My Lincoln 180 mig has sat unused in my garage for 20 years....I welded one nut to a steel shovel… And screwed that up! You gave me the courage to go try weld again.
That was hands down the best practical explanation on mig welder set up I have ever seen. Zero wasted detail, crystal clear explanation, easy to understand and excellent demonstrations. You know your stuff and you know how to teach it. This video is a keeper!
I'm 60, and you remind me of the mentors I had growing up. Pragmatic and straight to the point instruction 100% that is easy to understand and replicate. Thanks Fitzee
@@robthewaywardwoodworker9956 I'm working on doing his accent, which is fun. Up is "op". Weld is "whaled". Still working on most of the rest. "Love taps" on the old gauge at 3:15 is a hoot. "Lessee... looks like this nuclear reactor core temp gauge is acting up again, showing to be way too hot... *TAP TAP TAP*."
I took welding classes at community college for two quarters and didn’t learn as much about set up as I did from you. Especially helpful because I have a 110V welder!! Thank you
Undoubtedly one of if not THE best sheetmetal MIG welding setup videos on YT. This is priceless stuff. Straight to the point-- not a second of wasted video time. Deserving of $!!!!
Thank you so much for this. Lincoln Electric's own webpage or website doesn't seem to have videos this good. This and your other videos have been instrumental in helping me restore my 1971 Cutlass S! Thank you.
I've watched many, many videos of how to weld thin sheet metal. This is the only one that I've found that show the difference the various settings effects the weld. Most other videos just show them welding and techniques. Different techniques will give you results but if the settings are not right, then you get gnarly looking welds and a lot of blow throughs. Excellent video tutorial!
Great video Fitz. I’ve had a welder in my garage for a year and was afraid to fire it up but after watching this video I had the confidence to give it a try. I set it up and ran through the settings and was running beads that looked pretty decent within a half an hour. Now I’m practicing and learning more everyday. This is a great channel. Thank you
All great tips for getting started. I’ve been a certified red seal B-welder for over forty years, also having a mig certification, I can say you are helping many inexperienced people to overcome some of the challenges in mig welding. On the reason why you are getting poor starts is because you don’t clip the end of the wire before striking the arc, every time you stop that little ball on the end makes it two or three times bigger in diameter, and that takes more heat or current to get it going. Great video👍🏻
Really helpful. I watched many similar videos but none of them walked me through the logic and the practice, and laid out a straight forward step by step process to dial in welder, no matter what the brand is.
I have struggled with this for years and after watching your simple tutorial I was able to go out and run a bead and do some spot welds without blowing holes or ending up with a pile of weld wire that took hours to grind down. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I've been binge watching your videos as I'm finally getting around to patching up my own rust bucket, and if there's one thing I've learned from you is to just take it easy, don't overcomplicate things and really just take your time. It's honestly kind of refreshing in this day and age where everything needs to be instant
Thank you for the lesson! I have not tried a Mig welder yet, it looks very interesting. back in my hot rod building days, I just used an old Lincoln buzz box and a lot of stainless welding rod, that was about 50 or 60 years ago! I like to learn new things, I will be 81 in august, it is never too late to learn. I think you are a very good teacher.
It has been about 30 years since I have done any welding. I have a Lincoln MIG 140 and this video and common sense explanation was exactly what I need to get started again. I recently retired and finally getting the chance to do some sheet metal restoration work on my truck ans sports car. I followed exactly what you said and everything is working out well. Many thanks !
I backed up and found this set up lesson. I cannot put into words how well you did it, amazing basic lesson. I do various gauges for the hobby I do. I make items of all kinds out of scrap tools etc. I’ll do this lesson with those metals with my Miller. Thank you Fitzee
This is one of the better mig welding sheet videos I've seen. If you're new to mig welding sheet, correct welder set up is the key to producing good consistant welds. Good vid man.
Must be the best ‘how to’ video on setting up. No magic formula just trial and error with a bit of process added in. Suddenly welding doesn’t seem so much of a black art. Cheers...
@@guymigneault1757 ... you can use heavier metal to gain strength but some of the key to fab work is to stay one gauge heavier to make it more forgiving when grinding down the seams. On the floor panels, I have found it difficult to make those press molds (and other bumps) that add stiffness so I usually go two gauges thicker on a floor just so it doesn't "oil can" when you apply weight.
Thank you Fitzee for delivering such a straightforward lesson on how to set up for welding sheet metal. I'm more at home welding 3/16" to 3/8" flat bar and angle but I am getting ready to weld on my Saturn Vue body where it had rusted away. I cut away the badly deteriorated parts, fabricated replacement shapes and will next weld them into the car.
Been mig welding for years as a hobbyist and former production welder for 10 years. It pleases me to no end to see such thorough instruction as I enjoy seeing what others have to offer. You are one of the few on TH-cam that doesn't see the need to have the latest and the greatest equipment to accomplish your tasks. This idea that one must have a 220 volt mig with automatic, electronic doo-dads to make good welds is total commercialism. Also, the touted requirement of having to use a 25%/75% Co2/Argon gas instead of straight Co2 for sheet metal is another expensive addition that I see promoted, that isn't required. When I was doing production work, we used straight Co2 for structural mig welding without any issue. We were building baling machine frames of all types of configurations for specific balers used to bale anything from cardboard to cotton and even scrap metal. We were achieving good penetration without porosity using .030" wire and Co2. Fitzee, you're a no BS kind of guy. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience without hawking some kind of expensive crap.
Cannot THANK YOU enough, this is exactly what I needed, you taught me so much. Very excited to weld now that I know what I’m doing. I’ve been so frustrated with my welds. Thank you sir 🙏
Best video description I've seen on setting up a mig welder. My brother taught me this method years ago (he's a professional). I do it every time I change material thickness, before I start on the actual work piece, results in a good weld every time.
one of the best welding videos, because it addresses what people need to know, to many people are frightened of flack from top welders or dreamers that think they are better than they are, But you tell it the way it is, and you explain the basis of tests better than anyone I have heard before, Great job. Cheers From Garry in Australia
Watched this a year ago, now i got a real welder and i get to apply it! YOU DA MAN FITZEE. I never thought i would replace unibody panels and and form my own floorboards from a sheet of metal. Now i get parts cars for the metal, 🤓 All thanks to your youtube channel.
I agree with John ten Have the best explanation on mig wire feed welders with gas all other video's they rush through it fast and can barely here what the say this man was straight to the point and very clear to me the best video on the set-up for mig welders I seen so far on TH-cam
Hi Fitzee, thanks a lot for this explanation and demonstration. I'm a newbie welder working on some bodywork and restoration for the first time. Your videos have been very helpful. Cheers!
I took welding class to learn how to MEG but they didn't show how to set it up and I use flex core because I don't know how and your video will help me set my welder up thumbs up.
Thank you for the tips. You've actually made me believe I can do some of this. Bought some new floor pans for an old truck I've been hanging on to for many years. Maybe I can make it pretty again!
I want to thank you for your extremely thorough and easy to understand video. I have welded heavier metal but I knew that you use different techniques for sheet metal. I'm so glad I chose to watch your instructions and they will be most helpful.
I have a flux core welder and this video was a great help even though the technique is a bit different. I love watching your videoa because you explain everything you do clearly. Thank you. Always remember too practice on different types of metal and if you cant remember the settings , write them down in a note pad.
The best video on sheet metal mig Thank you! I will show to this to everyone in the shop You should right a guide we can have in the shop Thanks excellent work
Thanks! That was a generous gift to me as someone with a welder just for the "just in case" usage. you were excellent in your demonstration. Again, Thanks!
Thank You very much for this lesson. You were thorough and understandable. You showed not only how it should be, but how it should not be which is just as important. Thanks again.
Never a truer word spoken, if you can bead weld thin sheet then you wont get decent penetration!! I'd like to read the 124 'dislikes' comments for this video because I'm never too old to learn something ;-) Most of my working life was with TIG, I went into MIG welding cars 6 or 7 years ago & I'm learning day by day . . . . this guy is excellent!! Thank you!!
I love the fact that you include a lot of details in your explanations. Sometimes, people think it's too much, but I see details as a more precise understanding. I, especially like the way you explained the inconsistent weld of the Lincoln welder due to the welder's unique problem, not operator error. Thank you.
Ive been wrenching and welding on things out of both necessity and enjoyment for years, self taught. I became what I would consider proficient. That being said, I am greatly appreciative of the tip you gave about cutting your patch piece on an angle. Thats going to help me alot. Thank you.
Pretty much me too. Rust work, and machinery repair. My excuse has always been, my welds may not be pretty, but their strong. Always room for improvement. My welder is real old. And it’s definitely a woman, moody! Some days she purrs, some days just quit!
Jeff Wuestman. - 0.6mm is the metric equivalent to the .023in wire. www.amazon.com/WeldingCity-ER70S-6-ER70S6-Steel-Welding/dp/B007JCQSTO/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=023+mig+wire&qid=1589112260&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExQUxUUFJDQ0tCQzhPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODI2MjE3M1VWWjBIOVFSOTBBRCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzc5MjQ0M05WUERPRDdWSktTSSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
I’m a mainlander from here in Ontario. Outstanding video. Fitz you should be teaching at a college! You’ve got “the gift” of being able to instruct well. You’ve improved my skills with my Lincoln Mig Pak 180. The only way this video could have been better is if you drank nine cups of black tea, a dozen Jam-Jams and four molasses buns during your tutorial. Makes me miss The Rock! Take care Sir.
Very informative for a total beginner like me I’m gonna definitely use your advice welding my classic mini, thank you so much I’ve watched all your videos and think what you achieve is amazing
Something my welding teacher taught us back in high school in the 70's if it sounds like bacon and eggs frying with a constant even crackle you are on the right track.
They all sound like bacon frying at most speeds and temperature to me. I suppose rhe even crackle is the key? lol This fellow just explained the difference without saying so. Something I needed to know.
It's like adjusting a carburetor, if anyone out there remembers those, or tuning a piano, or in the morning when you've made that perfect cub of coffee, when you know you got it just right!
When I was younger, no one would teach me to weld. i even offered to grind and sweep for free for a few tips. Nada. Finally bought a rig and climbed the hill hard school. That was .. let's say a long time ago. Had an intern a few years back who wanted to learn. It may sound silly, but I decided to teach arse-backwards on a whim, working on control first, and then theory. Basically took a sheet of 16 gau, set up the welder, and went back to grade three forming the cursive alphabet on the sheet with bead. You'd be amazed at how well this worked. With gun control under her belt - applying good weld theory literally fell into place..
I’ve watched this before, never MIG welded before but I have a car to restore now, a rusty TR6 so I set up the brand new MIG this evening according to Fitzee’s instructions and then re watched the video to the end and started practicing on scrap, 1mm sheet cut from an old cabinet. Can’t believe it, after 20 was welding and after couple of hours up and down the two adjustments it’s all starting to make sense and the welds are not bad at all. This man knows what he is doing and has a really good way of explaining. Believe him , it’ll work. I’m very grateful, thanks Fitzee, I’m excited now about the next steps thanks to you.
Keep at it. More you practice the better you will get. Play around with holding your tip close then far away. Get to understand what changes do to your weld and you will see and understand it alot better. Have fun
I am just starting to teach myself. Very helpful, no bs and to the point with great info for a newbie... at least for me . Thank you very much, well done 👍
I've been welding cars for the last 20 years as a hobby and this is by far the best video I've seen for sheet metal work. I would add a couple of things that might also help beginners. First, check that the wire feed is steady - rusty wire and poorly made and/or adjusted mechanisms will make good welding impossible. Cheap welders almost always fail on wire feed mechanisms! Second, make sure your metal panels are clean and as rust-free as possible - I've seen many people trying to weld rusty metal when they could have cut back a couple of inches to clean metal. You should be proud of your videos - you will have helped a lot of people weld properly without a lot of swearing!
Fitzee Excellent information. You have a great way of teaching, that’s probably why your channel is growing so quickly. The word is out on this Newfoundlander 🇨🇦
Great video. I might add that the distance you hold the tip away from the metal changes the voltage. If you start to burn through or have too much heat pull the gun away and you will see less heat. Great video.
Yes sir I built me a welding table and it took me a while to adjust the Mig welder. I burn through it a couple of time's. My Lincoln welder is shot it can't even Iay down a steady bead. It got the job done. I went out and bought a new Vulcan welder 220 to start welding with. I'm going to have to use your method to get to know the machine. To set it up depending on what I'm welding.
This video is so good on how to set up and weld sheet metal, that I watched it twice before I had a welder and it’s my go too video every time before I weld....thanks 👍👍👍
Hey Fitzee, I love this tutorial. I am a newbie when it comes to welding and I've watched a ton of videos out there. Yours are by far the most informational for those of us learning the art of welding. Thanks for sharing your knowledge sir!!!
After 40 years of welding I can tell you this is all good advice. I've welded everything from Hastaloy hydraulic lines to Titanium jet rotors to SS kitchen sinks. Practice, practice, practice!
Thank you. I have a Chinese 250amp mig which I thought was no good at thin sheet welding because it was too big. Thicker steel is much more forgiving even with wrong settings. I have watched lots of videos on setting up a mig but none have been as simple and well explained as yours. After 10 minutes following your method, I was able to run short beads on 1mm sheet and pulse better than I thought possible. You have saved me from buying a new welder. Subscribed!
I have been an armature welder for years and have got by. With your angle cut and smaller gap has really helped me. I set my welder up the no nonsense way you described and have not blown a hole since. I want to thank you for your guidance. You have saved me from many headaches. Have a great day My Friend and God Bless. You have helped me more than any other two or three TH-camrs combined.👍🇺🇸🤙😃🙏
Thanks´for the video, some great tips in there. ( especially the pulse bead method, I always wondered why I blew holes in a the sheet, now I know how to do it correctly)..
Who on earth would give a thumbs down on this video? Perhaps they don't understand the thumbs up thumbs down concept. Excellent video as are all of the ones of yours I have seen. You have helped me a lot!
Excellent demonstration of setting up, operating, and welding techniques Should be a "must view" formally beginners. No fluff, all data. Thanks for a superb video.
Wow i cant believe how much of this video answered why i keep blowing holes. Thanks game changer for me i was struggling and couldn't solve . Thank you
I've found that my own impatience leads to burning through the thin sheet metal. Just a quick tack. Let it cool and do another. I get the good buzzing sound and I want to continue but NO! Stop and wait for it to cool and lay down another short tack. Rinse, lather, repeat. Steady and slow. Thanks for reminding me to slow down.
Hands down one of the best basic getting started 101
My Lincoln 180 mig has sat unused in my garage for 20 years....I welded one nut to a steel shovel… And screwed that up! You gave me the courage to go try weld again.
That was hands down the best practical explanation on mig welder set up I have ever seen. Zero wasted detail, crystal clear explanation, easy to understand and excellent demonstrations. You know your stuff and you know how to teach it. This video is a keeper!
This guy is good huh..And he gets it done in good time also
I my opinion its all about the sound of the welder/weld, number 1 and how it looks number 2
I agree. The lessons we get from pros around the country is amazing.
Absolutely. Simple. That's what I like.
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I'm 60, and you remind me of the mentors I had growing up. Pragmatic and straight to the point instruction 100% that is easy to understand and replicate. Thanks Fitzee
Listening to you is like getting a very expensive education but without the bull. Thank you.
And without the bill!
@@robthewaywardwoodworker9956 I'm working on doing his accent, which is fun. Up is "op". Weld is "whaled". Still working on most of the rest. "Love taps" on the old gauge at 3:15 is a hoot. "Lessee... looks like this nuclear reactor core temp gauge is acting up again, showing to be way too hot... *TAP TAP TAP*."
Do you always use MIG welding on your sheet metal verse flux if so why?
The most I have ever learnt in thirty minutes. Thank you for simplifying .
I took welding classes at community college for two quarters and didn’t learn as much about set up as I did from you. Especially helpful because I have a 110V welder!!
Thank you
Undoubtedly one of if not THE best sheetmetal MIG welding setup videos on YT. This is priceless stuff. Straight to the point-- not a second of wasted video time. Deserving of $!!!!
This guy is a great teacher!... perfect...shows you all the mistakes you can make...wish all my teachers had been like this guy!
We are so fortunate to have people like you willing to give up your time to make informative practical videos like this. Thank you for your work.
Thank you so much for this. Lincoln Electric's own webpage or website doesn't seem to have videos this good. This and your other videos have been instrumental in helping me restore my 1971 Cutlass S! Thank you.
A well spent 30 minutes! So much good information, no waffle, zero BS. Thanks a million!
I've watched many, many videos of how to weld thin sheet metal. This is the only one that I've found that show the difference the various settings effects the weld. Most other videos just show them welding and techniques. Different techniques will give you results but if the settings are not right, then you get gnarly looking welds and a lot of blow throughs.
Excellent video tutorial!
Great video Fitz. I’ve had a welder in my garage for a year and was afraid to fire it up but after watching this video I had the confidence to give it a try. I set it up and ran through the settings and was running beads that looked pretty decent within a half an hour. Now I’m practicing and learning more everyday. This is a great channel. Thank you
All great tips for getting started. I’ve been a certified red seal B-welder for over forty years, also having a mig certification, I can say you are helping many inexperienced people to overcome some of the challenges in mig welding. On the reason why you are getting poor starts is because you don’t clip the end of the wire before striking the arc, every time you stop that little ball on the end makes it two or three times bigger in diameter, and that takes more heat or current to get it going. Great video👍🏻
The best demo and explanation of setting up a mig I've seen on here
Hands down best instructional video I've seen on MIG welding, thankyou.
I have watched a lot of youtube videos around this subject and yours are the best, no bullshit just pure facts! Love it!
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Really helpful. I watched many similar videos but none of them walked me through the logic and the practice, and laid out a straight forward step by step process to dial in welder, no matter what the brand is.
I have struggled with this for years and after watching your simple tutorial I was able to go out and run a bead and do some spot welds without blowing holes or ending up with a pile of weld wire that took hours to grind down. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Best mig welding instructional video on TH-cam, thank you.
I have been really struggling with my set up, this is by far the best explanation I have seen so far.
Thank you very much.
I've been binge watching your videos as I'm finally getting around to patching up my own rust bucket, and if there's one thing I've learned from you is to just take it easy, don't overcomplicate things and really just take your time. It's honestly kind of refreshing in this day and age where everything needs to be instant
Thank you for the lesson! I have not tried a Mig welder yet, it looks very interesting. back in my hot rod building days, I just used an old Lincoln buzz box and a lot of stainless welding rod, that was about 50 or 60 years ago! I like to learn new things, I will be 81 in august, it is never too late to learn. I think you are a very good teacher.
thank you for taking the time to make a video like this on what must seem like common sense to you but extremely helpful for rookies!!
It has been about 30 years since I have done any welding. I have a Lincoln MIG 140 and this video and common sense explanation was exactly what I need to get started again. I recently retired and finally getting the chance to do some sheet metal restoration work on my truck ans sports car. I followed exactly what you said and everything is working out well. Many thanks !
Fantastic. Best sheet metal welding 101 video on TH-cam 👌👌
I backed up and found this set up lesson. I cannot put into words how well you did it, amazing basic lesson. I do various gauges for the hobby I do. I make items of all kinds out of scrap tools etc. I’ll do this lesson with those metals with my Miller. Thank you Fitzee
You, sir, are the uncle I need in my life. Amazing. Keep up the great work. You're having a huge impact on people.
This is one of the better mig welding sheet videos I've seen. If you're new to mig welding sheet, correct welder set up is the key to producing good consistant welds. Good vid man.
This video really showed me what I needed to get my rusty van project done with better welds and less grinding.Thanks!!
Must be the best ‘how to’ video on setting up. No magic formula just trial and error with a bit of process added in. Suddenly welding doesn’t seem so much of a black art. Cheers...
I was wondering if you use different gauge steal say for floor boards and let's say cab corners
@@guymigneault1757 ... you can use heavier metal to gain strength but some of the key to fab work is to stay one gauge heavier to make it more forgiving when grinding down the seams. On the floor panels, I have found it difficult to make those press molds (and other bumps) that add stiffness so I usually go two gauges thicker on a floor just so it doesn't "oil can" when you apply weight.
Thanks man, very helpful. Very clever to use two of the most common machines for the home user.
Watched this vid twice.
2nd time I was out of the room, and just listening. You can hear when a good bead being is made.
Learned more in 30 min from you than watching hours of welding videos.
Thanks
Thank you Fitzee for delivering such a straightforward lesson on how to set up for welding sheet metal. I'm more at home welding 3/16" to 3/8" flat bar and angle but I am getting ready to weld on my Saturn Vue body where it had rusted away. I cut away the badly deteriorated parts, fabricated replacement shapes and will next weld them into the car.
Been mig welding for years as a hobbyist and former production welder for 10 years. It pleases me to no end to see such thorough instruction as I enjoy seeing what others have to offer. You are one of the few on TH-cam that doesn't see the need to have the latest and the greatest equipment to accomplish your tasks. This idea that one must have a 220 volt mig with automatic, electronic doo-dads to make good welds is total commercialism. Also, the touted requirement of having to use a 25%/75% Co2/Argon gas instead of straight Co2 for sheet metal is another expensive addition that I see promoted, that isn't required.
When I was doing production work, we used straight Co2 for structural mig welding without any issue. We were building baling machine frames of all types of configurations for specific balers used to bale anything from cardboard to cotton and even scrap metal. We were achieving good penetration without porosity using .030" wire and Co2.
Fitzee, you're a no BS kind of guy. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience without hawking some kind of expensive crap.
Cannot THANK YOU enough, this is exactly what I needed, you taught me so much. Very excited to weld now that I know what I’m doing. I’ve been so frustrated with my welds. Thank you sir 🙏
Best video description I've seen on setting up a mig welder.
My brother taught me this method years ago (he's a professional).
I do it every time I change material thickness, before I start on the actual work piece, results in a good weld every time.
one of the best welding videos, because it addresses what people need to know, to many people are frightened of flack from top welders or dreamers that think they are better than they are, But you tell it the way it is, and you explain the basis of tests better than anyone I have heard before, Great job. Cheers From Garry in Australia
Watched this a year ago, now i got a real welder and i get to apply it!
YOU DA MAN FITZEE.
I never thought i would replace unibody panels and and form my own floorboards from a sheet of metal. Now i get parts cars for the metal, 🤓
All thanks to your youtube channel.
best teaching class for MIG setting,..thanks a lot
I agree with John ten Have the best explanation on mig wire feed welders with gas all other video's they rush through it fast and can barely here what the say this man was straight to the point and very clear to me the best video on the set-up for mig welders I seen so far on TH-cam
Hi Fitzee, thanks a lot for this explanation and demonstration. I'm a newbie welder working on some bodywork and restoration for the first time. Your videos have been very helpful. Cheers!
This has been the best video for mig setup I’ve ever seen thank you very much
I’ve watched quite a few welding videos and got by far more info out of this one! Really appreciate your thoroughness
Absolute top notch tutorial. I have used an old SIP100 arc welder for 48 yrs.
Now I need to do some sheet metal work on a 1970s car... Thank you!!
Excellent demonstration, I need to get my mig welder out and start practicing. Been about 20 years since I last used it!
What a great tutorial! Just bought my first project last weekend a '82 Dodge W150. I really needed to see this. Thank you.
Most helpful video on setting up a mig welder that I have ever seen. Thanks, Fitzee.
I took welding class to learn how to MEG but they didn't show how to set it up and I use flex core because I don't know how and your video will help me set my welder up thumbs up.
Thank you for the tips. You've actually made me believe I can do some of this. Bought some new floor pans for an old truck I've been hanging on to for many years. Maybe I can make it pretty again!
Next video is going be putting in a floor pan. Lol
I want to thank you for your extremely thorough and easy to understand video. I have welded heavier metal but I knew that you use different techniques for sheet metal. I'm so glad I chose to watch your instructions and they will be most helpful.
Mr. FITZEE,
Thank you for sharing. This tutorial was so easy for me to understand. Can't wait to practice!
I have a flux core welder and this video was a great help even though the technique is a bit different. I love watching your videoa because you explain everything you do clearly. Thank you. Always remember too practice on different types of metal and if you cant remember the settings , write them down in a note pad.
Fitzee, great tutorial and nice to see the large differences in welding machines. Thanks for posting.
Thank you very very much!
The best video on sheet metal mig Thank you! I will show to this to everyone in the shop You should right a guide we can have in the shop Thanks excellent work
Thanks! That was a generous gift to me as someone with a welder just for the "just in case" usage. you were excellent in your demonstration. Again, Thanks!
All the other videos on TH-cam do not teach you this type of information!! #1 Thank You
Thank You very much for this lesson. You were thorough and understandable. You showed not only how it should be, but how it should not be which is just as important. Thanks again.
You have some of the best videos explaining the how to.... Thank you!
Best welding channel on youtube by far. Thanks Fitzee these videos are awesome 👌
Never a truer word spoken, if you can bead weld thin sheet then you wont get decent penetration!! I'd like to read the 124 'dislikes' comments for this video because I'm never too old to learn something ;-) Most of my working life was with TIG, I went into MIG welding cars 6 or 7 years ago & I'm learning day by day . . . . this guy is excellent!! Thank you!!
Fitzee you are such a great teacher, this stuff is invaluable for the guy wanting to learn ,top man
I love the fact that you include a lot of details in your explanations. Sometimes, people think it's too much, but I see details as a more precise understanding.
I, especially like the way you explained the inconsistent weld of the Lincoln welder due to the welder's unique problem, not operator error. Thank you.
Ive been wrenching and welding on things out of both necessity and enjoyment for years, self taught. I became what I would consider proficient. That being said, I am greatly appreciative of the tip you gave about cutting your patch piece on an angle. Thats going to help me alot. Thank you.
Pretty much me too. Rust work, and machinery repair. My excuse has always been, my welds may not be pretty, but their strong. Always room for improvement. My welder is real old. And it’s definitely a woman, moody! Some days she purrs, some days just quit!
The best comprehensive set procedure I've seen. Been welding for 20 + years and learned a few new tips, Thanks.
Great tips. I too have had my 130 xp for 20 years or so. Love that welder, especially after I change to .023 wire.
I am from Europe, what is 0.023 wire? How much mm is That? Is there a conversion tabel
Jeff Wuestman. - 0.6mm is the metric equivalent to the .023in wire. www.amazon.com/WeldingCity-ER70S-6-ER70S6-Steel-Welding/dp/B007JCQSTO/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=023+mig+wire&qid=1589112260&sr=8-3-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExQUxUUFJDQ0tCQzhPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODI2MjE3M1VWWjBIOVFSOTBBRCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzc5MjQ0M05WUERPRDdWSktTSSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
@@jeffwuestman the math is 1" = approx 25.4mm. So 25.4 x .023 (23/1000 of an inch)
= .5842mm or rounded, .6mm.
I’m a mainlander from here in Ontario. Outstanding video. Fitz you should be teaching at a college! You’ve got “the gift” of being able to instruct well. You’ve improved my skills with my Lincoln Mig Pak 180. The only way this video could have been better is if you drank nine cups of black tea, a dozen Jam-Jams and four molasses buns during your tutorial. Makes me miss The Rock! Take care Sir.
Very informative for a total beginner like me I’m gonna definitely use your advice welding my classic mini, thank you so much I’ve watched all your videos and think what you achieve is amazing
PLEASE practice plenty on some scrap pieces first - you'll thank yourself later :-)
Before watching this I was a terrible welders after watching this I became a pro at it thank you for the tips
Something my welding teacher taught us back in high school in the 70's if it sounds like bacon and eggs frying with a constant even crackle you are on the right track.
They all sound like bacon frying at most speeds and temperature to me. I suppose rhe even crackle is the key? lol This fellow just explained the difference without saying so. Something I needed to know.
@@PhillipHall01 Yes it is when you have a nice even sharp crackle. When you hear it you know you have it right.
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It's like adjusting a carburetor, if anyone out there remembers those, or tuning a piano, or in the morning when you've made that perfect cub of coffee, when you know you got it just right!
Best video for beginners to watch. I'll probably watch it a few more times before using my welder. Thanks so much.
Thank you for the clearly said (and shown) work. That was very helpful for this old guy / newbie.
Joe - Alaska & Idaho
Fantastic demonstration on setting up! Simpler and detailed compared to most channels.
When I was younger, no one would teach me to weld. i even offered to grind and sweep for free for a few tips. Nada. Finally bought a rig and climbed the hill hard school. That was .. let's say a long time ago. Had an intern a few years back who wanted to learn. It may sound silly, but I decided to teach arse-backwards on a whim, working on control first, and then theory. Basically took a sheet of 16 gau, set up the welder, and went back to grade three forming the cursive alphabet on the sheet with bead. You'd be amazed at how well this worked. With gun control under her belt - applying good weld theory literally fell into place..
I’ve watched this before, never MIG welded before but I have a car to restore now, a rusty TR6 so I set up the brand new MIG this evening according to Fitzee’s instructions and then re watched the video to the end and started practicing on scrap, 1mm sheet cut from an old cabinet. Can’t believe it, after 20 was welding and after couple of hours up and down the two adjustments it’s all starting to make sense and the welds are not bad at all. This man knows what he is doing and has a really good way of explaining. Believe him , it’ll work.
I’m very grateful, thanks Fitzee, I’m excited now about the next steps thanks to you.
Keep at it. More you practice the better you will get. Play around with holding your tip close then far away. Get to understand what changes do to your weld and you will see and understand it alot better. Have fun
I am just starting to teach myself. Very helpful, no bs and to the point with great info for a newbie... at least for me .
Thank you very much, well done 👍
I've been welding cars for the last 20 years as a hobby and this is by far the best video I've seen for sheet metal work. I would add a couple of things that might also help beginners. First, check that the wire feed is steady - rusty wire and poorly made and/or adjusted mechanisms will make good welding impossible. Cheap welders almost always fail on wire feed mechanisms! Second, make sure your metal panels are clean and as rust-free as possible - I've seen many people trying to weld rusty metal when they could have cut back a couple of inches to clean metal. You should be proud of your videos - you will have helped a lot of people weld properly without a lot of swearing!
Oh there will still be some swearing from me but with this video's help, hopefully can keep it to a minimum!
Fitzee Excellent information. You have a great way of teaching, that’s probably why your channel is growing so quickly. The word is out on this Newfoundlander 🇨🇦
Great video. I might add that the distance you hold the tip away from the metal changes the voltage. If you start to burn through or have too much heat pull the gun away and you will see less heat. Great video.
Thank you for the info. I am learning how to weld and having problems. This info should help me set up my welder. Thank you, Thank you!
That was the most helpful mig set up video i have ever watched, thank you!
Yes sir I built me a welding table and it took me a while to adjust the Mig welder.
I burn through it a couple of time's. My Lincoln welder is shot it can't even Iay down a steady bead. It got the job done.
I went out and bought a new Vulcan welder 220 to start welding with. I'm going to have to use your method to get to know the machine. To set it up depending on what I'm welding.
This video is so good on how to set up and weld sheet metal, that I watched it twice before I had a welder and it’s my go too video every time before I weld....thanks 👍👍👍
Hey Fitzee, I love this tutorial. I am a newbie when it comes to welding and I've watched a ton of videos out there. Yours are by far the most informational for those of us learning the art of welding. Thanks for sharing your knowledge sir!!!
After 40 years of welding I can tell you this is all good advice. I've welded everything from Hastaloy hydraulic lines to Titanium jet rotors to SS kitchen sinks. Practice, practice, practice!
@@robertsherman8887 what’s your opinion on the Lincoln 140C ?
@@LECHATEAU84GACHO I have one and very satisfied with it!
@@robertsherman8887 Thank you so much!
Thank you. I have a Chinese 250amp mig which I thought was no good at thin sheet welding because it was too big. Thicker steel is much more forgiving even with wrong settings. I have watched lots of videos on setting up a mig but none have been as simple and well explained as yours. After 10 minutes following your method, I was able to run short beads on 1mm sheet and pulse better than I thought possible. You have saved me from buying a new welder. Subscribed!
I only use my mig for hobby or repair stuff so found this very useful, esp the comments about warpage. Thanks.
I have been an armature welder for years and have got by. With your angle cut and smaller gap has really helped me. I set my welder up the no nonsense way you described and have not blown a hole since. I want to thank you for your guidance. You have saved me from many headaches. Have a great day My Friend and God Bless. You have helped me more than any other two or three TH-camrs combined.👍🇺🇸🤙😃🙏
I love hearing these stories. So glad I could help. Keep at it and love to know the projects your welding up.
I just need to play your advice while welding so when I blow through I don’t try to fix it. Great video
It’s been ages since I’ve done any welding so watching this made me feel better
Thanks´for the video, some great tips in there. ( especially the pulse bead method, I always wondered why I blew holes in a the sheet, now I know how to do it correctly)..
Who on earth would give a thumbs down on this video? Perhaps they don't understand the thumbs up thumbs down concept. Excellent video as are all of the ones of yours I have seen. You have helped me a lot!
Very helpful! I'm just getting started and that helped a lot. Thanks Fitzee! Great instruction.
Excellent demonstration of setting up, operating, and welding techniques
Should be a "must view" formally beginners. No fluff, all data. Thanks for a superb video.
That's a clear tutorial on welder set up, finding some mistakes I'm making
I watched lots of good setup videos online with skilled people. this is def one of my fav's. very good video. thanks.
This was very useful as I have a mig without manual, thank you!
Wow i cant believe how much of this video answered why i keep blowing holes. Thanks game changer for me i was struggling and couldn't solve .
Thank you
I've found that my own impatience leads to burning through the thin sheet metal. Just a quick tack. Let it cool and do another. I get the good buzzing sound and I want to continue but NO! Stop and wait for it to cool and lay down another short tack. Rinse, lather, repeat. Steady and slow. Thanks for reminding me to slow down.
Thanks for sharing!! Huge help! I’ve been burning holes left n right thinking how do they weld this thin metal!! 🤦🏽♂️ 😂
@@199331939 A well placed piece of copper behind the weld can help sometimes.
I love your descriptive analogy. Beautiful and helpful.
I always learn something wen I watch your vids,I'll say it again you are the best I've seen .keep em coming