Arc Gouging and Stick Welding. 

Among the many impressive skills that you have, this video shows a new one: The fact that you knew that you had that fixture bar, and could find it when you needed it! When I need something like that and know I have it I can't find it, and when I do find them I don't need them and didn't remember I had them.

Good tip never go backwards, I have never heard that before. You make it look so easy.

*I C Weld* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.

Cut my teeth stick welding in a foundry 45 years ago, this reminded me how much I enjoyed it. Now I'm just an old man remembering the good old days.

I have the privilege of learning something almost every time You share Your knowledge with us Issac. Thank You. Best Wishes to You, Your Family and Friends.

I always put on my learning cap when I see a new video from Isaac because I know there will be a lot to learn. Thanks for all the info on arc gouging and the excellent views of stick welding. Thanks, Isaac and have a pleasant and peaceful weekend.

Isaac, you are not only a expert metal worker, your teaching abilities are through the roof! I am 64 years old and worked with metal for 48 years, and learn something new every time I watch you! Thanks!

You sir would be a great teacher at a welders trade school. A wealth of knowledge and talent. Thanks again for the videos you present.

Watching you air-arc and stick weld took me back to 1970 when I worked at Babcock/wiilcox in Canton, OH. Love the sounds and watching that puddle. Great video, superb work. Fancy machine,; we had huge Millers I forget the details on them at this point. I remember burning 50lbs of rod in a shift. It was fun...

Isaac once again thank you for passing your knowledge onto us in the RU-vid world….. I always enjoy watching you as a little trick or a little gig or something on something that you’ll pull out of your sleeve or watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!!!!!!!!!!!that I have always enjoyed about you!!!!!!! like the jig for holding the top plate on so everything‘s aligned the correct way great call……once again Isaac thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us…… It’s always greatly appreciated take care of yourself Sam bacon your friend from the East Coast that’s right New England

Always a good day when an I C Weld video notification comes through. Great skills to watch and always something of value to learn! Top man!

It’s 1/4 to midnight here I just got home from daughters graduation just in time to head back to work and Isaac drops a video of course I’m powering through to watch it before shift starts

I appreciate everything you teach us, cause I know it’s coming from a professional

I can see the benefits of gouging over grinding. Having cut off pieces with a cut-off disk the time saved alone is worth it. Always willing to learn.

Good night from Ouro Fino - MG, Brazil.🇧🇷

That 13 year old Chinese kid that welded that should watch your channel.🍻

I’m so envious. If I could make even one of my welds look like yours I could die happy.

Best thing about arc gouging is nobody comes around bothering ya when your doin it lol...

That HTP looks like a sweet machine! Great video as usual Isaac.

Arc gauging explanation was great. I only recently worked out how that works having never done it. I previously assumed the pressurised air was sent down the electrode. Just spent all day reinforcing a horse box trailer ramp by welding in more 2 inch box sections to support the ramp. Used 2 different welders as wire ran out on the first one and also tried two different welding hoods. Practice is definitely the answer. Welding 3mm box is so much easier than welding rusty 1-2mm car body panels which I’ve mainly been working on. Great video content and keep it coming. Al U.K.

Good night from the West Coast 🇺🇸

Thanks for the lesson. Especially about not going backwards!

Thank you for that primer on setting up the arc gouging. Saw exactly what I always wanted to know. dave

Thank you Isaac, best explanation I’ve seen on arc gouging. C ertainly learned a lot there.

It is a real pleasure to watch such steady skill.

Thanks for the video!!! I’m in trade school for welding right now and your videos give me a pretty good idea of what welding jobs look like.

Great video as always brother

Thank you for sharing, another great project with explanation and demonstration, i learn a lot , you are a great teacher 👍👍👍👍

I've been gouging since you introduced me to it. I would never go back to the grinder on anything but tiny welds. I can un-weld things twenty times faster than I can weld them. Ha!

nice explanation on the lug and quick connect , that should help those who don't know about that . nice work

Nice lil job, Isaac. I really like that welding machine.

Thank you Issac. I really like that welder machine😊

A lot of times, people set their amperage way too high for gouging. I watched an older video on this channel where you mentioned your perameters and details on running carbon rods. That helped me a lot, now I'm the go to arc gouger at the shop. Thank you.

Fine work. Thanks for the videos.

Great lesson, Isaac. Especially the tip about not going backwards! Thank you for sharing!

Very nice Isaac! I was gonna try one of these til I saw the $8750.00 price tag. Been talking to Everlast on their 400 amp machine which is direct equivalent for less then half but also has MiG . Give ‘‘em a look. I bet Oleg would let you demo one. Have a great weekend

I learned to weld in 6th grade shop class and if I stuck with it I still wouldn’t be able to cut with a torch like you can, your an awesome welder and I like the videos.

Man those welds are beautiful. They look like they were soldered. Nice!!

Very well done. I used to do allot of arc gouging when I was a welder 50 years ago for the Southern Pacific Railroad. With a bit of practice you could do amazing things.

Thanks for explaining how arc gouging works. I had a basic idea of the principle, but now I know exactly how it works.

“Stick around!” Good one!!! lol Didn’t anyone else get that?

Issac nice job on the explanation of carbon arc gouging and demonstration of the process

I am not a fan of the Gee Wiz touch panels on welding machines. They seem so unnecessarily fragile and expensive for such an application. However I do stand to be corrected by a competent authority. I C Weld would be such an authority in my book. What say you Isaac? Arc gouging: Anyone who tells me there is a better more efficient way to separate two prices of steel for reuse of one or both components has clearly never worked on heavy machine components. Sometimes torch gouging process is close. But I maintain Carbon Arc Gouging the king of taking things apart and removing metal. Cheers

Seems like a nice unit to have in the shop. Can’t beat a big constant current power source. I recently bought a used miller syncrowave 350 when my inverter crapped out. It’s nice to have for arc gouging stick tig and voltage sensing wire feeder. But that thing is a hoss I like the small foot print of your htp hope it does well for you.

Mr Cruz, you got a touch. Ticklish, careful work.

ElectroMagic Eraser! It is apparent that the auto darkening face shield is a real asset when doing this type of operation.

Nicely done as usual Issac, I have watched you do lots of Arc gouging here and have seen my share of it where i work in heavy steel, I work with our millwrights allot of the time to Machine things either by lathe, mill or CNC milling machine and have the chance to watch them Arc gouging and have to admit it is pretty cool and one of our guys is like a crazy artist with that thing, this new machine you just used in the video HTP worked really well , that is the cleanest Arc gouging i have ever seen, unreal a little tap with your hammer and off they came, i saw the reference point where the new plates had to go and you pull out that square tube tool you made and suddenly bob's your uncle prefect alignment, well in my 60's now and want to learn how to weld , just for personal use at home and have good teachers around me and start with something simple, and but a entry level welder, i can get a bit of a discount through the company i work for so i'll go that route and won't have warranty issues, great stuff 👍

Because of your videos I bought a arc gouging set and used it at work too. Thank you a lot for your videos. A tip for the hobby welders here, don't get the 6mm rods but the 4mm ones. Because the 4mm electrodes are happy with 150 to 160 Amps, so you don't need big welder with 200 Amps. That makes it a little more portable setup. Arc gouging saved me and my boss a ton of time and head aces.

You know those guys are gonna try and tear those mounts right off of there. I say let ‘em try.

Great lesson Professor Isaac!

Thank you for taking the time to share your expert knowledge with people around the WORLD! 🙏

Ooh two video’s in one week 🎉

thanks its great that your trying out HTP welders I have a invertig 221 for 3 years and love it !! 1/2 the price of blue and its great fixtures too

That was great. thank you. I have not used an arc gouge in over 35 years. Might need to pick up one to keep in the shop. Thanks again. I enjoy the content.

Love the arc gouger. I couldn't believe that you simply reached over and picked it off the area where it was welded with no sticking or anything. Very sweet tool. I often see weld after weld piled on top of the first bad one, usually making the problem worse. It's sure a timesaver when removing old welds. Amazing and clean. I learned a lot today. Thanks!

love your work

I really appreciated the arc gouging tutorial, Isaac. Text book work you demonstrated today. Thanks for sharing with us!

Thank you for this video, loved the spacer bar for the QA plates.

Nice tutorial

Watching your videos is very aggravating! You make it look so easy and mend it so well. 🤠 Actually I enjoy your videos immensely.

Nice little job that worked out all right. I have the same attachment but it's sits on the back of my tractor on the three-point hitch. It works really good. It's got a different hookup but good little attachment. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

It's not welding, it's gluing metal pieces together. 😁 Issac, as always, you do a awesome job explaining but also doing.

Good show! Thanks for the instruction!

very nice work, thanks for the lesson

Great job thanks for sharing

Great content! Great narrative and I always enjoy your videos! Take care and be safe...

Love your work and video's. Thanks !!

Pretty neat. thanks for the information.

I always look forward to seeing your posts. Reminds me of my younger days. Thanks from San Antonio Tx.

Love it! some great tips.

Very good video and narrative

Beautiful job.

Will be showing this in the classroom, thank you

Very nice stick welds always good to stay in practice. Very nice work as alway's and those auto shade lenses spoil you I had to do that before as well .I cant get rid of my old helmet ....maybe this is why 😂😂😂great video as alway's !! 👍👍

The copper is only there to supplement the conductivity of the rod so you can stick it out longer. It will immediately blow off the end once you start gouging, which is why they leave one end uncoated. That's the end you're supposed to start with. Also, the point of a cutoff wheel in this context is to create a sharper stress riser in the middle of the weld, so when you hit it with a big hammer it will crack out much easier. If you have good access to the weld, it can often be quite a bit faster.

Another Great job, you do amazing work and I really enjoy watching you do it👍

I really appreciate the arc gouging explanation. It's one process I have never used or had the priviledge to see in person.

Another job well done experience really does make the man

I am newer to welding being a weekend warrior mostly. I have been looking for more info on arc gouging and thia video was perfect describing exactly what i wanted to know on it. Thank you!!

Good instruction and instructor Isaac, thanks for these lessons, they are not wasted on me I can assure you..

Good afternoon from Greece!

Nice stick weld. I still try to use stick to keep my hand in. Really great tutorial on arc gouging.

I always enjoy your videos. Between you and CEE I have learned a lot. Thanks.

Thanks a lot for the explainations about air pressure with this équipement : I never understood how it's woks (with différents positions of the carbone stick). Greetings from France

Enjoyed the review of Arc Gouging, I knew the basics really appreciated the details.

Thanks for taking the time to show details of your arc gouge setup. I did not understand how the air was directed until you showed the closeup of the electrode holder. Great video, as usual.

Cool little project

another nice job fella.

I enjoy these kinds of videos since I have fabricated 3 of my own quick attach mounts along with a grapple. Log splitter, and snow plow.

Thank You Issac. It is a real pleasure watching your work. I have done some bubble gum flux core welding. Not very pretty but holding.................Jay

Not bad looking for an amateur 😜🤣 Thank you for your wise lessons my friend 🫡

Thanks for the Info on Arc Gouging and your Skills !! I have no experience on Arc Gouging but have the Equipment to try it out soon...just need the Gouger Cable... Would be fun to learn it and sure beats grinding old welds out..and having " Tingling Hands " for awhile after.... 👍 🇨🇦🤓🤟

Nice… 👍👍👍👍👍 in the past I did soooooooo much arc gouging that I can hear and identify that sound from miles away!! lol…

I love arc gouging it takes way less time to remove welds then using a grinder

Good morning Isaac. I sent you another pad ,I like to have different kinds for different scenarios,that one folds and stacks,so if you are knelling,its a little easier on the knees getting up.I also sent you some Rex Cut hard wheels! Hope you like them!

Thanks for the video I.C.

excelente video mi amigo saludos desde mexico

I have never carbon arc gouged but do a fair amount of plasma arc gouging, especially in aluminum. I like your relatively close-up shots of the carbon arc process, and I can see enough of it to be able to do it if the need arises. Thank you for taking time to post your videos, I learn something from every one.

Good to see ya down thar earning a few bucks. Well, U taught me something I did not know and I've been around air/arc for a long time. The info about the carbon deposition I had never heard. I also find it interesting how small changes in amperage makes a great difference. My old Westinghouse AC doesn't provide that "fine tuning"!!!! Yo Ho Ho.

awe thats very cool ,giving your camera a photo reactive lens...... I defintely need some way of arc gouging