PS 90° or elbows pressure difference I repaired a lot of TIG welds trick tensile strength straps on pipe good luck at 1100 PSI the only thing good about that two inch weld out is to hang on your wall
I used to get so mad at your advice when I started! Took me almost a year to catch up with all your no-nonsense approach. I got so frustrated that at one point I unsub'd and stayed "Justin-free" for a couple of months. Hundreds of hours of hood time later, I thank you and appreciate you for not giving us BS. And for theaching us to look for what works for each one of us and not be spoon fed settings, techniques and such. It takes a real teacher to encourage the student to seek her/his own path. Now I can weld decently, I'm much less worried about "settings" and such, I pretty much adjust balance according to fitting/cleanliness of parts and amperage so I don't load up the pedal, and I can do whatever I do on standard consumables because I followed your advice. So for anybody going thru the "I hate Justin" frustration stage, do as this guy says. Throw it all away (internet advice nonsense), keep practicing and learn to discern what you'r doing wrong by doing things wrong and adjusting things accordingly.
I don't understand why you'd get mad at someone who made a video explaining common mistakes. It sounds like you couldn't take constructive criticism... But hey at least you eventually figured out how to take advice!
@@idk-ir6vv IDK if you read my comment like too fast or what's going on, but I used to get mad at Justin's advise. Not at Justin. It isn't about constructive criticism, it's the mindset that in a world of increasingly better technologies, even old school folks like me sometimes forget the basic notion of how you learn skills... by practice at the simplest possible gear scale. You won't get good if you mask off undeveloped skills with "state of the art" gear/consumables. Now, with the high end stuff I used to use to produce halfaway decent welds, I produce high end welds, and paradoxically, all I use for 90% of the jobs at hand are regular, average consumables. Go and reread my comment, it's an ode to a guy who's a fine teacher and a straight shooter and will not give us BS in order to sell snake oil. Seems to me you didn't understand my comment! cheers!
@@juanignaciocainoI agree with you I did the same like oh wtf is this advice I already know that 🤣😅 but here I am soaking in info everyday 🤦♂️ u can’t get better if u don’t learn anything
Thanks for the "This is wrong" and what it looks like. I took Mig at the local votech at night one time. The instructor took over for his father that had been doing it for 30 years.. and this guy was clueless on teaching. He couldnt tell us what things were supposed to look like, or what we were striving for. When I asked him What does a PROPER weld look like. What does it sound like? where should the Mig Torch be? What should I be looking for amperage wise on this thickness we are using? He said Figure it out and walked away. Thankfully he had a volunteer old crusty navy welder about 80 years old. I asked him. He laughed. He said Cmere. He laid a bead. Said this is how you hold it.. this is what you want amps wise with this wire and this metal. This is what it sounds like.. This is how you can do different patterns.. what they were and why.. In 10 minutes (sound familiar) he was able to give the.. This is what you are looking for.. This is what you arent. And Voila.. I spent a couple months a couple nights a week coming in and practicing. The Navy guy would always come by and check on me and give suggestions. After a couple weeks he was teaching me more advanced welds for different applications etc. VERY helpful. YOUR video.. is fantastic. I have a new TIG.. spent a hour or two "playing" with test things.. and have done ALL of the things you mentioned in the video. The important part.. I DIDNT KNOW WHAT THEY MEANT. Now I do. Thank you for that SIMPLE 10 minute explanation as to WHY I was getting the results I was. Vs me making the same mistakes forever and never understanding why. Great video (again)!
TH-cam was my teacher I would know something was not right find out what I was doing wrong and fix it I never went to school for it. The shop I worked in had welding jobs so I just did it on my lunch break. In a way I'm glad I taught myself and I pass it on to other people that come into the shop but I have learned most people don't want the knowledge because they already know then lay some crazy bread and call it welding 😂😂😂😂😂
I am a non-native English-speaking person. Among all mastership shares in TH-cam, your lexicon is markedly broad, and your fluency in conversational skill is high end. Thank you for considering viewers like me.
I'm in welding class now at my college I have mig tig cutting and symbols classes right now I'm so frustrated I was ready to quit then I noticed in my booth a simple message that said " it gets better don't give up" I've been early to class everyday and my instructor allows me to weld in classes im not in for more training this is going to be my career I turn 41 tomorrow and all I can think about is getting better because of my instructors these videos help a great deal I appreciate this knowledge god bless welders and all you do I can't wait to join the fraternity of welders. Thanks for reading thanks for a un-noticed vital profession!
After watching hundreds of videos trying to figure out problems that I was having. Finally you have addressed a couple of them, and what was causing them. Like so many others, I was getting so frustrated.
I too have been welding for many years, thanks for being honest about dabbing the rod into the tungsten, I call them Christmas ornaments, these videos are like refresher courses!
From Scotland and like your channel very informative new to tig and watch your videos has helped me ok I am not the best but I can glue stuff together lol
I've been at it for 52 years and still screw it up. Thank you for this video, was very informative now and would have been a lifesaver @ 1970. Appreciate your time, anyone with the desire to do better could learn something from this.
Justin, I've been watching your videos for a very long time and really appreciate the candor and honesty you bring to the welding community. Your advice has helped me immensely. One thing I've noticed is that if I am kinda tired or in a hurry, I do more dippy dabs - uuurgh! I hate that. Sometimes we just need to sit and rest a minute before moving forward!
This is a VERY good guide, and these are all with the machine in the correct settings, and with clean material, and filler rods. No wonder it's difficult in the "real world", where it's possible to screw up several other things as well.
Very on point and direct. I watched a few of your videos when I first learned TIG 7 years ago, 100,000 welds ago and I can confirm that you are a master of your trade. You do a great job of explaining things that are difficult to explain to new welders. 10/10 I will recommend your intro videos to the next person I train who's having difficulties with TIG
Have you ever welded any aluminum wheels? I have one that's been blasted to use as a tig practice piece just weld over the thing but the car rim behaves way different than the aluminum coupons.
Thanks Justin keep up the good work! I love how every video is better then the last! This is definitely a good one for everyone just learning to tig. Love all the detail and explanation you put into it!
This is great, I learna lot more from these 'mistakes' than I do watching the nice welds. At 1:51 it was great to see the arc walking. This is a challenge for me as one of my biggest hurdle right now is the arc walking all over the place when I start.
Exactly. Good welding comes from practice, practice and then some practice. Then you have skills. After some time you have experience and can relate to this master of education.
Hi Justin thank you so much for all the welding advice you provide. I have just gone & purchased my first TIG machine. AHP Alpha-TIG 225Xi. I will be keeping your channel open while I figure out how to TIG weld.
Thanks Justin, as a paet time welder I constantly come back to get refreshers. Love how your explanations are just so informative with out judgement. Too much prejudice in the welding industry.
Thank you for this. I'm just getting started and have made every single mistake you have listed here. Rehabbing my intake manifold after a local machine shop wrecked it is my first project, and it's dirty cast... so the learning curve has been challenging to say the least.
I learned how to add filler on carbon steel (mild), went to stainless then aluminum, it's similar to carbon but it just looks a bit different without the color
Same for me and for most. I think starting on aluminum is generally a bad mistake for most people. Start with mild steel and when you perfect that move on to aluminum and other alloys
Great video, definitely reinforces the old saying "Practice, practice, practice, and when you think you got it, practice some more". I love watching your videos to help me brush up on old lessons as well as learning new tips and tricks, although I don't use a foot pedal for the most part it's still valuable information that still applies. Keep it up sir and thank you.
The point of watching the videos is to reduce my practice time. If I want to waste gas and tod I can practice and waste. I want video to shorten that learning curve. I agree practice practice practice but help me understand what I am doing wrong.
Great stuff man I've watched alot of your videos I'm 5th generation welder going for 22yrs now I always have trouble with aluminum I mostly weld stainless so when I move over to aluminum it takes a minute to get back to it always touching
Love your videos they are so easy to watch. Do you ever get burns on your arms from the arc? I’m new to welding I’ve only had my welder now for 6 months and still trying to get better. One mistake I did make in the beginning was not wearing long sleeves and I burned my arms and even my chest as the light must have penetrated my shirt. Since I have bought a welder jacket which a wear every time. Just wondering as you always have your arms out 👍
Hi Justin. Thanks again for a great tutorial. Can you please do a similar video on mild steel with only scratch start setup. I'm saving up for a proper AC/DC machine, but in the meantime I work with my 220v inverter stick welder with a scratch start setup.
I can say for myself I would have a piece of filler rod and just practice feeding while chilling around the house and just dabbed until I got comfortable with my feeding hand. I still dab sometimes when out of position. But practicing with your feeding hand does help.
Although I don't do it as often now as I used to, when I dip or q-tip my tungsten, I just stop and regrind it. I look on the bright side, I just gained an opportunity to do a stop-start.
Hi, I recently found your channel, I'm glad I did. First off, I'M NOT A WELDER, but would like to know enough to get some small projects done using aluminum. I have had a Miller dynasty 200 for many years, recently it died on me and was not worth fixing. I just purchased a Miller mutimatic 220 AC/DC, now I want to learn how to use it properly. Your beginner vids have helped a lot, but I have some questions; no, not for settings. First, what do you recommend to use to grind tungsten? Second, when it comes to welding tables, I don't want to spend thousands on one for something that is going to be used maybe once a month. Does the top thickness help wick the heat out of the project? Any suggestions would be great. Great vids, I have been binge watching most of them. Thanks
I usually work with thin aluminum, and I struggle with getting it hot enough to make a weld pool and getting so hot it burns through the metal. Then the struggle of going fast enough not to burn through, and slow enough to get a good dab of rod in.
Some days the dip is real bad some days it’s a few times. The good days are not at all or once or twice. I will know right away if I should be welding that day or I should just put everything away and try again tomorrow.😅
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PS 90° or elbows pressure difference I repaired a lot of TIG welds trick tensile strength straps on pipe good luck at 1100 PSI the only thing good about that two inch weld out is to hang on your wall
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I used to get so mad at your advice when I started! Took me almost a year to catch up with all your no-nonsense approach. I got so frustrated that at one point I unsub'd and stayed "Justin-free" for a couple of months. Hundreds of hours of hood time later, I thank you and appreciate you for not giving us BS. And for theaching us to look for what works for each one of us and not be spoon fed settings, techniques and such. It takes a real teacher to encourage the student to seek her/his own path. Now I can weld decently, I'm much less worried about "settings" and such, I pretty much adjust balance according to fitting/cleanliness of parts and amperage so I don't load up the pedal, and I can do whatever I do on standard consumables because I followed your advice. So for anybody going thru the "I hate Justin" frustration stage, do as this guy says. Throw it all away (internet advice nonsense), keep practicing and learn to discern what you'r doing wrong by doing things wrong and adjusting things accordingly.
I don't understand why you'd get mad at someone who made a video explaining common mistakes. It sounds like you couldn't take constructive criticism... But hey at least you eventually figured out how to take advice!
@@idk-ir6vv IDK if you read my comment like too fast or what's going on, but I used to get mad at Justin's advise. Not at Justin. It isn't about constructive criticism, it's the mindset that in a world of increasingly better technologies, even old school folks like me sometimes forget the basic notion of how you learn skills... by practice at the simplest possible gear scale. You won't get good if you mask off undeveloped skills with "state of the art" gear/consumables. Now, with the high end stuff I used to use to produce halfaway decent welds, I produce high end welds, and paradoxically, all I use for 90% of the jobs at hand are regular, average consumables. Go and reread my comment, it's an ode to a guy who's a fine teacher and a straight shooter and will not give us BS in order to sell snake oil. Seems to me you didn't understand my comment! cheers!
@@juanignaciocainoI agree with you I did the same like oh wtf is this advice I already know that 🤣😅 but here I am soaking in info everyday 🤦♂️ u can’t get better if u don’t learn anything
Thanks for the "This is wrong" and what it looks like. I took Mig at the local votech at night one time. The instructor took over for his father that had been doing it for 30 years.. and this guy was clueless on teaching. He couldnt tell us what things were supposed to look like, or what we were striving for. When I asked him What does a PROPER weld look like. What does it sound like? where should the Mig Torch be? What should I be looking for amperage wise on this thickness we are using? He said Figure it out and walked away. Thankfully he had a volunteer old crusty navy welder about 80 years old. I asked him. He laughed. He said Cmere. He laid a bead. Said this is how you hold it.. this is what you want amps wise with this wire and this metal. This is what it sounds like.. This is how you can do different patterns.. what they were and why.. In 10 minutes (sound familiar) he was able to give the.. This is what you are looking for.. This is what you arent. And Voila.. I spent a couple months a couple nights a week coming in and practicing. The Navy guy would always come by and check on me and give suggestions. After a couple weeks he was teaching me more advanced welds for different applications etc. VERY helpful. YOUR video.. is fantastic. I have a new TIG.. spent a hour or two "playing" with test things.. and have done ALL of the things you mentioned in the video. The important part.. I DIDNT KNOW WHAT THEY MEANT. Now I do. Thank you for that SIMPLE 10 minute explanation as to WHY I was getting the results I was. Vs me making the same mistakes forever and never understanding why. Great video (again)!
TH-cam was my teacher I would know something was not right find out what I was doing wrong and fix it I never went to school for it. The shop I worked in had welding jobs so I just did it on my lunch break. In a way I'm glad I taught myself and I pass it on to other people that come into the shop but I have learned most people don't want the knowledge because they already know then lay some crazy bread and call it welding 😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the new term "dippy dab." It's better than the term "ah sh_t" that I was using.
I am a non-native English-speaking person. Among all mastership shares in TH-cam, your lexicon is markedly broad, and your fluency in conversational skill is high end. Thank you for considering viewers like me.
Thanks Justin ! Your a natural born teacher . I've always learned something from your videos.
Been tig welding for a hot minute now. Youre descriptions are hilarious lol
Best Aluminium welding video EVER! Thank you!
Thank you! You demonstrated exactly ny problem. I can hardly wait to go to the shop and correct my problem.
Here's to how to do what not to do. Well done. That helped a lot. Thanks for the video.
Great video! I definitely feel I'm rushing and getting contamination when the puddle isn't formed.
Glad to see you back.
This man is an excellent teacher folks. Thank you for the knowledge my man.
Thank you for maken these videos I actually like learning new things from you your great teacher
I'm in welding class now at my college I have mig tig cutting and symbols classes right now I'm so frustrated I was ready to quit then I noticed in my booth a simple message that said " it gets better don't give up" I've been early to class everyday and my instructor allows me to weld in classes im not in for more training this is going to be my career I turn 41 tomorrow and all I can think about is getting better because of my instructors these videos help a great deal I appreciate this knowledge god bless welders and all you do I can't wait to join the fraternity of welders. Thanks for reading thanks for a un-noticed vital profession!
After watching hundreds of videos trying to figure out problems that I was having. Finally you have addressed a couple of them, and what was causing them. Like so many others, I was getting so frustrated.
Im glad to see you back.
Thank you, Justin!!! Great explanation, that helps a lot!
This is Gold! Thanks Justin for helping us and clearing out your inbox a bit.
Just mastered 8 ways to mess up . Super explained for people who dont gave up.
Love your enthusiasm. Keep up the good instruction.
Powerful information.
You have all the information you need to start welding in an 11 minutes clip.
Just brilliant.
The first welding "guy" I watched and learned from
Havnt watched for years and that was very very informative... Well said Will be sure to stay tuned
I too have been welding for many years, thanks for being honest about dabbing the rod into the tungsten, I call them Christmas ornaments, these videos are like refresher courses!
Great content. So many weld channels, but this one is by far my favorite!
From Scotland and like your channel very informative new to tig and watch your videos has helped me ok I am not the best but I can glue stuff together lol
I've been at it for 52 years and still screw it up. Thank you for this video, was very informative now and would have been a lifesaver @ 1970. Appreciate your time, anyone with the desire to do better could learn something from this.
Fun fact: Aluminum is a GREAT choice of filler metal if you want to weld tungsten to say... the ceramic they use in TIG cups.
Thanks Justin. Your detailed explanation is second to none. Always love watching your channel.
Justin, I've been watching your videos for a very long time and really appreciate the candor and honesty you bring to the welding community. Your advice has helped me immensely. One thing I've noticed is that if I am kinda tired or in a hurry, I do more dippy dabs - uuurgh! I hate that. Sometimes we just need to sit and rest a minute before moving forward!
This is a VERY good guide, and these are all with the machine in the correct settings, and with clean material, and filler rods.
No wonder it's difficult in the "real world", where it's possible to screw up several other things as well.
This was a great video! You addressed and explained everything I have been doing, and help me understand how to correct it.
A great series of welding vids. They have taught me so much
I've been tig welding allumimum as a day job for over a year now. This video just shows still much more to learn.
Very on point and direct. I watched a few of your videos when I first learned TIG 7 years ago, 100,000 welds ago and I can confirm that you are a master of your trade. You do a great job of explaining things that are difficult to explain to new welders. 10/10 I will recommend your intro videos to the next person I train who's having difficulties with TIG
By train I mean job training. I'm not an instructor, I just work with newbies fairly often
@Tap Llarrow, are you me???
I wish. You should be glad you're not me lmao.
Welcome back! 🎉🎉🎉
Great information as always. Thanks.
Justin, another GREAT video!
I love the examples of what is NOT a weld pool and what IS a weld pool. Extremely helpful.
Thanks Justin
Have you ever welded any aluminum wheels? I have one that's been blasted to use as a tig practice piece just weld over the thing but the car rim behaves way different than the aluminum coupons.
Thanks Justin keep up the good work! I love how every video is better then the last! This is definitely a good one for everyone just learning to tig. Love all the detail and explanation you put into it!
Love your videos Justin, amazing tips!
This is great, I learna lot more from these 'mistakes' than I do watching the nice welds. At 1:51 it was great to see the arc walking. This is a challenge for me as one of my biggest hurdle right now is the arc walking all over the place when I start.
Thanks for the tips and Q-tips Justin
god i needed this video about 3 months ago when i started my gtaw class
This is what I need right now. I was put on a job while my buddy is get well. My alum. welding sucks.
@6:54 trust your eyeballs 👍🏽
Outstanding video! Thanks!
this is helpful thank you justin,
I love your strait to the point videos learned a lot just from what you have put out there. Greatly appreciate it!
Really really helpful for a complete beginner just like myself. Thank you very much for the lesson
Just found this channel and wow… one of the best!!
Exactly. Good welding comes from practice, practice and then some practice. Then you have skills. After some time you have experience and can relate to this master of education.
Justin…. Thank you for this incredibly clear and concise set of tips. It really helps drive it all home. 👍👍😎👍👍
Hi Justin thank you so much for all the welding advice you provide. I have just gone & purchased my first TIG machine. AHP Alpha-TIG 225Xi. I will be keeping your channel open while I figure out how to TIG weld.
Thanks Justin, you do a great job of teaching and keeping it light 😊
Brilliant advice 👍🏽
Thanks Justin, as a paet time welder I constantly come back to get refreshers. Love how your explanations are just so informative with out judgement. Too much prejudice in the welding industry.
Very informative thank you Sir!
Nice explanation
Thanks for this! Just got my Primewelder Tig welder and the rest of my gear. Just need to install a circuit for the welder to put this into practice.
Thank you for this. I'm just getting started and have made every single mistake you have listed here. Rehabbing my intake manifold after a local machine shop wrecked it is my first project, and it's dirty cast... so the learning curve has been challenging to say the least.
IF you havent finished, or plan to redo it he just did a video covering welding a cast manifold
Thanks for the video keep up the great work man
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Thnx for this video.
I have to little time with the tig welder at work.
I would like to see video about pulse welding thin stainless steel
I learned how to add filler on carbon steel (mild), went to stainless then aluminum, it's similar to carbon but it just looks a bit different without the color
Same for me and for most. I think starting on aluminum is generally a bad mistake for most people. Start with mild steel and when you perfect that move on to aluminum and other alloys
Welcome back. Lol hey hows the bumper boat going? Was hoping we will get to see some time in them this summer?
Great video, definitely reinforces the old saying "Practice, practice, practice, and when you think you got it, practice some more". I love watching your videos to help me brush up on old lessons as well as learning new tips and tricks, although I don't use a foot pedal for the most part it's still valuable information that still applies. Keep it up sir and thank you.
The point of watching the videos is to reduce my practice time. If I want to waste gas and tod I can practice and waste. I want video to shorten that learning curve. I agree practice practice practice but help me understand what I am doing wrong.
Great tutorial
Great stuff man I've watched alot of your videos I'm 5th generation welder going for 22yrs now I always have trouble with aluminum I mostly weld stainless so when I move over to aluminum it takes a minute to get back to it always touching
Excellent content - as always. Thank you, sir!
Hi justin, nice video. Very informative at the real world and straigtht up to the point.i learned a lot thanks. Keep it up. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Another awesome video. Thanks for the education.
Thanks man!
Thank you!
thank you
Love your videos they are so easy to watch. Do you ever get burns on your arms from the arc? I’m new to welding I’ve only had my welder now for 6 months and still trying to get better. One mistake I did make in the beginning was not wearing long sleeves and I burned my arms and even my chest as the light must have penetrated my shirt. Since I have bought a welder jacket which a wear every time. Just wondering as you always have your arms out 👍
Hi Justin.
Thanks again for a great tutorial.
Can you please do a similar video on mild steel with only scratch start setup.
I'm saving up for a proper AC/DC machine, but in the meantime I work with my 220v inverter stick welder with a scratch start setup.
Thanks for the video,much appreciated!
well done !
New welder here, great video, my tip is patience patience patience and buy a tungsten grinder
Excellent vid
Cheers for the vid mate.
I can say for myself I would have a piece of filler rod and just practice feeding while chilling around the house and just dabbed until I got comfortable with my feeding hand. I still dab sometimes when out of position. But practicing with your feeding hand does help.
Good information.. Thanks, Justin!
Awesome video as always! 👍🏼👍🏼
Although I don't do it as often now as I used to, when I dip or q-tip my tungsten, I just stop and regrind it. I look on the bright side, I just gained an opportunity to do a stop-start.
Great video, is there such thing as using too thin of a filler rod?
Thanks 👍👍👍
Good video...thanks.
Thanks for sharing this. !!
Gracias por compartir tus conocimientos!!!!!! Exelente videos!!!!!! Por favor agregue traducción a español! Un gran abrazo desde Argentina!
I was literally going to ask about the "Q tip" thing.... So thats how it happens.... thank you for the advice
Good video.
Fantastic, now could you do this exact same thing for SS please? ; )
Hi, I recently found your channel, I'm glad I did. First off, I'M NOT A WELDER, but would like to know enough to get some small projects done using aluminum. I have had a Miller dynasty 200 for many years, recently it died on me and was not worth fixing. I just purchased a Miller mutimatic 220 AC/DC, now I want to learn how to use it properly. Your beginner vids have helped a lot, but I have some questions; no, not for settings. First, what do you recommend to use to grind tungsten? Second, when it comes to welding tables, I don't want to spend thousands on one for something that is going to be used maybe once a month. Does the top thickness help wick the heat out of the project? Any suggestions would be great. Great vids, I have been binge watching most of them. Thanks
Now do one for inside corner joints!
I usually work with thin aluminum, and I struggle with getting it hot enough to make a weld pool and getting so hot it burns through the metal. Then the struggle of going fast enough not to burn through, and slow enough to get a good dab of rod in.
That was a great video......I saved it.
Some days the dip is real bad some days it’s a few times. The good days are not at all or once or twice. I will know right away if I should be welding that day or I should just put everything away and try again tomorrow.😅
what do you look for at 50% over lap