Stick Welding Tips for a 4g Overhead Weld Test
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The 4g overhead welding test is often given along with the 3g vertical plate test. The same tips for the overhead weld test apply to pretty much any overhead stick welding.
Set amperage to hot enough that the rod wont stick even when you hold a tight arc.
then hold a tight arc.
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Me also sir. A lot of ideas ive learned from him.
Same. My current teacher can't teach worth a damn
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Just started welding school and the part about "I can make it..I can make it .) Is just so true 😂 You are the finest welding instructor and really a natural teacher man, thanks alot for your videos they'll definitely help me pass my tests.
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Are you working in the field now?
@@come1atmebro Oh wow, haven't seen this got replies. Yes I am, found work instantly at one of the biggest sheet metal fabrication companies in the world and I've worked my way up to being a supervisor here now. Learning welding was the best choice I've ever made in my adult life.
@@urmailingalen Yeah buddy!
Also, having a clean/new lens helps a lot too. After doing overhead a while, the lens gets grimy/crusty, eventually making it hard to see. Made all the difference for me!
I've been welding 50-plus years, and I still pick up goodies every time I watch one of your videos! THANK YOU !!! (I like to use an 8' 4awg stinger extention for vertical and overhead. It doesn't wear your arms out so quick!)
Bill, from Tn. 🇺🇸
Smart, I've heard of guys doing similar before.
I can't begin to tell you how helpful your videos are. I've already done the flat test and passed my certification but I'm going back to another school to finish up the 3g/4g tests and start MIG/TIG as well. Keep them coming! :D
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Try Georgia Trade School, I went there and have received my MIG 3G, FCAW 3g and 4G, my 3g and 4g Stick, TIG and pipe
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Thanks for these videos. I just passed the 7018 3g and 4g 1 inch structural steel test last week. With these videos and the help from my instructor it ended up being a breeze. Now I'm hoping to learn how to run 232 flux core so I can test for that in the near future.
Terrific video. I have major issues with overhead 7018. The main issue is that I'm blind in my left eye. The other problem is with stick angle and setup. I was always taught the straight stick as you showed at the beginning of this video. This setup made it very difficult for me to see the puddle and arc length because of the distance from my test piece. I will try this setup in the future. Thank you.
I watch a lot of TH-cam , this guy makes the best videos I have seen, does not waste time or d time. This ought be the model for home videos . So many times videos waste sooo much time. EXCELLENT.
Jody is the best. I have learned so much from his videos and instructions. I have one everlast stick welder and hope to get a mig / tig welder.
The names Wes. I have been watching you for 2 years have commented and learned from you and I owe you a debt of gratitude for my own success. I just graduated college at Loyalist College in Ontario Canada . 2 year Welding and Fabrication.
I achieved my CWB All position SMAW and I have a Flat MIG Ticket as well.
like you said it makes a big difference whether my kids will eat or not, and now I am raw goods looking to go and stick some stuff together. I knew next to nothing about Welding when I walked into college and my teachers are a mix of great backgrounds from a metallurgist and hot forge masters degree holder from india, to a woman theory teacher who has worked all over the earth in the military and aviation industries to mention a few, we have fabbers and mobile welders from the pipelines. I love everyone and the community on here that you attract is top class!
Thanks Bro!
ps: friggin tig finger rocks dude!! I have 2 small and 1 big and play with different setups. very worth it!!
I am an engineer and have a home shop and several welders. Watching these videos is so great for even those of us who are not career welders. Really great content and dialog.
Thanks Jody!!!
Hello sir give me the job welding construction please help me my family poor
Am a welder I like to work with you
Jody, Great vid! Thank you.
I was welding under my truck and things were going OK. As you know there are flashes of light, smoke etc. I ended the pass but noticed that there was still some flickering/smoke going on. I flipped back my helmet and discovered that the rag in my breast pocket was burning along nicely! A few pats and I put out the fire. Took the rag away too! LOL
Eric
when I did mine I took the arm off tacked it to the table and laid on the floor and easily did the 4g in the most comfortable position possible...all sparks were going away from my didn't get burned, I was in a simple carhartt longsleeve.....I learned welding is about comfort...you cant always be in the most comfortable position but if you learn to put yourself in the most comfortable position possible for that weld you will never lay a bad weld.
Very true
I'm doing my first year diploma in Metal Fabrication and Welding, watching this video it really helps. Thankyou for the video
"No good, no bueno.... "
HAHA love it, Jody!
My weld buddy told me when the slag peels up like a banana skin like it did in your video, that means your doing it right .
Guido Brunelli jr. Yes
Guido Brunelli jr. not only that temperature is perfect
Seeing the slag peel up like a banana peel is one of the most satisfying things on this earth.
Yeah
@@sandiego1936 up and down hand movement at the root can be processed with 7018 electrode ??
Great job, as always. I wish I had these videos a few months ago when I was taking all of these tests. The video you did have out was massively useful in producing a passing plate. Thank you, sir!
Funny you posted this just minutes after i was looking for your help on the interwebs. Thanks!
Best welding channel on TH-cam by far. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences.
I've gotta save these for when I take my DOT test next month!
Excellent videos! Question, I have almost always used a whip line with my Bernard twist lock electrode holder especially when doing critical welds that don't need to be balls to the walls in speed. You're able to bend the rod in any position needed and always have a tight grip on it. Just wandering your opinion on the twist lock holder and why I very seldom see you use one. One other thing is, overhead welding is one of my favorites especially welding heavy equipment when you can lay on your back and reach your work without hardly extending your arms. It's like getting paid to weld while laying in bed. Nothing better than being comfortable while welding no matter what position. Maybe a vid on making up a 10' light weight whip line that may be very beneficial to a lot of your viewers. Thanks, Ed K Cleve. Oh.
so true about "I can make it! I can make it!" LOL
nice
Thanks to your viseo on 6G pipe test i was able to get enough information to take my 6G test and land the job! I failed the test but i had full pen on the root and the supervisor was impressed with the fact that I'd never ran on pipe befoe and did so well with the root. Keep the videos coming!
lucky i cant even land a job with knowing
steamfitter apprentice here. your videos helped me a ton
Dont know where id be without these videos before every joint/position and every plate test i look up Jody's videos to get tips
Your videos make much sense that what im learning ...its been 4 days trying this overhead ...im going to try this tomorrow
Thank you
Currently in welding class and we just got hit with “make it happen” lol thank you so much for the lesson!
Appreciate the detail in your videos. I also appreciate how you don't use any foul language .
Thanks this technique turned out very handy. Lotta luv from India 🇮🇳
Awesome, my Sister and I are taking Welding at our college, and these videos are extremely helpful.
helped me a lot watched it over and over the only problem that i learned was the fact that the metal overheats pretty quick. thanks sir
The examples with the ball of fire in your glove and stepping on the lead cracked me up 🤣 so familiar
This definitely helps a lot.
Just need to pass a TIG class and do my cert tests in the Summer to get my Associates Degree for Welding Technology.
Third time is a charm to pass TIG.
My 3G is so much better.
Pipe I need work on though if I practice to 6G I can qualify for 2G/5G/6G.
I took a vertical and overhead test last week at a shipyard but I'm still waiting on the results, the guy told me they had a big backlog on tests and the anticipation is killing me. I'm pretty sure I crushed the vertical but I lost my body bracing on the overhead filler pass and ended up with a good sized slag pocket that I wasn't allowed to grind out. He told me they looked good enough for me to retest if they failed the bend. I haven't had a full time welding job let alone a cod job in 8 years so the praise I got on my finished pieces felt great. I feel like a boxer coming out of retirement to take back the belt.
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I hope u know how many people you have helped and inspired through your awesome and intelligent videos
could you do a overhead open root 6010 root 7018 fill and cap I'm really struggling with the root. your videos have really helped me thanks for the time and effort you put into them
That 6O18 Is Hot HOT
I'm 66 yrs old now, farmed for around 20 yrs. did some welding now and then, mostly repairs. I've never had any real formal welding education except touching on it while in school for mechanical engineering just out of high school.
I have really enjoyed watching Jody's welding videos I have really learned a lot. He is an excellent teacher makes me wish I had taken up welding years ago.
Mike Hazlett
I’m half way to getting certified in school, I have 3g done now onto 4g! Thanks for the tips 😎
I just started watching your videos and really appreciate all the "TipsandTricks." Thank you Jody...For the best videos
In the military and doing My C school this video been very helpful 👌🏼 🙂
Im self learning how to weld thanks to people like you that takes time to post great videos like this one. thanks again
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Yep. I've heard of people trying to get it with that last inch and a half of rod lol. Fun to watch.
All your tips help me out when in need ! Thanks bro!
I Am Going To Take A 4G Weld Test To Get My Certification For A 4G And All Positions. Also, Thanks For The Help. This Helped Me Get Into Tulsa Welding School And Pursue My Dream Of Becoming A CWI. Thanks 😄👌
My guy Jody looks like he also spends time lifting steel 💪
Great video, thank you.
actually I am learning just . So your tips full videos are being the most important sir . Thank you . I am from Nepal
Just a quick comment
I put the lead over my shoulder with a down loop that way the lead weight is constant I get a better weld
Using this technique
JMHO
Good arc ing
I am a small welder (in school, did light art welding before) with metal and have shattered both arms a few times.
My teachers keep yelling at me not to drape it over my body because the flowing current.
I check the lead for any exposed wire before I drape, but they keep telling me not to :/
Helps! Good stuff dude, tried it at work yesterday after receiving my LAST bald spot, helps tremendously, good stuff brotha!!🤘🤘🤘
Lune Vermeil your teachers are asses. My teachers always said “do whatever it takes to get it done” and that’s the reality out in the jobs.
" the voice of experience, a true master"
Qué pena no poder disfrutar de tus videos en español.Saludos desde Leganés, España.
Lo que pasa ke aqui en españa no ay centro de sordadura como deber de aver en cada ciudades aqui son todo chapuzero como sordador es una pena para ser un pays europeo y tampoco la empressa reconoce ke trabajan como egiptiano a la antigua bhaaa burito se keda burito
Ki se enseñar mi expérience de 43 años de sordador toda postura pero se la dan de listo por ke sigean
all I can say is thank you because of the tips I watched from you I now have my 3 and 4g certs and my 6g again thank you
I felt that, “I can make it, I can make it!!!” 😂😂
What a best welder bro! You're my idol in welding. I am from Phils.
I'm doing my first overhead today. I got this, no problem.
Thanku sir! On my 4g test right now and been having problems with it digging halfway through the pass🤬 going to try that angle when I go back Thursday 🙏🏽
I am a poor welder.I like your interventions.Please,show us how to do a rising MAG welding with ceramic backing.
Thanks for all the videos im in school right now and im getting more info from this than the class
Huge thanks for this, Jody!
The 6g 6010 video you posted a while back was very helpful as well. I'm actually teaching myself to weld 6g open butt with a 3/32" gap and land, 1/8" 6010 rootpass and 3/32" 7018 the rest of the way. When do you think the rest of that series will be released? I'm so close to nailing these roots, I can almost taste it. (ew)
Your videos have been exponentially helpful! In more ways than one.
That is so nice am learning to welding too and I have confidence in my self
Awesome, wish I had seen this 12 years ago, would have saved a lot of blisters. Very well presented. Thanks.
Been welding for years, this is excellent information thanks for uploading this, very nice welds!!
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Stick welding is the purest welding of them all !!
This is helping me tremendously during school!
He makes it look so easy! My overhead T at the moment is solid bead but a bit droopy and too much on top
i feel like i love the videos when i can tell your at home aha ! much better interaction like we where out having a good time and oops a welder and rod just happen to be at the bar lol ... good times !!
thanks a lot this help me alot I used to work with wire welding and it's completely different my dad knows how to weld this kind stick weld but he doesn't have patience to teach me but the thing am seeing is that you don't remove the slag with a shizel my dad has a welding machine but it's a cheap one he say if you know what you doing it make the same work be nice is you would show the motions of every position vertical uphead down etc... thanks a lot my friend now I have a better understanding
This is an amazing video, i actually had no idea as to how i'll navigate past overhead, i master it when its a fillet but really never tried a butt weld
You're pretty good at carrying a good amount of metal sir. Nice when you can reduce the amount of passes ran. On the job I hear they love that
Awesome channel. Always enjoy your videos.
The more you know. Currently going through this exact position for certification. Thanks for the tips
What type of job?
MrJaimeisagangster I was attending trade school to gain the training, knowledge, and experience to perform 1-2-3-and 4g welding positions. To improve my welding ability and for future work. Not doing welder work but it comes in handy to be able to repair personal or commercial applications
Nice, good luck with it all.
MrJaimeisagangster thank you
Wow thats a lot of TIPs good for me for im going to perform Overhead in the lab. Thanks to you Sir.
I'm a welder but I like your welding very well
I was wearing boxer briefs. I had a piece of slag fall beneath my collar to travel south. I'll never forget that dance!!!!!
Plan one bead ahead. I like that. Thank you for everything Jodi!
This is almost better than welding school. You can rewatch the videos, actually see what he's doing. Only thing missing is physical practice
Good afternoon. His videos are super explanatory and very entertaining . I learn a lot and thank you for spending your knowledge .
man there's a real good welding tips you have thanks for the video
Sir I am from Pakistan.your videos are very useful.I request you plz speak slowly because English is not our language so can understand easily.Thankyou
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Great video. Thanks for showing me I suck and need much much more practice.
youre more helpful than my college professor!
Great tips as always...I need to hit the metal supply shop and get some practice in!
When in technical school are all the test welding or is there any math test or other types of test?
thanks.....your videos are very useful for me because i am an amateur on.u r a good teacher
I've welded overhead on stick a grand total of 9 times in my whole life. The one thing i did, and copied this from whenever i use an electric tool, be it grinder or router or drill, i have a belt with two pulleys attacked to it. I'd feed the lead through the pulleys and voila, no more stepping on leads and since they are pulleys they allow me to pull or release the cord.
Remember the good old days when most guys smoked, that little ball of fire would find the cigarette lighter in a front shirt pocket and you would hear the screams from across the shop when their lighter would explode.. Good times
John C lmao
Most places I have worked at required anyone who carried a lighter, were only allowed safety lighters, like Zippo's.
Mandatory dismissal if anyone happened to live through an accident like you described anyway. You couldn't even get past the guard shack at the Texaco refinery with one of those cheapo butane's when we worked there at least.
How much .the electric corent to use during over head. Plzzz answer me
Jake Taniza 100-105a for 1/8
what you're saying the beginning of the video is what literally happened to me a week ago lol, i was so close to finishing and i didn't want to restart. wish i would've just restarted lol
Way, way back I worked a shop building machines and there were some welds needed to be done upside down underneath and they usually wanted me to weld them as I was good at upside down stick welding.
I sure had to pay attention to things in advance so I didn’t have slag or something landing in my hair or up my sleeves.
I still don't know how you can see the puddle welding overhead like that where your pulling the rod towards you. How do you see the puddle?
Same here i can't really see it!
I'm having the exact same issue, that's why I'm here lol
I love your video and teachings sir. I'll like to continue my studies abroad so can you help me with directions
Great videos Jody, I hope you and your family have a very merry Christmas !
No entiendo nada de lo que dice jajaja pero es un maestro este señor .
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awesome! thanks jody! got my 4g fast approaching, thanks for the solid tips!
Hi Jody,
Overhead with Stick and MIG, there is always a freeken big hot bead that finds it's way to my skin, no matter how well I get dressed....
So, I also got machining, question of alternating the kind of hot stuff that hits the skin, with machining all G's are fair game for a burning chip to hit... lol
Thanks for sharing,
Pierre
I learned how to weld from these videos, thanks!! Keep it up
Thank you so much for the videos I have learned so much been watching for over two years
This man is a boss. Thanks Mr. Jody.
AWSOME!!! I'm starting overhead next week. TSTC Waco
Gracias..... todas estas técnicas para depositar la soldadura me ayudo muchísimo... continué que aprovechare al máximo sus explicaciones