7018 Uphill & arc force 

This guy taught me more about welding than my welding instructor.

I am a 20 year LA City certified welder and a CWI and I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the proper terms and procedures that you are teaching every one with your videos. I am always pushing the welders on my jobs to subscribe to your channel. And even with the amount of time I have in the trade I am forever learning from your wisdom or remembering tricks I have forgot. Keep up the great work.

Jodi, I've watched countless YT welding videos and also done quite a bit on reading on the subject, but that's honestly the first time I've ever heard anyone actually describe Arc Force in not only a concise and technical way, but in a way that's easy to understand and MAKES SENSE! Thank you sir!

Your videos are gold and I keep being amazed that such amount of informative quality is free...

Hey Jody! This comment isn't really related to this video. I figured maybe you'd be watching comments in a more recent video so I'm hoping you see this. I went to a job interview today advertised for a TIG/fabricator. I have TIG welded but not in the last 10 years. Twice that for MIG and then only structural aluminum with a spool gun. I sent my resume with a cover letter saying I haven't done TIG in a long time, but when I did I was pretty good at it. ( Braze welding also. They always seemed similar to me.) The reply said "If you can TIG a corner on 20Ga stainless, we'd love to talk to you.' 20ga? Stainless? @#$%^! I almost chickened out right there. I've been a deep sea diver for most of my adult life. 20 years in the Navy, 20 as a commercial diver. I was initially trained as a ship fitter (Hull Tech) which covered welding, always 7018, 6011 in real life on most things. But after dive school, I was a diver not a ship fitter and welding was as needed when something broke or needed to be made. On the commercial side my first job was welding a couple hundred 200lbs sacrificial anodes to a port seawall for cathodic protection. Used 6013 wrapped in electrical tape. Or 7014 if it was clean metal. Rutile flux is better down under. Has to do with the gas and quick puddle quench in the water. Traps hydrogen if you try much manipulation. I was pretty good at that too. My last dive job was doing the same thing with 1,325 of those anodes. 6-7 hours a day welding. Shallow (

Thank you Jody the Jedi, your videos help change not just welding practices but peoples lives for the better.

I’ve been stick welding 30 years, thought I new it all!! Thanks for your help

You're the best!!! Thank you so much for your detailed instructions. I'll never be a pro but I want to do a good job for my own projects and for friends as well.

Jody is so professional with his presentations and work, respect.

I never stop learning from Jodi. I will definitely be using the arc force settings on my Everlast with confidence now.

I’ve been welding for 18 years that I can remember and I’m still learning from you. You simply just make sense! Wish you would have been my teacher!

Really enjoy your stick welding videos, I have to do a little welding on farm equipment from time to time and your videos are very helpful! Thank you!

Thanks Jody! It’s like you read my mind with this content. Soon i’ll be padding vertical beads for practice

Sir, you are extremely humble! It always amazes me when you say not the best weld and I need more practice words of a true master of his art. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, God bless

Finally, I've gone through almost every video on youtube on the subject of Arc Force and at the end of each video I was not only disappointed but also frustrated. Then I found your video and boom, everything I needed to know about this feature was here (how, what, why, when). I've bought an inverter machine and am teaching myself and this video gave me hope when I couldn't understand the Arc settings and almost gave up (haven't touched the stinger in 2 days), low on arc force won't let me strike an ark at all, hight on arc force and I burn through 2mm thick practice piece with 6013. Thankyou so very much for the video.

This video has helped me TREMENDOUSLY! Thank you!

i wish i see this video earlier.. it improves my welding drastically after following your tips on closer arc length..

I appreciate your videos, so much information in your videos. Thank you .

Another great video that all of us non-welders can learn from and actually understand. Top work Jody

I love your videos so much. I've been watching for a while. I only do automated orbital welding for tubing, but I'm fascinated with welding in general.

You are the man Jodi! I hope I spelled your name right. Your tips and tricks have helped me more than my own Instructor has in college. I will keep watching and learning from you Sir. God bless

Yet another great educational treat! Thanks Jody. Let me tell you that in welding suppies stores here in Greece if I ask where to learn how to weld, the response is "Go to the welding school in the capital city, or watch weldingtipsandtricks videos." ? How cool is that.

You’ve helped me pass every welding test so far, thank you teacher

Thank you for these videos..im starting my second year ironworker apprenticeship in sept. and its going to be welding. Ive spent some time in the booths and i can do some really decent flat welds. Ive started going vertical and im here to get as much knowledge as possible. These videos are a huge help for me to understand what im doing.. You used the term "scrub" i was telling someone i noticed when i feel a slight scrape it works great for me and the qaulity of my weld. 👍

I have found that 'even with stick' getting rid of the millscale makes so much difference in controlling undercut and the appearance of the weld.

Yup you da man.. 🔥💪🏻 taught me and thousands of people the tips and tricks of welding stick mig and tig. You are a great teacher and mad respect to you. Btw I have been buying stuff from weldmongers for years now.. keep doing videos.. the greatest metal melting videos on RU-vid ... we all love it.. take it easy my friend and hold a tight arc 💯💪🏻🔥

Definitely very helpful. I’m a little ahead of my class so I can work on some other stuff and possibly get a qualification if I pass a 7018 verticale up test

Another informative video. I haven't done much stick welding, but next time I do I'll be back to refresh.

A few good pointers iv learned quite a bit thankyou I’m just a novist ,if I’m going to do a bit welding I would rather do it right don’t want it to break so I appreciate your tutorial nothing like learning from a pro .old jimmy

I'm only wishing I had one of those new welders. I still have the welder I learned on (Airco) 59 years ago love your show

Great examples you did Sir. Most your MMA work results very fine, looked like You did them using TIG ways!

Never understood the term of "dig" and it's function. Thanks for a quick explanation. Keep up the informative vids.

Thanks so much Jody. God bless you for the assestment.

please do a tutorial about sheet metal welding with 6013

Happy Holidays Sir. Love your videos.

Hello Jody, Back when I was in Vocational school in 1976 we had uncoated electrode we practiced with. They called it "Coat hanger Rod", and it was a challenge to weld with. We had to practice with it for the first 2 weeks, after that we were allowed to use 6011 which seemed like a Cadillac compared to an Edsel. It would be interesting if you could get ahold of some of that electrode and see what you can do with it. IF they still even make it.

You make uphill look so easy. Very informative. I would have thought 90 degrees would create a wormhole?

Thank you very much, sir, I understand the correct way of welding, greetings from Indonesia🇲🇨

Now this is a great help for me thank you. Love the videos.

Great video. Finally know what the dig function does. Thank you

God blees you ... You are a real teacher ... From iraq i thanks you ...

Thanks Jody, great information!

Thank you for the awesome tips!

I’d love to see you do a video on dual shielded flux cored 1/16th wire (I don’t think you have). That’s what I use at work. Would be nice to hear some tips on how to produce neat looking welds with that thick diameter wire. It does make a difference. Does feel much different than 0.35/0.45 IMO.

excellent video learning more on every video i watch thanks

Jody you're the best

Another great video.. especially on arc length..

Another great video. Good reference. Thanks.

Thanks for another great video.

Jody your the man. love your vids❤

Excelentes videos, por favor podrían ponerlo subtitulado en español, muchas gracias

from colombia very good tutorial ,thank s

Awesome video

For me this tutorial was all about proper arc length. As a beginner I had a tendency to have too much arc length.

New subscriber. Great info!

Great content! How do you decide when it is time to change from a fillet weld to a groove weld? Is it based only on thickness of the metal?

95amps.........thanx mr jody for this beautiful n helpful video.......

I've always wondered what the arc force setting on my everlast welder was.

This video help me alot!!! Thanks!!

Wow beautiful welding sir

My man you are amazing. Thank you so very much

one of the best on tube.

Great video! Can you please do a video on uphill with 309 electrodes stainless. Ive been having trouble with that

Thank you, I'm from Mexico

Thank you for a great video

Great tips! Thanks.

Please do a test of different dig settings, especially vertical up and for different rods (6011 vs. 7018) I've got an old sycrowave I use for arc and never know where to set dig.

Ive been welding for 10 years now and i still come to learn from Jody.

Hey Jody I wish you did more TIG videos! 4130 chromoly for example

There are so many gifted coders, electronics engineers and developers out there, and you could envision a MIC under the helmet that responds to: "Set 110" / "Plus Five" / "Minus 10", "Slope down" ETC-etc. - And transmit it to the Welding equipment via Bluetooth or {whatever}. Voice recognition is everywhere nowadays. You can get an Alexa Echo Dot for $40.-. That device is by mega-dimensions more sophisticated than a blunt fingertip AMP control which they sell for way beyond USD100.- (Which is obscene ^^). Should be easy for people working in the right industry.

Nice video 👍

Good information!But is it possible you could make a similar video using stainless stick?Thanks

You could make a video where the position of the weld is 3F diagonal almost overhead with 7018 un 1/8 greetings from Ecatepec México

Thanks for lesson, master!

Thank God for you. How is undercut done? I know you mentioned it, but I don't quite understand. Thank you

Always takes me a few welds to get back in the grove when I pull out the ol' smaw

Jody, I was wondering if you can talk about the electrical hook up for your welders? What size breaker and wiring size.

saludos maestro, espero q algun dia pongan subtitulos en español.un abrazO DESDE ARGENTINA

I would like to see your take using a sa200, ie: settings, voltage, amperage. Hi amp-low voltage vs low amp hi voltage. Cold stacks vs hot etc. I've learned so much from your videos but have only found your shop welder videos.

Thank you J

Thanks Jody

That was always a huge issue for me when doing vertical up was my arc length was way to far away

“Theirs a podcast on Spotify 🫡 🔥” Man I can’t believe I watched some of your videos along time ago when I was green. Just picked up on your podcast a month ago now I’m in 2017ish podcast on your favorite helmets. Thanks for all your knowledge. I bought a engine driven welder last week and getting back into for side work haven’t done stick in a while and couldn’t figure out why I could weld every position except up hill my angle was 45 degrees off….. Thanks again.

Love the shirt in the intro

I just took this test today. Could've used this video

I like this vlog I can learn much.. 😎

Thought I would pass this on for what it is worth. I have a MIG Miller 211 Auto-Set machine which has a dial showing 10-100 for the wire speeds. Most videos typically tell the IPM values, etc. I contacted Miller which responded with an estimate of 65 ipm for each "10" on the dial, so 20 = 130 roughly, etc. Perhaps if you wanted Lincoln may tell you what the Hot-Start numbers represent.

Nice video! Is possible to weld over the slag without issues? Thanks

Soy fiel seguidor de su canal Pero espero que alguien me lo traduzca al español Saludos desde Bolivia

So if your machine has anti stick and parameter to increase amperage when the machines senses it needs to while holding a very tight arc, wouldnt the two setting negate each other?

The hot start is the same on miller big blue 400s. I just know im always stick welding and turn it all the way up. Usually i run full dig with 7018 when im in good positions. Im in an elevator shaft now welding behind in very tight uncomfortable positions, base materials galvanised on galvanised.. my length of is extremely variable so i found turning the dig to all the way "soft" gives me a lot of tolerance

yeah a lot of codes on structural welding the rod has to be at a certain temperature also that's why they make Rod ovens

great video thank u!

Reminds me of my X-ray days in the late 70s using 8018 and 11018, 3/32 and 1/8 with a little 3/16 building submarines. Course we had an inter pass temp to work within. I then moved on to X-ray horizontal sub arc, much faster, and only about 100# a night because of inter pass temp. Primitive tools by today's standards

Thanks, I think I understand my 210 mp now.

Me aapka bahut bada fan hu sir

Nice looking weld there buddy! Is the technique any different when using a 6013 electrode? (I weld a lot of rusty metal.)

what size of weld was that first finished weld?

Thank you

is the video shown in the video of welding... is it slowed down? because the old welder i use burns sticks a lot faster then what is shown, but then i weld everything on max power.