This guy is good. His manner of presentation and tone of voice is excellent and he sound very well educated on the subject of welding. You need to keep him coming back for more videos he could be your new Bob Moffatt. Great video.
I'm in my first year of welding and this advice really hits home, I've watched videos on restarts and no one has put it as simply as this super comprehensive and not flashy, just to the point, doing what needs to be done to produce efficient and consistent welds. 100% new subscriber here
Fellas! I absolutely agree! A physical demonstration in a booth with a kid so they see what you’ve explained first hand is crucial. You can talk all day but until you put the words aside to touch and feel what you’re preaching is second to none. These videos I post are pretty fun! Admittedly a little out of my comfort zone but progress is happening. Stay tuned! More good stuff is coming down the pipeline and I’m learning new techniques with every video I make. Thanks for the positivity! It’s always appreciated
Outstanding Cliff, always great information.....wish you had been my instructor, but then again, you were not even born when I started welding....cheers my friend, Paul down in Florida....
@@cliffdanis1521 Thanks Cliff, I wish you had shown proper way to prep a coupon, [grind direction, radius edges, make sure you have been given coupons that grain runs correct direction][ we were given 4" flatbar that had been sheared to 8" so when bend testing, the grain ran wrong way, very hard to pass]....I think I will wait till spring to visit, my old thinned out Florida blood may not take the cold.....haha....come to Largo, Fl and visit the gang this winter.....I commented before watching video, after watching, this was very well done and very educational...a great addition to the Channel.......Cheers, Paul Brown
I live just west of Baraga MI and just started to weld a few months ago. Just found your channel a couple weeks ago . That is awesome you are down in Escanaba MI! I am learning a lot watching your videos thank you for your time.
Greetings Cliff from "Troll land"! Great information. I don't do much stick. Mostly aluminum repairing pontoon boats. But I enjoyed the content and your instructions. Big thumbs up!
I take it your from Da Yoop?? Hell yea.. I’ve spent a lot of time up there hauling wood in the 20yrs I spent in a self loader.. I’m just below the bridge. Full time welding/fabricating these day.. 🤘🏻👍🏻 great video.. My favorite part about my new career path is YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING!!
Great presenter, well thought out and informative, this is the kind of great content the channel has been lacking recently. I'd still like to see some arc shots and watch the puddle manipulation and re starts up close. keep it up guys!
Oh man I saw your 1 hand method - I'm in a weld tech program and no way I can hold that electrode still with 1 hand. But the restart video and advice sure is helpful. I thought I was crazy for bringing my own grinder into the lab to clean my fit-ups before during and after I weld. But I want it to look good, really good.
Starts and stops are pretty critical with flux core. My first pressure vessel,"air" fizzed like mad. The last one I did my stops and starts correctly,no craters on the stops and prepped the stops and the first start maybe even a little grinder action to boot. She held 125 psi,no leaks and bore scoped it,good penetration! 1/8" gap,035 88 amps ,
You should be able to use an 8 inch gap in an 8 inch land with 1/8” 6010 and amperage at 90. You wont need to keep adjusting your heat. In a work atmosphere you wont last a week going back n forth adjusting heat. I’d love to come there and do some videos with ya. I was a UA welding instructor. Im a UA Journeyman Pipe Fitter. Been welding since 2003. Not boasting just sayin, lol. I weld one handed smaw on most stuff now and pass xrays. Fluent in mig and tig as well. Funny thing is I didn’t learn how to weld in the union. I went to Illinois Welding School. Great place and I learned a shit ton walking in green as as hell but left with them offering me a position at the school. Pay wasn’t enough compared to what you can make. There’s a local in California that is paying 72$ an hour on the check. Can you imagine working overtime!? If you ever wanted to be a construction worker and make $140 an hour now is the chance. Join your Local Union
My professor does not allow us to use a grinder, you can use a wire wheel, but not a grinding wheel... He always says, when I ran a business I hired welders not grinders....
I've been a double time welder in the refineries,shut downs and turnarounds for a very long time. Don't read too much into what's going on with the p5. The hot pass will get most,and whatever it don't take out,the LH will. Welders over think shit so much,and let's doubt in,and it's a cycle. Rule of thumb. 3/32 is 95 Amps. 1/8 is 120. P5 is a cleaning rod. The boss or qc watching you grinding all day on your coupon is as bad as having a bad weld. Hang it deep,weave it wide and wish it well. Good advice here bud thanks ,just passing through 😉
For some one just getting into welding this had a ton of useful information ,thank you totally not the meat and potatoes of video but any one have any pointers on how to “bench ” or Bevel not sure proper term the edges between the two plates . Watched tones of videos on weld tube and they all start with slated edges . Befor the root . Any one got anything for me ? Happy holidays thanks .
A mix of variables go into it. Arc length, rod angle, and travel speed are the big three. Picking up your speed is pretty important when welding in the 2G, keeping your arc tight, and a small lead angle help keep that metal where you need it. I find when I slow down I get that familiar droop with undercut on the top toe line. Those high amps can also increase undercut, but keeping your variables in check will help those amps flatten your weld profile. Try it out! Good luck!
@redxpen But we sell something cheap mostly) You can find high-quality electrodes only on order and you have to wait) Look at what I cook on my videos)
A whole lot of factors go into this! Get in that booth and practice! I’d say one of the MOST important variables to keep in check when welding in the 3&4G is arc length. Keep it tight! Run hot, and hold your toes. All good things will come to those who weld straight 😎
