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Brandon I made the comment on mig welding. Drag deeper penetration and forward less penetration. The one thing I don't get is with stick welding it's opposite? Yes I graduated with Associate degree in welding and machining. I was the top graduate from my class. That was in 2015.
I’ve been welding for many years. It wasn’t until I watched your videos that I learned some very useful info that helps me fine tune my “ welding “ . Thank you.
I did a little welding today in Ag class and my buddy taught me a little and I learned pretty quick. At first it looked like crap, then got better pretty quick! Not perfect at all but better. I’ll do some welding tomorrow and had to watch this video so my dad doesn’t flip out on bad technique! So thank you tons
Dude you gave me an accelerated Vocational Course in 15 minutes on MIG I've been TIG welding Superalloys for Aerospace Company for 8 years Tungsten with no filler thanks
Brandon Lund I have watched a lot of welding videos here on TH-cam and I just want to say how refreshing it actually is to watch a video that's not a sell out. Either by trying to shell out products like say a random statement that I've NEVER Heard before like " THIS IS A INVERARC 200TLP from our friends at HTP America" Can't remember where I've heard it before but I'm sure it's also about plasma cutters and so on. Also not begging for patreon donations. I have subscribed liked and shared it because it is a video that's been created and posted for the benefit of the viewers not your pocket. Don't get me wrong now. I have absolutely no issue with people making money off of TH-cam videos or patreon not at all But I do have an issue with people who use every means possible to get money. Like doing shell videos with clock bait titles then ask you to become a patreon and then try to sell you things while asking you to like share rate and subscribe. I will link your video on my channel as a video for people to watch in order to learn from. Hence the name of my channel
Can You Learn this from TH-cam Thank you very much for your great comment! I have been known from time to time to endorse a product or whatever but it's only because I truly believe in it and I don't want my viewers wasting their money on stuff they might not need. It's funny you mention the comment about the invertig and I know what your saying. My viewers want educational content, not an infomercial disguised as a build video. I will do my best to see thats what my viewers get. Thanks for the kind words and trust this channel will always keep it real!
Brandon Lund Not a problem mate. Credit where credits due. I believe 100% that it you find a product that is the same as a million others but this is the best of the bunch then sponsored or not if you honestly do believe that then by all means sell away as it is of great benefit to your viewers and if you get a free tool of a bit of coin out of it then so be it as that would be an added extra for you. Not a reason for saying it. But love your channel and your vids mate. Keep up the good work Cheers Pat
I have never welded before and wanted to learn Mig welding so that I can do my own welding on my vehicles when needed. This video was great, I fell like I can start practicing at home now. 👍
Thanks for a very informative video. I have just recently bought myself a new MIG welder. I have not had a chance to use it yet as I had to get an electrician to put in an 15 Amp power point for the welder. My old one which I burnt out was only a 10Amp unit but when used at the end of a long extension lead overheated, but it was good practice but it has been so long since I used a welder, I will have to learn all over again, so your videos will be very helpful. I especially liked the way you demonstrated the sound of going too fast or too slow. regards from Rural New South Wales,Australia.
Thank you. I’ve started learning MIG and seen a lot of videos already. Love your calm approach to this. I got some good tidbits to add to my practicing out of the video.
Brandon, first I subed. I just bought a mig welder and did my first ugly weld :) Your approach to teaching basic skills is so appreciated I feel like sggesting that you make it a part of your channel to regularly teach skills, lingo, settings, etc...I've got a million questions as i'm sure many of us beginners do ! I am certain you could also reach many who hesitate to buy a welder but dream of making sparks in their garage. Good luck with the channel and thank you.
Patrick Boudreau thanks for the great comment and suggestion Patrick! Be looking for some upcoming videos with these suggestions. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the sub!
im 17, never welded in my entire life. i start getting my certs in about 8 months. im afraid ill be behind everybody else in my class so Ive been watching your videos to learn more and get an idea. thanks bud 🤙
Awesome brother and good for you! You will do just fine. Dont let your nerves get the best of you. We all start out at the bottom. You wont be the only one who has little experience so dont sweat it. Good luck on your career man!
I'm in the UK. And I've enrolled on an adult eve welding course. Diploma in Engineering ABC, level 2. Welding Techniques. Never seen right travel from your left, going to your right? Interesting. I didn't know about 'stubbing' though, like the name for it. Great video. May the sparks be with you. Cheers.😎
@Peter Farrow congratulations on your new found interest! Travel direction is pretty much dictated by your comfort, working space, any obstructions and what's best for that particular joint in combination with torch angle. You can go left to right or right to left and be pushing or pulling your weld puddle all depending on your torch angle.
G, day mate, have just subscribed to you’re channel. I liked you’re simple and straight forward explanation on how to start Mig welding for beginners, top job. I took up welding in 1970 as a hobby and still love welding to this day. I help out teaching newcomers to welding for free and really enjoy doing it. I have completed numerous welding courses at Technical Colleges over the years to get my qualifications. I’m also a qualified Fitter & Turner and also teach, for free to newcomers the basics of that trade as well. You’re approach of teaching is very similar to mine....simple and to the point. Keep up the good work, l look forward to watching more of you’re video’s, as l am not too old to keep learning from others, like yourself. Nobody knows everything. Brian from “down under”...Australia. Hooroo matey...
Thanks Brian for the kind words and comment! I appreciate your support! It's a great feeling volunteering to help others. Keep up the good work! Thank you for the sub! Cheers!
First "weld" yesterday to see if my craigslist bargain worked...and I suck🤣😂 ...thanks for making this. Found out I was stubbing by watching the video, it was literally bouncing my hand up and down. Thanks again, looking forward to getting better 👍
@@BrandonLund finally got some garage time. It did help, thank you. I'm using solid wire with 75/25 mix. I also played with the speed a bit. I'm also just welding on a scrap piece of 1/8 angle, not even connecting anything together...just practicing. Thinking I should buy some tubes or cut up an old bedframe and make a welding cart as practice (and because the 80s one I got with it is garbage)🤣. Thanks for the tip and all the content👍. I'll keep plugging away every chance I get.
@stgreen78 sounds like your making progress! Keep up the good work! It's a learning curve like most things but once you master it, it's a skill that will last you a lifetime 👍
This was very informative for me. I just got MIG unit and hope to be able to do small home projects that mostly do not require great skill but produce strong welds.
I respect him alot just for actually caring about his health & wearing a respirator most welders talk shit & talk down on u for caring about your health which is dumb
@Nicholas Walker thanks man I appreciate it. Things are changing for the better. Now if you see someone not wearing ppe on a jobsite, they are called out. Dying in your 30's of welders lung is not cool.
Clearest presentation yet. Thanks for the information on the axes orientation of the tip. The technique shown of moving the tip side to side while maintaining the correct angles gives me a template for practice. I am assuming that the same technique holds for using a flux welder set up Ace.
alot of good information here for beginners. only thing I'd change is using a tap mig rather than a unit with infinite adjustability. for new guys learning it'd be helpful to teach them about voltage, wirespeed, and the relationship between the two.
Very well done. I just upgraded to this welder from a cheap flux core only machine. I started a project using 1/8 " material and played with the settings. I am running the same set up you are demonstrating with. I was surprised that the welds seemed fairly good over a range of settings. I settled on settings with the wire speed a bit below the chart recommendations. I was wondering if you have found the recommended settings to be generally fairly accurate for the Hobart 140 ? Thanks.
Congratulations on upgrading your welder! You will be very happy with it. It's a solid machine and I have had zero issues with it. As far as the chart goes, I think it's very close but I have a tendency to go the other way on my settings when I'm welding. Not just this machine, but most of my machines I find myself welding a little hotter than whats recommended. I probably compensate for the hotter setting with a quicker travel speed...which is why I usually end up having to clean up a bunch of spatter at the end of the project😂 . Thanks for watching James and Congratulations! 👍
That really means a lot George. I try to teach others in the manner that I like to learn. I appreciate hearing that it's being received well. I hope you have a great weekend!
Good stuff, other things-if you have wire feed probs, check your ground(earth) is good as well as w/f setting-MIG needs a good ground, cleaning off the workpieces also helps and can reduce spatter. Pulling or dragging with gas MIG generally increases penetration, I find that is true, so I drag on thicker materials.Shield with a grinding is handy -switch on the outside of the shield is handiest.On safety, I prefer to wear all leather gloves for welding and grinding, and no livestock in the shop- I think you had a goose under the bench at the start of the video?, oe mebbe it was ole Foghorn Leghorn.
Jaques Daniels That's an excellent point that I completely forgot to mention. Thank you for mentioning that! That squeak was crazy! I had to back and listen. I think it was an owl lol
I really like your technique u are really good teacher my many am boilermaker class 2 but I really wanted to do coded welder am from Zimbabwe Thank you
Thanks man! All of my videos are rated G- so plop them right down :) i got my daughter involved in welding when she was about 15. She loves it. cheers buddy!
Thanks as always Brandon. You're easy and pleasant viewing! Please tell us more about the "Nozzle Jelly"? This is the first time I've seen it. Wakodahatchee Chris
Lol @nitrofish1974 I've had my share of "oh S!@#" moments in the middle of the night. I got lucky. Last week I had that thought 3 days later. Fortunately I didn't have any leaks so I didn't lose any gas. I was worried though lol.
The clean jacket is killing me...lol I know you didn't get yours from sponsors but always kills me when these guys show up with all new Miller blues or Lincoln reds and they're crisp and spotless. I'd be rubbing dirty metal all over them to at least make them look like they had been used a time or two.
D Rickard Hahaha you made me chuckle! This just brought me back to the days when we would be told that a "seasoned" guy was going to showing up on Monday to help out. The guy rolls in with all new shiny gear and everyone's like "here we go again, another idiot with no experience" lol. Your comment about my shiny new jacket just made me "that guy"! Take care brother and thanks for laugh :)
Hahaha Been there done that! :) welding in sneakers is fun too when the molten slag melts into the top and ends up trapped in your shoe...Good Times! :)
Never mind the jacket haha..you can tell a rookie from how close he's sticking his hood in the work piece haha I remember when I started I could feel the beads heat on my neck hahahaha now I'm 3 foot away
Why does your gas pressure drop. If I set my regulator on 10 it should stay there. Also turning your bottles on wide open is a bad habit to start. Once your pressure shows on your regulator there is no reason to go any higher
Dragging to me has les penetration. Only time i drag is when its downhill. Even flux i push on horizontal and never had had perocity. But thats just me. Thanks for sharing my man and teaching because i was once learning from videos like this! Great work my man!
Good stuff. Just the very basics. Once you do the basics and can make a weld the more complex stuff starts to make sense. Get out there and burn some wire!
Another good rule of thumb 👍for beginners that are starting with mig welding, is the 10 to 1 rule. So on short circuit welding (lower voltage) if you are running at 18 volts, set your wire to 180 Ipm. (Inches per minute). You also want your gun angle to be 90⁰ to the work with a 5⁰ to 10⁰ push angle or forward inclination. You also want your wire at the leading edge of the "puddle" (the molten pool). If the puddle gets too far in front of the wire you face the probability that the weld you're putting in can "freeze" and just settle Into the joint without proper fusion of the two parts, "lack of fusion". Manipulate the wire at the leading edge, making sure that the toes of the weld "wet in" to either side of the joint, ensuring complete fusion
shogunMR In my younger years I have brazed in countless floor pans using a torch and brazing rod. I even did a 1970 c-10 chop top with torch brazing. My preference now is mig with c-25 gas. You can do it with flux core but it’s more difficult in my opinion. Thanks for your support brother, I appreciate it!
@@BrandonLund awesome ok my man I'll keep watching trying to learn a little bit so i don't have to pay people to do stuff lol. I like the channel good information and I've learned a lot so far thanks my man.
Great video! Explained in simple terms that a totally inexperienced welder like me needs. I ran a pretty good bead after watching but get a lot of splatter? I'm using flux core wire and don't have gas. Any suggestions?
Nice tutorial. I'm still trying to learn. When I weld I couldn't see the crack I'm welding and I couldn't weld in a straight line. 😁 I'll get it eventually, probably 😂🤣
Try shining a light on the area your welding. You can also experiment with lighter shade lenses but just be careful. Having welders flash is horrible. I set my auto darkening to 7 for MIG and have never experienced any eye issues. I cant see with anything darker than this.
I have the same Hobart 190. It comes with a roll of flux core wire. I also bought a big roll of flux core wire because I weld outside and don’t have a co2 bottle. I ruined about 50 feet of wire before I realized I was using the part of the wheel that is for solid wire!!! You have to take the guide wheel off and set it to the proper groove for flux cored wire, otherwise it’ll bunch up in the machine.
Thanks Brandon for taking the time to make a video to help the beginner. I wonder how many videos the people that nit-pick your videos have ever produced ? 😂 0
Your welcome and I appreciate your interest and your comment. For the most part people are very respectful on our channel. I say "our" because we have a close community. Every now and then a keyboard commando will show up but not very often...and they never have videos to back it up 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Brandon, I'm a beginner and enjoy your video. Before my dad passed away he gave me a Pow"R-Mate 100 Dual Purpose Wire Feed Welder. Today I tried running some beads on a plate of 1/4" steel but it kept tripping the 20 amp breaker at the shop panel box. Then I tried practice beads on 1/8" steel and it did okay for about 15 minutes then tripped the breaker again. Do you think it's something I'm doing wrong with my welding or could it be just a bad wire feed welder? Any advice from you or your readers would be appreciated. Thanks, Ken
My Hobart 140 is a 120 volt welder and it does the same thing on one of my 20amp outlets. I’m guessing it could be a few different things. You could have a bad circuit breaker, you might have other things connected to that same circuit or it’s a long distance from the panel to the plug causing voltage drop.
I love all processes. Flux core gets a bad wrap by the guys that prefer MIG but flux core has it's it's benefits especially when your working outside because it's self shielded. MIG is good but its sensitive to wind so if you have a hot humid shop you need to setup barriers so your coverage gas remains. Each process has it's ups and downs but I personally like self shielded, however stick is my favorite
Did I hear you say $80 for a bottle? Wow.. I fill mine (75/25 Argon/CO2) for $33.. (Western NC) Same size bottle as you have.. I weld pretty much the same as you.. Usually drag, but, will push in a second if it is a better setup for the weld.. Whatever feels better.. Downhill/uphill, kind of depends on what I am welding and what amps the machine is set at.. If it is welding a little hot, I weld uphill, a little on the cool side, I weld downhill, which I prefer.. I rarely move my settings if I can weld a little faster or slower. I usually don't change settings unless I change thicknesses of metal or have to weld a different type of joint (wider or more narrow).. If it is not hot enough, and should be for what you are welding, always check the ground first.. I find the ground can affect just as much or more, if it is a poor ground. I always say.. Practice penetration and fusing first, then, practice doing the same while stacking the beads... I can usually teach someone to weld in an afternoon.. Start with the stick, and when they get penetration down, and get started making some decent beads, I move them to the Mig if that is what they want to buy, and let them practice the rest of the afternoon.. Mig makes everything so easy,, but, everyone should start with Stick to get the real feel of welding.. If you can stick, you can surely mig but not the reverse without some time spent practicing.. It's just one less movement (following the shortening of the rod), which was always the source of less than "proud beads".. Keep up the videos.. Lots of people are looking for beginner vids, because, not everyone gets a chance to go to school or have a mentor to look over their shoulder and figure out how to do it, but, see some simple videos and see what they have been missing. Not enough of the beginner vids.. Heck.. I watched these videos and I have been welding professionally for myself for years..Ha.. Now,, if I could just find someone who went through Machinist school and could do about 20 or 30 videos on the "Fundamentals" of machine work.. I am already using the lathe and mill, and doing what needs to be done, but, seems I am constantly picking up things that are fundamentals that I missed, because they were not necessary to know at the time, but, helps in the overall mix of things.. Half of the videos about building your own tools to make your work more accurate and easier.. Love your wood/metal builds.. One day, I am going to take the time to outfit my living room with that type of furniture, and then to the bedroom, and finally the kitchen/dining room.. I want to build a set of comfortable chairs that will stack in a corner when not in use.. Probably square or rectangular tubing.. Probably go with a new table for the chairs... Nothing wrong with the one that I have, except, I didn't build it.. Ha.. Cheers Brandon..
$33.00 is an awesome deal for a bottle that size! I agree with starting with stick first. That's how I started and I think everything after that just comes easier. I learned on 6011. Burned pounds of it then eventually started running 6013 and 7018. It was a whole new experience. I was amazed how easy it was to stack dimes as compared to 6011. Thanks for the compliment buddy and I am always learning also. It's what keeps this hobby so much fun :)
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Thanks for your videos. Im relearning to weld i forgot how after 10 years unfortunately
Thanks.
Brandon I made the comment on mig welding. Drag deeper penetration and forward less penetration. The one thing I don't get is with stick welding it's opposite? Yes I graduated with Associate degree in welding and machining. I was the top graduate from my class. That was in 2015.
I think the difference would be the flux coating on the rods and the possibility of inclusions.
Why would anyone give this video a thumbs down? It is so clear and helpful in showing you exactly what to do. Thank you, Brandon!
Thanks man I appreciate your support :)
Somebody who cant really learn how to weld .after such easy explanation.
Thank you!
Dont let tht bother you, people are evil these days, lets go brandon.
Right on man! Thank you! 👍 😁
I've been welding for years but still when I put this on for my old lady who is learning,I actually learned quite a bit more myself 👍💯 thank you
Thank you very much! 🙏
Im Working at a fence company where I'm learning to mig weld. This video was extremely helpful. I appreciate it.
Thanks man! I appreciate you watching and commenting. I'm glad I could help!
I’ve been welding for many years. It wasn’t until I watched your videos that I learned some very useful info that helps me fine tune my “ welding “ . Thank you.
Thanks man! @Joe Bob
I did a little welding today in Ag class and my buddy taught me a little and I learned pretty quick. At first it looked like crap, then got better pretty quick! Not perfect at all but better. I’ll do some welding tomorrow and had to watch this video so my dad doesn’t flip out on bad technique! So thank you tons
Glad I could and have fun!
Dude you gave me an accelerated Vocational Course in 15 minutes on MIG I've been TIG welding Superalloys for Aerospace Company for 8 years Tungsten with no filler thanks
Glad I could help!
Good information. It is on my Face Book for my friends. Thanks
Thanks buddy I appreciate it!
You sir by far have made the best introduction to mig welding fundamentals. Thank you so much 👍🏽
Thanks man! I really appreciate your support and your comment! 🙏😁
Brandon Lund
I have watched a lot of welding videos here on TH-cam and I just want to say how refreshing it actually is to watch a video that's not a sell out.
Either by trying to shell out products like say a random statement that I've NEVER Heard before like
" THIS IS A INVERARC 200TLP from our friends at HTP America"
Can't remember where I've heard it before but I'm sure it's also about plasma cutters and so on.
Also not begging for patreon donations.
I have subscribed liked and shared it because it is a video that's been created and posted for the benefit of the viewers not your pocket.
Don't get me wrong now. I have absolutely no issue with people making money off of TH-cam videos or patreon not at all
But I do have an issue with people who use every means possible to get money. Like doing shell videos with clock bait titles then ask you to become a patreon and then try to sell you things while asking you to like share rate and subscribe.
I will link your video on my channel as a video for people to watch in order to learn from.
Hence the name of my channel
Can You Learn this from TH-cam Thank you very much for your great comment! I have been known from time to time to endorse a product or whatever but it's only because I truly believe in it and I don't want my viewers wasting their money on stuff they might not need. It's funny you mention the comment about the invertig and I know what your saying. My viewers want educational content, not an infomercial disguised as a build video. I will do my best to see thats what my viewers get. Thanks for the kind words and trust this channel will always keep it real!
Brandon Lund
Not a problem mate.
Credit where credits due.
I believe 100% that it you find a product that is the same as a million others but this is the best of the bunch then sponsored or not if you honestly do believe that then by all means sell away as it is of great benefit to your viewers and if you get a free tool of a bit of coin out of it then so be it as that would be an added extra for you. Not a reason for saying it. But love your channel and your vids mate.
Keep up the good work
Cheers
Pat
That is what you call tutoring the skill of MIG welding, one an easily understand.
Thank you for sharing your videos !
Thanks Robert for the great comment! I appreciate your support!
thank you very much for taking the time to pass on your knowledge. I'm only a hobby welder but I get a lot of fun out of it.
C Womble welding is a lot of fun! Thanks for watching! Stay tuned, i will be adding more videos to this series next week.
I’ve just purchased a gasless mig and the info on your channel is amazing.thank you for your precious time kindest regards tam 🏴❤️🏴❤️
Thank you very much!
I have never welded before and wanted to learn Mig welding so that I can do my own welding on my vehicles when needed. This video was great, I fell like I can start practicing at home now. 👍
Thanks for a very informative video.
I have just recently bought myself a new MIG welder.
I have not had a chance to use it yet as I had to get an electrician to put in an 15 Amp power point for the welder.
My old one which I burnt out was only a 10Amp unit but when used at the end of a long extension lead overheated, but it was good practice but it has been so long since I used a welder, I will have to learn all over again, so your videos will be very helpful.
I especially liked the way you demonstrated the sound of going too fast or too slow.
regards from Rural New South Wales,Australia.
Peter Cunningham Thanks man and hurry up and get that welder rigged up! It's a great hobby! Thanks for the great comment! Cheers!
Thank you. I’ve started learning MIG and seen a lot of videos already. Love your calm approach to this. I got some good tidbits to add to my practicing out of the video.
Thanks Michael I appreciate your support!
Please get a airflow mask, protect your lungs and ears as well as your eyes and skin . Good luck.
Welder for 44 years retired, loved it
Thanks brother! I appreciate it!
Brandon, first I subed. I just bought a mig welder and did my first ugly weld :) Your approach to teaching basic skills is so appreciated I feel like sggesting that you make it a part of your channel to regularly teach skills, lingo, settings, etc...I've got a million questions as i'm sure many of us beginners do ! I am certain you could also reach many who hesitate to buy a welder but dream of making sparks in their garage. Good luck with the channel and thank you.
Patrick Boudreau thanks for the great comment and suggestion Patrick! Be looking for some upcoming videos with these suggestions. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the sub!
By all means, I'm not a teacher. But I've only been a Gov't for only 15 years. Some good tips. Keep it up. But not exactly 90
Thank you :)
Good on you mate. Very well done. You gave a novice like me confidence. And that’s an even better skill. Thank you.
Glad it helped! Thank you! 🙏👍
im 17, never welded in my entire life. i start getting my certs in about 8 months. im afraid ill be behind everybody else in my class so Ive been watching your videos to learn more and get an idea. thanks bud 🤙
Awesome brother and good for you! You will do just fine. Dont let your nerves get the best of you. We all start out at the bottom. You wont be the only one who has little experience so dont sweat it. Good luck on your career man!
Excellent video and presentation showing a beginner's intro to MIG welding. Very well put together and explained "how to" throughout.
Thanks for the great compliment! 😁🙏👍
I am in Australia top learning video. Never to old to learn after years of welding thank you
Mike Lambert thank you and you welcome! :)
Great video... I tried welding without a video and had some questions after... your video answered them all . Thank you
Glad I could help Thanks for stopping by!
I'm in the UK. And I've enrolled on an adult eve welding course. Diploma in Engineering ABC, level 2. Welding Techniques. Never seen right travel from your left, going to your right? Interesting. I didn't know about 'stubbing' though, like the name for it. Great video. May the sparks be with you. Cheers.😎
@Peter Farrow congratulations on your new found interest! Travel direction is pretty much dictated by your comfort, working space, any obstructions and what's best for that particular joint in combination with torch angle. You can go left to right or right to left and be pushing or pulling your weld puddle all depending on your torch angle.
One video goes on about sausages, this one goes on about bacon, making me hungry these welding video's.
Great vid.
hahahaha - Hope you enjoy, thanks :)
@@BrandonLund I did. Love the vids.
I'm glad you are here to teach I think you could teach a blind man to weld just by sound
Awww dude I appreciate it!
G, day mate, have just subscribed to you’re channel. I liked you’re simple and straight forward explanation on how to start Mig welding for beginners, top job.
I took up welding in 1970 as a hobby and still love welding to this day. I help out teaching newcomers to welding for free and really enjoy doing it. I have completed numerous welding courses at Technical Colleges over the years to get my qualifications. I’m also a qualified Fitter & Turner and also teach, for free to newcomers the basics of that trade as well.
You’re approach of teaching is very similar to mine....simple and to the point. Keep up the good work, l look forward to watching more of you’re video’s, as l am not too old to keep learning from others, like yourself. Nobody knows everything.
Brian from “down under”...Australia. Hooroo matey...
Thanks Brian for the kind words and comment! I appreciate your support! It's a great feeling volunteering to help others. Keep up the good work! Thank you for the sub! Cheers!
Hey Brandon, came back to watch this video for a refresher! Picked up steel today to build a headache rack for my truck. Hope it comes out good!
Good luck brother! Let me know how you made out!
Talking about a good teacher!.. 👍
Thank you very much! @ Caleb Lafleur
First "weld" yesterday to see if my craigslist bargain worked...and I suck🤣😂 ...thanks for making this. Found out I was stubbing by watching the video, it was literally bouncing my hand up and down. Thanks again, looking forward to getting better 👍
@stgreen78 if your using flux core try to hold about 5/8 to 3/4 gap between your nozzle and workpiece and let me know if it helps 😁 it should
@@BrandonLund finally got some garage time. It did help, thank you. I'm using solid wire with 75/25 mix. I also played with the speed a bit. I'm also just welding on a scrap piece of 1/8 angle, not even connecting anything together...just practicing. Thinking I should buy some tubes or cut up an old bedframe and make a welding cart as practice (and because the 80s one I got with it is garbage)🤣. Thanks for the tip and all the content👍. I'll keep plugging away every chance I get.
@stgreen78 sounds like your making progress! Keep up the good work! It's a learning curve like most things but once you master it, it's a skill that will last you a lifetime 👍
This was very informative for me. I just got MIG unit and hope to be able to do small home projects that mostly do not require great skill but produce strong welds.
You can do it!
You are a very good teacher! i want to learn to weld, but I could not find a video that I could follow . . .until now!
Thanks Daniel! That means a lot! I have a lot of information in my beginner welder series that you might find helpful - Enjoy :)
I respect him alot just for actually caring about his health & wearing a respirator most welders talk shit & talk down on u for caring about your health which is dumb
@Nicholas Walker thanks man I appreciate it. Things are changing for the better. Now if you see someone not wearing ppe on a jobsite, they are called out. Dying in your 30's of welders lung is not cool.
Excellent video.... As a beginner, I found it very helpful and well presented ...
Thank you :)
Clearest presentation yet. Thanks for the information on the axes orientation of the tip. The technique shown of moving the tip side to side while maintaining the correct angles gives me a template for practice. I am assuming that the same technique holds for using a flux welder set up Ace.
Thanks acwren! I appreciate your support and the same technique works for Flux Core also :)
alot of good information here for beginners. only thing I'd change is using a tap mig rather than a unit with infinite adjustability. for new guys learning it'd be helpful to teach them about voltage, wirespeed, and the relationship between the two.
Thank you Chuck for your support and kind words! I will see what I can do! :)
Very well done. I just upgraded to this welder from a cheap flux core only machine. I started a project using 1/8 " material and played with the settings. I am running the same set up you are demonstrating with. I was surprised that the welds seemed fairly good over a range of settings. I settled on settings with the wire speed a bit below the chart recommendations. I was wondering if you have found the recommended settings to be generally fairly accurate for the Hobart 140 ? Thanks.
Congratulations on upgrading your welder! You will be very happy with it. It's a solid machine and I have had zero issues with it. As far as the chart goes, I think it's very close but I have a tendency to go the other way on my settings when I'm welding. Not just this machine, but most of my machines I find myself welding a little hotter than whats recommended. I probably compensate for the hotter setting with a quicker travel speed...which is why I usually end up having to clean up a bunch of spatter at the end of the project😂 . Thanks for watching James and Congratulations! 👍
Thanks Brandon@@BrandonLund
These videos are so helpful! I am starting Rowanty next year in Welding and want to know a few things before hand! THANK YOU! 💯👍👍👍
Thank you Vxerox! I appreciate your support!
Just watched this 5yrs later 😂, anywhos it taught me a lot great pointers
I'm new too welding but trying to learn by watching then practice practice practice thanks
Thanks David! 👍 Be sure to check out my beginner welding series playlist for lots of tips and tricks:)
Absolutely Incredible instructor, man your good!
I appreciate that!
No I mean it for real you should be an instructor you would Get out to the young People that are coming up.
That really means a lot George. I try to teach others in the manner that I like to learn. I appreciate hearing that it's being received well. I hope you have a great weekend!
Good stuff, other things-if you have wire feed probs, check your ground(earth) is good as well as w/f setting-MIG needs a good ground, cleaning off the workpieces also helps and can reduce spatter. Pulling or dragging with gas MIG generally increases penetration, I find that is true, so I drag on thicker materials.Shield with a grinding is handy -switch on the outside of the shield is handiest.On safety, I prefer to wear all leather gloves for welding and grinding, and no livestock in the shop- I think you had a goose under the bench at the start of the video?, oe mebbe it was ole Foghorn Leghorn.
Jaques Daniels That's an excellent point that I completely forgot to mention. Thank you for mentioning that! That squeak was crazy! I had to back and listen. I think it was an owl lol
I really like your technique u are really good teacher my many am boilermaker class 2 but I really wanted to do coded welder am from Zimbabwe Thank you
Thank you very much and I wish you happiness in your career!
Thank u so much keep posting teaching us
Aesome video! Thanks for taking the time and effort to recall and share your learning experiences.
Your welcome and thank you for your support!
Good video for my kids to watch before they start borrowing my everlast welder.
Thanks man! All of my videos are rated G- so plop them right down :) i got my daughter involved in welding when she was about 15. She loves it. cheers buddy!
Brandon Great and informative. very clear and at a beginners level and real easy to see and understand. Cudos. regards Michael from Aus.
Thanks man! Much appreciated!
Thanks as always Brandon. You're easy and pleasant viewing! Please tell us more about the "Nozzle Jelly"? This is the first time I've seen it.
Wakodahatchee Chris
Will do and thanks!
Best teacher ever.
Thank you! I have a couple build videos I'm currently working on but once there done we will be back on to welding again
Man! aside from the imperial units, the best tutorial so far! cheers from Spain.
Thanks man! I appreciate the support!
Awesome video 📹 👏
At the end when you said close your bottle got up from bed went to garage closed bottle 🍼 its 100 now ,thanks for that reminder. 😆
Lol @nitrofish1974 I've had my share of "oh S!@#" moments in the middle of the night. I got lucky. Last week I had that thought 3 days later. Fortunately I didn't have any leaks so I didn't lose any gas. I was worried though lol.
The clean jacket is killing me...lol
I know you didn't get yours from sponsors but always kills me when these guys show up with all new Miller blues or Lincoln reds and they're crisp and spotless. I'd be rubbing dirty metal all over them to at least make them look like they had been used a time or two.
D Rickard Hahaha you made me chuckle! This just brought me back to the days when we would be told that a "seasoned" guy was going to showing up on Monday to help out. The guy rolls in with all new shiny gear and everyone's like "here we go again, another idiot with no experience" lol. Your comment about my shiny new jacket just made me "that guy"! Take care brother and thanks for laugh :)
he could have at least put a few burn marks at the inner arm elbow area. you know, the really painful spot! :-)
Hahaha Been there done that! :) welding in sneakers is fun too when the molten slag melts into the top and ends up trapped in your shoe...Good Times! :)
Never mind the jacket haha..you can tell a rookie from how close he's sticking his hood in the work piece haha I remember when I started I could feel the beads heat on my neck hahahaha now I'm 3 foot away
I REALLY needed this lesson. Thank you! Stubbing has been a problem for me. Now, I know what to do to correct it. Again, thanks.
Thanks Lloyd im.glad I could help and thanks for watching!
Great for the beginner. Keep it coming.
Thanks Steven! Glad I could help!
Brandon, have you ever tried dropping your gas pressure? I went from 15-20 down to 8-10 with no effect in my welds. Save gas! Nice video
Very true sir, I did that and was amazed how long my current bottle is lasting.
Bo Haggin So is that the cfh with the trigger pulled? I'm going to give it a try. If so, I'm going to double my usage. Thanks for the tip brother!
Have you ever done a cut and etch with the gas that low?
Rick Ramirez this might make for an interesting video...
Why does your gas pressure drop. If I set my regulator on 10 it should stay there. Also turning your bottles on wide open is a bad habit to start. Once your pressure shows on your regulator there is no reason to go any higher
great that mate I've learnt quite a bit just watching the techniques.
Thanks! I appreciate your support!
super great tut! Thanks !!! I feel totally confident to start the sparks!!!
Thats awesome man good luck buddy! 👍 @Diego Forest
Dragging to me has les penetration. Only time i drag is when its downhill. Even flux i push on horizontal and never had had perocity. But thats just me. Thanks for sharing my man and teaching because i was once learning from videos like this! Great work my man!
I agree Caleb. Although others might consider pushing flux core controversial, as long as you stay ahead of your puddle you won't have an issue.
Great video and simple descriptions. Thanks 😎
My pleasure!
Flux core wire don't no gas needed . Have slag u drag . Either t cool video . Mig used gas fluxcore can on dual shield welding . I'm back to music
Great video! I’m new to mig and this was very instructive. Thumbs way up!
Thank you @calevel florida Glad it was helpful!
Like your work and way you present it
Thanks man i appreciate it!
Good video I would just suggest when you turn your bottle on crack it open a lot slower in the beginning it’s much easier on your gauges
EXCELLENT POINT! Thanks brother :)
Just what I was looking for, perfect explanation, thanks!!
Thanks!
Good stuff. Just the very basics. Once you do the basics and can make a weld the more complex stuff starts to make sense. Get out there and burn some wire!
100% Bill! Spot on! Merry Christmas!
Great video keep them coming. Thanks
Thanks Douglas!
I enjoyed your video. Keeping making more.
I sure will! Thanks for your support!
Thank you for all the help
Happy to help
Another good rule of thumb 👍for beginners that are starting with mig welding, is the 10 to 1 rule.
So on short circuit welding (lower voltage) if you are running at 18 volts, set your wire to 180 Ipm. (Inches per minute). You also want your gun angle to be 90⁰ to the work with a 5⁰ to 10⁰ push angle or forward inclination.
You also want your wire at the leading edge of the "puddle" (the molten pool). If the puddle gets too far in front of the wire you face the probability that the weld you're putting in can "freeze" and just settle Into the joint without proper fusion of the two parts, "lack of fusion".
Manipulate the wire at the leading edge, making sure that the toes of the weld "wet in" to either side of the joint, ensuring complete fusion
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Wonderful presentation and many thanks.
Thank you very much!
what method is best for welding floor pans in an old car. I love the videos ive learnd a lot thanks buddy.
shogunMR In my younger years I have brazed in countless floor pans using a torch and brazing rod. I even did a 1970 c-10 chop top with torch brazing. My preference now is mig with c-25 gas. You can do it with flux core but it’s more difficult in my opinion. Thanks for your support brother, I appreciate it!
@@BrandonLund awesome ok my man I'll keep watching trying to learn a little bit so i don't have to pay people to do stuff lol. I like the channel good information and I've learned a lot so far thanks my man.
Thanks buddy! I appreciate your support!
That’s a great clean weld
Thank you @AnthonyT Rodriguez 🙏👍😁
I wish it would stop raining so I could practice
I know right!
Great video! Explained in simple terms that a totally inexperienced welder like me needs. I ran a pretty good bead after watching but get a lot of splatter? I'm using flux core wire and don't have gas. Any suggestions?
Thanks man! If your getting excess spatter try lowering you amperage or reducing your wire feed speed. That should help :) @Doug Churchill
@@BrandonLund Thanks for the quick reply! I'll go out and try your suggestions!
Nice tutorial. I'm still trying to learn. When I weld I couldn't see the crack I'm welding and I couldn't weld in a straight line. 😁 I'll get it eventually, probably 😂🤣
Try shining a light on the area your welding. You can also experiment with lighter shade lenses but just be careful. Having welders flash is horrible. I set my auto darkening to 7 for MIG and have never experienced any eye issues. I cant see with anything darker than this.
I will try your advice. Thank you. 👍
Great video for me as a beginner. Thx!!!
Thank you!
Have slag u drag on flux core too mig has gas on solid wire to protect the weld
Right on!
let's go Brandon
Right on! 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you Brandon, great video and tips.
Thanks Miguel!
Thank you Brandon!
Manipulate the mig gun with a little weave motion. It will help the bead lay in there better
I was thinking the same thing and if your getting inspected like most welds are u will at least look like u got weld on both pieces
Great video and so helpful! Thank you! Now I need to have a go!
Thanks Graham I appreciate your support!
Very instructive video. I've got an everlast mig welder myself. I learned a few things from you.
Awesome and thank you!
Great training video. You really know how to explain this process. Thank you
Thanks Tom, I appreciate the compliment!
I bought the same welder. Having problems with the tip clogging. Wire bunches up. Also not getting any weld on contact.
Are you using .030 flux core wire? It sounds like a drive roll / tension issue.
@@BrandonLund wire that came with the welder. Haven't hooked up the bottle yet.
Danny Nasiff nozzle lubeeeeeeee
I have the same Hobart 190. It comes with a roll of flux core wire. I also bought a big roll of flux core wire because I weld outside and don’t have a co2 bottle. I ruined about 50 feet of wire before I realized I was using the part of the wheel that is for solid wire!!! You have to take the guide wheel off and set it to the proper groove for flux cored wire, otherwise it’ll bunch up in the machine.
It’s either the wrong roll or too much to no tension
Thanks Brandon for taking the time to make a video to help the beginner. I wonder how many videos the people that nit-pick your videos have ever produced ? 😂 0
Your welcome and I appreciate your interest and your comment. For the most part people are very respectful on our channel. I say "our" because we have a close community. Every now and then a keyboard commando will show up but not very often...and they never have videos to back it up 🤣🤣🤣
I used to work on nukes in the army, never made a video on it but I knew what the hell I was doing.
Thanks Very good lesson
Thanks Dennis for watching and commenting!
I will be learning how to mig weld with my everlast welder soon!
It's good fun Lucas!
How that welder going for you?
I just bought a Lincoln arc welder on Friday I have 6 days learning. I paid 242.00 dollars. Did I pay to much? Why do you need a resperartor?
That's a good price. Wear a respirator because welding fumes are toxic. It's good to get into the habit.
I always have at least two points of contact on my mig gun and I hold the tip like a pool cue
Lol
Big thumbs up !!
Thanks man!
Very well done..
Thank you Michael!
Hi Brandon, I'm a beginner and enjoy your video. Before my dad passed away he gave me a Pow"R-Mate 100 Dual Purpose Wire Feed Welder. Today I tried running some beads on a plate of 1/4" steel but it kept tripping the 20 amp breaker at the shop panel box. Then I tried practice beads on 1/8" steel and it did okay for about 15 minutes then tripped the breaker again. Do you think it's something I'm doing wrong with my welding or could it be just a bad wire feed welder? Any advice from you or your readers would be appreciated. Thanks, Ken
My Hobart 140 is a 120 volt welder and it does the same thing on one of my 20amp outlets. I’m guessing it could be a few different things. You could have a bad circuit breaker, you might have other things connected to that same circuit or it’s a long distance from the panel to the plug causing voltage drop.
Might want to check the duty cycle on the welder.
I'm learning flux core welding now. What's your thoughts on that?
I love all processes. Flux core gets a bad wrap by the guys that prefer MIG but flux core has it's it's benefits especially when your working outside because it's self shielded. MIG is good but its sensitive to wind so if you have a hot humid shop you need to setup barriers so your coverage gas remains. Each process has it's ups and downs but I personally like self shielded, however stick is my favorite
@@BrandonLund I need to learn stick. I learned tig and mig.
Stick is my favorite process. Start with 7018 and just start padding beads.
@@BrandonLund OK thanks
Did I hear you say $80 for a bottle? Wow.. I fill mine (75/25 Argon/CO2) for $33.. (Western NC) Same size bottle as you have..
I weld pretty much the same as you.. Usually drag, but, will push in a second if it is a better setup for the weld.. Whatever feels better.. Downhill/uphill, kind of depends on what I am welding and what amps the machine is set at.. If it is welding a little hot, I weld uphill, a little on the cool side, I weld downhill, which I prefer.. I rarely move my settings if I can weld a little faster or slower. I usually don't change settings unless I change thicknesses of metal or have to weld a different type of joint (wider or more narrow).. If it is not hot enough, and should be for what you are welding, always check the ground first.. I find the ground can affect just as much or more, if it is a poor ground.
I always say.. Practice penetration and fusing first, then, practice doing the same while stacking the beads...
I can usually teach someone to weld in an afternoon.. Start with the stick, and when they get penetration down, and get started making some decent beads, I move them to the Mig if that is what they want to buy, and let them practice the rest of the afternoon..
Mig makes everything so easy,, but, everyone should start with Stick to get the real feel of welding.. If you can stick, you can surely mig but not the reverse without some time spent practicing.. It's just one less movement (following the shortening of the rod), which was always the source of less than "proud beads"..
Keep up the videos.. Lots of people are looking for beginner vids, because, not everyone gets a chance to go to school or have a mentor to look over their shoulder and figure out how to do it, but, see some simple videos and see what they have been missing.
Not enough of the beginner vids.. Heck.. I watched these videos and I have been welding professionally for myself for years..Ha..
Now,, if I could just find someone who went through Machinist school and could do about 20 or 30 videos on the "Fundamentals" of machine work.. I am already using the lathe and mill, and doing what needs to be done, but, seems I am constantly picking up things that are fundamentals that I missed, because they were not necessary to know at the time, but, helps in the overall mix of things.. Half of the videos about building your own tools to make your work more accurate and easier..
Love your wood/metal builds.. One day, I am going to take the time to outfit my living room with that type of furniture, and then to the bedroom, and finally the kitchen/dining room..
I want to build a set of comfortable chairs that will stack in a corner when not in use.. Probably square or rectangular tubing..
Probably go with a new table for the chairs... Nothing wrong with the one that I have, except, I didn't build it.. Ha..
Cheers Brandon..
$33.00 is an awesome deal for a bottle that size! I agree with starting with stick first. That's how I started and I think everything after that just comes easier. I learned on 6011. Burned pounds of it then eventually started running 6013 and 7018. It was a whole new experience. I was amazed how easy it was to stack dimes as compared to 6011. Thanks for the compliment buddy and I am always learning also. It's what keeps this hobby so much fun :)
We always push mig in the uk
Great tutorial, Brandon! Thank you!
Thanks man!
Very Good tips sr, I think I learned something today 👍👍👍
Thanks! Glad I could help!
im a little confused when welding do you need to move the welder side to side or keep in straight
I typically do a whipping motion but that's just me and that's personal preference
You can do either depends how you want it to look
Great video! Very informative ......
Thanks 123 jones I appreciate your support!