Dam near spit out my coffee when he tasted the rod. Made me think of the old Rudolph cartoon when the miner licked his pick ax. Gotta love it. Very nice welds
Dub reggae, like King Tubby or Scientist. On the other hand, the 6061.com guy uses a metronome but I don't see how he can hear it over the noise of the machine
@@vr6swp I'm pretty sure that guy has some super high dollar gear, in fact I believe I've seen so in some of his videos. Probably like a $5000-$6000 Miller custom machine with a very quiet intermitant fan/cooling system.
Reggae, 90’s hip hop, up beat blues, gets me going. Love watching these videos, it truly has made a huge impact on my welding, just being able to see the arc shots. As well as awesome mentors, in the trade for just over s year and I’m able to dab and make rainbows!🌈
Bob, ive gotta say bud, you make welding so incredibly entertaining (more than it already is on its own anyways) you are just an absolute joy to watch.. I love your shows after work when I'm sitting around unwinding..I think it's hilarious how your first instinct is to put everything in your mouth to test it..
I seen zero color in any of those welds minus the ends, good coverage nonetheless but don’t title the video with “rainbow” emoji and have the finish product with near perfect gas coverage. Set post flow to 10 seconds wait 5-7 and slowly move the cup out the HAZ and that’s how you get color.
Dam. welding is music. You have officially blown me away. I gotta try that with 2/4 3/4 and 4/4 timing. Then there is the range of whole, half and quarter notes. 16th? Triplets?
I don't know if you weld with pulse or not but I weld with a Miller Dynasty 300DX & the pulse is amazing I like to set up my pulse with about 70% on full & about 45 to 50% background once dialed in & going my foot goes to the floor & control my filler & keep a close eye on the weld puddle I work on foot equipment & we have to have perfect welds . Pulse will help make the welds look great & the more pulse's per second the deeper the penetration ( Right from the Miller web site) It's been working for me for 15 plus years at General Mills . I like how you are helping more get going & into the trade ! Well Done
I'm not impressed. Based on the thumbnail, this was supposed to show how to create a lot of color in the welds. Lots of talk about personal technique, but nothing much related to causing color, and no actual demonstration of techniques to cause color.
@@joemann4973 Bob was messing with the guy a lot off camera as you can see in the last few clips. Some people like that and others makes em uncomfortable.
Hey Bob, question...first off for the viewers reading this...I'm not a welder by trade , but I do weld to get things to stick together. So comments on my abilities would be redundant. My question is regarding the "beads" or the "stacked dimes look" - and torch angle - and most relevant...gas flow. Does the gas flow actually "shape" the liquid weld pool? Does the gas push on the pool and stack it higher? Or is the gas flow so slight that it couldn't push the puddle and stack it higher ..or possibly to the side? Love everything about your videos.
i was just going to say that too but they do keep saying its for stainless art. i weld Titanium, inconell and stainless. all day every day for aircraft and if they see a thread of color under a jewelers loop its rework time. we use a 12 cup, back purge, trailing cups and what ever we need to eliminate all color even the optimal gold color.
its not a continuous fusion of the metal. think of it as a lot of tacks, you dont want color either. im a stick man myself so im not sure what the color has to do with it though
you can get continuous fusion this way too, and he did.. my only gripe here was the lap joint generally speaking -- colours are a sign of oxidation, and thusly - for all critical applications, you want no colours at all. bright straw and no haz showing -- which sometimes is impossible unless you go with trailing shield and whatnot. it all depends on the code or ISO you got specced on your drawings.
The critics and closet weld experts here gotta relax😂😂😂. Welding in a way that adds varying color is great for artistic welding. Whether it’s good for industry structural or piping weld codes and compliance is beside the point if he’s just doing it for his art work. I’m sure the company he works for sets the standard for what’s an acceptable weld in his conveyor build/ repair work industry.🤦♂️
It should look like gold to hay color that is the best strength color. If you type in stainless steel temperature colors in the image search you can see what temp you need to get the colors desired. The purple and blues need a higher heat to the point you will burn the chrome moly out turning your weld black like a burnt marshmallow if you push it 2 far.
i’m not sure if i wasn’t paying attention or what. but I didn’t see any colors other than silver and gold. great interview, the guy has an interesting story, but i was hoping to see more about riding the fine line of darker colors rather than food quality welds.
I usually listen to music when TIG welding aluminum so that I can get my dime space right. I have noticed in the beginning that when the tempo of the song I'm listening to changes from one song to the next my bead spacing would change as well. You'd have a slow song with lots of widely spaced dabs and then a fast-paced heavy metal song and it have a bunch of really close dabs it was kind of funny. Now I've got it all evened out. Music is a great technique for newer welders to get their beads facing right.
The color is due to heat and method. Rainbow isn't what you're going for. An amber color is something you're looking for. It shows consistent heat along the entirety of the weld. Simple manipulation, but "rainbow" doesn't mean a good weld. It means your heat isn't a constant. Possible due to arc distance and welder pre and post settings due to arc length.
Not rocket science. Coloration is due to the phenomenon of thin film interference between the differing refractive indexes of the carbides and oxides formed during welding. More color equals more oxidation. Want more color? Less gas coverage. Significant coloration is actually unacceptable in some industries. It's also worth mentioning that the chemical changes that occur in the heat affected zone have a very significant effect on the corrosion resistance of nickel chromium stainless steels due to carbide precipitation to varying degrees.
I’m teaching myself tig at the machine we have at work we barely use. We weld a lot of different stuff mostly just repairs for the machines at work and since I’m the student in the maintenance dept I weld EVERYTHING at 260 A and I hate it but my pedal control is on point
I am so glad I watched your video about getting beautiful colors in stainless, I just love all the silver you were able to show us and the valuable lessons we all learned about getting silver in our welds. I was afraid I was doing doing something wrong because in my mig and stick the only color I could get was silver. Turns out I have been doing it right all along. Amazing all the silver I can now do, and was doing, but now I know I'm doing lots O' color. WOW #rainbowtig
Not exactly the same. Features that exist, circuit design and efficiency, flash upgrades/expansions, etc. I found a firmware bug and Miller issued an update including it in 4 months.
Color control techniques were not disclosed. That is not like you to tease like that.Shame for the click bait.... Still I enjoy your vids and have improved my craft because of you and your guests. Thx.
These guys are full of it. Years ago I was getting this effect from stick welding. You know howI did it,,,,I stood back and watched it happen all by itself! Im clever arent I!! Just the right amount OF PRE HEAT does wonders!!!!
So many "Welders" saying having color is a bad thing. It depends on the application of the weld. Is it structural? Is it Food Service? Is it decorative? The last one would be the only acceptable place for multi colored welds as they occur with a varying of weld temperature. In a structural application a constant temperature is required. In food service they want to only see the parent material color. My 2 mites worth.
I forgot to add that I like to pulse at about 200 pps try the 70% - 50% & watch what it does on the puddle & the blend in also watch how caffeine you have before starting to weld too much & your day will be interesting
I came across this bc I noticed i only use my e308 sticks because i dont like the 6011 and 6013. i noticed with stainless filler metal once it gets too hot it stops working. So it requires super light wattage whatever. and also it is veru very very pixky about the metal its arcing on. if its too thin or whatever. grinded too muxh. POP it goes right through.
Arc wander is usually from contaminated or poorly ground tungsten. There’s a myth about only grinding radially....it doesn’t matter as long as the grit is very fine, and blunt the end slightly
I was just thinking to myself about why they're actually even wearing welding caps while tig welding? It doesn't produce any sparks that may burn your scalp or neck. That's what caps are for. I weld all processes between where I work and tig in my home shop and I would never bother wearing a cap running tig. Maybe it's just a habitual thing with them?.
So what's the importance of color in stainless steel welding? Which BTW, there wasn't any color in this demonstration which I actually find better for what I'm interested in. I have a complicated piece of stainless steel for a marine application on a boat that needs to be polished to a mirror finish and I don't think the color is needed for that since you have to get rid of it to get that polished finish. So back to the original question, why the color? Better without color for polish but not necessarily a strong weld?
he is right about the rhythm and all. i am totally not fine with all the bite marks (as regular as they may be) on the top part of the lap joint. edit: imgur.com/a/IdRqnzj
you know, if you do it right, you can also get color in anything that has slag based on when you break the slag off and the temperature of the metal... but yall probably already knew that
Bob was testing the hell out of this guy's knowledge
Thought i was the only one that peep lol
Tyler Steez not really, just going over his set-up! There both masters, it's not really a competition!
Dam near spit out my coffee when he tasted the rod. Made me think of the old Rudolph cartoon when the miner licked his pick ax. Gotta love it. Very nice welds
Bob is just such a cool guy! Love watching him do this series!
I've told my friends to listen to raggae when they're tig welding and they laugh.......works for me! can't beat it!.
Scott McEllhiney dyer maker by led zeppelin
Dub reggae, like King Tubby or Scientist. On the other hand, the 6061.com guy uses a metronome but I don't see how he can hear it over the noise of the machine
@@vr6swp I'm pretty sure that guy has some super high dollar gear, in fact I believe I've seen so in some of his videos. Probably like a $5000-$6000 Miller custom machine with a very quiet intermitant fan/cooling system.
Nah needs blackened death metal😆
If youre a musician you could just be your own metronome
Reggae, 90’s hip hop, up beat blues, gets me going. Love watching these videos, it truly has made a huge impact on my welding, just being able to see the arc shots. As well as awesome mentors, in the trade for just over s year and I’m able to dab and make rainbows!🌈
4:40 - I thought I saw EVERYTHING on the internetz, but holy cow, guy sniffing and tasting welding rods, that's some new stuff here!
I busted a gut when he smelt and tasted the wire,, comedy gold.
He has a colorful personality.
I read this as " I busted a nut..."
That’s what I call being really absorbed in your work! Lol
308 wait a min lol 308L great video Bob hope you guys enjoy the rest of the day
*says he uses all 10 seconds of post flow* * immediately removes torch from weld*
isn't letting it corrode a little what gives it the color
@@neumero4te not corrode, oxidize but yes
Always a treat to see a couple pros showcase their talents. Thanks.
Love the out-takes at the end of these videos lately!
Bob, ive gotta say bud, you make welding so incredibly entertaining (more than it already is on its own anyways) you are just an absolute joy to watch.. I love your shows after work when I'm sitting around unwinding..I think it's hilarious how your first instinct is to put everything in your mouth to test it..
I seen zero color in any of those welds minus the ends, good coverage nonetheless but don’t title the video with “rainbow” emoji and have the finish product with near perfect gas coverage. Set post flow to 10 seconds wait 5-7 and slowly move the cup out the HAZ and that’s how you get color.
Tony Eigenseher agreed!!
clickbait
my grandfather always had a metronome in his shop to keep his timing
Amazing idea. I’m gonna try that
yeah same here dude thanks for sharing ur old mans wisdom
I have one from the 1940’s Works great.
Dam. welding is music. You have officially blown me away. I gotta try that with 2/4 3/4 and 4/4 timing. Then there is the range of whole, half and quarter notes. 16th? Triplets?
990
Bob is Bob..what you get is what you get. great video
I don't know if you weld with pulse or not but I weld with a Miller Dynasty 300DX & the pulse is amazing I like to set up my pulse with about 70% on full & about 45 to 50% background once dialed in & going my foot goes to the floor & control my filler & keep a close eye on the weld puddle I work on foot equipment & we have to have perfect welds . Pulse will help make the welds look great & the more pulse's per second the deeper the penetration ( Right from the Miller web site) It's been working for me for 15 plus years at General Mills . I like how you are helping more get going & into the trade ! Well Done
I'm not impressed. Based on the thumbnail, this was supposed to show how to create a lot of color in the welds. Lots of talk about personal technique, but nothing much related to causing color, and no actual demonstration of techniques to cause color.
He said it's trial and error at the start of the video. Also they probably photoshop some of it. Its instagram...
I'm not sure he even knows how to explain it himself. He's a welder not a chemical engineer
Where is the colour lol
Gas coverage
The thicker the base metal the more color you get
First welding clickbait video i have seen lol
For real why this dude look so uncomfortable like he being interrogated
@@joemann4973 Bob was messing with the guy a lot off camera as you can see in the last few clips. Some people like that and others makes em uncomfortable.
Hey Bob, question...first off for the viewers reading this...I'm not a welder by trade , but I do weld to get things to stick together. So comments on my abilities would be redundant. My question is regarding the "beads" or the "stacked dimes look" - and torch angle - and most relevant...gas flow. Does the gas flow actually "shape" the liquid weld pool? Does the gas push on the pool and stack it higher? Or is the gas flow so slight that it couldn't push the puddle and stack it higher ..or possibly to the side? Love everything about your videos.
gas flow does not shape the puddle. stacked dimes is all torch advancement and filler wire
I am Canadian but I am jealous of your American eagle helmet. Nice art work. Your welding is first rate also. Thank you for this great video
NOTE * this is not what you want for structural welding,
i was just going to say that too but they do keep saying its for stainless art. i weld Titanium, inconell and stainless. all day every day for aircraft and if they see a thread of color under a jewelers loop its rework time. we use a 12 cup, back purge, trailing cups and what ever we need to eliminate all color even the optimal gold color.
Why not?
its not a continuous fusion of the metal. think of it as a lot of tacks, you dont want color either. im a stick man myself so im not sure what the color has to do with it though
you can get continuous fusion this way too, and he did.. my only gripe here was the lap joint
generally speaking -- colours are a sign of oxidation, and thusly - for all critical applications, you want no colours at all. bright straw and no haz showing -- which sometimes is impossible unless you go with trailing shield and whatnot. it all depends on the code or ISO you got specced on your drawings.
Other than Titanium what other metal is this light surface oxidation a problem?
This guy is so good. Been following his IG for awhile. Glad to see him on here!
Every time he says nature of the beast take a shot.
Im 5 minutes in and already went out and lost 2 fights to the local street cats
Excellent video! We like the rainbow guy! Loving my TIG dancer twerlier thingy.
The critics and closet weld experts here gotta relax😂😂😂. Welding in a way that adds varying color is great for artistic welding. Whether it’s good for industry structural or piping weld codes and compliance is beside the point if he’s just doing it for his art work. I’m sure the company he works for sets the standard for what’s an acceptable weld in his conveyor build/ repair work industry.🤦♂️
Love watching videos where they’re using the exact same machine that I have.
songer121 solid machine my man
When I learned to Tig weld stainless I was told a good weld has color in it. that means your heat, travel speed etc... Is on point.
It should look like gold to hay color that is the best strength color. If you type in stainless steel temperature colors in the image search you can see what temp you need to get the colors desired. The purple and blues need a higher heat to the point you will burn the chrome moly out turning your weld black like a burnt marshmallow if you push it 2 far.
@@gunner504life I always get those colors welding stainless
Fantastic work guys!!
i’m not sure if i wasn’t paying attention or what. but I didn’t see any colors other than silver and gold. great interview, the guy has an interesting story, but i was hoping to see more about riding the fine line of darker colors rather than food quality welds.
Thank y'all for the video, info & rundown. Good stuff!
Awesome video Bob and Shawn!!!! Great tips!!!! You guys do great work!!!! Thanks for sharing my knowledge 😀👍💯 Azmike👊
Your knowledge!!!! Dang talk and text!!!!😄😄😄
Nice series with “famous “ welders. Will you have Jody Collier come on and talk welding and tricks? Guess it would be a three part series.
Tomas Jonsson no because he will steal the entire subscriber base. It's too risky
I would love to see Jody and Bob on a weld.com video... Bet those outtakes are priceless too!
Bob and Jody in one video?!? Keyboard sales will skyrocket due to beverages shooting out of mouths and noses during the outtake reel...
Jodys way to high level for this channel
I usually listen to music when TIG welding aluminum so that I can get my dime space right. I have noticed in the beginning that when the tempo of the song I'm listening to changes from one song to the next my bead spacing would change as well. You'd have a slow song with lots of widely spaced dabs and then a fast-paced heavy metal song and it have a bunch of really close dabs it was kind of funny. Now I've got it all evened out. Music is a great technique for newer welders to get their beads facing right.
Bloopers reel is great!
Good video bob, dabs, and the crew👊🏻 thanks for the video
Thumbs up on the Tig Walkers!
Gosh those colors sure look great. This is something I really want to try with my powertig welder. I really like that.
Taste the rod lol. Good vid on techniques.
I was wondering if Bob cleans the rod any special way.
Taste the rod, taste the rainbow -- skittles welds
Bob can tell by taste LMAO
like it, i do repair aluminum tig myself... enjoy your vidjoys
I like your colorful boxes, I'm too fast, I need to slow down, Thank you, keep up the good work.
The color is due to heat and method. Rainbow isn't what you're going for. An amber color is something you're looking for. It shows consistent heat along the entirety of the weld. Simple manipulation, but "rainbow" doesn't mean a good weld. It means your heat isn't a constant. Possible due to arc distance and welder pre and post settings due to arc length.
I sure do want to experiment with getting color in my welds with my everlast welder. They sure do make the welds stand out.
Not rocket science. Coloration is due to the phenomenon of thin film interference between the differing refractive indexes of the carbides and oxides formed during welding. More color equals more oxidation. Want more color? Less gas coverage. Significant coloration is actually unacceptable in some industries. It's also worth mentioning that the chemical changes that occur in the heat affected zone have a very significant effect on the corrosion resistance of nickel chromium stainless steels due to carbide precipitation to varying degrees.
Its the nature of the beast
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
What a great kid!
Yo not even gonna front most of my learning is from watching his IG videos I’m a welding noob but fuck he makes it look so easy thanks
I’m teaching myself tig at the machine we have at work we barely use. We weld a lot of different stuff mostly just repairs for the machines at work and since I’m the student in the maintenance dept I weld EVERYTHING at 260 A and I hate it but my pedal control is on point
Pedal to the metal
Ohhhh snap they brought out my boy dabs
Absolutely great video Me. Moffatt
I am so glad I watched your video about getting beautiful colors in stainless, I just love all the silver you were able to show us and the valuable lessons we all learned about getting silver in our welds. I was afraid I was doing doing something wrong because in my mig and stick the only color I could get was silver. Turns out I have been doing it right all along. Amazing all the silver I can now do, and was doing, but now I know I'm doing lots O' color. WOW #rainbowtig
lmao
Man.... I almost thought this was another bogus and disturbing "Mr Tig" video. Long live Bob Moffet!! U are the man!!
Joel Dragoo 😂
15:33 Don't mess with a welder while hes welding i felt some tension in the response hahahaha
Outstanding
In the words of a rock crawler “send it!!!” Lol
very nice work and good guy there ,, thanks for the video ..
Awsome !!!
I use the chinese powertig 200/210 and is 1/10th of the price. works amazing.
Yeah? That must be a qc passed unit!
Funny thing is, the chinese units have the exact same internals and motherboards as the expensive units.
Not exactly the same. Features that exist, circuit design and efficiency, flash upgrades/expansions, etc. I found a firmware bug and Miller issued an update including it in 4 months.
confucius say man who weld with Chinese powertig have slant eyed weld
Color control techniques were not disclosed. That is not like you to tease like that.Shame for the click bait.... Still I enjoy your vids and have improved my craft because of you and your guests. Thx.
These guys are full of it.
Years ago I was getting this effect from stick welding.
You know howI did it,,,,I stood back and watched it
happen all by itself!
Im clever arent I!!
Just the right amount OF PRE HEAT does wonders!!!!
That’s crazy I just followed this guy about 2 weeks ago than saw this video!
don't be a follower, be a leader
Dabs wellington, that's a sweet nick name.
I'm loving how welders have welding fanboys.
i would like to pay you a visit one day Mr bob and bring my rig by to make a few pipeline welds.
lol love the taste test
Keep your filler wire inside the shielding gas to prevent oxidation using "dab" method.
I'm okay with the grey, I don't wanna waste gass on making it pretty coloured.
I scratch operate a V torch so I already waste gass 🤣
It has to do with the filler rod also . Try er 309 filler rid lots of nice colors with that . Post flow is important also.
in the pipe welding industry i'm in we look for a silver non affected look for the cap. no color
Great video, the only thing i didn't hear mentioned was filler rod sizing.
I didn't realize they were kneeling down, i was wondering where i could get a standing height welding table XD
great video
You can learn to do this type of welding in about 3 weeks
So many "Welders" saying having color is a bad thing. It depends on the application of the weld. Is it structural? Is it Food Service? Is it decorative? The last one would be the only acceptable place for multi colored welds as they occur with a varying of weld temperature. In a structural application a constant temperature is required. In food service they want to only see the parent material color. My 2 mites worth.
Which tig welder will you choose? Everlast, Miller or Lincoln? Max price $1700
Manuel T everlast, I've got the 210ext st home
HTP 221 Invertig. It’s the cats tits! Awesome welder
take a shot every time he says "uh"
I really want to learn how to get color in my powertig welds. It would be even better to know how to consistently get a certain color.
If Mr. Rodgers were a welder, he would be just like Bob.
I forgot to add that I like to pulse at about 200 pps try the 70% - 50% & watch what it does on the puddle & the blend in also watch how caffeine you have before starting to weld too much & your day will be interesting
the calm steady style comes from all the weed he smoke for sure!
I came across this bc I noticed i only use my e308 sticks because i dont like the 6011 and 6013. i noticed with stainless filler metal once it gets too hot it stops working. So it requires super light wattage whatever. and also it is veru very very pixky about the metal its arcing on. if its too thin or whatever. grinded too muxh. POP it goes right through.
Nice!
what's the purpose of wearing the welding cap "cocked" on your head?
Protect the topside ear and cheek while welding overhead
welders gang sign
this guy doesn't wanna give anything away at all, as he hasn't taught us anything
I feel like he just isnt a natural teacher like Bob is.
Nice sir
Did the tempering change the strength of the weld?
No
Cant stand arc wabble either.... but one of the welding machine at work is doing it each time i start an arc, very anoying. Great video btw.
Replace gas lense, cup, and nozzle
Arc wander is usually from contaminated or poorly ground tungsten. There’s a myth about only grinding radially....it doesn’t matter as long as the grit is very fine, and blunt the end slightly
would you recommend a arcone vision with the x81vx filter to a mig pressure vessel welder ?
You should be using a respirator or good ventilation when welding stainless Hexavalent Chromium is some bad stuff.
Where can I get a welding cap like his?
any welding store.
Find dabs on Instagram. He has pics of his caps.
instagram.com/dugzweldingcaps?igshid=1qw69s2y2ccnb
I was just thinking to myself about why they're actually even wearing welding caps while tig welding? It doesn't produce any sparks that may burn your scalp or neck. That's what caps are for. I weld all processes between where I work and tig in my home shop and I would never bother wearing a cap running tig. Maybe it's just a habitual thing with them?.
So what's the importance of color in stainless steel welding? Which BTW, there wasn't any color in this demonstration which I actually find better for what I'm interested in. I have a complicated piece of stainless steel for a marine application on a boat that needs to be polished to a mirror finish and I don't think the color is needed for that since you have to get rid of it to get that polished finish. So back to the original question, why the color? Better without color for polish but not necessarily a strong weld?
the color or lack there of in this video is for art purposes
he is right about the rhythm and all.
i am totally not fine with all the bite marks (as regular as they may be) on the top part of the lap joint. edit: imgur.com/a/IdRqnzj
What’s in the backcap?
I build those mild steel Transformers you talkin about everyday
AIRGAS IS OVERWHELMINGLY OVERPRICED
I ran colored beads on my first attempt at TIG welding stainless.
Its not as hard as it seems.
Woah it's David Letterman's Texan brother...
you know, if you do it right, you can also get color in anything that has slag based on when you break the slag off and the temperature of the metal... but yall probably already knew that
He's fanboying so hard lmao