Kelly Bar Adapter Repair 

as an electrician for 30 years now, I've learned how to fix any mistakes I make when wiring something. I think part of the learning process of any trade is to know how to fix a mistake. I bet it won't come apart now, and as for the cutting mistakes, I didn't see anything.... As usual, another great job done! If Isaac can weld (or cut), so can you! lol Have a Merry Christmas.

As a 25 year old starting out in this field I appreciate the comparison aspects of the videos, I’ve learned a lot about the repair side of welding from you. Thank you for the effort. Your son is truly blessed to have such a skilled instructor as a father. Keep it up.

Damn. 27v and 602…gotta love that spray transfer

I save plasma gouging for aluminum.. but i gotta say that hypertherm machine hauls the mail. Impressive for sure!

I could almost feel the intense heat of that work!

You are a very good teacher I can see it takes lots of patience

Another good one Isaac. Very interesting with different methods.

Your second side with the plasma says it all. As your seat time increases so does your proficiency. I"m always learning something over here. Appreciate your time.

I am totally frustrated tonight. This is my third attempt to express my thoughts you've brought out performing this repair. I went back to year ago and watched a vid when you tried out your first plasma cutter. It inspired me. I started researching and settled on a 65amp machine I saw tested against two or three other machines. A very talented friend liked mine so well (he already had a 85amp mach) he bought one also. They won't do it all but pretty handy. I turned in my acetylene tank and have reverted to cutting with propane and oxy. Your work on this adapter just re-enforces my belief. Welding is still 90% technique. I've seen the best machines fail because the operator didn't know what they should have known. Big fancy equipment makes somebody a bunch of money. I would find it interesting to follow this part when it goes back to work. How many cycles does it run,& how many hours, etc. If you told me spaghetti was the best filler material, I'd take it to the bank. Your videos have surely inspired many "weldors" to be, to dig a little harder, practice a little more and watch another I C Weld video, maybe even on or two from "On Fire Welding", LOL........ May I wish your Family a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. Let's hope this ole country finds it's way back the the principles that made it great and can be again. Ye Ole Caterpillar Cowboy

The surgeon is back at work. Nice

Issac, if my son were doing that job, he would take that big hunk over to my metal blade cutoff saw and try to get it done quickly by whacking it off with Dad's new $80 carbide blade. LOL. Great videos, you are definitely a professional.

Thanks for a year of great entertainment and have a happy festive season with the family.

You might have put it in the saw, but I like the different methods of removing metal

Plasma and laser are new toys. The control you have with arc gouger and gas torch take years of practice . Wow.

Nice to see you had time to load a video. Nice job 👍

Dress Right Dress, PROPER Repair! Phenomenal work ISAAC! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you Isaac. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. GOD bless you and your family.🎉

Bought a Miller 252 for at home after seeing how much abuse the 251 takes at work. The 252 works ok most times at home but I don't feel it's as robust as the 251 is we use at work. With multiple users (abusers) it just runs, zero feeding issues. Not sure what the differences are between the two but the 251 can take more abuse. Great video .

Your videos are great! They really need to bring back vocational schools. Your videos would be mandatory learning. 👍

Great job! That plasma works pretty slick!

Good comparison on the gouging process Isaac. Glad you took the time to show the different processes and how results may vary.

That was really good. Thank you showing the different ways and different tools to use. I got a plasma cutter not as big as one you have but it does. The trick turned out good. Thank you. Interesting stuff. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

On a job like this I would have 100% used my torch over my air arc. Never have tried plasma gouging. Good on you sir for show the options

Respect ... Some field jobs are trial and analysis. Great suff I c

Merry Christmas to you and yours. Thanks for the education and entertainment.

Nice vid. Appreciate you taking the time to show all three cutting methods.

Excellent video as always Isaac - well done from Canada!

Great job as always

Love the curved torch tips--have never seen that before !!!

Nice showing the different processes for removing old material. Skill set impressive!

90 👍's up IC WELD thank you for sharing 😎

There is no work in the shop right now so you have inspired me to practice arch gouging and vertical welding my 2 weakest skils

When I worked for a drill bit mfg company, I bought custom-made welding tips from Profax. Great video!

Great video. It was great that you showed the different ways that you can do things. You are amazing with a torch though.

Your videos are mesmerizing to watch; so satisfying to watch someone really excellent at what they're doing. For someone not in the trade, it is interesting to hear how you approach your work and the settings you use. When you arc gauge you angle the tip down into the metal, but when you plasma gauge you angle it almost flat across the metal. Maybe in a future video, you could elaborate on why a particular angle of attack, and what happens when you change the angles. Thanks for taking the time to publish this, I know that's work, too!

Very interesting ! Thanks for sharing !

U are a legend at wat u do my friend

Hi Issac….THANKS for all the information on weld type…voltage…Wire Speed….we love all those details. We thought that your wire would be .035. You did it with.030 interesting. We were hoping to see 7018 as your stick work is great. Maybe next time thanks for all that you teach….Steve

Thanks for the multiple ways to gouge/remove weld. I learn with every vid.

all ways nice to see different options to do the same job.

Fantastic work with the torch. Great Indian torch bearer 🔥👍

You Sir are a Artist of what you do. Well done fella.

Liked the use of the auto-sensing welding lens with your video! Great teaching and comparison Isaac!

Thanks for the tutorial,great to see the results. Fabulous job again Isaac

I always learn something new when I watch your videos! Thanks for sharing!

This video exhibits the efficiencies of the various gouging methods. If you have the equipment, the plasma process wins hands down. But as shown, the learning curve is pretty high for even as someone as proficient as you. We will be taking notes as you tune in the process for your current equipment.🤔 I’m also watching that jaw dropping laser welding processes. Wow! I can see the advantages when butt welding sheetmetal and controlling distortion.

I liked the different gouging methods. Carbon arc looks like the best to me. Your saw really payed off with making a good landing. I like that square that looks as handy as a shirt pocket. The welding looked good. Lots of passes but that what it takes. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge.

I love watching two true artists, you and Kurtis

Great prep. Video. I do most with a torch as I started in the late 70's. It's still what I am most comfortable with. I enjoyed the comparison and I try the plasma and airarc from time to time but still reach for the torch first. Great Video.

Great work, Isaac!

I completely agree with doing things the way you know how to do them, the way you are good at them, despite how other people might be doing it.

You are the master of the arc 👍beautiful job cheers from California

Happy New Year Isaac, to you, your wife and your son and any other family members we haven't met! I hope that you all have a great, happy and safe year! Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

Isaac you are awesome and the way you explain everything is always amazing. I have been watching for a couple of years

Sir thank you for showing all the ways to get it fixed,

Hi, excellent work and much appreciated all the hard work that goes in to you making videos can you show us you little turn table and what you made it from All the best Jamie James

Nice work

I C WELD IS A MASTER AT ANY METAL CUTTING OR SHAPING PROCESSES!

Needle scanners are a great invention what did we ever do without

Very very good Man , you are an artist with a torch I am learning from You Fantastic. !!!!

*I C Weld* Bravo well done as always, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. GOD Bless.

Nice arc shots! I agree, arc gouging is king. So much more control

You sir are actually a teacher.

Great video as you always do. You do a great job of explaining what you’re doing. Thank you

Thank you for sharing a real situation that most would expierence

I always learn something watching your videos. The plasma gouging looks like the best solution for those of us who can't handle a torch. Thanks for showing the various methods of removing that weld buildup.

Now THAT is a needle scaler.

Cool Hand Luke...try Cool Hand Isaac. Very nice work. Thank you for another fine lesson. Pray all are well with you and yours'.

Great work it lives to drill another day

Excellent,learn something from every one of your videos

Always fun and instructional to watch you work. Thanks for the posts, Isaac.

You make it look so easy , keep the vid's coming , thank's Richard in the UK

IMO, plasma or arc gouging are more effective than a gas torch due to the very high temperature achieved at the point of heating, making for a quicker waste removal. Always interesting and entertaining repairs and fabrications showing how it's done (or how you do it - LOL). You are a constant inspiration to get to it and get it done! Merry Christmas to you.

Nice job😊

🙌🏼👍🏼👏 Thanks for providing a number of different types of gouging to get the same results.

Looks way stronger than the first go round Isaac . Nice work .:)

My welds look better now that I use your wood block style.

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

Excellent video, thanks for sharing! It helps to pull the oxy acetylene torch from the work area once you are gouging to cover a larger surface area and get a smoother finish

Very interesting to see the difference in methodology. Peace.

Air arc for the win!

another well done repair

Very interesting! Thank you for providing a great comparison of three gouging techniques. Plasma was fast! One thing is for certain: this repaired Kelly bar is going to serve long and well. :)

great video, nice work, thanks for the lesson

Another great IC Weld job.

Think all three processes have there good and bad would depend on what's at hand on the given day me i prefer the Plasma but that's me thanks for showing us all the three have a great day Cheers

Love the lessons! Thank you!

Thanks Issac, I always learn something!:) It's must be fairly common that we revert to what we know. The plasma gouge really seemed to work well and with practice you could use the warped stream to your advantage. Merry Christmas from Wisconsin!

You’ve got to admit it IC, Hypertherm has got the gouging thing figured out! Somehow, I never have owned an arc gouger, I always used oxy/acetylene and scarfing tips until I bought my Hypertherm 45XP. I keep it on the truck all the time and I can easily run it at max output off my Lincoln 305G engine drives.

The stub needs to be 6 inches long then 4 gustes up to the boot Been there done that ! ruff drillers 😊 Only saying that because I have broken a couple lol 😝 Nice welding but 👍

I’m with you, Isaac, I prefer to arc gouging most things. And as far as the porosity is concerned, it’s really hard with equipment because a lot of times the weld will pull out the oil and there’s nothing you can do about it. Thanks for the videos. have a good weekend.

Love multiple pass jobs as always nice work Cheers from Nova Scotia

@welderfaber loves ur videos always says ur a man he loves to watch ❤

As with anything Isaac practice makes perfect, though you admitted you were still learning with it, your first runs with the Plasma seemed very fast and effective and produced very good results, and the Carbon Arc was excellent but seemed to take longer than the Plasma, what can anyone say about your torch work, superb as usual, the whole exercise to show the difference between the systems was very informative.

Well Isaac either you're talented with torches and welding or that's a really good machine to get excellent results the first time you use it.... I suspect its a bit of both but leaning towards you being very well practiced at these processes and natuurally talented. Ive been watching what you do for a number of years now and still put a lot of my improvement down to your "tuition" , you have also made me far more confident in tackling the things I do, seeing the stuff you get up to has allowed me to think ahead. I now use "If its not working cut it off and be rid of it...I can always put in a new bit" and it works Thanks for sharing...and spending a long time editing too...much appreciated

Carbon arc is what I do mostly. I have issues with the plasma but folks with less experience than me seem to do better with it…. Go figure guess I’m just used to what I started with. Torch scarfing is tricky I usually do “ok” but never seem to do it with proper technique. Steve Bleile had a ton of great videos you can find here on RU-vid and in his torch cutting video he does a great job explaining scarf cutting.

You are a magician with the carbon arc gouging. Maybe Santa will bring you a new needle scaler. Looks like yours has had a few miles put on her. Hope you have a great Christmas. God bless!

Excellent job ,greetings from Colombia

Great video.

Very nice