MIG Welding Overhead - Mig basics part 8

This is part 8 of the mig welding basics series. for a more detailed article on mig welding overhead go here goo.gl/lcg27W
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Overhead Tee joint drill. This is a multipass Tee in overhead position. Overhead mig welding is done using pretty much the same way flat and overhead are done. Using almost the same settings.
for this video, I set the machine to 20 volts and 300 inches per minute of wire speed using .035" of er70s6 wire.

[@Timutubetv]

love how you actually show the mistake welds, instead of just explaining them.

[@michaelcook1396]

Thanks Jodi! Been welding for almost a year, but I'm serious. I run 70-s .45 daily with quality inverters and I thank you for the help my man. I love that puddle and want to see it like that at least 8 hrs a day. Thumbs up👍

[@roberternest2402]

I sure wish I could weld like you. You make it look easy but I have been following your advice and putting as much hood time as I can with my Everlast welder. I've been getting better and better and it is largely because of your great videos.

[@tomthekat2826]

I have been welding for 12 years haven't done overhead for a while I have a test weld tomorrow for a new job and over head is the weld I have to do thanks for this upload 1 watch and it's come back to me time to hit the shed and get a bit of practise for tommorow thanks buddy

[@frankfarino8762]

I think they should take off about 80% of the welding videos on KZbin and you are not one of them finally a welder with real knowledge really advice. I been at it 17 years and picked up a few tips from u

[@julianbrody6392]

You are the best teacher there is. My skills with my everlast welder are so much better now because of your great videos.

[@alexvonbosse5090]

These 8 videos are an excellent refresher! Thanks Jody for sharing!

[@gerfromireland8077]

I am 13 years old and welding a cat excavator and it kept dripping but I watched this video and now I'm welding really well

[@apeanders]

It's been four years as of right now, how have your welding skills been developing?

[@gerfromireland8077]

@@apeanders hey thanks for reminding me man im 17 now full time hgv and construction mechanic weld a lot great at it now lifes great

[@apeanders]

@@gerfromireland8077 That's pretty great, man!

[@Teekeef_Sosa]

@@gerfromireland8077gotta be trolling no way if not that’s great dude 🔥🔥

[@gerfromireland8077]

@@Teekeef_Sosa not trolling just doing what i love here

[@ironken1796]

Jody, I've been welding a long time and still learn from you. You sir make quality videos. There are plenty of jokers on the interwebs....you are not one of them.

[@winstonsylvester8227]

Only things on welding in ads and mailer rocks

[@phrozen17]

The stick out!! I couldn't figure out the blobs and dripping for the life of me. Thank you

[@pierresgarage2687]

Hi Jody, As always, short and concise... Excellent, ..... Everything! Thanks, Pierre

[@bantotsantos5577]

Pierre's Garage ,,thanks for the knowleged i got idea for that....

[@josephmagedanz4070]

Great series, Jody; thanks for sharing. I really learn lots from your videos. Thanks again.

[@Thornsbaby]

Thank you so much for this because I have a competition this Friday at a college and I had no idea on how to do any overhead welding

[@stevenPounder-p4b]

Thank you. I was getting frustrated in class today. This was the piece I was missing.

[@danielmoreno110]

You just explained what my welding instructor could not thank you most helpful video I have found

[@paulsshop7839]

great series! ive been mucking around trying to do a good wel for many years, and always faught at it. Just learning that the tip was WAYYY too far resessed [over 1/4 inch!] has helped a TON.. Now to practice.

[@kojomensah7474]

The firt vedio i bought from yr site did not have this befor it was 2017 must admit yr vedios are an experience to watch

[@fm3arthur]

Jody Say hi to Wyatt for me I was at SEMA and what hoping you could be there the folks at Lincoln and Miller as well as the others all told me to say Hi to you All of the people speak very highly of you and what you have accomplished - I Agree!!!! Great Vid Thx for your help Awful Arthur

[@cortezdekiller4261]

Thanks for the videos. Truly appreciate your time.

[@MrZimmaframe]

Just to explain to people that if you quench / dip your you hot welded metal into water it causes the metal to get brittle, and it more likely to crack under load.

[@turbocobra]

Hey Jody, good video. FYI, ordered a CK stubby gas lense kit from your store last week, and it arrived in 2 days, loving it so far... Hope to get some video of it for my channel soon.

[@wamuchil9327]

jody you are the man i love you videos

[@alexguigui1877]

I use spray arc on overhead welds. Increases productivity, huge penetration, but hard to stay consistent. But it comes with practice…

[@raginroadrunner]

I started welding in 1963. Here, some 51 years later, I still run across something I did not know. But I do know this, 90% of a good weld is knowledge and one helluva good machine. Ya gotta have both in your favor to do a good job. Never compromise on tool quality. Buy the best tools there are to offer. Cheap tools is never a good practice.

[@godzilla51196]

raginroadrunner I was always told that you pay for a nice tool once from your walllet. You pay for a cheap tool every time you have to use it, but you pay with your sanity

[@markuschampos5750]

Do not agree.. a cheap welder is better than no welder. Everybody has to start from somewere. I don't think they suddenly buy welders like 2-5000$. Learn welding with a cheap machine and then build up to a professional one.

[@SVSeeker]

Thanks Jody. Trying to absorb it all. I'll be coming back for years. :)

[@redryan5048]

you must be a shit welder...........

[@SVSeeker]

redryan5048 I am.

[@geraldestes2470]

SV Seeker doug > listening to jodi's videos...i mentioned it in a previous comment "clean, shiny metal"...you are an awesome welder and fabricator dealing with an 'oklahoma' situation...like your series also and wondering the venezula crude gone up at all?

[@SVSeeker]

gerald estes Right on. "clean, shiny metal" - grinding I can do ....Maybe Jody will stop in a demonstration welding 70 feet overhead down the on the bottom of my boat. :)

[@micbanand]

SV Seeker make a Little 3 Wheel to support your pistol. go high over 15m ø1mm wire. if more than one string do the top first then the lower ones after. make a lovely well. if a litthe trouble make even leg lenght. put an ekstra.

[@donaldmoody9561]

Really like your videos. I learn something every time. Great job!

[@coolbreezes4evr]

i'm going to share your videos with all of my welding classmates! i sat here and binge watched all of your basic MIG welding videos 1-8. it pretty much covered everything i learned in class the first week and gave me a better idea of what i'm supposed to be doing and looking for as well as how to adjust everything to make my beads better. i can't wait to watch the rest, thank you for these videos!!

[@wisenyse]

Thank you very much!!!Very informative in all of your tutorials!!! Peace

[@raykim1812]

I'll keep in mind 'short stick out'..Thanks for your video !!!

[@alexgerling3686]

Also a lot of the work I do, is waste height 10 inch downs, fillet welds and these I've found at the moment overlapping shorter welds is neater for me but I'd like to get more consistant like this

[@eyeballdude]

That worked like a charm! Thank you!

[@chriskerr6321]

Hey Jody, a couple things I'd like to see you touch on for your MIG series would be working with thicker, higher current wire. I use .052 every day and would like to see if you have any tips or tricks other than the widely used "whip back." Especially for tight corners. Another thing would be for tack filling gaps. Thanks again, A fan and student of your page.

[@ranjeetjha1022]

I am indian and I am work there mig welding in haidrabad.

[@twinrosebrewery8382]

Thank you! I am going to try to find an email for you so I can send a picture of my first decent overhead!

[@airforceoneye2663]

I knowest you use a tampered nozzle with a blunt nose contact tip, but have you ever tried a tampered contact tip. You get maximum shelding gas around the puddle, also I use 95-5 mixture. 95% Argon and 5% CO2.

[@stevee2797]

Thank you. Helped a lot.

[@jonfinch8572]

Aim for "dead nuts 90 degrees” oh man now that's a line they need to use in training! No one would forget it lol!

[@johnhuey3211]

I like my heat hot on over head, especially stick welding.Gotta burn them in good!

[@taylorscott1156]

you sir got a new subscriber , great tips thanks

[@johnrowe942]

I can tell you for sure this man is a welder. I recently went through welding school at a blazing speed because I spent my spare time watching the videos and implementing the techniques immediately. I had familiarity with welding, but I went through 2G, 3G and 4G stick in two days. Freaked my audience out.....lol.

[@Andrew_Novak]

Wow this guy is real good!!!

[@user-ly5ih5td3l]

با سلام خیلی عملی بود ممنون از برنامه خوبتون😀

[@kyle_jamesss]

Hey Jody, could you make a video about doing overhead Stick Welding with E-7018 rod?

[@TheBigwillstyle]

Jody I'd like to see more dual shield flux core. If you need footage I can get you some. Been running dual shield an metal core for almost 10 years.

[@ProspectorSaloon]

The only concern I have is with the placement of pass #2 on your continues root pass. My concern is you went under instead of over, why did you choose this? I am instructed by shipyard foreman to go top to bottom to achieve proper fusion.

[@akrangler]

I was welding today at work 5/16 steel vertical machine set to 26v 460 speed was getting great penetration but having burnout on edges any slower and I would get puddle drip, any ideas? Using a Lincoln 480v machine with gas and flux core wire.

[@alexgerling3686]

I've not got a proper qualification but the guy who taught me was very experienced and I was told you should never drag you should always push?

[@archiecoolsdown5854]

good and helpful information. I am learning to weld at a local community college and these pointers make success possible. THANKS!

[@mikemehevic5292]

Not trying to be a troll but I would run those volts a volt or 2 higher and the wire speed up quite a bit more. Your root had a big crown on it and what looked like lack of fusion in a spot or 2. You should crank it up and move faster, Itll give you a flatter and more burned in bead

[@LS-tj1ip]

I have a welding test tomorrow I'm really nervous!

[@DanFraserUK]

Jody, you have helped me so much. I started as a welder 3 years ago and your videos have helped me learn so much about MIG and TIG, to the point I've got elders asking me for help! Legend!

[@COM70]

What do you mean by staying on the leading edge. Isn’t the puddle always where the Ardee is ? I’m sorry about asking dumb questions but it think it might just be my lack of terminology.

[@83metalcraftllc52]

If it a fillet then let gravity feed the weld. If ita a butt joint then nice tight weaves. 🔥

[@babuanbu4472]

Good 👍 thankyou for tricks

[@gabsmit]

Great video. Learned alot. How comes that in the USA everybody calls MAG welding MIG welding?Its only MIG when you weld with pure Argon/Helium. So actualy when you use mixgas when welding steel and lets say 75% Argon and 25%Co2 you are using active gas ( Metal active Gas) And not Metal Inert Gas. MAG it is :)

[@harmbrands6522]

I go for the multilayer but why don't you use a open arc?

[@jag7441]

Hello Jody, ive been watching a lot of you videos and take your tips into practice so thank you for that. Now i have a short question. Howcome you talk about MIG welding all the time and not MAG welding for carbonsteel, because i thought MIG welding was mostly used for aluminum welding. Thank you in advance.

[@corinnajacobs8522]

Love your videos. You do great work!! I just wanted to say that when I ran overhead fillets with 0.45 at the ship yard I ran very hot but held a very hard push angle with zero weaving. It was 100s hard wire with 95/5 gas. I always had my tip flush with my barrel. I always found if I tried any sort of weave or dddnt push a hard angle I always had a bit of a lip on my bottom passes. I found this true especially if I was running 1/16 100s wire. But I always had great penetration!! Keep up the great videos!!!Pete Dellarma Maine

[@serignesarr5086]

you're the top master I watched from youtube so far, I wish to have butt horizontal with a big gap TIG and MIG please thank you master tip and tricks

[@el_conde_doku]

look like very easy but is really difficult , when I tray to welding overhead with a mig welding !!

[@ajisprayoga1275]

Mr jody...weld h beam

[@lobo4short]

What gas are you using? I use 90/10 and .035 hard wire 1/16" to 1" with a miller 252. We have about 4 of them at work. Very versatile for mild steel. We up hand all structural steel 3/16 and up. From flat to over head i don't change a thing.

[@gillimotorsports]

Im trying to weld a bumper on my car and have little space, and while welding the underside of the bumper on my car it doesnt weld correctly how do i fix this

[@hamillforestryproducts3719]

man I love your videos ! there's a lot of information out there but you tell it the best. keep up the awesome work

[@coffinfleet]

beginner welder here. your vids help a lot thanks

[@hcfab1397]

Jody, with that machine, what settings would you use if you were running .030 wire? Thanks

[@yelekaw]

same principles for aluminum? I have a cracked weld on the bottom of my boat that I'm nervous about touching.

[@chadclark4714]

jody I need you to make a video for welding a tee plate joint going downhill, mig. please

[@mikekahotea9197]

Awsum Jody , thanks

[@bluemask32]

Hi , I'm new to welding but have just bought my first mig welder, love it. I have made 4 custom tool for my garage already. Thanks so much for your videos, they are a fantastic resource .

[@kojomensah7474]

I needed to see this vedio again thanks very much

[@0NEH1T_]

Never quench your test

[@serratoschannel3255]

I havr bin learning alot with your videos, i bin welding for 7 months and ive learned more in the 2 weeks watching your videos, they are very helpfull tank you for good quality videos.

[@VIVA4EVER2001]

Brilliant videos, many thanks for sharing knowledge, skills and experience.

[@Sabestooo]

why you need make those U-s? i just go straigth and weld is very smooth and beautiful.

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

As far as I know, a beautiful weld is not always a strong one. He is making sure it penetrates the edges and assists the penetration in the corner by maintaining temperature and control of the puddle. Moving the gun around just helps the control. It always depends on settings, machine, wire, material etc.

[@stevefuller1779]

Of course proper overhead welding is when you are lying on your back underneath the job with sparks and spatter showering down on you and trying to get a decent results as you burn!!

[@buenavista814]

In general, this equipment allows excellents layers. This another good video.

[@robertandreasson7111]

You just earned yourself another sub! I'm studying here in Sweden to become a welder, and right now I'm practicing in this position, and I find it very hard. Your video helped me a lot answering a couple of questions.

[@ranjeetjha1022]

Good night sir.

[@azhar3855]

Great videos. To be able to produce sound welds requires knowledgeable skills and good power sources.

[@metroidj1614]

hey Jodi! dual shield fluxcore 100%=(w/backgouging) please!!!

[@UnitedWarGamers]

How do you stop the weld pool from dripping on you or on your MIG gun?

[@boomstickkid]

i would like to know the same thing.. i have had this happen to me and it SUCKS....

[@kyle_jamesss]

Try pulling the weld not pushing.

[@IRDeezlSmoke]

I'm not a certified welder, nor in any way in a position to give advice. But as I have ruined several tips and nozzles over the years learning to weld over head, I will try to share what seems to work for me to minimize the gun damage and frustration of having the weld puddle fall into the nozzle. Settings, joint preparation, and practice. Clean all mill scale and contaminants from the joint surfaces. A clean and well prepared joint is highest priority IMO. Choose the wire that fits the weld type and position. Then set your welder to the wire and position. Then practice..........a lot. I find using a course grinder to rough the surface when cleaning it works well for me. I also tend to use the same puddle pattern for over head as I do for vertical up. Seems to keep the heavy crowning somewhat in check. But again, that is only what works for me and I am in no way a professional.

[@crashtke]

I am in the same boat with overhead. When I slow down it seems to droop.

[@michaelrigsby2213]

normally if your weld is falling out you need to turn the wire speed up.

[@Odessa45]

I am binging on your channel today Jody! So much good info here! Thanks for the time and effort you clearly put into every one of these videos!

[@theeyesiramirez]

Currently practicing this in the works to getting my cert.

[@jmy7622]

I welded 10 ft cyliders 10 ga stainless first time I left heat alone welded good flat and vert was good very good weld .Overhead blow holes right though it. Delta 452 miller. ITS BETTER TO ROTATE THE PC. single pass 3/16-1/4.the weld you're making looks better for thick ferrous multi pass. our overhead would have to be 30" no stops ,fast paced production we couldn't sit around. I noticed a difference in the outside burn marks,overhead was much thinner pushing.

[@madiskarteng_bicolano30]

Thank you for my vedio.

[@lornesam2]

Does anyone start the hot pass from the top opposed to the bottom?

[@aloneandark1973]

the best welding channel !!

[@tariqsaddiquektk9653]

Hlo and hi sir Sir you videos so much helpfull for me ...plz make video how filling overhad Gap with 7018 electrod. . ..i am waiting your response .

[@samueldefelice2816]

My biggest concern with welding is how do you know your weld is strong enough. For example. If I back half a truck and weld a new piece of metal or frame how can I be sure my weld is strong enough. Or if I build a custom ladder rack for a truck to hold planks of wood and other materials. Is it just laying a good bead down and stack some Dims and I’m good lol is there any way for reassurance? Thank you!

[@bladesofglorylawns]

Dang dude. Love the channel but just went to your store for the first time and not only is it all basically tig only from what I can see, but it’s all sold out As well lol. Biz must be good lately, or shipping sucks one of the two. But killer videos bro keep it up, even tho I’m catching up on your old ones 😂

[@paullittle4622]

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[@fowlerj2018]

What settings would you use for .045 wire?

[@travisfarmer492]

What’s the best advice for preventing the puddle from building up and dripping during overhead? Push or pull?

[@tiagoesteves1942]

Sir. You are the best master of welding. Your video's help me to welding beter. O need help! O never use a air care in carbon electrod to remove a bad weld, or other work. God bless you. Thanks 👍

[@MacheteBushcraftAustralia]

Mate, you just fixed years worth of problems for me in 5mins. I just cut back the nozzle flush with the tip and I can now weld upside down a whole lot better.

[@crazyhorse7777]

if I could click one million likes , I would . love your tips 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@emmanueltuyisenge5552]

good work

[@emmanueltuyisenge5552]

good work

[@mccoy786]

you must be rich, because people like you are worth 500 per hour

[@eisgeist300]

kevin bennett I, as does everyone else wish Jody would start WeldMonger U. The videos are amazing, but to do it in house with him, it must be just wonderful.

[@jaymcnamara5112]

I have a century 160 amp wire feed welder. I have put a new argon gas tank on. Now i can't get gas to the gun. How can i fix this problem?

[@barryjones7025]

Pulse mig overhead????????i need advice badly on this process 4g 1 inch.