Stick WELDING Basics: How to ARC Weld 101

How to Stick Arc weld for beginners, made simple. In this video I cover the process of Stick welding and tools recommend to learn the welding process in this simple video. Once you watch this easy to to follow video you will have a better understanding of the process of Stick welding.

Everything you need to know when picking a Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), also known as stick welder.

[frankl]

I'm just a DIYer. When I first time tried stick welding, I happened to have 7018 rods on hand. This 7018 rods really frustrated me, 9 times out of 10 I get sticky rods, and I found it is so hard. When I changed to 6013 rods, I found that welding became very easy. Therefore, I suggest that beginners should start with 6013.

[MBkufel]

I love no bullshit tutorials. Thank you for this video

[kenday]

I am not a welder and I’m trying to learn. Your presentation seems to be just what I need. A good quick pace - not too fast, not too slow - and you don’t get bogged down in needless details and become boring. Your voice is very easy to understand and you can get right to the point. Very good presentation job! I’m a fan!

[aaronvello]

This DIY welding is 110% free educational...
Its a wow🎉🎉❤

[arkansasrazorback]

Wow, what an awesome video. You gave great information and didn't try to stretch it out for 30 minutes. Thanks!!!

[blackmasculine]

❤ Thank you so much for sharing this. I greatly appreciate it 🙏🏾.

[biscayne]

I'm retired and getting back into welding as a hobby. Yours and Tims videos have been an excellent refresher course! I purchased a PrimeWeld Mig-180 to play with.

[ShroudedInSecret]

Thanks for the video, very helpful for a beginner, I have just started to learn by YouTube and practice, loads of great advice 👍

[czar]

I am a beginner to mess around on this kind of welding process & as a beginner nobody teaches me except on professionals on You Tube, I am so lucky that i found this channel i start with E6013, at first i drew holes on the metal i am practicing then i come up with temperature, I see the difference now as i practice each day plus listening to those professionals guiding me, thank you for sharing on your video

[Wadley]

5:45 - amperage. My Dad used to use his Lincoln arc welder a lot for making things like trailers, go karts, log splitters, and he was always in the 75-120 amp range. I never saw him use higher or lower than that for 1/8" to 1/4" mild steel, which he welded a lot.

[hrrh]

❤ thank you sir. As a retired math teacher and PE teacher and altogether handyman / hillbilly / part that I have to say that one of the things one of the very few things I have experienced in-depth is learning new technology and techniques. That means said I have to congratulate you sir I do not think I've actually seen a better or more well-done or efficient or interesting video when you consider those facts that are most important to me so I have to give you🎉 and a bit of a donation tiny but hey better than nothing thank you sir

[ymhlfsm]

Wonderful Video! I have only been welding for about 4 weeks now & your video has been very, very helpful! Thanks again!

[jvazquez]

Just today I had an outdoor project and required 6013. Last night I was refreshing my memory on how to stick weld....

[jamesrichardson]

"Easy to learn." You forgot "difficult to master." 🙂 Striking an arc without sticking, maintaining proper, constant arc length as the rod burns down, manipulating it evenly (whip and pause, circles, whatever) along a perfectly straight line for the entire length of the weld, takes practice. Fortunately, like you said, it's relatively cheap, and there's something eminently satisfying about chipping off a nice piece of slag.

[Moko_Bomoi]

awesome video!
clear and concise video 👍

[endlessdesert]

Yeah brother good video for sure. We need all tutorials to be modeled after this video.

[keenedgedesigns]

Thanks for making that video. I used to be a really good stick welder 30 years ago. Recently I tried to weld a trailer hitch and apparently I can’t weld anymore. I really bodged it up.

[chrismalcomson]

Nice simple instructions. All I want to do to start with is weld up some shaped rebar into an arch for my garden, then maybe move onto some more decorative stuff..

[OdokuroYT]

Ready I’ve done mug welding so this will be a fun learning experience

[Kralphrn]

You do a great job explaining everything, thx for posting.. I will follow you for sure!