MIG Welding Basics For BEGINNERS!! How To Set Up Your Welder + Tips, Tricks & Techniques!!
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- On this episode of Make It Kustom, I go over the basics of MIG welding. There are a few things that you can do to make sure your machine is ready to weld as well as techniques to ensure a decent bead. I show you what to look and listen for to let you know that you're on the right track to having the correct settings on your welder. Hope these tips and tricks help!
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This is the most informative welding video I think I've ever seen on any channel so far. I'm retired now but still like to learn what I can from experienced guys like you Carl. Good job (wrote this halfway through, don't let me down on the overhead cause it's coming up right now!) Btw your buddy Brent coulda used your help making some tooling for his power hammer the other day lol. I made a point to tell him too....thx for the video bud.
Yeah, when I go visit him I’m going to see if I can’t make his days a little bit smoother
I told him also!
Yes I've watched millions of vids as well I've been welding for about 30 years and he did it spot on I really enjoyed it and am going to watch it again
@@MakeItKustom HEY CARL WHATS UP ON THIS VIDEO THERES A PERSON CLAIMING TO BE YOU (YOUR CHANNEL ) SAYING YOU WON A PRIZE TO MOST OF THE COMMENTERS ?!?! SEEMS TO BE A SCAMMER PLEASE REPLY PLEASE DO A P.S.A. TO ALL YOUR LOYAL SUBSCRIBERS THAT THIS PERSON IS NOT YOU AND DONT REPLY AND DONT GIVE ANY BANK INFORMATION ETC. ETC. THANK YOU
IF IT IS YOU LET ME KNOW ✌🏼
Glad I found your channel. You're such an incredible and humble artisan and an awesome teacher as well! I couldn't ask for anything better.
I've been welding since I was a 13yo farm boy . I took 4yrs of welding classes in high school, all stick welding. I wasn't good enough to be a certified welder, but I have done a LOT of welding over the years. I didn't use MIG until I was in my mid-thirties and have yet to use a TIG machine. I'm now in my 50's (and probably as old as Karl's Dad), but I found myself smiling and nodding my head throughout this entire video. This young man seemed genuinely excited to share his knowledge and did a bang up good job! Thanks Karl! Subscribed.
Damn started at 13 and then 4 years of classes and still never good enough to get certified? You should’ve just kept all that to yourself. 😂
@@King-oj8hr You should try not being such a dick
I was thinking the same thing bit odd no?
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I'm a 73 year old beginner welder here. Your video showed me more good information about MIG welding than anything else on TH-cam. Thanks for a great video! Much appreciated!
I’m a beginner in my mid-60’s. I’m also an aerospace engineer that has designed and structurally analyzed welds in mechanical design. This is by far, the best teaching video for migrating welding that I’ve seen. Congratulations on a fine presentation and teaching job!
After 50+ years of mig welding I thought I'd watch your instructional video on how to do it cause I just might learn something useful. I was right. I learned a lot!! So much depends on the rhythm plus the sound of the welding in creating a proper weld! Thank You, JD
As a bodyman of 31yrs, I’ve had very little formal training even with ICAR classes regarding welding…it’s sad. But your video Karl really filled in some gaps for me as to the finer points of welding. I always got advice from other bodymen, and that there way was the best way to weld, but it never looked perfect. I appreciate the you using the gifts God gave you to help others. You have free will my friend, and I’m happy with your decisions to help others. My thoughts and prayers are with you ❤️🙏🙂
I like what you did there David "filled in some gaps" agreed great help.
Gaps .. good one !! 😂
I watch and follow quite a few welding channels, and I must say that I have never learned so much in such a short amount of time. Karl, you have considerable talent and are a natural teacher. Thank you for taking the time to put this video together just for the benefit of your followers. Also, excellent camera work 👏.
Thanks so much Peter I’m so glad to hear it!
Im a tattoo artist from the south of boston, a city called New Bedford Ma aka the whaling city just want to say after 100s of hours of welding tutorials i want to thank you ive lesrned more in this video than all of the time ive waisted, watching a vast majority of the hacks ive had the privilege of losing many many hours.... keep it up Im a aspiring blacksmith and you have helped me greatly
Great video Karl! I've been a diesel mechanic for over 45 years doing maintenance welding of all kinds and learned more about proper mig technique in your 1 hour video than anywhere else. Really enjoy your channel and have recommended it to all my gear head friends. Keep the vids coming!
My opinion , Miller is a much better machine because it has more fine tuning than the Lincoln welder. One good thing is I see you push will mig welding.
I have been welding well over 30 years.
Nothing wrong with your techniques.
I agree completely. Taught welding in high school because my metal shop teacher was only versed with wood-? Just out of school went to work for a guy who had 5 semis and 3 bobtails that had homemade chaindrag systems to unload- then they weren’t commercially available, so we built and repaired everything in his dads farm shop. Stick was what was available, so everything was stick welding then. Later built mobile home frames, then got into helicopter and aircraft repair. Frames got me introduced to MIG, and the aircraft got me a tiny bit of TIG experience. But this is a youngster who has all this knowledge and gives it away for the world, suggesting that a click is sufficient in payment. What a wonderful time to be here!
Would be interesting to see a cross section cut of the first piece that you welded after getting the settings dialed in to compare the penetration of push/pull/whip and pause/straight. Thanks for the tips
It has been said many times before I watch many welding videos but nothing comes close to yours for fully explaining how and why. Thank you so much for these incredible videos you present. Not only welding but watching a true and rare craftsman demonstrate his talents is a joy to watch.
Best mig tutorial I've ever seen. You explain things in a way that even I could understand and that's saying something! Well done Sir!
Excellent video mate, super informative!
The Dice look awesome fantastic job though the numbers on the dice are wrong, each set of opposing sides should add to 7 👍
Love the channel and your content is always fun to watch.
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Excellent videos! I feel like I'm learning more in 30 minutes than I would in 3 months of taking classes. Thanks man!
I completely agree on the vertical welding. If you are angled up, it's going to be a bulky mess. If you angle downward, your weld is going to be more uniform and beautiful. excellent tips, Karl, thanks! Man, I haven't thought of this stuff in so long, I'm really enjoying the walk through on mig welding!
This was the best welding tutorial I have watched so far. My skill level is hobbyist at best. About a year ago I bought an EMAX 165E MIG/STICK miniwelder. Stick max is 2.5mm I use satincraft reasonably successfully. However learning to mig weld was pigeon poo. Watching your video, I GET were I'm going wrong. You have explained so thoroughly, and will give me the confidence to improve. I wear multifocal glasses and seeing my puddle has always been my weakest aspect, Along with a TBI from being severely rear-ended 11 yrs ago. Getting in to a comfortable position, and stamina to continue is where i have to go slower and pace myself. Even though i live in Australia, you will be my goto teacher. I now find that i learn better by watching, rather than just being told how to... Thankyou
FINALLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've watched more than 100 instructional MIG videos ... ... and not getting the results I wanted ... BUT NOW ... ... YOU Sir ... are a MASTER TEACHER ... a TRUE PEDAGOGUE ... THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
people need to stop for a second and realize this man is giving us this content for free. thank you for this its amazing
Your doing these types of video instead of just presuming that if people are watching a "pro," they must understand the basics is *great...* Thank you! 😊
If I'm dragging, as you show here it builds up, I'll slow the wire feed a bit to get a flatter weld as it has a chance to "lay down" a bit more. Good (for me) for wider gaps and outside corners.
You were describing what the sound is without enough wire speed, I believe you meant a "surging" type of sizzle. A consistent, *bacon frying" sizzle is just right but if it's an inconsistent sizzle, loud-soft-loud, then yup, it's usually feeding too slowly.
Here's a tip for setting your welder tension (which you probably already know) and is easy enough for you to demonstrate. I'm going to be detailed and use enough words since I can't show a picture but it's actually *very easy* once you get the concept. Articulation and the art of description is dying rapidly today, thanks again for helping keep it alive.
Ok, so...
When setting your roller tension, set it just strong/tightly enough that...
If you aim the stinger (end of the gun/nozzle) at a *slight angle* (say 5°) about *2"* from a board (2"x4", piece of plywood) and pull the trigger, holding the gun firmly in place (don't let the wire feed push your hand back, hold steady),
*the wire should start to curve and continue to feed when it hits the board.* At this piint, back off the feed tension once more until the rollers just start to slip and not feed, then tighten them up just enough for the wire to again bend and continue to feed at that 2" distance. This gives you a visible, *consistent* reference point to gage how tight your feed roller is.
This will ensure the wire will penetrate into the weld and make good, continuous contact while welding instead of burning back, advancing into the weld and burning back again, etc., etc..
I hope this helps and isn't too confusing, as I say it's actually quite easy once you try it and get the feel. 😊
As for flux core wire, I've used it a lot. That's at home in those windy situations and especially when welding outdoors and/or working with heavier, mild steel such as angle iron, plate, rebar, etc. when you're not worrying about burning through or making clean, precision tacks and welds such as with thin sheet metal... "On the whole."
That said, there are times, especially if it's pretty windy or the circumstances otherwise favor it, that flux core can be useful.
Start with the premise at hand and use gas if it's available to you. If it becomes unmanageable and you're using lots of gas and it's still not shielding consistently, then it's time to consider flux core.
Or, If all you have is a flux core welder, then use .023/.025 wire and just be as quick and consistent in your tacks as possible. It's amazing what you can make work if you have patience, practice and learn your machine. 😊
Awesome video... Love the dice!! 😀
(P.S. You actually EMploy a technique (put it to work, employ) and not deploy it. 😉l😂
I really appreciate you taking us back to basics and elaborating on the reasons for doing certain things. I have learned so much from you about welding! I could get the job done before, but now the strength and appearance of my welds are so much improved. Thank you,
I've watched a LOT of welding videos. This is the best. By far. Really well done.
I’m 62 and I just bought a Century wire feed welder with a gas bottle. I do not know how to weld and I have watched your videos hoping I can learn something about set up and welding techniques from you. I’m going to give it a try this week since I am on vacation from work. I want to learn to weld body panels. I have a 1959 Chevy Fleetside truck the needs some panel patches welded to replace a couple of cancer spots. I will comment after I give it a go to see if I learned anything from your videos.
Angel
Best hour and 15 mins I’ve spent on TH-cam. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Really enjoy listening to this guy! He is really good!
A complete course of mig welding. This is the video I wanted to see. Absolutly essential ! You are the man, many thanks, greetings from France.
Your video is one of the best for explaining everything in detail.
I've spent a lot of time in metal fab shops and have had welding explained to me a few times but none of them gave me that "AH HAH!" moment like a couple of your videos have. Now I just need a shop of my own to play around in! Thank you so much Karl I always look forward to your videos you have such a great presentation style, editing is on point and a great camera operator too! Cheers buddy from WA state
You sir are an excellent teacher!!!
Been welding for years but now I know how to do it properly!!!
If only you knew how to build a dice properly you be perfect!!! Opposite sides must add up to seven!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Keep up the good work!!!
Love the channel!!!
Phil from England
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Amazing content. Thank you so much for being so open and sharing your skills!!
First time I've ever left a comment on a TH-cam video. Great job Karl, if only I payed attention in school like I do to your video's. You've got the best voice for teaching, smooth and precise. I've just retired and now trying to learn to weld, once I saw one of your video's I turned off the welder and started to pay attention to someone who could actually teach me how to weld. Thanks, I don't think I have time to learn to weld like you but if I do, I'll send you a photo of it. Cheers, Appreciate your lessons
Thank you SO much for taking the time to make this video!...The whip and pause technique is an eye opener!...LOVE YOUR content!
Karl, Absolutely great video !! I learned how to advance my welds because of you. Thank you both for posting this.
great video thanks for sharing! I love some of your sheet metal welding videos too. I have learned a lot from them and love how you finish sheet metal to the point you don’t even need much if any filler in a lot of cases. i go back to those videos regularly like a text book.
Great content, man! Whether you're a rookie or and old hand, there's always more to learn. Thanks!
I really appreciate you covering the REAL basics other videos seem to skip!
Best intro-to-mig-welding video I've ever seen...THANK YOU!!
It was very informative and fun to watch! Thanks alot for your time and knowledge!
I like your videos because you explain in great detail with every step what you hope to achieve. You also show mistakes you make along the way, unlike others, who edit their videos without fault as if they were perfect. Here in the UK there are not so many restoring or building cars where I can learn from. I've watched many videos containing welding, and I think your welds are the cleanest I've seen. I'm new to this style of welding, so I took your advice from one of your previous videos and purchased the Lincoln 200. I got it as a deal package, which came with a mask, a pair of gloves, verious tips, and two reels of different gage wires. I took early retirement because of health reasons and to occupy my time, I decided to restore vintage cars, which are my passion. This is how I came across your channel almost a year ago. You are a good teacher and great entertainer. Thanks from a pupil across the pond. Keep up the good work, oh and by the way. What's happening about your partners car? She's been waiting for you to finish it a long time now. Sorry, I forgot her name.
Have you found Trev's Blog" on TH-cam? Trevor Hatton is in the UK too. His video output seems to have slowed a lot since Covid, but there's a lot of good restoration and metal working content in his older vids. Who knows, you guys might be neighbors!
Thanks a million for this video Karl. I've watched it probably 3 times now, and has helped my technique and in turn made my welds better! Thanks again and keep it up.
Well, what a GREAT video. All techniques, get explanations, good examples and good photo work too!. Thanks so much.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You are a good teacher. Enjoy your videos!!
Thanks again! 😎👍🏻
This is definitely the best guide I have found on TH-cam! Great job explaining so many aspects of mig welding. I have found some great tips and a new method to try (whip and pause) thanks man!
Thank you so much for taking the time for doing this video. It will greatly improve my welding and confidence going foward.
As somebody who's looking to try out welding for the first time, even the first 20 minutes of this video do more than a lot of other guides you can find. Most tell you to find the best settings for your machine but don't actually guide you on doing it which led me to put my project ideas involving welding to the side, ready to tackle them head on now 😎 thanks again Karl
Very nice job explaining the way. Can’t wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God Bless.
Great instruction. Always worth the time to watch. Thank you Karl
Thanks Dustin!
This Man can teach and boy can he weld , his bad welds look amazing too. I really enjoy this very informative and casual learning experience..Thanks
I'm with you vertical down. Been doing it for 39 years, never had one break yet.
Right on you two for showing us the right way to weld to get people started you never get old enough to learn new method and tech nicks.
When I took a class welding that was are first project to weld a qube/box with Oxyline welding the hardest part was setting up just to tack the box together.
Great video!! Thank you, really appreciate all the information and knowledge for beginners in the industry.
Absolutely fabulous job! As many have said….you have changed the way I weld forever!!! Thank you.
1000% easier to follow your instruction than any others I’ve watched, awesome videography shows so much more. Thank you
Karl,
This has been the best training video that you have ever done. Could not have done it myself. It is the one I will reference again when I need a refresher.. TX Mr fixit
Yep, we’ll done. One of the few channels where the longer video format is actually informative. Thanks Karl.
Great video. I want to learn how to weld. My dad passed before I could learn. Im going to use all this info to restore his 1955 Chevy 210
Thank you! Your video was filled with so much information.
Carl, thank you very much for sharing knowledge with us. I have some practicing to do, maybe relearning.
Excellent excellent excellent video! As a newbie this really helps. I now can look back and see my errors! Thank you very much for taking the time to help us all out!
Best welding video I have watched in a long time. Not a boring moment, enjoyed every minute.
Outstanding. I'm in my 70's and just learning to weld - damn this is not easy with these older eyes - but your vids are the best I have watched, and I have watched many videos. My challenges are stickout and travel speed. This video gives me some real insights on how to control travel speed. Also my vertical welds are embarrassing - hope to try your technique tomorrow on a project I am in the middle of (trailer ramp/gate). Thanks for taking the time to pass along your skills - it really is appreciated.
this is the most detailed and simple to understand explanation on how to Mig weld on TH-cam. Thank you kindly, keep them coming. love the Channel
Thanks for the great tutorial , you explain techniques in a way that we all can understand. Have a great week.
Can’t wait until the next video.
Thank you! I have the same welder, 175HD, and this video will help me a lot. You rock
Thanks for the video,very good information for anyone new or just needing some new techniques.
Hey Karl thanks for the video. Glad to see you having fun
I appreciate what you showed me I learned a lot thank you very much I had bought a MIG welder years ago use it every now and then thank you
So very helpful Carl, its the explaining of what to listen for and the technique .very good learning from every video tig / stick an now mig welding. Thanks 😊 👍 👌
I just ordered an Eastwood Mig 180 today. This video has me hyped for it to get here. Thank you for throwing so much information into one video in such a concise way that I feel confident to start ripping on some coupons this weekend.
I aced welding back in high school, but this was a nice refresher course and very informative. Great video Carl
Loved the episode. It was very helpful. I thought you explained everything in easy to understand terms and the demonstrations were priceless. I will re-watch this episode many more times until I’ve pulled every bit of knowledge you guys packed into this episode. Thanks so much.
OUTSTANDING INFO & very well presented!
One of the best, most comprehensive video I have ever seen, including any / all welders, tools, etc... CF is D Man...
Brilliant, lucid video on MIG welding. Congratulations!
Hopes many have learned as much as I have today. Although I never get the opportunity to use heavy gauge steel I sure do appreciate the effort both yourself and Elio have gone too. I only do light car body and chassis fabrication and repair. But thank you both so much. I really enjoyed today.
This really helped me, I've been struggling with dialing in my mig welds. Thank you for all the tips and tricks!
thank you for the break down and examples of the techniques and applications of the welding styles, I learned a huge amount from your tutorial
Really appreciate you taking the time to show us beginners how to MIG. Thank you!
Awesome dude thanks for the info just bought a 180 Miller on 220 thank-you for the tips and tricks definately gonna help me
Excellent video. I learned a lot as I begin my welding adventure. Thanks.
great tips on posture. I think that is probably one of the biggest struggles getting a good weld is having your hand and arm comfortably rested while your welding and testing your reach. Awesome!
I watched this video halfway through a big welding project and immediately went out and improved my quality of weld. You packed so much great knowledge in this. Thank you.
Thank you so much for offering such a excellent video, I'm new in this industry and learned a lot from you!
Awesome as always and you took the extra effort to show this on my welder!❤
You're such a talented craftsman. Thank you for sharing what you've learned. I've been welding/ metal working for 20 years and learning every day. I'd love to learn more from someone like yourself.
Thank you for taking the time to not only show your techniques but to give a full explanation of why certain approaches will give the desired weld and some do not . There was a lot to take in during your demonstrations but every thing was clear and concise . I saved the program for repeat viewing . Stuart in Ontario................
Good basic advice. Welding the cube dye brought it all together. Solid fundamentals. We’ll done.
Excellent tutorial much appreciated thank you for sharing your knowledge with us
This has got to be the best video on TH-cam for a MIG welding tutorial / perfecting your MIG welding. I’m blown away how much I learned in this video. Thank you and God bless!!! 💪
Thank you Carl for tips and teaching us. I have Hobart mig welder but been putting off until I gain confidence using it
You’re awesome Dude! Keep up the teaching. I’m learning ALOT. Thanks
Awesome video, lots of useful information and tips, thanks for sharing your knowledge
I been thinking of buying a welder and been watching welding vids this is the only vid I watched that has explained the sounds
You get from how your doing and the penetrative qualities of those situations. what an amazing video I actually kinda get it now and bear in mind I’ve never even held a welder so thanks dude your a fabulous teacher I will of course be using this for reference when I get set up 🙏👍
Thanks Karl, I've been a hobby welder for years, taken a few welding classes and learned more from your vid than any class. The camera work is very informative. thanks again keep up the awsome work.
Excellent tutorial. You're a great teacher.
Great video. I have been welding for forty years and, I have picked up a few pointers.
Best welding video on TH-cam period. Thanx for the info and knowledge homie. Keep doing badass work. 🙌🙌🙌
I've been around youtube watching over 25 videos on MIG welding finally I have seen this one which worthy 100 videos,good job congratulations.
I think it's the best guide for MIG beginners. Thx. ❤
Great video for people starting out, highly recommend this one.
Best MIG welding instruction video that I have ever seen.