Arc Gouging with an SA-200?? 

A new IC Weld video *puts down tool* must be time for a smoko break 😂looking forward to watching 😎👊

Great video. Retired Cat mechanic here..We air arced and welded with big 7018 sticks all day long with SA-200's and no problems other than the longer the longer they ran the hotter the arc got. Anyways I think the interstate highway system was built with these Lincoln welders!

Looks like a great job to me. SA-200 are the best welders ever made for their purpose. And I truly don't think any other company can beat the legend. God bless.

I love to hear my old 1966 SA200 working. Music to my ears. Lincoln got it right with those

That SA-200 is a fine machine, I used one for years on heavy equipment repairs. It's the standard many other machines are made by. Just hearing it idle up and back down brings back memories.

Thank you for showing the old SA 200 arc gouge, the machines that helped glue this world together, love it

I like that "if you can step across it, you can fill it" . I'll remember that phrase. It's fun watching you weld and your dry sense of humor is icing one the cake. I'm new around here, but one video and I'm in.

Something therputic about watching you work. Pure class job. 👏

I'm telling you, when the SA-200 started up It made me smile.. :) Nice Issac.

Fellow Welders...... Hey guys, tell all your friends about this channel. More "likes" = more $$$ for Isaac.

Issac, you are a legend because you do things right. You strive to do your personal best. What a great role model for your son.

With zero classroom or training, I had only heard the term arc gouging a few times, never really payed attention to it. After watching this one and another you did where you removed and replaced a trailer coupler, I'm definetly paying more attention. I only weld for myself to fix and repair because of the area I am in and lack of youngsters interested and availabllity of help. I have removed and replaced 100 or more trailer couplers and that gouging technique will be my next for sure, very cool video. MAtter of fact, you can't wathc your videos without learning something, sometimes not about welding lol.

That's a good customer giving you everything needed for the job in high quality. It's amazing how easy you make these heavy duty jobs look.

I strive to be half as good as you Isaac. I learn a lot from your videos.

When I was a young man my father once told me to never criticize another mans way of doing things unless you tried and it failed. Excellent video IC! Weld done Sir!

Great video🤙🏼 I am presently working on a 8 ft loader bucket for a local dealership it’s a JCB 4 in 1 bucket and I’m using a big 40 Miller tow welder and it’s amazing for air arc and great for stick welding. All the younger guy were asking “what’s all that noise”?😁 they’ve never seen this used before. I love it for removing brackets and plates exactly what you’re doing. Great job Issac 🤙🏼🙏🏼

Lincoln Pipeliner. There's a local welding repair where I live that refurbishes Pipliners, puts new controls, etc. and then custom paints them. Works of art that can make works of art...

Those are a good old tough Generator welders ......Arc Gouging is one of the things theses old Generator Welders were made for !! Very nice work my friend clean strong welds as alway's !! In my younger days I production welded buckets like this of all sizes.... Mig of course ....Robots have moved in and have taken those jobs away now ....sad for me I have always love to weld and take pride in my work . Also have done a amount of out of position welding when I was younger as well. I was a Boiler Maker for sometime and have used a few old Generator welders like this very good machines . Always a joy to watch you work you take pride in your work and do a fantastic job !! 👍👍

Didn't click in my brain until you welded the pins that you modded the bucket for a quick attach. Nice video, liked the hug view where you could see the separation line progressing as you gouged.

I like watching the entire process. I miss doing this kind of work.

When you see the slag peeling up like that, you know you got everything right. This guy is good as they come for a man like me.

Memories, at one point in my varied work life I was a certified welder using the SA-200 in the same way. Great job!

You keep saying "a little out of practice". You're just being humble (as always). Thank you for sharing another great video.👍

I have a Miller Bobcat 250 myself, but the ranch I worked when I was teenager and early twenties we had sae 200 I always loved the sound of exhaust on them. They have a unique sound to them when you hear it you know it's sae 200.

Speaking of old welding machines, I weld with a machine I purchased in 1973 with paper route money. It's still my favorite.

If you can step across it you can fill it. 😂 Another excellent video. That old engine welder did just fine and as you said, if you don't do a lot of interrupted or broken welds/gouges it should handle it without a problem. Thanks for your efforts to share your expertise with us. I is appreciated.

A fine video to learn from young man so thanks for the upload. That Lincoln SAE 200 sounds fantastic, what great machine. Great work on the bucket too!

That engine running brings back memories. I run a tack rig some on pipeline, on steep hills in west Virginia

You inspired me to start my own welding business. Your attitude and outlook is the motivating positive thing. Thank you man

I enjoy watching a professional work. Been welding and fabricating for 40 yrs and I still learn from you. Thank you. BTW, I believe the saying is " ain't no hill for a stepper!"

Proof is in the pudding. Your arc gouging technique is beautiful.

Always a fun watch learning from you IC. And I saw Kurtis commented too! That’s awesome to know someone else as skilled as you respects your work.

Always a pleasure to watch the Maestro.

That ol machine sure sounded good when you cranked it up.

Absolutely beautiful job . I still relied on stick very much due to wind. Great to see the SA 200 working. The machine I first started with many years ago. Stay safe .

You have a great sense of humour. I laughed so hard at this: "Relax, it's not falling off"! I have to remember that if anyone ever criticizes or complains about the looks of my welds. Thanks Isaac

Always like watching you weld and gouge. Learn little techniques every time. Thanks very much for sharing.

It seems that Everytime I watch one of your videos I learn something new. Like using the pipe wrench or Cresent wrench for an arm support.

I have one of those beautiful machines only thing is mine's a 1967. Just a little older. Runs great. Nice job 👍

Thanks for the tour, IC! Sorry I'm late, but the video was just now recommended. Thought I might share my CAG experience to anyone who wants to read free recollections worth darn near their cost. I worked with heavy carbon steel plate, usually crack gouging and weld removal. I worked with round and flat carbons, usually in the 400 amp range. Application charts give recommend settings; usually DC, Straight Polarity - that's work clamp positive. Carbons of 5/16 round are probably recommended to run in the 400 amp range. My experience is different than what I watched in the video. I don't recognize the electrode holder shown, but they're all of the same principle - carbon brings the metal to melt, air blast ejects the molten metal. Typically my technique didn't involve any forward/back "pumping" of the electrode, although sometimes a side-to-side weave, or wash. Never had to preheat the carbon to get fast light-off. Typically I would position the electrode nearly flat to the work, hopefully with a good clear exit path for the firestorm. Lol I recall the intensity being much worse and more brutal than seen in the video. Something else I noticed... in my experience electrodes would quickly burn to a needle-sharp point and the most intense burn-off would be concentrated at the point. Not seeing the "pencil point" in IC's video. So... I wonder about polarity, adequate amperage and available air volume as demonstrated? All that said, it's tough to argue with success, and as demonstrated the bucket's ears were nicely removed. All I'm saying is that the technique is different than what I used.

9pm here in the UK. Have a great day 👍

Thanks for another awesome gouging/7018 burning video! People get addicted to a lot of different things......& I am clearly addicted to watching your videos- Great job on the repair and the video (especially the ultra clear arc shots!) and thanks again.

Thanks for using the SA 200, the same welder I use around the farm

Got to love the sound of the welder(engine) kicking it up when you start welding. Have a great week end and thanks for the video.

Used the older Lincoln and Hobarts for years doing production welding and carbon arc, never had any major problems. They were good tough basic machines. Thanx for sharing.😄

I like these kinds of projects, quick and simple but you have to know what your doing. Gouging is something i haven't not done a lot of.

Another fine job Isaac!! Wishing you and your family a very Happy Holiday!

I've been told if it's got circuit boards don't arc gouge. Sa200 with a straight d.c. generator is the only machine I will gouge with. Gouged once with my miller 301 and the mother board went out shortly after. Also in my humble opinion nothing stick welds as good as a sa200.

Still learning at 73, "GREAT VIDEO". Artistic style and professionalism. BEST WISHES AS ALWAYS FROM ACROSS THE POND.

Thank you so very much. I really appreciate you taking time to show us how you do arc gauging I never really new how you found the seam it all looks very hard. Thank you again. A nother great videos. Keep up the great work.

Thank you for providing a real look at the gouging process. That is very helpful.👍👍👍

It's always nice watching your handy work with the reverse welding!

I see your # 1 helper came just in time.😄😄 When the job was done.

Operators... If Issac shows up and hands you a card. You're doing it wrong. LOL.

I always say the SA-200 is to welding what the 30-30 Winchester is to deer hunting…and they both have put food on the tables of American families for decades…I love the look, sound, and feel..but there are definitely better options in today’s world

Learnt on a old Lincoln decades ago.. neat to see a stick at work.. Thanks Isaac.. like the background music track too

Great trick with the pipe wrench. A friend who was nuclear certified told me to get comfortable if at all possible so you can concentrate.

Always a pleasure watching a pro weld, great job. Thanks

1:57, The old girl sounds pretty good and mean, don’t disappoint her.16:40, maybe give them two cards. Lol 26:40, I was just thinking that before you could’ve shimmed it to do the perfect weld, but you can’t lay a piece of equipment on it’s side for that but you could always do that if it’s just a bucket unattached. That’s why you are a great teacher.

Another excellent video. No matter what the project, simple or complex, there is tons of detail, great explanations, and demonstration of techniques. But never boring. Looking forward to the next video, the next project or technique. Great content as always. Keep up the good work!

Thanks Isaac, I always look forward to watching your videos, relaxing to me, I always tell my wife, I chose the wrong career, I should’ve chosen welder, I Love it, been welding off and on since i was around 12 till now at 57. I Still very much enjoy it. I enjoy learning and watching your videos. Thanks

Because it,s an old welder does not mean it is terrible, it will probably do a better job than the new ones. Great job again now the contractor can get back to work to earn that money to pay you.

The master at work, great job as always.

I have a SA-200. Don't use it much anymore but they sure are dependable that's why I keep it around.

Thank you Isaac . You are so lucky to have that machine. I have seen one work.😊😊😊

I used to call mine my Lincoln Continental, lol. Hard to beat those 200's, they'll do anything a 400 amp Miller or Hobart will. Just don't plug your AC grinder into it. Keep smilin Issac.

Adjusting your angle can result in a smooth, and steady gouge, as opposed to your current method. This will also mean a smoother gouge and less work cleaning up. Had a job removing an oil channel around it. The boss wanted us to use an oxy/acetylene torch to remove it. Once I set up the gouge, the entire piece was off, in a matter of minutes, with minimal cleanup.

I have and weld with an old Lincoln SAE 400 amp with a six cylinder continental engine . It has never failed me for over 35 years . Still burns rod with the best of them . A lot of hard facing hrs and welding cracks up on Cat scraper cushion hitches , first gouging them out and then welding them back ,great video and thanks for sharing . Your a top hand just like Kurtis I watch y’all’s videos and haven’t missed a one . It’s awesome that your son is following in your steps. Both my sons also are mechanic welders out here in Southern California working on large dirt spread subdivisions keeping the machines in the dirt day in and day out . 😎. That excavator noise is called job security!LOL

Sold my old SA200 pipeliner today. Didn’t use it much and have a weldanpower 8000 too. Can’t beat the old pipeliners.

We used to use lincoln welders for air arc gouging all the time where i used to work at i loved doing it

Just finished up on a 988 bucket, loved that pipe wrench idea that would’ve helped, thanks again for the info!

POV behind the hood is fantastic - thanks!

You got to love somebody telling you what to do or not to do with a piece of cherished equipment that you've owned from the early 90s. I'm you destroy your equipment on a continual and regular basis and it's just a fluke that you have that Lincoln welder and it's still working amazing.

Nice work as always. I have a similar job coming up where I am fabricating a root ripper for my tractors backhoe. It will be 1" thick ripper blade made from two 1/2" plates welded together, then hard faced. Which will be welded to a 3/4" base, then to fab up the pin plates and weld them on. Should be a fun project. I'll get plenty of stick/7018 practice in.

I like the arm rest you used. Great idea. Thanks.

I think it's helpful welding out of position when its not critical so when it is you'll be ready.

I can honestly say I've never seen that. Excellent work!!!

A"HO.. well"up wth a 🎶 tune..... giddy up" ... a'ho well"up.... good one... happy holidays to you and family

Thanks for your time, welds look very nice

I used a Pipeliner like that, I always thought it laid really nice beads I don't know alot about welding but the pipeliner was smooth with a great arc👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Keep a deck of playing cards around. They make great spacers. Use one or ten or twenty. Whatever spacer size you need, that deck will give you. One or two playing cards on either side of that spacer block would help you get it out.

That old Lincoln is beautiful!

ICweld Cutting Edge Engineering and Diesel Creek are always on my watch list😊❤

Thank you for another very educational video! Also, its good to see your Mini in there after school :) You are a really good Dad and I am proud of you!

Thanks for the point of views. Good work on the bucket.

I bought an arc gouge in the 80s, I did not get the hang of it. Still new. I gave away an SA200 because it was just sitting. Watching you has shown me how the gouge should work.

Enjoy watching you work

I like your improvised steady rest!

Thanks Issac for the video your great 👍👍. Take care of yourself and family ❤️❤️

The Sound of a SA200 is that of money and freedom

That settles it, I'm getting an arc gouger! Nice work!!!

Nice work, as always 👍 I've never been able to pull off decent stick welds outside a small radius like those pins. I would have definitely cheated and used the mig there lol

Great job 👏🏻 at work I am fabricating a Ossilator turntable for a heavy hall truck, they say 1” of weld is good for 500kg

Wow love the sound of that continental engine, need to get mine back out and dust it off.

I'm sure Nikolai Bernardo would be proud of your quality work I'm sure you know he's the guy who invented electric welder in 1800

My dad used to use an old Lincoln oilfield special it originally had a red seal Continental engine on it and he put a 4 cylinder model engine on it the only trouble was he had to turn the amperage up a little bit more because the motor did not turn up as fast as the Red seal and he used it for years and years and years love your videos be safe have a great day and a very Merry Christmas Sam

All the SA generator parts are available so it's only inconvenient if it gets overworked. Many owners have a spare or three these days since they've always been worth collecting. Based on your other video you don't overdo the amps. That's smart because it's much kinder to your welding machine!

Beautiful work as always !

That bucket came out nice👍🙂 Nice work

LOL, "It's a welder, That's what it's for" Well yeah! However if ya try to run 1/2" carbons with a 200 amp welder (if you can get it to start) for any amount of time it will most likely not be a happy ending. Like the Air Arc vids my friend. Cheers