4gOverhead Welding Flux Core Test

[@deadreign92]

I never ran flux core in my 5 years of welding, got a new job opportunity that required it for my test and watched your videos for tips and tricks to help out, 1-shotted my test no problem and got the job. Thanks so much for the uploads!

[@NateB.-ie4xy]

NICE CONGRATS

[@timshoppa0]

This is the most beautiful example of overhead flux welding I have ever seen!

[@jonathon8856]

I've did my two years technical welding and have good welding work experience these days. After school I chose a job welding only aluminum all day then a few years later nothing but stainless .There's so many materials and processes it's challenging to be proficient in everything. Your videos always help me succeed. Thank you sir

[@isellcatlitter]

you have the best welding videos out there, the camera and camera angles show the weld puddle sometimes even better than a person can actually see while under the hood. i have never heard you say f.... this and f... that... keep up the professional welding video lessons... great job Jody

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Very true, I would agree with above, you just make it look easy jody

[@toothrowedTV]

agreed homeboy

[@davidaustad7798]

this helped me so much to pass my 4g test. going at it from the side changed everything

[@theodorewilson399]

Thank you for this video. I tested for this yesterday and gotta bad burn on my "trigger finger." We don't get much help/guidance, but now I know how to do it, thanks to your video. I go back to the course tomorrow, and even though my finger is swollen & infected, I know I'll "nail it" tomorrow. I'm so excited; thanks again. : )

[@splitu238]

Thanks for years of excellent advice Jody! You are my "go to guy" online. Anytime I need any refreshers, you've got my back!

[@getmulah619]

thank you brother Jody we have no idea how much has helped​ me. by trade I'm a ship fitter but trying to maximize my trade by becoming a structural welder in the shipyard great tips and beautiful videos keep up the good work

[@tylerpost77]

Good video 👍 I'm Canadian and going to do a 2 year check test next Friday. 1st pass vertical up with a stop and start. 2nd pass overhead with a stop and start then fill overhead

[@NathanWostrel]

Thanks for doing a video on .045 wire, that is what we use at work. Great video as usual.

[@Officer235]

Beautiful bead and weld with flux core. Absolutely great video!

[@FollowerofYahuwah]

your videos are shown in my welding school, just FYI. keep up the good work jodi

[@Cod-Convict]

I have a practice test tomorrow both 3g and 4 g the instructor thinks I’m more then ready so we will see , the root and overhead can be tricky to make look perfect but I got it , I’m running a Lincoln.072 inershield

[@lonelypilgrim6726]

Have a 3 g flux test tomorrow morning, your videos have helped so much, I'll be able to sleep tonight haha. Thanks

[@noelbeiza5707]

How did it go? Did u pass ur test??

[@xx4x4x4]

Awesome vid!! Flux core has really grown on me great process!

[@samturnau2383]

Always run as far as you can onto your runoff tabs! He stops to close to the edge of the plate. He is a good welder and can get away with it, but if you’re learning stop at the end of runoff tabs or else you may have an issue.

[@robertohenrique7497]

great tip, the problem is that here in Brazil, in some tests that we do inspectors do not allow this kind of support for the arms or let the hanging torch, it makes it very difficult.

[@terryhanks5353]

How much you guys get paid in Brazil ? I'm getting pretty tired of America

[@rheidtech]

hey cody...thanks for the vids!!! i learned with you and you made all my projects enjoyable...

[@ShopTalkWithJason]

A god among welders! Holy jeez, man! That was a clean test! I can't believe how bad ass that was! Epic vid as usual

[@90JS]

I see a lot of people commenting requesting the fcaw-g with ceramic backing test plates. That would be an awesome video to put out, seeing there is very few if not any instructional videos about the process. It is a very common test in the shipyard, so maybe you could give it some thought Jody.

[@ChrisB257]

Great demo Jody. Just received my stubby gas lens kit - thank you.

[@audiavant3494]

nice demo jody, it would be nice if you can educate people about welding wire and shielding gas/gases mixture as they have dramatic effect on weld penetration as well as on tensile properties and its also important for people to know to use the right wire for this position as not all the wires are manufactured to use in all positions welding.

[@tbj702]

i needed this video a month ago when i was trying out for the boilermakers... bet i pass next time ;-)

[@toomanyhobbies8119]

Thanks nice info, one thing that wasn't mentioned always brush the slag between passes. I've welded this test with stick, also I've welded dual shield for alot of heavy fab.

[@MikeL-jb8mj]

Jodi. In your 3G plate video, you mention lowering your settings after the root pass is laid. And on this 4G video, Andrew starts out at 25 volts, 360 IPM, and you never mention a different setting throughout the video. Did he weld the stringers and cover pass at the same settings? Thank you for all your videos sir!

[@manuelchavez8291]

Great video Jody but can you please do a 3g and 4g with ceramic tape aka ceramic backing. There is us welders that work on ship yards. Navy specs are a little different that regular structural welding... thanks in advance

[@butchb5433]

manuel chavez Ummmm. Its impossible to run 4g with ceramic tape. Id like to see how burnt up you got.

[@daskiier]

Butch B not impossible at all. Had to do it for a job before

[@butchb5433]

Im sorry. Your non running overhead ceramic tape

[@gunnerstall05]

thank you for all the refresher tips. been out of school a while and only use bare wire with 75/25 shielding in this area. have a weld test tomorrow and this helped brush up on flux core. makes me proud to see welders helping welders make more money. here in Arkansas companies do there best to keep wages low. So the onlh people they hire are half ass "welders" and I use the title loosely, because they consider themselves welders b/c they can pull a trigger and make a stringer that I would consider embarrassing if I did it. anyway.... thanx again.

[@7th_dwarf542]

after I saw a welding technique with triangular shaped "stitches" in one of your last videos, everything else looks somewhat simple. I realize that the complexity here comes from welding upside down, though.

[@roisamami8560]

Hi. I am from Indonesia. Your welding technique is very good, I would like to learn more with you. Please make me a video on how to weld the SMAW + FCAW combination, and please include the translation in Indonesian. Thank you

[@kyrylponomarenko4418]

Thank's for all your videos. Very constructive and helpful.

[@AcevesFishing]

What shielding gas were you using ?

[@dexterlopez2960]

Do a open root, with no backing.

[@jamalbrown6240]

No

[@lukepatrick2032]

That’s literally impossible with flux core

[@TheBiggerDavo]

​@@lukepatrick2032no backing is 100% possible on flux core. Its more difficult than hard wire for sure.

[@lukepatrick2032]

@@TheBiggerDavo post a vid of you doing it

[@Drenth96]

Nice video, but is there any chance you could show a 4G flux test with an open root, 1/16-1/8 land, and 1/8 gap?

[@enriurru6782]

The bracket do you put to rest the harms is a jock isn't ??

[@HermanSyah-ch1kp]

For capping, what's the ampere & volt.. Mr. Jody..?

[@davidcray9910]

I work at a company called Kiewit Offshore Services. How would I weld better with flux cored .052 wire overhead?

[@Honeyddripdiddler]

In Canada we do a single bevel at 30 degrees ... max reinforcement is 16th . Watching your video cuz I have to retest tomorrow and with the amount they charge hahaha I gotta pass

[@raimundasmartunas1415]

Hey Jody! If im not mistaken, in this and previous dual shield videos you were using 75/25 gas right? Would be nice to see you weld with CO2, since i think its a bit more difficult and that is what they often provide here in europe shipyards. Anyway very nice content glad you keep posting every week. Cheers

[@chaotic2153]

you should show a FCAW 3g ceramic test

[@joedoe6496]

I got a inch plate test tomorrow for vertical and overhead with flux. I for sure got vertical down but over head on the hand is alil challenging y’all got anymore other tips?

[@CrypticFuel0000]

crazy this just doesn't work for me I must be doing something wrong, everytime I do my root pass on these settings I runs creates so much splatter my cup fills up and my weld looks terrible. I'm having tons of trouble.

[@dmytrokalashnikov5484]

Thank's. Really intresting to see how does the back side of root look like?

[@GrannySoupLadle]

Can it be done in three passes if you have to use 0.052 71T? Ive never run it but have a test today for it. Pretty nervous.

[@ccmooth]

As far as cooling the work piece is concerned, do you recommend letting it air-cool or drop it in a bucket of water?

[@audiavant3494]

dropping in the bucket, are you serious?

[@ccmooth]

I mean it can cause shrinkage...

[@NatureByNoah]

if you're doing any kind of test, dropping it in water will guarantee you to fail as when you bend it it will snap in half. if it's just for your practice,then you can do that. but never do it on. any test

[@audiavant3494]

thats the reason jody is keep on saying that follow the wps. because you have the restrictions in pre heat and interpass temperature in order to control distortion. Dropping mild steel in water can cause a serious demage to metarial's grain structure.

[@19yoshinurmansyah98]

I need advice, if using a 25 mm plate, what wire speed and voltage should we use

[@sukantamondal3033]

please tell me sir Which nozzle is used for overhead position MIG welding?

[@zee-tee-emstaynpaid1604]

I have trouble with my stick 3g d11 I wonder if I can weld structures with flux core certificate alongside other welders with a stick 3 gd11 STICK certificate

[@daskiier]

I may be wrong but I'm not sure that would pass visual for some jobs because of what looks like an incomplete weld.

[@shabbirali2406]

There have back plate. I want to know FCAW 4g without back plate and come good root its possible?

[@LuLuFunTime]

This is my issue I'm having. I'm on my last plate test for nr232 in 4g. I can weld on a cruciform all day. But as soon as I get in the valley of the test (valley of the shadow of death) my puddle starts to build ahead of it self.

[@zerhouniomar1847]

Thanks a lot for the information, please and what about Fcaw open Root on 2-3-4 G position with and without ceramic in the back, is it possible??

[@seanzink4732]

What was the polarity?

[@kodywisler3975]

Have a 3/8 plate no backing strip 4g test. Having problems with worm tracking. Running 045 1/8 root face 1/8 gap 21.5 325. Only on root. Happens no matter closer root gap or open. Any tips? Test on Monday

[@masonwilken9106]

Clip a little piece of cloth on the wire or stick the wire through a little foam ear plug in between the spool and the drive rollers. It'll clean off the white oxidation that builds up on dual shield wires and might help.

[@6thgear733]

Obviously this too late but worms I believe can be bad flux... Anyone correct if wrong or I misunderstood

[@jamescarlson9051]

hey Jody ive got a question for you im doing production welding and was wondering what you would recommend i could use for a setting on my welder to not only be faster but have alot cleener weld im runing 0.35 on c25 in a Lincoln power mig 255 and right now ive been running 28.0v and 540ipm but i have a dingle barry problem lol could you help

[@gabewhisen3446]

Will a tig finger offer enough protection for a process like this

[@poorguthan1442]

like in place of a glove? no, you need thick gloves, and a tig finger wouldn't do anything. think "tig" finger, thinner gloves.

[@jacksonmangum]

Don’t know if anyone will see this but I should I have a slight drag angle on 4g fcaw-g?

[@flightrisk4785]

I just took my first welding test on a 1in plate, long story short it didn't pass! I had issues with my root, someone said it could have been because of the distance... dose anyone have any tips on how to get pass that?thanks...

[@aarondostou3888]

Did he lower his settings before capping?

[@zhdlot]

Both ends not welded out ?

[@poorguthan1442]

for aws they discard the first inch on both sides

[@6thgear733]

He is also a great welder, so may be more sure of his weld. I believe running it past the weld piece is to reduced possible cracking?

[@masonwilken9106]

Why even have run off tabs on each side if you're not going to use them?

[@mikelgalvez4711]

Hellonsir...waht is the best amperage and voltage for 4f fillet

[@Lambear82]

Great video, once again. I was just wondering what shielding gas ratio you were using, because, typically, more CO2 equals a bit more penetration, which may require a bit less voltage per wire feed speed. My experience with a wire feed process has been just point and shoot, but with less forgiveness on machine parameters.

[@geraldshearing2531]

CWB requirements are you have to do a stop and start That's Canadian

[@travisrider7314]

Good video as always

[@bnikhil1]

Wire speed ?

[@asharimam5592]

4g weld how much root pass current and voltage And finels pass carrent and voltage Pls tell me

[@toothrowedTV]

do it with out backing?? even on stick my instructor at school did 4g no backing stick he made it look easy

[@dasilva2988]

gosto muito dos vossos vídios, sao muito bons e voces sao bem divertidos.

[@Steelcrafted]

Can any mig machine run dual shield FC?? Say a 140a machine with .035" wire?? Or do you need spray arc type, high voltages to get by?

[@crankyjew2d2]

nope. a machine that small won't be able to manage the voltage needed to run dual shield. 035 dual shield is going to want around 20v, at least. even if a smaller machine can produce the voltage, duty cycle at wide open becomes an issue. if you need to get as much as you can out of that machine, run self-shielded on 220v service.

[@miloudimoutaouakil67]

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[@zaylin595]

good video could u please give me the amps on all the runs

[@brunovarelas2661]

i wanna see with no metal backing just open root and with basic wire.

[@terryhanks5353]

I just passed vertical I was doing my over head but I got burned all over

[@riflebear1711]

What gas? C25?

[@claytonclayton9887]

Oi eu gosto muito dos seus vídeos só te pergunto se tem alguma possibilidade de colocar legenda em português muito obrigado

[@robertopessutti7379]

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[@jesusjoselarosasalas9005]

buenos cordones mi viejo saludos..... de venezuela

[@DingDangg]

Great video!

[@fegolem]

Beautiful beads.

[@yourweldingcoach]

Great tips

[@aureliopelen9548]

Great job

[@richschmeck5496]

Our school requires us to run a 3 bead cap for flux. I'm convinced that I won't get passed 4G and I'm so close. I only have 3 months of school left. Smh...

[@Inkvine9]

That elbow-arm shield would have came in handy many times for all the overhead tests and welding over the years. Especially testing! Once you start the test and you get going good and molting metal drips down and is burning the crap out of you and all you can do grin and bare it until the end of the pass.

[@cazwaffle9966]

Dual shield overhead

[@sylvestresanchez4848]

Thank you

[@ratatat363]

Bang on guys like it👌

[@ridoirduansha306]

Bismillah, pantaskan la hamba untuk bisa menguasai teknik ini dengan hasil yang luar biasa🙏Aamiin

[@guadalupemunoz5738]

Gracias

[@Fwixi]

Thx!

[@Donkoize]

Vem pára o Brasil que nós te ensinamos a soldar 4G ?

[@joaquincousins8667]

Good Weld

[@geralddegraaf634]

leuk om ziens

[@edgaralmonacid7039]

No muestran el cordón de raíz sin eso no es 4g

[@codycarswell3580]

Wow buddy is robot smooth

[@TheGazjam]

Please. I beg you please stop using backing straps. Either an open root with solid wire on 1G-6G and with flux core with a ceramic tile. Also would appreciate if you could do a butt weld with a bulbar on the on the overhead position with a tile.

[@Steelcrafted]

Why stop using backing straps if that is what the test calls for?? This is structural steel code...not pipe...

[@TheGazjam]

+Nathan Hamler I honestly just want to see something different rather than using a backing strap as not all tests require it and most of the time you are asked to use either a ceramic tile for 1G-4G for flux core root and no tile/backing strap for the solid wire root process on 1G-6G.

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

I think it would help everyone to know what industry you work you in? Shipyard, Ironworker? I actually called Triangle Engineering prior to shooting this video to get some feedback on the most commonly used test plates based on what they sell. 22.5 deg with backing plates was the winner...so thats the reason for me using the backing. it seems to be the most commonly given plate test...at least in the USA. I have heard of 2 other methods that some shops use for testing and one of them is using ceramic for backing ... the other is to use no backing and after the plate is welded from the face side ...back gouge or grind ...and then weld from the root side to achieve a full pen weld.

[@DansBeard]

+weldingtipsandtricks I'm from the uk and worked in places from shipyards to bridging works. I'm currently working as a welding instructor and we always teach our students an open root unless doing a flux core test as this just happens to been our standard. However I think an open root is more difficult to produce and have had to do them previously with all processes. Open root used to be the standard way once upon a time. Current standard 9606 calls for a backing bar. I have heard it's been modified recently to accommodate "newbies" and make it easier and boost employment/trade etc. I don't know how much truth is behind that. In my opinion open root is more difficult then burning into a backing strip. You could also (as you mentioned) gouge the root out and put a signal run in then have a full pen weld, You can't do this with a backing bar. Think you should give it ago regardless Jody. 😄

[@TheGazjam]

+weldingtipsandtricks Mainly based in Shipyards in the UK, where its all link ups thats over here and never once had the opportunity to use a backing strap on any test or job seems as tho its all ceramic tiles with Flux core or solid wire and a gap and back gouge it. Just think it would be beneficial to your audience to show them different variations of rooting with a tile as a few things can go wrong if not properly done right. Cheers Jody

[@JasonCousins-ei9qo]

I swear nobody ever uses straight CO2 for there flux core with KZbin welders but the real world your going probably use it alot more than mixed and it's a complete different animal

[@selvamperiyannan4142]

Good

[@donsingko3719]

The best

[@IvariR]

It had to be Jodie

[@merazudeen3955]

nice

[@williampecar8409]

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