I absolutely love my pink gloves! My wife had breast cancer at 35 years old,so I still wear the pink! Its been 17 years,and all is good! I do have a bit of fun when people bust my stones about my pink tools,gloves etc and I just look em in the eye and tell them why!
@@longdong3889 Its shows that I care and stand by my wife and support her,has nothing to do with money! Its was a traumatic experience,and it changed the course of our lives! I researched every organization out there and only gave to the ones that didnt pay their CEO a seven figure salary! The color pink is the symbolic show of support,has nothing to do with money at all,its not like that color shirt or gloves cost extra.
Hi Jody! I want to thank you for your videos. I started watching your training videos in 2020 when i was an unemployed chef. Now after 2.25 years of school for welding and machining I have finally found potential apprenticeship programs in various industries. I hope I succeed! I cant wait to start!!! Thank you!!
I mig welded 40 years with .045 and .052, 70s solid mig wire and gas-shielded flux-cored wire at a shipyard. But at home I tried 1-2lb roll of .030 self shielding flux core maybe 20 years ago, I didn't care for it because it welded like how you described, but as shielding gas keeps going through the roof, I'm going to start using it again. I have nearly the same welding machine as you show in Miller so it's the same wire swap........... Very well done video, you obviously have the gift of instructing verbally, thanks for sharing..........
I'm nearly 50 and decided to add a welder to my small shop. I haven't touched a welder in over 30 years. Bought a Lincoln Electric MIG/Flux Core machine the other day and have been surfing TH-cam on beginner videos...we all started somewhere, right? Clear, concise, great explanations to all my screaming internal questions. Thank you for taking the time to help us learn.
I discovered this almost by accident on my Harbor Freight rig and was astonished at how nice the welds were after the change. I was one of those people ready to chuck the entire setup and "upgrade" to a name brand setup too. Now I have a nice rig that I can break-out when needed and I'm not beholden to the cartel of gas suppliers.
I have to check mine. Seems like it should be set up correctly, since it is sold as a Flux core welder. But I get the ugly splatter. I thought it was just because it's a cheap welder.
@@Soupy_loopy If you have the Chicago Electric welder, I wouldn't bother trying to learn with that one. The Titanium Easy Flux 125 is a pretty decent little welder though.
@GeneralChangOfDanang I do know how to mig weld. I don't do it much anymore, so I'm a little out of practice. The welder is the cheap one from Harbor Freight, not great, but it works for small repairs that don't need to be pretty. I might want to buy a better welder at some point, but I don't really use it much, so...
@@zarathean8758I do. Mine uses AC, so it's the wrong polarity half the time. I should have spent double the money and get an inverter welder that can do gas shielded too
As a new member of the welding community and to your channel, I love that you covered the DETAILS in the videos like holding the gun tip and wire as you adjust the tension. Excellent instruction.
I have always been a stick welder (started in 1968). Mig always seemed restrictive with lead length and the thought of having gas to get a good result seemed to leave it less desirable than a good machine and good rod. Seeing your video gave me a new perspective on Mig for some situations, Thank you !!
Im 70 and a lifelong DIY guy. Always wanted to learn how to weld. Your ability to clearly instruct people convinced me to give it a go and buy a machine. Answered a few questions I had about welding. Thank you
Love your channel. At 65 years old I started learning to weld. I could have gone to the career center for their course, but couldn't justify taking a seat and keeping a youngster from pursuing a career. I use fluxcore .035. I've built custom tables, mended gates, customized lawn equipment, and even welded custom gun parts for a friend that makes hand made muzzle loaders. Most of my technical skill and staying out of trouble I learned from you. Thank you.
I wasn't even looking for welding videos right now (and haven't in years), but not only did this show up, it demonstrated the exact welder I bought 8 years ago to never use! I need to dig it out of garage and try these tips.
I gave my son a Lincoln mig. E called me up and said it was junk. I went over and took the solid core out he had put in and replaced it with flux core checked polarity and wire speed and feed. Works beautifully for small jobs. Love ur channel.
In my welding bay now in the UK on my break. Your vids have helped me soo much over the years. Can't wait for you to hit 1 million subscribers. Any day now
When I started as a hobbyist a few years ago I started with flux and I think it’s best for beginners! Gives a good sense of “stitching” base materials together. Don’t forget to clean and prep your base materials like you would for any other process. The contact tips will wear out too so if you start getting intermittent electrical contact that’s probably your issue
If your weld looks like a worm then it's too cold crank up the amps. Your weld should penetrate into your base metal. If you look back at Jody's videos I asked what a cold weld looked like maybe 4 or 5 years back and got a really good answer. Not sure if there's a way to search comments or not though. Too cold and too fast are easy when you are first starting but just keep trying and you will get there. Jody's videos are an absolute treasure trove of great information, really improved my welds.
Thank you! This video helped me a lot! I'm glad there is somebody out there who takes the time to explain these things for beginners in an understandable and practical way! Thank you very much!
No matter how many years or decades we weld it's always good to take a step back and refresh ourselves with the basics. Been a subscriber and watch most all your videos since day one. I especially like going back to your Everlast powertig 250EX six-part series to refresh my memory especially since I purchased that exact machine in 2012 and it is still going very strong. Thanks for all your videos.
Yes or no fluxcore is popular. I haven’t used it since the 70s and hope never to ever use it again it’s just like welding with a C current berms of clothes.
Hey Jody, glad to see you covering FCAW-S! I'm a TIG welder most of the time, but i love gasless flux core wire for versatility, it's also just fun to use. I got a little 140A cheepo dual-voltage Forney welder, i've done lots of projects on the farm with...up to 1/2" plate (multi pass). good cheap way to get into welding for beginners, and you can get into tight spaces that MIG can't reach.
Same here. Big fan of TIG most of the time, but for some farm repairs on implements or building things from old metal found in the scrap pile, I've really come to like flux core wire.
Been welding with shielding gas and wire for the past 5yrs and never cared much for flux core. I Must say as a newbie flux core welder, i was clueless. so glad i found your channel that has made me feel happy about welding with flux core wire. 👍👍👍👍
Wow, I mostly weld dual shield at work but I have only once done gasless and it looked like crap, turns out it was DCEP instead of DCEN! Had no idea! Thanks Jody!
the changing polarity worked a treat as a basic welder i never looked at the chart on the door , no splatter decent weld too ,, thank you and keeping my 5 /8 away from the job . thanks for the tip not having to grind my messy welds for years ha ha ,, all else fails watch a you tube vid read the instructions thanks again from western australia
Many people on welding forums for example mock these gasless welders, I've had mine for over 20 years now, I learnt how to use it with flux core for years, then I tried gas for a few years, run out of disposable bottles so I'm back to flux core wire now. I'm no welding expert, just a hobby user/maker but I can't tell/see much difference between the two. So long as what I weld together doesn't fail and looks OK, I'm fine with that.
I see lots of things online but this video is just what I need to begin my first steps on welding. A big thanks to you for sharing this tipe of content.
I've had the same Hobart 210MVP now for about 5 years. Love this machine. i have been welding gasless flux core with it. Many projects built and repairs made. Can't say enough good things about this machine. When i first purchased it is when i found your videos and you used this same machine. Very much appreciate the content you made then and now. It was definitely helpful getting started.
I have to say with all the other videos I’ve watched trying to get an idea, this video broke down the simplest things for me to understand so much easier and better. Thanks for the video.
Excellent summary of the most important success factors. I don't use my flux core welder very often, so I always benefit from a refresher like this one. Thank you.
I like how explain why when you say don't do this or that. Knowing the results can make a difference in what to loom for when welding. I have been backyard welding for 20 years and still learned from the video
I can't wait to go check and see if my lil Forney welder is wired to the correct polarity. I weld in order to repair some of my business equipment and I do not feel like i have ever unlocked the machines potential. Thank you kindly for the time and effort focusing on beginner stuff. Cheers from KY!
Thanks for a useful lesson. I learned about polarity by trial and error, but you could have saved me a lot of time and frustration. The rest of the lesson was brand new to me.
I’ve been gone for a while but came back to check this video out. As always, clear detailed explanations with supporting video and a quick summary. Exemplary teaching !
I got my MIG today and I was a bit disappointed with how bad it looked. 100 I have the polarity swapped, my result looks just like that. Thanks for the advice!
Jody is a difference maker :) Yes, I'll see myself out! On a side note it's great that Jody always hammers home the basics, I'm sure his newer viewers really appreciate this.
So nice when you're using the exact machine I bought. Love the video for being a first-timer welder. Thanks, I did want to add I've watched videos saying you can switch those polarities or terminals or whatever, and then do aluminum.
You need the polarity set for wether you want electrode positive or electrode negative, these depend on the type of welding you want to do. It is very specific. Too much to list here but lincoln electric has comprehensive charts, as do most big names.
New to welding and have been trying to find a local trade school class but this video was awesome! I’m going to the shop now to watch it again and try to do better. I have a Lincoln 110v flux and gas shield machine I bought 25 years ago. I’m still on my first spool. Getting better with practice. Stick out and checking polarity are two great tips. Thanks!!!
Thank you for this video. Just bought my first welder to fix some things around the ranch. Your narrating style is very nice and I was able to really understand, and hopefully retain, what you were teaching! Thanks again!
I hope the things you showed here will help me improve my welding. I have a Flux core welder, but I'm not a welder. Some of my welds are OK, some are bad. I've had welds that look like I stood on the far side of the shop and threw molten metal at the work. I don't have words to describe my bad welds.
I didn't know there was an actual flux core nozzle. I've got an Eastwood flux welder that came with a regular nozzle, so I just weld without it. I wrapped tape around the nozzle to keep it from being burned by spatter. Now that I know about the flux nozzle I'll definitely get one. I made my own dual exhaust system from a bunch of used scrap exhaust pieces and a pair of Flowmaster 40 series I got in a trade. Sounds great. Looks pretty good too. I just practiced on some scrap until I got everything dialed in.
You are good teacher! I have always had trouble welding good. You show a lot of good tips, like in one of your other videos first of all, how to use wad if copper wire to clamp under the "ground" clamp and of how to push with a C movement and to pause on each forward movement, and it worked great! I have the same welder you are using here... Thank you! I love welding now, and am exited when I have projects that I need to weld on.
This is amazing info. I'm bookmarking this video to keep for reference. I've been arc welding for more then 30 years, so I'm only used to that and everyone keeps telling me its much harder to do then MIG. Only used the arc welder on thicker metal projects, as it's all I've needed to do up to now. Now after all this time, I wanted to get a MIG welder to try car bodywork and other thin metal projects. Talking with a friend the other week about it, I found out he had one he used once and hasn't used it since and let me have it free. Admittedly it's just a Sealey MightyMIG 100 model and I was really going to buy a Sealey 130 model for the extra range of metal thicknesses and other features, but hey this one's free, so it will do to start with.
Ive got a hobart 180 I bought new almost 20 years ago, and it runs like a top. I have since brought an inverter machine into the fold, but its nice to know that long after my fancy synergic machine goes in the trash I'll have the hobart. I think the hobart 180s and 140s eat control boards, but the rest of the machine is bomb proof if you blow them out every decade or so. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks Hung over on new years day I stumble cross this. My GF bought me for Christmas a home toy and I couldn't weld worth crap. Problem solved. Now Thank you I went and looked at my welder (Lincon) from factory came with shielded wire, hooked up for solid wire. Never even thought about if it was hooked up right, QC slipping. I have welded for years at the shop( auto) small stuff and though I was a competent welder( well nothing ever came back broken lol).
Always a treat to see you weld mig! My first welder a Marquette branded Cebora had a feature I have never seen on any other welder. It had a toggle switch for polarity. It isn't somthing you change every day but it was cool to be able to change it without a wrench. The switch is labeled with a drawing of a cylinder on one setting an a cylinder with a "ghostbusters" NO circle and slash on the other. Real easy for a newb to figure out. However this machine did not have a settings chart in the door or in the manual. A real pain when you are just starting out. I have a multi function inverter machine now (still have the Marquette too). To change polarity you just switch the Dinse plug.
Thanks for these videos. I just landed a welding job even though I never got a certification. I passed their welding test, but I really need to knock the rust off and get back into the lingo.
Interesting. I’ve not seen that tip for the flux core wire. Nice to see you run the 210, I have the 190 and for my needs it works great. I enjoyed your older video of setting wire speed for the Hobart.
My last "serious" shop instruction was around 1969. I know I had a knowledgable shop teacher but, unfortunately, I was not a serious student when it came to learning. So, this instruction is just what I need now that I'm a retired grandpa who is ready to learn about welding. Thanks for giving me this great start!
I learned to weld with acetylene back in junior high (70's). Was introduced to MIG (solid wire/shielded) in the military. Then, I took a quality class for stick, Spray, and duel shield. I always had an issue with Flux Core. Now... I won't !! Thanks for sharing the knowledge
I have a flux core machine. I bought a cheap vacuum sealer off of amazon, and if I'm not going to use the welder for a while, I take the wire spool out and seal it up.
I haven't begun to weld yet, though I am 62. In watching your video, I feel confident I can do the things I want to do. You articulate very well. You don't get convoluted. A perfect teacher for my ADHD. I subscribed to you as I am looking for the perfect starter welder that still can weld 3/8 steel. My intention is to make 3 point attachments for our utility tractor and have fun doing so. With people like you to follow, this should be a ball.
I vonsoder myself a fairly skilled amateur welder. Never took a vourse, but beem welding OJT style for years. Mosy ofbthat experience having been OJT, it was typically with a professional sized and grade welder with gas shueldinh. Ive gotten to the point that i can run a beed of gold between 2 turds. Lol Then i finally bought myself an inexpensive fluxcore mig at a yard sale and havent been able to lay a bead thatbdidnt look like a bag of pop rocks yet. (Yes...dating myself there with the pop rocks comment. Lol) Anyway, its been sitting on a shelf collecting dust for about 5 yrs. Figuring it was junk. After watching this video, i pulled it out and checked out the polarity thing, and was blown away. Welds great! (for a 110 fluxcore welder anyway) Thanks!😀👍
Absolutely excellent video, presentation, detail and clarity. It has given me the confidence to do some mig welding that I have coming up. I haven't done any for over 20 years and I had mixed results only average at best. Your video has inspired me to cross my t's and dot my i's for a better result. Back when gas bottles were cheap to rent I would quite often use gas and sometimes flux core and it would always catch me out forgetting to swap the polarity back. So that's one of the first things I will check when I get back to it soon. Thanks again for posting this excellent video.
Probably worth noting, some of the cheapest flux core only welders are actually AC. I have an old one from Northern Tool that is AC only I believe. The welds from it look a lot like the “incorrect polarity” welds. With just the right material, I could sometimes get a weld that looks ok, but usually not. After all that struggling, my new Everlast PowerMTS251si makes me look like a pro, but I’ve been sticking to only hardwire to avoid the spatter and smoke.
Years back I had a snap on branded mig welder and tried to use flux core. I must have had a bad machine because it absolutely never produced good results compared to other welders. I went and got a harbor freight inverter welder and it's been wonderful for flux core, and doesn't weigh so much.
glassless flux is great for those who do lots of outdoor work for sure. was using mine today while welding car. bit hot even on lowest settings however longer stick out worked to my favour as it doesn't run as hot when its long which is great for 18ga sheet
I love flux core! It's all I use because I can't afford gas and I have an AC gasless machine that I have been running for close to 15 years now. I weld everything with .035 wire lol. It took me a long time to get the hang of it. I can weld some pretty terrible thin cheap Chinese steel with it, with pretty decent results. I have repaired and built quit a lot with it. I have made and saved a ton of money with that thing!
A couple years ago i did a DC conversion on a cheap AC flux core welder from HF and while it welded better, it was never very good. All this time i had the polarity backwards since an AC welder using flux core should be AC Electrode Positive. I did some surgery and made it DC Electrode Negative and it welds beautifully now. I also had the wire tension set tooo high and now it no longer blows through the thinner stuff.
Another thing, idk if they changed it but years ago the cheap harbor freight 90a Flux core welders were built wrong. They could not swap polarity and they were built with dcep+, there was a way to mod them but it required electrical and electronic knowledge
I remember my first cheap flux core only welder i bought over 25 years ago, that thing was as basic as you could get. 2 wire feed settings, 2 power settings it was either too low or too high no matter what. Also i never had slag on the welds could never figure out why, tried multiple brands of wire. End of the day i did some semi okay welds and some horrible welds but the metal stayed together haha.
Thanks Jody. Great introduction to this very useful process. Started using SSFC only recently. Just finished welding up a full farm shed frame. Second hand steel ( square tube 1/16 wall thickness) just wire wheeled. Outside, in the wind, sometimes gap filling, this process works great. Any comments on SSFC on thin material (1/16) would be appreciated.
Thanks for sharing, Jody! Between your instructional videos, and your weldmongerstore providing me with really cool stuff, my garage has never been happier! To your knowledge, is the Miller Multimatic 220 ac/dc welder capable of running the .023 wire? Are tips for that size wire also available for the factory wire gun? Finally...do you have a video in which you explore the tig features on that same machine? I'm really curious about the pulse feed feature, lift-start, and anything else you suggest! Enjoy! Be safe! Bro Harry
WHy cant every video be like this one. The best learning video ive seen yet...NO bs and covered everything...Great job!!!
I was a welding instructor for 35 years you did the best job I've ever seen on a video..about self shield.
I absolutely love my pink gloves! My wife had breast cancer at 35 years old,so I still wear the pink! Its been 17 years,and all is good! I do have a bit of fun when people bust my stones about my pink tools,gloves etc and I just look em in the eye and tell them why!
Glad she’s doing well
Dear Peter, as my daughter says, pink is not just a color, is an attitude 👍😉
@@hugoheredia5311 thats right
Good for you. Congrats.
@@longdong3889 Its shows that I care and stand by my wife and support her,has nothing to do with money! Its was a traumatic experience,and it changed the course of our lives! I researched every organization out there and only gave to the ones that didnt pay their CEO a seven figure salary! The color pink is the symbolic show of support,has nothing to do with money at all,its not like that color shirt or gloves cost extra.
Hi Jody! I want to thank you for your videos. I started watching your training videos in 2020 when i was an unemployed chef. Now after 2.25 years of school for welding and machining I have finally found potential apprenticeship programs in various industries. I hope I succeed! I cant wait to start!!! Thank you!!
At 69 years old, I started welding. Your video is very helpful. Thanks
I mig welded 40 years with .045 and .052, 70s solid mig wire and gas-shielded flux-cored wire at a shipyard. But at home I tried 1-2lb roll of .030 self shielding flux core maybe 20 years ago, I didn't care for it because it welded like how you described, but as shielding gas keeps going through the roof, I'm going to start using it again. I have nearly the same welding machine as you show in Miller so it's the same wire swap........... Very well done video, you obviously have the gift of instructing verbally, thanks for sharing..........
I'm nearly 50 and decided to add a welder to my small shop. I haven't touched a welder in over 30 years. Bought a Lincoln Electric MIG/Flux Core machine the other day and have been surfing TH-cam on beginner videos...we all started somewhere, right? Clear, concise, great explanations to all my screaming internal questions. Thank you for taking the time to help us learn.
I discovered this almost by accident on my Harbor Freight rig and was astonished at how nice the welds were after the change. I was one of those people ready to chuck the entire setup and "upgrade" to a name brand setup too. Now I have a nice rig that I can break-out when needed and I'm not beholden to the cartel of gas suppliers.
@@Grauenwolf The lower end welders remind you to check polarity too. When you see all the splatter..it reminds you to check!
I have to check mine. Seems like it should be set up correctly, since it is sold as a Flux core welder. But I get the ugly splatter. I thought it was just because it's a cheap welder.
@@Soupy_loopy If you have the Chicago Electric welder, I wouldn't bother trying to learn with that one. The Titanium Easy Flux 125 is a pretty decent little welder though.
@GeneralChangOfDanang I do know how to mig weld. I don't do it much anymore, so I'm a little out of practice. The welder is the cheap one from Harbor Freight, not great, but it works for small repairs that don't need to be pretty. I might want to buy a better welder at some point, but I don't really use it much, so...
@@wxfield exactly
Makes me wanna get into flux core welding. You are an absolute great teacher. I commend you for this.
i dont regret my cheap flux core welder
@@zarathean8758I do. Mine uses AC, so it's the wrong polarity half the time. I should have spent double the money and get an inverter welder that can do gas shielded too
Wut? @@bene5431
As a new member of the welding community and to your channel, I love that you covered the DETAILS in the videos like holding the gun tip and wire as you adjust the tension. Excellent instruction.
Best comprehensive video I’ve seen for a new welder…. None of the others talk about settings or POLARITY…. Very important.
Thanks very much
I really appreciate that you know what you’re talking about. As a welder, I approve. It pains me to see intermediate beginners teaching beginners.
I have always been a stick welder (started in 1968). Mig always seemed restrictive with lead length and the thought of having gas to get a good result seemed to leave it less desirable than a good machine and good rod. Seeing your video gave me a new perspective on Mig for some situations, Thank you !!
Im 70 and a lifelong DIY guy. Always wanted to learn how to weld. Your ability to clearly instruct people convinced me to give it a go and buy a machine. Answered a few questions I had about welding. Thank you
Love your channel. At 65 years old I started learning to weld. I could have gone to the career center for their course, but couldn't justify taking a seat and keeping a youngster from pursuing a career.
I use fluxcore .035. I've built custom tables, mended gates, customized lawn equipment, and even welded custom gun parts for a friend that makes hand made muzzle loaders.
Most of my technical skill and staying out of trouble I learned from you. Thank you.
You are a very great instructor, great information and high quality videos. I learned so much from watching.
I appreciate that!
@@weldingtipsandtricks excellent video, thanx from TX !
I wasn't even looking for welding videos right now (and haven't in years), but not only did this show up, it demonstrated the exact welder I bought 8 years ago to never use! I need to dig it out of garage and try these tips.
I gave my son a Lincoln mig. E called me up and said it was junk. I went over and took the solid core out he had put in and replaced it with flux core checked polarity and wire speed and feed. Works beautifully for small jobs. Love ur channel.
In my welding bay now in the UK on my break. Your vids have helped me soo much over the years. Can't wait for you to hit 1 million subscribers. Any day now
Welding is on my list of skills to learn this year and this was a big confidence booster. Straight and to the point.
Don't be afraid to try it.
When I started as a hobbyist a few years ago I started with flux and I think it’s best for beginners! Gives a good sense of “stitching” base materials together. Don’t forget to clean and prep your base materials like you would for any other process. The contact tips will wear out too so if you start getting intermittent electrical contact that’s probably your issue
If your weld looks like a worm then it's too cold crank up the amps. Your weld should penetrate into your base metal. If you look back at Jody's videos I asked what a cold weld looked like maybe 4 or 5 years back and got a really good answer. Not sure if there's a way to search comments or not though. Too cold and too fast are easy when you are first starting but just keep trying and you will get there. Jody's videos are an absolute treasure trove of great information, really improved my welds.
Did you end up learning? I just got a yes welder and welded my first cube. Feel accomplished
Learn it it, I do it for a hobby.. It clears your mind and makes you see scrap metal as a treasure 😂
Clear, concise, no nonsense. Love it!
Thank you! This video helped me a lot! I'm glad there is somebody out there who takes the time to explain these things for beginners in an understandable and practical way! Thank you very much!
Im a befinner and will buy a new machine soon. Took a class and didnwell so this was really helpful!!!
No matter how many years or decades we weld it's always good to take a step back and refresh ourselves with the basics. Been a subscriber and watch most all your videos since day one. I especially like going back to your Everlast powertig 250EX six-part series to refresh my memory especially since I purchased that exact machine in 2012 and it is still going very strong. Thanks for all your videos.
Yes or no fluxcore is popular. I haven’t used it since the 70s and hope never to ever use it again it’s just like welding with a C current berms of clothes.
Does that polarity hold true for aluminum flux core
Thanks for making me the welder that I am today. Thank you for years of amazing teaching and congrats for the 1M subscribers!
Your mention of the ground connection is appreciated. I haven't encountered anyone else who talks about it.
Always appreciate your refresher courses, new material and sharing of knowledge, Jody!
Thank you! ⭐️😇⭐️
Best instructional video I've found after several years of watching. Great job. Complete, clear, and concise!!
A novice welder here... and I had a lot of questions.
Your video was excellent... I learned a lot... Thank you
Hey Jody, glad to see you covering FCAW-S! I'm a TIG welder most of the time, but i love gasless flux core wire for versatility, it's also just fun to use. I got a little 140A cheepo dual-voltage Forney welder, i've done lots of projects on the farm with...up to 1/2" plate (multi pass). good cheap way to get into welding for beginners, and you can get into tight spaces that MIG can't reach.
Same here. Big fan of TIG most of the time, but for some farm repairs on implements or building things from old metal found in the scrap pile, I've really come to like flux core wire.
One of the best, most straight forward , helpful MIG videos I’ve ever seen….:THANK YOU SIR!
Been welding with shielding gas and wire for the past 5yrs and never cared much for flux core. I Must say as a newbie flux core welder, i was clueless. so glad i found your channel that has made me feel happy about welding with flux core wire. 👍👍👍👍
I’ve scene several videos,this one is by far the better one,great info. Confidence has risen 3 notches
Wow, I mostly weld dual shield at work but I have only once done gasless and it looked like crap, turns out it was DCEP instead of DCEN! Had no idea! Thanks Jody!
the changing polarity worked a treat as a basic welder i never looked at the chart on the door , no splatter decent weld too ,, thank you and keeping my 5 /8 away from the job . thanks for the tip not having to grind my messy welds for years ha ha ,,
all else fails watch a you tube vid read the instructions
thanks again
from western australia
Many people on welding forums for example mock these gasless welders, I've had mine for over 20 years now, I learnt how to use it with flux core for years, then I tried gas for a few years, run out of disposable bottles so I'm back to flux core wire now. I'm no welding expert, just a hobby user/maker but I can't tell/see much difference between the two. So long as what I weld together doesn't fail and looks OK, I'm fine with that.
I see lots of things online but this video is just what I need to begin my first steps on welding. A big thanks to you for sharing this tipe of content.
Thank you Larry, for pulling that trigger. This video would not be possible without you. You are appreciated.
Just starting the process of getting a welder to start restoring my car. I must say that was a fantastic tutorial that got straight to the point.
I've had the same Hobart 210MVP now for about 5 years. Love this machine. i have been welding gasless flux core with it. Many projects built and repairs made. Can't say enough good things about this machine. When i first purchased it is when i found your videos and you used this same machine. Very much appreciate the content you made then and now. It was definitely helpful getting started.
I have to say with all the other videos I’ve watched trying to get an idea, this video broke down the simplest things for me to understand so much easier and better. Thanks for the video.
Excellent summary of the most important success factors. I don't use my flux core welder very often, so I always benefit from a refresher like this one. Thank you.
Excellent as usual!!! Just picked up a welder and this was perfect timing, we will get gas later but flux core will get us started. Thanks!
One of the most well made videos I’ve seen lately, textbook example of great instruction. I especially enjoyed the review at the end.
I like how explain why when you say don't do this or that. Knowing the results can make a difference in what to loom for when welding. I have been backyard welding for 20 years and still learned from the video
I just completed my stick certifications yesterday for 3 and 4G and I start flux core today. Thanks for the video!!
Man, you are so close to 1 million subscribers! And you deserve several!
I can't wait to go check and see if my lil Forney welder is wired to the correct polarity. I weld in order to repair some of my business equipment and I do not feel like i have ever unlocked the machines potential. Thank you kindly for the time and effort focusing on beginner stuff. Cheers from KY!
WOW that was a very concise tutorial that explained a lot of what a beginner with no training like me was doing wrong. A big thumbs up for this video.
I've been using a Hobart 210 MVP for a few years now with flux core wire. Very happy with it for welding axles and suspension brackets for my Jeeps.
Thanks for a useful lesson. I learned about polarity by trial and error, but you could have saved me a lot of time and frustration. The rest of the lesson was brand new to me.
I’ve been gone for a while but came back to check this video out. As always, clear detailed explanations with supporting video and a quick summary. Exemplary teaching !
I got my MIG today and I was a bit disappointed with how bad it looked. 100 I have the polarity swapped, my result looks just like that. Thanks for the advice!
Jody is a difference maker :) Yes, I'll see myself out! On a side note it's great that Jody always hammers home the basics, I'm sure his newer viewers really appreciate this.
I just watched a bunch of welding videos here on YT and your video just fixed a bunch of them. Great tips, well detailed and explained. Thanks, Teach!
Probably the best youtube welding instructors around. Nearly at 1 million subs. Well done. 👌
So nice when you're using the exact machine I bought. Love the video for being a first-timer welder. Thanks, I did want to add I've watched videos saying you can switch those polarities or terminals or whatever, and then do aluminum.
You need the polarity set for wether you want electrode positive or electrode negative, these depend on the type of welding you want to do. It is very specific. Too much to list here but lincoln electric has comprehensive charts, as do most big names.
This is the best tutorial video - for anything, that I’ve ever seen. Hats off.
New to welding and have been trying to find a local trade school class but this video was awesome! I’m going to the shop now to watch it again and try to do better. I have a Lincoln 110v flux and gas shield machine I bought 25 years ago. I’m still on my first spool. Getting better with practice. Stick out and checking polarity are two great tips. Thanks!!!
check your local technical college most have certificate to degree programs
Got a cheap dual machine, runs like crazy on Flux Core...not for long, though, as you have presented the Holy Grail of polarity! Thank you!
Never knew that about changing polarity for flux core. Always got the bb spatter. Thank you so much for this!
Thank you for this video. Just bought my first welder to fix some things around the ranch. Your narrating style is very nice and I was able to really understand, and hopefully retain, what you were teaching! Thanks again!
I hope the things you showed here will help me improve my welding. I have a Flux core welder, but I'm not a welder. Some of my welds are OK, some are bad. I've had welds that look like I stood on the far side of the shop and threw molten metal at the work. I don't have words to describe my bad welds.
I didn't know there was an actual flux core nozzle. I've got an Eastwood flux welder that came with a regular nozzle, so I just weld without it. I wrapped tape around the nozzle to keep it from being burned by spatter. Now that I know about the flux nozzle I'll definitely get one.
I made my own dual exhaust system from a bunch of used scrap exhaust pieces and a pair of Flowmaster 40 series I got in a trade. Sounds great. Looks pretty good too. I just practiced on some scrap until I got everything dialed in.
Having this welder set up the stuff he teaches us is the best information thank you Jodi from Huntington Beach
Never messed with that wire.That tip on polarity will have to be remembered!
You are good teacher! I have always had trouble welding good. You show a lot of good tips, like in one of your other videos first of all, how to use wad if copper wire to clamp under the "ground" clamp and of how to push with a C movement and to pause on each forward movement, and it worked great! I have the same welder you are using here... Thank you! I love welding now, and am exited when I have projects that I need to weld on.
I learned that about the polarity 20 some years ago working in Guam thank for sharing that with the viewers 👍
Got an inverter gassless mig (cheap in UK).... Lot better than old gassless days.... Get a pro weld every time in auto mode........ Very good.
I prefer Dual-Shield but flux core has its place. I don’t use it often because I have a stick welder for different applications. Love the information.
I've never welded but want to....this video alone has given me loads of information and confidence to start!
This is amazing info. I'm bookmarking this video to keep for reference. I've been arc welding for more then 30 years, so I'm only used to that and everyone keeps telling me its much harder to do then MIG. Only used the arc welder on thicker metal projects, as it's all I've needed to do up to now. Now after all this time, I wanted to get a MIG welder to try car bodywork and other thin metal projects. Talking with a friend the other week about it, I found out he had one he used once and hasn't used it since and let me have it free. Admittedly it's just a Sealey MightyMIG 100 model and I was really going to buy a Sealey 130 model for the extra range of metal thicknesses and other features, but hey this one's free, so it will do to start with.
Man, I'm feeling confident now that I can set my cheap machine up and just worry about the skill side of things at this point. Thanks for this!
that was very helpful as im just about to have a go myself. if im welding on a car, do i need to dissconect everything if im positive earth?
Ive got a hobart 180 I bought new almost 20 years ago, and it runs like a top. I have since brought an inverter machine into the fold, but its nice to know that long after my fancy synergic machine goes in the trash I'll have the hobart. I think the hobart 180s and 140s eat control boards, but the rest of the machine is bomb proof if you blow them out every decade or so. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks Hung over on new years day I stumble cross this. My GF bought me for Christmas a home toy and I couldn't weld worth crap. Problem solved. Now Thank you
I went and looked at my welder (Lincon) from factory came with shielded wire, hooked up for solid wire. Never even thought about if it was hooked up right, QC slipping.
I have welded for years at the shop( auto) small stuff and though I was a competent welder( well nothing ever came back broken lol).
Always a treat to see you weld mig!
My first welder a Marquette branded Cebora had a feature I have never seen on any other welder.
It had a toggle switch for polarity.
It isn't somthing you change every day but it was cool to be able to change it without a wrench.
The switch is labeled with a drawing of a cylinder on one setting an a cylinder with a "ghostbusters" NO circle and slash on the other.
Real easy for a newb to figure out.
However this machine did not have a settings chart in the door or in the manual.
A real pain when you are just starting out.
I have a multi function inverter machine now (still have the Marquette too).
To change polarity you just switch the Dinse plug.
Love it! Great reminders. Looking forward to more! Would love to see these things used on thin metal like exhaust tubing.
Thanks for these videos. I just landed a welding job even though I never got a certification. I passed their welding test, but I really need to knock the rust off and get back into the lingo.
Interesting. I’ve not seen that tip for the flux core wire. Nice to see you run the 210, I have the 190 and for my needs it works great. I enjoyed your older video of setting wire speed for the Hobart.
My last "serious" shop instruction was around 1969. I know I had a knowledgable shop teacher but, unfortunately, I was not a serious student when it came to learning. So, this instruction is just what I need now that I'm a retired grandpa who is ready to learn about welding. Thanks for giving me this great start!
I learned to weld with acetylene back in junior high (70's). Was introduced to MIG (solid wire/shielded) in the military. Then, I took a quality class for stick, Spray, and duel shield.
I always had an issue with Flux Core.
Now... I won't !!
Thanks for sharing the knowledge
I have a flux core machine. I bought a cheap vacuum sealer off of amazon, and if I'm not going to use the welder for a while, I take the wire spool out and seal it up.
Thank you. I haven't welded since shop class/VoAg and I am 50 and just getting back into it.
I haven't begun to weld yet, though I am 62. In watching your video, I feel confident I can do the things I want to do. You articulate very well. You don't get convoluted. A perfect teacher for my ADHD.
I subscribed to you as I am looking for the perfect starter welder that still can weld 3/8 steel. My intention is to make 3 point attachments for our utility tractor and have fun doing so.
With people like you to follow, this should be a ball.
I vonsoder myself a fairly skilled amateur welder. Never took a vourse, but beem welding OJT style for years. Mosy ofbthat experience having been OJT, it was typically with a professional sized and grade welder with gas shueldinh. Ive gotten to the point that i can run a beed of gold between 2 turds. Lol
Then i finally bought myself an inexpensive fluxcore mig at a yard sale and havent been able to lay a bead thatbdidnt look like a bag of pop rocks yet. (Yes...dating myself there with the pop rocks comment. Lol)
Anyway, its been sitting on a shelf collecting dust for about 5 yrs. Figuring it was junk. After watching this video, i pulled it out and checked out the polarity thing, and was blown away. Welds great! (for a 110 fluxcore welder anyway)
Thanks!😀👍
Absolutely excellent video, presentation, detail and clarity. It has given me the confidence to do some mig welding that I have coming up. I haven't done any for over 20 years and I had mixed results only average at best. Your video has inspired me to cross my t's and dot my i's for a better result. Back when gas bottles were cheap to rent I would quite often use gas and sometimes flux core and it would always catch me out forgetting to swap the polarity back. So that's one of the first things I will check when I get back to it soon. Thanks again for posting this excellent video.
So glad you showed why I have so much spatter, I never realised how the correct polarity worked 👍
Probably worth noting, some of the cheapest flux core only welders are actually AC. I have an old one from Northern Tool that is AC only I believe. The welds from it look a lot like the “incorrect polarity” welds. With just the right material, I could sometimes get a weld that looks ok, but usually not.
After all that struggling, my new Everlast PowerMTS251si makes me look like a pro, but I’ve been sticking to only hardwire to avoid the spatter and smoke.
Years back I had a snap on branded mig welder and tried to use flux core. I must have had a bad machine because it absolutely never produced good results compared to other welders. I went and got a harbor freight inverter welder and it's been wonderful for flux core, and doesn't weigh so much.
glassless flux is great for those who do lots of outdoor work for sure. was using mine today while welding car. bit hot even on lowest settings however longer stick out worked to my favour as it doesn't run as hot when its long which is great for 18ga sheet
I love flux core! It's all I use because I can't afford gas and I have an AC gasless machine that I have been running for close to 15 years now. I weld everything with .035 wire lol. It took me a long time to get the hang of it. I can weld some pretty terrible thin cheap Chinese steel with it, with pretty decent results. I have repaired and built quit a lot with it. I have made and saved a ton of money with that thing!
A couple years ago i did a DC conversion on a cheap AC flux core welder from HF and while it welded better, it was never very good. All this time i had the polarity backwards since an AC welder using flux core should be AC Electrode Positive. I did some surgery and made it DC Electrode Negative and it welds beautifully now. I also had the wire tension set tooo high and now it no longer blows through the thinner stuff.
Thankyou so much for explaining about drive roller pressure , no one I ve seen has ever mentioned that , many thanks , Greg in the Uk
You get straight to it on all of your videos. Thank you 🙏 time is valuable and your knowledge is invaluable
Another thing, idk if they changed it but years ago the cheap harbor freight 90a Flux core welders were built wrong. They could not swap polarity and they were built with dcep+, there was a way to mod them but it required electrical and electronic knowledge
I remember my first cheap flux core only welder i bought over 25 years ago, that thing was as basic as you could get. 2 wire feed settings, 2 power settings it was either too low or too high no matter what. Also i never had slag on the welds could never figure out why, tried multiple brands of wire. End of the day i did some semi okay welds and some horrible welds but the metal stayed together haha.
I'm glad that you started making new content! I've been a fan since 2013!
Thanks Jody. Great introduction to this very useful process. Started using SSFC only recently. Just finished welding up a full farm shed frame. Second hand steel ( square tube 1/16 wall thickness) just wire wheeled. Outside, in the wind, sometimes gap filling, this process works great. Any comments on SSFC on thin material (1/16) would be appreciated.
Thanks for sharing, Jody! Between your instructional videos, and your weldmongerstore providing me with really cool stuff, my garage has never been happier! To your knowledge, is the Miller Multimatic 220 ac/dc welder capable of running the .023 wire? Are tips for that size wire also available for the factory wire gun? Finally...do you have a video in which you explore the tig features on that same machine? I'm really curious about the pulse feed feature, lift-start, and anything else you suggest! Enjoy! Be safe!
Bro Harry