Gas Metal Arc Welding - How To Fill In Big Gaps

As a welder you will come across bad fit ups and will sometimes have to fill in gaps that are too big. Here are some tips on how you can go about welding these when you come across them.

[professor_thunder]

Great teachers are great communicators for which this guy is both. Cheers.

[ricardomontes]

Using a hanger to fill gaps…you’re good young man. You can pull a bag full of dirty tricks and it’s magic. Thank you for the tutorial. Two thumb up!

[eyehchu]

I totally used this technique at work today. Beat the flux off a 7018 electrode, spanned about a 1/4" gap with it and put the root down son!

[game_ender]

Been into weld/fabrication for a little over 20 years and yep! Done that before, using a piece of metal or a 6011 rod. Cause it's true, whenever there's a hot job on hands, you gotta hurry hurry lmao good tutorial man, as usual, thanks for the video.

[bigjake]

Just started welding school on tuesday goin for all the certs i can get i use your videos to be ahead of the game and also remembering what i was taught today we did braizing which i havent done for 4 years and it was like riding a bike lookin forward to my new path and knowledge and i thank you sir

[CoroPlanesLLC]

Aw man... I wish I had watched this yesterday.  I had a 1/2 in gap to fill,   I used the pad method.  I wanted to put a fill rod in, but I didn't know if that would work... Now I know for next time.  Thank you for taking the time to make this video!!!

[shawnspidle]

Really interesting how you can use 2 different processes to get a big gap filled. Great video I learned something new from it & keep up the good work

[timsexton]

That was a really good demonstration. I learned something. Thank you very much for your help!

Keep up your good work

[jorgevalles]

Thanks for making this video I’m a beginner in welding and out of all the welding I like Gmaw the most and with this tip it helped me alot thank you!!

[arictjlover]

Awesome video! I have a job in 2 weeks that has gaps like this I have to fill. Now I know how and I have you to thank. You have a subscriber now too!

[morganweller]

I'm definitely using that technique now never saw that I've only been in the game 1 year and a half and work in a fabrication shop anything from stairs too train elements and evrything in between thanks brother!!!

[joshseigler]

I dig it man. Taking all your information and sucking it in for future reference. Keep up the work man, one day someone is gonna come across something you taught and Remember your video and thank you for it. Could of saved them there job. God bless brother

[TheGmanamaya]

If your going to use a hanger, remember that it has a coating that prevents rust, that stuff is highly poisonous. So burn the coating or wire wheel that coating off.

[fusinweldingfabrication]

Whenever I have something like this I’ll do whatever I can to fill the gap(shove some tig rod in it or whatever) but than go in with a grinder and grind as much of it out as possible. I’ll than just run a really hot pass over it so I know it’s penetrating and eliminating any voids or inclusions that we’re present before.

[olivebranch]

Great help, I'm still knew, but as for large gaps I like to stitch/tack every 1/8" then fill. But have yet to try filler rod method. I'll have to practice that tomorrow.

[itzironlifemiguel]

You have to be specific with the hanger material. Any MiG wire can’t be melted with any hanger!. For instance material of the hanger such as steel, copper, Stainless or Aluminum, has to match the MiG spool wire / material.

[johnhiggins]

Thanks! Just what I needed for a project!!

[BBox]

What I’ve used since my apprenticeship days is a copper flat bar. Put it behind a hole or the length of a gap and start welding, once your done just tap the copper off with your hammer and gap or hole filled in👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽😎

[cartergimbel]

Wow man. I never thought gaps that big could be filled. Something to try with my everlast welder

[wearegame]

Have you demo'd this with sheetmetal? Like 18-19 gauge? Would love to see that as well if you haven't already.