3g Weld Test Stick Welding Tips Vertical 7018 

Tried the 90 degree angle instead of the 45 and it helped fix my weave. Severely reduced my undercut to almost non-existent. Thanks!

Jody, I cant even begin to tell you how much your videos have helped me on my journey into the world of welding. I have been able to make my booth time at school much more valuable by studying your techniques and tips and then going into the booth with a game-plan. I learn more from your arc shots and commentary than I ever could in a classroom or trying to observe my instructor over his shoulder. I truly appreciate the effort and detail you put into every video. If there was a Mount Rushmore of welding instructors I think you would be on there with Steve Bleile. Thanks, Eddie

I can't begin to tell you how valuable these tutorials are. I am beyond frustrated in my 7018 vertical practice runs. Can't wait to get to class and put some of this advice to the test! THANK YOU!

I'm a fitter in South Africa and thoroughly enjoy your videos! I've been welding for about 15 years now and have learnt plenty from this channel. Mostly little techniques but they ultimately make a big difference in the final product. All the best, Wayne.

I’ve been stuck on 3g for so many months I pray this helps me💪🏽💪🏽

I'm in my 2nd week of school ATM and asked the instructor if there were any good help videos out there. This is the only channel he recommended : )

Thank you for the concise instructions. This is exactly what I was struggling with. I’ve welded 6010,6011, 5p and 5p+ for miles, no lie- yesterday was my first stick of 7018. What a wreck. I was dumbfounded. But I get it now. Nobody ever told me about 7018. I’m beginning to like it. Thanks again. You answered my question.

I’ve been welding for almost 15 years. I almost never used SMAW. This is exactly what I needed to know. Thank you so much!

I feel like not enough stress is put into how amazing that 1st pass was. He makes it look way TOO easy and is seriously the significant root pass. That steady hand he's got and PERFECT angle really are the tricks to this I've come to learn by watching this over and over in school.

Love your metallurgical explanation on why stringing is sometimes needed over weaving. Awesome!

Just passed my d1.1!!!! Thank you so much for these videos helped me pass

Thanks for the tips, 7018 been kicking my butt in vertical position, so tight arcs without sticking to the plate and slow and steady wins the race.

Just now learning how to stick weld. Using 7018 I learned enough to know when that slag comes off like yours did, your doing it right

Love your videos Jody. I've watched every one of them from the time I started welding a few years ago. One thing I learned the hard way that you stated in this video was leave enough room for your next bead(s). If you leave enough room, you definitely will have no trouble burning out any slag if there were to be any. I probably bent six plates and failed before realizing that. Thanks for your videos and keep up the great work!

I’m using 7018ac with my old buzz box and I sure find the vertical welding tough. If I go above 90amps it doesn’t matter how I move the rod, the puddle drips down. At 90 amps I can make it look half decent but when I start I have to long arc for a while before I have enough heat. This is with 1/8” rod. Oh well, guess I need more practice. All your videos are awesome. I can tell you have a passion for welding, you’re darn good.

I passed my 3G bend cap tonight! Your videos are invaluable my friend

U r a bad man with that stinger bro after watching your 3 and 4G stick test vids I passed my one inch v groove test vertical and overhead test now am working on Flux cored wire test E71T-8 5/64 nr 232 and 233 it would make my day if u made a video on that type of welding test I get practice in 1 day a week but the videos play a role in improving my advantage just by paying attention to the sound of a good weld along with when you explain on troubleshooting and my eyes getting familiar with the puddle characteristics

Amazing pointers! Love how you had some faults and instead of editing it out and providing a perfect weld you showed where you went wrong and explained how to fix it.

You've got steady hands. I have a Thunderbolt XL that I have had for over 20 years. Great machines. Thanks for the video.

Thank you Jody, I know it takes alot of work but your videos are like a college course for home hobbyist like me. I've learned so much from your videos that I'm more informed than anyone I know and that says a lot.

Hey Jody, ever thought about doing a video about how to read welding symbols?

That technique in the second root pass of pausing left and right and and coming up the bevel was taught to me by an old-timer as 'drawing the edges'. It lets you get a lot more metal deposited in the wider section in one pass and spread the heat out a bit. I don't know if it's a common expression, I haven't seen it anywhere since.. Quick tip for anyone learning to weld: try learning with both hands - it will make you much more versatile!

How TF did he do that one handed.....

Thanks for another video Jody.When I took my test(years ago)we had to use 5/32 7018 vertical up(NY state dot on a 1" plate) I failed it twice and than passed it on the third time.I ran a slight weave on the last test.I think the reason i failed before was i used a bigger wire brush and couldn't clean my root pass good enough.On the third test I used one of them wire tooth brushes to clean my root pass I was able to get in there alot better to clean it.Always look forward to seeing your videos.

Dang dude! Thanks for the video. Just dramatically improved my verts with it!

Just wanted to say I bought a tig finger to help putting my roots in and wow I'm mad it took me a few years to buy one. What a great product I can't believe how much it helps. I've had to make a tig finger using ceramic wool and I'm glad I dont have to do that anymore. I wish my apprenticeship program would hand your product out day one when we start tiggin. Thanks again

my school uses your videos a lot for our classes, i think your channel is underappreciated n underrated. the school doesn't even subscribe to the channel which i think is fucked up. so anyway i just wanted to let u know i absolutely appreciate your videos n even learned more from u then my first instructor. keep up the good work! i am subscribed by the way.

thank you! been trying to find a reputable video forever on this. Im a combo welder on navy boats and vertical and overhead are my weakest. this helped a lot but oddly enough they are giving the test with 3/32 im accustomed to 1/8 so i may be okay. Love the videos and your contribution to the community

Best video I've watched on Vertical 7018! Thanks for making this. I've been having trouble in school with this on a Vertical T joint. I accidentally got behind the puddle the other day, and everything starting falling in place. All of your pointers should make it go even smoother tomorrow!!!

easy money. I got this test coming up friday. Iie just been layed-off for 3 monthS so I needed this great refresher thanks for the Video

Thank you so much. I only weld about 10 times a year and always go back to your videos ...

Best online instructor ever! I've been welding 32 years and always come here for refreshing tips! Thanks Jody 👍

Not me watching this while letting my 7018 test plate cool off💀only difference is mine is an inch thick for the AWS certification, cry. Thank god for yt welders

Omg the way that slag comes off 😍😍😍

So you run 120 amps the whole time??

I'm in a welding class and I'm impressed. Still looking to get better

Hey Jody, I've watched many of your videos at home and even in my welding classes. Thanks for all the great tips and tricks. My comment for you today is that right before this video played there was an ad for S2 shoptechsoftware and at one point there was someone that you could only see their silhouette due to bad lighting but it sure did look like you. Keep up the great work.

Great video. Spent all day in weld shop practicing verticals. Thank very helpful

Your the most well rounded welder I have ever seen. And I have worked in quite a few different shops. Aerospace, pipe, fab,

Thanks for putting in the metric measurements too Jody that makes it so much easier to understand for me down here in Australia :) it also helps out now that I've started my Certification Theory. love your work, keep em comin!

Even tho I passed this test when I took it, I still watch your video every now and then

Great video. I just passed my 3/8s moving on to unlimited thank you for the quality videos. One bead ahead

Thank you for showing this tip! In my college class I'm starting to do this process and I needed to see how this is done so I can try this Technic in class to get this process! Keep up the great videos!

I am a electrician and mechanics but I like more to weld, your welding technics is very good very clean, I like it

I have taken this same test for employment requiring all stringers, two bead root and one pass of 5/32, with max reinforcement of 3/32 then X-rayed, no grinding, just a wire brush and chipping hammer great tips for people getting ready for a structural employment test at a shipyard

Hi Jody, This video is a great one with lots of small details and demonstrations of compared situations... Well appreciated from me, Pierre

thank you for these videos! i am a new welder currently in school using your videos to try and stay ahead of the game... we are learning this tomorrow so it helps to see what it should look like before i try it

Jody im a dob welder I never seen you make a video on a Ibeam clip connection, or a stiffener plate welded at 1/4" all around this is the hard stuff in the field that would make all the inspectors happy.

Loved other than last bit ....... Stop grind section out hit again 120 .... Never failed yet 👌

Ma favourite all arounds. 7018 3.2 mm. Love them. Nothing easier to weld with. Nothing better.

Every time I return to Jody's videos I learn more - and as I learn more, I also realise how talented his welding skill is. Thank you Jody! (from an amateur who needs to fix his farm equipment from time to time)

Doing my all position in school, vertical was my favourite and best weld. Better than flat which dumbfounded me 😂

I'm 17 and going to trade school and high school simultaneously and I've been struggling with 7018 plate 3G. Been getting better from practicing all day in class but these tips I will definitely give a try to give myself the extra edge. Thanks Jody.

hey jody thanks for the tips I'm in my last week of welding school, thanks for all your lessons. they help me understand the concepts of the trade.

Thanks for showing I'm still practicing I have a problem with it building up a dripping down.

Iam a student currently at a technical high school learning to do vertical with 7018 helped alot!

Thanks Jody. I work commercially welding, and am another one thinking about technique, looking to refine and improve.

I learned from a WWII ship yard welder. He made me count to 4 on each side of the root pass and then count 3 on each side of the weave passes to fill the 1" plate for that test which I passed 30 years ago. I can't run a vertical stringer bead like you can. I have to weave or the puddle drops out.

I haven't welded since high school (1967) until recently. Thanks so much for your vid's , now I'm getting dangerous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

do you talk about drying in an oven the 7018 and other similar types of electrodes.? the prep to use those electrodes so the welding can pass radio test, just follow the maker instructions then ?

Hi Jody, thanks again sir, we spoke via email when I was considering purchasing your dvd volumes. Can't wait till you do the 4g stick test 7018 1/8. Quality seems synonymous with your work, keep it up.

U are awsome welder man the trade needs more guys like u traning the younger gen in the pipe trades and welding

Thanks for the tips. I'm just getting started with the learning process

Good stuff. Getting ready for some vertical up and flat 6010 & 7018 AWS Certs Tests At Work. Very helpful as always. Thanks boss. 💪🏼

Great videos, always a really big help. Likely to have a welder at home. Love watching your videos then going out and giving it a go. Helping me towards to codings, thanks.

Awesome video I'm in school for this now and I'm right at this point before I go overhead.i was having a problem with the drooping and runs I got the hand of it just need to line them.thanks a lot for the tips it sure help out a lot.

Jody, I do not understand how your weld puddle doesn't drip out when you weld as methodically as you do (say, at 6:50 in the video). Whenever I slow down to anywhere near this speed when weaving on vertical up 3g, the metal heats up and within a couple inches the whole thing is a big mess. Plus, I've gouged out ahead of the puddle something fierce. I've turned the amps anywhere from 85 to 110 and it doesn't seem to make a huge difference (maybe just delaying the drip if I turn down the amps). One difference is that I've been just practicing on 1/4 mild steel coupons, so perhaps they heat up a bit faster. I'd be very grateful if you could give me a tip or trick or two! Darren

If only you'd know how many times I've watched this video and help me every single time

Thank you so much for another great video!! I have been looking for a tutorial like this for a long time!

Every time I watch this video, I always learn something new no matter what😎😎

Great video, thanks. Wish I had this last year when I was welding bearers to posts for my workshop. I think I may go grind out my average welds and have another go at it.

good video, having trouble with my vertical before i test on a 1 inch thick groove. been doing weaving but im going to try stringers now. thanks

I just took a 1 inch 3 and 4 g your welds look smooth brother love when that slag peels 😍

In Canada we have to do a fillet pass on each side of plate for first passes and also have to stop and start where inspector marks the area of choice . Definitely will make it harder to get slag or lack of fusion in the middle of the first passes . The root pass with a weave would make it a better test to do . Thought it was the same . Good video anyway . Thanks

90° rod angle (slight push angle). 120 amps for the root. If having trouble... Turn down amps so you are just hot enough not to stick, keep your arc length short.

Wow you weld like a king!!! I’m new to welding and I just cans get my 7018 rods puddle to stay put it keeps running down I’m guessing I’m using too much heat

Doing vertical now, appreciate the help

i'm doing high pressure plates with a 45 degree bevel, and a 3/32 landing. Can't seem to make my welds look like yours on vertical. I'm using about 115 amps but it seems to gouge and the weld doesn't seem to want to advance up the plate. very frustrating knowing I have a cwb test coming up soon. ill try and follow your tips though, thanks for the videos, you rock buddy.

Vertical uphill is so hard for me. Im in school right now and im having a good amount of trouble getting it down

Moving side to side helps the building effect to go vertically. Craig Hill

Thanks for all the great videos Jody, There all great !!!

I gotten 2 certificates from watching your videos very helpful , thank you!

My name is juvenal. I'm from Brazil. I really liked your tutorials. I would love for you to give me some tips on descending in 6013.

I hear some people say you should drag the bead if you're arc welding rather than pushing the bead, to help prevent slag inclusion. I have a hard time keeping it in the groove when I drag the stick because I can't see the joint. How critical is it to drag rather than push the bead?

1.)When i set the machine at120 amps, i end up ending with a bulge at the ending of my plate. 2.) Why ans when do you use the arc control?? Thanks to the intelligent response...

real helpful video.thank you for sharing your experience.Saved me alot of practice runs😂

Thank you so much for these videos they have been helping me through welding school, I'm on my vertical groove plate for basic stick welding. Can I get a tip video on how to avoid bad beads? Being a welder in training it's often difficult to get good knowledge of what I'm doing because my instructor is often very busy. So can you help with a someone that's brand new into the field? Thank you!

started school last Tuesday for welding. the job I'm going for doesn't use stick but stick is the first class. Anyways I'm having a hard time with a vertical pass. I have a hard time controlling the puddle and maintaining speed. I can do horizontal pretty damn good. just need some pointers on vertical. Thank you.

I need to clarify what I said earlier, our teacher wants us to do the root pass with two stringer passes, left side then right side, do you have a video that you are doing that with the root pass

I had a problem with a horizontal 3/16 gap with backing strip I would appreciate if you do a video about it really helps

I thought my welds were beautiful but yours take the 🏆. Great video very thorough.subscribing.

Yo Jody you’re helping out a lot !!! I appreciate your videos 💪🏼

Maybe it's my Hobart hood, but I can't see my weld puddle standing looking down at my rod. Always knelt looking up, what shade do you use?

iam so hot at 95 amps for my test brother got tight arc this was at a knight welding louisville ky fail me cause undercut .120 seem high 3/8 with 1/4 backing..ironworker for 27 years but not a true welder like you ! i do it all so i dont have to travel..lol

U look and sounds like Kurt Russell lol. Thanks for the videos helped me out a lot

Thank you very much as always. If you could, please think about a "6010 Downhill" video as many pipeliners do.

Should your stop and starts be in the middle of the plate,for your root and face bend tests?

When you’re running your stringers for the fill passes and or cover passes are you angling the electrode towards the previous bead or more pointed towards the plate

Thank you for your tips and demonstrations! It really help me out! I have one question though: doing controlled cooling, how many amps do you drop after each pass?

Thank you very much for all these videos, they are a great help. I looked for a cast iron stick welding video and didn't find one. I am rebuilding a 1966 Bridgeport with a table that has been damaged pretty badly. I know there are some videos on the subject but I really would like to get your advice on it.