http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/Welding-Tips-blog.html Welding Blog en-us welding tips Wed, 15 May 2013 21:25:13 -0400 Wed, 15 May 2013 21:25:13 -0400 weldingtipsandtricks.com http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-videos.htmlafe0ae412ff337bb331dac1275c5fecaShort and free Tig Welding videos - Welding Stainless, Aluminum, Steel, and more Wed, 15 May 2013 21:25:10 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/weld-stainless-tubing.htmla0a79c1273b32a9f7a1b321777603e70Video with tips for how to weld stainless tubing 6g test Wed, 15 May 2013 21:21:59 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/types-of-welding.html0e9897a353e641c604a7267e0584a5deThere are 3 main Types of Welding used by the Average Joe...TIG, Stick, Mig Tue, 14 May 2013 15:22:13 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/arc-force.html00797f96887485b02de46301f56b76bfVideo shows arc force also known as dig settings also called arc control on older machines Fri, 10 May 2013 00:04:40 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-weld-1045.html40aa27c01e980cdfc10c5f1ff683a786Video of Modifying some Snap on Pliers and Using inconel 82 filler rod to Tig Weld 1045 to 4140 steel Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:03:21 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/welding-projects.html5bc25ff63fa254a62e6d5ebe98384e30Post Your Welding Projects - Good, Bad, or Ugly - We Want to see Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:48:38 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/mig-welding-videos.htmlb568c7dbef2011793996b10c5704cef5Mig Welding Videos Reviewed for you, I wasted my time so you dont have to. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:46:53 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/mig-welder-boom.html1aa8aee69c86c05e1a506fc6db9ce4a2Video shows welding tips along with Building of a mig welder boom arm for hanging the wire feeder. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:41:57 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/late-70s-early-80s-oil-boom.html61f19625ac1745996450a772e4c3ea7eSome of the Ol' Hands that read the comments on here will remember after the Alaska pipe line boom there was the Wyo. oil boom in the late 70's into the Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:57:13 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/welding-techniques1.html057b56bf2869c56d8037f5e9fb160485Jody, I enjoyed your video I have welded for 38 years & I have to say that some old school techniques will make you a better welder. Todays machines Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:13:55 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/6g-tests-carbon-stainless-duplex.htmlfa400b709c3cd11400f9f9bb73d2eab8Gid'ay i'm from the land of Oz, (or down under) Question: hay i was doin a 6G test with my scratch start Kempi inverter 150 and it was gonna be X-rayed, Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:09:37 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/lincoln-225-acdc-tombstone-and-tig.html12d109ef1d1e575a7cf0d7e46bf8955bJody, 1. Can I use a Lincoln AC/DC Tombstone without the extra rectifier for Tig? I have DC+ and DC- up to 125. yes you can. 2. What thickness of metal Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:38:04 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/weldor2.html5f1fe97dd8740d4d2ff4a8817e0b724eScratch start tigs are definitely still in use today. I am a former Millwright and we were using this within the last 10 or less years on stainless food Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:36:00 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/fabinator-ll.htmlbb7be66680ad7d88513d45481329a7a9Jody, just wanted to say thanks for all the informative videos. I learn something every time I watch one. Also I especially want to thank you for being Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:33:06 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/memories-of-youth.htmle3fe8ac953f96ae0874541c63f93dcb1I have an old Miller econo tig hf . It has no pedal and it has no argon valve . I believe it dates from 1980 or so . How might one get a tig torch with Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:31:04 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/old-school-started-me-out.htmlb3023fd538fe60409506d343f15377fdBecause of your Tig Welding Old School video I added tig to my game about a year ago. I liked it right away and bought a used high freq box. This winter Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:43:53 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/miller-maxtar-150-stl.html09df642f81c6445a5aa2db95446adeddI do stainless food service sanitary tubing for a brewerey. We use a miller maxstar 150 stl lift arc with a foot pedal. the biggest problem we have is Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:02:10 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/2-lanthanated-tungsten.htmla9efdf83a258643a53d0f9e8f657ca92I saw your review on 2% lanthanated electrodes a couple of years ago. that junk is hard to break. you pretty much have to score it with a diamond wheel Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:54:45 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tip-for-starting-the-arc-using-the-filler-rod.htmla4b226a19298d79912bc77a7db5f2af7Thats a good tip using the filler rod to start the arc. I always rock the torch in slowly until it touches and then rock it back quickly. But sometimes Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:47:19 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/scratch-start-tig-welder.html1f1eb23b43019c5c3c3630229d2a62e5Video shows How to hook up a Scratch start Tig welder and run some beads. Tips for starts and stops and a surprise Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:06:43 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/understanding-cleaning-action-of-ac-reverse-polarity.html6d6d4b9647eb1f4dd0e83ceaa3bd9e1bIf you get a thick piece of copper and hold the AC arc on it you can actually see the ions dancing off the copper plate. I suspect it has to do with the Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:56:54 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/davbro-inc-ez-weld-tig.html024a4de0fd78cbe21828724ec559b5feI haven't tried this stuff but it says it can weld anything. They show a picture of steel welded to cast iron and then both welded to copper. It is flux Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:50:36 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/htp-tig-welder.htmla73dea47f05158eaa827f2a651ce84fcInstructional Video shows HTP tig welder settings and practical applications of AC frequencies Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:54:06 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/lincoln-powermig-pt2.htmlab86bef9d4c881db3e08d778f918ca21Instructional Video shows arc shots of mig welding aluminum with a Lincoln Powermig 350mp Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:06:16 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/lincoln-powermig-350.html58ce5de1aed7271837cb47a71f6199e3Video shows fabricating thick aluminum using a Lincoln Powermig 350 mp Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:36:30 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/here-is-what-others-have-to-say-about-the-tig-finger.html76a5883d4e55c1ee34674a8523b41eedi will admit i was a little leery about these tig fingers, but glad i went ahead and ordered. got three of them about a week or so ago. they work. what Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:34:57 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-techniques.html94b1110ec26b4bad9030e9efe9bf7f8aVideo shows tig welding techniques like walking the cup vs free hand, lay wire vs dip and more Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:17:25 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-tips-part2.html936318834f77ce08c27f2edb6bcf925aIf you Dont like these Tig Welding Tips, you may be an expert Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:49:08 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/mig-welding-boom.htmled5bee014fa413f3e37a172bc0db4a1eVideo shows fabricating a mig welding boom arm for a wire feeder Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:19:12 -0400 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/weld-mold-880.htmle1ccb44ada8e1d73e2f6f477d39269c5Weld Mold will sell any amount of welding rods directly. They charge $3 more a pound however so it's about $18 a pound but it is better than buying 10 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:13:56 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/weld-mold-880-composition.html3fef19156d2831596d441ceed0e813bcMy friend owns a junk yard so I have access to a XRF gun. I specked out the comp out the Weld Mold and it is 21 Cr and 9 Ni so it's similar to 309 stainless. Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:11:46 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-filler-rod.html0bce01644e2a33a01d7a922f9126eb2bIf you're not the best at feeding filler rod constantly forward in your hand, (like me) here is what I do. When you are about to run out of room and need Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:10:06 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/belt-guard-project2.html5bf331f120ea1bf3f570a2cb42e999e1Welding Project video about fabricating a belt guard Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:29:26 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/belt-guard-project.htmlf7e818dd5a84478c7819864c24b3a86dWelding Project Video shows fabricating an air compressor belt guard Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:40:04 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/welding-aluminum-htp.html99f014133d1ce467abac4a402da41e45Video Shows Tig Welding Aluminum thick and thin using an HTP Invertig 221 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:23:53 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/mig-like-tig.html7a913ecf40429437892bc106aa5726fcYou just found The Best Video on how to Mig like Tig so far. And this is only part1 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:42:35 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-bike.html72527e53220fbea623cd2daf43a67698You just found The Best Video on Tig Welding a Steel Alloy Bike Frame Wed, 6 Feb 2013 21:27:04 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/welding-rods-for-dissimilar-metals.htmlcc1f6a1d102f66cfc942111dc8e0a2bdYou dont need 10 different welding rods...Certainium 707 is a great all around maintenance welding rod Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:30:21 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/welding-tubing.htmlb20b0bfcb1813081b90d4d92da382bfcVideo shows Tig welding tubing for a bike frame using pulse tig Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:40:59 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/6011-welding.htmla8795aa9567c8a4b18983068a17c759eVideo shows welding vertical uphill tee joint using 6011 welding rods Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:03:53 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/flux-core-welding-tip.html3e8cd494929ade1b0c711bff9b903a91When flux core welding especially for newbies like myself, do yourself a favor and buy a flux core nozzle so you can actually see the puddle or you can Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:59:52 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/mug-welding-for-cleaning-mig-wire.htmlf082137e4fe393311cc6ece5ee734128Whelp we all know that it's good to keep our wire clean,so I like to take a but from a cigarette and put it on wire just after the rolls before it goes Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:58:50 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/mig-nozzle-dip.html7c1ceeafa63b49c01d6f7a4d135158fcDon't know how correct it was but a Light coat of Never-Seize helped control splatter inside nozzle.~Phil:- Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:49:50 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/mig-antispatter.htmlc6122df5d9e2c92149f1b2e7c556a2c3I was told 10 years ago to try using plain old Windex as a mig welding anti-spatter. I didn't believe him but I've been using it for 10 years now and it Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:48:27 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/a-steady-hand-welds-better.htmlce048744b54aa8af85d4e0b1e9f66ad8This is a tip my father gave me back when I first let him know I was taking up the pipe welding trade. He was a 34yr. union boilermaker and owned his own Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:42:54 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/ricrkp.html50f371698b1fbcda4f8c4c4801615833 I recently bought a MITTLER BROS 36 bead roller for doing embossed panels and auto interiors. The machine is FABULOUS but the stand that they offered Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:40:25 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tips-for-stick-welding-thin-metal.htmld217b270f0700ec0a6952a6bed95ffc7Stick welding thin sheet metal (22ga. and thicker)with 3/32 6011. Get a 1/4 thick copper buss bar and a lot of C-clamps. C-clamp the joint together with Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:34:49 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-hss.htmle1338d28b0d6fd8879b90e1dd55e699bVideo showing tig welding high strength steel parts using a "big white tig cup" TM Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:09:25 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-tips-part5.html9aaf29b292940257edf08f701d7ed8cbmost Tig Welding Tips are in Textbooks...You wont find these in any book Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:38:33 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-tips-part4.htmlec4a024424d1ee70380edd2b8349354fIf you Dont like these Tig Welding Tips, We Have lots more Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:07:35 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-tips-part3.htmlb85393d6e5b8aa459acffbfd25c3c3c6Need Some Tig Welding Tips? You wont find these in a Book Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:00:42 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/tig-welding-tips.html2e11555e695f9480c507d1edd6ac6543You wont get these Down and Dirty Tig Welding Tips from a Textbook Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/socket-welds.htmlf829f6ec458c88dbfb22af4ff2ae3ac4Video shows Fitting and Welding a chin up bar using Socket Welds Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:02:44 -0500