You're one of those fortunate people that can do anything you set your mind to. And you don't give up. I really admire that because I get disouraged after a whille
Weld done Andrew ! You are a natural. The more you strike an arc, the better you will get. I love the direction you're heading with the videos...keep up the welding and show us your progress.
Practice makes perfect. 🤙 Great channel. Have you thought about making different play lists? Also for those of us that really want to binge watch a play list with all the videos would be awesome we could watch over and over to help with your numbers. 👍🤙🤔
OMG Andrew! Once you get all practiced up you will be,able to make an avante garde sculpture with your old well bits. And of course furniture. It will be awesome🙃👍👍👍👍
Andrew when welding two pieces of metal as you would when filling a crack in plaster cut a V so you pool the weld in that V, building the weld runs to the level you require that will make a stronger joint and you should always clean the slag off with a wire brush before attempting to weld over any previous weld that way you shouldn't get any air holes but you doing very well so keep going take care.
Hi Andrew , You would far better learning on 3mm angled steel that is not zinc plated . Firstly the zinc oxide fumes that are given off can give you severe flu like symptoms, secondly it interferes with the flow of the metal in the weld bead/pool. As you get more experienced at striking your arc try and perform an overlapping circular motion to move along the weld path this will help enormously with encouraging the weld pool to flow more evenly . Err on the side of a higher power setting that will give you more penetration and a more stable weld pool , dont try and advance the weld pool too quickly before the edges of the pool have melted and flowed together . When learning with lightweight workpieces be sure to clamp your work down to avoid the rod pulling onto and sticking to the workpiece.
I was shown the basic set up for arc welding by a farmer and he recommended a face shield . Reason being that as a beginner it’s handy to see where you are intending to weld etc then you bring face shield up to strike the arc. Ok it means you are working one handed but much easier than having to take off helmet and put on again
Well done for a first attempt, best laugh I have had in ages because it brought back so many memories from my apprenticeship 50 odd years ago. First bit of advice, make sure you clamp both ends of the weld job together then tack weld the pieces in position. When you weld, the metal expands and moves, hence the gap you came across half way up the weld. Second, make sure your rods are the right diameter, rule of thumb, if the metal is 1mm thick, use a 1 mm rod, so the rod diameter should be as close as possible to the thickness of material. Third, as you already know, practice makes perfect. Personally, and with my failing eyesight, I would learn TIG welding, you will need a bottled gas for this, but you will have so much more control, the welds will be much neater, no slag to grind off and you can fill gaps as you move the electrode and filler rod. If you buy an inverter welder, it can do TIG and stick welding in the same machine. I have two for sale but I am in UK at the moment, soon to be in Spain. I would recommend a Jasic TIG180, cost in UK £735 inc VAT, second hand price for a good unit, £300 to £400. This will do TIG welding and stick welding.
You're on the right path to soldering! Never forget the power Amps that you regulate in the machine, on the electrodes box it is written the minimum and maximum amperes that the electrode works, for thin metal it uses minimum amperes and for thick metal it uses maximum amperes. Amps is very important. Drip the pieces onto the edges before soldering. For non-breaking welding, use a basic electrode. For general purpose welding use rutile electrode. I love your videos 👌👍👨🏭
As to applying film, a little dishwashing soap in the water helps too. To help it conform to curves, one typically first lay it on outside, fasten loosely with tape and use a hot air gun / hot hair dryer to shrink the bits that want to form folds ("fingers") Plenty of good RU-vid videos on the subject. When using multiple pieces (fitting multiple narrower pieces also helps to combat curvature as the film doesn't need to shrink as much in the shorter width when the glass is curved both vertically and horizontally) overlap the films about 2 cm. When fairly solidly in place, using new sharp blade, cut through both layers in the middle of the overlap and pull away the excess pieces. With the rubber spatula work to stick the edges down,working both pieces towards the joint.
You are a natural with welding don't give up, maybe put a welding glass in front of the camera or we are getting welder blind ness. thanks for your movie.😇💟💟💟 love you guy.
Hey Mate , it took you a bit to get it but good . I have been a welder for close to 40 years. A little advice , when you weld those 2 pieces of square tubing after you are done cut cross ways and you should be able to see where the penetration of the weld is . The bead is important but the penetration is just as important ! Get yourself a metal cutting blade for your saw . Not a jigsaw but the circular saw . That will show you the penetration . Also never mig / tig weld in a wind it blows the gas away from the nozzle and you won’tbe able to weld .
Well it is nice to see someone having a go! I have done some diy arc welding in the past but recently I have been attracted to TIG welding, stick may work for a farmer but if I was thinking about furniture I would certainly give TIG a thought. I give you a link to Wray Schelin he builds classic cars and has a school in Boston area U.S. This video shows him teaching a young girl to weld in a few hours and it is impressive, also he shows a couple of welders on there that are relatively inexpensive. They are available on Amazon in the U.K. and possibly in Spain or Portugal. As most welders are Chinese made and one certainly needs to know that they can be repaired locally. There is also a lot of rubbish on the market so be careful. Limitations of TIG is the limitations on the thickness of the metal especially in low amperage models, Also of course TIG can be used with Aluminium (not with the cheaper one seen in the video.) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RnrBNByvCVQ.html I watched that viudeo a few months back and the cheap $250 machine not available from Amazon at the moment, apart from the old Miller machine he uses in his school they are using the Everlast.
Great job Andrew!!! Make sure you are careful welding Galvanized metal, the fumes can be toxic. I know you like to do your research, so take a few a minutes and look up the precautions for welding Galvanized.
Andrew, you sure do mix up the content, keeping us entertained and inspired. When you get to 10,000 subscribers..soon, I'd suggest filming a TEA MAKING CEREMONY, 🍵 😀 😋
As you can now attest. Stick welding is a skill that requires allot of practice. My i suggest getting the MIG welder out. I have seen a much shorter learning curve with MIG and TIG welding. Just my two cents worth. Either way, this is skill that I believe everyone doing projects or wanting to be self-reliant should learn. Well done Andrew
Looks like your rods were a bit thick for the metal thickness. Always keep your rods dry and away from any kind of moisture, even high humidity can effect them. The idea isn't to find the setting that barely strikes a bead. You need to find what it takes to burn through or blow out. Work your setting down from there, you'll get a much more consistent bead. Finally put a drop of soap in you water for the tint application. A hard plastic squeegee will help scrape the air bubbles out and firmly set the tint film. Thanks for your time....love the content.
Also turn the welder up a bit and if it blows through then turn the power down . The bead can look great but penetration is what keeps the pieces together .
love it, a great insight into what its like to try having never done it before, i did arc welding in college but that was 20 years ago and i’ve been seriously considering getting a little machine and having a go, cheers for the honest no bull vid.
Great effort !.. in fact Im sure can almost hear the shipyards of Portugal calling "Andrew .. come and help us to build our fleets of ships" ,, then again my Portuguese is not that good ........ it was most likely the fridge saying .... " come and have a cold one old chap .. great effort ,, now put your feet up and go for it again tomorrow" . Well done matey ... onwards and upwards .
What a great enthousiasm! I really had to laugh so hard with your first attempt and your sense of humor about that. But yes, you did very well, in the ongoing proces. Thank you for a great video.
Always great to learn something new. My nephew is a professional welder working in the oil patch in Alberta, Canada. But I wouldn’t know where to start. I’m sure practice makes perfect!
Always worth trying and practicing 😀 A lot of MIG welders also do stick welding when you don't need the gas passivation. Worth checking the instructions you may already be ready 👍👌
All beginnings are hard, even Einstein started in elementary school, so dont give up, you'll be fine. I stick stickers or foil on wet surfaces, with a little washing-up liquid in the water. Then you can control the foil much more and then you rub the moisture out as best as possible with your wiper, the sun does the rest.
I did mot watch the end of the video before I made my prior comments. I think you got this. Did you play with the settings to get a good arc. The less pitting the stronger weld. Your a natural. well done.
You should be able to order via Amazon, check via which country, i live in Hungary and order through germany, their prices are quite correct and delivery fees reasonable. But the parkside range for beginners is best quality/ price, i own quit a few parkside tools, even some for more than 5years and none of them have broken yet, despite using them almost daily. Also einhell i am pleased with, not their sandingmachines, but tablesaw. Bigger names, metabo, Stanley break within 2 years... do have no experiences with welding, but heard from other people their contentness. Hope this info gets you further. Will subscribe now to your channel, quit enjoy it. Keep well.
You have to strike that stick against the metal like a match to get it started. If it keeps sticking to the metal like that, increase your amperage in small increments and you'll do just fine m8.
Hi Andrew it’s like any think that you do for the first time (practise makes perfect ) you will master it in the end .maybe a bit more amps will help .🤣🤣😂😂👍
Joint preparation is key to get the penetration in there, and keep covered-UV burns are painful. Check out R-Tech welding up in Gloucester I have a 180 amp mig set that will do stick, well impressive bit of kit for less than £500 just make sure you get a few extra copper tips for the mig torch.
Late comment : If you watch Gold Rush ( History channel) most are welders .. the best Juan said not to press too much and too long at the area. Also to slant the solder when you weld
Get a higher output welder higher amps . keep your rods dry in a enclosed cupboard and lightbulb switched on all the time when damp else they won't work . practice makes perfect . you will be making gates and furniture before u know it and people all around will pay you to do stuff
God work Andrew! Why not weld something useful for the outdoors (until it's time fore furnitures). Maybee buy some wheels and weld a little handy wagon for the traktor? :-)
I would get the mig welder out and you will find its much easier to use..stick is good but takes a knack you have to touch the rod to the metal and as soon as it sparks you need to pull the rod back just a hair an it will keep welding but touching it it will just stick to the metal but ghat you already know...a yway take a course on stick welding or have someone who is a welder show you
Cut your rods in half, till you have enough control, when your rod sticks, immediately release the rod. Practice running a bead on a flat surface, use higher heat settings. Good luck
Great video, welding is looking good well done, the windscreen on the bus, I hate the tint film done it on my van took several attempts until I was happy. Great work 👍
Thousands for a welding machine 🤣🤣🤣🤣….I would have imagined even a few hundred pounds would be extravagant but ok….weather looks great compared to the UK though…..the way things are turning out here in the UK I would be surprised if thousands of British emigrated to Portugal this year.
It is mainly practice and reserch. Comes naturally when its its you're job but we still get the wtf going on here moments. Just beware of cheaper inverter MMA welders off ebay claiming 200 amps. If you're happy with you're brothers, get one of them.
Settings are too low it's an arc welder and you are not producing an arc,start with an high setting and if you are creating holes turn it down until you get it rite,and when you are welding galvanised metal you are producing poisonous gases drink plenty of milk or stout beer .and you are using the wrong rods they are too thick they are for heavy gauge steel,hope this helps you.
