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Goodmorning, everyone! Just thought I'd stop in and share my newest YouTube series, which is designed to take an individual with little to no MIG welding experience through the basics... Machine setup, flat and horizontal position welding, all the way through vertical and overhead work... I...

Goodafternoon, TBN!! So, a little while back I set out to build a low budget, highly portable welding table... I budgeted $200 for the build, and this is what I came up with: Part One:

Hey, everyone!! Just thought I'd stop by and share one of my latest series' with yall, I figured it might benefit a few folks here. As the title of this thread implies, it's a 5 part series with 3 additional videos designed to take someone with little or no SMAW experience through some basic...

Goodevening, everyone!! Just thought I'd stop in and share another video with y'all... I recently got the chance to visit the Kennesaw, Georgia based "Georgia Trade School", and get a behind-the-scenes look at one of America's up and coming welding schools :cool: In this video you'll see...

Good morning, everyone!! So, these are my newest two videos, I just thought I'd stop in and share them... As some may be aware, I recently flew to New Hampshire, and met up with Jim Colt for a full tour of their facilities, and of course, some YouTube exclusive footage... Here's part one...

Good evening, everyone!! Heres a recent two-part video that I made... It discusses the main differences between oxy-fuel (mainly oxy-acetylene) and plasma cutting... These videos compare the two processes on their: -Initial setup cost -Cost to operate & maintain -Cutting speeds -Ability to...

Morning guys!! Here's another video that I just thought I'd share... Its on a quick hay wagon repair I helped a buddy of mine with... Basically, the tongue of the wagon separated from its pivot point, so we had to remove the old metal and fabricate some new material from scrap to get the...

Morning, everyone!! Here are a couple of my newest videos which I just thought I'd share... These are a couple more I shot with Pete up in Wisconsin... This time, we're doing a little more CAG and running the arc-air off his 300 amp Miller Trailblazer 302D... Sure was fun, this thing has some...

Morning, TBN! :) Heres a quick Saturday video that I just wanted to share with y'all... I'd recently had a few requests for a stick welding video on Stainless Steel, to compliment the Aluminum and Cast Iron stick welding I'd done... So, I picked up a box of 3/32" Hobart 308L-16 Electrodes...

A 1989 Weldanpower 225 G7... I love this thing!! I picked it up in Milwaukee while I was there shooting a bunch of welding videos with a friend of mine... Anyway, here's a quick video of it. I cold started it, ran some 7018 and 5P 6010, then tried it completely maxed out and tested the...

Goodmorning everyone, hope y'all are having a nice weekend... Here's my latest video, its another one I shot with Peter... This time, we're running an HTP spool gun welding up some Aluminum scraps, and we're running it off a 300 Amp Miller Diesel engine drive, "just because" ;) Anyway, hope...

Goodafternoon, everyone!! Heres another video that I just thought I'd share... Recently, a buddy of mine drove down and we made a bunch of videos together, including this one, on Carbon-Arc gouging. It was a commonly requested video and not one I was setup to do, so I was really glad when we...

Goodafternoon, everyone! Hope y'all are having a nice weekend. Heres a recent video of mine... It was highly requested, and although I'd never attempted welding aluminum with anything but a TIG machine or a massive 500 amp push-pull gun, I decided to wing it and hope for the best. What did I...

Goodafternoon, everyone! So, I was recently sent a handful of 7024's from a buddy of mine, and aside from the 1/8" electrodes that have shown up in a few videos, he also sent out a couple of "baseball bat" 3/16" electrodes... Annnd, I just had to try em' out :) I cranked up the Precision Tig...

Goodafternoon, everyone! Here are a couple videos that I wanted to share.. A little while back a buddy of mine, Peter Zila was nice enough to drive out to the farm and brought, among other things, a roll of Lincoln Dual-Shield wire. I'd never run Dual-Shield before, and man is it fun... Kinda...

Goodevening, everyone!! Here's another video for y'all... Its on welding galvanized material without ya know, dying... Zinc fumes given off can be harmful or even fatal, but in this video, I discuss how to limit your exposure to these fumes and easily maximize the protection you give...

Goodmorning, everyone!! So, here's another video of mine, its about... You guessed it... 4G Stick Welding. I made this video for folks with very little if any overhead stick experience, and it covers rod and drag angles, arc length, and how to "aim" the puddle more towards one plate, so you're...

Hey y'all... Hope everyone's having a great memorial day :) Anyway, here's my latest video. Its about how to use a volt-meter and a tape measure, or a measuring stick, to see what WFS and voltage your MIG is actually putting out... As you know, not all machines come with digital readouts or...

Morning, everyone! :) This is my newest project... I go through a LOT of 2" flat bar stock, 3/16 and 1/4 thick in the production of my YouTube videos, and I'm always looking for a better way to slice & dice it so its ready to use... I decided I'd make a combination dead-stop and straight edge...

Good Afternoon Everyone!! These videos talk about the different types of Stick Electrodes, what they're commonly used for, what the best and worst traits of them are, and even what those numbers mean. This is my newest mini-series and I just thought I'd stop in and share it... Alright, lets get...

Goodafternoon, everyone! Hope this video finds y'all well... Its just a little something that I put together on how to run three-bead fillet welds, and in the video I used 7018. Its a fairly basic concept once you get bead sequence, placement, and overlap down, which this video can hopefully...

Goodafternoon everyone, Just thought I'd share a quick video that I'd put together... This is on taking a full size 14" stick electrode, cutting it in half, and being able to use both halves. Its something that could help you when welding in close quarters, or around small diameter pipe, or...

Goodmorning, everyone!! So... *leans back in chair* Back in my day, in high school, like three years ago :laughing: We did a little torch brazing... We made pirate-ships out of like 22 gauge steel, and it was a blast... Actually it WAS a blast, one of my buddies in that class didnt turn his...

Goodmorning, everyone! So, last february I picked up a nice Mig 2400 from HTP America... And when I got it, I decided that once I'd had a chance to get a feel for it, use it on some projects, and put it through its paces, I'd do a full review of it: I think its been a GREAT machine, and...

Goodmorning, everyone! Just thought I'd share this brilliant idea that somebody showed me, figured you all might like it.. I know its super simple and all, but hey, I never thought of it :o Turns out you can take a couple pieces of TIG filler rod and twist up a nice simple stick electrode...

Goodmorning everyone!! Well, this is one of my latest videos... I recently made a video dedicated to running 7018 vertical up stringer beads, and this is a video to help you run "Z" weaves with 3/32" and 1/8" 7018 in the vertical up position. My advice is to haul ***** across the center, and...

Goodmorning everyone!! Here's a little video I put together recently, about common problems that people have when they first MIG weld, what causes them, and how to solve them... This video covers: -Travel Speed (Too fast, and Too slow) -Setting Wire-Feed Speed (Too Much wire... And Not Enough)...

Goodafternoon everyone!! I just thought I'd stop in and share my latest video, its on how to run 7018 stringer beads, in the vertical up position... In this video, I talk a little bit about technique, the electrodes I ran, amperage, angles, bead shape, bead placement and a few other things...

Hey everyone!! So, this is one of my newest videos... As y'all know, I've been exploring my interest in welding cast iron lately, and after running a few different stick welding methods, I turned my focus to Mig Welding... I just wanted to try something a little bit different, so I got a...

Goodafternoon, everyone!! Last summer I managed to break my trusty Craftsman bench vise... I took it back to sears, they informed me that their vises don't carry the lifetime warranty, so I was on my own. I looked around online... I didnt want a cheaply made vise, been there done that... I...

Goodafternoon everyone!! As y"all know, I"ve been experimenting with welding cast iron lately... I recently used Ni-99 Nickel electrodes which worked great, but dang, were those things expensive... I started looking for cheaper alternatives to nickel electrodes, and I found a product from...

Goodmorning everyone!! So, here's a new video I have to share with y'all... Its my in depth, full review of the Balder BH3 welding helmet from Jackson Safety... As you may remember, last December the good folks at Kimberly Clark sent out a helmet for me to test out, review, and use in...

Goodafternoon, everyone!! So, this is the latest of my Cast Iron welding videos... I repaired a "crack" in a transmission housing without any kind of a preheat, or a post-heat: Basically, Cast Iron cracks when it's heated and/or cooled rapidly, hence the reason why its usually pre-heated and...

Goodafternoon, everyone :cool: So, here's my latest repair... Its a Cast Iron bench vise I'm fixing up for a buddy of mine: When the thing showed up, the front jaw was cleanly broken from the slide, and I knew it had seen some better days... So, a quick spark test determined it was probably...

Goodafternoon everyone!! So, the HTP America guys sent out this cool helmet for me to have a look at, and honestly, I didnt know how well this was going to turn out... See, I HATE cheap auto-darkening helmets, I can't stand the things... Back when I first started welding, I went through a few...

Goodmorning, everyone!! This is one of my newest videos, and it's a little crash-course in hardfacing with a stick welder... To be honest, its a little outside my area of experience, but I'd had a LOT of requests for a hardsurfacing video, so I researched it for hours, practiced a little...

Goodmorning everyone!! So, this is my latest mini-project: Recently, I wished I had a way to tack things to the "inside" of my table... Too far from the edges to conventionally clamp them... And this is what I came up with... I bought a BESSEY 8" C clamp from the local lowes, spark tested...

Goodmorning everyone :) So, this is the most recent thing I've built for the shop... I got tired of having various electrodes rolling around everywhere, so I took some 2" pipe leftover from last summer when I built park benches for a local school, and I dug up some 1" flat bar from my truck...

Goodmorning TBN!! So, this is my latest video, I just wanted to share it with y'all... Its about spark testing... When you take a grinder to an unknown piece of metal and just by looking at the sparks it gives off, identify about what it is, that you're working with... In this video, we cover...

Goodmorning, everyone!! So, here's a quick little job that I just thought I'd share... Last weekend, I picked up a 2006 Kawasaki KLR650 for a song, but part of the reason that the bike was so cheap, was that the tires and brakes were pretty much worn out... So, I ordered up a set of Shinko...

Goodmorning everybody!! So, here's my latest video... Ever since I got my first mig welder (Lincoln Weld-Pak 100), I'd wondered who makes the best mig wire, and I'd had a number of people request a video talking about the different brands... I've run plenty of spools of Hobart wire from TSC...

Goodmorning, everyone!! :) So, this is my latest major addition to the shop, a nice new MIG 2400 from our friends at HTP America... I knew they were sending it out, and I stayed in close contact with Jeff, the president of HTP who gave me updates on the whole shipment... Although I've never...

Goodmorning, everyone :) So, I decided to run another electrode comparison just for the fun of it, and my results... Surprised even me!! Haha, but then again, I don't run a lot of 6013... Anyway, what I did, was I got a box of Lincoln Fleetweld 37 and some Hobart 6013 and started welding... I...

Goodmorning ladies and gentlemen!! So, this is one of the newest additions to the shop, its an SPC-2000 Portable Fume extractor from Avani Environmental... I drove out the Fedex depot to pick it up, brought it home in all it's crated glory, and set it up... What are my first impressions...

Yeah, I never knew there was such a thing either :o So, a little while back I talked in a video about an HTP Flow-Meter I had, and really liked... Shortly thereafter, Jeff, from HTP America contacted me and wanted to send out a flex-head gun for my Hobart Handler 187 and some mig wire, just to...

Good morning everyone!! So a little while back (last November), the guys at Longevity sent out a nice new StickWeld 250 for me to try out, review, put in videos, etc... I was a little skeptical at first, because I'd never welded with an inverter before, and although I really like the plasma...

Goodmorning Ladies and Gentlemen of TBN!! Oh man, where to begin... So in September of 2011, I picked up this 2011 Silverado... I really like the truck, but lets face it, the OEM bumpers were nothing special. The rear bumper was okay, but the front bumper was almost straight plastic, and made...

Goodmorning ladies and gentlemen!! So, I'd had a number of requests to try welding some aluminum with those specialty electrodes you can buy, and to see how well they work, exactly... One afternoon on my to school, I stopped by the local Tractor Supply and bought a box of Hobart's finest, 1/8"...

Goodmorning everyone!! So, I recently got a nice Christmas present from the good folks at Kimberly-Clark, they found my YouTube channel and sent me the new helmet that they've just launched!! I was really thrilled, and felt very honored that I, of all people, ended up with it. Its the Jackson...

Goodafternoon everyone, hope y'all had an awesome christmas :thumbsup: Anyway, here's what I've been up to lately... A few months back, I was approached by Longevity and asked if I wanted to try out one of their new machines, the ForceCut 42i on loan, to make videos with, test out... Whatever...

Goodafternoon, everyone!! So, heres a little video on troubleshooting stick welds I just thought I'd share with everyone, thought it might help someone out :cool: Back in like 2009 when I was playing around with my old AC-225 out in the garage, I didn't know what I was "supposed" to be doing...

Goodmorning everyone!! Well, I've been pretty busy here lately, I havent gotten to spend as much time out in the shop as I'd like to... Anyway, over the past couple years I've picked up a few ideas about dealing with welding related warpage here on the internet, from both schools I've...

Goodmorning TBN!! Here's a little project I've been working on a lot here lately, its another custom BBQ. It'll be the third one I've made, and I feel like I'm making good progress on it. I bought a huge boiler tank on Craigslist for $100 and brought it home... Built it a stand, made a firebox...

Goodafternoon everyone!! So, as y'all know, a few weeks back I got a new StickWeld 250 from Longevity... Its a little DC inverter welder, somewhat similar to Shield Arc's PowerArc 200... Anyway, I always wondered what it'd be like to run scratch-start tig off it, and the other day my buddy Wes...

Morning everyone!! So, I've had this plasma cutter since I bought it new in the summer of 2011, and let me tell you, I love it. Its been very good to me, never had any problems with it, cuts great, etc... But, I've always wondered how thick it can REALLY cut, and I decided I'd do a severance...

True story! lol. So, my "sister" Heather and I decided to weld up some christmas presents this year and I gave her a crash course with the plasma... We got it fired up and once I got the air hooked to it, she was off. It was really fun, and the worst part was that after a few minutes of...

Goodevening everyone :) So, a little while back I picked up this broken in two Chas Parker vise from a local scrap aka "salvage steel" yard and brought it home for a whopping $20. I know, I know, looks like I paid $19 too much but I really wanted to try my hand at welding cast. I got it home...

Hey guys!! So, I know that Simon already posted part 1 of my video mini-series thing, but I figured Id post the second half and add my thoughts in. In a nutshell? Its a really sweet little machine :) I already have a Hobart Stickmate, and Lincoln Precision Tig, both of which run SMAW very...

Hey yall!! So, this is my latest project: A little while back, I was given a shipping crate made up of thin-wall tubing, which I used some of to make this fire-pit. Truth be told, the whole time I've been welding, I don't think I've ever made anything out of small tube, so that made...

Hey yall!! So, this is what I've been up to lately, I ran some welds with 6011, 6013, 7014, and 7018: And then hammered them apart: Which was actually pretty fun and very stress relieving. My weakest weld was 7014, then 6013, 6011, and 7018. It honestly wasn't exactly what I was...

Hey everyone!! So, this is my latest project... A buddy of mine is fixing up this old MF 1135 to start growing grain with, and it needs, among other things, a new exhaust and a transmission rebuild. So, the other day he stopped by here and we welded up a replacement exhaust, and then a day...

Goodmorning everyone!! So, I just thought I'd show off my scratch-start setup after someone started a thread about it, and someone else wanted to see my videos... Didn't wanna hi-jack that thread... Anyway, I run it off my Hobart Stickmate LX, the AC/DC one. Pretty much, you just throw the...

Hey everyone!! Thanks for the welcoming on my other thread... Anyway, this is one of my latest projects, its a dual build, front and back bumpers on an F350 pulling truck. The frame is all 1/2" plate, and the skin is made of 3/16" and 1/4" plate. Most of the welds are mig, which I ran using my...

Hey yall!! I'm ChuckE2009 and I've been a lurker here for some time, despite having created my account forever ago... But anyway, I'm 18 and I live in South-West Ohio on a 5 acre farm. I do a lot of welding and fabrication projects, Ive done three-point equipment, offroad bumpers, things along...