4 Types of Welding Explained: MIG vs TIG vs Stick vs Flux Core
The 1,000 foot view of the most common welding processes.
All of the different welding processes and acronyms can be really confusing. In this video, I go over the following:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Stick Welding (Shielded Metal Arc Welding - SMAW)
4:00 Flux Core Arc Welding - FCAW
5:58 MIG Welding (Gas Metal Arc Welding - GMAW)
7:45 TIG Welding (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - GTAW)
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Fantastic! When I get a TIG welder, I'll be taking the 4 courses you put up there! Nice job! All the best!
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I'm 40 years old and looking to get into a different field of work. Is it too late for me to get into welding?
Been welding professionally for a while and decided to check this video out. This is awesome. It’s the exact video I’d send anyone who asks me about welding.
@Đeath Vader School is all about getting your certificate that proved you can do boring chore work, but is not necessary for actually learning and mastering something.
@Đeath Vader There are people like me that don't do welding, but would like to have a better understanding of it. I might ask Michael T annoying questions, so he'd send me here. If I actually wanted to become a professional welder, obviously I'd need more than a youtube video, but this gives me a better understanding of the various processes.
These kinds of vids also help if you're directly teaching an apprentice or intern. It's easy for a professional to forget what it was like to not know a bloody thing (math teachers, I'm looking at you), so these types of beginner lessons are good if you're about to walk someone through the basics.
@Đeath Vader The aim is to do something that you think is meaningful for the rest of your life, if you can't aim for that, you are lost.
Welding is the easiest thing to do
My daughter just started welding professionally and killing it. I’m fascinated listening to her describing her work. Thanks for your explanation.
Good for her. I've been in a welding shop for 15 years and out of about 150 guys that came in and out I've seen only 3 girl welders. Two of them quit after a couple of weeks because they couldn't lift the parts they were welding. One of them stayed for a year or two but we had to lift the heavy stuff for her and she quit after that with tendinitis. She was put on light work for about 5 years after that lol.
My 16 yo daughter and I watched this together tonight. She's a fast learner going through all my argon!
She needs a 3M silicone mask/filter. Anyone that pro welds gets too much smoke/metal in their lungs and will suffer someday for it. Or a high volume fan which also would keep her cool.
@@mystuff1405 Thanks for the heads up!!! I saw a belt mounted PAPR respirator system. I have good ventilation in the shop, small respirator and a mask that fits under her helmet. Her lungs will stay pink if I have anything to do with it!
@@mystuff1405 Thank you! So much!!!
Have never even thought of welding, bumped into this clip and watched out of pure curiosity. Fantastic! BS-free, crystal clear approach explanations, contrasts and obviously deep experience-based things to consideration at every step. Seems to me you deserve all the praise for making it you've received from grateful viewers. Great job in giving back to your craft.
Rarely by accident do these things happen
Factual information I have been doing a lot of research n this true welder just seems be where I want to get to so I’m guessing his great experience from his own research aswell might have played a great part but factual data bruv this dude nailed it I mean weld it
He did say he over exaggerated the examples .@@timothylane7795
I hand weld in the coal mining business, I traditionally use stick because of the heavier duty metal we work with but also MIG from time to time as well. This video was very informative. Great job.
I own a small farm and DIY as much maintenance as I can. I have zero welding knowledge. I don't see myself fabricating equipment but mainly doing repairs or minor mods. What is the best welder for me to have?
@@joeh4295 looks like your comment got lost in the noise Joe. I always thought I'd just get the stick welder when my shed finally gets built. Now that I've seen this I think ill buy a MIG if I can use it to flux core as well as that's basically stick but easier and you can MIG for finer work.
@@joeh4295 personally I would get a traditional arc welder, but the mig is a little more user friendly especially when starting out. But the traditional arc (stick) welder is cheaper to run because you don't need gas and the stick welder is great for older metals that may have a bit of dirt or rust on them, it has a lot less chance of trapping impurities or oxygen down in the welds and creating what's called porosity (which compromises the strength of the weld). That's just my thoughts, but I'm no professional.
@@joeh4295 duel stick mig set with flux wire for mig and 2.5 rods for stick that should cover most DIY maintenance jobs
MIG welding is just as effective as stick as far as strength.
Albert Einstein - "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. You explained it so well with simple language. Thank you. 🙏
The welding piping is not benevolent when using the vehicle of high voltage screening and pole gouts
He said you can do all of the three etc with one machine. What if the machine is electrical on can all of the three still be done with just one machine?
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As a person who wants to learn to weld, this was the most helpful video I could find. I am grateful to you for making this.
@@pams2270 thank you
@@pams2270 you don't always need to change your amps, it could be the travel time, you can speed up with higher amps or slow down with lower amps, it not just a case of changing the settings it can be down to the welders preference on how they want to weld, quicker/slower.
@@bradleystirton6318 It's about penetration, welding isn't just about joining 2 bits of steel it's about the penetration. The Amps and speed should be about achieving penetration of the weld. If the weld is too cold (not enough amps) it won't matter how slow you go it won't penetrate and it will be ugly. Too fast then you risk not putting enough weld down to be penetrated. Your welding speed should generally always be about the same in most cases, depending on the metal. So adjusting amps to give you a moderate speed will allow you enough time during the weld to gauge penetration. Doing break tests are the best way to learn how good your welds are if you have a hydraulic press, or you could rig up a trolley jack and vice instead. A weld can appear to look ok but be a shit weld if it wasn't hot enough to penetrate. Although you learn to get some idea by looking at it, but you really wont know unless you learn what a penetrating weld is and what isn't when you're actually doing one.
I never welded before but needed my bike frame fixed. I used one of these with a torch and it actually worked. I forgot what it was called I just looked up welding with no welder
I have a backlog of welding jobs to do. I can never find anyone to do them, so I may have to learn welding at 73 years old! Many Americans are too lazy to do anything!
You’re an incredible teacher. I’ve needed teachers like you my whole life. Glad I’ve found your channel. Thanks for everything you do Tim!
As a ice skating coach/instructor, I can tell you small details help people learn. This video is chock full of small details and descriptions that helped me!!!! Saved this video and I’ll watch this a few times to drill the lessons in deep like a mental weld. Great video.
You will love Jody at Welding Tips and Tricks. His details are superb.
It’s called “stick welding” because the rod always sticks 😂
Depends of a "rod" (type,manufacturer). Some do stick,some do not. Mostly problem is moisture in them. I use 3 types,one sticks always,but if it is reheaten,no problem.
Nah u just bad at it.
Nah its called stick welding because of the stick u need to keep up in ur arse to maintain the perfect angle to prevent "spitting" of the metal.
Ha ha ha ha . Yep.
Rod sticking = more amps. Rod burning through= less amps.
Recently started going to school for welding and by God this channel has helped me grasp some of the terminology better for someone who's never touched a welder!
So glad it’s helping!
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@Anees Mirza Jesus Christ is returning soon. Repent and believe the Gospel. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
This was the most simple, comprehensive, well-explained video on basic welding techniques I've ever seen. I GET IT NOW. Thank you! New sub!
I have been wanting to learn welding mostly to make stuff for my house. This video perfectly explains the differences between the systems. I KNOW I want to learn TIG...but stick welding will do all the steel projects I've been planning out for now. It's great to learn I can actually get into it relatively inexpensively for hobbyist level equipment. Great video for beginners to watch.
Why did I come across this video? Here we go with a new hobby. Now you've done it.
Does anyone else understand why the thumbnail picture is of gas station fuel pumps?
Yup. Same here.
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@@arvinmathew6684 dont be so silly Arvin.
I'm not even into welding but I just love watching these episodes.
You are now!
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Remember, if it sounds like bacon, you’re welding. If it smells like bacon, you’re on fire.
😂😂😂 I won't forget that
As someone that is doing a career transition Into welding and have little understanding of these processes, I appreciate how well laid out this video is. Will be checking out some of your other material.
Finally someone who explains the welders and what they do now I know which one I want to buy thanks a lot great video!!!
What did you go for? I went mig because of ease but questioning my choice now
@@user-st2it1kt8r went with the regular stick welder so I wouldn’t have to get gas
@@user-st2it1kt8r mig is really good for basic welding its like stick but easier and more accurate for car parts exc.
I agree 100%! Now I know which type of welding I want/need for the job's on a farm. Seriously, this is the best beginner's/introduction to welding video I've ever seen. ThankQ so much.
@@user-st2it1kt8r Why are you questioning your choice? I haven't yet purchased a unit. Flux core & stick is the direction I'm leaning towards. I need to watch more videos before I pull the trigger. So please, tell me why your hesitant?
Many years ago our local trade/ community college offered a course in “ artistic welding”. It consisted of about 12 evening sessions in which they taught us strictly basic acetylene welding and metal cutting. It was great fun. At the end of the course we made our own ‘artistic’ creation which I still have displayed in my living room.
What did u make?
Yeah what did you make?
cool story, bro
@@MS-ho9wq yeah, that reminds me about a story. One time at band camp.
i did a weld course to go to work, one thing that is fun and easy to do just cut a 3d music note or alphabet in 3d! the music note is really easy todo thoe. ya
Finally, someone that can explain welding for those who have never welded. What a concept. Thank you.
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Hi, you obviously know what you are talking about, your teaching style and your use of time explaining this is excellent. Thank you, I found this very informative and very easy to understand. I appreciate the effort it took to put this together if for no other benefit than to help others. Champion!
I’m a rookie welder right now and this video is very informative and I appreciate you taking your time to teach and inspire future welders.
For MIG welding steel, Argon/CO2 is only used to prevent spatter and the resulting grinding and removal of it, as Argon is the coldest gas available for MIG. For the highest penetration and hottest MIG weld use pure Carbon Dioxide (CO2). And it's a lot cheaper and is available in large bulk tanks.
@@georgebuck2269 Argon is used because it has a lower ionization potential and also because it also stabilizes the arc. If you Google MIG modes of transfer you will find that GMAW spray transfer has the deepest penetration and is used for heavy structural members. Short circuit transfer with pure CO2 has the worst penetration characteristics. AWS D1.1 allows pre-qualified joints with spray or globular transfer . Short circuit with straight CO2 transfer has penetration characteristics that are so poor it's considered a separate process and a PQR is required.
@@donrusk8173 Yes I appreciate your tecnical breakdown of the different MIG processes, but I never get technical on a KZhead forum because most average welders are hackers and wouldn't understand it. I was trained in an amateur way by an older welder at a job I had in 1977 - 79. He taught me how to setup spray transfer with Argon and 2% Oxygen, no certs required. I only worked in small fab shops where 1/4 inch stock was the thickest stock ever used. I barely remember it because I was a TIG welder in later years and never did MIG after 1979. I built dumpsters and large rolloff compactors in 1975 and the company only had a large bulk tank of CO2. So in comparison 100% Argon was too cold of a gas if the bulk CO2 tank ran out. The stock max. was 1/4 inch. I have no experience in pipe or heavy stock. Have you ever seen someone TIG weld two inch aluminum plate, no preheat, 30 inch square with straight polarity, 100% Helium. A 3/8 round rod machined in half moon end view, to the plate full 30 inch length, both sides. The weld looks black when finished but is cleaned with a stainless wire brush. Are you a ME guy?
@@georgebuck2269 I am a welding technologist and a welding inspector. l work QA in heavy industrial construction . l was probably too technical for here but usually if l throw a little extra information in somebody is interested.
@@donrusk8173 Thank you for the technical reply, I'm age seventy and long since retired. I worked over 40 years with a trade school education in welding and metal fabrication. I did everything in a metal fab shop except spray paint and drive a box truck.
One thing to note would be your welding environment. If welding outdoors where it’s breezy, stick and flux core are nice.
Indeed Mig and Tig are better for inside, otherwise against an unpredictable wind, you can have a problem to protect your welding with the flow of argon gas (so you would anyway need to increase the debit of argon outside, and the cost). On the other hand Flux and Stick are best to use outside because of the respiratory nocivity of the vaporized protection... A plus side for Mig and Flux : the speed of work. A plus side for the Tig: the cleanest weld.
Although working outside tends to attract a variety of flying insects that seem to love the flashy light.
@@bobhope4395 they just become part of the structural integrity
@@mrwatermelon3123 😀
What an amazing video, it has been nearly 40 years from when I done welding on a engineering course as a young man, now thinking of buying a modern day welder like a inverter type this has helped a lot thanks.
I'm new to welding. Started off with an inexpensive MIG welder for some hobby stuff and even though I understood the basics, this is by far the most instructive and easy to understand beginner's vid for welding I've watched yet. Thanks Tim.
This man explained this material flawlessly. The only video i could find with a clear description of the different welds
Great video. Thank you.
Nice to see you here sir!
Damn, I didn't expect to see "Jerry" here
@@ArunJovian i was just about to say that 😂
i can see it, annihilating a phone with with a welder
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Incredible, simple, no-nonsense explanation. Love it!
Just found this. Very well explained. Just got a harbor freight 125 flux titanium welder. Never welded anything. Retired diyer. Work on maintaining my vehicles
I'm sure it'll work great as long as you don't try to weld Titanium.
Having never done welding in my life I found this very fascinating and educational, so thanks.
First welding video that I’ve watched that actually taught me what I was looking to learn! I haven’t ever welded a thing and didn’t know where to start. This video helped me understand the basic process. Great video. Thanks
Sometimes you have to just start trying to find out what you really don't understand.
Thank you! Sent this to every person that I have been teaching. …and now subscribed! Been welding 47 years. You have the best explanation I’ve ever seen.
Nice job on the details. I sold this stuff for decades and had to learn all types as I went (I did learn stick welding in HS forever ago…). I fell in love with MIG welding as my “go to” just about every time. People believe this is such a mystery, but once you understand metals and what goes with what, it works out great!
I recently had a first welding course at work using a stick welder. Good thing is that I was one of those who didn't need to go for a repeat course. Really excited to go and do more welding. And having these different methods explained in a simple manner is very informative!
Where did you take a welding course ?
"i wouldn't stick weld anything thinner than 1/16th of an inch" Here we go again "or 1.5 mm" Thank god and thank you for making the conversion
divide by 25.4 or multiply mm by 25.4 to get inch
@@jimmyokawa6800 not many people have built in calculator in their head lol
I loved that bit. Wish they just had lil pop ups of "mm" conversions everytime they talk American measurements 🙄🙏
@@zaptaz7437 but you have your phone in your hand 9 times out of 10 lol
Freedom units best units.
So interestingly enough, I work as a TIG welder, I started in an assembly plant with no experience. After learning I realized that if you can learn TIG welding, you can easily do any other welds. Not only that but in my work we weld Stainless Steel and my buddies call it "Speed Welding" because we literally don't stop moving our rod. We power it to 70-90 and just straight bead it across. We use the fill rod for corrections or stitching gaps but in our work we can't make crecent moon or stacked dime shapes like most. The result is a gorgeous weld if done right looking smooth as a babies bottom, however this has resulted in a lot of welders from outside not being able to weld anything we do. We have to reteach them all over again. We weld from 100-500 parts a day per welder and have up to 6 welders. It's crazy how much gas we blow through.
Need a "SpaceX" level Gas Supply, for your Shop! Bringing in Argon Gas, by the Tanker Load! 😁
@@robertweekley5926 You are not kidding. We blow through about 5 tanks a day. Apparently they want to change out the small tanks for one large one connected to all 6 welding booths but I can see so many issues with that 😂
@@UItraVice - Can they "Do Both?" Have Fixed Supply Lines, "And have Tanks" as needed, if Mobility is needed?
I've had one of those little Deko stick machines for a couple of years and LOVE it! I have done everything from auto body panels to structural welds on a bridge with it and it just keeps going. I have recently been injured and my hands are nearly useless, modifying an old flux core machine so that i can work again. Already put a foot pedal on it(can't squeeze a trigger) and am fabricating something that looks like a TIG torch that will lay in my hand comfortably.
Thats engineering at its finest. Been a welder for over 20 yrs! I didn’t think i could learn so much in a single video. Nice job 👍🏼
Been looking to get into welding as a hobby. Your clarity and focus makes the information so accessible 😎 love the idea that I could get a TIG practice with stick and move up the levels as I learn 😊 Thanks sir.
right, so i've checked quite a few welding vids lately to try and understand the differences and purposes for each, this is by far the best one i've come across yet; thank you good sir!
Excellent breakdown; I've never welded, but this comprehensive, top-down explanation helps me and my specific process for learning. Some people can just dive right in and differentiate as they go; I prefer to have set peripherals and palpable indicators, such as the differences in MIG and TIG, which also blend with stick welding. The flux core was easily explained and understood; slag is not a new word for me, but now has a specific reference to welding. Thanks for the brief yet instructive video!
Great educational video! Out of hundreds of videos this was broken down simplistic enough for beginners, financially sound, and differential explanations of processes.
thank you. I work round welding all the time, and this provides a great introduction of all 4 processes. I learned to TIG and oxy weld years ago, and want to get back into this stuff at work.
I've watched a lot of welding video's. This guy broke it down to where I could easily understand and differentiate the different techniques. Thank you for making this video!
This is a nice presentation to help people decide if they really want to weld, and what process they might want to choose. Another limitation of any of the wire feed processes is the rather short distance restriction from the welder. With the proper gauge cable, your billfold is the limiting factor. Again thank you for the show.
Thanks for this. Currently working on a refinery TAR monitoring confined space work and have admired the welding going on there while knowing nothing about it. There’s been a lot of stick welding and the simplicity of the kit amazed me.
Thanks for such a well explained post
Excellent video! Extremely informative, no annoying unnecessary talking or music just great explaining & demos! I now have an excellent basic understanding of the different types of welding… Thank you so much!
Terrific introductory video. Clear, concise and not bogged down in a bunch of technical jargon! Thank you! I’m subscribing!
Excellent video to give people an idea of the different processes. I am retired now but have done a lot of welding over 50 years in engineering, mainly welding steel fabrications that went down coal mines. Initially it was all stick welding but I started Mig welding in the 1970s. Just for additional information the copper coating on the wire is not just to protect from corrosion but is also the copper acts as a lubricant as the wire passes through the wire feed and copper nozzle. The machines I used were big 400AMP three phase and we put multi layer welds up to 25mm in size which had to be ultrasonically tested. Someone asked in the comments about strength of welds. You have to use the correct wire for the steel but they do cover a wide range . The weld material is always stronger than the parts you are welding but the key is good fusion where they join. I never did Tig so cant comment on that . The one thing I would add is when welding always use leather gloves and preferably apron too and ensure there is no bare flesh anywhere as the arc will give you , even if your away from it, very bad sunburn if it doesn't actually burn you. Also make sure nobody watches what you are doing or looks in your direction. if they dont you get what is called the flash. Its painful and can damage your eyes. Safety is everything.
This was a very good explanation-I have taken a MIG welding class but this gives me a lot more information about the other processes. From trying to weld myself and watching others, I will say that skill is more important to the results than the equipment.
Great info, and laid out well. I would also mention on multi function machines that if the machine does go down your generally stuck and can't weld at all. Having separate machines give you the ability to still weld if one stops working
Never welded before and wanted to see a video to clearly explain the differences. Good video clear and simple to understand, thanks.
Tim, retired Ironworker here. There was no mention of changing welding hood lenses between stick & wire & tig. Auto darkening hoods were not on job sites that much back in the day ($$) and very rough treatment on construction sites. Some people mention that welding is boring. Maybe it was because I was changing projects every few months, but I enjoyed it. Made a decent living too. Solid video
Try sitting in a chair for 55 hours a week, That's TIG welding in a factory setting. Now that will test any welder. I did 30 years of it out of forty.
@@georgebuck2269 I really can't imagine. For me it work was a moving target so it never got dull. Different locations/projects, heck what I was welding.
@@stevethomas760 When a welder would come into the office for a job, the first thing I would tell him was it's a factory job, there's no outdoor work. One out of ten welders would tell me they only worked outdoors.
Damn. I feel like I just wandered into the middle of a welding class, but not in a bad way. This guy enlightened me. Thanks man.
Thank you! I’ve always wanted to know the type welding differences and you did it in a short, concise, and interesting video.
I was a Certified High Pressure Plate welder in the Navy. And I believe that welding is a gift just as playing a musical instrument.requires that "gift". Eyesight, a stable hand/s and knowledge of metals all come into play. And confidence....
Great vid. Explained everything at introductory level quickly and efficiently. Anyone needing beginner info to know how to approach this skill, this is the perfect place to start. Thanks!
i love finding informational channels like this. the rabbit hole ive gone down since binging on Wintergatan Wednesdays has been life changing.
I'm handy, love working with tools and learning new skills. Welding has been one thing on my list I have never gotten around to trying and utilizing despite my desire to do so. That being said, I have several friends who are professional welders and fabricators and they have all explained this to me at various times over the years but I must say that you summed up everything in 11 minutes that my friends told me over a year or more and made it drop dead simple to understand. Great Job, keep it up and I think I will watch the rest of your videos on welding simply because you nailed this one so well. BTW, the Einstein comment below is 100% true. Those who truly know something have no problem explaining it in simple for anyone else to understand. You are solidly in that club!
I used to be a pipe welder and this is a great instructional video. Congratulations for putting something out that is really needed.
Looking to get started with welding and have absolutely no experience or anyone really that I know to teach me. This was such a great video to give an overall explanation and helped point me in the direction where I feel I want to start. Thank you!
Thank you for running through the basic variables of welding. I have been wanting to learn welding and this gives me the needed insight to get started.
Tim, I love starting my mornings with good coffee and a TimWelds video! Always informative and Sooooo very SMOOTH!! Wakodahatchee Chris
great video first time trying to wrap my brain around the subject. was recently given a flux welder. I learned exactly the amount I expected from this video. thank you
Fantastic video! Thanks again. I used a MIG welder many years ago ('96) to weld up 28 holes in my 85 Honda Prelude so I could use it the next three years at the Marine institute where I went to school. Water had been getting in and soaking the floor, and when I removed the carpet, I found lots of holes and rotten spots. I took a ball peen hammer and knocked out 28 bad spots altogether. I had saved a heavy gauge bottom drawer when my Mom threw out her old electric range (not knowing what I'd use it for), and so cut pieces out of that to seal the holes originally with a rivet gun. But then, my uncle had just bought a MIG welder and I said "I need to learn to weld, I guess" so I went through the instruction manual and learned how to do it with the flux wire. And with the rubberized coating inside and out, I sealed up the bottom nicely, so when I took out friends on rainy days (many of them in St. John's), their shoes didn't get soaked anymore! :) As I still buy only used cars and utilize them until its no longer feasible, I really want to learn to use TIG for body panel work. When I buy one, I'll also invest in your four courses on your website. This will teach me enough to get started, I believe. Thanks for all of this. Wonderful site you've put up! All the best!!!
Thank you! I am just barely getting into welding and this video has helped me understand the process a bit better.
What a great video; thank you! I didn’t know the difference with stick, mig, tig and flux core…now I do. Thanks again for clearing up the confusion.
Great explanation of the basics of the different types of welding. I learned to weld on KZhead thanks to awesome instructors like you.
I have been wanting to know this for years and you have done an excellent job explaining all the different types of welding!
Awesome video, I've been wanting to learn more about welding specifically for mechanic and autobody work on my cars and everything I've watched and read made it so complicated and hard to understand you made it so simple I completely know what I'm looking for and understand the differences in each type. Best welding video I've seen.
Very informative, thank you. I always wondered how the guys in our fab shops who fabricate heavy gauge duct and high carbon steel pipe for commercial construction do what they do. I sometimes order and deliver supplies for these guys and now seeing how everything works, it all makes sense.
Great video thanks. As an absolute beginner, this is the best explanation of the different types of welding I’ve seen and makes real sense to me
Thank you, Tim. Very clear and concise explanation of the pros and cons of each welding method.
Great video sir TimWelds excellent explanation even beginners like me understand the process, thank you stay blessed from Zimbabwe
Been looking more into welding due to my interest and i want to pursue a career in such field… this video gave a clear message and got straight to the point while also explaining the levels on an accurate scale. Thank you so much for making this video for us who are interested in learning :)
Welding is certainly a skill that goes nice on the resume. Just keep in mind, "there are no old welders". Doing this 8 hours a day has quite an health impact. (UV radiation and inhaling some of the gases (while someone certainly would point out CO2 and Argon are harmless for the human body, e.g. Ozone is created and who knows what particles flewn in the air)
Amazing video, everything was explained and demonstrated so well that I came in with no knowledge or experience with welding but I was still able to understand everything.
These videos are great, I’m branching from tig to mig for my job manufacturing hydraulics and these are making the process easier
Wow, thank you very much! This video was perfect to get a good grip on all types of welding techniques. I had basic knowledge, but now no blind spots :)
Without training, had a chance to simply try stick welding. (My area is electronics, not metalwork.) I have a great respect for skilled welders. It takes dedication and years of experience to be a pro. I watched a pro repair a huge broken dozer blade. He spent days grinding and chamfering all four faces, then used many boxes of rods to build layers, from small at the deepest part to wide at the finish. The blade went back into service and worked like new. BTW, his alignment was perfect. Gotta respect a pro! Thank you for the education. Now I better understand the different types. I'm still not sure I can do it, but it's on my bucket list.
Welding: Definition, Processes, and Types of Welds www.engineeringchoice.com/what-is-welding-and-its-types/
He probably used Stellite hardfacing rod for abrasion resistance. So if you know electronics please use the disconnect electrical box on the machine your welding/repairing on to isolate the circuit boards and other equipment from the welding current and voltage. And be careful where the the welding ground cable goes.
Yes, agreed....been there, with various systems work...signals ground(s) -vs- true ground & isolation issues. I haven't chased the problem with welders but I know it's there, waiting. Thanks for your comments.
Thank you! I am just now seeing this. I hope you're still doing videos. This takes courage and I can tell you're getting a good handle on it!
Excellent video. This is very detailed and well thought out. I understand a lot more about welding in just a few minutes. Thanks so much.
Thank you, just enough information for me to know where to start learning. I can hardly wait to watch some of your other videos
Great video! Thanks! I am fascinated by welding, always have been. I'm now finding time in my life to possibly pursue it. Considering joining the union to become a welder. I love mig and tig welding! Your video brought me back to welding with my dad as a kid, we used to build BBQ smoker hauling trailers. I absolutely loved admiring our work when we were done. I'm so ready to weld something like right now lol. You should make $ making teaching classes or videos on welding! Very simple and easy approach to your info makes it so easy and interesting to learn for sure!
Brilliant explanation. This has been bothering and confusing me for years - now i know the differences. Thank you.
Great video. I wanted to take an entry level welding course at the local technical school, but they had nothing. Your videos pretty much set me up. Thanks!
Great video! I wondered if there are TIG-welders around with automatic wire feeder also, and I found out that there are! A TIG job by hand is painstakingly slow and difficult to learn as you need a steady hand.
This was very informative, thanks for sharing!
Thanks man. Legit going to hit up harbor freight and see what they got on the cheap. These skills you showed us will definitely come in handy some day. Patching rust holes, fixing exhaust pipes, welding bars, diy roll cage for the jeep, making a fence, etc.
This is definitely a beginners guide to welding not to much info for beginners but definitely informative I'm a retired welder and this is basically a day one classroom lesson to start with thanks
Much love & respect from Australia - Thank you!
Me too! Love his work!
Awesome video! Welding terminology, applications and types were always a mystery to me - UNTIL this video!
Engaging, simple, and clear! Thanks for making high-quality videos
Tim, great job. I tig welded for years and always had to be really careful to have clean metal, or I'd have oxide problems (porous welds). A few drops of stainless took care of the porosity, but it still bugged me. I was then introduced to 80S-D2 rods. These rods make tig welding very forgiving with regards to porosity. 70S-D2 will be a closer match to A36 steel, but the welding shops I deal with can order 70s-D2, but always carry 80S-D2. For the welding I do, it doesn't matter. If a person was going to grind down all the welds, then the 70S might be worth the wait. Keep up the great presentations. Bob
Thankyou so much! Im a welding engineering student, and this video give me a lot of help!!!
Great video explaining the basics of several types of welding applications. I'm long since retired from welding, but I have welded everything from thin sheet metal to 6" armor plate on Army tanks. Simple joints to more complex joints including 6" deep bevels that took nearly an entire shift to complete. Even though I was good at all types of welding, I always loved stick welding the most. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Well, that was a trip down Memory Lane. I am a time-served (apprenticeship) fabricator/welder from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, but I haven't done any welding since 1973. What is remarkable is that all those methods you have demonstrated were in use back then; therefore, I'm quite astonished that welding technology hasn't progressed much in the past half-century. The only method you didn't mention was old-fashioned gas welding (oxy-acetylene/oxy-propane), but I suppose that TIG welding, which is a similar technique, has all but replaced that. Good video.
I learned oxy/acetylene in trade school, (1967) it's kind of useless compared to TIG welding.
@@georgebuck2269 They tried to teach it to me too (in the same year, coincidentally) but I was useless at it. I was, though, very good at oxy/propane cutting, by both hand and profile cutting machine.
Great video. You explain everything very well. Very easy to understand and decipher. I’m a beginner at 63 yrs and am watching all your videos. I’ve been in the construction business for over 30 years and with I would of done this one p years ago. I bought a Miller 215 with a tank I’m going to practice each method you explained. Then I plan to ramp up to TIG . I’ve got a couple acres here and plenty of projects and maybe a couple hobby crafts as well . Keep up the great job . You present subject’s excellent. Bob
Another reason that it's called stick welding is because what the electrode loves to do sometimes when you strike it! I'm taking welding classes at my community college. Just started using 6010 in an open root. Sounds like a jet engine. Cool video.
Break off the flux (one inch) on the arc rod and try to weld.
Well the video I needed but didn’t ever look up. I can’t wait to learn to weld
I have to say I took welding at a trade school 25 years ago and this video has more information than we were taught. 👍