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For once…someone produced an informative lesson video that did NOT waste time with endless and unnecessary useless points and info. This one was clear and right on point. You tubers take note… THIS IS HOW TO MAKE AN INFORMATIVE VIDEO that gets thumbs up and likes! Well done, mister.

Very good explanation for beginners. As a retired welder, the only thing I might add for clarity is that welding "sun burns" are more product of UV rays than from the heat of the weld. Hence the "sun burn" reference. That and sparks is the reason for protective clothing. Glad you took the time to make this video for folks.

This makes way more sense to me now. Every other video I watched would say, “do it this way not this way” but never explained why, thanks for clarifying!

I recently got back into using my welder. Tip for people learning to weld. When you create small tacks to hold pieces together and you're coming to a tack, your puddle should be hot enough to begin melting that tack before you get to it and then when you run though that tack and it should become one uniform weld. You will see improvement over time, but I struggled for the longest time getting it right. Tack welds don't need to be large either just enough to hold.

Awesome ! Finally : a welder who talks about the stuff i have here at home, not about Pro Gear. Great tips for us amateurs !

Ive been welding flux for a while as a beginner, this is one of the more well explained videos Ive watched on RU-vid

My HERO!! That was exactly what is always left out in other beginner flux user videos-tip length, distance to/from what your welding, angle and direction of the tip and the IMPORTANCE OF that distance and angle in getting the actual bubble or slag to drag. You were clear and concise. Thank you for not talking down to the viewers and assuming we will just “get it” like my BFF does while”helping” teach me why 4 of my 5 welds look like hell, and NOT HOW or WHAT I did to get the ONE PRESENTABLE WELD out of the bunch. You’re THE BEST! So smart man! Thanks to you!

As a beginner welder using flux core, this was by far the best video instruction I’ve seen. Concise and quickly answered soooo many questions that I lie awake wondering after my first few times welding. Great info delivered efficiently. Thank you.

All the answers to my weekends messy and poor 1st attempt at welding in less than 10 mins. I now owe you a beer.

Dang, the first two welds look just like my handiwork. Once in a while I'll produce a weld like the third one, and on the rare occasion, one like the fourth weld. I could never figure out how I produced the last, and would just stand and stare at the weld in amazement. Thanks for outlining what to look for!

I have been welding for years and have watched a lot of videos and no one has been able to explain it so easily to understand as you have. Awesome job, keep up the good work. you are helping a lot of people. I look forward to watching more of your videos

Id like to add that if your mig gun is being pushed off of or away from your base metal you need to adjust the tensioner on your drive wheel. Back off on the tensioner knob so that the wheel slips just a bit whenever the wire stops feeding. If the wire is stopped for whatever reason at gun and theres too much tension it will push the gun away or cause a "birds nest" in the machine at the drive wheel. Ive been welding 41 years and MIG is the easiest welding process there is if you take time to make sure everything is setup correctly.

Very helpful! You identified most of the problems I was having as I am just learning basic welding techniques. You are an excellent teacher.

It's UV, not heat that causes the welders tan. All welds create it, protect your eyes, your hands and its really easy to cover your forearms with cheap leather welders sleeves. A low profile welders respirator is a great idea too but as long as you've got good ventilation, you'll get by. It's awesome that so many people are getting into welding & metal fabrication :)

As an absolute beginner (hobby) all my welds looked like the first one! I thought I’d purchased a duff machine! This video is awesome! I can’t wait to get back at it! Thank you so much man 😊

As a relative novice, but someone who understands the “science” behind this process, I have to say I’m EXTREMELY impressed with this video. Thank you for the pointers.

I'm a 65 year old beginner doing welding nightschool but with inert gas (Argon / CO2) - equipment that is more professional than I can have at home. This is a great intro that I can relate to and it gives me the feeling I will be able to do flux core welding at home. Many thanks!

Quick warning to the newbies among us about the gloves and jacket: don’t use rubber gloves or synthetic fiber gloves - they make fireproof (well, resistant) welding gloves that tolerate being sprayed with liquid steel without burning you. Same for jackets - both are available from where you get your welding supplies; but if they’re out of stock you can get them online too. Personal experience: the gloves that harbor freight sells at 10 bucks for 3 pairs seem OK; they are large and well insulated and seem to hold up to use besides welding. I wear them when driving my tractor in the winter because the insulation works in reverse also; keeping my hands from freezing. There are other brands with more bells & whistles; though.

direct and to the point. 100% useable info. I wish all tutorials were this good.

I’m just learning how to weld and I’ll admit it’s one of the harder hobbies for me. After about a week of looking You nailed my issues. Perfect explanation thank you!

Thank you for the BEST tutorial on flux core welding I have seen on RU-vid. Clear, thorough, excellent.

If I had watched this before my first attempt , I would have been way more successful. This video is a must for all beginners! Thank you 🤙

Been using fluxcor for a while now and watched several videos on it, yours was the most helpful

Thank you..pull the flux...that's what I needed to hear. I've struggled with this HF welder since day one. It has made me a pretty good grinder..lol Thanks, maybe now I can save on grider discs.

Let me know if the video was or wasn't helpful!

Another thing you can do is remove the gas shield it's not needed with flux core wire. Helps a lot in tight places plus makes it easier to see what you are doing.

This is the welding video I've been waiting years for as a weekend-warrior flux-core person. Thank you sincerely

Theres a whole flux core welding playlist here on the channel full of videos like this so check it out!

And now I understand why some of my welds looked good and some of them looked horrible. Thanks!

I just did my first welding yesterday. Wish I would have seen this video before I started. Thanks so much for posting this, great information about pull vs push for flux core welding. Much appreciated!

I have been stick welding for decades. Just got a flux core machine for home. This video is super helpful! It's just what I needed to know. Thank you.

Hey I really appreciate the flux core training videos. Your clear and calm explanations are the best instruction. I had been putting in lots of practice and still got inconsistent welds; but after learning from you; changing my gun angle and dragging, it's like a revolution, I want to weld everything now. I was able to repair my exhaust after someone tried to steal the cats from it. Even with my harbor freight (A/C) welder, I'm getting satisfactory welds now. So guys, improve your skills before you blame the equipment. Become better, then upgrade. Thank you for the effort put into these videos, it helps a whole lot of us.

Great video! I'm 70 and beginner with cheap Harbor Freight Flux core welder. Have learned (the hard way) about sun burns, red hot sparks, super heat, bad angle, too fast, burn through, pushing instead of dragging etc and finally decided to learn properly from watching utube stuff. I know stubborn too. I've watched about 20 or so videos and found yours real good because you showed my work #1 and what I'm striving to do #4. I'll try again today if it doesn't rain, get too cold, feet don't hurt, arthritis in right hand lets up, racoons haven't stolen my tools or crapped on them, get new glass eye protector (current is burned white). Damn, perhaps GOD really doesn't want me welding!!! Regards from Florida...

Thank you for taking the time to identify some of the common mistakes we tend to make when we are beginning to weld.

"If it's got slag let it drag" - brilliant! I will remember this for when I try gasless wire next. My welding instructor of 22+ years ago had worked on oil rigs etc as a coded welder, his stick arc welding was absolutely amazing. He rarely needed a chipping hammer, his slag used to peel off in one piece, by itself as the weld cooled. It was amazing to watch and his welds were flawless. Incidentally, he had also previously worked with Billy Connelly as a welder before Billy got into comedy.

That was really informative. I've found that making mistakes ( inadvertently of course ) makes you remember what you don't want to do. My buddy, who never had any experience with boats, bought a boat. First trip out the boat nearly sunk because he forgot to put the drain plug in as we put it in the water. Second trip we ran out of gas. That was 35 yrs ago and to this day I'll bet he's never forgotten those two rules of boating.

I’m a complete beginner. This was the best video I’ve found explaining what I’m doing wrong and how to correct it. Thank you. Subscribed

First time I've heard "slag you drag"...great advice! I have a friend that got frustrated and put his machine up and you explain this better than I could. Hope he gives it another try! Thanks!

Exactly what I needed, clear and concise. I'm less apprehensive of buying a flux welder now. You have a new sub. Thanks!

Of hundreds welding videos on ytube, you're the only one that actually taught me valuable lessons. Wire length, gun angle and how it effects weld pool are the coolest information and these help my stick welding as well. Thank you for all other videos as well.

Just recently got the Titanium 125 and this by far has been the best video I've seen about welding with flux core. Thank you. I feel like I can take these tips and get a much better weld.

Great video! Very quick and to the point. A lot of other videos wastes time with pointless filler. You made a 10 minute video that honestly felt like 3 because you were so concise.

This was a great use of 10 minutes to maximize my welding potential 👍🏾

Great video, NightWrencher! I watched about 50 "Beginner's guide to welding" videos, and was doing welds exactly like the ones you showed without knowing where I was going wrong. This is my missing link/light bulb moment. Thank you!

Thank you I didn’t know about the dragging thank you so much I have been fighting this exact problem you have cleared it up for me thank you 😊

This has to be one of the best explanations using flux core. Thank you!

Good I just learn how to weld I bought mine today and Jesus 10 mins and a pro already I went back to back and came out perfect with your instructions pretty self explanatory idk how anyone could just fuck it up maybe I haven’t got to the hard part yet I’m gonna get ahead of myself it happens a lot but I always get it done ✅

Nice clear explanation. I recently bought a flux core mig and have been trying to teach myself the basics. Up to now my welds look even worse than the first one on that bar. After watching this I hope my next few attempts move a few spaces up the bar. Thanks!

I'm a beginner welder a diy!! Just like you said I'm finally getting the hang of it and got sunburn on my arms and shoulders time to gear up!!! Thanks.

Great video...just what I needed. Did a lot of fabrication and different forms of welding back in the 80's/90's. I have a TIG/SMAW setup for my home (hobby) use, and just purchased a MIG setup. This brought back a lot of the issues I went through while learning to MIG, and this video will help me avoid an entire re-learning curve.

Excellent video. The explanation could not be any better.

After watching loads of videos on this subject you’re the only one to dumb it down far enough for me to actually understand.

Best instructional video for beginning Flux welding I've seen. Thanks for the helpful, specific and clear instructions. Outstanding! 🤙🏽

The angle of the dangle and no muddle with your puddle lol

I'm a beginner with flux core. Excellent explanation, demonstration video. Was having much trouble trying to figure out. Cheers from Australia.

Just wanted to let you know bro that your video took me from almost giving up to being excited about keeping it going. I’m still not great but I’m better than I was and I’m keen to learn more. Thank you brother.

Very helpful, I started welding for the first time earlier this week and you described exactly what I was doing wrong, thanks.

Just what I needed, great video. Before my first try I watched few videos so while struggling I was constantly messing up with welder settings to get things right while now I realise that it is more important to make my hand do decent job and only then I can help myself with different settings. Others in videos didn´t cover this topic well.

Very well explained! I haven't found a better introduction to flux core welding for beginners than this.

I just ordered a flux core welder, so I am trying to get an idea of how to use it. I have had a Linclon tombstone for years, but I want to do some smaller projects. I subscribed, Liked, and turned on Notifications. I found your video to be interesting and informative, so I will follow along till I figure out how to do Flux Core Welding. The only thing that I felt could use improving is the use of the term "Wrought Iron". The material you are using is "Mild steel". There is a huge difference between the two. Awesome job on the video. I appreciate your skills... Be well....

Thank you for talking about sunburns when welding. I found about those the hard way the other day. There was a gap between my jacket and my welding helmet, and got a very nice first degree sunburn at the base of my throat. It’s not just about heat-welding creates a whole bunch of UV light. Neck protection is your friend.

Thankyou for the info words can’t explain how much myself and many other back yard wrenchers appreciate those of you who share your knowledge!!

A BIG BLACK EYE FOR HARBOR FREIGHT I have a Harbor freight TITANIUM FLUX 125 WELDER purchased from Harbor Freight a couple years ago. I am a retired plumbing contractor and backyard hobbyist. I love to build things in my spare time and help friends and neighbors that need something repaired. When I retired and closed my business, I had a stick welding machine but had no convenient place to connect it at my home! It would require an upgrade to my electrical service not worth the trouble and expense! When I saw a couple reviews on RU-vid for this Titanium 125 welder, I thought that would be the way to go. I already had a 110 Volt 30 Amp circuit to my workshop! It took me a while to get adjusted to the flux wire welding. I built a minibike from scrap pipe I had left over from the plumbing shop. The welder allowed me to make other things and make repairs for others I wouldn’t be able to do without it. In the middle of my last project, I cut a couple pieces of metal and got ready to weld them and when I pushed the button on the welder, nothing happened! It was dead! The fan did not come on but the light on the ON/OFF indicated there was power to the welder. I checked the manual for a reset button or a fuse and found no mention of either. So, I called the Harbor Freight 800 number and was told there was no repair for this welder. Harbor Freight has no repair facility, and no support is available. I was told by two different tech reps there is no schematics or parts list available from the factory where this is manufactured. “It is not worth getting it repaired and cheaper to go purchase a new one!” If you purchase this welder or many other things from Harbor Freight You only have 3 Months Warranty. It is considered disposable after that! All the reviews and discussion I have read about HARBOR FREIGHT I have never seen anything about their total lack of support for their products! I didn’t even get an “I’m sorry” or any offer for a discount on a new welding machine! I am retired, was an electronics technician in the Navy, active Ham Radio operator and electronics hobbyist. I feel like the electronics in this welding machine is straight forward non computer controlled and any decent electronics tech should be able to repair this given reasonable support. I removed the circuit board from the welder and found where a small component burned of course not knowing the component value or purpose will make it difficult to replace. Providing a schematic and parts list is a very inexpensive form of support that should be a minimum requirement. Their claim to revenue of 7 Billion Dollars tells me they could afford it! Leland Cox

That was excellent! Beginning welding here and I needed those tips to help me quit making the mistake of being too far away. Thank you!

I’m a beginner, and that’s what I needed it ... a well explained video , thanks

This was very helpful man. I bought a flux core welder and jumped right in after watching a lot of welding videos. All of my work looks like the first example. 😂 and I have no idea how to adjust the damn thing. You’re explanation was the best I’ve seen so far. I’m taking a welding class this fall to get certified. I’m excited.

Thank you for explaining this in an informative way and not taking all day to get there. Im an absolute rookie at this stuff and you made it much easier to get started at doing the weld proper after prep of metal

Total late-age beginner. My weld looked exactly like your worst one. This video was a real good education. Thanks!!!

I'm a beginner with flex core wire welding, great info, Thanks

Very well done video . I really appreciate the time and effort you shared with so many of us! THANK YOU!

I've done a lot of instruction in my life, in several fields. I'm picky about giving the right information in a consistent, understandable fashion and not confusing the subject. I also am big on language skills so you can actually convey your thoughts to others in a succinct, clear fashion. I said all this to say that if I were to pick one video to explain the most pertinent information in a clear and understandable fashion that even a beginner could understand, this would be it. In fact, I'm going to forward this to a beginning "apprentice" of mine so that he can get a feel for the info ahead of time, then when I go over this it will be familiar and I'll be reinforcing what he's already heard instead of contradicting or confusing the situation or leaving things out. Even if I do, he'll have this to go back to and fill in any blanks or questions. Great video!! 😊

Dude. So thorough, answered the questions that popped into my brain as you went. Perfection, man, thank you so much. I'm a guy on a farm that needs to weld every so often. Thank you!

Good explanations, I’ve never welded in my life but’ve been watching a lot on it for a while now. I understand what you’re saying. A great way for people to understand is to show each example in real time so we can actually see the techniques to avoid and how to really get a great weld. Thanks for your video very helpful✨

Thank you for the info about the gun angle and pulling the weld towards yourself vs pushing. Welding is one of those things where, even if you can watch someone doing it, you can't see much with the welding helmet on! It helps to see the "bad" welds and have you explain what happened and how to correct it.

I just went out and bought my first welder. Never welded In my life until today. It’s a 125amp flux core from harbor freight, it isn’t much but I needed to weld my trucks exhaust. After 3 hours of practice and messing with settings I made a few welds that will hold. They sucked, I wanted this video and used every technique. Within an hour my arms are burning and I have some pretty decent looking welds. Tomorrow I’m gonna practice for another hour then try to weld my exhaust.

Learned so much more in this demonstration than most other videos I've watched!! Exactly what I was looking for!! Thanks!!

Soon as you said "symulating" I knew this was about to be a helpful video

Great video; you dropped some knowledge for us newbies

had to pause 15 seconds into this post. The night wrencher has to be the coolest handle ever! Brand brand brand new to welding and I think I am going to watch all of your posts. And subscribed! back to vid

Very informative. My welds improved 30% after viewing this video. Thanks for taking time to help people.

This was the best video of welding due too it covered everything that I am doing wrong. Great job!

I'm in the first to the left!! hahahaha It's been so so helpful !! can't thank you enough, Congrats!!!!!

It has been a number of years since I was trained on welding and that was using stick. Your instructions on wire feed welding are very helpful and I will keep your site marked so I can get more information on wire feed welding. Thank you.

Really clearly explained. So many times it's just not concise and focused...often a guy rambling on while trying to think of what he's going to say next. In other words, they don't have the experience to tell the viewer what is critical and what is secondary. So bravo! Great job! Thank you!

Great pointers, I've made all of those. I had a welding guy fixing something for me and got several pieces of scrap angle from his trash pile. I used those scrap pieces to make a bunch of practice runs which helped me a lot. Also getting a proper ground on painted or rusty material makes a huge difference.

Excellent instructional video! Been welding since high school 1983 and I'm a journeyman pipe fitter now retiring in a few months, wish we had videos like these back then. Keep the videos coming brother!

Needed this for my S13 rust repair videos - thank you !

tHANK YOU!! Right off I recognized my mistakes and I thank you for a correct approach to practice and then apply.

After watching hours of welding vids trying to find out what I was doing wrong you nailed it, my feed is to fast, I’m holding it too far away and I’m running it to fast. Now I can slowly rectify my mistakes, incidentally on the occasions that I have got good weld it was in tight awkward places. Thank for the informative video.

The best instructional flux welding video I have ever watched' thanks so much!

Doggone, THIS is how RU-vid videos should be! Quick, FULL of info, no BS, no like and subscribe nonsense. You rock

this is the first explanation ive gotten that wasnt confusing to practice thanks much. appreciate it

I have watched a ton of welding videos. You by far have given me more information to help my welding become better than any of the other so-called professionals. Thank you!

Nice video, i was using my mig with gas for reparing a gate outside and wind blowing the gas, thinking of going the fcaw route but worried about the welds looking shitty. tnx for the video man, keep the good job !

Definitely worth a watch!! I was doing it ALLLLLL wrong! Glad you explained Flux Core and not gas mig

Best explanation on how to weld. I’ve watched many videos but yours was very detailed on hand movement. Those subtle details make all the difference

Very helpful video, terminology was very understandable and straight forward

this was useful as a novice I learned something new

Best tips on flux core welding, quick and efficient, obviously I totally recognized myself in the first shitty puddle ☺️