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
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!
@@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*."
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 $!!!!
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 !
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.
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.
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 🙏
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
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!
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..
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
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.
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.
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!
I missed the part about 45ing the edges. I don't want to watch the whole thing again right now, and I can't find it by moving around. What is the 45ing patch 'tip' all about?
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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!
I have searched for an instructional video just like this one! This was awesome. Great presentation format covering the needed information that all the other videos I watched lacked. Thanks!
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!
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 👍👍👍
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’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
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 🇨🇦
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.
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.
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 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 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.
Blown away, what a master showing all this detail 1 Learnt so much more & my confidence has gone up dramatically. Love this channel & the videos, keep them coming.
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
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!
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.
This came to me exactly at the perfect time, I am doing metalwork on my old 90 Camry doing inner fender wells first, then to the outer skin, I ordered some Seymour 16-045 Rust Converter & Primer Spray Paint, 12oz for inner panels with the thought that if there is some metal on the verge to start turning it will contain or stop it. I did over cut by 1/2 of the rust and can't go further due to overlapping sheet metal. Any thoughts of oh no you didn't do that now did you. Best of health these days to all reading this. Stay safe.
Your tutorials remind me so much of a beloved shop teacher of my youth..straight forward, easy to understand, results orientated and the use of simple effective methods and tools..really appreciate you sharing this with all of us...THANK YOU
Although I can leave a 'stack o dimes' with my stick welder, all I could do with my wire feed is make a mess. Never had formal training. The way you explain it, finally makes sense to me. THANK YOU - I owe 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.
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.
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)..
Last summer I welded in some floor pans in my Datsun 620, this video helped me so much. Even though this is the first comment I have made, I have watched almost all your videos, much thanks for all the great tips!
when hes useing the miller he is dragging the wire then with the lincoln he is pushing the wire .. this will change the welds on the starting point and the smoothness of the weld;other than that great video thank you...
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 just stumbled upon your videos today and I've learned more about welding in the last 3 hours than I have in all of my attempts to find this info. I have loads of sheet metal work to do on my 72 Nova and just bought my first MIG setup. Excited to get started, and feeling very confident because of the experience you've shared. Thank you!
Hands down one of the best basic getting started 101
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
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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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 .
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.
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 $!!!!
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
This guy is a great teacher!... perfect...shows you all the mistakes you can make...wish all my teachers had been like this guy!
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
A well spent 30 minutes! So much good information, no waffle, zero BS. Thanks a million!
Hands down best instructional video I've seen on MIG welding, thankyou.
The best demo and explanation of setting up a mig I've seen on here
This video really showed me what I needed to get my rusty van project done with better welds and less grinding.Thanks!!
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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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
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.
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.
Best mig welding instructional video on TH-cam, thank you.
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.
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 been really struggling with my set up, this is by far the best explanation I have seen so far.
Thank you very much.
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 !
You, sir, are the uncle I need in my life. Amazing. Keep up the great work. You're having a huge impact on people.
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.
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.
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 🙏
What a great tutorial! Just bought my first project last weekend a '82 Dodge W150. I really needed to see this. Thank you.
best teaching class for MIG setting,..thanks a lot
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
Excellent demonstration, I need to get my mig welder out and start practicing. Been about 20 years since I last used it!
Thanks man, very helpful. Very clever to use two of the most common machines for the home user.
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!
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..
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
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!!
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.
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.
I’ve watched quite a few welding videos and got by far more info out of this one! Really appreciate your thoroughness
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.
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!
I missed the part about 45ing the edges. I don't want to watch the whole thing again right now, and I can't find it by moving around. What is the 45ing patch 'tip' all about?
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.
Most helpful video on setting up a mig welder that I have ever seen. Thanks, Fitzee.
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.
Fitzee, great tutorial and nice to see the large differences in welding machines. Thanks for posting.
Thank you very very much!
This has been the best video for mig setup I’ve ever seen thank you very much
Fitzee you are such a great teacher, this stuff is invaluable for the guy wanting to learn ,top man
The best comprehensive set procedure I've seen. Been welding for 20 + years and learned a few new tips, Thanks.
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
Fantastic. Best sheet metal welding 101 video on TH-cam 👌👌
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 :-)
Fantastic demonstration on setting up! Simpler and detailed compared to most channels.
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.
The most useful information I found
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!
I have searched for an instructional video just like this one! This was awesome. Great presentation format covering the needed information that all the other videos I watched lacked. Thanks!
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!
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 👍👍👍
Mr. FITZEE,
Thank you for sharing. This tutorial was so easy for me to understand. Can't wait to practice!
All the other videos on TH-cam do not teach you this type of information!! #1 Thank You
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.
Thanks for all the time you put into teaching all of us. You are a true talent.
Best welding channel on youtube by far. Thanks Fitzee these videos are awesome 👌
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
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 🇨🇦
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.
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.
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 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 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.
I just need to play your advice while welding so when I blow through I don’t try to fix it. Great video
Blown away, what a master showing all this detail 1 Learnt so much more & my confidence has gone up dramatically. Love this channel & the videos, keep them coming.
Thank you for the clearly said (and shown) work. That was very helpful for this old guy / newbie.
Joe - Alaska & Idaho
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
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!
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.
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!
Learned more in 30 min from you than watching hours of welding videos.
Thanks
That's a clear tutorial on welder set up, finding some mistakes I'm making
Best video for beginners to watch. I'll probably watch it a few more times before using my welder. Thanks so much.
This came to me exactly at the perfect time, I am doing metalwork on my old 90 Camry doing inner fender wells first, then to the outer skin, I ordered some Seymour 16-045 Rust Converter & Primer Spray Paint, 12oz for inner panels with the thought that if there is some metal on the verge to start turning it will contain or stop it. I did over cut by 1/2 of the rust and can't go further due to overlapping sheet metal. Any thoughts of oh no you didn't do that now did you. Best of health these days to all reading this. Stay safe.
Just lap, tack and hammer together and seal with that thick black rubber stuff👌
Your tutorials remind me so much of a beloved shop teacher of my youth..straight forward, easy to understand, results orientated and the use of simple effective methods and tools..really appreciate you sharing this with all of us...THANK YOU
Wish I had seen this a long time ago. Thank you for the clear explanation.
Although I can leave a 'stack o dimes' with my stick welder, all I could do with my wire feed is make a mess. Never had formal training. The way you explain it, finally makes sense to me. THANK YOU - I owe 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.
You have some of the best videos explaining the how to.... Thank you!
Very helpful! I'm just getting started and that helped a lot. Thanks Fitzee! Great instruction.
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 only use my mig for hobby or repair stuff so found this very useful, esp the comments about warpage. Thanks.
Far and away the best How To bodywork channel on You Tube . Please keep up the tutorials..
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)..
Last summer I welded in some floor pans in my Datsun 620, this video helped me so much. Even though this is the first comment I have made, I have watched almost all your videos, much thanks for all the great tips!
This was very useful as I have a mig without manual, thank you!
Your are my number 1 most interesting and informative channel EVER . THANK you buddy we need your program so refreshing !!
when hes useing the miller he is dragging the wire then with the lincoln he is pushing the wire .. this will change the welds on the starting point and the smoothness of the weld;other than that great video thank you...
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!
Thanks brother, much needed and I feel like this video was just for me!
I just stumbled upon your videos today and I've learned more about welding in the last 3 hours than I have in all of my attempts to find this info. I have loads of sheet metal work to do on my 72 Nova and just bought my first MIG setup. Excited to get started, and feeling very confident because of the experience you've shared. Thank you!