Dialing in fillet welds with MIG

In this episode we tackle dialing in fillet welds with Mig (short circuit). We run too hot, too cold, and make a bunch of mistakes 😀.
I upgraded my camera, my mic, and a bunch of other stuff. As always my videos are a work in progress, I am working hard to make better, clearer, more concise videos for you guys to use 😀

[@mikeuhlmann6825]

The numbers show, that this might be one of the most underrated videos, you`ve ever showed to us. I work my whole life on settings, travel speed, stickout and still get it wrong on the first try. I have to dial in and come close with test welds. I can`t thank you enough for your videos. It makes me think, that i`m not the only guy, who takes the time to check things out, before it comes to welding serious stuff.

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

No problem, thanks for watching 😀. It’s my hope that people are able to use as much info from the videos and be able to do quality work 😀

[@theseldomseenkid6251]

I find the review at the end and the "extra" on-screen tips really helpful. Thanks.

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

No problem 😀👍

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

New camera, software, laptop, microphone, etc. There are a few hiccups on the audio and video quality, they will be fixed on all future episodes 😀. I changed too many things at once and had to chase my tail on getting things working right.

[@mikemarriam]

My new favorite welding channel. On par with weldingtipsandtricks. Bravo.

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

Thanks for the kind words. I am just happy to be part of the “KZbin” academy 😀

[@Cptnbond]

I understand why you are such a good welder and teacher; your attention to detail is outstanding. Cheers.

[@Justforfun-ek7et]

Looking good, sounding good, and great advice! I’d probably want to use a stick welder on this thick of metal as well, at least now that I know how to weld with stick thanks to you and your excellent content you’ve been putting out.

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

Thanks for the kind words 😀. I have a bunch of viewer requests coming out soon, I want to make sure I cover a lot of what you guys are asking for. I do like the MiG process, It just tends to be the last process I use. If I did a lot more sheet metal up to 1/8th work, and production fabricating stuff all day no doubt I would use it a ton. The nature of what I repair and weld is so varied that the time it takes to change the spool of wire, the gas shielding, or put a spool gun on my MiG machine I could have just tig welded the part lol. It’s far less portable than my stick machine too, so mobile repairs are harder. I am also a far better stick (and flux core wire) welder than stick, which steers my decision as well lol.

[@melgross]

@@makingmistakeswithgregha, I’m the other way around. I’m not that great at stick as I rarely use it. 70% MiG, 25% TIG and 5% stick. Well, somewhere in there the occasional bit of fluxcore.

[@eduardosampoia5480]

If you dragged your torch 🔦 with those low settings, you could get much better results...short circuit works better with dragging...👀

[@medycznyklefedron]

thanks, i was welding too cold. this video proofed me. ure best! my welds was really fat, i thought i messed cause of induction, because it was exactly like book said of this thin material but the problem was in amps!

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

The two biggest mistakes during learning to weld are moving too fast and too cold. It takes time to develop the skill and knowledge of how fast you should move and how much heat you should use. Especially because too much voltage (heat) will general cause holes. That’s why the biggest thing I learned was how to determine what is the right amount of metal and how to adjust voltage to get things hot enough. If you haven’t watched my video on dialing in settings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIfCqX57ecioh80si=pUipqW53p-svi403 I would highly suggest you watch that and practice what I show. With some practice you will be able to make appropriate size welds on different thicknesses without issue.

[@melgross]

Some companies that make welders and rods, sticks and wire, often give numbers for a particular material that they make, sometimes noting which one on their charts, as ESAB does. So their numbers may not be as close for different manufacturer’s materials.

[@anicekevorking3753]

Caulk on plate. Thats such a cold ass weld. Surprised it even stuck, around 160~ inches a minute and 16 volts? Jeebus man, thats about the settings for silicon bronze brazing wire.

[@stephenlombardo2156]

The video makes it had to see but what is your stick out around? Are u trimming your wire before ea start?

[@stephenlombardo2156]

Also why only 75 likes come on guys this guy is awesome!! 1.2K views i would think more would click like.Seeing he is very detailed on everything he explains!!

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

Stickout with MiG should be around 3/8th (10mm) from contact tip to molten pool. That is actually pretty close and almost where most nozzles are touching the plate. Try to keep it there as consistent as possible. I do try to snip the wire as much as possible, it starts better and will not “stutter” when starting. 😀

[@makingmistakeswithgreg]

@@stephenlombardo2156also, I have only been in existence as a channel for just over a year. Good things come with time 😀. As long as I am motivating people to learn skills I don’t care if it’s 3 people or 300,000, it’s still worth it to me.

[@anicekevorking3753]

Legend...ranks up there with Jody Collier, Bob Moffat, etc