MIG, TIG or Stick? | Weekend-Welder Double Mitre

[Femmpaws]

I lost count of the hundreds of hours running a TIG, doing things like aircraft tubing, (had a FAA weld cert) stainless steel boat jewelry... you know rails, radar arches, garb handles and the like. Yeah it takes hours and hours to get really good at it. Each welding discipline has it's own place and use.

MIG also takes time to master... many call it a metal squirt gun. Yeah it is but if you don't know how to set things up your welds don't hold up. I can say I have run tons of mig wire through a feeder... I would swap out a 550 pound drum just about every week for five and a half years. Never mind all the places I worked that were set up to use 35 to 44 pound spools.

Stick used all over and has it's place both in repair and production. I get the fun of fixing heavy equipment that someone else broke... So 6010 and 7018 welding rod is always on hand.

I use all three types of welding just about weekly where I work. The more you know, and flexible doing different tasks on a job site the more people want to keep you around and working. When it comes to welding I'm still learning new tricks after doing it for 45 years.

No matter where you work don't be afraid of getting your hands dirty doing someone else's job if for no other reason than to learn something new.

[MkhuluMokoena]

this guy's sacarsm surpasses his welding, I give him 20 out 10.

[tonyrmathis]

That welding cabinet has 3-4 inches of space behind the drawers. I installed 3 220volt outlets and 3 110volt outlets on mine using that space so now I can plug in both welders and plasma cutter without constantly swapping. Of course you don't run all three at once or it would throw the breaker but it's nice having your extension cord wired to the cabinet and always plugged in.

[claudechicoine]

My grandma told if you’re not making mistakes you’re not learning anything. She was so right. She’s been gone a long time and I miss her and her wisdom.thank you for your wisdom and putting in a way so many can understand.

[--Zook--]

Funny occurrence happened to me this summer. I went to a local Humaine society grub truck fundraiser in Salem Oregon like we do every year. Except this year I happened to be donning my Focus you Fawk shirt. While I was ordering some delicious tacos, my better half pointed out a fellow wearing the Cockford Oille shirt in a near by line. I immediately shouted in his general direction, " Hey uncle Bumble" ( there were several little humans around) and pointed to my shirt. He then responded with a thumbs up. I wanted to procure photographic evidence, but the wait for tacos was to lengthy. Sadly, I never saw the genius again that evening.

[syrea]

Mate, I've tried quite a few different fabrication channels for finding out the correct information for various projects, and while I don't need to learn between the welding types, I enjoyed this video from beginning to end.
You have a great patter, hugely inventive swearing and more importantly than that: you're a great welder!
You've got a new subscriber buddy, and please don't ever dumb it down when it comes to teaching; I like to know the details of everything I'm up to, and you have a great vibe.
Much thanks!

[sanjaysami]

I started out as an underwater welder on oil pipelines. I spent a long time using only stick. I recently started Using MiG and Tig . It’s a hell of a learning curve, even with 3 decades of welding experience

[Tazfast]

as a welder, your humor is perfect.... good shit....as a tutorial for someone wanting to learn the humor can shadow out what you are trying to berries everywhere...love it

[jeffc]

This Old Tony and AvE in the same evening? It's a Crustmas Miracle!

[shadowdog]

Just bought the same TIG welder today. The fact that you use one coupled with the One year total satisfaction money back Guarantee. Helped me pull the trigger. Chris

[rocketwrench]

Calls TIG welding cheating then proceeds to dip his tungsten. As an avid TIG welder, that bit of irony was delicious. Loved this one.

[spkay]

I came for some welding tips and found one of the best youtube comedians I've ever seen. Laughing too hard to focus on the actual video. Pure comic genius.

[HakkaDakka]

Mig is the go-to to any home repair and project, Tig is for the connoisseurs and stick is fine for or those windy conditions on the field...

[GeorgeTsiros]

what impresses me most is that you have a goddamn HUGE pun/metaphor/innuendo dictionary and at the SAME TIME, great attention to detail on what you do. As an aside, you would be VERY good at stand-up comedy.

[leonardpearlman]

(speaking of teaching) I used to start absolute beginners on Oxy-Acetylene and then try to move to TIG... this is traditional and makes sense to me. This term I'm starting people on TIG, for kind of trivial reasons. I have come up with a few little exercises that absolute beginners (like visitors to an open-house) can do without getting in trouble. The secret is having everything set, and letting them rest the cup on the work, as if you were about to start walking the cup but didn't. It's possible to build up from that systematically in one session. I think people tend to panic when they see the control panel of the welder, and am thinking about taping off all the stuff we're not using at the time. Ah, this is a work in progress. It's easy to bury people in information at the outset, I keep doing this. So, trying to simplify, and get them to QUICKLY see the arc, make a puddle, see the shielding effect, see the penetration, melt a little hole in the work... right at the outset! The thinking is that if this grabs their interest, THEN it might be time to introduce some important details....

[SniffBackBetter]

Apart from all of the gems of welding knowledge, it's worth subscribing just for the comedy.

[shortanoar]

Learnt to oxy weld as an apprentice in the 80's no welding seems hard after that

[herbward]

My dad bought me a gas torch when I was in high school. I still have it. This video is wonderful in that I finally got a pro’s perspective on electric welding, and the three electric welding processes typically marketed to a hobby welder.

[mfbfreak]

I'm trying to learn stick welding. The most amazing thing is how much difference the angle of the rod makes.
I still stuck at it, but each time i do it i suck a bit less :)

[robertclymer]

One thing I learned by watching this video. You welders have one hell of sense of humor!! AvE can always take up stand-up when he is tired of welding/videos. Funny shit right here folks! The comments are equally as good. You guys Rock!!! Cheers from Motown!