Since TH-cam wants to "protect" you from this information: 545 likes, 3 dislikes 6:59pm 11/23/2024 Thank you all for your positive feedback, I appreciate it. I should've cleaned the oil off the inside of the bung before welding. Lots of smoke. "Quick Grip" clamps: amzn.to/3Z6H4Dg Paypal donation link to support the making of these videos: www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EU73K6FXZUWZC Shaviv deburring tool: amzn.to/3Oo6M13 Thanks for watching
I'm so glad you started talking on your videos because you're awesome at explaining things. Your website and videos have helped me tremendously. I can't say enough how much I appreciate your willingness to share the knowledge that you've spent years and a buttload of time and money gaining. I'm glad there's now a way to show some appreciation because I will definitely be helping out as much as I can.
The website will make anyone a better welder. I went from not knowing how to weld aluminum to making serious buck starting 3 months later. During the 3 months I practiced exactly what the website shows you to do. Worth every penny spent. Hoods down and torches lit.
you're my favorite channel because you somehow have perfectly mixed art and science. you've gone way beyond mastering welding. your production values are perfect and I appreciate how you don't over talk.
You make it look so easy, I am not even a amature welder and some of what you show I can use when I learn how to weld MIG. Thanks for all your great videos.
Glad you mentioned your costs. It’s easy for viewers to forget the cost involved to make TH-cam videos and we as a society are becoming complacent, expecting high quality content for free. Just the weld restarts video is worth the $45 website subscription. It’s one of those essential things you need to know, it’s certainly helped my consistency. Fantastic video once again :)
I deal with this a lot but I make a lot of tanks from 1.5mm (1/16th) material so it’s even worse. Fuel tanks, oil tanks and header tanks. Welding fixtures have to be made for each job. Either bolting the sheet down to a thick plate, or clamping plates that sandwich the sheet while welding parts to it
The airplane guys say to never use simple green on Aluminum, which likely makes sense for them. This video mentions the etching action which sounds like exactly what we want. Is Simple Green good for pre-welding prep for this exact reason? Great videos as always, especially that video where I learned to blip the work with the tungsten so people could think/know it was tig welded.
Since Simple Green is a copper solution it MUST be cleaned off aluminum pretty thoroughly. Following with ammonia solution (windex) is good, but in general acetone seems like a good overall solution to cleaning? Copper and aluminum are one pretty strong galvanic couple! I worked on a welded aluminum commercial fishing boat (32') that had the bilges cleaned with Simple Green and not rinsed completely. One month later there were serious pits in the fishhold/bottom plates from the copper in the SG detergent. Even the MSDS for SG says don't use on aluminum (unless rinsed completely).
I always see people say "you didn't get full penetration on the weld, the backside should be fully punched through". My thinking is as long as the total thickness of the welds is equal or greater than the material you are welding, it won't have any weak spots and "full penetration" is not necessary. Is that sorta how you view it?
When doing something like this would it help to preheat the part? To get less of a temperature difference to make it shrink less? I’ve done it on some stainless parts to try it but maybe it’s a fun experiment who knows. Thanks for sharing your knowledge you’re the best❤
@6061 - do you use the "milk stone" grinding disks that's made for aluminum and stainless? I don't think I've ever seen you use one. What do you think about them? 💪😎
True professional. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Do you sell those little "reamer/edge file/cleaner" you run around the holes with to knock the edges off?
Since TH-cam wants to "protect" you from this information:
545 likes, 3 dislikes 6:59pm 11/23/2024
Thank you all for your positive feedback, I appreciate it.
I should've cleaned the oil off the inside of the bung before welding. Lots of smoke.
"Quick Grip" clamps: amzn.to/3Z6H4Dg
Paypal donation link to support the making of these videos: www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EU73K6FXZUWZC
Shaviv deburring tool: amzn.to/3Oo6M13
Thanks for watching
I'm so glad you started talking on your videos because you're awesome at explaining things. Your website and videos have helped me tremendously. I can't say enough how much I appreciate your willingness to share the knowledge that you've spent years and a buttload of time and money gaining. I'm glad there's now a way to show some appreciation because I will definitely be helping out as much as I can.
Thanks Harold!
I don't even own a tig welder, but watching you makes me want to learn. 😄
I think it's pretty awesome that you make these "viewer's questions" videos! They definitely help. 🇺🇲👍
The website will make anyone a better welder. I went from not knowing how to weld aluminum to making serious buck starting 3 months later. During the 3 months I practiced exactly what the website shows you to do. Worth every penny spent. Hoods down and torches lit.
I like the self-critique at the end. Would love to see that every time.
I made a hydro tank for my 1984 snapper zero turn. Your old videos helped me.
you're my favorite channel because you somehow have perfectly mixed art and science. you've gone way beyond mastering welding. your production values are perfect and I appreciate how you don't over talk.
You make it look so easy, I am not even a amature welder and some of what you show I can use when I learn how to weld MIG. Thanks for all your great videos.
Glad you mentioned your costs. It’s easy for viewers to forget the cost involved to make TH-cam videos and we as a society are becoming complacent, expecting high quality content for free. Just the weld restarts video is worth the $45 website subscription. It’s one of those essential things you need to know, it’s certainly helped my consistency. Fantastic video once again :)
Excellent practical information!
Tig button was a game changer for me.
@5:45 did anyone else notice the buzz of the machine during sped up video clips was the Star Wars intro theme? No? Just me? 😂😂
The cap...clear differentiation
I deal with this a lot but I make a lot of tanks from 1.5mm (1/16th) material so it’s even worse. Fuel tanks, oil tanks and header tanks. Welding fixtures have to be made for each job. Either bolting the sheet down to a thick plate, or clamping plates that sandwich the sheet while welding parts to it
Tig button was the best investment I made.
The airplane guys say to never use simple green on Aluminum, which likely makes sense for them. This video mentions the etching action which sounds like exactly what we want.
Is Simple Green good for pre-welding prep for this exact reason?
Great videos as always, especially that video where I learned to blip the work with the tungsten so people could think/know it was tig welded.
Good stuff as always. Thank you.
Thank you
Since Simple Green is a copper solution it MUST be cleaned off aluminum pretty thoroughly. Following with ammonia solution (windex) is good, but in general acetone seems like a good overall solution to cleaning? Copper and aluminum are one pretty strong galvanic couple! I worked on a welded aluminum commercial fishing boat (32') that had the bilges cleaned with Simple Green and not rinsed completely. One month later there were serious pits in the fishhold/bottom plates from the copper in the SG detergent. Even the MSDS for SG says don't use on aluminum (unless rinsed completely).
I always see people say "you didn't get full penetration on the weld, the backside should be fully punched through". My thinking is as long as the total thickness of the welds is equal or greater than the material you are welding, it won't have any weak spots and "full penetration" is not necessary. Is that sorta how you view it?
Love the videos thank you
When doing something like this would it help to preheat the part? To get less of a temperature difference to make it shrink less? I’ve done it on some stainless parts to try it but maybe it’s a fun experiment who knows. Thanks for sharing your knowledge you’re the best❤
My welds are best unseen. Lol!
You should have a commission for all ruffles that got sold after people watched that video.
...yeah d-mn it now I have to go get some ruffles (lol)
Aaron. You are a scholar. If you could just do the examples right handed i wouldn't have to watch in the bathroom mirror.
I love ruffles too
@6061 - do you use the "milk stone" grinding disks that's made for aluminum and stainless? I don't think I've ever seen you use one. What do you think about them? 💪😎
@PANTYEATR1
I am unfamiliar, please send a link.
Thank you
Quality! ❤
Cool.
True professional. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Do you sell those little "reamer/edge file/cleaner" you run around the holes with to knock the edges off?
Shaviv deburring tool: amzn.to/3Oo6M13
Is the Windex you’re using have ammonia in it?
On aluminum aircraft tanks (0.050”) the bungs were traditionally brazed in to avoid this problem. Cheating? Maybe, but that’s what a lot of them did
"down the road"... ;)
I love ruffles too!
Ruffles and plain sour cream are excellent.
@pauljarine
Ever tried chive and onion?
Nobody can eat just one
Talking is far better the the mutes on the tube.
Do you consider yourself lefty?
60-61%
3:05. I do this all the time. Respect. 🫡