a more detailed article is here goo.gl/GpM3Dv visit the weldmonger store weldmongerstore... Tig welding some carbon steel pipe coped joints ...pulsing with the foot pedal. Lincoln TIG 175 set to 160 amps using 1/6" er70s2 filler wire.
As someone who recently moved from a scratch start setup to a "real" tig machine with a pedal and pulse function. I quickly found that low frequency pulse is pretty much useless (for me) when I have that pedal. Instead of me having to keep up, or wait, for the machine I can pulse at what ever speed I want in that instant. Great video, think I'll need to order that stubby kit soon :)
Good idea. When I got my first tig machine (a Miller 300 gold star) there was no pulse settings, just post flow, and low amp start, (possibly a hi freq adjustment). I learned to short the electrode momentarily to lower , then gradually gain amps to get the same effect. When we got a pedal it seemed natural to work it like a gas pedal on a car, more or less depending on the need. No youtube in the 60's (not even computers),so we "learned by doing". I always found welders to be willing to share their knowledge. I was learning up to the day I retired. Just back now cause I bought a little flux core machine for fixing stuff for myself and neighbors. Fun watching you. One thing I haven't seen is using a tig torch as a coated electrode holder. We did it all the time to reach otherwise inaccessible areas while having a pedal and Hi frequency to start and control the heat.
+papa Hajek I feel so spoiled. I bought my first everlast welder and can't live without inverter features now. I can't even weld at 60Hz anymore. I have to have it at 100 or 120Hz. I love youtube. I feel like I can learn just about anything now.
+Jonathan Little I agree. I've learned plumbing techniques, improved my golf game, done some electronics repair, and learned some great Bible truths and fallacies all through youtube .
Wow, thanks very much for the shout out! I have a section called "Over My Figurative Shoulder" that folks might enjoy. It's not a "how to weld" series, but a "how I weld" series. I always enjoy your videos, Jody. Great information, and really easy to watch. Pulse TIG welding is pretty much the standard in the hot rod industry, as the parts not only have to be strong, but there is a large art component to the parts as well. Welder Series is a small family business producing high quality chassis components (available welded and ready-to-weld). Thanks again for the mention, and I hope you have a great year. DW Horton
Hi Jody, Just got a miller syncrowave 250 (video on my channel) long time sub/viewer and now full time student of yours, working hard to get my left feed hand working and getting lots of practice time in, lots to learn! I purchase the xl tig finger from your store and I like it, but think I am going to get the std size also. Have to say it does keep the two fingers cool. Thanks for all of your instructions Chuck
Nice video on an old way of doing things. Especially for those of us without digital-controlled IGBT machines. I've found it helps to mentally focus on the arc-puddle interface rather than which hand you're holding the filler metal in.
Great vid! Thanks. in 1975 I watched one of the best tool-welders I've ever seen join 2 snail-shell aluminum blower housings. I remember the foreman said they were .018" thick at the rims. I had no Idea what I was watching then, I was just curious. I'm pretty sure he was doing a weld just like you demo'd here. The halves were "pinch-trimmed" and the slight roll at the trim, was all he had to work with. In other words the weld was mostly filler, not melting two flanges into each other. He did several housings per/hour. Now with your vid, I see what I saw back then as magic. Thanks again. Phil
I saw an old fashion adjustable wrench in back ground hung on the peg board. I wanted to mention that they make the best thing to tweak the angle of iron to square up things when tacking a weldment up as the handle is at 90 degrees rather than 30 or 60 and in combination you can usually get a good lever on the part that need to be tweaked. thanks for the videos jim h
"Now I am a little slow to learn new stuff, but I was watching a You tube video a few years ago, and I thought I would give it a try!" 😂 love your struff mate, I have learned loads from you in no time at all!!
Thanks for this video (and all the others too!). I've been told to pulse with my pedal, but I've never really seen it explained and how it's done. Thanks!
I heli arc welded professionally for 12 years. I would suggest the best tip is to have your tungsten very sharp always. Get your argon adjusted up their about 20 lbs or so. Keep your tungsten at a perfectly perpendicular angle to the work piece at all times if possible. keep everything moving right along don't stay in one place too long. If you have to let cool off and take a break and come back when its cold to attack a area giving you problems.
Watching your vid's for a decade i suppose and never saw or knew this until last weekend and I did not realize what a normal procedure this is for race shops to do cage work. The most beautiful artistic welds i have ever seen yesterday were in Gary Rohe's chassis shop when I went to pick up a friends car last night and I asked and he said it is his go procedure to as well unless on the bench these are all drag race stuff and 99% .083 Chrome moly.
Wow, that will save me some tungsten grinding as well as the Argon! Sweetness! I think that there was a guy doing something similar back when I worked in the oil industry, but he was one of those guys who keep his secrets to himself as if the whole world would depend on him one day, LOL! This is another example of what I love about the RU-vid Metal Workers and Machinists, they WANT to share their knowledge and progress the industry, and with some of the guys I watch, preserve a genuine artform that may otherwise become a "lost art". Thanks Jody, this will be a great thing to try...with my new footpedal I got for Christmas! Yeehaw! Can you tell I'm happy? Aloha...Chuck
A lot of people used to be that way years ago. I remember trying to get some simple information out of electricians in a shop about hooking up something 220 volt in my house and they would act as if telling you that secret information would make them instantly lose their job So I finally found it in a book and did it myself
Great vid. My Lincoln Precision Tig 225 has pulse, but I always just rock the pedal myself. Way more control. Especially helpfull when filling big gaps in thin sheet metal.
Good tips! I weld steel bicycle frames with .035 and .028 wall chromoly, and foot pulsing works really well for that. Gives me more control and allows me to avoid blowing holes.
I weld aluminum pipe all day at work and this is a great and must know how to do on pieces with gaps. In real world welding if you mess up you have to fill the gap, its faster and cheaper then bending and re coping new pipe. When you pulse it keep an eye on the outsides of the puddle, you want it to be consistent all looking uniform. Also, it is easy to not have weak welds when welding for example 3/16 to 3/8. Make sure you can see the puddle burn into each piece of metal. It is really easy to make a beauty weld where you are just laying the filler rod on top of the two pieces and not actually getting a strong weld. It is a great way to control the heat!
Yeah a tig welding video on porosity where you do a job abiding by aws d17.1. 6061 or 5052 tubing 2". Use a turntable if you have one. A simple butt joint . If you have a way to leak test afterwards by welding some fittings or caps on the ends it would be nice. 5356 rod is what we use on our aerospace jobs when we anodize afterwards. We get a lot of leaks because of humidity and restarts so maybe a few tips on machine set up as far as balance setting torch set up...... If you want to have a lot of fun run it like a nadcap job.
thanks for all your videos, i bought a chinese tig ac/dc, and with your videos i am learning very fast to weld aluminium, thanks a lot for this greats videos
You should do a video on different cup sizes and makes for beginner tig welders. Keep up the good work, I like watching your channel. I would also love to see a vid on how to get good colour on welds, stainless, chrome moly , ect.
i use that a lot when there are bigger gaps. not with a foot pedal but finger trigger and minilog. i have actually never seen foot pedals except in youtube videos and i do this for living..
I weld A LOT of saddle joints on 4130 .058" wall. I use the manual pulse method and I love it. Lots of heat and puddle control for the super thin wall material.
What are the cases where you should or should not pulse? It seems like a nice way to help control the heat especially for inexperienced welders (like myself). Is it a danger of backing off too much and then not having penetration and moving on too far each step resulting in more of a stitch than a continuous weld?
I enjoy your explanations and have implemented some of your methods in my job. Can you please explain why there is a need to change tungsten for different metals and why does Helium aid the the heat transfer with alloy and does it have the same effect on other materials.
Canadian Welding schools for pipe welding for pressure vessel have student walk the cup with tig for the root and first filler weld and cover with Stick 7018
An other nice tip. For a new guy, the flush tip idea works great. I have gotten pretty fast at sharpening my tungsten. It sure is a bugger when you touch the tip.
so what is the relationship between using a foot pedal and using a pulse setting? do they do the same thing? is there benefit to use pulse setting and pedal at same time? thanks for education.
thanks for your great videos. because of you i become a better welder. would you pleas tell us a little about weld size. lets say if a blue print calls out for a 3/16 or a 1/4 fillet weld ,how do you keep that weld puddle in that size? is it a eye baling experience, or you actually draw a line and weld within those line . once again tanks for your time and effort god bless you brother.
Hey Jody! As always nice videos. I'm a beginner in TIG welding so I have one question about TIG welding - why I get some buildup on gold marking 1/16 electrode - not on the tip but longer inside the cup. welding regular hot rolled thin wall tubing with Argon gas, number 5 cup, 75 AMP, 1/16 general purpose filling rod.
Man I just had a why the hell didnt I think of that moment! lol Im forever dipping the electrode into the puddle and making a mess of it.. Next time im going to set it up to prop on the cup, thanks for the excellent ideas Jody
Hi Jody, I find that with age Tig is a little harder to get by, first eyes aren't so good and also the dexterity goes away too... That's where this method of pulsing is making it more manageable... Doesn't bring back the flexibility but makes the process wait for me. Nice of you to get the time to care about all of us, Pierre
I know exactly how you feel. I never really used pulse when I bought my everlast tig welder but since I've found it I find it allows me to slow the pace enough for me do to as well as when I was younger.
Before I got my everlast pulse tig welder using the pedal was all I had to use. I really had a hard time getting the timing right between my feed hand and my foot.
That looks a lot like how I weld really thin aluminum tubing that usually is not coped very much - I have to go in ‘ surges ‘ to control the heat transfer. When you have something you do pretty much the same you get it all worked out how to do it best and then do it - maybe 10,000 times. At my job I do a lot of ‘ cold feed ‘ TIG welding using the head on my Miller MiG welder for the wire feed in my left hand and TIG in my right. Most people look at it and say how can you coordinate that it looks crazy but I’ve been doing it a long time and just grab and go
What is the difference in which gas lens you use between your stubby gas lense and the Fupa I do manily automotive welding of moly, steel, S/S and thin aluminum thanks great vids
If this is common practice for automotive, how do you see the pulsing affecting the integrity of the weld joint? Without as much heat would you get consistent penetration? Is this acceptable practice for structural components like chassis members?
Nice too stuff like this. Over here (The Netherlands) it is quite rare for people too use the foot pedal. In I knew of it but in 15 years i have never actually seen it used. I never really understood why.
Jody, I weld a lot of sheet metal and had developed a foot pulsing for that (none of the machines I use have pulse.) What are the pro/cons of pulsing vs not pulsing? Sheet metal it makes sense but I do wonder if there are any problems doing it in tubing and rollbars. Thanks.
Normally use the pedal pump technique on 4130 for racecars so as not to overheat the weld. Also on aluminum to get a nice, fat weld in one pass. I think the logic in the racing industry is that weld cracking can be a problem with the high load, high vibration environment. The hope is not overheating the base metal and getting a good bit of filler down mitigates this. Mostly theory though
Thanks for the video. FYI. Going to buy a everlast welder because of your review. Tig stick plasma Could you talk about lantinated vs thoriated electrodes heard they are phasing out thoriated due to health concerns
I often see stubby set ups and wonder how the electrodes get so short? Are they just left over tungstens which have been sharpened a fair amount, or can you cut they easily enough with the right method? cheers
Coming from building hand rails, if you are going to smooth that weld down flush, for that smooth "no weld here" look, is best to start at the top of the pipe and built it up from there so that you fill the valley.
Please, Sir, how I can get on the welding machine like this I'm from Iraq, do I need in my work it is because we have a demand for them and how and how much the price can reaching me and how I pay you money
thanks again jody! question.. when using the pedal for pulse would i leave it on 4t ( everlast itig 200t) and on pulse ? or pulse off since im doing it manually sorry for the noobie question :)
Jody im pretty much begging you to do a aws D1.1 video for me with a stringer cap. they will not take a weave cap where i live and i am having issues with lining the stringers up.....maybe a video about 3g all stringers fill out no weave? thanks
hello sir, i am very new to TIG. i was thinking if you could advice me. i have an exhaust project for motorcycle. i prefer without using filler. i am trying to weld mild steel, carbon steel.. tubing . thickness at 1.20mm can you advice on the setting. i got a DYNA 250p ACDC. there are a few settings option Re Flow base Current Peak Current Down Slope Pulse Width Pulse Freq Post Gas Clear width
Hi Jody love your videos. How are you getting such great arc shots? What equipment are you using? Please tell or make a video of your set-up PLEASE with ICE CREAM ON TOP :O)
Hi Jody great info. Do you think this can work with aluminum? I'm having trouble making small beads on tee joints. It seems I need a ton of heat to make puddle. .125 thickness need 140 amps to puddle. Is this way off? When it does puddle the beads are about the size of a dime and flat. Am I going to slow?? Using 1/16 purple band electrode. 1/16 filler. Thanks for vids. They taught me plenty!
there are a lot of things that go into making a small bead on aluminum tees. a tight arc is probly the main thing. but also helps to use a tapered electrode. another thing that may not be obvious is that too much argon flow sometimes causes an erratic arc and more amperage is needed to flow a puddle. lots of guys use a #5 cup with only 12-15 cfh for aluminum
Hi Jody, if I was given argon/co2 by mistake instead of 100% argon what would it look like when Tig welding? Something's wrong! The outside of the gas shield almost looks like a flame and is orange in color. Also, there's some tiny sparks coming off....doesn't it sound like I was given argon that has co2 in it by mistake from my gas supplier?
That is exactly what took me awhile to realize one time. I got a mix instead of Argon, and it will not work right. It will shoot off sparks and over heat your parts, and jack-up your tungsten! What you've described is from the wrong gas.
At my job some time back they got a tank of argon- 10% co2 by mistake and wanted me to see if I could use it. I tried and did okay but welds were sooty kind of dirty looking and when I welded something that needed turning they said it was hard as rock.
I like the technique, but I would think in the 'wrong hands' it could be potentially bad - but I guess that could go for any welding. (this is in reference to race car fab and roll cages in particular). If a pulse got too far apart, or a cold shut between pulses could create a place where the weld would fracture? I'd be interested in seeing a good continuous weld joint vs. a pulse welded joint tested to failure to see if there were any difference.
I was thinking the same.. but he kept a puddle and never stopped moving... Vs. A mig for example would be bad to try and pulse just for looks. You would definitely have cold joints... divets... and poor penetration.
Чувак, ты крут. Тебе необходим русскоговорящий помощник, который бы делал русские субтитры к твоим роликам - это было бы круто, плюс - еще 250 миллионов потенциальных зрителей. (Я на роль переводчика - не подхожу :)).
Look at that poor welding hood face down on that bench😜!! Just kidding Jody love ur vids man, you have inspired me enough to buy my first tig welder and further my learning in welding, thanks for all that you do for the U tube community. Stay cool!
