I’m a senior in high school and also in trade school, I think this video will help me a lot. By seeing how much slower you go and seeing how long you stay in the puddle. I’m gonna do this exact same thing in the shop and see how much better my beads get. Thank you for these videos
that reminds me of a story. on a written pipefitter test. the question asks to calculate how many gallons of water are in 20 feet of 6 inch pipe. Fitter scratches his head and says " I dont even know how long a gallon of water is"
I have a everlast powerarc 200 sti with the 6010 capabilities but i cant get it to work ! It stick to plate or dig too much I dont know if you know any right hot start and Arc froce settings to start with
weldingtipsandtricks I was with some coal miners they were trying to figure how much water a certain length of pipe would hold. One guy got up cuts off a foot of pipe filled it with water and poured into a measuring cup from the kitchen
I tried 6010 today and I'm getting to much liquid going to slow but I just started today so we will see. I'm watching your videos and they are a big help my teacher told us about you and I watch as much as I can. My husband is proud that I'm taking welding. Thank you your videos also help me.
AMERICA is proud that you're taking welding! It's not a bad idea to watch this video a few times, and try to do exactly what you see here. I'm doing that for maybe the third or fourth time now, you see more in the video after you've tried it a few times. Good luck!
Looking back on it, this man and his free content seriously taught me more about welding than my high school AND college welding instructors ever did up here in ND. i would go home and binge on his content and then go to class the next day and practice it. Now 10 years later im a home owner and landlord. God bless.
Same thing bud. Three weeks into my first semester and I have no idea how to weld properly and theirs no guidence or a deadline for assignments (I keep being told I'm "doing great" and to not worry about the tests).
This was great timing, I just bought a bunch of small scrap pieces two days ago and this provided some great direction. Thanks for taking the time to make the video!
Been scouring RU-vid and google for help with this. My lines look terrible day 1 and Ive been obsessed with improving since I got out of class. 3 day weekend before I can give it another go and its killing me. Going to try your technique. Best video I've found. Thanks.
You say this is the second or third thing you do in welding school, but that is the first thing I did in my course. So far I've only worked with 6010 1/8 and 5/32 first on flat plate, then horizontal, and currently on horizontal fillet. About 6 weeks in maybe? Haven't been keeping track. Your videos have been a huge help as have Steve Bleile. Both of you are so friendly it's very welcoming.
Thank you for another great video. You inspired me to break out some of my seldom-used 3/32" 6011 and start a pad. Good tip on using a bucket of water; keeps the pad from getting hotter and hotter and hotter. This allowed me to run bead after bead, meanwhile, my little Lincoln 180 amp buzz box, (with home-built rectifier), was getting hotter and hotter and hotter. Don't know by how much I exceeded the 20% duty cycle, but I still couldn't put my hand on the transformer 10 minutes after I called it quits! Doh!
I had a flashback to 1984 watching this video. You sound exactly like my old welding teacher, Terry Block, at San Diego City College. He started us off on 6011, and after we got comfortable with striking an arc he switched us to 6010, because that's what they used in the shipyards. I remember one night he had me run 6013, just to see what it was like, then it was back to 6010. Next was 7018. Another night he gave me some 7024 and 7028 to practice with. It ran like butter. So easy. The it was back to 6010 roots and 7018 stringers and cover passes.
I love to hear the old school stories like that. I heard of a brazing test on round stock where brazing overlay was done and then the part was chucked up in a lathe and cut till smooth...if there were inclusions, you failed. how bout this one...at my school we had to weld a 4 foot long vertical tee. Guys who like to hang around the coke machine too much were made to wear their 4 foot tee joint on their neck anytime they were outside the booth.
Did this exact practice in high school. I cannot even remember how many pieces of metal I went through, but eventually got perfect beads all across the metal. It was probably the most beneficial practice I did.
I wouldn't be surprised if Jody has some background in education or pedagogical theory. He's always talking about intention, taking chances, connecting one lesson to the one before and after it, etc., and his instruction seems very well planned (as if with a consistent focus on intention and learning objectives). This would have a lot to do with why his videos are so informative and effective. It's refreshing :-)
thanks for the tips and techniques Jody, ill be sure to use your cursive e MIG technique, and the whip & pause for 6010 in my welding class. ive used the mig technique previously but was going too far out and a bit fast, after re watching i think i got it down. I'll be sure to give you the credit if my instructor asked where the hell i learned this from. i'm even recommending your videos to be shown to the future welding classes in my school.
I just started arc 1 and I'm starting to feel like I can't do it. I already did oxy and I did really good in that but I just can't seem to get my head just right. this video definitely helped get a technique down. just wish I had some support. 😥
I did the opposite! I sucked at oxy but I'm doing well at arcing. Today was my first day with SMAW but I can rip an arc no problem. Stick with it, it gets easier go over your beads with your instructor. Try to tell THEM what you did wrong before they tell you. This will help you get used to being able to recognize weld faults. Keep at er and good luck!
How are you doing now? It's a trade that takes a lot of practice. There is a reason we will be paid so well haha If you have instagram, you should follow me! I post all my school stuff there. PS: Just got a Miller Digital Infinity hood, Can't wait to go to school and use it hehehe
I do this process for fun to practice or when I have a new welder I will do this and make changes to amperage to learn how they weld on different settings
i feel better about my welds, looks like im on the right track, overlapping and fillets are my next step, excited to see what you have to say about pipe in the 6g position
Old school pipefitter test: 10 sticks of 3/4" threaded pipe. First section hooked up and the water turned on. Fitter that was able to thread the next nine sticks together before water ran out...passed.....everyone else failed. Told to me by one of the old fitters who said he passed, back in the "good old days"!!
Thank you i am in high school and in my metal fab class we are pading pieces and despite me being a fairly good experienced stick welder I had no idea how to pad metal
I’ve always had a lot of trouble with this rod, at this point I can say I hate using this rod, to much spatter burning through a lot, I’d always you 7018 but you know, not the one I typically wanna learn, this video is great for me so Thankyou very very much
I am barely starting to use 5p 6010. . Practicing and so far so good with this technique whip n pause and sometimes just dragging it downhill taking my time. Both look good . I am gonna watch as many videos as I can because right now I have the opportunity at work to look at how welders do the root and hot pass. I'm also practicing walking the cup with argon it works pretty cool. Very good videos brother ,thanks
Thank you this is going to help me a lot I can start an arc and get a straight line all I need was the technique. Going to practice this when I get home from work. I am only a hobbyist but, am planning to save up to get my 4g cert.
I just usually take grinding brush after each pass but also use chisel as well. Very good influential video. However would've liked to hear more about amps in relation to uphill, horizontal and flat as well as base thickness. Thank God.
I noticed you raised up slightly when you went back to the puddle on the return of the whip. Are you supposed to raise up or keep the arc length identical as you whip?
Really interesting to see, very limited use of 6010/11 here in the UK, it is nearly all 6013 and 7016. I have some 5p+ but rarely get them out. Bohler Phoenix 6013 is the go-to rod in my box now, with some 7016 thrown in. I'll try and send you some, you can make a video about them :) We should have a 'send-a-rod-to-jody' month
We were joking about this at work: How much weld do you need to deposit to get anywhere? Which led to the idea of having a scale, so you could weigh each student's practice piece before and after... SO, one of the requirements of a class might be that you have to burn up fifty pounds of rod or something. Five kilos is a lot!
that was pretty informative i was helping my neighbor beef up a car dolly so it would handle a truck and i noticed him doing the whip and pause i asked but he didnt give me a clear answer other than he doesn't think about it he just does it i guess he suffers from that I've been doing it so long syndrome too lol he has been alot of help to me and between you, chuckE2009, and him i might some day get to be an ok welder lol
I feel like I'm learning more from you than my 14k school. I was just looking for 6010 videos! I'm working on Open butt 4g bevels. I spent a lot of time on 3g and was hoping for some insight on 4g.
@@reptilianash3653 it really depends on your perspective. I took a welding job out of school and decided there was too much focus on “time in” vs actual skill. Finished the project that company was working on and quit. I gained a lifelong skill and I’ve used it over the years for personal and side jobs, it’s more than paid for itself, not to mention I did pay off my student loans using only income from welding. It was worth it to me, 100%
Your the best< and I love your videos. Its nice meeting and seeing you to learn a few tricks as I start my second week of class tomorrow. But thanks for the tips, and Ill see more... Just had to let you know.
Thank you so much for your great instruction. I have always stuck to 6013 & 7018 for farm and my rural machine shop but I acquired over a thousand pounds of 3/32” 6010 rods still sealed in cans at an auction. I was determined to learn how to use them. I actually love them now and since I watched your videos I’m improving. About to weld up a coral with 2 3/8” schedule 80 pipe. Should I continue using the 3/32” rod or switch to 1/8”? Thanks again, Randy
When the camera shows that welding you see a beautiful pool. Is that what you see with your eyes through your helmet ? I think my helmet seems brighter than that and i wonder if i need to get darker filtering ?
You can easily change the shade of your helmet filter! I think all helmets come with a Shade 10, but you can buy anything from Shade 5 to 13 or 14 I think. Just go up one number, they're only a few dollars. You might want to change for different situations, so it's well to have a little collection of them, plus a bunch of the clear cover pieces which tend to get burnt up.
Try wearing sunglasses below your auto hood 👍🏻 or yellow tinted shades, even tinted reading glasses, mess with the settings, try shining bright LED on the work area..
I'm in welding school and taking my vertical and horizontal class this semester. I'll try this whip and pause technique, but really I've just put my amps at 65 and run a straight line with the occasional whip back if need be. Though I need to get some more metal on the backside of my roots, so perhaps this will do that for me? :)
I hate 3f. Im doing the lap joint in the verticle position I weld from top to bottom and when I do it its all convex, but when its horizontal its flush and looks good. I had the same problem with not getting enough penetration now I just shove the electrode to where the sparks fly out the back.
I have so many problems using those 6010, 6011 rods I just cant them, anyway my teacher says that we really don't need to clean after every pass because the 6010 electrodes are fast freeze rods that will burn off any slag. Now I dont know if thats what is causing my horrible welds but I really need to change my technique, amps, or clean up after every pass.
You still need to clean them but to say you dont need to clean at all is bullshit, cleanliness is godliness in welding as well as other things. Them being fast freeze just means that they wont get all runny and waterfall like 7018 will when doing vertical or overhead welding if you're doing it wrong, also if you've doing a groove test, a 6010 root does not need a back strip but if you're doing 7018 root you do because of the properties of the rod.
Great video, it helped me out a lot, but i have a few questions. What kind of current did you set your welder on? DCEP, DCEN, or AC? What was your amperage set on? I usually have mine on at 100A.
Chris Sedberry DCEP is required for 6010. The last digit not only tells the electrode coating's composition (in this case, cellulose and sodium) but it gives the required current as well. Amperage requirements are affected by the diameter of the electrode. According to a chart I was given for school, 100A is only good for 1/8" 6010. 100A is too hot for 3/32" and too cold for 5/32".
Edalio. you do drag but in a different direction. For example When going right to left the stinger will be to the left of the arc/tip of electrode When going left to right the stinger will be to the right of the arc/tip of electrode. if you have more questions just ask!
6013 is best for thiner materials , clean metal, low Penetration, high build up, low spatter, easy Slag and spatter clean up, pretty beads where grinding isn't wanted. 6011 is a deep Penetrating "hotter" arc rod. best suited for burning through rust, paint, oils, dirt, galvanized and poor fit up situations. hard to master, high spatter with very clingy slag. to have a good looking bead is challenging. lots of cleanup. 6010 is the same as 6011, yet has more weld metal deposition. best suited for high filling situations.
6010 works great for training because it's harder to make "pretty" beads. This about practice of a necessary skill , not visually satisfying results! We took students off the block and had them passing 6G pipe tests in 19 weeks, but they welded their arses off as they should. Want to get hired? Learn to work HARD and pass bend tests. Bend tests don't lie.
Wait so if a bead looks really smooth, I made it wrong? I've been whipping back and faster than in the video and my welds have come out looking more like a 7024 bead.
Why are most of the welding jobs for a new guy around $15-$18/hour and typically ask for 1-2 years experience?? How can one get experience if they don’t have experience first to even get a job? I see so many people saying there’s big money in welding yet when I look for jobs they all are around $15-$18/hour…that doesn’t seem like big money to me..not compared to most other jobs.
Hi folks. Rapid question on the 6010 : what are the minimum characteristics of a welding machine to run them well? Is the 6011 type more forgiving about the equipment? My machine is a Telwin ADVANCE TIG227MV, if it may help. (Side note, I write from Italy and the 6011 is quite rare)
