Thank you Jody and God bless you! You are honestly trying hard to teach us all your tips and tricks that one can learn only with huge effort and experience, and in this case we get to take shortcuts on your channel! I really wonder how can anybody dislike your videos... Very sincere greetings to you and all your loved ones from Bosnia and Herzegovina!
Thank you Jody C. I know TH-cam ads have been getting pulled and these videos aren't free. time= money. I support welding tips add tricks! have a tips and tricks sticker on my Jackson hood, and a Tig finger to boot! you're the best! even after going to one of the best Welding programs in my state taking welding inspection courses and all! I still find you're videos informational and fun! Again thanks
Thanks for copping up to dips. I've been tigging for years and I dip all the time. If it's not decorative or highly structural I just keep going unless it balled really bad or the arch wanders out of control. Clean,clean,clean is My main weapon. Great Bee's wax tip.
You talking about duffing your electrode was very timely and really helped me not beat myself up a lot. I just got a new Square Wave 200 and was practicing aluminum last night and its been a while. Was practicing T joints and man, I plopped that filler rod right onto that electrode 4 times within an hours time and really had me mentally beat. Its nice to know even the pro's do it. :-) Thanks for the great video Jody!! Picking up a tig finger today!! :-)
@ Brian Streufert I've been tig welding 30 years and I keep 3 or 4 sharpened tungsten right next to Me. I'm a really good welder but tig jerky, some can't weld and are and as smooth as silk. Nice thing about welding, there's always a do over. I get the feeling Your welds are really good.
That was an excellent video - the pace was great and the field of view of everything just right. As someone else said, I love the way you quote imperial and then the metric dimensions.
Thanks for this video Jody. I want to get into fabricating with aluminum, and this could be a good little project to start with. - A tote trays are always something you need, make one when you start, put the date on the bottom. Then as you progress, probably need another, so make another, put the date on it. That way you can see how you improve! Great tip about the beeswax on the cutting disc. Regards and respect to you Jody.
Have watched a crap load of your videos and enjoy each one - and learn things too. Will hopefully soon be getting my own TIG machine and set up. Already have gas and MIG, so anything I learn here is gravy. Thanks very much and I hope your sales allow you to continue this series.
Great job with the podcast! I have listened to 18 of them in 2 days and all i can say is that they are really entertaining and you pick up one or two things from every podcast (or maybe 10 for a newbie like me). When i first heard of it i didnt think it would be for me since i really like to see a video while im listening to something but its perfect for when im working or doing something at home! Just wanna say thank you to Crummy welding, Superior welding and fabrication and to you Jody! Awesome videos btw :)
I have to agree. I like the podcast a lot and it's always a good day when a new one drops. I'll be honest though, I do only listen to every other one; I don't listen to the ones with guests, just the ones with the crew.
This was very helpful. I have found it surprisingly hard to find good aluminum welding projects on YT, and idk why. Thank you for sharing. Your work looks great. I would say subd, but I already am.
Thanks Jody for another fine project, and especially thanks for including your tungsten duff. I aspire to someday make it through a project this size with only one fouled electrode. :-)
Jody, since you've started this aluminum series my aluminum game has definitely gotten better, so I just wanted to say: thanks I have a grinder problem also. The local ACE hardware runs really good sales on them...
I'm building up my inventory of grinders now. I can't seem to have enough of them. Now if I can only stop buying more everlast welders. I've got three of them now and considering another!
You can't have enough grinders. I've got mine set up with different attachments so I don't have to spend time changing them all of the time. I learned that pretty fast when I learned how to weld with my first everlast welder. I was spending more time changing the (one) grinder I had than actually welding.
I noticed you didn't scrub the aluminum diamond plate with a stainless steel wire brush. Does that not have oxide coating? Seem like it wouldn't weld, but obviously it did. You did a great job on welding that. I'm learning to TIG. I'm doing a box much like this and I'm having a hell of a time getting a decent bead.
You can also use a circular saw to cut the aluminum, it helps keep the weld clean, if you notice on your weld it had some inclusions and that's because of the cutting disc
i like how u leave the mistakes u make in ur video i weld aluminum everyday and i make mistakes to beacuse we r only human some other youtuber video's only show the good they do like there robots thanks for the video's u can tell u only wont to show people how to weld unlike others they use it as a way of trying to show off thanks
...A thumbs up...! And.....diamond plate can be troublesome to bend in a brake....aluminum not so bad, but steel diamond plate is very hard on the tooling/dies.....
Thanks to your videos I'm receiving an Associates in Welding Technology this Saturday. I definitely couldn't have done it without your channel; i had real problems balancing work and school but always a few minutes before bed to watch a few videos, and thanks to you that's all i needed!! I already landed a job at a local machine shop and my boss is blown away at both my knowledge base and my pretty beads, all thanks to WELDINGTIPSANDTRICKS!!!!
Cool little box man, thats the stuff i want to make! i'm currently waiting for fall when my welding program starts. I'm very excited, and videos like yours are teaching me a few helpful tips and suggestions. I need to learn how to weld for a dream of owning my own 4x4 fabrication and repair shop! What are your three biggest and most helpful tips for someone like me who is just starting out with MINIMAL welding knowledge from high school 13 years ago?
You ran all those long corner joints with an air cooled torch? Did you ever have to stop and wait for it to cool or did you just power through? I remember you saying in previous videos you like to test the limits of air cooled rigs. But this one, I'd imagine, would be quite a stretch.
Would it help to put steel wool in the end of the tube to keep the chimney effect ? I made a box that was sealed but could not close it since it pushed the hot air into the weld and made it muddy.
I tried the same but using smooth instead of diamond sheet and it went all wobbly also my tungsten looked nice and a beautiful colored ball on the end but went fury looking like a magnet with metal filings on it after a while i was using a number 6 cup, 12psi argon at 100 amps and a grey tungsten. I tacked it off the same even stopped and started the welds look good just the box looks ordinary.
Great video Jody! I think you should really do a cut 'n' etch on the tote, just to make sure for proper penetration ;) You just never know! Great project also!
At the end of the video, I can see that the bottom is not flat as your welding cart surface, it wobbles a little. Can you do a video to show how to prevent that from happening? Thanks a lot!
I do this type of TIG welding a lot. I noticed you wiped off the edges before welding. That is critical and I cant stress that enough. Acetone works best and dont be stingy. Also instead of wax I use a 50% mix of cutting oil and WD40, it wipes off easier and it lubricates just as well or better than wax. Another point I would like to make is using filler rod. What we do is use overlapping joints and we just use fusion joints. Number one a fusion joint in this appilication is just as strong qnd you dont have to waste filler rod. Number two a fusion joint is flat so you kinda eliminats the box sliding around on those higher peaks on the weld bead. This is just my experience qnd may not apply to everyone.
NICE! I am actually going to buy another welder, lol I got that new Miller 110 220 with or without gas welder Expensive, but, I should have gotten a Tig instead :-( but hey I can have my cake and eat it to :-D what do you think about one of those cheap Amazon welders for a stater welder ??? Nice Video by the way very well made...
Hey, really like the videos and have learned a whole lot from you. Are you planning on expanding the European shipping destinations to include more countries? I would very much like to buy at least the TIG fingers but my country (Estonia) isn't listed in the shipping options.
is it possible for you to make more videos about stainless steel TIG and how to make better looking welds in terms of being constant and controling width on 1/16" thick stainless. Just some tips with the settings on the machine and travel speed etc. It would be awesome if you could :D
Hey ive had problems welding aluminum with my machine at work. Can you make a video on how to weld aluminum with a more basic machine without any special functions.. basically just ac current? It seems really hard to do!
Jonathan Gesualdo if you search way back, hes done vids on scratch start tig with just a Thunderbolt Arc welder, its a little primitive but it works. For aluminum youre gonna need AC though
Where is your ground clamp? If your ground clamp is on your work shouldn't you not be touching or leaning on it? Likewise if the work clamp is on the table/bench that the piece is being worked on shouldn't you avoid leaning on the table? - Taylor, GSK
Thank you for all the work you do to produce these videos.
Happy Fathers day Jody! Youre not my dad but Youve taught me a lot the last few years,
Thanks for all the metric thicknesses!
Thank you Jody and God bless you! You are honestly trying hard to teach us all your tips and tricks that one can learn only with huge effort and experience, and in this case we get to take shortcuts on your channel! I really wonder how can anybody dislike your videos... Very sincere greetings to you and all your loved ones from Bosnia and Herzegovina!
Thank you Jody C. I know TH-cam ads have been getting pulled and these videos aren't free. time= money. I support welding tips add tricks! have a tips and tricks sticker on my Jackson hood, and a Tig finger to boot! you're the best! even after going to one of the best Welding programs in my state taking welding inspection courses and all! I still find you're videos informational and fun! Again thanks
What I like about Jody is his humility. Thnx again...
Thanks for copping up to dips. I've been tigging for years and I dip all the time. If it's not decorative or highly structural I just keep going unless it balled really bad or the arch wanders out of control. Clean,clean,clean is My main weapon. Great Bee's wax tip.
Good video Jody I think this is the 10th time I watched this video within a year. Still learn something new every time I watch it too.🙏👊🏻
You talking about duffing your electrode was very timely and really helped me not beat myself up a lot. I just got a new Square Wave 200 and was practicing aluminum last night and its been a while. Was practicing T joints and man, I plopped that filler rod right onto that electrode 4 times within an hours time and really had me mentally beat. Its nice to know even the pro's do it. :-)
Thanks for the great video Jody!! Picking up a tig finger today!! :-)
Brian Streufert have a few ready so you can just slam one back in and keep goin
@ Brian Streufert
I've been tig welding 30 years and I keep 3 or 4 sharpened tungsten right next to Me. I'm a really good welder but tig jerky, some can't weld and are and as smooth as silk. Nice thing about welding, there's always a do over. I get the feeling Your welds are really good.
Thanks for another great video, Jody. And thanks for the links to your preferred products, that's really handy.
Happy father's day to you.
Jodi, thanks for being so generous with your knowledge. TH-cam is a university and you are a Dean!!
That was an excellent video - the pace was great and the field of view of everything just right. As someone else said, I love the way you quote imperial and then the metric dimensions.
Thanks for this video Jody. I want to get into fabricating with aluminum, and this could be a good little project to start with. - A tote trays are always something you need, make one when you start, put the date on the bottom. Then as you progress, probably need another, so make another, put the date on it. That way you can see how you improve! Great tip about the beeswax on the cutting disc. Regards and respect to you Jody.
Have watched a crap load of your videos and enjoy each one - and learn things too. Will hopefully soon be getting my own
TIG machine and set up. Already have gas and MIG, so anything I learn here is gravy. Thanks very much and I hope your sales allow you to continue this series.
Great job with the podcast! I have listened to 18 of them in 2 days and all i can say is that they are really entertaining and you pick up one or two things from every podcast (or maybe 10 for a newbie like me). When i first heard of it i didnt think it would be for me since i really like to see a video while im listening to something but its perfect for when im working or doing something at home!
Just wanna say thank you to Crummy welding, Superior welding and fabrication and to you Jody!
Awesome videos btw :)
thanks so much
I have to agree. I like the podcast a lot and it's always a good day when a new one drops. I'll be honest though, I do only listen to every other one; I don't listen to the ones with guests, just the ones with the crew.
Good tips, on point commentary, great craftsmanship. Thanks for the pointers and ideas, gonna put em to use getting my own little workshop set up
This was very helpful. I have found it surprisingly hard to find good aluminum welding projects on YT, and idk why. Thank you for sharing. Your work looks great. I would say subd, but I already am.
4:05 No shame in doing a touchup pass... Hit it with the pulser. I do it all the time. Great video as always, neat project.
dude your stuff is insane between you and jody my welding and Technik has improved so much thankyou
As always, great video.. Good to see even the pros manage to contaminate the tungsten every once in a while. That way I don't feel so bad..
Nice. Just can't get over those beauty weld beads. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks Jody for another fine project, and especially thanks for including your tungsten duff. I aspire to someday make it through a project this size with only one fouled electrode. :-)
Thank you for all of the great directions you've led to the best performance, I will continue to watch and support...✌🏻thanks again
Oh for crying out loud that handle looks fine. Welds are as usual spot on.
Long time follower and fan of your channel. Just a tip from down under. A timber circular saw is great for cutting aluminium sheet up to 3mm👍
I agree. Also a jigsaw with a good blade is great for up to 6mm. I tried a plasma cutter once - horrible!
Great tip on the beeswax Jody! Beeswax can be found at nearly every hardware store, sold as "toilet bowl wax rings". They are made of beeswax :)
I love welding all the time. Welding is my favorite job
Great project Jody.
Great video as always. Getting ready to make a toolbox for my trailer.
I have a similar Makita grinder... probably over 20 years old and it was the only one I had for many years.
Jody, since you've started this aluminum series my aluminum game has definitely gotten better, so I just wanted to say: thanks
I have a grinder problem also. The local ACE hardware runs really good sales on them...
"I have wayyy too many grinders, said no welder ever." LOL!
thanks for all your videos.
a hi quality video as usual with lots of good info for all welders of aluminium 🖒🖒top job
That 4" Makita is my favorite, I cut cast iron sewer pipe from the inside out with it, it's narrow profile is its best feature.
Thank you for the class. I sure enjoy your work.
I'm building up my inventory of grinders now. I can't seem to have enough of them. Now if I can only stop buying more everlast welders. I've got three of them now and considering another!
great video!!! that wax makes your grinders sound like angry bees!! hahaha. looking fabulous!!!
Cool. Would like to see diy projects like this. thx.
Have you tried norton deburr wheels? They are pricy but they work great for just taking off burrs and not hogging off material.
Another great video. Thanks, Jody.
Nice project Jody! Great welding. I too have a lot of grinders, A welders best friend.
You can't have enough grinders. I've got mine set up with different attachments so I don't have to spend time changing them all of the time. I learned that pretty fast when I learned how to weld with my first everlast welder. I was spending more time changing the (one) grinder I had than actually welding.
"A grinder an paint, makes me the welder I ain´t"..................or so I heard......
@Dennis Young Millwaukee?.....Metabo?
@Dennis Young I only run Metabo's.
3x 6" and 2x 9" machines...
Best ever...
@Dennis Young they are the same... Only larger🙂
Where you from? I'm from Denmark..
I noticed you didn't scrub the aluminum diamond plate with a stainless steel wire brush. Does that not have oxide coating? Seem like it wouldn't weld, but obviously it did. You did a great job on welding that. I'm learning to TIG. I'm doing a box much like this and I'm having a hell of a time getting a decent bead.
Excellent video as usual
Great idea! Excellent video as usual. 👍🏻
I've never seen that trick with the bee wax before.... thanks!
You can also use a circular saw to cut the aluminum, it helps keep the weld clean, if you notice on your weld it had some inclusions and that's because of the cutting disc
That is some serious art brother
i like how u leave the mistakes u make in ur video i weld aluminum everyday and i make mistakes to beacuse we r only human some other youtuber video's only show the good they do like there robots thanks for the video's u can tell u only wont to show people how to weld unlike others they use it as a way of trying to show off thanks
i use wax on blades, discs, and especially sanding discs because it makes them last longer. its a white harder wax but works!!
...A thumbs up...! And.....diamond plate can be troublesome to bend in a brake....aluminum not so bad, but steel diamond plate is very hard on the tooling/dies.....
Thanks Jody, good stuff.
A useful little tote, don't have the gear to weld aluminium, but may just have to make one from steel :)
Thanks to your videos I'm receiving an Associates in Welding Technology this Saturday. I definitely couldn't have done it without your channel; i had real problems balancing work and school but always a few minutes before bed to watch a few videos, and thanks to you that's all i needed!! I already landed a job at a local machine shop and my boss is blown away at both my knowledge base and my pretty beads, all thanks to WELDINGTIPSANDTRICKS!!!!
Chris Noname congrats on the degree!
Chris Noname congrats on the degree!
Cool little box man, thats the stuff i want to make! i'm currently waiting for fall when my welding program starts. I'm very excited, and videos like yours are teaching me a few helpful tips and suggestions. I need to learn how to weld for a dream of owning my own 4x4 fabrication and repair shop!
What are your three biggest and most helpful tips for someone like me who is just starting out with MINIMAL welding knowledge from high school 13 years ago?
Another useful and inspiring video, THANKS!! :)
nice little project an awesome job !!! and no you never have enough grinders LOL
which type of welding machine used for that please ???
Great wee project.
nice, jus a question... you have the materials... why not make a brake for yourself?
Chad Adkins it's definitely on my to do list
I thought you had one of those Swag Off road finger brake kits? I bought one and build a press for it, I use it way more than I thought I would have.
You ran all those long corner joints with an air cooled torch? Did you ever have to stop and wait for it to cool or did you just power through? I remember you saying in previous videos you like to test the limits of air cooled rigs. But this one, I'd imagine, would be quite a stretch.
Would it help to put steel wool in the end of the tube to keep the chimney effect ? I made a box that was sealed but could not close it since it pushed the hot air into the weld and made it muddy.
Trabalho perfeito com alumínio, gostaria de saber se posso usar adição de alumínio 4043 neste mesmo material base?
To many grinders??? Ain't no such thing!
Great videos!
Thanks
I tried the same but using smooth instead of diamond sheet and it went all wobbly also my tungsten looked nice and a beautiful colored ball on the end but went fury looking like a magnet with metal filings on it after a while i was using a number 6 cup, 12psi argon at 100 amps and a grey tungsten. I tacked it off the same even stopped and started the welds look good just the box looks ordinary.
I'm dialed in with 3mm material its just anything under that I struggle
No shame in your game.... Super cool !
Great video Jody! I think you should really do a cut 'n' etch on the tote, just to make sure for proper penetration ;) You just never know! Great project also!
Jody, how about a print for your tote, sure would like to build one, great show , thanks
At the end of the video, I can see that the bottom is not flat as your welding cart surface, it wobbles a little. Can you do a video to show how to prevent that from happening? Thanks a lot!
You can also try regular old chalk on files to stop the aluminium clogging up the file.
Thank you for spending your time on this great vid, as always. OH my God no bush. It's a toolbox, your not lunar docking here. lol
Thank You
is bee wax also helping with jigsawing stainles ??
Jodie, do you ever use a #18 water cooled torch?
nice video Jodie you never make for. bridge test with 532 electrode
I do this type of TIG welding a lot. I noticed you wiped off the edges before welding. That is critical and I cant stress that enough. Acetone works best and dont be stingy. Also instead of wax I use a 50% mix of cutting oil and WD40, it wipes off easier and it lubricates just as well or better than wax. Another point I would like to make is using filler rod. What we do is use overlapping joints and we just use fusion joints. Number one a fusion joint in this appilication is just as strong qnd you dont have to waste filler rod. Number two a fusion joint is flat so you kinda eliminats the box sliding around on those higher peaks on the weld bead. This is just my experience qnd may not apply to everyone.
NICE! I am actually going to buy another welder, lol I got that new Miller 110 220 with or without gas welder Expensive, but, I should have gotten a Tig instead :-( but hey I can have my cake and eat it to :-D what do you think about one of those cheap Amazon welders for a stater welder ??? Nice Video by the way very well made...
Hey, really like the videos and have learned a whole lot from you. Are you planning on expanding the European shipping destinations to include more countries? I would very much like to buy at least the TIG fingers but my country (Estonia) isn't listed in the shipping options.
Does the aluminum warp on you? Like stainless steel
great stuff Jody. thank you sir!!
grinders are the new clamps.
A very effective, cheap and fast way to cut aluminum sheet stock is a Circular saw. give it a Try!
hey jody, how do you like the optrel helmet? i just bought a vegaview 2.5., im a big fan, great helmet.
Have you ever welded into the Al angle, affixing them to the workpiece?
not yet. I usually use pretty thick pieces so its pretty unlikely
Maestro usted si que sabe!!
Thanks Jody !!
is it possible for you to make more videos about stainless steel TIG and how to make better looking welds in terms of being constant and controling width on 1/16" thick stainless. Just some tips with the settings on the machine and travel speed etc.
It would be awesome if you could :D
Jody can you tell me what bracket you use to hold your pvc filler rod holder? I love that set up.
there is an old video of his describing them in detail, I made some...works great!
Really? I couldn't find it anywhere and I love the way they look.
do you have separate chargers for all those grinders ?
Jody can you give me the hardest practice drill for mig welding that you know of? Thanks.
Brilliant, thanks for the beewax trick, just ordered some (oz bees :-) )
Can you weld that size aluminum with a spool gun?
Hey ive had problems welding aluminum with my machine at work. Can you make a video on how to weld aluminum with a more basic machine without any special functions.. basically just ac current? It seems really hard to do!
Jonathan Gesualdo if you search way back, hes done vids on scratch start tig with just a Thunderbolt Arc welder, its a little primitive but it works. For aluminum youre gonna need AC though
Beautiful.
thanks, and appreciate the beeswax tip 👍👍👍
I'm always looking to store and whatnot. can never find enough space for whatnot
Hey Jody, how did the new CK torch go with getting hot on the long run you did?
How do you like that Ryobi grinder? I have 2 Makita corded grinders but wouldn't mind a cheap battery powered one for some quick grinding
"...said no welder ever." Perfect.
i buy a TIG finger :) i support you!
Where is your ground clamp? If your ground clamp is on your work shouldn't you not be touching or leaning on it? Likewise if the work clamp is on the table/bench that the piece is being worked on shouldn't you avoid leaning on the table? - Taylor, GSK
thanks for the great joy