How to Set Amperage for Stick Welding

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A methodical introduction to setting amperage during shielded metal arc welding.
Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc welding (MMA), stick welding or rod welding works best when the amperage is set correctly. The included stick welding amperage chart provides a good starting point. From there, the amp setting can be fine tuned experimentally.
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@TimWelds 2 года назад

You can learn to weld. I'll show you exactly what to do in my affordable online welding courses at courses.timwelds.com.

@larryniidji 2 года назад

At 72 I have done many things but always avoided welding. Having recently gotten hold of a small welder, it is time. This was great info!

@ralphfrench2924 Год назад

47 and I just started also , never to old to learn something new .👍🏼👍🏼

@gatoborracho4572 8 месяцев назад

Yes, It's never too late to learn anything

@mapex311 7 месяцев назад

40 here and same. done wood working & building furniture, plumbing, basic house electrical & networking, land& hardscaping, felled bunch of trees, car and lawn equipment maintenance and repairs, etc etc. Always wanted to try welding though. Picked up a small yeswelder. Best of luck to y'all!

@fixedit8689 7 месяцев назад

At 59, I’m tired of welding. 38 years as a millwright doing anything from structural, pipe, sanitary pipe and various other welding, I just let the other guys weld while I supervise.

@teamallyracing1780 6 месяцев назад

@@fixedit8689time to be a plumber know

@signman9975 2 года назад

I am teaching myself to stick weld and most channels tell you to dial it in without really telling you how to dial it in. This is the most informative video I've seen on the subject. Moving the amps incrementally and showing what to look for has helped me immensely and let me start doing better welds.

@daleworden189 2 года назад

I have been going around different RU-vid channels for welding tips and realised it’s too hard to learn from to many different people. Not that some are worse/better than others just hard because lots of people have different techniques. I find your style and the way you explain things to be the most straight forward and easiest to understand. Thanks for sharing!!

@dannytse185 Год назад

those who can reach mastery can understand all methods and execute all.

@ericmaxwell4161 10 месяцев назад

This guy is a high quality teacher.

@tbilal11201 3 года назад

Thank you for including the metric unit.

@marsbase3729 3 года назад

@Oakley John woah! I read this and realized IT'S A SCAM!!! 🙄

@mpirokajosephmgcokoca2355 2 года назад

I thought I was the only one who battles with these inches and quarter inches

@TheIdeasGuy 2 года назад

Down with the imperial measurement system!

@InsaneTreefrog 2 года назад

What's metric? I thought that was only for sockets

@RwP223 Год назад

@@mpirokajosephmgcokoca2355 Imperial system for low IQ individual: 1 divided by 2 is 1/2 (one half), One half divided by 2 is 1/4 (one quarter), One quarter divided by 2 is 1/8 (one eighth), One eighth divided by 2 is 1/16 (one sixteenth), do you want me to go on?

@ewfd813 Год назад

Hey Tim, I recently began an adult education program at my local Boces and so far much of it has been “go in the booth and figure it out” after briefly being shown how to get the stick welder going, and i just wanted to thank you so much for these videos where you go into detail! They are extremely helpful for people like me who have zero welding experience and I’ve deff seen improvement from them! I’m going to look into your stick welding course to supplement my hands on experience in getting from Boces

@Natedoc808 Год назад

Cannot thank you enough for taking the time to make these videos for beginners. Before I found your channel I checked out a couple others and while they made a good effort, their videos were not nearly as well organized, clear, concise, well edited and produced to your standard. It is very much appreciated and the video tutorial community could learn much from what you do. Again, Mahalo!

@W_Rational 3 года назад

Thanks a lot Tim. Really helpful. The chart is a great guide for me as a beginner. The sizes in metric help a lot for us Europeans. 👍

@tslim250 Год назад

You're beginner video's have been invaluable for me with learning how to become better. I've played with arc welding with car batteries in the past just as silly projects but now that i have a serious project looking me in the face i'm working on doing better and from what i learned before and you now i'm advancing along really nicely. I've made a test coupon weld that withstood a good amount of hammer punishment and the weld never broke but the plate sure bent. excellent.

@quickdrawmcgraw4394 2 года назад

I've been tight welding for a couple years. Needed to build some things I can't fit in my shop so I figured I'd pickup the stick. Thanks to you I feel like I've been able to pick it up pretty well after just half a day. Appreciate it good sir.

@petar807 4 месяца назад

Great video. I've been interested in welding for a long time and did some DIY projects, but I've never seen the process of finding the right current explained this well.

@yvesf5355 3 года назад

Hey Tim ,love this chart I'm a new stick welder and you make my guessing job a lot easier thanks

@truebluekit 3 года назад

Wow... this was incredibly helpful. Thank you! And thank you for including metric measurements!

@TimWelds 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@patriciofreire3375 Год назад

Clear, concise, and accurate. Thank you for this video. I even saved it so I can re-watch it when necessary.

@glenstokes2222 3 года назад

Very helpful. Also explaining what a good weld looks like. Good job.

@glenstokes2222 Год назад

So, off the back of these videos I built a 150 sq m steel roof over my container in the jungle in Costa Rica. Thanks Tim!

@derekharbison1101 3 месяца назад

That is just gold!

@AlexLopez-yv6rr 3 года назад

Thanks a lot never welded in my life learned a lot from your videos bought me a small welder so I could repair my trailer with a crack frame

@tmsunderrajan 2 года назад

Hello! I am from India. I am 73 years younger person. I often do some engineering works and many of them involve welding. Few years back I bought an used Inverter welding machine on sale. However I am still not sure about the polarity of the work and the holder. Different people give different ideas. I have seen some of your videos. Hence I would be thankful if you can shed some light on this. Thanks again.

@westhurman2819 3 года назад

Thanks Tim. I'm a longtime DIYer. So, when I had a need to weld some items, I figured that I'd just buy a cheap welder, practice with a couple of weld runs, and then take care of my project. Boy was I humbled!!! I now have a great respect for you guys. Love your videos. Maybe, just maybe, if I watch enough of them and keep practicing, maybe I'll learn how to strike an arc at will. Right now it's hit or miss; mostly miss. But I'm determined to learn this art. Again, I love the videos and your clear explanations.

@gerardramirez6320 Год назад

Thanks haven't welded in 20 years, retired and ready to git Goin 😀. Subscribed.

@williamgibb5557 3 года назад

I have worked with pros that listen and can feel the arc to make the settings proper! Always had great success with them.

@marsbase3729 3 года назад

This was great. It really helped me to see the effects of the different amperages and how to make the corrections Thanks!

@santiagocortez9554 3 года назад

I've just started welding earlier today and this is hecka helpful

@BuildsByBaz 3 года назад

That was a great help, thanks mate.

@ronaldkobbo7347 3 года назад

This was very helpful bro. Keep them coming. Cheers

@markashlock9017 3 года назад

Really good material. Well explained and hopefully we’ll understood ; ) Thanks, and don’t stop!

@toddcott9510 3 года назад

I have TI G MIG and Oxy. But my 1970s stick welder is still in use and gives value for money results. Thanks for a good video. My best from Scotland

@GenaEnSamIAm 3 года назад

Thanks so much dude! You're a freaking rock star!

@michaelmcilrath9466 2 года назад

Fantastically helpful. Thanks for showing the differences. Great teaching!

@aerialrescuesolutions3277 3 года назад

Another great video, I'm so glad I found this channel. Thank you Tim, you have a great teaching style. JimTree

@brandocommando36 3 года назад

Hey man , thanks for the reviews I love this little stick welder . Had mine for months now, works great!

@scottmyhre2450 3 года назад

Very helpful to me. I’ve watched so many videos about welding but had not heard the comment about the “heaping of the bead (angle at which the bead meets the plate)”. Found that helpful re amperage. And had not really understood undercut before either. Thanks.

@TimWelds 3 года назад

Glad it helped. Thanks!

@shaungarrett3938 2 года назад

Really good info. I just bought the same 100 dollar stick welder. These videos are just what I've been needing.

@davecasey6104 3 года назад

Awesome video, thanks for including the metric sizes too

@roygregory8334 3 года назад

At last someone talking sense to beginners. Thanks.

@pyknight3186 Год назад

Many years stick welding experience as a teenager, taught by Grand farther. 20 years ago.Used knowledge in many jobs. Recently got one of these baby's, Röhr SMINI-140NI ARC 2 in 1 Welder. 140 Amp. Truly awesome.

@camelshark69 3 года назад

Man, you got me on the right track on my Hobart 200 multihandler! Thank you!

@victoriastreecarellcwv5263 3 года назад

I just started to play around with welding, and I have to be honest your videos are awesome! Very informative, very educational and I have learned so much in such a short time just from your videos. I have been able to take what I’ve learned from watching you and your demonstration and actually using it in the field. Thank you again!

@beanwellcnsabika2165 2 года назад

the explanation is on point thanks

@stevensunhing2618 2 года назад

Hi Tim, how I wish I could have had access to your videos 30 years ago🤣. Back in the day it was really difficult to learn to improve my welding without going to a trade school. Whatever literature I tried to read from was not as informative as your videos. Well done, you have a fantastic way of teaching us to improve in all aspects of welding. My knowledge of welding was all self taught until I began watching RU-vid in recent years.🤣. Now I'm learning to correct my mistakes that I could never understand. Thank you.

@RWD.G 3 года назад

Thanks Tim ! Just what I needed.

@anthonygolding725 2 года назад

Thanks for such informative and simply explained examples.

@robletto841 3 года назад

Nice video for us beginners, thank you.

@tomharding1120 3 года назад

great video. very informative

@mlb6d9 2 года назад

Nicely demonstrated & explained, Thanks!

@braxtonjanes5862 Год назад

thanks so much, this is the best said video for stick welding, i’m 15 and just bought a little stick welding machine to fix my broken atv frame. thanks again😁

@rabelingoodstanding2628 3 года назад

This was a very useful. thanks.

@edwardsiyavong7860 3 года назад

I'm learning something good today. THANKS MATE!👈🙂

@DIMTips 2 года назад

Another excellent video. Thank you for the advice

@manfromthemist1958 2 года назад

Thanks Tim, you answered a ot of questions i had about why i was getting poor welds, great vid, please I found you

@6x-phoenix77 2 года назад

This was very helpful. I have been struggling with this.

@johndeere5455 2 месяца назад

Thank you for the awesome information. This is tremendously helpful!!!

@MasterBuilderofTruth Год назад

Thank you for being so gentle

@maryc4463 2 года назад

Thank you so much for your videos, I'm only just starting out and am learning so much from you! ☺️

@Recluse.129 26 дней назад

Super informative! Thank you

@shaneflygood8588 Год назад

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I really appreciate it. Well-made video!

@user-ss6zt2mo1l Год назад

I welded my Tractor Mower deck today and yesterday. My experience level... 1 hour of practice welding with 3/32" 6013 on 16ga sheet metal.. lol. So started to try to weld the mower deck. I tried it at 90amps and it was blowing holes through the sheet metal... backed it off to 70 and the rod was sticking. So set it at 76 and it was working. Still blew some holes throught it, but used some 6013 rod I chipped the flux off of to patch the holes. The second day (today) I turned the heat up a little bit and welded the Mower Deck Bracket back on and fixed my boo boos from yesterday. The mower deck was so thin, I had to build up enough metal to make sure it doesn't break again. It looked terrible, so I chipped off the slag, gave it a good brushing and primed and painted it. Now my mower is fixed all with a $103 Deko 160MMA. Now I need to go find some scrap metal and practice, because when I finished I just wanted to cover it up so nobody would ever see it. lol. Live and Learn. Thanks for the videos !!

@antonywooster6783 Год назад

Great! Just what I needed. Thanks!

@Thewatson77 3 года назад

Great video Tim 👍🏼 thanks for sharing.

@TimWelds 3 года назад

Thanks!

@afunvat1597 3 года назад

Very good demonstration.

@johnharrison2466 3 года назад

You have another sub, great laid back technique very detailed and Informative at the same time ,Thanks

@TimWelds 3 года назад

Awesome, thank you!

@kermitthefrog6363 2 года назад

Great teacher!!

@mikenco Год назад

Brilliant vid, thank you!

@dhirenlande4234 3 года назад

Thankyou Tim, you make a great teacher!

@TimWelds 3 года назад

Thanks so much!

@mpirokajosephmgcokoca2355 2 года назад

Your vids are well presented! 👏

@veaceslavanapislaru7310 3 года назад

This is an amazing video! Thank you!

@TimWelds 3 года назад

You're so welcome!

@nanaklif4973 Год назад

Thank you for the information Am new to stick welding

@apeterson23 3 года назад

That was cool keep doing these... they help me lots

@TimWelds 3 года назад

Thanks!

@aerotech1bob 7 месяцев назад

Great tutorial, thanks

@saulgudino3584 3 года назад

I love the explanation. This will help me a lot. Especially as I am learning on my own. Please make a video explaining the arc power settings.

@DmitryShevkoplyas 2 года назад

Great! Thank you, Tim!

@rubenvargas3547 3 года назад

Thank you Tim

@PaodeCasa 3 года назад

Great video, regards from Brasil.

@ralphfrench2924 Год назад

Awesome video,I’m learning so much 👍🏼👍🏼

@stidhamhimer Месяц назад

Thanks for the content brother

@azizaviation Год назад

great video and very helpful. all other videos that I watched are excellent. keep up the good work

@rafaeldeleon225 2 года назад

Thanks mate.... that sums up the electrode amps concept.

@julitoireneojr9587 2 года назад

Thanks for the info and video

@Rockinruffhouser 2 года назад

Took a picture of the chart even before you said to lol. Thank you so much. I have so much to learn

@temporalmadness3756 2 года назад

Im just starting to weld on a cheap machine and understanding what to look for in order to diagnose what it is that im looking at and what i'm doing is paramount.. all i was finding was people recommending brands or useless gibberish.. your explaining method is perfectly clear and the topic is exactly what a beginner needs.. if i could recomend a topic to be adressed in this manner is "weld pool control and heat management". Thanks and best regards from Argentina.

@stevetobias4890 2 года назад

Excellent tips, thank you

@amjadhani8929 Год назад

Very informative thank you

@naseausderhuette 3 месяца назад

Very helpful, thanks

@tyroneclarke1666 3 года назад

Keep making videos please. Thank you so much. 🦘🇦🇺

@johnalexander1816 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this info. Great help for a newbie like me.

@TimWelds 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@woodstovehooters4558 Месяц назад

great experiment and easy to understand and see the effect of the variables

@TimWelds Месяц назад

Thank you!

@Grumpyneanderthal 2 года назад

Well done!!

@AndyX1337 3 года назад

Wow, thank you for this valuable information, blessings

@narekgrigoryan2593 2 года назад

The tip is helpful Thank you so much

@emilyreid652 2 года назад

Very helpful, thank you

@daleworden189 2 года назад

Thanks for the tips.

@Nobody-xg2un 3 года назад

Old dynasty DX, I love that machine. I have one, and the arc on that machine with the dig control is unbeatable. I have welded alot of pipe with it in the worst weather you can throw at that machine. I've been inside roofs tying structural steel beams together. I've ran it off my miller Airpak and used the carrying strap to go into places no welder should go. That machine can weld two beer cans together then go out and weld the roof back onto a water tank that's been half blown off. That machine has made me alot of money.

@davidlixenberg5999 Год назад

I loved this piece of writing. David Lixenberg.

@SteveSnowman Год назад

Great info on using your amp-clamp to vet the output. My son just inherited a Miller Thunderbolt so this will be the 1st thing we'll do. Thanks. BTW, I just Subscribed.

@mouradpacha2670 2 года назад

you are a great teacher thank you :D

@davetaylor4741 3 года назад

Very helpful. I am a mediocre Mig welder and a poor stick welder. Settings and speed are much harder to dial in. Knowing what to look for is a big help.

@Matanumi 2 года назад

Mig man.... once you set it up its automatic

@hudatva 2 года назад

Thank you bro that was wonderful

@tomshahriari6602 3 года назад

Good video!

@williampayne5002 3 года назад

Great teacher

@yoelroque3950 8 месяцев назад

Thank u for showing this video

@novabeast148 3 года назад

Hi Tim, my name is Joe and I'm 16, I'm starting a welding coarse for my school next year and we're gonna MIG, TIG, and Stick welding and I was just trying to collect some information so i can be used to the stuff they say and I want to thank you for your videos. You have taught me so much about welding and all the concepts you need to know like arc angles and amps for different sizes of weld plates, so thank you. Have a great day.

@TimWelds 3 года назад

Awesome, Joe! I did a lot of welding in high school and clearly never stopped. Thanks for the comment!