@GUNNER GUNNAR I'm right there with you brother. I'm 53 and I wear glasses. Here's some things that have helped me a lot. First is a good welding helmet, or good fixed shade lenses. those cheap harbor freight ones suck. I recently bought the harbor freight Vulcan auto dim and it's a great helmet for under $150. Second thing is to eliminate glare from behind me, I either shut off the overhead lights or put a skirt on the back of my helmet to eliminate light coming in from the back of my helmet. Lighting my weld area from the front of my viewing area helps too. Thirdly is to make sure my lenses are squeaky clean ...dust and grime will cause tons of glare. That's all I got. It works for us old guys. Oh, one more thing, if the clear lense in your helmet is scratched either polish it to get rid of the scratches or replace it.
Hello sir, I am a mster student, I have 2024 aluminum alloy plates (3.2mm thickness) I want welding them by tig welding(4043,4047and 5356) filler metal).What is the current best AC to use it in the welding?
I thing htp should send you a fancy new tig welder. After seeing what you did with their mig, I'd say it was some of the best advertising they could hope for. I know how to weld aluminum and I watched this whole video because.. let's be honest... you're damn good at welding aluminum. Hook him up, don't stop the videos.
Finally, I've been searching for a channel that can *visually* teach me. So many video's out there but sometimes us new guys don't need numbers and statistics we can find in our textbooks, we simply need to see it done! Great video! New subscriber and future welder.
Really good work. I appreciate the information and techniques you show. I’m not sure why you ball up your tip, it’s counter to everything I’ve ever heard about sharpening your tungsten. I assume since you perform so well there is a reason but I’m not sure you explained why you like the arc it makes. Thanks again. Learned something new today.
Thanks bud! I ball my tip at work because we only have transformer machines and it keeps it consistent from start to finish vs letting it ball and having to adjust to how it balls on it's own. With my new HTP I like a sharp Tungsten for most things. Balling it for outside corners does help round over the corners better than a sharpened tip though
I so enjoy a person who expresses not only what we want to know, but, we get to learn all the details many other Channels leave out. It's all those little things that are sooo important, thanks for this vid, thumbs up and subbed. And the beads you were laying were beautiful, really well done.
1981 Grade 11 my welding teacher came to an after school extra credit automotive class I was taking and inquired if I might like to learn how to tig weld aluminum . I agreed and we set off next door where I met his buddy and was introduced to tig welding aluminum ..... 2hrs earlier I had dropped a hit of sunshine blotter acid and man was I peaking at this point. The lesson went well and I was complimented on being a quick study and to this day almost 40yrs later I'I'll always remember that short window of having a working puddle ... before ...... disaster .
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I have an AHP2000x and am bewildered by the settings. Showing a shot of the panel helps so much. However, I'm still struggling to make a single bead. I have not found the magical settings. Do you have a video that shows us noobs how to set up the machine?
Thank you! Very informative. BTW: I tried your settings on my Everlast PowerTIG 185: 235 Freq. (it will go to 250) and 40% Bal. ("wild"); I used 1/8 coupons 2x3inch, so they became heat soaked quickly , but wow, I can now wait and react to the puddle and I advance the torch a greater distance before adding filler (3/32) . On my machine, as I dialed up the Frequency, I had to dial back the amperage. But, the result was now a bead that had more of a crown and that stacked look (not as even as yours) but very similar. ! Thanks again !!!
Awesome welding. "Crappy foot pedal" indeed. Almost useless. I think it was adapted from a commercial sewing machine. That's a great little welder for the money. I have one. They are now shipping with a real foot pedal, after I bought mine of course. Keep up the videos!
First off thanks for the free lesson. I really appreciate all of your videos ill definitely keep those affiliate links in mind when i get around to purchasing any of those items. Couple questins, was that 3/32 filler? and would you recommend that 200x, it might be a little late to ask since i already bought one to learn tig, i like it so far just want a professional's opinion. thanks again
No problem bud. It was 5356 filler. I really like ahp especially if you're just getting into TIG. Mine lasted about a year before it started messing up. And I ran it pretty hard.
Max,do you always run a gas lens on aluminum? I know everyone will use what works them,but alot of what I have heard is a gas lens is not needed on aluminum .Personally I have gotten cleaner looking welds using a gas lens on aluminum,but I didn't mess with my settings to much running a standard cup.By the way nice work !
I really like the gas lense because it comes out shinier than without it. I will run a standard number 5 cup for real tight spots and either a standard #7 or gas lense #7 for everything else.
thank you for your well explained steps and greetings from Croatia --- wish to ask you if it is possible to mix my own mixture directly from two individual bottles - Argon and CO2 each 100 % pure, each with own pressure regulator connected by a T peace... will it cause some problem? any idea to get reliable mixture to flow out with that method?
Hello! I'm Vietnamese and I'm learning aluminum welding. You weld very beautifully, can you tell me what this video is about? Because I don't know English, I don't understand what you say. Thank you very much!!! ❤ 
If you are not your own boss I bet your boss loves you. I get my new tig welder Tuesday Apr. 5 and I am stoked, just so happens my first job is 1/8" aluminum I've had a Mig welder but never a Tig. I will be doing a little bit of vertical and overhead with the 1/8" So if you could throw some pointers my way I'd sure appreciate it.
Pretty fancy puddles there. I started off thinking, who is this guy. Then you showed the first half of the work you did, nice! And I know nothing. Did you ever return your balance to 40%? Missed that. I need more basic info. Glad you explained some of your setup, lens a little bit, etc, but am starting from -0-.
Thanks for your time .but I'm struggling .tried different settings but no joy. I have two thicknesses of ali polls. But to get a puddle on either type is hard. ..the Ali appears to have some kind of coating. I've cleaned it but appears to do the same ...I've extended the cleaning process but all that happens is the Ali just sinks...if you have seen the rails on a easy up it's the same type of ali... I have welded two flat.plates of a different type and it welds beautifully.. I Know with out seeing the the type of material in question it's hard to advise ..but may be you may have an idea where to start..regards Paul.
Just curious if you are left handed, right handed, or ambidextrous? Could you please make the "touching the material" noise again? My problem seems to be in finding the proper scooch. Super job.
Back and forth scrubbing with a (always use stainless steel) brush is not the best technique as you are breaking the oxide loose and then rubbing that loose oxide back and forth into the plate. Would you sweep a floor by using that technique? Of course not. Brush in one direction, working your way from one end towards the other, always brushing from the edge of what you just brushed to un-brushed material.
This guy is using the file backwards. Files have teeth pointed away from the tang, if you run it backwards across a material you’ll roll the teeth dulling the file. Not a huge deal with aluminum but perfect practice makes perfect. These tips are awesome btw, thanks for posting.
Dude that's awesome shit!!!, talk about some consistency and accuracy and the information through out the video, miles, light years beyond any other videos I've seen
Really great tutorial, mate! I picked up on a ton of small yet significant pointers, some of which you don't even mention but you clearly show inb the video or the background, also validated some things I currently do but have been unsure about... really unexpectedly superb tutorial 👌, keep it up and thanks for sharing! Cheers! - Jesse
I was reading a few of the comments and i agree, You have made one of the Best informative videos ive seen.. New to tig welding and your video has put me on track with all of it.. thank you mate.. well done
Nice job Dood I started with gas welding then stick Mig now thinking about aTIG ? Back to whear I started hahaha like using Electric Arc in stead of gas welding old school
Hey Bud I need your help , I have a YESWELDER just bought it new , I have a 1/4 aluminum chassis that I need to weld , what settings do I put it on , I see all your videos 👍🏻👊
@@5thStreetFab sorry I didn’t see your reply , I have to fill in the whole chassis cause the chassis was bolts together but I need it stronger, it probly fill it weld , it’s to weld the ends of where everything was put together,1/4 aluminum composite chassis
I was working on the full penetration and the first 1" or so penetrated but it had like, but cheeks. I noticed in yours it seemed to have that line as well. Is this a problem or are there tricks for crucial jobs? Thanks
I bought a brand new Eastwood 200 digital Tig about a year ago and it is still in the box. I bought gabs lens kit and a bottle of argon. I have just been waiting to get a 50amp breaker installed. Anyway, even though I haven’t got my stuff hooked up and going I have learned tons by watching your videos. You have amazing welds. My first project is going to be building that slay table you have. Any pointers you may have? Obviously the table is not an aluminum project but I figured a table or cart would be good to start on.
Hey....I'm losing my mind trying to weld some aluminum. Here's my specs. Hobart ez-tig 165. (No adjustments except amperage). 18 gauge aluminum. Cleaned with lacquer thinner, stainless steel brush, 1/16 filler and red tungsten 1/16, 50 amps max. Right as it gets molten I add rod which just balls up on top, and then it melts apart. I don't know what kind of aluminum....was scrap sheet from a friend.
If the Aluminum is good and clean, you're Frequency can come down and you'll get deeper penitration, witch means the Amprage can come down as well. The only time I run it that high is when I'm welding Anodized Aluminum. And then I hit it, Puddle, Dab, let it cool, repeat. or You can use Pulse for that application. Witch I can't seem to master. Anodized Aluminum is the worst ! I have yet to keep the contaminates out. I think it's just the nature of that beast.
New sub 👍🏼👍🏼 does the cfh range change per material thickness or do you stay the same? I'm welding 10 gauge in school and I am way higher than 15 😅 I'm barely getting into aluminum your videos are a huge help most definitely! 🙏🏻 helped clear ALOT of concerns I had
Wonderful Video.. have not purchased a TIG unit yet, but am looking to do soon. My budget is a bit under a grand...any quality sets you might recommend. Been looking at the Hobart. ??
It’s clear your dedicated to your trade and you teach well but please try to adapt your technique that you don’t have to wrap the lead around your body because it is known that the high frequency with AC breaks down and I can’t remember which one but either the red or the white blood corpasal
i dont understand why you want to blunt the tip.. it should always be kept sharp, i think your current should be a lot lower if im mistaken, what i saw briefly on your settings?
Its mostly personal preference. But it if you dont blunt the tip on aluminum the tip will sometimes spit off into your weld as soon as you light up. Blunting it also helps the cleaning action just a smidge. I dont know what my settings said but the machine i was running was complete garbage
if i hadn’t seen you doing those welds, i’d swear it was a robotic set up. Those results are about as good as it gets. Thanks for taking the time to show the careful prep work required for such high quality work. Those velocity channel car shows they just grab the torch and start welding-i don’t think I’ve ever seen them even brush the metal. Great reality check. I clean my aluminum as you suggest but my welds still look like crap-but that’s another story. Just for grins, how many hours of TIG time would you estimate that you have accumulated between ‘work’ and ‘home work’?
Hi I have been a welder for about 26 years I have never done aluminium the weld you have just done looks fantastic. I think it’s time that I had a go ! 👍🏻😎👍🏻🇪🇸
Thanks to watching this video a few times. I finally figured out how you got those fat dabs. I am new to Tig welding, and Tig welding aluminum altogether. So this video and the close-ups helped a lot. Ive only been doing this for roughly 3 weeks. So Thanks, a lot I really appreciate it.
Bro I've been watching tig welding videos for what seems like forever on the road to figuring this stuff out and I have to say your one of the slickest aluminum welders I've seen on TH-cam !
Hello, I am considering the HP or Eastwood because of cost. Now in your recording you said your tig is on it's last leg. Is the HP worth buying, how long have you had this welder versus work done. Thnx
So what is going on with the AHP welder? You say it's on it's last leg? I was really thinking of getting one of them. Please let us know what happened with it. I enjoyed your video and look forward to your next one.
thanks..many great tips...hey!...be careful with that plastic bottle of alcohol round the weld table, one little swipe with a red hot tig tip coming off the weld and you could have a real situation
Awesome job.I really like video.O have welded most of my life stick, torch with heating tip and mig,but never tig.I bought a small tig machine and want to practice.Didnt know whete to begin.I tried once at south plains college while taking some courses,but the foot pedal was hard to get used to.great job.thank you
Hi sir, can i have a favor.. Can you give me the names of all types or kind of filling rod I really don’t know what to it but i am really eager and determined to learn tig welding Thank you so much i hope you read my comment
Hey man, appreciate the video. I work with sheet metal and occasionally I have requests for aluminum welding. I have an old Miller Dialarc HF and I'm trying to figure out the correct settings for aluminum. It doesn't have AC balance. Can you give me any tips on the correct settings? Also what gas are you using? Thanks. Awesome video.
What filler Size do you Used? I want to build some Intercooler Pipe and Intercooler tank but need advice on which filler size to use, also which one do you prefer 4043 or 5356? Great vieos
Hi, you had the apps all the way up, when you were welding the 1/8 aluminum how much apps were you using to weld with, really sweet weld and video, thanks Mike
Wow, very good video! You should be able to tig weld left handed and right handed. Because you will run into situations where you can’t weld left handed and vice versa
Not sure if you read comments on vids this old or not but on the lil bumps you mention @20:02 what causes those and how do prevent them? Seems like I get them a lot especially when the AL is real hot. If you've covered it another vid just let me know or I'm sure I'll come across it eventually. Thanks
Hey guys let me know what you need help with on your aluminum TIG!
@GUNNER GUNNAR I'm right there with you brother. I'm 53 and I wear glasses. Here's some things that have helped me a lot. First is a good welding helmet, or good fixed shade lenses. those cheap harbor freight ones suck. I recently bought the harbor freight Vulcan auto dim and it's a great helmet for under $150. Second thing is to eliminate glare from behind me, I either shut off the overhead lights or put a skirt on the back of my helmet to eliminate light coming in from the back of my helmet. Lighting my weld area from the front of my viewing area helps too. Thirdly is to make sure my lenses are squeaky clean ...dust and grime will cause tons of glare. That's all I got. It works for us old guys. Oh, one more thing, if the clear lense in your helmet is scratched either polish it to get rid of the scratches or replace it.
Hi mate,
Question from Australia 🇦🇺 . I have a unimig 200 ac/dc tig. What setting do you recommend for ac tig in balance and htz
Cheers Ben
@@huntervalleygroupptyltd3665 I like mine anywhere from 60-120 60 for outside corners or wider welds and 120 for fillets
Hello sir, I am a mster student, I have 2024 aluminum alloy plates (3.2mm thickness) I want welding them by tig welding(4043,4047and 5356) filler metal).What is the current best AC to use it in the welding?
@Dennis Young Thank you so much .
I thing htp should send you a fancy new tig welder. After seeing what you did with their mig, I'd say it was some of the best advertising they could hope for. I know how to weld aluminum and I watched this whole video because.. let's be honest... you're damn good at welding aluminum. Hook him up, don't stop the videos.
Thanks dude! Haha those TIGs would be awesome those machines look crazy good.
Finally, I've been searching for a channel that can *visually* teach me. So many video's out there but sometimes us new guys don't need numbers and statistics we can find in our textbooks, we simply need to see it done! Great video! New subscriber and future welder.
Dude, you are very cool !!! I'm watching you from Russia. Thanks to you, my experience is increasing!
I like and appreciate your styles of videos, where you will actually explain things, instead of just doing and showing results. Thank you very much!
First time viewer and tig newbie: thank you for the great video and tips!
No problem bud thanks for watching!
Your a good welder. I do a lot of tig welding for the aerospace industry for a living and i would hire you any day of the week.take care
Thanks dude I really appreciate it!
For what to containing the welds
Dude you need some more work
Looks good but but you can't see the weld on the back then it's not welded
William Hayes lack of penetration...
Really good work. I appreciate the information and techniques you show. I’m not sure why you ball up your tip, it’s counter to everything I’ve ever heard about sharpening your tungsten. I assume since you perform so well there is a reason but I’m not sure you explained why you like the arc it makes. Thanks again. Learned something new today.
Thanks bud! I ball my tip at work because we only have transformer machines and it keeps it consistent from start to finish vs letting it ball and having to adjust to how it balls on it's own. With my new HTP I like a sharp Tungsten for most things. Balling it for outside corners does help round over the corners better than a sharpened tip though
I so enjoy a person who expresses not only what we want to know, but, we get to learn all the details many other Channels leave out. It's all those little things that are sooo important, thanks for this vid, thumbs up and subbed. And the beads you were laying were beautiful, really well done.
Thanks for your excellent video. The information was detailed, clearly explained and demonstrated.
What beautiful welds! Thank you, I learned a lot just watching you!
1981 Grade 11 my welding teacher came to an after school extra credit automotive class I was taking and inquired if I might like to learn how to tig weld aluminum . I agreed and we set off next door where I met his buddy and was introduced to tig welding aluminum ..... 2hrs earlier I had dropped a hit of sunshine blotter acid and man was I peaking at this point. The lesson went well and I was complimented on being a quick study and to this day almost 40yrs later I'I'll always remember that short window of having a working puddle ... before ...... disaster .
shawnoo weldsparks sunshine blootter them we’re the days 👍🥺
Max this is the best video and explanation of welding aluminum that I have ever seen. Great job!!!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it
I like how you describe the cleaning on how good it should be in order to have a good piece of welding, very good job
When aluminum welding to be electrode positive with AC balance
No AC balance when aluminum welding to be electrode negative
Is it ok
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I have an AHP2000x and am bewildered by the settings. Showing a shot of the panel helps so much.
However, I'm still struggling to make a single bead. I have not found the magical settings. Do you have a video that shows us noobs how to set up the machine?
Dude that bead is truly beautiful. Thumbs up for beauty.
Thank you! Very informative.
BTW: I tried your settings on my Everlast PowerTIG 185: 235 Freq. (it will go to 250) and 40% Bal. ("wild"); I used 1/8 coupons 2x3inch, so they became heat soaked quickly , but wow, I can now wait and react to the puddle and I advance the torch a greater distance before adding filler (3/32) . On my machine, as I dialed up the Frequency, I had to dial back the amperage. But, the result was now a bead that had more of a crown and that stacked look (not as even as yours) but very similar. ! Thanks again !!!
glad to hear it bud!
I'm just learning so appreciate your presentation. Thanks!
If 90% denatured alcohol is leaving a film you Have An Oily Rag!
Awesome welding. "Crappy foot pedal" indeed. Almost useless. I think it was adapted from a commercial sewing machine. That's a great little welder for the money. I have one. They are now shipping with a real foot pedal, after I bought mine of course. Keep up the videos!
Scooch. Dip. I think you just taught me to weld. Great video.
awesome beads mate. well done
First off thanks for the free lesson. I really appreciate all of your videos ill definitely keep those affiliate links in mind when i get around to purchasing any of those items. Couple questins, was that 3/32 filler? and would you recommend that 200x, it might be a little late to ask since i already bought one to learn tig, i like it so far just want a professional's opinion. thanks again
No problem bud. It was 5356 filler. I really like ahp especially if you're just getting into TIG. Mine lasted about a year before it started messing up. And I ran it pretty hard.
Max,do you always run a gas lens on aluminum? I know everyone will use what works them,but alot of what I have heard is a gas lens is not needed on aluminum .Personally I have gotten cleaner looking welds using a gas lens on aluminum,but I didn't mess with my settings to much running a standard cup.By the way nice work !
I really like the gas lense because it comes out shinier than without it. I will run a standard number 5 cup for real tight spots and either a standard #7 or gas lense #7 for everything else.
thank you for your well explained steps and greetings from Croatia --- wish to ask you if it is possible to mix my own mixture directly from two individual bottles - Argon and CO2 each 100 % pure, each with own pressure regulator connected by a T peace... will it cause some problem? any idea to get reliable mixture to flow out with that method?
Hello! I'm Vietnamese and I'm learning aluminum welding. You weld very beautifully, can you tell me what this video is about? Because I don't know English, I don't understand what you say. Thank you very much!!! ❤

Hi you are very good at welding aluminum, hope to see more video from you.Thank you.
1 minute and 44 seconds, and I'm already writing down GOOD INFO!! 70% not 90% alcohol. File that edge. check!
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Nice clean work young man. I am an auto mechanic and trying to do something new. Keep up the good work.
If you are not your own boss I bet your boss loves you. I get my new tig welder Tuesday Apr. 5 and I am stoked, just so happens my first job is 1/8" aluminum I've had a Mig welder but never a Tig. I will be doing a little bit of vertical and overhead with the 1/8" So if you could throw some pointers my way I'd sure appreciate it.
Pretty fancy puddles there. I started off thinking, who is this guy. Then you showed the first half of the work you did, nice! And I know nothing. Did you ever return your balance to 40%? Missed that. I need more basic info. Glad you explained some of your setup, lens a little bit, etc, but am starting from -0-.
Thanks for your time .but I'm struggling .tried different settings but no joy.
I have two thicknesses of ali polls.
But to get a puddle on either type is hard. ..the Ali appears to have some kind of coating. I've cleaned it but appears to do the same ...I've extended the cleaning process but all that happens is the Ali just sinks...if you have seen the rails on a easy up it's the same type of ali...
I have welded two flat.plates of a different type and it welds beautifully.. I Know with out seeing the the type of material in question it's hard to advise ..but may be you may have an idea where to start..regards Paul.
Its probably clear anodized....it will never work unless chemically stripped or fully sanded through. Anodized aluminum doesnt conduct electricity
hi i have a ROHR HP-200PP TIG WELDER..can you tell me the settings i need to weld stainless steel...i havent welded before im just trying
Just curious if you are left handed, right handed, or ambidextrous? Could you please make the "touching the material" noise again? My problem seems to be in finding the proper scooch. Super job.
Back and forth scrubbing with a (always use stainless steel) brush is not the best technique as you are breaking the oxide loose and then rubbing that loose oxide back and forth into the plate. Would you sweep a floor by using that technique? Of course not. Brush in one direction, working your way from one end towards the other, always brushing from the edge of what you just brushed to un-brushed material.
This guy is using the file backwards. Files have teeth pointed away from the tang, if you run it backwards across a material you’ll roll the teeth dulling the file. Not a huge deal with aluminum but perfect practice makes perfect. These tips are awesome btw, thanks for posting.
Dude that's awesome shit!!!, talk about some consistency and accuracy and the information through out the video, miles, light years beyond any other videos I've seen
Do you have a website? Please connect with me I have some ideas. Extremely impressed with your skills and your level of quality you present.
Really great tutorial, mate! I picked up on a ton of small yet significant pointers, some of which you don't even mention but you clearly show inb the video or the background, also validated some things I currently do but have been unsure about... really unexpectedly superb tutorial 👌, keep it up and thanks for sharing!
Cheers!
- Jesse
I was reading a few of the comments and i agree, You have made one of the Best informative videos ive seen.. New to tig welding and your video has put me on track with all of it.. thank you mate.. well done
Nice job Dood I started with gas welding then stick Mig now thinking about aTIG ? Back to whear I started hahaha like using Electric Arc in stead of gas welding old school
I like your tig welding videos. You really take the time to explain the nuances of tig welding.
Right on! I'm glad you like them bud!
Can you comment on what you are doing with the foot pedal? Are you 100% when starting and then backing off with your 200amp machine?
Hey Bud I need your help , I have a YESWELDER just bought it new , I have a 1/4 aluminum chassis that I need to weld , what settings do I put it on , I see all your videos 👍🏻👊
What type of weld joints are you going to be doing?
@@5thStreetFab sorry I didn’t see your reply , I have to fill in the whole chassis cause the chassis was bolts together but I need it stronger, it probly fill it weld , it’s to weld the ends of where everything was put together,1/4 aluminum composite chassis
@@5thStreetFab hey what’s up , I see all your videos, you are one heck of a welder , you are blessed, your talent is unbelievable
@@5thStreetFab hey Bud, mostly of the welds are all sandwiched in 1/4 aluminum plates, how can I get this done ?
@@5thStreetFab can you do I video on how you press the foot pedal while Tig welding 1/4 aluminum plz
I was working on the full penetration and the first 1" or so penetrated but it had like, but cheeks. I noticed in yours it seemed to have that line as well. Is this a problem or are there tricks for crucial jobs? Thanks
pretty work Mister, I have to get up on my skills
Thank you.......best aluminum welding instruction on youtube!!!
thank you .nice to see ow it works. have you tried asset ox. catch it befor it drops. 3062020
Acetone is far better than isopropyl for cleaning ali bro. I have 100% iso in my shop also but for stainless.. never seen it leave a residue yet
What gas we use on Tig welding?is there any other gas we on Tig welding?I didn't yet try my machine I don't know what gas to use on it.
Одно и тоже у всех, словно другого пути нет :)
What type and size electrode are you using? 1/16th 2% lanthanated?
I bought the 3 3/2 lanthinated tungsten/blue , what filler rod should I use ?
Your work is meticulous and your beads are impressive.
I bought a brand new Eastwood 200 digital Tig about a year ago and it is still in the box. I bought gabs lens kit and a bottle of argon. I have just been waiting to get a 50amp breaker installed. Anyway, even though I haven’t got my stuff hooked up and going I have learned tons by watching your videos. You have amazing welds. My first project is going to be building that slay table you have. Any pointers you may have? Obviously the table is not an aluminum project but I figured a table or cart would be good to start on.
Nice job bud! Ya another guy on TH-cam made a very similar table and he put his entire build up.
th-cam.com/video/bt5vwoRv8WU/w-d-xo.html.
Talk less Weld More All the talk is wast of time Your welds look good How? you are welding backwards
most people that follow me like my explanations haha and no Im a lefty
Thanks buddy ove how you explain everything
Carefully done. Very clear, well thought out welding. Good results.
Hi please tell me, how is the aluminum stick welding in D C welding machine?
Get an Everlast 255EXT that way I can follow along 😎
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Hey....I'm losing my mind trying to weld some aluminum. Here's my specs. Hobart ez-tig 165. (No adjustments except amperage). 18 gauge aluminum. Cleaned with lacquer thinner, stainless steel brush, 1/16 filler and red tungsten 1/16, 50 amps max. Right as it gets molten I add rod which just balls up on top, and then it melts apart. I don't know what kind of aluminum....was scrap sheet from a friend.
That's interesting you were pulling
Зачем так долго и много тереть и зачищать края? Переменный ток сам делает эту работу!
If the Aluminum is good and clean, you're Frequency can come down and you'll get deeper penitration, witch means the Amprage can come down as well.
The only time I run it that high is when I'm welding Anodized Aluminum. And then I hit it, Puddle, Dab, let it cool, repeat. or You can use Pulse for that application. Witch I can't seem to master. Anodized Aluminum is the worst ! I have yet to keep the contaminates out. I think it's just the nature of that beast.
Would it be possible to do a video on different wire feeding techniques. Thanks
Sure!
@@5thStreetFab excellent look forward to it .
Could you use the natural colour on your next vidio please!!!!!!
New sub 👍🏼👍🏼 does the cfh range change per material thickness or do you stay the same? I'm welding 10 gauge in school and I am way higher than 15 😅 I'm barely getting into aluminum your videos are a huge help most definitely! 🙏🏻 helped clear ALOT of concerns I had
Nice welds but you don't need to brush it the ac will clean all that oxide off
Good performance ..........i am also a youtuber.....!
Wonderful Video.. have not purchased a TIG unit yet, but am looking to do soon. My budget is a bit under a grand...any quality sets you might recommend. Been looking at the Hobart. ??
I like your video, very interesting n learn many new thinks.
It’s clear your dedicated to your trade and you teach well but please try to adapt your technique that you don’t have to wrap the lead around your body because it is known that the high frequency with AC breaks down and I can’t remember which one but either the red or the white blood corpasal
Good to know, thanks
i dont understand why you want to blunt the tip.. it should always be kept sharp, i think your current should be a lot lower if im mistaken, what i saw briefly on your settings?
Its mostly personal preference. But it if you dont blunt the tip on aluminum the tip will sometimes spit off into your weld as soon as you light up. Blunting it also helps the cleaning action just a smidge. I dont know what my settings said but the machine i was running was complete garbage
if i hadn’t seen you doing those welds, i’d swear it was a robotic set up. Those results are about as good as it gets. Thanks for taking the time to show the careful prep work required for such high quality work. Those velocity channel car shows they just grab the torch and start welding-i don’t think I’ve ever seen them even brush the metal. Great reality check. I clean my aluminum as you suggest but my welds still look like crap-but that’s another story. Just for grins, how many hours of TIG time would you estimate that you have accumulated between ‘work’ and ‘home work’?
Clean nice and just perfect weld iam not a welder but like i wish if i am
Hi I have been a welder for about 26 years I have never done aluminium the weld you have just done looks fantastic. I think it’s time that I had a go ! 👍🏻😎👍🏻🇪🇸
Thanks to watching this video a few times. I finally figured out how you got those fat dabs. I am new to Tig welding, and Tig welding aluminum altogether. So this video and the close-ups helped a lot. Ive only been doing this for roughly 3 weeks. So Thanks, a lot I really appreciate it.
I do wish you had a better setup for filming while welding. It looks red and dim and a bit unfocused
Ya this was an old video i should redo it with real arc shots
Bro I've been watching tig welding videos for what seems like forever on the road to figuring this stuff out and I have to say your one of the slickest aluminum welders I've seen on TH-cam !
Hello, I am considering the HP or Eastwood because of cost. Now in your recording you said your tig is on it's last leg. Is the HP worth buying, how long have you had this welder versus work done. Thnx
you are using a inverter you not suppose to weld with a ball
So what is going on with the AHP welder? You say it's on it's last leg? I was really thinking of getting one of them. Please let us know what happened with it. I enjoyed your video and look forward to your next one.
My Tig machine is DC Tig machine can I weld aluminum on DC Tig machine? what gas should use?
You can but it wont look like this and its generally only for thick aluminum. You have to fun pure helium and i think 4000 series filler
also found scotchbrite to make short work out of prep
thanks..many great tips...hey!...be careful with that plastic bottle of alcohol round the weld table, one little swipe with a red hot tig tip coming off the weld and you could have a real situation
could you tell me the grade of the base metal and filler rod used?
Awesome job.I really like video.O have welded most of my life stick, torch with heating tip and mig,but never tig.I bought a small tig machine and want to practice.Didnt know whete to begin.I tried once at south plains college while taking some courses,but the foot pedal was hard to get used to.great job.thank you
Hi sir, can i have a favor.. Can you give me the names of all types or kind of filling rod
I really don’t know what to it but i am really eager and determined to learn tig welding
Thank you so much i hope you read my comment
nice to learn from you skill.... thanks you...
Hey man, appreciate the video. I work with sheet metal and occasionally I have requests for aluminum welding. I have an old Miller Dialarc HF and I'm trying to figure out the correct settings for aluminum. It doesn't have AC balance. Can you give me any tips on the correct settings? Also what gas are you using? Thanks. Awesome video.
What filler Size do you Used? I want to build some Intercooler Pipe and Intercooler tank but need advice on which filler size to use, also which one do you prefer 4043 or 5356?
Great vieos
Killing it man. I'm getting decent on heavier wall piping but have terrible luck with thinner wall tube (intercooler piping, thinner/cheaper stuff).
Great video. After watching I realized I was rushing as if I'm might welding. Now to try and slow myself down.
Ya it helps especially getting your penetration started
Hi, you had the apps all the way up, when you were welding the 1/8 aluminum how much apps were you using to weld with, really sweet weld and video, thanks Mike
Wow, very good video! You should be able to tig weld left handed and right handed. Because you will run into situations where you can’t weld left handed and vice versa
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Good simple explanations ! Thanks
That's not how you "ball" tungsten. You always hold the torch upside down on the metal and let gravity make the ball.
Not sure if you read comments on vids this old or not but on the lil bumps you mention @20:02 what causes those and how do prevent them? Seems like I get them a lot especially when the AL is real hot. If you've covered it another vid just let me know or I'm sure I'll come across it eventually. Thanks
Usually it's from using 4043 filler but this was 5356 filler and I think it was just from my AHP welder starting to crap out. Thanks for watching bud
@@5thStreetFab I'd be interested in diving into the
phenomena a little further if you need a vid idea : ) Thx brother.