Vulcan + CK Worldwide = Awesome | Omnipro 220 Tig Upgrade

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Let's upgrade the Tig torch on my Vulcan Omnipro 220!
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@jamesmyers2087 5 месяцев назад

I’m doing the purchase today. Your weld was fine and your advice was great.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 5 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thank you! Hope you love it!

@chriserickson4417 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the info and great video.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 10 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@lpfdemt 4 месяца назад

Great job sir! Thanks for the video

@DrivingForwardBuilds 4 месяца назад

Appreciate the comment, Thanks!

@EAGLINWRX 4 месяца назад

Hey! A good tip I picked up is that a comfortable welder is key to being a good welder. All that weight hanging off the back doesn’t look to comfortable. A trick I’ve been shown that helped immensely when I started was throw the lead up and around your neck. And have a bit of excess sitting on your forearm. You should be able to open up your hand and have the torch sit level and balance in the web of your hand without any input from your fingers at all. This way your fingers only have to worry about fine movements and not overcompensating for the whole weight of the torch and hose. Hope that helps!

@DrivingForwardBuilds 4 месяца назад

I really like the tip about letting the torch go to see if it stays put. I'm definitely going to use that. Thanks!

@EAGLINWRX 4 месяца назад

@@DrivingForwardBuilds no problem! I’m no master welder either haha, but I’ve been improving relatively fast with all the tips I’ve been finding online. Just some advice from one welder to another🤙.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 4 месяца назад

@@EAGLINWRX I appreciate the tips. I am struggling with keeping the dang tip out of the puddle. I go through a lot of tungsten. lol

@wyo_garage20 Месяц назад

For sure. Toss the cable around your shoulder/neck area, essentially the welder would ideally be on the opposite side of your dominant hand. Not always possible but, easier.

@jovannymacuilatl 7 дней назад

Great weld man, just try not to weld with a magnetic behind where you weld, it'll mess with your dipping and mess with your weld puddle, try tacking the left and right corner of the t joint and then take away the magnetic

@DrivingForwardBuilds 7 дней назад

Good tip. Thanks. I always wondered about the magnet.

@johndunn9819 5 месяцев назад

Your weld looks fine. I recently got the Omni 220. I'm going to try that torch. I've never TIGd before. Maybe this flexible and lighter rig will make it easier to learn. Thanks 👍

@DrivingForwardBuilds 5 месяцев назад

Right on!

@Auto-Bots.Custom.Detailing Месяц назад

I can’t stand going into welding shops and then telling me nothing works with the HF welders, when that’s clearly not true, they accept almost everything, the fittings are the same… Instead of trying to push a $3,000 welder on me, just tell me what I can use. Especially when almost…almost anything they offer is universal but 3 times times the price..

@DrivingForwardBuilds Месяц назад

I feel that. My local shop didn't know what sizes I was going to need so I had to guess it was going to be a normal size.

@JonathanLHaasw 3 месяца назад

Hey bro, I see that Vette poster past present and future on your wall. I have one too ! Dave McClellon autographed mine on that first nationwide tour to the museum opening, so I figured you were there also! (Vette lover)

@DrivingForwardBuilds 3 месяца назад

That’s really cool. I actually got lucky and found it at a garage sale of all places. Even so, I do love Vettes. It’s been a while since I had one.

@juliustrexler9829 6 месяцев назад

You need the flex head torch dude super comfortable

@DrivingForwardBuilds 6 месяцев назад

For sure. This is on my future tools wish list.

@tonyq7106 5 месяцев назад

Hey Peoria az here too

@DrivingForwardBuilds 5 месяцев назад

Sweet.

@Worthrhetime 3 месяца назад

That’s awesome. I don’t know what iam doing either. Have the same setup. Thx

@DrivingForwardBuilds 3 месяца назад

Right on! Have fun with it🙂

@Worthrhetime 3 месяца назад

@@DrivingForwardBuilds I didn’t have a wedding table to do anything, so I built a…. Welding table. Had it for about a year and amazingly it hasn’t fallen apart . That makes me happy.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 3 месяца назад

@@Worthrhetime Thats really cool. I wanted to build a table but at the price of this one from Northern Tool I couldn't buy the steel any cheaper during covid.

@Worthrhetime 3 месяца назад

@@DrivingForwardBuilds looks like a great table.

@robertduarte2122 6 месяцев назад

Hello, I enjoyed your video. Are you using a pedal or arc start?

@DrivingForwardBuilds 6 месяцев назад

This machine requires a lift start with or without the pedal. The pedal in this case only controls amperage.

@Hooligan1982 7 месяцев назад

How do you convert your welder to accept the gas hose and torch in one? Mine has a solid connector and a gas connector.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 7 месяцев назад

Gas Torch Adapter #Vulcanwelder #harborfreighttools

@Agustin-jo8mv 7 месяцев назад

9:55 That looks perfectly good for someone at home. haha. You are being critical but that's how you get better. 👌👌 I have some professional experience and that looks pretty good. The start/stops looks a little ugly but eventually you learn to heat it up starting and taper off quickly at the end, especially if its at the end of the material+weld.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 7 месяцев назад

Thanks dude. Appreciate the feedback. Keep melting and learning. That’s all I can do.

@Agustin-jo8mv 7 месяцев назад

@DrivingForwardBuilds yeah bro. Okay, so what I would do if you have any sheet metal shops near by is try to get some scrap from them. If they have a lunch truck that comes by perfect lol mingle with the guys and make friends. Sheet metal shops have absolute tons of waste. Haha. They also have sheers to easily and quickly cut some coupons for you. If you had access to like 300 1/8inch 2"x4" coupons you could get really good. Then do the same with 1/16 coupons. Haha. Then aluminum. You can work that aluminum down to .040 but that will require tips and on hand training.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 7 месяцев назад

@@Agustin-jo8mv that’s a damn good tip. Potentially free or cheap material and likely tons of information to learn. Thanks!

@johndunn9819 5 месяцев назад

Are y'all using a foot pedal? Is a foot pedal essential/optional?

@Agustin-jo8mv 5 месяцев назад

@johndunn9819 have not tried the tig set up sorry. I do not have the torch, or pedal and have not needed it so I have not bought it yet. I learn tig on an ahp alphatig and then got a job welding.

@militia814 2 месяца назад

Those magnets are for mig. Magnets mess with the DC magnetic field and messes up your arc. Get rid of the magnets and practice and see if your welds come out cleaner.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 2 месяца назад

Damn. I had no idea. Thanks for the tip I’ll give it a try!

@connorsbaldspot7767 11 месяцев назад

What dinse connector did you use for it to be compatible

@DrivingForwardBuilds 11 месяцев назад

On this welder I didn’t have to change the dinse connector. The CK Worldwide lead screws right into the factory Vulcan dinse setup.

@joepingel3735 8 месяцев назад

Isnt it kinda bad to weld galvanized metal toxic fume wise?

@DrivingForwardBuilds 8 месяцев назад

Yes. Ideally, you grind all the galvanized coating off first or have adequate ventilation and breathing protection.

@user-dg8nq6ik6y 10 месяцев назад

Say I was wondering do you have to touch the work peice and lift off to start

@DrivingForwardBuilds 10 месяцев назад

Yes. This unit doesn’t have high frequency start. I think they left that to the Tig only machine on purpose though which sucks.

@user-dg8nq6ik6y 10 месяцев назад

Thanks I thought I was doing something wrong

@DrivingForwardBuilds 10 месяцев назад

@@user-dg8nq6ik6y you bet. Lift arc is tough I'm finding but eventually works with practice.

@danielsplayhouse3804 Год назад

$38.63 Bradenton Florida 336cu ft. Moms and pop's welding shop been dealing with them since I was 20

@DrivingForwardBuilds Год назад

Wow, that's a great price!!

@PersonalBestOutdoors 2 месяца назад

I bought a vulcan omnipro 220 second hand from marketplace. The previous owner told me that he did this exact upgrade, but there is no gas valve on the torch. My tig torch did have the red superflex lead and the ck works wide sticker on it. Where could i get the valve for the torch? I'm tired of playing with the valve on the bottle.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 2 месяца назад

The valve on the torch came with the welder. If you don’t have it then you can pick them up individually like this one. amzn.to/3UIuqtd

@PersonalBestOutdoors 2 месяца назад

@@DrivingForwardBuilds OK. Thank you.

@tankerboysabot Месяц назад

I searched vulcan 205 vs Vulcan 220.....not a bad video, I haven't tig welded in years but want to get back into it, but why would the 205 be more expensive than the 220 when it seems there's more to the 220?

@DrivingForwardBuilds Месяц назад

The 205 is a Tig only unit. It has some big benefits only if you’re really going to tig often. It is ac/dc so you can weld aluminum. It also has a gas solenoid so you don’t have to use the manual valve. Plus pulse and way more control. I’d like one some day.

@tankerboysabot Месяц назад

@@DrivingForwardBuilds oh wow. Thanks. I assumed the numbers being in sequence would mean the 220 was better than the 205 or simply an upgraded version. I appreciate the feedback.

@tankerboysabot Месяц назад

@@DrivingForwardBuilds oh and you gained a sub for actually responding.

@DrivingForwardBuilds Месяц назад

@@tankerboysabotthanks. Very much appreciated.

@trevorbruns9456 10 месяцев назад

Big bottle in NW ohio Oe myer $150 I believe. $175 c25

@DrivingForwardBuilds 10 месяцев назад

It's crazy how prices are so different across the country.

@Mystic-p1mp 2 месяца назад

Think it’s around 80$ where I’m at here in Florida

@Agustin-jo8mv 7 месяцев назад

Also if you have any questions or want some exercises to get better let me know. You will need that practice material/coupons though. I can give you my email if you're interested and we can talk more. I only really have 1 year of tig welding experience, but it was trial by fire. Cryogenics stainless place 6 months, sheet metal shop 3months steel/stainless/aluminum. This is where I learned this aluminum from the guys there., sheet metal shop as an advanced welder. This 3rd place was badass to get into because I was doing some difficult aluminum. Very cool welding experience I got. The production fabrication cryogenics place was hard core. Wouldn't do it again. I love welding, initially learned because I wanted to do a turbo v8 build in something. It hasn't happened yet and I'm not sure I am really interested in it because of the financials of it. I do feel satisfaction in knowing I could definitely do the welding/fabrication side of it, although I know it would require so many hours. hahaha.

@DrivingForwardBuilds 7 месяцев назад

The turbo build would totally be worth it, even if it was a net zero after building if you could sell it. Sounds like you gained a ton of real-world experience in the workplace. I was a dealer mechanic so I had no welding as part of my job. Now I am just a hobbyist playing around. The most complicated welding I have had to do has been on my roll cage. That was mig and I practiced for months beforehand on tube to get my speed and setting to a point where I felt comfortable with it.

@Agustin-jo8mv 7 месяцев назад

@DrivingForwardBuilds Nice! I haven't done cages, or much tubing work. I have done mig and I also have an omnipro 220 now. Sold my old alphatig to buy this one. Got this omnipro for $800 with a 120cf tank, vulcan helmet, and a 10lb spool of solid core wire, and welding cart. 😏 haha

@DrivingForwardBuilds 7 месяцев назад

@@Agustin-jo8mv That sounds like an awesome setup. What's your plan for aluminum with the Omnipro? I figure a spook gun with be less expensive than picking up a separate ac machine.

@Agustin-jo8mv 7 месяцев назад

@DrivingForwardBuilds well shit I figured you could AC tig with the omnipro but I actually hadn't thought of that. 😅 I did use a spool gun and helped a neighbor out. The spoolgun was leaving black sut(not ideal, sut indicated that its not being shielded properly, but that seems to be very common. No porusoity in welds though.), but the welds all looked good. I even tried down some 1/4 plate with bevel, with a 1/16 landing and it layed in there beautifully. Haha. I would probably consider getting a used water cooled everlast if I needed ac tig. Although, I did make my alphatig water cooled. Haha. I used a submersible 1/6hp water pump($65), and a ck worldwide watercooled torch. Worked well, but you need additional switches to turn the pump on when needed. Water cooled torches are so nice, especially with flex head. Most of the shops I worked at did not have flex head torches but that was an abomination. 😂 The rigid torch leads are almost as bad, but non flex heads are a much bigger problem. Haha