Titanium Bike Welds with Mike Zanconato

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Tig welding a titanium bike with Mike Zanconato of Zanconato custom cycles.
Titanium is relatively easy to weld but following best practices and procedures is super important.
purging the back side of the weld with argon, cleaning the metal thoroughly, using a large flood cup, wearing clean gloves...all are details that can make a big difference.
using a clear furick bbw cup really helped with filming the arc for this video but it also provided the argon shielding required to keep the welds silver free from discoloration.
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@MotoFabPerformance 4 месяца назад

I’m an experienced titanium welder (exhaust and such) but I learned a lot about prep from this video. Awesome!

@ScienceFTW 5 лет назад

Jody, thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to come up and visit. It was so much fun and I learned a ton. Thank you for all that you do for this community!

@weldingtipsandtricks 5 лет назад

zanconato thanks for having me Mike

@wadepatton2433 5 лет назад

You go Zank!

@brianbob7514 5 лет назад

I don’t see my max in the background! Get to work :)

@WesV 5 лет назад

That is one well set up work-space sir!

@JZStudiosonline 5 лет назад

Well I was interested, until I found out your a roadie. Interest lost.

@AviewFromUnder 3 года назад

I have never held a TIG torch in my life but I can't stop looking at TIG videos! Thanks for sharing.

@kieranproven4874 4 года назад

Hey Jodi, Thanks for all the years you have been putting into your RU-vid Tutorials. I have been watching for many years. I have been welding for 20 years now and I still look for you to learn something I can apply to my jobs. I love the clear arc shots and the chilled out narration. Thanks man.

@bigtb1717 5 лет назад

Two masters taking the time to share some of their expertise. Awesome, thanks guys! Fantastic work on those welds.

@jojomama4787 4 года назад

When I was young there was a race car driver named Juan Fangio and he was simply the best! The reason I mention that guy is that he said "you win the race by going as slow as possible", meaning fast enough to win but slow enough to keep the car intact.Welding is quite similar,you want to weld as cold as possible to get away from enlarging the grain structure but hot enough to get the penetration required

@garethleitner9547 5 лет назад

I have a new appreciation of the Serotta Legend titanium bike that I bought 20 years ago. The welds are flawless.

@tolga1cool 5 лет назад

Holy crap. Those welds look clean

@TKTK-sw3tq 4 года назад

I’m late but that MIT professor is Thomas W Eagar on youtube. He does welding metallurgy lectures that are available to anyone. Just search up Thomas Eagar. The specific situation he talks about is GE did some laser welding on $25,000 parts. If it fails, they throw away $25,000, if they succeed, they get $50,000. They were cleaning their parts with industrial grade acetone and were getting porosity. Thomas Eagar suggested switching to reagent grade acetone however they just blew him off because it was such an odd suggestion. Well after a year of failed parts and hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses, they tried it and it worked.

@nucleonst 5 лет назад

I think fusion is the most important thing to consider when welding. It is one of the main reasons Carbondale frames don’t have high failure rates. They have these huge welds both for fusion and aesthetics. Excellent video thank you!

@livedadyt10 4 года назад

He is very thorough! Lots of respect for all those alum. welded bikes too. Thx.

@SteveisTall 5 лет назад

I've sent this to my bike riding mates. Hopefully it helps educate them. Thanks.

@papalilburn 5 лет назад

Noticed the "modified" regulator/hose wrench, you always provide ideas that help our effort. Plan on making one today! Thanks for the good information and wonderful - "Tips & Tricks!"

@JaapGrootveld 5 лет назад

Best weld talk I ever heard, and best welds I have ever seen, Tanks pro,s.

@jacktheaviator4938 4 года назад

I just started working with titanium tubing, (aircraft structural) and it is a DREAM to work with, once I got past the quirks of the material, it really is an awesome product to weld. and the BBW cups (in Pyrex) made a huge difference. It allows light to spread out more, and I can see what"s coming around the curve of the tube. I have really started using titanium anywhere I can. It makes the project run over budget, but in my opinion, the weight saving and strength are worth every penny. And you don't have to be nearly as worried about stress fatigue, which brings peace of mind, especially knowing someone's life is on the line at 3000 meters altitude. Thx for a great video.

@AldoSchmedack 4 года назад

Jack the Aviator Question for you, where do find your material to use? I am having a bear of a time finding Ti locally.

@FrankKassel 5 лет назад

I always enjoy wrapping my arms around a BBW. Maybe I'll look into that cup too.

@robertkey9991 5 лет назад

Watched you for years. Keep on keeping on.

@nameofthegame9664 5 лет назад

Awesome looking welds and awesome arc shoots!

@trylessego 5 лет назад

Theses welds are pure art work and I could look at it all day.

@eduardosampoia5480 3 года назад

I wouldn't call it art. I call it science. Follow the instructions and it should always work.

@Ladosligese 3 года назад

@@eduardosampoia5480 you could NOT be more wrong .. welding is an ARTFORM like anything else that requires skill .. the better you are at it the better the results .. " follow the instructions " .. yeee i read how to setup a welder .. now i can weld as well as anyone else .. no matter how long they been doing it .. you get my point or?

@Skeetmgeett 5 лет назад

Hats off. Brilliant work fellas

@gregkral4467 5 лет назад

That sure is a great fixture for the tubing prep. Thanks for sharing.

@petebike 5 лет назад

I was a tig welder at a titanium bike factory in north Cambridge Massachusetts in the late 90's early 2000's . You're doing beautiful work. Keep it up!

@roadyeti3697 5 лет назад

Serotta?

@dodoslovensko 4 года назад

@@roadyeti3697 Serotta is in NY

@user-ku2bm6kw2k 3 года назад

amazing ending, titanium looks absolutely stunning , congratulations

@jakeschroeder6344 5 лет назад

Another great video from weldingtipsandtricks!

@derrickquintal 5 лет назад

Great video as usual Jodi!! Fantastic quality bikes being built here!

@terrancegrant1664 2 года назад

Neat video. I was a teenager in the late eighties and raced mountain bikes, so I have a thing for titanium bikes. I also took metal fabrication (welding - SMAW) in high school. Cool to see the build and get the high points of the process. Thanks!

@bvbhu3dg 5 лет назад

Thanks for going above and beyond!

@jimburnsjr. 5 лет назад

Exceptional video as always, thanks Jody... hope, and trust, you and yours are doing great.

@KoenBrader 3 года назад

That is one very informative video (even more than your usual, high quality content) Jody; and Mike seems like a real nice down-to-earth guy and a great craftsman. Those welds you guys show are pure art!

@weldingjunkie 5 лет назад

I live 20 min from mike he does some great work. Nothing nicer then s custom bike

@jorgeposadas1192 5 лет назад

WOW!!! That was really informative, I really appreciate how you break things down.

@kniefi 5 лет назад

man this is some useful information precisely delivered - thanks for that!

@jeffflanagan2814 5 лет назад

Beautiful titanium welds!

@Aethelbeorn 5 лет назад

BBW - Big Beautiful Weld

@cameronbartlett856 3 года назад

That's my type of BBW XD

@FSEVENMAN 5 лет назад

Wow that's some intensely beautiful work good job dude you're an artist

@bccev770 5 лет назад

Best welding I've ever seen.

@speedbuggy16v 5 лет назад

Thank you both for your time and knowledge, the reality is I will likely never weld Ti, but if I do, at least I have a little foreknowledge to do so with.

@AldoSchmedack 4 года назад

speedbuggy16v I thought the same thing until I needed to weld some Ti cookware to better strengthen it for my cooking gear in my bug out bag. Turns out it was smart studying about Ti welding and very smart in getting a better welder than I needed when I bought mine. I went with a Dynasty and I am glad I did!

@geoffsemon7411 5 лет назад

Really interesting video to watch and thanks for posting. Mikes doing really well but has a way to go before his welds are as neat as Seven Cycles or IF bikes. Darren Baum was about the same when he started but now his welding is up there with the best as well. Can't begin to imagine how much skill and practice is required

@_Kensky 5 лет назад

Greetings from Poland :) Weldingtipsandtriks rules!

@flyinpolack6633 5 лет назад

Mike makes some sweet frames. Great attention to detail man!

@drdremd 5 лет назад

Wow. Thank both you guys. Impressive

@joeventura1 5 лет назад

Great workmanship!!!

@cameronbartlett856 3 года назад

Also I find it incredible how thin that frame is, yet it can still hold over 200 pounds of weight with ease!

@kimbye1 5 лет назад

Nice work, a joy to watch

@taufikekoyudanto6216 3 года назад

Now I understand completely why a titanium bike frame is such a premium..

@jerrysgardentractorsengine2243 5 лет назад

Excellent video as always Jody

@benc8386 5 лет назад

Awesome video. I guess for the complete set we now need to see how Mike joins the really high zoot stainless like Columbus XCr or Reynolds 953.

@John-jp8dy 3 года назад

Thanks guys

@wgmskiing 5 лет назад

Awesome video and great talk. Thanks guys

@JeffinTD 2 года назад

Interesting tip on reagent grade acetone. Great video.

@FastSloW-qt8xf 5 лет назад

His fitup is beautiful

@diesel454ss 5 лет назад

super cool!! I can tig some but this is pure art!!

@aevangel1 3 года назад

Starrett makes very good tools, especially their measuring tools.

@_cr8ive_ 5 лет назад

After watching just the first 4 minutes of this it became vividly clear that you need to know a whole lot . . .and lay out a lot of money to get started in this game. The "Fake it till you make it" philosophy wont cut it here, that's for sure...

@MrDeanWinchester86 3 года назад

pure art

@chillinator 5 лет назад

Man ... beautiful welds ...

@Desi365 5 лет назад

fascinating. thk you for sharing. I dream of a ti bike, one day, hopefully.

@Limeayy 5 лет назад

Wow, awesome work.

@mazo691 3 года назад

Informative discussion, thanks!

@philmay7834 3 года назад

Truth be told, carbide tooth hole saws are the best. More expensive, but really clean cuts……and long lasting.

@gunhappyie 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing all your secrets... I shall set up a workshop tomorrow using Diy tooling :P Just kidding, great video on an excellent topic. Its great to see the passion and the high level of OCD/Attention to detail !

@davidwalsh7603 3 года назад

superb, awesome video

@krazziee2000 5 лет назад

very nice work, great lesson ,, thanks for the video,

@jacobclark89 2 года назад

Sweet welding !

@ChrisWojnarski 5 лет назад

Awesome video Jody you the man 👊🏻

@lucio0224 5 лет назад

Hello from Brazil, short your channel! You're an excellent welder.

@Omri.2.0 3 года назад

I enjoy watching thanks .

@robertc7682 5 лет назад

Excellent video!!!

@ratmousebastard 3 года назад

great informative video! thanks guys!

@JustAnotherAsianGuy2 5 лет назад

your a great welder

@junito1957 5 лет назад

MAN, I BEEN USING A STICK WELDER FOR 10 YEARS (HOBBY) , TIME TO GET INTO TIGS WELDING

@natewertz7428 3 года назад

Your work is excellent, both of you! Those fitups and beads were immaculate. I'm just beginning to dip my toe into the world of titanium and there is plenty to know. Thank you for sharing your expertise and experience!

@GUNNER12R 5 лет назад

Jody Sir your recent videos are about the best, most informative, welding videos I've ever seen. At 54 my eyes are starting to give up on me so seeing my puddles are tough on these exotic metals. But I'm a poor working class man so there's no giving up. So if you'll keep helping I'll keep hanging in there. BTW I own 4 or 5 of your TIG fingers. I won't buy the knock off brands as a matter of principal. It's you product. I've had my product stolen, rebranded and sold as someone else's product I know how much that sucks Sir.

@neon-john 5 лет назад

I'm 64 with rotten eyes but I can still weld thanks to electronic helmets and cheater lens. Cheaters are stereo magnifying lenses. I use a +3 diopter cheater and am about to have to go to +4. Another tip is to illuminate the work to be almost as bright as the arc. I use this light. www.neon-john.com/Misc/Mega_light_home.htm And a smaller but just as bright LED version. The Mega-Light uses a 1000 watt metal-halide bulb. I'm trying going back to a conventional non-electronic hood. It's working pretty well. I can see the work before the arc is struck. For welding in tight spaces, I've made a 175 watt metal-halide light out of a conventional drop light. There is a version of the 175 watt bulb that is the same size as a 100 watt incandescent lamp. I polished the reflector to get more heat and light out the front and less heat out the back. There have recently become available LED lights of equivalent brightness that will fit in the socket. I have one on order. Extremely bright illumination is vital for us geezers to continue welding. John

@phillhuddleston9445 5 лет назад

Plus if you don't have good lighting all the way around your part having an auto darkening helmet is useless.

@sylvestresanchez4848 5 лет назад

Awesome thank you.

@singlespeedman 5 лет назад

I like the Richard Sachs sticker on his table.

@dmst3725 5 лет назад

good job! hi from Russia!

@SheriffofYouTube 3 года назад

great video boss. very informative

@bobmoffatt4133 5 лет назад

Very interesting!

@Skif87Strelok 5 лет назад

Hello from Russia!!! Very interesting video!

@adem7727 5 лет назад

clean work

@therich2753 5 лет назад

경험과 노하우가 훌륭하십니다~~

@fatosskenderi4020 5 лет назад

Nice job

@jojomama4787 5 лет назад

Juan Fangio(perhaps the best formula one driver ever) once said "to win the race you must drive as slow as possible",as far as welding goes I try to weld as cold as possible (meaning don't overheat the base material!)...I somehow see a correlation between the two!

@Indy125 5 лет назад

I have Mike's t-shirt too! Must of done the same race together!

@John-jp8dy 3 года назад

Thanks

@yuhaz 5 лет назад

Great vid, thx!

@supahflypongcojr.3770 5 лет назад

Super Clean.....

@Gliderking80 3 года назад

THX a LOOOOTTTTT for the metric values

@wadepatton2433 Год назад

The bike world is metric, even in America! (until we roll out--then it's miles)

@fbbbbbbbbasa 5 лет назад

Woohoo, Deer Park with the acetone!

@jimlayhey1965 5 лет назад

i have merlin ti 1995 work of art

@roadyeti3697 5 лет назад

Beautiful stuff. What is the TIG welder setup? I've worked as a weldor in the past but many years ago. I see leaps in welding technology and would like to get back into it for my own good. Always loved the work, the employers, at times, not so much. I have deep respect for guys like Mike. Thanks for the vid

@DumbledoreMcCracken 3 года назад

Smart men.

@sarahfaris2505 5 лет назад

Thanks 🌹

@kenwithaK 5 лет назад

beautiful

@HondoTrailside 5 лет назад

Great coverage! Yeah, MSDS on acetone says it contains trace oil. That used to give me fits. I find drugstore alcohol works fine for cleaning. Sometimes I will use something stronger like acetone, but clean any residue from that with the alcohol. Reagent grade might be the solution, if I can find it. Just remember no brake cleaner, it will fry your brain.

@patrickreed4628 5 лет назад

If you are using brake cleaner, use non-chlorinated, but just don't if you have some solid 90% isopropyl alcohol.

@AldoSchmedack 4 года назад

Trichloroethylene ;-)

@txdocprich_8404 5 лет назад

Mmmm, stupid RU-vid unsubscribed me from a bunch of channels, didn’t know about this one. Very cool Jody!

@user-nf3oq2ge3g 11 месяцев назад

That’s why the term treat every weld like your life depends on it, or someone else’s life, as a welder we hold a responsibility to do the best we can do, this guy is dialed, watch and learn that purge set up with the swagelok, pipe fitters dream set up.

@hebrewhammer1000 5 лет назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Does anyone have the link to the acetone contamination video he was talking about?

@edwinruiz956 5 лет назад

Congratulations for your videos!!! ...I follow you from Nicaragua

@Tom-kh2vx 5 лет назад

I'm a medical student, but I would love to know how to weld like this! Great work!!

@AldoSchmedack 4 года назад

Tom Suggest you get a good TIG like a Miller or Lincoln inverter, a top end helmet and have at it! No better way to learn than your screw ups. Once you are a doc you will have a lot less time on your hands. It’s fun as hell to be able to weld almost everything!

@AldoSchmedack 4 года назад

Get started soon and enjoy the hobby as it is a very useful skill!