Welding rod stingers and how to keep your welding rod from shaking.

Tips on How to keep your welding rod from shaking. which welding stinger is right for you and some tips and tricks that I’ve learned of the years.
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Tips for welding With 6010 ,70+ or 8010 and 7018.
Just getting out of welding school Here's some advice. I hope it helps people starting their welding journey.
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[@commietube4273]

I hope everyone appreciates the years of experience you are getting for free from Taylor.

[@TaylorWelding]

Thanks bud

[@fuaakay6651]

I thought it was Taylor too. But it’s Chris 👍🏻

[@eliaralvarez4894]

So far best advice I've gotten from you is kneeling on your own toe of boot to avoid kneeling on rocks or mud. Life saver plus helps balance haha.

[@TaylorWelding]

I’m glad you like that one. It saved my knee and before long it’ll become second Nature. and when you leave work, your knee won’t even be dirty.

[@ILwoodsman]

Awesome information... great guy who shares information that is costly to learn in the beginning and I'm not even a welder. Just an enthusiast. You young men have a great benefit with KZbin and men like Mr. Taylor willing to share valuable information that only cost you your time. Thank you, sir. your channel is awesome. Much appreciated.

[@TaylorWelding]

Thanks dude that Means a lot

[@slickrooster]

Hey man, thank you so much for making this video. You've earned a new subscriber. I just got a cheap Chinese stick welder from Amazon for like $90. I'm not looking to become a fabricator or anything like that. I have little to no previous welding experience, but I want to be able to fix/repair/build little things around here on the ranch without having to hire a professional welder to come out for a 10 minute solution that costs me $150. I fired up my little Hone welder today and just played with it on my makeshift setup using a bunch of scrap steel I bought from the local scrapyard, and was very impressed with how the little welder performed even with my limited knowledge and experience. I was able to run a respectable bead across some flat steel, then cut a couple of 5" pieces of 3/4" square tube with a 45 degree miter joint. Was able to tack the joint using a magnet to hold the pieces at a perfect 90 and then go around the joint and make it strong. I blew through the outside of the joint and learned how to fill in the gap with some pretty sketchy methods of arc-puddle-wait, arc-puddle-wait, and ended up with a terrible looking joint that was at least strong and solid, and I can grind it down and it will look pretty decent. I decided to google, "how to keep my welding rod from wiggling", and ended up here. I had NO idea that you could steady the rod with a finger, and was a little stymied by the fact that the shake in my hand was translating into a 1"+ wobble at the end of a new rod. So far, I'm pretty happy with my first day of welding, and even though I've managed to weld my workpiece to the table, my vise grips to the table, my magnet to my vise grips, my welding rod to every damned thing, and at one point, my rod to my ground clamp (THAT was exciting), I'm getting it figured out. Welding is something that was always a mystery to me. I've done just about every other type of craftsman work across multiple industries, but I've never really liked working with metal. I'm really looking forward to getting better at this, and I'm happy to have found your channel to help me with that. Keep up the good work!

[@TaylorWelding]

Thank you... how's your welding coming along

[@thomasblackwell9507]

This will be a big help since I have early onset Parkinson’s and am trying to figure this stuff out now. Thank you.

[@TaylorWelding]

Glad it was helpful! Sorry to hear that

[@luke-bookbear]

6013 is rod used mostly (mostly) outside of the US in the developing world (or poor countries). They use it for EVERYTHING (including everything it shouldn't be used for). I know because I've travelled abroad over the last two decades and always liked seeing what kind of local welding was going on. It's invariably 6013 and sometimes 7018 but mostly 6013. What you'll never, NEVER see is a 6010.

[@schellycraft4290]

Yes. I am from Eastern Europe, 6010/6011 are not even available. I'm not really sure what pipe welders use here for the root pass, probably 7018 on en. I only do light fabrication and mostly use flux core, t11.

[@TaylorWelding]

Thanks for sharing. I figured they welded about the same . No 6010 over seas … I had no idea

[@schellycraft4290]

@@TaylorWelding 6013 is kind of like 7018, but it penetrates less, the puddle is not as defined, and the tensile strength is less... but it does not require an oven.

[@bgs4896]

Light penetration rod good thin metal and they used this rod alot overseas in the pipe industry

[@schellycraft4290]

@@bgs4896 I'm European, but I don't really know the procedures for pipe here... I've heard that some weld pipe with only 7018, but the root on dcen. Do you know details about how they do it?

[@stansbruv3169]

Hey there bruv. You are sharing your knowledge and advancing the whole damn species! I swear to god dude you are doing something bigger than you know!

[@shaneferguson4396]

Ty for the content. Very helpful for someone who has been welding farm and ranch on family property and looking to get into the trade professionally

[@ezramel]

Taylor I am not a welder but welding with a stick is interesting to me , you explain it well , and today I learned why I never tried welding for a living , I dont like traveling that much .

[@TaylorWelding]

Thank you. I had to travel quite a bit in the beginning. It got better later in my career.

[@wiliams5372]

I friggin love how straight forward and practical all your advice is 👍🏻 I’m excited to start welding school

[@TaylorWelding]

Cool let me know how it goes. And ask me any question that you have.

[@wiliams5372]

@@TaylorWelding really? Cause that would be awesome

[@bjen2005]

I miss the weekly welding informational videos. Thanks Chris !!! I still watch the Financial Prepper but its hard to beat any video dealing with welding. Maybe you can show us how to solder gold or silver on the Financial Prepper channel. 🤣😂

[@TaylorWelding]

Ha! My mother could for sure. She makes fine jewelry

[@Greghh1960]

Great video's. I have been welding now for 50 years and have truly enjoyed your videos. I still have an old Miller Thunderbold AC/DC welder that still works great that I bought in 1984. Anyways, way back when the Alaska Oil Pipeline was built, an old welder who worked on it gave me a bunch of welding rod they used when he came back to the lower 48. I don't recall the brand but they were 333 and 444 rods as marked on them. The 444 rods replaced the 333 rods because the 333 would crack once in a while he told me. I used the 444 rod all up about 25 years back now on excavator buckets and other heavy equipment. As I recall, it was the smoothest rod I have used, maybe to this day. The repairs seemed bullet proof too. The rods were 1/8 and seemed to be about 20 - 24 inches long or so too. Again... Excellent videos you have posted!!!!!

[@TaylorWelding]

I have never heard of a 333 or a 444 rod that is very interesting. I would love to run one . specially if it was smooth. I’m glad you enjoyed the content. Sorry I’m just catching up on comments. I got busy and they got away from me.

[@abelcantu4474]

The content, advise and words of encouragement is spot on and very helpful in every one of your videos I’ve watched! So thank you for taking the time to help people like myself who weld but also try to improve a little more every day!

[@TaylorWelding]

Thank you so much Abel! means a lot .

[@Cedarsquarewelding]

Thanks for addressing my question regarding the shaking. Your content is truly appreciated and helpful. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@TaylorWelding]

Thank you for the question

[@luisrosario8709]

Thanks brother for all your advice thank God I found a great company welding all the new gas lines in the north east side of the state

[@TaylorWelding]

That’s cool Luis

[@LoBeau53]

Take the chuck key out of the chuck. It does not belong there unless it is in your hand at the same time..

[@scooterinvegas1]

Great video. Just getting started and your videos help a lot. Thanks.

[@coctailer]

Great job Chris!

[@neilshahndynasty.8882]

Buy Silver & Platinum .

[@juansolorzano8006]

Just came across your channel this morning and maaan, great and helpful tips you’re sharing appreciate it brotha 🙏

[@TaylorWelding]

thank you, Juan

[@welshhomestead]

That's very helpful - thank you

[@fastbusiness]

Good practical advice. Thanks.

[@jasonthomas7113]

You give awesome advice man! I love your channel!

[@richardwales58]

Great advice

[@jackguess762]

Also make sure you eat and drink, and don’t drink caffeine, nicotine doesn’t help thought I do vape, some drugs might make it worse also. Last thing, I know getting your hand further down the stinger gives you more range of motion, and keeps your hand away from the heat when your rod gets small, but the lower your hand is on the stinger, the more leverage you have so the end of the rod will move more with small movement or shakes with your hand. Sometimes choking up on the stinger can help. And stay calm don’t get frustrated

[@kelleypack1000]

A guy on eBay had a nos 300 amp stubby so I bought it. Practiced a little with and I looked like a monkey messing with a football getting the rod in and out. Gonna take a little practice but I liked it. When you bend your rod it doesn’t roll around in the stinger. Thanks for the videos.

[@TaylorWelding]

it does take some getting used to but it's worth it

[@geraldtaylor1035]

Still learning , how to position for comfort an view of metal flow . Thanks son

[@MissB91]

Hey sir.... Have I told u how Amazing u are!!! The interlocking of the pinky and thumb..... 😲 🤯 I'm gonna try this Tuesday and let u know how that works! Ty so much for the info!

[@parkerlund4401]

Short and simple, you make a difference. Thank you.

[@TaylorWelding]

Thank you, Parker

[@And-the-new]

6013 is a high penetrating rod that can be pulled with light oscillation. It actually welds really smooth!

[@procyonia3654]

Really nice Victor lathe in the background brother

[@gearhead215]

So of course I'd see this literally 10 minutes after buying a stinger V, bee doing a ton of heavywall in position, and that stubby would be absolutely clutch....idk if I'm mad or glad I know about these now lol 🤦‍♂️😮‍💨

[@TaylorWelding]

We’re bringing them back! Stinger V was not my favorite either. stubbyrodsaver.com should be up and running next week. The manufacturer reached out to me and wanted to bring them back into production.

[@vorsprung2330]

Hello dear Chris. Could you please make a video with close recording of stubby rod saver ? Like how it pinches rod and its holes. We don’t have stingers like that in our country

[@TaylorWelding]

Yes I sure will.

[@Akfourtysvn]

ABCs= always be comfortable.

[@chasg5648]

And, relax your hand. I have shaky hands but by holding the stinger gently I freehand most stuff. Tensing your hand transmits a lot of shake to the stick.

[@dougmarkham1919]

Another great one.

[@BArroyo36]

i like to use the clamp stingers with 7018 cuz i can choke up on the rod by braking off alil of the flux and clamp on to the rod a couple inches in so the rod is shorter and stops the wiggling

[@jackguess762]

6013 runs weird. It is very prone to porosity, and it does not penetrate much at all. I don’t like it at all. It runs nothing like a 7018 or 6010 it’s different than both. I can’t remember if it’s ac but I know you can run on DCEP

[@larescats9228]

Do you know what Chris I still do that on the lathe after 40 years running a lathe I guess I’m just gonna have to break down and wear it around my neck

[@mikezuzack]

Hey Chris I’m a senior in high school and I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of weeks and have learned a lot. I recently bought a 1972 red face SA 200 for my first welding machine and have been practicing 6010 and 7018 everyday after school for a couple hours in all positions. I’ve been having trouble running 1/8 and 3/32 7018 vertical. My puddle keeps falling out no matter my arc length, adjusted heat up and down but to no avail. Could it be bad/older rods? Any help would be appreciated.

[@TaylorWelding]

I made you a video

[@wadepatton2433]

I couldn't find any of those. I didn't here you say the name of it until now (I've skipped around on your videos), but went looking for one as soon as you showed it to us. Do you have a source? Oh-out of production-damn. Not finding any of those I bought a twister by ESAB, it's a bear to get the "grip" off! Maybe I'll get it installed today. Funny thing--the only place I can find the ESAB stinger new is out of Ukraine on Ebay. I bought a "tested" unit (less $) . ESAB doesn't list it at their site even. I sent them an inquiry.

[@wadepatton2433]

I just got the ESAB Handy 300 apart. It has two big set screws for binding things up. It's not nearly so well designed as the Stubby-you showed us on another video. I'll find one of those, but right now I'm pretty excited to dump the el Cheapo stinger and try out the "Handy".

[@wadepatton2433]

OH hell, Lenco makes one too. Guess i'll get 'em all. I ran the Handy 300 today, love it. Just got to get used to twisting. Improved my practice area my beads are looking better faster all the time.

[@TaylorWelding]

The only place I know to get them anymore eBay

[@juanes9569]

Has anyone used something similar to a tig finger to hold the rods steady?

[@adamcoffed5319]

I sure love your videos u tell it how it is

[@TaylorWelding]

Thank you for the feedback

[@joshuakriegel3570]

@taylorwelding do you still have those stingers for sale? If so what do I have to do to purchase one. Thanks again, and keep up the amazing content, it's much appreciated

[@usmanaliusmanali1480]

I hit root and head but top metal does not come plate gap 2:5MM but the rod is also 2:5mm, the route is not correct, how will it be?

[@chrismar8139]

Great videos

[@TaylorWelding]

Thanks bud

[@gunnerlrr]

T300 make good grounds. That’s the only uses I have for it.

[@TaylorWelding]

They make really good ground you’re right thanks brother Lynn

[@rwboutdoors8867]

Taylor interested in this stinger but as you said they don’t make em anymore. What bout the Lenco Twister? Comparable?

[@TaylorWelding]

Hey rw, The manufacturer of the stinger reached out to me and he has made 300 more. I'll be making videos on how to get them.

[@canadian7494]

Oh man I’ve burned 100 boxes of 6013 they work good welding galvanized steel without having to grind it off.

[@TaylorWelding]

Great tip!

[@200xcBruce]

I just purchased a 400 A stinger holder similar to the black one in this video, but a cheapy. Right away the rod holding part doesn't impress me the rod is not very tight unless I mess with it over and over like the opening is too wide or the clamp pieces too smooth. Any suggestions? I have all 3/32 rod BTW. Enjoy your videos and I am a tig guy learning stick just for the hell of it.

[@TaylorWelding]

That’s cool dude learn it all

[@user-qt7bu5de9d]

I've known alot of welders that yse the drinking shakes to help them whip

[@ArcticBlues1]

Chuck wrench left in that 4 jaw chuck.

[@slayergaming5923]

Question I have checked all my welding supplies and none of them have welding leads, I don’t know the best types of lead I have black leads but they are used and really old, and I was wondering what are the best leads and what size wire would you go with

[@slayergaming5923]

But we only have two welding supplies to be fair

[@TaylorWelding]

Number one is what I’ve been using. But I ran 01 for a long time . The bigger leads last longer, but I don’t use a whip so I chose the number one.

[@michaelcarroll2442]

Great videos that actually teach how it’s done, do u have any stubby rod savers for sale love to have one

[@TaylorWelding]

Thank you Michael. I have a few left I’ll be out of town for a couple of days. You can Venmo $60,leave your email and shipping address. I’ll cover shipping Venmo address = (Taylor-Welding LLC)

[@michaelcarroll2442]

@@TaylorWelding fantastic

[@paulenespika9119]

Hi Chris! I have the very same stubby rod saver that you like. It was given to me. I cannot figure out how to connect the cable to it. It has a "bullet point" and a threaded sleeve in the handle where the cable connects. There are no set screws or any of usual, self explanatory cable attachment means and it doesn't have any instructions. Am I making any sense? Thanks.

[@TaylorWelding]

Yes! I’m not sure how to tell you to do it and text. Maybe I’ll make a video about it.

[@jackcarroll4251]

First step isn't bending the rod, it's don't get shit faced the night before haha

[@user-os8cn4in6u]

Hey Chris, love the channel. I'm probably late but do you have any of the stubby rod savers left? If you do I'd love to buy one off you. Either way thanks and keep up the good work

[@TaylorWelding]

I do, but they’re expensive with shipping. Like 60 bucks

[@user-os8cn4in6u]

60 isn't that bad. If you wanna go through the hassle of shipping it and I'll that I'd be happy to send you the money. Let me know how you want me to send it. Thank you very much

[@TaylorWelding]

@@user-os8cn4in6u pay pal : your shipping address & $60.00 to [e-mail] And I’ll drop it in the mail next week

[@user-os8cn4in6u]

Sounds good. I'll send the money after work. Thank you very much!!!

[@TaylorWelding]

Good news the manufacturer reached out to me and he is making 300 more. Making videos about it

[@neilshahndynasty.8882]

Buy Silver & Platinum . .Learn A needed skill , like welding.

[@dandenrode]

6013: all of the angle and tons of heat.

[@frankpecenka5606]

I noticed your chuck key in the chuck a few seconds into the video. Did I pass?

[@TaylorWelding]

You sure did Frank lol thanks bud

[@shanemiller6947]

Get that chuck key out of the lath now you kidding me right now bud thats a big no no lol how long did you work in the machine shop lol that was the first thing i seen when the video came on side ol crap thanks for the video bud

[@TaylorWelding]

Lol! I left it in there for a week to get my machinnest fired up. all jokes aside, you are right, Shane. That’s extremely dangerous.

[@JohnWheels]

Problem: Lathe chuck key is in the chuck

[@TaylorWelding]

Yep! Don’t forget that lesson. Maybe somebody else won’t make the mistake

[@TaylorWelding]

I won’t forget that lesson is what I meant to say. Talk to text doesn’t understand good English.

[@JohnWheels]

@@TaylorWelding haha it always messes me up too

[@brianguest561]

Chris a 6013 used for thin metal strikes easy poor penetration your not missing anything

[@mikem9584]

N the olden days most old cranky welders would not ever give a novice welder any advice. They held onto their welding knowledge like they were national security secrets! Y'all young 'uns r lucky! Eat up ever tidbit!!

[@TaylorWelding]

You’re right. Sometimes I get comments from those guys. I delete them pretty quick.

[@mikem9584]

@@TaylorWelding yeah them know-it-alls r always quick to criticize or run u down but never to praise or give good advice. 👍👍

[@IllestMFout]

I was hot fingers. Now I regret it lmao. But that’s what happens when you are starting out I guess

[@backtobasics8700]

Sliver on the anvil

[@TaylorWelding]

Yep!

[@loganyoung7038]

Do you do any Tig?

[@TaylorWelding]

Yes I used to do quite a bit I don't do much anymore unless I'm putting a tig bead in a pipe

[@loganyoung7038]

@@TaylorWeldingI think when I asked this I was struggling in school with Tig. Now I’ve graduated and work in production welding. Your videos really help a lot man thank you

[@sugerbear6544]

👌🇨🇦

[@OVERCAPITALIZE]

Why did you retire?

[@TaylorWelding]

Because I can .

[@JWC85]

Silver gold spot price backboard is missing

[@TaylorWelding]

I need to put it back up there. A little Chinese board didn’t last very long.

[@molaelisha7818]

❤🇬🇭

[@TaylorWelding]

❤️

[@usmc200971]

Where would a man start to even look for one of those stingers? eBay is a bust.

[@TaylorWelding]

Good news the manufacturer reached out to me and is putting 300 more into production i'll be making videos about it

[@michaelshortridge6379]

Switch to Decaff

[@TaylorWelding]

Good one

[@fishnbees8491]

I see a silver coin on your bench! Lol

[@TaylorWelding]

Lol

[@Xavier-iu8jn]

'promosm'

[@rodneyhutchinson7461]

I hope you’re not welding on that anvil. 😢

[@TaylorWelding]

Heck no

[@1963SMITTY]

You on Instagram?

[@TaylorWelding]

Sadly, no