even with the tables, they didn't really show any closeups of the joints or overall structure so that you could easily replicate the design. As someone who knows how expensive and limiting prebuilt shop shelves can be, yet has a ton of them out in our shop, it would have been extremely useful to know how Jamie built such effective ones so easily. I'd love to see a video focusing on that now that they've got the welding primer out of the way.
Very hard to explain an art like welding to someone who is has no experience in welding. Good job Jamie, anyone who's looking into welding I would recommend starting off with Stick, it's hard to master and it will set you up for success.
9:00 gloves and sleeves are not just for "not tough people who can't stand pain"; they are also for the people who do not want to get skin cancer from UV.
everything he said is right. im a boilermaker and do it for a living . any small jobs like tables shelving at home a little mig is just the ticket for any one.. the best tip is how to set up ur welder ..what ever it... we dont read manuals.. we keep notes on weld settings and what works for our own styles..and different positional welding. the same machine for one boilermaker does mean his settings will work for myself. we also weld everyday items that need alot of attention and experience. how many times you cross a bridge or enter a skyscraper or see a semi trailer or walk over a walkway . catch a bus. train or boat? see containers. mining cars. welders keep the world happening.. and safe when setting up ur mig.. pick an amperage then adjust wire speed as ur pulling trigger. once u get sizzling bacon,, ur good to go.. once u find that ..increase heat a little bit..and wire speed a bit more.. always better to weld a bit hotter than you think then its learning technique..different patterns u can do with the gun..and then the positional welds u have to do. but dont let any tradesman tell u,,that we dont weld horizontal.. if we can flip the job and make it easier..WE WILL.. we only do positional welds when job is too big or time comsuming to roll over..or if its stated in our weld procedures good luck people..welding is awsum
"OK with the pain" on the not wearing gloves part...really really bad idea. Not only do the gloves protect you from the spatter, they provide the far more important protection of blocking the UV rays from the welding, which will give you burns pretty quickly...
From watching the show, it seems both Jamie and Adam use gloves when welding anything substantial. I think what he's talking about here is laying down half a dozen 1 inch welds to join some square tubing every couple of weeks, which while not a great idea isn't going to cause any major issues either. But yeah, I hear you, UV from welding is not to be trifled with. I used to work in a metal shop doing machining and assembly, I'd usually put something solid between myself and the welders to catch the light and bounce.
when TIG welding, I make sure no skin is exposed, because even if it's just a minute of welding, the exposed areas will get red MIG and stick are not as bad, but still, no reason why you shouldn't protect yourself
dingdingdingdiiiiing Personally I find TIG to be hotter but produces much nicer welds when in skilled hands. Wouldn't be surprised that TIG is more likely to give you welding burns. Regardless I always wear sleeves (when I'm wearing short sleeves) or a welding jacket, plus some nice long gloves to keep embers out.
Eyebrows Mahoney Well, I know I should wear gloves and an apron but hardly ever. Strange thing happened one day, I was welding some names in plate and foolhardy forgot to put my apron on and there was a button missing off my shirt. Was only a couple of minutes welding but that night ended up with a right good burn to my stomach but not my hands! ? Never had any burns to hands and spent a long time welding without gloves. Bad practice I know it's just I thought someone might be interested! Mythbusters rocks.
+7CConstitution: Holy crap!! I can't imagine how badly that must have hurt. Are there certain mask designs that'd make that less likely to happen, or is the only solution to use gas rather than flux?
I used one on the trail . LIFE SAVER! It kept us from being in the cold for an extra day waiting on a geny and a welder. Not to mention the trail was blocked by the rig. I was really impressed, almost shocked.
@@owjfabrication6822 For sure, anyone can get acceptable results with a MIG with an afternoon of practice, but getting good results takes a while. The real trick is machine setup
Great video, very informative! Can you please go over how Jamie makes his shelves? I like the idea but I didn't quite catch the design behind them. Thanks!
RoxyLuffer I know it makes my OCD spike up a little bit. I'm a shop monitor/assistant to a professor at the university I go to and one of my jobs is to maintain the machines. I have to clean them all the time so when I see one that's messed up, I automatically go "MUST CLEAN" but I can't because it's on the internet. Lol
+mgpBLARG he has been using the tool long enough that he knows the clean up routines for a welding machine. I'm not certified either, and I know from my time in the welding lab at my old school how to keep them clean. It's really simple. also, I was a cleanup "foreman" in the school's welding shop when I was there for class
***** a professional would keep his mig tips clean, a dirty mig tip promotes bad gas flow. If the shielding gas isn't there in its' entirety, you'll get a bad weld. you don't know how welding works.
JesterNR1 You're talking about gas shielded flux core. Flux Core is similar to MIG but its not the same, there both wire fed processes but very different. Short circuit MIG is considered a cold process and generally has little penetration, it is not recognized by the AWS (American Welding Society) and therefore is not used on anything structural. Spray arc and globular transfer are however. Flux Core is much different, the arc is much hotter and deeper penetrating, Flux Core can produce very strong and sound welds, and is commonly used for critical applications. What Jamie didn't mention is that with MIG the settings are very important. Once the machines set its easy going, but knowing how to set it up can take some practice.
I learned welding in 8th grade in my Ag class using the old-fashioned way Jamie talks about here. We all got pretty good in that class, but it does take quite a bit of practice.
Welcome to another exciting episode of Fun with Welding I'm yer host Jamie Hyneman. Ok that's it for this weeks show, don't go nowhere up next as always in another action packed exciting episode of Fun With Flags with Dr. Sheldon Cooper.
Greg Brouelette It works probably as fast as electricity can go. Because it has a solar cell on it which makes power which shades the glass. I dont know how quickly the glass shades but its probably slower...
Greg Brouelette its faster then your eyes can see but it isn't faster then the speed of light. If you tack hours on end with an auto darkening and don't cover the arc you will feel it in your eyes. Whatever millisecond it takes to sense then tell the helmet to darken you are exposed to the flash.
Greg I have decent auto darkening mask from HF that will switch in under a hundredth of a second, which is good enough to prevent arc eye (sucks). Some of the more expensive ones out there are faster. Just gotta remember what darkness level you are supposed to be operating at. For most common uses, I think 11 - 13 is good.
I follow up video would be great! I have been wanting to get into welding and this brief but concise overview was great. A second video showing us how to cut and weld one of those expandable shop tables would be excellent!!!
Other than the helmet no other PSDs? They are pretty lucky to have some pretty expensive equipment to use but given what they are using it for they probably could have just gotten one powermts unit and be done with it.
Joseph Smithe Welder made specifically to handle Mig, Tig, and Stick (MTS) equally well. Google is your friend. Google powermts and you'll get a lot more information. Anyway, pretty affordable technology.
This is video is what made me get a MIG welder and start welding. It's true that theres a lot more to it to get proper welds, I would never weld anything crucial etc on my car. But for small projects it really is as easy as pushing the trigger
8 legs, 6 long side pieces, 8 short side pieces, cut them to nest inside each other. 2 table tops, one twice as thick as the other. What do you need plans for?
They are both owned by ITW. Hobart is now their DIY brand, Miller is aimed at (and priced) for the pros. Up until a few years ago Hobart welders came with Miller guns.
Omg I think it's so crazy when people who know a little about something know better then anyone else..... I'm sure anything you guys can say about welding Jamie knows already. I'm not saying he is all knowing but if you know it chances are he knows it. Maybe people should just enjoy the videos and be happy we get to see them at all....
Journey man welder here. Please wear gloves arm coverings and a proper mask when you weld especially if you intend to do so more than once. Welding produces powerful harmful UV light which can cause serious damage to skin and eyes repeated exposure to high power UV light raises risk of skin cancer. Be safe out there. Otherwise Jaimie is pretty spot on with all this.
Want more Jamie Hyneman videos? Here he is testing the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Goggles in 2013: th-cam.com/video/EKhp4H3DUwE/w-d-xo.html
Nah that's ok.
Nope, I’m good
no thanks
@@wyldelf2685 I was reading the Wikipedia article on Jamie the other day and he said he hasn't been in contact w/Adam for some time back in December 2021 😓 they have a sort of professional respect for one another but it seems like they aren't really close friends or anything. I wonder why that is 🤔 Jamie is way cooler than Adam and it's not even close 😅 but they make good content when they work together. I guess I can always rewatch old episodes of Mythbusters
Interesting of all the comments about the relationship between these two guys. Just because they had a hit show, and worked together, doesn't mean they're best buds. How many workmates do folks have, that maybe they work together great, but don't go bowling together? It could very well be their relationship doesn't need "fixing", maybe we all just need to respect their right to decide for themselves...
I love Jamie, instead of saying "Yes, we use these because they are the best ones in the market" he says, "Yeah, they sponsor us so we use their stuff". His sincerity is awesome.
This is so true. They were never shy about talking about the behind the scenes stuff and I really appreciate that about them. Very genuine.
It’s the law
@@richardc5100 this isn't a promotional piece. He doesn't have to disclose any of that on this video.
@@richardc5100 No it's not. This isn't a sponsored bit, he can say whatever he wants to.
Hobart is Miller's DIY and Farm line now.
Built on the same line as the Millers.
I suspect the big Millermatic is the one they owned before the sponsorship.
Hobart is good stuff.
Man, I really wish Jamie stayed with Tested. At least for short infrequent videos. I love his broad knowledge on a seemingly infinite range of topics.
Agreed. I just think he prefers working and doesn't like the finess of social situations. Socializing is difficult for some people. He's given a task, he does it, no complications. Makes sense he'd retreat to his projects over being on tested.
I presume that being a celebrity would cut too much into moustache maintenance time. Walrus impersonation on that level must take a lot of upkeep.
He just simply doesn't like working with Adam Full Time. He's been open an honest, he likes his solitude.
@@CoryMcIntyrePrsnTech Yes, but even your most dedicated gearhead loves talking about his toys and methods that he's having fun with from time to time.
The first time someone explained welding to me and I understood it on the first go. Jamie is a natural teacher: calm, collected, very methodical, takes his time, no nonsense approach. I can understand why Adam exacerbates him sometimes xD
Corristo89 He is like driving school teachers, they have that same calming effect!
Corristo89 Except he is dead wrong, hot glue is nothing like welding. Hot glue doesn't combine with the base material, a good weld with proper penetration will be indistinguishable from the base material and is sometimes stronger than the metal being welded. It's not difficult to explain he just treats his audience like they are 5 which is a good thing I guess because people are so daft these days.
+Lupus Mechanicus I both agree and disagree with you. Yes, the physics and chemistry of welding and hot glueing are very different. But in use it has many similarites. Like the grip is somewhat similar, a bonding material is kept withing the grip, and it is melted by heat and applied to the surfaces you want to join. I believe Jamie knows the physics and chemistry of welding, but he must explain it at a level that's appropriate for the audiance. That includes kids and people with little knowledge or understanding of technical matters. And keep in mind it was Will that first made the comparison to a hot glue gun.
Havar Eriksen Sorry I disagree, metals was a requirement at my middle school and an elective in high school. It is usually not the brightest kids who take it but they get a full rundown of metallurgy and 99% pass. This video was solely centered on welding he could do a little more than degrade the practice by calling it hot glue.
Otherwise you get people like Coristo89 that think they understand welding but there is about 100% more to it than was divulged in this video.
A genius can make the complicated simple While Still Explaining All the Parts.
+Lupus Mechanicus A little stuck up, aren't you? Did I ever claim that I suddenly understood everything about welding? Jamie said that there was a lot more to it than that, but those are the (very) basics. And this was never meant as an instructional video for welding. If that's what you're going for, then there are dozens of those here on TH-cam.
But he got me interested and made me realize that welding isn't this weird craft only very few can actually do. If you're just going to weld to pieces of steel together to make a frame, then it's not exactly wizardry. Some learn it in school, at their job or in courses, others just start welding and are learning by doing. Welding gas-tight tanks? That's another thing entirely.
The hot glue gun was a decent analogy and it's basic principle is the same: Making two things stick together. Of course a hot glue gun uses an adhesive which won't necessarily stick very well on the material and doesn't fuse with it at all. Glueing smoothe plastic together is almost impossible. MIG welding is visually similar to using a hot glue gun, but TIG welding is technically a lot easier.
But this is how you start teaching: Reduce it down to the very basics, outline what it's about and then work your way up. If you get all "It's really hard and if you think you're starting to understand, then you're wrong!" right off the bat, then you're a bad teacher. I'm sure Jamie could go into more detail if he wanted to. But then again, this video was more about how he uses welding to make his job easier.
this is the best document so far about the wild Hyneman in it's natural habitat
my favorite part was when and how Jamie said, "yeah you can read the manual."
Pros read the manuals. NEVER ignore the manual. ALWAYS read the manual. It's informative and keeps you safe.
One of the manuals that came with my welder had more stuff on electrical engineering than my HS education, which was pretty good.
RTFM always.
Sometimes it's translated from Chinese and not worth trying to read.
Unfortunately, modern manuals are generally more about limiting liability and less about actually teaching or informing.
@@LN997-i8x true but the information is still there.
If you think you know better than the people who made whatever it is you’re operating, 9 times out of 10, you’re a fool.
Jamie needs to have a show dedicated to just simply how-tos when it comes to things like this. I do similar stuff all day every day, he's just got a faster and easier way to do it, which is invaluable knowledge to me. Hell, I'd pay to have this sort of thing on TV, invaluable educational material.
it's crazy to see the old M5 shop, the Mythbuster nostalgia is strong, I wish Jamie did more videos of him doing stuff in his shop
Stunned by the fact that after 66 years on this rock, I finally understand how Mig welding works. Everything that Jamie explained makes perfect sense, and I'm thinking that, "Yeah... I could try that..." Wow... Welding... A new skill I could grow and add to my repertoire. Thanks Jamie!
I could listen to Jamie talk about things like this for hours!
+Dan iel Same here, Hell I have been for the past 4 hrs lol
Dr. Phil's creampie lounge
, To each his own, I guess. I would love to have him as a teacher.
Ive has monotone teachers. Jamie has inflection and emotion that combines with a clear pronunciation and clarity of thought that many people could only dream of having.
@Dr. Phil's creampie lounge That's because you're a wigger with the attention span of a gnat.
I'm really grateful to Jamie for doing this video... He's answered so many questions I had about his organizational skill, design principles and welding info all in one video.... Thank you, sir, I"m inspired.
It's hard not to admire people like Jaime who knows what he loves, works hard to be good at it and turns it into a living.
I hope that one day Jamie decides to make his own TH-cam channel and puts up random informative videos or whatever the heck he wants. Listening to him is fascinating.
I'd listen to him talk about his trip to the grocery store. I guarantee It would be a success
I literally cannot get enough of Jamie teaching... about anything.
I don't know why I'm watching this after welding for 11 hours today.
Same here I have no idea why I watch welding videos when I get home after doing it for 10 hours a day
elijah rarrick yeah when you already know everything he is talking about and then some but it’s Jamie hyneman so you just keep listening
@@micahlatta1792 exactly. been welding since im 13 yrs old yet love hyneman explaining it
feels like we are 12 years old.. and looking in a company to see what kind of work they do there
Lol
I have never seen this man appear so calm and pleasant before.
+Mr. Toolsofrenewal Adam's not there making a mess.
dude is so awesome and honest. would be a interesting boss, tough but fair and knows his stuff and could explain anything and everything that a child could understand
I learned MIG, TIG, and arc welding in 7th grade. Everyone should know this stuff. Thanks for demystifying it!
Fantastic video. I'm re-entering the world of welding. Was a stick and gas welder back in the 70's in high school but didn't keep it up. Recently bought an entry level MIG welder and a acetylene set ups. The new masks are fantastic.
We use all Hobart stuff...two Millers in the background.
Hobart = Miller
Hobrat is not miller. They are both owned by the same company but they both have completely separate engineering departments. Imo Hobart is a cheaper welder more for home use.
@@MadMetalShop Yes, Hobart is Miller's economy line..
Miller is for drinkin and lincoln is for making money for those drinks
Yeah, yeah right. I suppose if you don't know any better.
After watching the neighbor do a quick weld, I did just what you said. I bought a cheap one and started playing. I've made all sorts of cool stuff.
9:20 Only some welding masks are dark enough for eclipses. The darkness has to be a shade 12 or higher, so most masks will still let damaging amounts UV light in.
My automatic helmet goes to 13.
@@scotcoon1186 thanks for sharing buf
I've a friend who was in a welding training course and the trainer messed up with the mask somehow, and he literally lost all vision in one eye and like 80% in the other. It's come back a bit now but has been like 5/6 years and he's still suffering big time over it.
Jamie is a legend. I grew up to watching him, Adam Savage, and Bill Nye. My heroes :D
Some
Omar El-zayatie *Same.
+Viking War Pickle *Shame.
+Dillon Flannery I lolled but he helped a lot of kids get interested in science. He's a "MR. Wizard" of his time
What? Bill Nye the fascist guy, poser scientist?
Your demonstration regarding shelf items and such, is far more entertaining ( and I assume that is rarely what you and the Savage man are ever attempting to do ) than introducing the concept of the "glass age" for Corning Worldwide. Welcome back HyneMann!!!
Grinder and paint, makes me the welder I ain't.
@nuff said It makes me wanna come all over.
My go-to phrase
Bondo.
It'll polish out
@@barrackobama5470
I wonder where he found a welding hood that fit a seeing eye dog.
can we talk about the fact that there is 5 boxes labeled food... and only one says fake.
wow
I'm pretty sure they've got a couple labeled 'dark matter' xD
For the zombie apocalypse. Like now.
Adam: Today I'm making a prop gun from cyberpunk 2077!
Jamie: Today I'm going to weld a bracket.
And somehow they both present it in a way that we would be super interested in it
And so here I am wanting to learn how to weld a bracket so I can build a jig that will allow me to hold material used to make a prop gun from cyberpunk 2077. Strange and wondrous are the ways of makers.
Always wonderful to see Jamie show up in these videos
Jamie explained many things very well. Thankyou for this. Still good in 2018
Thanks Jamie! I'm going to school in just a few months to learn how to stick, TIG, and MIG weld and this helped me a lot and i appreciate the encouragement!
+Tommy Cochran Good luck with it, dude. A bit of advice: "Stick" Welding is called Arc Welding. TIG stands for Tungsten Inert Gas. MIG stands for Metal Inert Gas.
You'll feel like a god when you get good at TIG Welding. The beads look so freaking pretty.
Also, make sure to take notes on what Amperage and Voltage you should use according to the material and thickness. Very handy when first starting out.
Thank you for the advice dude, appreciate the support!
Most people wear gloves but Im okay with the pain
+slenderfiles six Had a giggle at that one too, only because im the same :)....and iv suffered for it just the same.
+slenderfiles six Where there is no sense there is no feeling - what a pratt.
+David Richards spatter probably only causes minor burns on skin
+Scott Phillips only third degree burns.
probably only causes minor burns?
im guessing you havent tried welding anything other than tig.
and that pain comment :)
some people might actually think thats the case, but unless you want a nice tanned skin after one minute of welding, i suggest putting on some protection..
I could listen to Jamie explaining things all day long.
That's actually really encouraging. I've always wanted to learn to weld, so mig welding looks easiest.
Just got to get a decent one, some basic gear, figure out what I'm doing, and then go do the 6-week course for a qualification in it.
Excellent intro. I will be buying a welder in the fall, and this gives me the confidence that, with a little practice, I can get some simple projects done. I took welding classes decades ago and the helmet visor was always an issue for me. I will be buying one of those neat new types!
Welding is intimidating. Your first welds are going to be ugly. But like anything else, it takes practice. But if you're just looking for a solution, ugly welds are fine. The beautiful welds is where you find the pros.
I could've sworn you said you were going to show us how the shelves were assembled.... would've been interesting for those of us that want to learn welding and need some new garage storage :)
Very interesting, also pretty amazing that they made all the shelving by themselves in a few days.
Never realized how many products Hobart actually makes. I work in a meat department and we have several Hobart machines. The main one being our grinder. Our old Hobart grinder crapped out so we had to order (over night) a brand new one. Cost our store.... well... A LOT OF MONEY. Let's just say well over $9,000. And now I learn they make portable mig welders. They must have some damn smart and talented engineers working for Hobart.
Hobart is everywhere! It is nuts. They make some really good kitchen equipment and sanitation equipment. Their welders are actually really good bang for your buck welders too. Not the best, but for the price they are hard to beat often.
I can now say Jamie Hyneman taught me how to weld.
Jamie's subconscious reaction : "This guy has the same gene pool as Adam -.- "
n.n
I think what's going though Jamie's Subconscious would be:
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A gene pool is the collective genes of an entire species. One person has a genotype, not a gene pool.
lmaooo funny message
@@undead890 Fuck me, i went to convert this into ASCII thinking you just put random binary together but it translates to "This guy is soooo annoying" ahhahaha fuck, underrated comment
Jamies workshop, is like a huge playroom. with all the toys and gadgets you will never need.
It's funny seeing all the welders in the comments all offended. Tbh MIG is relatively simple, most people can do it. Not everyone can set up the machine, or get proper penetration, but almost everybody is able to stick 2 pieces of metal together with a MIG gun. People get scared away from welding because people talk about it like it's this incredibly complex process when it's not. I'm not saying welders aren't important, I'm saying your normal MIG welding is not that complex. My grandpa worked at a welding fab company, most people there were felons that couldn't get any other jobs, granted they are all in a shop and not on job sites. Once you get into job site welding, or tig, or stick, or certified welding, then it's fairly complex. But sitting in a heated shop, welding 2 pieces of angle iron together isn't that hard.
@Doc Diddles a good welder understands that you should cover your gd skin too
Awesome, I love this series. Make more, please!
Thanks, Wil, Jamie and crew!
I love welding. If any of you are in high school I definitely recommend taking metals class if they have welding in their course... it's a very awesome experience
Very interesting. I just learned more about welding in this video then I knew before.
+McRocket then you must've known NOTHING about welding?
That battery welder is awesome!
Much better than getting 3 car batteries from your buddy's trucks and linking them together to arc weld.
not even gonna cap, but i swear i am the best at stick welding, ever since my metalwork teacher taught me, the first time i welded he was blown away, and now i am addicted
I'd love some plans on that nesting work table...that's awesome!!!
Weeeell....the inner table is 1 inch less wide than the outer table. The outer table has 3 sides. The inner table has 4. You're all set.
6:32 "We have all Hobart stuff." Huge Miller directly behind the little Hobart haha
Aluminium is great for making custom tables for greenhouses. It is super easy to cut and drill, you can bolt it all together and you dont need any special machine or tools really. It never rusts and is strong enough to hold pots etc.
Thank you for sharing this knowledge with us Jamie and Will!
lol Hobart sponsors them but he has mostly millers
true but imagine a chevy commercial where all you see is gmc's driving around they have the same parent company but its still would be a little strange
steven bloomfield it would be because none of the chevys are actually running
They are both the same company.
Hobart and Miller are owned by the same parent company. When Hobart was sold, anti-trust regulations required division of the company to avoid creating a monopoly. The light/medium duty Hobart lines went to ITW and the suitcase feeders and heavy industrial (now discontinued) lines went to Thermadyne. Hobart and Miller machines often share parts, with Miller leaning more to industrial equipment.
Well, Miller has so much higher quality that I would pay for their machines over most others even if the other was free. Atleast if I welded for a living.
After using my Dads miller TIG welder after a cheap one, the hardest part of laying a laying a proper bead was getting the thickness setting right on stuff like round tubing.
I could listen to Jamie talk shop all day.
I didn’t realise how much I miss Jamie
Wanted to say thank you for making this video. Found it very informative. I always had wanted to weld but was a little afraid of it. Watching this video gave me the confidence to go out and purchase a cheap unit and try it out. Hope to see more videos like this in the future =) - Rick
Jamie Hyneman would be the most BOSS Shop teacher of all time. You would have a whole new generation of craftsmen if he were the one teaching.
Hey Tested, Any chance you could share a more detailed description of those awesome shelves youve made with the one inch square tubing.
Tables too.
Yeah, totally agree. As a welding primer, even with a few technical inaccuracies, it gets across the important point that welding is THE most useful fabrication technique one can know, and that for welding simple projects, the learning curve isn't that great. It's a good, simple explanation to pique people's interest in welding.
However, when the video starts it seems like it's making it very clear that they're going to show you how to build the shelves. There are a million welding primers on the internet, but nothing on Jamie's unique, efficient, cheap shelf design, and that's what I really wanted to learn about. Even with the tables, they didn't really show any closeups of the joints or overall structure so that you could easily replicate the design.
As someone who knows how expensive and limiting prebuilt shop shelves can be, yet has a ton of them out in our shop, it would have been extremely useful to know how Jamie built such effective ones so easily. I'd love to see a video focusing on that now that they've got the welding primer out of the way.
kdawg3484 The most useful fabrication technique one can know for metal*
I just LOVE that table!
Once my workshop is built i'll be knocking up a couple myself
You're doing it wrong. You mean "knocking out". "Knocking up" is a completely different thing and is generally to be avoided.
Very hard to explain an art like welding to someone who is has no experience in welding. Good job Jamie, anyone who's looking into welding I would recommend starting off with Stick, it's hard to master and it will set you up for success.
Cool, I know Jamie isn't a fan much of publicity these days, but I love stuff with him in it.
look awayyy! *looks away* that looked really easy
+Xienixnlpsc 100 welders and only 1 shield....
Stupid
9:00 gloves and sleeves are not just for "not tough people who can't stand pain"; they are also for the people who do not want to get skin cancer from UV.
"I can practically fill this whole room with table surface." thats so great lol
I LOVE LOVE LOVE how the host is ultra simplifying jamies work. and seeing jamies body posture and tone vary whence he is annoyed by him.
everything he said is right. im a boilermaker and do it for a living . any small jobs like tables shelving at home a little mig is just the ticket for any one.. the best tip is how to set up ur welder ..what ever it... we dont read manuals.. we keep notes on weld settings and what works for our own styles..and different positional welding. the same machine for one boilermaker does mean his settings will work for myself. we also weld everyday items that need alot of attention and experience. how many times you cross a bridge or enter a skyscraper or see a semi trailer or walk over a walkway . catch a bus. train or boat? see containers. mining cars. welders keep the world happening.. and safe
when setting up ur mig.. pick an amperage
then adjust wire speed as ur pulling trigger. once u get sizzling bacon,, ur good to go.. once u find that ..increase heat a little bit..and wire speed a bit more.. always better to weld a bit hotter than you think
then its learning technique..different patterns u can do with the gun..and then the positional welds u have to do. but dont let any tradesman tell u,,that we dont weld horizontal.. if we can flip the job and make it easier..WE WILL.. we only do positional welds when job is too big or time comsuming to roll over..or if its stated in our weld procedures good luck people..welding is awsum
They're asking the sort of questions I would have. I find it beneficial.
"OK with the pain" on the not wearing gloves part...really really bad idea. Not only do the gloves protect you from the spatter, they provide the far more important protection of blocking the UV rays from the welding, which will give you burns pretty quickly...
From watching the show, it seems both Jamie and Adam use gloves when welding anything substantial. I think what he's talking about here is laying down half a dozen 1 inch welds to join some square tubing every couple of weeks, which while not a great idea isn't going to cause any major issues either.
But yeah, I hear you, UV from welding is not to be trifled with. I used to work in a metal shop doing machining and assembly, I'd usually put something solid between myself and the welders to catch the light and bounce.
when TIG welding, I make sure no skin is exposed, because even if it's just a minute of welding, the exposed areas will get red
MIG and stick are not as bad, but still, no reason why you shouldn't protect yourself
dingdingdingdiiiiing Personally I find TIG to be hotter but produces much nicer welds when in skilled hands. Wouldn't be surprised that TIG is more likely to give you welding burns. Regardless I always wear sleeves (when I'm wearing short sleeves) or a welding jacket, plus some nice long gloves to keep embers out.
Eyebrows Mahoney Well, I know I should wear gloves and an apron but hardly ever. Strange thing happened one day, I was welding some names in plate and foolhardy forgot to put my apron on and there was a button missing off my shirt. Was only a couple of minutes welding but that night ended up with a right good burn to my stomach but not my hands! ? Never had any burns to hands and spent a long time welding without gloves. Bad practice I know it's just I thought someone might be interested! Mythbusters rocks.
+7CConstitution: Holy crap!! I can't imagine how badly that must have hurt. Are there certain mask designs that'd make that less likely to happen, or is the only solution to use gas rather than flux?
Jamie is very relaxing to listen to. x)
finally watching a Jamie video on Tested!!
Jamie is so interesting. He’s like a monotone professor that is just expressive enough to have everyone listening
I used one on the trail . LIFE SAVER! It kept us from being in the cold for an extra day waiting on a geny and a welder. Not to mention the trail was blocked by the rig. I was really impressed, almost shocked.
Awesome video guys. I would really love a drawing of the basic table framework so I can do the same kind of thing in my shop.
I will never do use of this but I still really enjoy learning about it.
Will: Look away!
* looks away *
Will: That looked really easy!
Wtf will?
Kuhoo Not Kuhu I know what a prick
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To be fair, on a well set up MIG, it really is that easy. Torch angle, wire stickout, travel speed and stay in a straight line.
@@dontnubblemebro yes of course but there’s a nac to it like all things 👍
@@owjfabrication6822
For sure, anyone can get acceptable results with a MIG with an afternoon of practice, but getting good results takes a while. The real trick is machine setup
Great video, very informative! Can you please go over how Jamie makes his shelves? I like the idea but I didn't quite catch the design behind them. Thanks!
Jamie doesn't clean his MIG tips very well =O
RoxyLuffer I know it makes my OCD spike up a little bit. I'm a shop monitor/assistant to a professor at the university I go to and one of my jobs is to maintain the machines. I have to clean them all the time so when I see one that's messed up, I automatically go "MUST CLEAN" but I can't because it's on the internet. Lol
+mgpBLARG he has been using the tool long enough that he knows the clean up routines for a welding machine. I'm not certified either, and I know from my time in the welding lab at my old school how to keep them clean. It's really simple. also, I was a cleanup "foreman" in the school's welding shop when I was there for class
+mgpBLARG He's also a professional, which probably explains why they're not cleaned off very well.
***** a professional would keep his mig tips clean, a dirty mig tip promotes bad gas flow. If the shielding gas isn't there in its' entirety, you'll get a bad weld. you don't know how welding works.
+RoxyLuffer I'm sure he'll clean them when he feels it's necessary. Don't worry.
I like Jamie, he likes doing the science,instead of talking.
JesterNR1 You're talking about gas shielded flux core. Flux Core is similar to MIG but its not the same, there both wire fed processes but very different. Short circuit MIG is considered a cold process and generally has little penetration, it is not recognized by the AWS (American Welding Society) and therefore is not used on anything structural. Spray arc and globular transfer are however. Flux Core is much different, the arc is much hotter and deeper penetrating, Flux Core can produce very strong and sound welds, and is commonly used for critical applications. What Jamie didn't mention is that with MIG the settings are very important. Once the machines set its easy going, but knowing how to set it up can take some practice.
AWS offers d1.1 structural certifications in MIG.
7CConstitution he was doing it off hand and therefore so unstable that the problem could have been caused by shakiness, yes it did sound wrong
He probably didnt want to explain all of this too this guy whos never welded before
Jared Rippy yeah... I laughed when he said that too...
I learned welding in 8th grade in my Ag class using the old-fashioned way Jamie talks about here. We all got pretty good in that class, but it does take quite a bit of practice.
Jamie...Please...Clean the tip of your mig guns.
That was killing me.
Doesn't seem to bother him lol
@@cameronempey8350 mines look just as bad lol
I've seen worse.
Welcome to another exciting episode of Fun with Welding I'm yer host Jamie Hyneman. Ok that's it for this weeks show, don't go nowhere up next as always in another action packed exciting episode of Fun With Flags with Dr. Sheldon Cooper.
So the auto darkening mask works faster than the speed of light?
Greg Brouelette It works probably as fast as electricity can go. Because it has a solar cell on it which makes power which shades the glass. I dont know how quickly the glass shades but its probably slower...
Greg Brouelette its faster then your eyes can see but it isn't faster then the speed of light. If you tack hours on end with an auto darkening and don't cover the arc you will feel it in your eyes. Whatever millisecond it takes to sense then tell the helmet to darken you are exposed to the flash.
I prefer non auto darkening
aron canapa why is that?
Greg I have decent auto darkening mask from HF that will switch in under a hundredth of a second, which is good enough to prevent arc eye (sucks). Some of the more expensive ones out there are faster. Just gotta remember what darkness level you are supposed to be operating at. For most common uses, I think 11 - 13 is good.
Excellent point. In addition, an auto-darkening hood won't auto-darken from sunlight. It takes an arc to trigger the LCD's electronics.
I don't know why i am watching this the night before my final exam of pre-employment welding
How did it go?
@@nicholasmeara6869 I passed it with 72%
@@austinconlin217 gg mate! Thats awesome
I follow up video would be great! I have been wanting to get into welding and this brief but concise overview was great. A second video showing us how to cut and weld one of those expandable shop tables would be excellent!!!
I wish they would actually show Jamie build an actual table. Come on guys (and Jamie) do a one day build.
One day? We're talking 60 minutes, tops. It's 22 pieces of steel and 28 welds.
"glueing metal together is welding" - what a nice description of this process
Other than the helmet no other PSDs? They are pretty lucky to have some pretty expensive equipment to use but given what they are using it for they probably could have just gotten one powermts unit and be done with it.
whats a powermts?
Joseph Smithe
Welder made specifically to handle Mig, Tig, and Stick (MTS) equally well. Google is your friend. Google powermts and you'll get a lot more information. Anyway, pretty affordable technology.
You know he doesn't just use this stuff for Mythbusters right? He runs a business
This is video is what made me get a MIG welder and start welding. It's true that theres a lot more to it to get proper welds, I would never weld anything crucial etc on my car. But for small projects it really is as easy as pushing the trigger
is it me or does Adam look weird?
+Louie IV you both look weird!
I couldn't help myself I had to say that!
Lol, yeah... Looks like he grew a beret. I wonder what he's up to these days.
Louis Arroyo 😂😂😂😂😂
Louis Arroyo both of those dudes are so weird
not Will but the other fuckin dude
thank you. love mythbusters. i have been interested in doing some welding. nice to learn how you guys do it.
DKP3000 watch welding tips and tricks or weld.com. This video is terrible. I’m going to throw up
Are the plans for this table available anywhere?
8 legs, 6 long side pieces, 8 short side pieces, cut them to nest inside each other. 2 table tops, one twice as thick as the other. What do you need plans for?
Dude it's square tube migged together..
So awesome. Thank you for sharing your secrets. I know the tables are simple but do you have a drawing or something that can be downloaded?
Some welders got really hurt watching this video.
Why’s that?
Yeah🤣🤣
J Fitz Jamie is your average mig “welder”
I’m cringing man.....
What is up with you people? You're like a cult.
Wow that much shelving in the days, that is awesome!
"Hobart sponsors us"
two Miller machines in the back
They are both owned by ITW.
Hobart is now their DIY brand, Miller is aimed at (and priced) for the pros.
Up until a few years ago Hobart welders came with Miller guns.
Omg I think it's so crazy when people who know a little about something know better then anyone else..... I'm sure anything you guys can say about welding Jamie knows already. I'm not saying he is all knowing but if you know it chances are he knows it. Maybe people should just enjoy the videos and be happy we get to see them at all....
Journey man welder here. Please wear gloves arm coverings and a proper mask when you weld especially if you intend to do so more than once. Welding produces powerful harmful UV light which can cause serious damage to skin and eyes repeated exposure to high power UV light raises risk of skin cancer. Be safe out there. Otherwise Jaimie is pretty spot on with all this.
Definitely going to need to build some of those nested desks.
The only reason I have a shop in the back of my house, is because of watching Mythbusters.
Also, love those simple and functional tables.