TIG Welding Aluminum Lap Joints | Welding Tips & Tricks  

I’m a freshman in high school in welding 1. We are doing mig right now and out teacher is giving us your videos for homework and they have helped me a lot. I’m not the best welder but I’m decent and I love welding. Thanks for the help.

I never get enough of this channel

Saint Peter said Jody you may now enter heaven I just need you to do a little welding on the front gate. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos it helps so many guys new to the trade and guys like me that have done the same few tasks over and over , again for many years learn new things ... Pete M

The best welder of the world.... I love your perfekt videos ... Thorsten from germany👍💪🤗

I love my clear cup and tig finger. Bought a CK flex-loc 250 water cooled torch years ago after melting several air cooled heads and wouldn't have anything else now. Still running an old dinosaur Syncrowave 500 without the bells and whistles but a dependable old workhorse for what I do. Keep up the good work Jody.

best welding teacher PERIOD Thank you Mr Coiller

I’m doing a 2 year welding program in my first year and this helps a lot

I started out with TIG 40 years ago, then went to MIG for the last 38 years of that. Now, I'm setting up to TIG again. Seems about the same techniques, but the clear cup is a winner. My eyes ain't so good anymore either. Also, thanks for the heads up on the pesky crater cracks!

Thanks for everything jody! You’ve done alot for me, i’m improving my welding skills everyday because of you! Keep on the good work, I enjoy every video!

Hey Jody thanks for being so patient with me! It's been years lol

Although I can do multivariable calculus and differential equations trying to TIG weld is something that has eluded me for 20+ years. I took a class when I was a senior in high school up at the college, but I never got the perfect rhythm of torch movement, Rod dipping and pedal control. I think my biggest problem was actually that I was trying to do it based on Rhythm rather than doing it based on the puddle. I don't have a strong need to learn how to TIG weld in my life but it's just one of those things that I put on my bucket list such a long time ago I can't give up now. Anyways I really love your videos because you explain it to someone like they have no idea why you're doing what you're doing, which is how all great instructors should explain things

I love the clear cups! They help tremendously for aging eyes..and thanks again Jody..for all you do and the professional info you share! Teaching myself to tig..and your videos and products have been a backbone to lean on!!

what an excellent tutorial .Clear, detailed and concise not a second wasted....

Very well done. Been fabricating for many years at my shop, and always find something to learn or try out from your channel. Very thorough and to the point👍👍

Always a wealth of knowledge and technique. Thank you for teaching us!

You are like a robotic welder. You are so precise. I only wish my powertig skills were so good.

Great arc shots! You’re a gambler welding the glass cup on AC! I always wreck them with spatter it I dip- only ceramic for me! You are braver than I! Weld on brother! 💪💪💪

I've been learning how to TIG aluminum this past year and you have been a critical resource! Thanks! Maybe you could do a hollow aluminum cube made from 1" square tubing 1/8" thick or 1/16" thick. Already been practicing on my own to build a van galley for my Sprinter buildout but it would be awesome to see you do it. I guarantee that from your commentary, I would find a bunch of golden nuggets of tips and tricks!

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Great video Jody and some stellar arc shots 👌 thanks . Be blessed!!!

Thanks so much Jody, your advice has been very helpful to me for my TIG class, and your TIG Finger is popular with the instructors, and your videos recommended, but I have already been following you on youtube for a couple of years! I am having the most difficulty with "square groove" welds on aluminum, getting full penetration without blowing through the material. I don't think i have seen you do that one yet.

Looking good Jody, fascinating watching you weld aluminum so good. Thanks for sharing with us.

Jody, love your vids and skills! Thank you for all the information you impart to us all, truly a wonderful encyclopedia of useful "tips and tricks". .you the man!!!

Love the clear cup. And the quality of your video is so good

Hi Jodi !! a very pleasant good morning to you . Once again thank you for your contribution to the welding society folks. I very much appreciate your support. Well explained and lots ot tips. Just wishing that I could be able to attend one of your seminars and tutoring. That's for passing on your achievements.(Andrew)

You should do a video showing your setup to film arc shots with that would be a cool video

the visual quality of the video is super crisp!

Always enjoy ur vids. Ur 2nd to none U ever think about doing these weld cube. Weld coupons for ur weld site Sell them as kits so pep can follow ur vids with the same materials I think market for pre cut weld coupons So many starting out don’t have supply houses or means to cut n prep

Thanks, man!!! Great video as usual!! I also would like some kind of in-helmet indication of the amperage, or kind of a bar that tells you how much are you pushing the pedal...I'm working on it now!!!

Great job 👍🏻 I've already learned so much from you. great and detailed explained and shown. Best wishes from Bavaria. Chris

Nice video, Jody. I learn so much from you. I would love to see a video comparing the different wave forms (sine, square, soft square, etc.) and how you think they affect the welds.

very nice, great lesson , thanks

Very nice demo👍👊👊

Crater fill was a great setting that I no longer see on Tig machines.

Jody that's some beautiful aluminum welding!!!

Thanks Joey love your channel, love from the UK.

Wish the welds had break bend tests to compare filler alloys? Also descaling vs raw mill scaled metals would show that surface prep makes a world of difference in final weld strength/failure. Like a polished etched section of coupon; a break-bend test gives a real world summary of weld strength as applied in different alloys and surface prep sequences.

Always good info going to need to order a new gig finger set one of the best Tig tools ever.

My favorite channel.

Grandisima perfección maestro un saludo desde cataluña España

Forgive me I’m new to Tig welding and still trying to figure it out, but nobody ever talks about how wide the weld should be like on a lap joint or a butt joint etc..... and how deep the penetration should be

You make this look so easy.

Excelente. Gracias por mostrar tu forma de trabajar.

Nice welds!! Nice closeup shots!!!

Looks like there was a little porosity at the end of the weld, would be cool to see a video in-depth on porosity in aluminum welds

I’m with you on cleaning electrodes on aluminum. I get one weld done and one to clean.....

please make an aluminum welding tutorial using acetylene welding. Thanks...

Since I started welding 8 years ago I've been saying how great it would be to have a HUD inside the welding helmet. Probably will never have one, but I agree, it's coming at some point.

The amount I've learned from your vids lol still not used a Tig yet hahahaha

Also the gas flow can alter the cleaning action and arc stability if its a little high

Love the shirt sir!👍🏼 I graduated from there about a month ago

The real welder very nice i am from chile bro very bueno

Super spawasz. Kiedyś może dojdę do takiej wprawy.

Welds look fantastic! If only all it took was me buying a different cup to weld like that. lol

Well done Jody, great movie!

One thing I might actually be better at than Jody... Dipping electrodes in the puddle. Or whacking it with the filler rod, I'm really good at that.

Love this cup!

That cube is a cool project. Can a copper plate be stacked next, just to finish it out .

Awesome video Jody thanks you the man 👊🏻

You should market the “amp in hood” idea!

Awesome! As usual

Like always, love your videos.

Thank you.

Hi Jody thanks for all your effort! Great job! I have a question , I’m active in automotive sector. So I want to learn a proper way to weld aluminum wheels who are cracked. Can you do a video of that? Greeting from Belgium

Hey Jody, really like watching your videos. You're like the Bob Ross for welding. Just wanted to ask if you could make a video about the cobra/hen rod torch. It be cool seeing it from you. 👌

Lincoln 205t Invertec: Can any one help with settings? My arc is way too ~violent, sporadic, jumpy, crazy. I file the tungsten to a point (believe Gold 1.5%) , pulse setting off, everything from ~10-20"s of gas....turning down the amperage I can't get a puddle...so I guess I need the two other settings balance & frequency. I'm welding all automotive applications: weld on AN bungs, tanks, nipple barbs, coolant pipes...so nothing heavy.

It's like watching Tony Hawk in the halfpipe. He makes this look so easy.

Great video as usual! Have you ever had to opportunity to use the Lincoln Aspect 230 AC/DC? Would it be possible to see a review or some video using that welder in the future? Thanks for all the great info!

As always extremely informative and well put together. Jodi I have a request. Would you do a video using a Miller 215 multi-process DC TIG welding aluminum? I bought my machine w/tig kit 6 months before they released the full load machine that had the AC capabilities. I need to build some aluminum intercooler pipes for my Dodge, and would rather not hire it out. Thank you for your consideration.

These old eyes need all the help we can get!

Beautiful just beautiful!! ...cup 5

Wish my welds looked like those.

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Well call those welds butter in my shop because those are washed in beautifully.

Are you increasing the amperage when you add filler or are you holding it pretty consistent until you get towards the end?

Does anyone know why he chooses to run a longer back cap versus a shorter one?

Do you have you Tig hose running through a loop on the edge of the table? Thanks for all the help.

Hello Sr, is it possible to weld directly on a car motor with this machine? Or can it damage electronics on the car?

Good job

The godfather lays it out again. Thanks for sharing Jody..!!

As people say,your chanel is awesome,but...the are few of us i think from Europe,so it will be very helpful if you could your numbers tell or show in mm for us. The second thing is that i recently bought a AC\DC puls Tig,and I'm still struggling with the setting,specialy with Aluminium. So ,one question,how many ampers is recommended to be between the upper and lower puls welding? Thanks

Very nice welding, great videos with good concise information. By the way where do you get the clear cups from, not that i'll get them in the UK.

Perfect 🖒

I need help. I job with a welder miller maxstar 200 dx. But i don't now how put to work the pulse

Can u do a video on marine aluminium welding

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Factor of 2.2X cup size 👍🏼 guess I didn’t see this before 🤦🏼‍♂️

Do you ever use argon/helium for aluminum? We keep a bottle on the back of our machines.

What thickness wis this aluminum?

I thought we weren't supposed to use the Pyrex FUPA cups with aluminum?

Jak spawać blachę nierdzewną 50x40x2 otwur 40mm na środku i wspawana rurka blacha jest pogięta

You said you were using Argon welding Aluminum. Why not use Helium? I may be showing my ignorance, back in my Boeing days my tooling welders always used Helium when welding aluminum, and Argon on steel! You also made a statement, which is a great idea. One day you will have a heads up display inside your helmet. That would be nice, as long as it stays out of your field of view.

A grinder and paint make me the welder I ain’t

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Jody, what year did you compete at WorldSkills? 🇺🇸🤜💥🤛💪💪💪

Greetings from Portugal. I would like to know, what is the longevity of those cups? Thanks!

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When you started your 2nd lap weld why did the arc jump around like that? Was the torch not close enough?

Been watching your vids for a long time now, admire your skills and truly appreciate your tips and tricks. Ha. It is sometimes hard to tell how much filler rod you're adding as you go. Is it possible to mark the rod, with inch marks or something? A gentle etch, or marking of some kind that doesn't affect the weld. Just an idea. Thanks!!