Hes a genius with his trade craft. I've always been comfortable with a pull technique but the few tips on the drag and the flatter tip angle. Also not being over the piece helped my welds so much. I dreaded welding after this video. I found enjoyment with it. Also ugly welds help with the dread. Nice, even and consistent welds add to the enjoyment. This video made a change in my welds that are night and day with the difference. I never would've thought a half hr video would be the transformation I badly needed. Other channels with different imstruction for proper techniques ate what's causing the lack of interest with welding. His style with his explanation. Places him far, far above his closest competitor. I'm 3g 6g stick certified. But never at all enjoyed what I was doing. I purchased a pro mig 180 and have had for 10 yrs with little to no use at all. After watching this. I'm out in the garage dragging welds. Doing it for hobby or entertainment. Was scared of weld not taking and failing later on. No longer do I feel that way. He provided the proper instruction for improved technique, that built and eventually gave me the confidence and assurance. Thank You So Much, and I Greatly appreciated you taking 30 mins. To change people's lives who include welding into it. WoW is all I can say....
@garry3013 you mentioned you are 3G 6G certified. If that’s the case why would you think that your MiG weld “would not take and fail later on”? Once you have the basics down on melting two pieces of metal together, you should know if a weld is sufficient enough or not. Being a certified welder should make that even more true.
Good afternoon , I have just watched your video with Mike DiLuccia. I have been welding for 57 years and without a doubt that is the most instrutive video I have ever watched,so beautifully explained and so easy to understand. I am 71 and still in the workshop 9 hours a day, probably welding 6 of those hours and its the the old story that you are never too old to learn and I have certainly learned a lot today. Thank you.
Respect for you my man, and i'm glad that you enjoy it, i'm 34 and just learning how to weld, i'm going for mig welding since i have rust on my chassis. I was always anxious for rust holes in chassis, but this year i'm going to win it and learn how to weld.
I'm 34 aswell lol, I am a steel pipe welder I weld flanges and butt welds and many other custom pieces, I am struggling with small sockets and branches, ( hand positions) is very poor and need help with visual, ( very large weld gun tip) as I weld big pipe 8inch up to 18inch??? Thank you if you can help me 💪
I’m a DIY car guy; I fabricate a little sometimes and I mostly mig and this video has taught me more simple tricks than I’ve ever been able to get from other sources before! Thank you Mike!
Best MIG welding video on RU-vid. Thank you so much!!! I have a shop full of welders including dual pulse MIG, and now I am almost a welder because of watching you. The fundamentals you presented are spot on. I had the same results as Travis; my welding improved within 20 minutes after watching this. Thanks again!
*BeadMaster Mike. This will get a million views. Love how he keeps it super simple and samurais the sacred cows of welding a la "settings label on the lid on my welder says ....". Would love to see a cut and dye on there, just for comparison.*
Thank you for this "VERY" informative video. It's been many years since I have done any welding and I believe after watching this video I could weld better now than ever before. I will apply this to my practice welding starting tomorrow. It will be so much fun to weld again after 40 years of not welding. With a learning disability I absorbed his teachings and explanations so well. Thank you very much Abner Miller
Not surprised that this fella is running a whole crew. As Instructors go, he has Leadership all over him! Management can be taught to almost anyone. Leadership, has a HUGE gap between those that have it, and those that don't, IMO. Have had TOO many Instructors that were capable in their field, but had no skills whatsoever, in being able to pass those skills on. They just didn't understand, that others saw anything other than what they saw! Anti-Spatter spray... Pam Cooking oil was supposedly sold by more than a few Welding supply outfits as Anti-Spatter spray. canola Oil inna spray bomb. Thanks! Worth the time spent to watch! Rare stuff!
Great video. Glad as an experienced welder, you were humble enough to ask the right questions. That really helped me as a 1st year welder.... Great teaching from you both....
I'm a welder as well , I've always noticed that welders that are awesome at what they do , never tell anyone that they are a great or even a good welder , but if they are a welder that is always telling people how good they are, 99.9% of those guys aren't worth a crap at it !! I like how he says at the beginning how he wants to show people how to be a better welder , that's really cool!! Thanks for the video
Travis, watching your discoloration from the coupon you're welding changed dramatically when Mike corrected you. I am left handed and owned my MIG in 84. I welded stick on the farm, I can't wait to "Listen" to the rhythm and laugh if you will, I found myself practicing those movements at the table! I am retired! Love MIG Master Mike. What a humble dude. Thank you for shedding "Light" on this topic.
OutfluffingSTANDING! This video changed it all for me. I've been making some of the world's best booger welds for a couple decades... but after a few minutes, they get better... I've played with gas pressure, voltage and wire speed ad NAUSEUM, to small avail. Thank you for sharing all this experience and knowledge for the rest of us to learn. Rest assured that you two have made the world a much better place in half an hour, and to borrow a phrase from Premier Power Welders--REAL MEN WELD NAKED! 🤣 (Subscribed for life!)
Only time to clamp the other hand, in my opinion, is.. if you're pushing the weld or if you have an injury in the hands. Thabks for inviting Mike on this episode. It was 👍 You both are on point, and I learned from this video. Great job. First time seeing your channel.
Thankyou to both of you for setting this session up. Mike, I now understand more about how my welds are not working, and why. Videoing my work, never thought of that. I am looking forward to doing lots of practice welds, the create my own welding trolley, to help organise my workshop. ❤ Next will be toning down to sheet metal for my car repairs. One step at a time. Thankyou once again.
Great vid! Was a D1.1 structural welder for many years, hard wire 75/25, short circuit, later years metal core gassing with 85/15 spray mode. Good tip for controlling arc blow (wandering or splattering arc) make a short auxiliary ground bolted to the table and experiment with where you clamp to the work piece. Try welding to it or away from it.Round tube, wrap it or loop back and forth sometimes clockwise or counter clockwise around the tube. Changes the magnetic field created by the DC current. Tack positions can also have an effect too. Really sweet welds, with a MIG, sound of arc lets me know I’m on it. Super clean ground to work connection very important. P & O is really nice material to work with! All the details are a factor. Thanks, fun watching a real craftsman.
I hope he starts a RU-vid channel his welding is top notch to say the least and hey Sylvesters was on point with just the little help imagine in a couple months what he could obtain!
Great information guys. Thanks for making this video. I'm always trying to improve my structural welding game and this helped a lot. This technique doesn't quite work as well in pulse but short arc you are spot on.
This is awesome I haven't picked up a welder for over 20 years I didn't get to finish learning I still remember some bits but this is going to help me massively thanks
My, my!! I never really did much with MIG however, TIG is another story. my thing was primarily custom bicycle frames with either stainless or titanium. These welds are not only structural, they must be cosmetically perfect seeing as they are never painted. Mike has it dialed in with MIG, good stuff, Mike!!
There's folks that are born with a master skill and then there's us that have to learn over time this guy is a sculpture maker with a welder this was awesome to watch.
Good video I learned to pull from the beginning I learned on CO2 and still use CO2 , maybe now that I’m starting to do some car resto I might do body panels with C25
Great video, guys. Lots of information to absorb. It is always easiest to learn when someone knows what they teach. I know that may sound foolish, but if you've ever had someone try to teach you that doesn't know 100% what they are teaching, it really makes a difference. Thank y'all so much for what you did and what you showed. God bless and y'all stay safe out there.
Great video I was taught to pull not push 30 odd years ago, one thing I was also taught more so on thinner metal if you have a horizontal plate and a vertical sheet that is also the edge of the sheet rather than the than the bottom plate that you are welding in the middle of ( not a edge) I was told to focus the weld to the bottom to get the heat into the bottom plate & flick it out to the vertical as it’s harder to get the penetration in the lower plate without overheating the top vertical sheet. With that in mind he showed doing the Es & pursing at the top could it be pursued at the bottom or is that more for thinner metal. I am still learning I would love to sit down with a really good welder like him that talks real logical tips with experience to back it up.
Ur videos are the best man anytime im curious about something or just wana learn how to do something new i search and ur channel pops up, awsome stuff for real and I appreciate you helping all of us learning the tricks of the trade
I can't wait to try this. I definitely get better results using .030 vs .035 wire. My auto dark hood is a 20+ yo cheapo. At 62, my vision has declined and it's hard to see my welding. I never thought the helmet quality or having the hood cape would matter that much. Time to reinvest in my hobby. Thank you.
This vid is priceless...And it bums me out. I learned to push mig, and I'm also a lefty that's been in many a dumb positions but I always made it work. Damn I need to try dragging! And NO, I didn't do any structural it was alot of odd and ends stuff (QTs in South TX have alot of my welded screens) but it's always exciting to learn! Thanks guys!!
@@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS words to live by , my friend - I'm doing a 1967 Camaro Pro street and installing new quarters (aftermarket crap) and learning every day
@@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS maybe you can help with a question - 1967 Camaro roof rail "rain gutter" as it gets to the A pillar and goes along the vent window edge (theres a space between the two , i ordered a appx one inch long clip that covers the gap between the two " how does that install ? " , glue and squeeze - drill hole and plug weld ?
Thanks again for taking the time to show us more. Really appreciate the time work you guys put in for us. I weld forward chasing the heat zone with backward C's , old stick practices. Practising this one in my head as im typing.
I like the HF tig gloves for most welding. If I get into "production" where things get hot I have thick gloves. Most the time.. I don't have the convenience of clean metal or simple positions. And the need to just get it done. So choose a setting and go at it.
After watching this I wanna go buy a welder and start to learn how to weld. I use to stick weld 30 years ago but never learned how to do this type of welding.
Great explanation, for me the most important part of welding is to be relaxed, dont death grip the gun, dont tense up your elbow and shoulder, just get into a comfortable position and stack.
Try a cut and etch on a few sections and see what it looks like, better yet run beads on a coupon and try a guided bend, charp, ect. it might look purdy but will it pass an X-ray? or should i ask is this how they are teaching MIG welding at Lincoln Electric welding school or General Dynamics out east? I didn't see that back in the 70's
As I said this isn’t structural welding to hold up buildings and bridges. But there is a testament to strength if you look up Carlisuspension and look at any of the desert videos of the parts I weld being absolutely hammered underneath 9k lbs trucks being jumped and ran through whoop sections my welds hold up pretty good 😂
SouthernGround exactly unless those welds are tested you don't know what ya got i don't care how pretty they are .Guys that never been tested or certified workin in uncertified shops is a lawsuit waiting to happen when things go snap imo...just my .02 cents
@@mikediluccia88 Decades and decades of welding engineering by countless engineers and organizations like AWS, ASTM ect are no longer valid? 🤔.... Mka...... but you didn't answer my question, have pyou tryed coupon testing these methods against known and tested methods? it might not be rockets to the moon but a long walk in the desert sucks.
Thank you for sharing the knowledge, and properly explaining how to the process works. I have recently started mig welding and this is going to help me get better. I am currently on .035 thinking it would be better. Damn, I was wrong. 😅
🙏 it’s been a great pleasure watching learning from valuable guys like you imparting skills techniques rules especially how to achieve perfect results 🫡excellent video and skills ❤
I would like to see his welds cut and etched to see what the penetration is. Easy Off oven cleaner will etch the metal enough to look at the weld kernel. It looks like a lot of build up on the surface. Thr welds are beautiful. Excellent tutorial, thank you.
If you cross section a mig weld and acid etch it , the pull will typically have a little less penetration than the push method. Having said that, I pull myself because it’s just how I’ve always done it. Do I think there’s much difference ? No idea, but I’ve never seen one fail and that be the issue. I’m a CWI if it matters. My guy here has a great approach to relaying welding knowledge and I’m definitely subscribing. Great video
I wish I could weld 1/4 as good as both you guys. My mantra is "Make it stick and grind off the ugly" ! LOL! Tomorrow I'll be out in the shop to try these tips. THanks!
It's the heat soaked material that attracts the spatter. If the parent material is cooler, th BBs roll or don't stick. But when it's hot hot hot, the molten metal wants to stick to it more, cause the temps are closer to that adhesion temp, so atoms can fuse much easier.
exactly! if you want to slow down and make your puddle stack, you can't use the auto settings (like Miller has) Those auto-sets are designed for a fast weld, you can't be working back into the puddle. Adjusting my hood so i can see made a huge difference for me. Help for uphill welds please - specifically how to spot when you're too hot/ cold.
Drag = more penetration but higher bead profile, push = less penetration and flatter bead profile. When you drag you're constantly pointed and digging into the molten puddle, if you whip forward then back into the puddle you preheat the area you're about to weld too. When you push, you're constantly pointing towards unwelded and "colder" base metal. Don't let the rookies tell you otherwise, they've probably never read a metallurgy book.
Beautiful looking welds “stacking dimes” technique, but would question penetration on 1/4” or thicker plate fillet welds with MIG (GMAW) process without going up to Spray Arc Transfer voltage settings with the appropriate shield gas.
THANK YOU, FOR THIS AWESOME "LESSON/TUTORIAL!!! THIS REALLY ILLUSTRATES THAT WELDING IS A LEARNED, PERFECTED, THEN PRACTICED "SKILL"!!!!!!!!! "BRAVO!!! MUCH APPRECIATED!!! "ALWAYS BE COMFORTABLE, DAMN IT, EVERY TIME!!!"........."ABCD,E"...
WD "It's got water in it". Its a Water Dispersing agent, I can guarantee there isn't any water on WD40. If the base weld metal is shiny clean, welder and gas settings have been set up on a test plate there will be little or no spatter. The best way to establish welder the best settings is to do test plates. Too much gas is expensive, especially here in the UK where a large bottle of gas will set you back roughly £120 ($150) plus tax and not including bottle rental. Another important consideration for getting the perfect weld is comfort. Do a "dry run" and effectivelydo the weld without pulling the trigger. This will show you if you are in the right position to complete the weld comfortably or if you run into a physically uncomfortable position and cannot maintain the right distance or technique.
I’m curious as to why you watched the video since you’re already a professional ? I constantly preach. There’s 1 million ways to do things do whatever works for you.
@@SYLVESTERSCUSTOMS The reason I watch and indeed subscribe to many welding and fabrication channels is because it is interesting to see how other people go about the same or similar tasks. And you never know, one might just learn a tip or new way to doa task that might be better (or worse) than the current practice. Every day is learning day.
No doubt very much to be learned, but felt that it really was set up for just the two of you. I didn’t feel included in the learning process. But I’ll keep checking back…
