As a heavy duty mechanic I’ve spent years slowly “self teaching” welding off of various RU-vid videos and hands on experience. I’ve gotten pretty comfortable with a torch would like to pick up a scarfing tip one day. Thanks for the tips. PS, I’ll forgive you about the comment on the shitty dump truck welds being done by “some fuckin mechanic” 😅😅
I honestly could weld a pecker on a snowman, but my torch game sucks. Short of gouging out welds I never touch the torch. Maybe before I retire I’ll get better at it. Videos like this are what people should be watching to learn how real skills are developed.
Anthony, FYI oxygen cylinders are charged to around 2200 psi at room temperature. A small leak, especially at the high pressure side of the regulator, would possibly ignite oil or grease if present. The ignition occurs from the extreme FRICTION caused by the high pressure oxygen flowing across the oil. The oil ignites causing the brass, cast steel, rubber, etc to also ignite. This all happens in an instant with a violent explosion causing more pure oxygen being added to the atmosphere. Now there is a total hell storm. Work safe.
You ain’t kidding Anthony! I’m an assistant welding instructor and man every year it never fails. All the students want to do is learn to weld plate and pipe. And never show interest or practice on the torch. And in this business, 90% of the weld is your cut. I recommend the oxy fuel settings at oxy 20-25psi and acetylene 5-6psi. Now that’s for general use, for thicker steel, adjust accordingly. Air Arc Gouging is rough on welding machines. Need a 350 amp and up machine. And shout out to I C Weld 🤘🏾
Was always taught to remove the tip before giving it a good cleaning because debris could fall back inside torch and reclog tip. Retired now but still watching your videos. keep the sparks flying man.
Keep up with the tips and tricks. I am a retiree that now has a farm and I am teaching myself to weld etc I have picked up some good pointers from your videos.
Great video grease and 02 is a bad combo plus it attracts dirt quick connects last about a month at most for me air arc will be the death of your machine don't do much of it with it I got probably 2 days of it coming up this week would be one hell of a video for you
I use a metal retractable key chain to hang my striker to my belt loop with. I work in some tight places and a carabiner doesn't give if I hang my striker up on something. Also, I'm right handed and adjust the oxygen and acetylene knobs with my left hand so find it more comfortable to hang my striker on my left side so I'm not reaching across my body every time I light my torch.
That’s a good idea with the retractable line. I use that for my metal gauge. And I also use the striker on the belt loop idea. I stole that from IC weld as well.
Great videos 👌 and very useful tips . I'm just starting to weld for other people for some little extra income and always look back to your channel for tips ... your channel it's just nice🧑🏭
Those long torches cut completely different and better than short for torches for some reason, I have a Harris and a Victor regular medium duty torches and then I have a Harris and a Victor long torches and both long torches cut so much better than their little brothers on the same gas settings
@@jonathangarzon2798 I think it has to do with being able to keep movement away from the head of the torch by oxygen lever being far away. Or it could be the long barrel helps the gasses not be as cold when they reach the tip idk maybe it's in our head
Anthony have you ever thought of outfitting a welding trailer to tow behind your truck on bigger welding jobs? having a covered trailer set up as a metalworking shop may be nice if your job requires more fab type work. Having a metal chop saw/grinder etc would make some jobs a bit easier too(hint-buy the biggest trailer your truck can pull cause once you start filling it with tools it will always be too small-good place to store your backup welder/generator too!)
I've had to cut about of I beams up to 36 inch or so for crane bridges and runway beams. You have be accurate on your cut. So when you have a line you have to follow you can preheat from the opposite side of your line. If you have a line on top of your plate, preheat from the bottom.
I just thinking of getting a torch , either the performer kit or journeyman lol I not sure which .. basically use it to make small sculptures like two by two feet. Nice video , down to earth , informative , love the demo of the gouge tip , I think that could be a creative tip , and funny video lol
I'm in highschool and in my welding class we use the scarfing tip to cut off the back plate of the certification tests and it's way faster than using a chisel or air hammer
Start your cut with pressure on .take away your hand away from the button of pressure puss it once and it hold to automay mode so you can move your hands free .hello from Greece.
The reason to not oil oxigen connections is you would be adding a fuel to the oxigen source, instant fire hazard lol same goes to the threads on the cilinder cap
You can bring value to our lives by telling us about that green maybe 77 F-100 or F-150!!! Also you dont put petroleum products on torch stuff cuz of the oxygen and it could cause and explosion. Along with welding inspections I do O2 cleans on vavles and stuff like that. You take a black light and look for grease and lint. Anything that oxygen could could cause ignition from going through a valve (like on your bottle with the regulator) and the oxygen could cause heat source from going through those valves and such. Then with the petroleum products , it can explode . It does happen and you can do more googling for more info .
this was a nice video! im not a welder im just a machinist but id like to do at home projects and fabricate something but i also dont wanna go to school for something id do for a hobbie! i dont have to many welding buddies so theres not many options for guys like me who just wanna try it, other then watching a video or two!! so these are helpful tips and tricks but i plan on getting a book or two from the library but the hardest part for me wasnt the PPE but it was where to get material!!! any suggestions on where to buy material that wont cost an arm and a leg?? i thought about making my own forge and forging some steel plates from junk left in peoples trash lolol so thats a whole nother thing ive been learning and trying to get into... any kind of advice for a hobbyist like me??
Hell I’m a retired iron worker and never messed up a field machine because of running air arc. Running carbon arc is no different than running stick electrode to the machine anyway! As long as you’re not running your machine at full amperage for days on end you’ll be fine!
@@clintonhanson well i understand it all depends how long you use it ,, like we get rentals on refineries gouging for a week or two 3/8 1/2 or bigger rods 24 hrs n after that no good to weld is just depend If you backgoige 40 or 50’ diameter 2” metal thick tanks i know it i burn em all tge time
@@miguelpistolas4849 and so did I for over 35 years never had a machine die from gouging it’s the same as when welding dude you weld with it maxed out for hours and days on end!!
@@clintonhanson i dont know wath kind of work u do but we givenm hell we dont goige with 300 we use 500 machines all im saying is i never in mi right mind ise my welding machines goiging any welder know that but u had a different story i respect that 👍🏽
My welding teacher taught me that when using a scarfing tip, you lay the brass part of the torch down and then roll the tip down to melt away what you need.
👨🏭 T H A N K ' S great 👍 Video again , a l w a y s 💖 them ! you put a lot in Making them. I do like to hit the like 👍 in yours. You Certainly do deserve it they are good and I learn a lot. WHO SAID you CAN'T TEACH an OLD DOG NEW TRICKS , I know I'm old
There is no need to preheat before a cut. Also, don’t pull the torch, sweep it (right to left for right handed fellas). You will be able to make a much longer cut comfortably.
I just bought an oxy torch(idk why, maybe because I thought it was cool to have) . It came with a rose bud attachment and I’m trying to find out what size it is to adjust my Oxy acetylene accordingly. Any help to figure out my rose bud size and oxy/fuel settings.
Harris torches? John Harris invented the cutting torch in 1899. The big deal with oil around a torch is if you got some inside a torch when the bottles are turned on and the oil is compressed buy the presser hitting it . Then it can ignite just like fuel inside a diesel engine.
You still hold your torch too close to your material. I get it. You were probably trained that way, I know I was. The cones become a cut guide (crutch). That 3/4 plate you cut. The near end when you lifted your torch. It looks better. Spend a lot less time cleaning tips too. One thing Issac taught me. Leave the standard torch on the truck. He only breaks it out for due to space constraints.
Hey I know this is off topic lol but I just started watching your RU-vid channel and I got a tip for quicker clean up if you can find a metal coffee can are a #10 metal can you can throw your electrode tips in and other small tidbits I use them all the time smach the top and sell for junk
I remember when I was first learning how to stick weld, the old timer that was teaching me was a really cool guy and one day I come up to him cuz I'm having trouble striking an arc and I say, "hey Mason, what's that trick you showed me the other day about striking an arc easier"? and with no hesitation he turns around and he tells me, "tricks are for whores and magicians. it's not a trick if it works every time".
Might work for HIM but the . Tip is way too far & way, Too much with the Preheat on that small Flat Bar. Even the Cut was like he Melted through. His Torch settings are Close but Impractical. Said his Tip was clean but when he hits the Oxy Accelerator you can see the unconformity in the Flame. Should be set at 6 Gas & 32 Oxy up to 1 1/4" plate. using 00 or 0 TIP. You just change Torch Angle & speed for best results.
Yo man aside from my username I really have some questions I could use answers for, I’m 26. And recently lost my job at the publix warehouses because of Covid and I said screw it I want a trade now and I’m seriously considering welding/fabrication but have 0 experience…. Idk where to start or what todo and tbh I’m completely lost also I’m in Lakeland btw
Australia : “quick connects” banned. Australia: every single fire item tested quarterly: hose, flash back x2 on each lead , tip, lines, regulators etc @ $7,50c per test per item . Flashing beacon on vehicle Reverse alarm Wheel nut indicators All bottle regulators off while drive on roads Quarterly checks on electric grinders Quarterly check on welders Australia has the highest shortage of boilermakers in the world due to the amount of tests and checks before we can put gloves on. Hence why Australia can’t manufacture anything and we have to import it
