Watching Chris and Matt geek out over welding is absolutely fantastic. If they ran out and bought a MIG I'd happily watch a series of videos of the two of them in a shed learning how to use it.
I second the recommendation of This Old Tony. And, Tom already did a show in a garage somewhere, so why not Chris and Matt? Though this one would need thorough ventilation, because welding.
For those who are wondering: MIG welding is Metal Intert Gas welding. The metal tip of the welder is fed out becomes the filler for the welds, and there is also an Inert Gas(Argon) being fed out of the welder as well to protect the welding process. TIG welding is Tungsten Inert Gas welding. It also has inert gas being fed out of the welder to protect the weld, but instead of the metal tip from the welder being fed and becoming the filler, TIG welders have a Tungsten tip that stays in place (and doesn’t melt due to the extremely high melting point of Tungsten), and you feed In the filler to the weld separately with your other hand. Both MIG and TIG are types of Electrical Arc Welding, they just vary in the tip of the welder and how you add filler.
@@ragnkja one other interesting thing I forgot to mention is that with TIG welding you also control the ampherage with your foot, which makes it an even more difficult coordinated operation.
@@collinschofield808 Just in case I needed more reasons why I just shouldn’t even try TIG welding as someone who has never tried any kind of welding in my life.
@@collinschofield808 don't forget that the other option is controlling amperage by a knob on the torch, because your hands weren't doing enough already
Only ever having seen Chris in the Technical Difficulty videos, He always looked and seemed like someone who would know how to weld. Glad he's fulfilling that assumption now.
For those who are confused by what Chris Joel is talking about the use of Argon, when welding, you will want to keep Oxygen out of the joint you're creating. While the metal is hot and molten, Oxygen will combine with the metal to create metallic oxides, and the metallic oxides will cause the joint to be weaker and fail sooner. So, in MIG and TIG welding, an inert gas (usually Argon, but can be any of the noble gasses) is blown on the joint to displace the normal air containing Oxygen and Oxygen containing compounds from the area.
Chris did also mention crossing the border- so he might have ended up in Lancashire (which is clearly the most scandalous place for a Yorkshire lad to end up)
@@MercenaryPen With Chris, there’s no way of knowing if the border he crossed was a parish/municipality border, a county border, or the border between England and either Scotland or Wales.
Yak shaving. The extra preliminary, requisite steps that you must complete before you can start on the ACTUAL thing, is colloquially called yak shaving.
“I have wasted my life by not learning to make things” exactly how I felt when I tried my hand at blacksmithing. When I saw this series starting, I knew Chris’ was going to be amazing and it didn’t disappoint. Thank you gentlemen, you were sorely missed, please bring out more videos as soon as possible!
Firstly, I'd like to say this series has been more of an insight into all four of you that has been heartwarming to watch. I'd never known that Chris would have wanted to learn how to weld, Matt learn how to pot, and Tom how to Zamboni. Gary wanting to hop onto a train to cook a bacon sarnie, a little more on brand, but still a joy to see. I've enjoyed all four episodes and want them to continue in the future. The effort it takes to make these videos is clear in the presentation, and the subtitles, which I agree is needed in every video on TH-cam, is much appreciated. That said, I miss the usual quizzing banter that comes from knowledge, bluffing, and generally confusing Tom. I realise that having both a game show and this show-and-tell idea as video series' on rotation would be difficult, particularly with your scheduling conflicts these days, but that's mostly because I just want more Technical Difficulties!
I love how over the years, tech diff have gone from filming in a kitchen, to under some stairs, to a set with a live studio audience, to a community hall as if that's a straight linear progression
Tonight: Gary cooks bacon on a steam engine's firebox Tom fulfills a childhood dream Matt gets angry at some clay and Chris puts his beard in significant peril EDIT: The series 2 sequel has been posted!
Some say he has eaten Matt and gained his powers And that he wants non-land vehicles to be banned to encourage piracy All we know is, he's Will Seaward.
This was my favourite of the four - there was a real sadness in Chris' "I wasted my life not learning how to make stuff" and a real magic in seeing him learn what was clearly a passion here. I miss the gameshow formats, but this series was a nice little treat. Rewatching Citation Needed recently made me appreciate Gary's intro gags and Tom's punny prizes a whole bunch, hope to see them come back someday.
Absolutely agree! Seeing how supportive they were all being of Chris’ efforts, even when he couldn’t quite give himself the credit he deserved, was just wonderful.
This series was so much fun! Hope y'all make more Edit: I had to take a welding class as a mandatory requirement for my (totally unrelated) degree - and I wasn't a fan. It's so fascinating to see Chris choose _that_ as his once in a lifetime experience!
@@samuelmellars7855. I can't speak for the original commenter, but I did a Mechanical Practice Certificate as part of my engineering degree. Not only did we weld, but we also used hand tools and did some milling. I got a table vice out of it!
As welding has been explained via an analogy to soldering I though I might elaborate on that: There is an important destinction between soldering and welding. Welding melts the base material, while soldering does not. This leads to welds being a fusion of the material, instead of glue holding it together. Because the filler material is usually harder that the surrounding metal, the welded region is harder the base metal. The only loss in strength comes from the smaller cross section and the influence of heat on the surrounding metal.
Another point to be made: both MIG and TIG use DC (direct current) as opposed to AC (alternating current - what you get in your electrical sockets at home) With MIG, the power flows through the filler metal coming out of the stinger creating an arc to the base metal. With TIG, the power flows through the tungsten creating the arc to the base metal. [I was a Nuclear Welder on submarines for several years]
“I’ll have to start fixing cars.” I subscribe to so many of those types of channels. Always room for one more, Chris. Congratulations! More please. I loved this series. The enthusiasm you all had for each other’s experiences was brilliant. Fantastic
For all techdif usually take the piss and whatever else, it's nice to see them genuinely complimenting each others' skills. Same with the clay last week. I'd love to see "Techdif learn a skill" as a series, the four of them go and learn how to do a skill together and show off their finished product to each other in real time. May be very impractical, but it'd be nice to see.
My dad used to be a welder and frequently did some welding at home. As I've been Pavlov-trained not to look into the flashing lights, this video was at times hard to keep an eye on, but I think I still managed to see most of it.
Really enjoyed watching Chris on his own. He's always been the mysterious one of the group and seeing only him in a segment was great. Really hope there's a season two!
So this is awesome, Well done Chris. TIG is *bloody* hard to learn, and you need coordination and really steady hands. I did a 4 day welding course a few years ago at a local agricultural college. Those Jasic welders they had you using are serious bits of engineering kit. I'd actually recommend that your first welder doesn't come from machine mart, as I've had a few Clarke 90 and 100's, and they're really not that great, especially when you're first learning. I'd recommend having a look at R-Tech for your first, especially as they do a MIG that can also do MMA (Stick Welding) for under 500 quid. (Not affiliated, just impressed with their quality).
Can i just say these subtitles are so good. I didn’t even know the you could make the text a different colour to indicate who is speaking. And the consistency is great, by witch i mean that in pars of the video were there already are subtitles ( for example at 15:10) you use the same colour as in the imbedded ones. So thank you for that.
I did a workshop for a day about welding and the many ways by which metals are stuck to other metals and it was sooo much fun. My favorite was Ultrasonic welding which is not done on metals but on softer materials like plastic. The basic concept is that when you pass a high enough frequency (with high enough amplitude and pressure) through two materials in contact with each other, the friction causes them to bind to each other. Also the sound the machine makes is gnarly. Such a creative method.
@@Svenz0r Damn didn't know that was a thing. Looks cool. Bruh wtf !! The thing's just stirring the metal into a soup in the welding spot!! That's sick !!!
For those who don't know the difference between soldering (not pictured here) and welding (pictured here): Soldering - The process of connecting two or more bits of metal by melting a soft metal to surround and bond to the bits to be connected. Depending on the application, it's generally used for non-structural connections (like joining two wires electrically) but can be used for a structural connection. Welding - The process of getting two or more bits of metal hot enough that they melt and mix together creating a solid bond between the bits being connected. This is almost always used for structural connections expecting to take some sort of force. I say this, because I know "Tom and Et Al" keep throwing around the terms soldering and welding interchangeably. Having done both, I can appreciate the difference. Also, when I say non-structural connection, while it's expected that when you solder two lengths of wire together and you should be able to hang a significant bit of weight on them and not have the joint fail. But, this is not the primary purpose of the joint. It's usually used to make an electrical connection between two bits of metal. That being said, I used soldering to create a model car for electronics class by soldering bits of brass together to form the frame. The frame was needed to hold the drive system made from an old electric razor, battery tray, and a switch.
Great series. Worked really well. I think there could be a game where one of you books a day like these for someone else and the person who goes on it has to guess who booked the trip.
I’ve been on the woodturning/carpentry side of TH-cam and currently have it solidly set in my life’s plan to get into making and restoring furniture. The same thought also occurred when I saw how stained glass was made. Now I’m tempted to add welding into that. The next logical step is to, I don’t know, get into watching car and RV restorations and go full on into making everything from the Red Green Show’s “Handyman’s Corner” a reality.
I really enjoyed these videos! I'd love to also see sort of "one off specials" where multiple TechDif members (or the whole team) go out and do a thing. We still need The Technical Difficulties: On Ice
Matt Gray’s Curling Foursome would _presumably_ be The Technical Difficulties-on ice, but there’s a chance they’ll send the rocks off a diving board instead.
@@sabiro2315 I was thinking that, but no that was more preparation for TechDif on ice. That's making sure the ice is smooth. I wanna see them all on ice and do a sport! They need to go curling or something
This was a great series! I also just want to really thank whoever put the flashing light warnings in the video. I've sadly had to stop watching too many movies and shows recently because of my photosensitivity so it was great to be warned but still be able to watch the rest of the video. Wish it was standard practice for more media!
The most lovely thing about this series is that in every episode they are guided by an incredible expert in a certain field which is just so lovely to see. The guys from the steam train, Ian from the ice rink, Jo the potter and Simon in this. It's just so wonderful to see their interactions with our idiots being so happy to share what they do.
13:15 Agree. Thanks to Simon & Gavin for teaching Chris how to weld ~ for all of our enjoyment. 13:32 Also couldn't help but appreciate the Blue Peter reference. 😅
It was great to see Chris doing something that was kinda away from the Tech Dif table. This is the first real insight into Chris I think we have gotten. Which I totally understand his desire to maintain his personal life privacy; which I think he has done well!
As a person whos been doing some sort of metal working/ screwin around with machinery I find it very entertaining that you just talk about it without knowing any sort of appropriate nomenclature.
I didn’t know anything about welding before, and now I realize I knew even less than I thought I did. I thought it was just a hot blow torch that melted metal so it stuck together. That there is metal being fed in blew my mind.
This is exactly the type of technical difficulties content I’m looking for. These guys just cheering eachother on and being happy for eachother and trying cool stuff
This is a comment so out of left field... that I agree with 100%. These fellows are smart, they can figure out all sorts of... technical difficulties. Please somehow convince them to figure out how to do this, especially since they didn't spend any of Tom's money. Somebody with a hire service must be convinceable.
I never could get good at welding, there was just something about holding something that was throwing current through a piece of metal and seeing what stuck that kept me from relaxing enough
Well, we all had our theories on what Chris was going to do. All of them were off. Yet, in hindsight, this is exactly something we would all expect Chris to do. Incredible.
Well this series has been absolutely delightful, guys! It's quite different from your previous stuff, I found myself laughing less but generally smiling a lot more! It was really enjoyable in a slightly different way, a bit less bants but really wholesome! Thank youuu
I was taught to weld at school, the metalwork teacher showed me how to use the Oxy-Acetylene safely, showed me what a good weld looked like and walked away and left me to it. I was 13. Years later I returned to teach at the same school in the same room. I had to jump through so many H&S hoops just to even use the welder let alone teach it. I miss having welding kit and no MIG is just not the same.
TD guys, please make this at least an annual thing! I love watching the wonderful chemistry (and humour) you guys have And *please* bring back Citation Needed!
I did a bit of welding in university during my mechanical engineering degree. I tried stick, MIG, and TIG. I learned very quickly that I am not good at welding and would need a ton of practice to get to an acceptable level. Chris did far better than I ever did.
Ah Chris! Job well done man. Been working in engineering/machining world for 6ish years and yeah fabrication is incredibly hard to do let alone welding. You attempted something very difficult and you gave a spotlight to the trades people who do this day in and day out and who don't get enough praise for their work. Your enthusiasm and love for the craft will take you much much much further than you realize than any innate skill you might be thinking you lack. Loved to see this. Thanks yall.
Beware: If you start watching Metalworking or Woodworking TH-cam, it can start you barreling down a path that always seems to lead towards Van Life and Camper Conversion TH-cam!
The most wholesome part of this (and there was a LOT of competition!) was Gary being caught absolutely off his guard by it all, and his admiration for Chris throughout.
Very wholesome video again. Lovely to watch you guys have a good time, and then be supportive of and genuinely interested in eachother. Looking forward to season 2!
As a welder who's been dabbling in instructing, this was an absolute blast to watch. Seeing Chris learn and everyone else be enthralled with the process takes me back to when I was learning. It's an awesome thing, and once you've got the basics down it unlocks a whole new world of making!
I’m an engineering student who, at an internship, had the opportunity to do some TIG welding and I can attest to how difficult it can be!! Really cool you got the chance to do this!!!
They failed to mention that that center wire often has a (partial) liquid inside called flux that also helps keep oxygen away from the metals as they combine and cool enough to solidify. Welding is awesome.
Having gone down the metal-working and woodworking/turning rabbit hole SO many times, and loving it every time, this was a WONDERFUL video, and very cool too see someone new learn these skills! Also, I recommend you guys check out the restoration rabbit hole too, some time.😉😁
Thanks to the editor for putting in the warnings about the flashing images. I didn't personally need them but it's still good to see that was thought of!
I was raised by a production welder dad. I've used MIG wire feed and SMAW, but I ultimately became a weld quality inspector shooting radiographic film on vessel, exchanger, and pipe welding to B31.3/B31.1 specs. I've shot film on TIG and the titanium inclusions show up opposite spectrum to any other inclusion in the industry since radiographic film picks up on densities. I would love to shoot film on all of your welds, but especially the training TIG welds. I've only ever seen two titanium inclusions in the field in five years of shooting film. TIG welding is extremely difficult. Great job, enjoyed all the videos but this one most of all.
If this sort of thing interests you, This Old Tony makes great videos, WeldingTipsAndTricks has great welding footage, and Joe Pie does some great machining work. All three have the education / explaining side to them. Great video.
And that's the last in this run! We'll be back towards the end of the year, if all goes well. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for making this!! It was a nice experience for July, a month where I have literally nothing going on lmao
Great!
it was great fun, see you next time!
Another great series. Please do more of the gameshow style videos too they were great.
This series has been absolutely lovely. Can't wait for what's next!
For some reason i had assumed that chris already knew how to weld
It's the beard, that there's a Fabricator's Beard that is
@@magoshighlands4074 it might also have to do with the talk of him having a chainsaw license at one stage
@@MercenaryPen True, but I still say it's the beard
Oh yeah, I figured he was a machinist or something!
Same!
Watching Chris and Matt geek out over welding is absolutely fantastic.
If they ran out and bought a MIG I'd happily watch a series of videos of the two of them in a shed learning how to use it.
Watch This Old Tony, though he's a pro, his editing style is hilarious
I'd also watch if they bought a MiG instead, flying around an airfield with more budget than sense
A Chris and Matt collaboration with Collin Furze?
I second the recommendation of This Old Tony.
And, Tom already did a show in a garage somewhere, so why not Chris and Matt? Though this one would need thorough ventilation, because welding.
like Matt's soft server ice cream machine channel it would be a fun set of videos.
For those who are wondering:
MIG welding is Metal Intert Gas welding. The metal tip of the welder is fed out becomes the filler for the welds, and there is also an Inert Gas(Argon) being fed out of the welder as well to protect the welding process.
TIG welding is Tungsten Inert Gas welding. It also has inert gas being fed out of the welder to protect the weld, but instead of the metal tip from the welder being fed and becoming the filler, TIG welders have a Tungsten tip that stays in place (and doesn’t melt due to the extremely high melting point of Tungsten), and you feed In the filler to the weld separately with your other hand.
Both MIG and TIG are types of Electrical Arc Welding, they just vary in the tip of the welder and how you add filler.
I now see some of this got explained starting immediately after I unpaused from making this comment 😂
You explained the acronyms, which neither of them did.
@@ragnkja one other interesting thing I forgot to mention is that with TIG welding you also control the ampherage with your foot, which makes it an even more difficult coordinated operation.
@@collinschofield808
Just in case I needed more reasons why I just shouldn’t even try TIG welding as someone who has never tried any kind of welding in my life.
@@collinschofield808 don't forget that the other option is controlling amperage by a knob on the torch, because your hands weren't doing enough already
Only ever having seen Chris in the Technical Difficulty videos, He always looked and seemed like someone who would know how to weld. Glad he's fulfilling that assumption now.
He has the vibe of "ruddy mountain man who does anything and everything with his bare hands"
For those who are confused by what Chris Joel is talking about the use of Argon, when welding, you will want to keep Oxygen out of the joint you're creating. While the metal is hot and molten, Oxygen will combine with the metal to create metallic oxides, and the metallic oxides will cause the joint to be weaker and fail sooner. So, in MIG and TIG welding, an inert gas (usually Argon, but can be any of the noble gasses) is blown on the joint to displace the normal air containing Oxygen and Oxygen containing compounds from the area.
I doubt you’d use oganesson for welding, since the decay products aren’t necessarily inert.
Also radon?
Imagine helium welding, after a long day in the shop you go out for beers with some of your coworkers, bar sounds like a preschool
@@jeffgoldblunt Tig was originally marketed as Heliarc and did indeed use helium instead of argon
@@jeffgoldblunt A balloon filled with Argon has some interesting effects on the voice as well.
"I went from an undisclosed location to a shed nearby."
Sounds like how TechDif describes Sheffield, to be fair.
Chris did also mention crossing the border- so he might have ended up in Lancashire (which is clearly the most scandalous place for a Yorkshire lad to end up)
@@MercenaryPen
With Chris, there’s no way of knowing if the border he crossed was a parish/municipality border, a county border, or the border between England and either Scotland or Wales.
@@ragnkja perhaps he went through the channel tunnel by foot
@@Speederzzz
Slightly less likely (if only because Simon clearly wasn’t French), but not impossible.
@@ragnkja indeed, I merely suggested Lancashire as the option that seemed most unthinkable going by Yorkshire stereotype
Gary: Theres some hot technical chat in this one
Me: The technical difficulties we were promised all along are finally here.
Yak shaving.
The extra preliminary, requisite steps that you must complete before you can start on the ACTUAL thing, is colloquially called yak shaving.
We NEED more of Chris doing stuff. He's like Guy Martin lite!
"I'm absolutely made up, that is mega"
You know what. I see it now!
i'm really loving this series where they dig up childhood dreams and test them
on the next season, Chris and Matt make a square tube rollcage for Toms car while Gary finds a way to cook bacon using a welder
Using bacon to draw out a little bit of the heat from the welded metal.
cooking bacon with a welder wouldn't be so weird considering all the steam iron cooking of bacon, beans and popcorn they've done in the past haha
“I have wasted my life by not learning to make things” exactly how I felt when I tried my hand at blacksmithing. When I saw this series starting, I knew Chris’ was going to be amazing and it didn’t disappoint. Thank you gentlemen, you were sorely missed, please bring out more videos as soon as possible!
Firstly, I'd like to say this series has been more of an insight into all four of you that has been heartwarming to watch. I'd never known that Chris would have wanted to learn how to weld, Matt learn how to pot, and Tom how to Zamboni. Gary wanting to hop onto a train to cook a bacon sarnie, a little more on brand, but still a joy to see. I've enjoyed all four episodes and want them to continue in the future. The effort it takes to make these videos is clear in the presentation, and the subtitles, which I agree is needed in every video on TH-cam, is much appreciated.
That said, I miss the usual quizzing banter that comes from knowledge, bluffing, and generally confusing Tom. I realise that having both a game show and this show-and-tell idea as video series' on rotation would be difficult, particularly with your scheduling conflicts these days, but that's mostly because I just want more Technical Difficulties!
I agree. This was an awesome special, but I hope it doesn't become the main content. Perhaps this could be every two years or something.
I love how over the years, tech diff have gone from filming in a kitchen, to under some stairs, to a set with a live studio audience, to a community hall as if that's a straight linear progression
You’ve skipped over them filming in TH-cam studios
Joel and Gray do things with Metal is a TV series waiting to happen
Tbh "joel and gray" is a great name for the series.
Every episode it's a different metal. Like, welding metal, elemental metals, thrash metal.
Tonight:
Gary cooks bacon on a steam engine's firebox
Tom fulfills a childhood dream
Matt gets angry at some clay
and Chris puts his beard in significant peril
EDIT: The series 2 sequel has been posted!
today on Mundane Difficulties
You can't read that without hearing Clarkson's voice
@@TomLuTon And "Jessica" playing underneath... When you put them all together it makes a very Top Gear style intro.
Tonight, on the Topnical Geariculties
Some say he has eaten Matt and gained his powers
And that he wants non-land vehicles to be banned to encourage piracy
All we know is, he's Will Seaward.
This was my favourite of the four - there was a real sadness in Chris' "I wasted my life not learning how to make stuff" and a real magic in seeing him learn what was clearly a passion here.
I miss the gameshow formats, but this series was a nice little treat. Rewatching Citation Needed recently made me appreciate Gary's intro gags and Tom's punny prizes a whole bunch, hope to see them come back someday.
Chris’ commentary skills while holding the camera are incredible, shame we don’t get to see it more often
I love Matt in this. There's something about him co-explaining and being serious that's compelling
Absolutely agree! Seeing how supportive they were all being of Chris’ efforts, even when he couldn’t quite give himself the credit he deserved, was just wonderful.
I just love how they take the mick out of each other constantly, but show so much support in moments like this. There’s a lot of love in that group.
I love the dynamic between Matt and Chris who know some of the technicalities of the MIG process, versus the wonderment of Gary and Tom! Bravo guys!
It's such an unexpected thing to know about.
This series was so much fun! Hope y'all make more
Edit: I had to take a welding class as a mandatory requirement for my (totally unrelated) degree - and I wasn't a fan. It's so fascinating to see Chris choose _that_ as his once in a lifetime experience!
Some of my first welding attempts the slag was structural.....
I love welding because you get to play with temperatures as hot as the surface of the sun, and make metal so hot it liquefies.
What degree did you get that required you to weld!? And where should I sign up? 😄
@@samuelmellars7855.
I can't speak for the original commenter, but I did a Mechanical Practice Certificate as part of my engineering degree. Not only did we weld, but we also used hand tools and did some milling. I got a table vice out of it!
I did too, on my way to study CS in high school. I almost switched to welding!
As welding has been explained via an analogy to soldering I though I might elaborate on that:
There is an important destinction between soldering and welding. Welding melts the base material, while soldering does not. This leads to welds being a fusion of the material, instead of glue holding it together. Because the filler material is usually harder that the surrounding metal, the welded region is harder the base metal. The only loss in strength comes from the smaller cross section and the influence of heat on the surrounding metal.
Another point to be made: both MIG and TIG use DC (direct current) as opposed to AC (alternating current - what you get in your electrical sockets at home) With MIG, the power flows through the filler metal coming out of the stinger creating an arc to the base metal. With TIG, the power flows through the tungsten creating the arc to the base metal.
[I was a Nuclear Welder on submarines for several years]
Did you do welding in the water?
Apart from AC TIG... Great for aluminium
@@PianoKwanMan HaHaHa, no, dry dock
“I’ll have to start fixing cars.”
I subscribe to so many of those types of channels. Always room for one more, Chris.
Congratulations! More please. I loved this series. The enthusiasm you all had for each other’s experiences was brilliant. Fantastic
For all techdif usually take the piss and whatever else, it's nice to see them genuinely complimenting each others' skills. Same with the clay last week.
I'd love to see "Techdif learn a skill" as a series, the four of them go and learn how to do a skill together and show off their finished product to each other in real time. May be very impractical, but it'd be nice to see.
I do like how Chris even from the earlier techdif days until today is still introduced as "doesn't do this twitter/social media nonsense"
My dad used to be a welder and frequently did some welding at home. As I've been Pavlov-trained not to look into the flashing lights, this video was at times hard to keep an eye on, but I think I still managed to see most of it.
Really enjoyed watching Chris on his own. He's always been the mysterious one of the group and seeing only him in a segment was great. Really hope there's a season two!
So this is awesome, Well done Chris. TIG is *bloody* hard to learn, and you need coordination and really steady hands. I did a 4 day welding course a few years ago at a local agricultural college. Those Jasic welders they had you using are serious bits of engineering kit. I'd actually recommend that your first welder doesn't come from machine mart, as I've had a few Clarke 90 and 100's, and they're really not that great, especially when you're first learning. I'd recommend having a look at R-Tech for your first, especially as they do a MIG that can also do MMA (Stick Welding) for under 500 quid. (Not affiliated, just impressed with their quality).
This series has been surprisingly wholesome!
Turns out, what it takes for TechDiff to be wholesome is watching someone learn to make something.
Can i just say these subtitles are so good. I didn’t even know the you could make the text a different colour to indicate who is speaking. And the consistency is great, by witch i mean that in pars of the video were there already are subtitles ( for example at 15:10) you use the same colour as in the imbedded ones. So thank you for that.
I did a workshop for a day about welding and the many ways by which metals are stuck to other metals and it was sooo much fun. My favorite was Ultrasonic welding which is not done on metals but on softer materials like plastic. The basic concept is that when you pass a high enough frequency (with high enough amplitude and pressure) through two materials in contact with each other, the friction causes them to bind to each other. Also the sound the machine makes is gnarly. Such a creative method.
If you want to see something interesting, check out friction stir welding if you haven't already.
@@Svenz0r Damn didn't know that was a thing. Looks cool. Bruh wtf !! The thing's just stirring the metal into a soup in the welding spot!! That's sick !!!
i think cold welding is cool - if you're in a vacuum, with a little bit of prep you can touch two pieces of metal together and they just stick
I think there is some welding by rubbing for metal too. It is not the name, but I kind of remember something like that. Friction welding?
@@olivier2553
Sven mentioned friction stir welding.
For those who don't know the difference between soldering (not pictured here) and welding (pictured here):
Soldering - The process of connecting two or more bits of metal by melting a soft metal to surround and bond to the bits to be connected. Depending on the application, it's generally used for non-structural connections (like joining two wires electrically) but can be used for a structural connection.
Welding - The process of getting two or more bits of metal hot enough that they melt and mix together creating a solid bond between the bits being connected. This is almost always used for structural connections expecting to take some sort of force.
I say this, because I know "Tom and Et Al" keep throwing around the terms soldering and welding interchangeably. Having done both, I can appreciate the difference. Also, when I say non-structural connection, while it's expected that when you solder two lengths of wire together and you should be able to hang a significant bit of weight on them and not have the joint fail. But, this is not the primary purpose of the joint. It's usually used to make an electrical connection between two bits of metal. That being said, I used soldering to create a model car for electronics class by soldering bits of brass together to form the frame. The frame was needed to hold the drive system made from an old electric razor, battery tray, and a switch.
Another technique called brazing is similar to soldering, but uses a higher temperature process, with a stronger bond.
Ok, but, what is brazing?
I like how the technical difficulties is them all just being lovely and supportive while one of them shows something they've done
Great series. Worked really well. I think there could be a game where one of you books a day like these for someone else and the person who goes on it has to guess who booked the trip.
Yes! They definitely should plan experiences for each other!
This could be a fun idea. Would they ever do dual experiences? Like 2 people doing something the others planned for them?
I’ve been on the woodturning/carpentry side of TH-cam and currently have it solidly set in my life’s plan to get into making and restoring furniture. The same thought also occurred when I saw how stained glass was made. Now I’m tempted to add welding into that. The next logical step is to, I don’t know, get into watching car and RV restorations and go full on into making everything from the Red Green Show’s “Handyman’s Corner” a reality.
I love how wholesome the four of you are, all giving complements to each other
What I love about this series is that everyone is so supportive and happy for each other and what they're doing.
I really enjoyed these videos! I'd love to also see sort of "one off specials" where multiple TechDif members (or the whole team) go out and do a thing.
We still need The Technical Difficulties: On Ice
but when do we get The Technical Difficulties: Covered In Bees?
Matt Gray’s Curling Foursome would _presumably_ be The Technical Difficulties-on ice, but there’s a chance they’ll send the rocks off a diving board instead.
@@MercenaryPen TAKE THAT, MORIARTY!
We sort of had "on ice" 2 weeks ago TBF
@@sabiro2315 I was thinking that, but no that was more preparation for TechDif on ice. That's making sure the ice is smooth. I wanna see them all on ice and do a sport! They need to go curling or something
This is just my favorite series ever. I love seeing y'all getting to have these special experiences!
This was a great series! I also just want to really thank whoever put the flashing light warnings in the video. I've sadly had to stop watching too many movies and shows recently because of my photosensitivity so it was great to be warned but still be able to watch the rest of the video. Wish it was standard practice for more media!
It also helps that it’s linked to something that makes a sound, so that you know to not look again until the welding noise stops.
Of Tom Scott's many online niches, one of my favourites is "not ableist".
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The most lovely thing about this series is that in every episode they are guided by an incredible expert in a certain field which is just so lovely to see. The guys from the steam train, Ian from the ice rink, Jo the potter and Simon in this. It's just so wonderful to see their interactions with our idiots being so happy to share what they do.
I love the sheer joy expressed by Chris every second he's on screen
13:15 Agree. Thanks to Simon & Gavin for teaching Chris how to weld ~ for all of our enjoyment.
13:32 Also couldn't help but appreciate the Blue Peter reference. 😅
This is a great run! However it seems to be missing the episode where Chris wrestles a bear?
they're still working out how to write up an acceptable risk assessment for that video
@@MercenaryPen Yeah and find a bear willing to take the residual risk...
Unfortunately, the censors had to cut it out. The bear received some very gruesome injuries.
In the immortal words of Gary "I don't want it to end"
You guys better be back for more! This is amazing viewing.
It was great to see Chris doing something that was kinda away from the Tech Dif table. This is the first real insight into Chris I think we have gotten. Which I totally understand his desire to maintain his personal life privacy; which I think he has done well!
As a person whos been doing some sort of metal working/ screwin around with machinery I find it very entertaining that you just talk about it without knowing any sort of appropriate nomenclature.
I didn’t know anything about welding before, and now I realize I knew even less than I thought I did. I thought it was just a hot blow torch that melted metal so it stuck together. That there is metal being fed in blew my mind.
This is exactly the type of technical difficulties content I’m looking for. These guys just cheering eachother on and being happy for eachother and trying cool stuff
these are so goddamn wholesome i'm gonna die
Honestly, this format is amazing. The sheer amount of interest and passion from you all has been great to see, it's a really fun watch!
You did really well Chris, my father's been a Fabi all his life and he still fuckin' hates TIG welding
I would love to see two of them trying to run a small horizontal directional drilling rig. Well supervised in a controlled environment of course
This is a comment so out of left field... that I agree with 100%. These fellows are smart, they can figure out all sorts of... technical difficulties. Please somehow convince them to figure out how to do this, especially since they didn't spend any of Tom's money. Somebody with a hire service must be convinceable.
You guys make so happy I’m glad you exist
i love how wholesome this is
Such a great video! I learned some stuff in this so thank you, also I can confirm wood turning TH-cam is very therapeutic.
I'd like a Tech Dif try bobsled episode!
Chris: "Gary! Are ya dead!?"
Gary: "Ya man..."
Or curling.
This series is really just adult show and tell, and I absolutely love it.
Best TH-cam series I have followed in a long time
They're actually very supportive of one another, it's so wholesome!
I never could get good at welding, there was just something about holding something that was throwing current through a piece of metal and seeing what stuck that kept me from relaxing enough
I totally second Chris' comments on watching wood turning or welding videos. It is as good as the sound of rain fall.
Can you please do more of these videos? I really enjoy watching them. They just give of such a positivity.
Well, we all had our theories on what Chris was going to do.
All of them were off. Yet, in hindsight, this is exactly something we would all expect Chris to do. Incredible.
Well this series has been absolutely delightful, guys! It's quite different from your previous stuff, I found myself laughing less but generally smiling a lot more! It was really enjoyable in a slightly different way, a bit less bants but really wholesome! Thank youuu
I like how Matt and Tom are very invested in the topic, but Gary is actually blown away by every facet of it.
This was the video i was looking forward to the most, and i really enjoyed it! good work guys!
This is brilliant, and completely agree, wood turning youtube is so relaxing
7:28 those sparkly lines look neat!
Having done a 6 month course on welding ages ago. I can appreciate how much he managed in a day.
I was taught to weld at school, the metalwork teacher showed me how to use the Oxy-Acetylene safely, showed me what a good weld looked like and walked away and left me to it. I was 13.
Years later I returned to teach at the same school in the same room. I had to jump through so many H&S hoops just to even use the welder let alone teach it.
I miss having welding kit and no MIG is just not the same.
TD guys, please make this at least an annual thing!
I love watching the wonderful chemistry (and humour) you guys have
And *please* bring back Citation Needed!
I hope this type of videos become a series, maybe something along the lines of Technically Difficult. I'm loving this.
I love how supportive tech diff is of eachother
I did a bit of welding in university during my mechanical engineering degree. I tried stick, MIG, and TIG. I learned very quickly that I am not good at welding and would need a ton of practice to get to an acceptable level. Chris did far better than I ever did.
Ah Chris! Job well done man. Been working in engineering/machining world for 6ish years and yeah fabrication is incredibly hard to do let alone welding. You attempted something very difficult and you gave a spotlight to the trades people who do this day in and day out and who don't get enough praise for their work. Your enthusiasm and love for the craft will take you much much much further than you realize than any innate skill you might be thinking you lack. Loved to see this. Thanks yall.
This series has been really great, would love to see more!
Beware: If you start watching Metalworking or Woodworking TH-cam, it can start you barreling down a path that always seems to lead towards Van Life and Camper Conversion TH-cam!
How long until we see Joel & Gray's Cottage-Industry Getaways tho?
The most wholesome part of this (and there was a LOT of competition!) was Gary being caught absolutely off his guard by it all, and his admiration for Chris throughout.
I love seeing four men compliment each other’s work, especially when trying something new. It is so refreshing in the world today.
This is something so genuine! Joyful to watch especially as someone who has learned basics of welding
Welding is definately on my list of things i want to learn, just never got arround to it, hadnt even considered there would be workshops for it.
definite was misspelled, but Tom's already pointed out from somewhere else how definite gets misspelled a lot
Waiting for this for SO LONG! At last, welcome back men!
A welder friend of mine called making a long weld nicely "stacking dimes."
These "do a cool thing, then chat about it" videos have been really wonderfully wholesome, thank you all.
Very wholesome video again. Lovely to watch you guys have a good time, and then be supportive of and genuinely interested in eachother.
Looking forward to season 2!
The fact that they aggressively stopped Chris from putting himself down is oddly heartwarming
As a welder who's been dabbling in instructing, this was an absolute blast to watch. Seeing Chris learn and everyone else be enthralled with the process takes me back to when I was learning. It's an awesome thing, and once you've got the basics down it unlocks a whole new world of making!
I absolutely know that feeling for I, too, have spent many an evening looking at people welding on youtube and wanting to do the exact same thing.
I’m an engineering student who, at an internship, had the opportunity to do some TIG welding and I can attest to how difficult it can be!! Really cool you got the chance to do this!!!
They failed to mention that that center wire often has a (partial) liquid inside called flux that also helps keep oxygen away from the metals as they combine and cool enough to solidify. Welding is awesome.
Having gone down the metal-working and woodworking/turning rabbit hole SO many times, and loving it every time, this was a WONDERFUL video, and very cool too see someone new learn these skills! Also, I recommend you guys check out the restoration rabbit hole too, some time.😉😁
My rabbit hole is usually trains, especially Danny Harman (Distant Signal).
Thanks to the editor for putting in the warnings about the flashing images.
I didn't personally need them but it's still good to see that was thought of!
Love how all the welders are coming out and being encouraging in the comments!
These 4 videos have just been so wholesome and nice, it’s really nice to watch these videos after a long shift
I was raised by a production welder dad. I've used MIG wire feed and SMAW, but I ultimately became a weld quality inspector shooting radiographic film on vessel, exchanger, and pipe welding to B31.3/B31.1 specs. I've shot film on TIG and the titanium inclusions show up opposite spectrum to any other inclusion in the industry since radiographic film picks up on densities. I would love to shoot film on all of your welds, but especially the training TIG welds. I've only ever seen two titanium inclusions in the field in five years of shooting film. TIG welding is extremely difficult. Great job, enjoyed all the videos but this one most of all.
I think I just assumed that a bearded Northern man would already automatically know how to weld.
The welding and the glorious beard on the thumbnail I thought it was a big Clive video xD
If this sort of thing interests you, This Old Tony makes great videos, WeldingTipsAndTricks has great welding footage, and Joe Pie does some great machining work. All three have the education / explaining side to them.
Great video.
Excellent series, please bring this back!