Stainless Steel Welding & Quick PlasmaCam brackets

visit my online store here weldmongerstor... This is part 2 of STainless steel welding tips where we talk about some pulse tig settings and also purging stainless steel with argon gas. Sometimes using copper or aluminum backing provides enough protection from oxidation on the penetration side. Other times a high purity argon purge is needed.
I used aluminum backing for most of this project but for welding the end caps, it made sense to use an argon purge.
I used the CK worldwide mt200 ac/dc tig welder using both straight DC current and pulse tig settings. The pulse tig worked extremely well on the threaded nipple fillet welds.
When purging with argon, it helps to think of argon as water.
There can be areas that trap oxygen if not vented strategically.

[@heldersilva6]

With the knowledge that I drink with your videos I was able to build a 4" pipeline with 52 meters of 316 stainless steel. Back purging and the gas lens made the difference. The pipeline is clean and it's pumped with 5 bar of water. I really thank you for a young welder like me getting teached by the best. You're my mentor! Best regards from Portugal 🙆

[@mikeromophp]

That was a really great model of purging with the gallon jug and water. Visual demonstrations like that have always helped me when I learn and when I teach.

[@s-abe7377]

With your TIG finger I was able to get a decent root on this 6G. With that root I passed my cert test. With that cert I got accepted into the Boilermakers apprenticeship. :)

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

congrats, and thanks for taking time to post about it.

[@michor10]

Congratz!

[@aurktman1106]

Just had my TIG welder arrive today, time to put what I’ve watched into practice.

[@chadmoyer1453]

Definitely appreciate the knowledge of purging. Basic and concise. Lord willing I want a tig. I do appreciate it. Thank you. God bless.

[@MrDaltonBousum]

Jody has to be my favorite KZbin channel for welding. The holes for argon purging is just genius. I wouldn't think of any of this without having watched these videos. Everything is just so fascinating in these videos.

[@anthonyheffernan5537]

I'm just a beginner here, but I use the TIG finger to smoothen my travel speed while I'm running beads on straight passes like lap welds and t-joints, it's been such a good help and I can't wait to get into more things with this amazing tool =) thanks a tone Jody!

[@robertatwood2503]

For those who don't know that aluminum backing doesn't eliminate the need to purge it can reduce the use of purge gas in certain situations especially on extremely thin stainless the metal doesn't get hot enough out to Sugar out something we used extensively back in the day whenever I was building food processing equipment good show Jody

[@DeakGetEm23]

You really helped me out alot I recently graduated from Tulsa welding school in Jacksonville with your help and my instructors!!!! Thanks Joey!!

[@angelacathers5838]

i have been purging pipe for 10 years,but learned some great tips from you today.thanks im always learning!

[@drdremd]

You are one of the best teachers I've ever come across. Thanks.

[@metalmorphist]

I've actually attached a magnahelic at the vent end of my project to maintain a given pressure. Helps support any burn through as well. Thanks for all your vids Jody.

[@papahajek5383]

Years ago I saw clear plastic domes with filters hung over the top that were vacuum purged and filled with argon used for ultra clean conditions. It was at a show, but similar to ones I saw at Argon Labs.

[@MRTYREMULISHA]

i was amazed at how much that travel speed picked up with pulse ON !!!! I use chill blocks and back purge when ever i can but thin stainless .040 and below i still have to pulse the pedal quickly on my transformer machine with no pulse features on it, it gets the job done with nearly zero deceleration but is hard on the foot,pumping it that quickly haha. Time for a inverter/pulser machine soon.. Thanks for another awesome video :)

[@jordanwareing4641]

Love it mate! Very few educational Chanel's on KZbin and for a slightly niche market I'm so happy your available for me ! Student welder , who loves to see your passionate 👌👍

[@lesthom60]

as usual, you explain it all so well, with out a doubt the best welding show on the tube bar none, keep them coming Jody.

[@JacksonD489]

Awesome video Jody! I have advanced my basic welding training a ton due to your videos... Thanks for your hard work!

[@bronsonstephens5799]

I Love Your Quick But Explanatory Intros

[@kengoddard2357]

great demo with the milk jug and a great video. thanks Jody,

[@RGSABloke]

Hi Jody, I heard 'This Old Tony' giving you a 'shout out' in one of his latest videos. Many thanks for sharing. Kindest regards. Joe.

[@German_MDS]

Those Plasmacams are super useful to have in a shop. Expensive, but useful for sure.

[@mike216ism]

Your one amazing welder and teacher. Proud to be learning from one of the best out there. Another excellent video. Much appreciated

[@Abom79]

Great tips on that purging technique Jody! Cool to see the Diresta ice pick in use also!

[@Abom79]

I've been wanting to pick up one of those wide base squares but I don't see them listed on your weldmonger site. Could you give me a link to them?

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Abom79 Its a le square or la square, something like that

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

goo.gl/WR5fMa Thanks Adam

[@CamMacMastermusic]

Pure life/job, getting /saving video here.

[@MonkeyFabGarage]

pretty awesome. i liked the water jug demo, lutz should have to watch it.

[@parallelburrito]

Cool video. When I weld on my car I always hook the ground cable to the negative battery cable.

[@itoroots7291]

Appreciated the gallon of water visual! Great video

[@dave0110aaaa]

I agree, that was a great visual to help us comprehend the displacement! Thanks for the comment!

[@gwasha11]

you are a inspiration 10,000 odd miles away!!! God Bless!!! Thank You!!!

[@TheWrate]

"I need more practice at it"...words to live by!

[@jdbrewer6638]

Awesome job and great video showing how to fabricate stainless. Nice purge example with the water trapping the air. great video as always!

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

thanks JD

[@Ant4291]

The water example was great.

[@stuartmacleod526]

Fantastic video I learn something new every time you post a video.

[@tuckerorpin-wilkes2853]

Good way to start a Tuesday

[@turbocobra]

Excellent teaching video, nice work on the editing, i know how long it takes to do the b-roll, overlay images with labels, etc, but it makes a difference in the final production

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

thanks brother

[@bluedeath996]

A good magnet works pretty well for retrieving part from the plasmacam too.

[@ZeeCaptainRon]

Try that magnet on stainless and tell me how it works out. : )

[@daviddemoise3526]

Great job Jody!

[@markwiskerke1711]

Great video again. I welding a big stainless steel reverse flow smoker.

[@joefriday1982]

Great video. Thanks for sharing and teaching the masses.

[@tuubbeen]

Excellent work!

[@129Preston]

Great video Jody, all that masking tape on the schedule couplings is just like what we do everyday where I work, bet the shop smelled awesome with all that adhesive melting!

[@shitbox7413]

Amazing work as always! 👍🏻

[@STohme]

Very professional. Many thanks.

[@fredygump5578]

I find that I'll turn on pulse for one weld, and my machine stays on pulse the rest of the week...welding stainless. I'll tack parts together, doing everything with pulse. It feels really natural to me; I kind of forget that it is pulsing, @ ~1 pulse/min. Those outside corners turn out awesome using pulse...with or without filler. I would have welded the whole thing with pulse! :)

[@michaelcostello6991]

Great tips. Thank you.

[@h.radican]

Jody, welcome! And what is the percentage of argon supply for cooling from a straight tube and the free exit of argon from the foil? Thanks!

[@doublebulbing]

instead of purging could you use vacuum at least might be something to play with but I could be totally clueless... Thanks for all your videos

[@buckhorncortez]

Any joint that's not welded will not be air tight. All you'd be doing is constantly pulling air through the joints that aren't welded. Purging is the easiest way to get the backside oxygen-free. Finally, any type of construction (like the one shown) that is a box would risk collapsing because you're causing a vacuum on the interior, and atmospheric pressure is (roughly) 14.6 PSI, or 101,325 Pa.

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Great video....and GREAT SKILL!!

[@mike216ism]

Don't know if you make those 3rd hands. I would buy one if you ever think of making them for sale. Looking for scrap materials at work to make one. Would rather have one to support the channel if possible

[@StreetMachine18]

Love the diresta sharpie

[@StreuB1]

Thank you Jody!

[@RReuds]

And what about calculating/ determining when that part is fully purged? Rough volume/flow rate calculation? Ive turn up my gas high to get it filled quickly then back it down.

[@UmerKhan-zl2sx]

So nice video Really am learning so much from your videos always Am yet starting tig am always watching your videos keep it up thanks for shearing 👍

[@LewisRenovation]

This is probably a dumb question. If you clamp everything down to avoid distortion, does that mean that there are stresses that remain in the weldment when your done?

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

there are always stresses in a weldment. probably more when things are clamped to prevent distortion. for critical applications, a stress relief heat treatment is sometimes used where the pat is heated to a temperature that allows some plastic movement and relief of residual stresses.

[@Shell1725]

Looking for some good advice on flux coated stainless filler rod. Not sure if you have ran it at all. They aren't purging pipe anymore they wanna use that flux coated rod for all tig roots

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

I have not used flux coated tig rods. I see them every year at Fabtech and in advertisements. I have used solar flux and I dont enjoy using it but it does prevent sugaring.

[@rogerioalveslemos5726]

Muito bacana, estes vídeos só soldagem, mais tem que ter uma tradução, aqui nós brasileiros como faz...para indender...o que professor fala.obrigada, tank.

[@cameronbasford8991]

Hey mate, awesome work. Just wondering if the stubby has lens kit fits onto any welder? Cheers.

[@royvranken2936]

great job

[@zackarychildree4046]

What is your suggested tungsten for welding chromoly tubing and what is your suggested size for 1 1/4 .065 wall and would you use pulse ?

[@KyleGraham92]

No problem with oxidation on the stainless brackets after being plasma cut?

[@danyoung444]

x cut, yes , in the mental tool kit with that one

[@kyleritter8030]

Beautiful

[@andrewgreen7234]

Jody, awesome video! Thanks so much! I am just curious, why was purge not needed when you welded the brackets on?

[@mceperformance8978]

He backed them with an aluminum block. No purge needed when you back it up.

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

mainly because the brackets were much thinner than the body of the manifold so the amperage used to weld brackets would not come close to penetrating thru the .125" thick manifold a little discoloration inside will not be a problem.

[@andrewgreen7234]

Thanks! That makes sense!

[@steamtrainmaker]

Hi. My question fell on deff ears on a Mondays welding channel so time ago . So I am trying again. Gauges in the UK for argon use/ read in litres per minute LPM is there a conversion or can you tell us when you do the inch to mm for rod metal thickness ETC. Steve.

[@ZeeCaptainRon]

Grab an app called handyCalc for your smartphone, hit the menu top right corner and then tools, then unit converter. I use this app daily for a calculator and unit conversions from US to metric.

[@julienfoss1392]

how close can you get to your painters tape before you start burning it?

[@keithmerchant225]

What happened to your Big Squares? I don't see them in your store anymore?

[@sylvestresanchez4848]

Thank you

[@philippemontminy5031]

awesome what do you think of the MT200

[@DKDelmarva]

Good stuff

[@1ifbyland2ifbysea]

do you leave the color on your finished stainless weld that you would give to your costumer? just wondering cause sometimes i dont brush mine when I get some nice color. just was wanting another point of view?

[@JFerreira95]

Are the brackets not contaminated by the table? Talk about PlasmaCam

[@jkingsrd1]

I have a problem directing my heat on aluminum pipe not on flat aluminum parts though ....

[@premkumarilikeyourdancingy5976]

Thanks

[@miguelmelendez5664]

you are such a beast!!!

[@Guds777]

Artista working.

[@manuelsedillo9489]

In weidling what's permanent?.

[@TIGFab97]

We use alway Nitrogen hydrogen 98/2 on stainless for purging

[@Equiluxe1]

I have always used argon for purging, unless you need purge gas all day every day it's cheaper to use argon as it saves on cylinder rent.

[@TIGFab97]

Equiluxe1 we weld pipes so we purge all day long. Than nitrogen/hydrogen is cheaper because its cheaper per liter

[@obsidiesal94cclb54]

what would you recommend to weld like .o65 thin wall tubing with mig tho... some guy wants me to use stainless steel wire and.a.mig gun simply because he doesn't have a tig setup could you do a video on that??

[@tlock4551]

Nice!

[@mindofencryption]

I'd buy a weldmonger sweatshirt if you sold them :)

[@Ant4291]

I second that

[@mindofencryption]

I have actually asked for several years :(

[@SeverSever1979altai]

Спасибо за информацию!

[@dixiefix6055]

I know why it wasn't done, but the brackets should've been welded with the/a purge as well

[@andrewpoulido6839]

Hi can you make a how to weld inconel?

[@Mynameiisjefff]

Andrew Poulido .

[@derrickquintal]

Man I bet you sucked up a lot of argon purging that size tank!

[@Mynameiisjefff]

I pulse about that fast if not a little faster when I do stainless steel and I actually use pedal for pulse, takes too long to set up the machine for auto pulse

[@rafikghadir519]

wow

[@rafaelcomas46]

muy bueno. el vídeo pero subtitulos en español. porfa..

[@howyoudo6666]

Does anybody else look away when he starts to weld by instinct?

[@Jk-eo3tp]

😍😍👍

[@matthewdaigle7302]

If someone in a denim shirt tells you how to weld something you better listen they probably know what they are talking about

[@luisa.irizarryromero5764]

👍nice joob

[@МультикидляДитей-к7ж]

Не чего не понятно но очень интересно

[@Chopwoodcarrywater]

I'd like to buy stickers, please.

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

sure thing. should be up by the end of the day at weldmonger.com

[@sean5253]

weldingtipsandtricks thank you time an knowledge in these videos and the podcast you do. I'm learning tig welding on the side myself as a hobby. I work in construction but always wanted to be able to weld. So I bought the Lincoln square wave 200! These videos have taught me a lot. So thank you again

[@디져따-n3u]

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First

[@Excentrix54]

Those are the worst plasma tables on the market.....

[@charafmarwan2823]

Manfek

[@hansolsson3409]

Thank you Jody!