Tig Welding Steel and Controlling Heat Input

[@dustywilson5461]

is it just me or is it actually therapeutic to watch TIG welding videos ?

[@DonnyBwelding1]

It's therapeutic to lay tig welds aswell ... tig welding saves lives....because we break off as independents and don't have bosses to kill.

[@alfredocuomo1546]

What a different way to approach the issue, I was bringing up the heat slowly until I first got the Puddle needless to say I was putting in way to much heat. Time & travel speed effects the heat input more than even the amperage setting, it's like a light just went on in my head, thanks.

[@sickspeedmonte6279]

Enjoying my morning coffee and figured I'd prepare for the day ahead by watching some instructional videos. I'm just getting in to TIG (I've done MIG and pulse MIG for nearly 15 years in a part-time production environment) and I'm so glad I landed on your videos. Very clear, concise, and informative!

[@jonarbuckle1560]

I'm just so glad you put your years of experience up for us to see. You could have compiled your own coursework and sold it to schools. You could have STARTED your own school. You could have kept only to the lecture/guest educator circuit. All these things would have made you crazy rich without reaching the audience you do here. Thanks man. (P.S You can still do all those other things but please dont stop the videos :D)

[@MR-nl8xr]

jon arbuckle. yup.

[@joenels4356]

Schools actually recommend to watch his videos...mine did and a lot of young You tubers mention his videos....old welders can make stuff look really easy lol

[@JoshuaBardwell]

A real treat watching you chase that puddle at 160 amps. Amazing what a reduction in HAZ there was between even 140 and 160. Clearly, we're dealing with a non-linear phenomenon.

[@jaredbliven1398]

I've learned more about Tig welding watching this guy than I did in school by far the best instructional welding videos out there

[@karlwest-smith3222]

This man reminds of my favourite teacher, genius of an instructor that can’t be taught at teaching school, gifted.

[@legion2k988]

Hearing you talk about the heat transfer made me think of something I learned about lampworking. That's welding glass tubes and shaping them. As you heat the glass it's helpful to think of it as water flowing into a dry sponge. The longer you sit in one area the deeper it soaks. In glass you have to keep it moving or it will drip like honey off a spoon. In your case 80A had to soak more to get hot enough and that soaked more heat in to the surrounding metal. Anyhow, good stuff 10 years later.

[@snuffymanson]

Somehow , you get a perfect focus on your puddle , and this makes it easier to understand just what you are trying to get across to us . I appreciate that .

[@christianlopez-we6rk]

I just wanted to say I appreciate your content it really helps. All the data you include really helps. Filler size tungsten using multiple amps and materials and how you lay it.

[@MichaelA-rp2hy]

Thanks to Jody I'm well on my way on getting my D17. 1 certification fusion welding for aerospace applications. GOD BLESS YOU JODY!

[@David.lovesU]

Michael A thank you

[@butchramos5856]

im a mechanical engineer. everytime i watched your video i always wanted to dive into welding practise and try your techniques and etc..😊 this is really educational.

[@mwrcrft]

Great video Jody . The wife came out to the shop and I showed her the tig finger and she took exception to it's placement on the particular finger it was placed. I just had to say that is how Jody does it and then it was all good. Thanks

[@tomf4547]

Impressed with this video. Every tig vid teaches me something else I should know. Week 5 of my year long course, improving little by little.

[@dannyrespass6195]

6 years old still learned a lot from this vid. love your vids helped a lot.!!!

[@cskovach]

Jody you're a wizard sir, you make this look so easy. finally got the power line run for my tig machine and I've been trying to do your "steel drill" for the past two evenings. to say I have a lot of practice to do would be an understatement. thanks for your videos

[@shaunjay6040]

WOW! Huge difference in the look of the weld at 80-140. My instructor told me to turn my heat to 60 on 1/8" stainless steel, and I must admit it took forever to establish a puddle. I'll try to turn my amperage between 90 -100 tomorrow and use this technique

[@Takuan66]

I would very much like to see the exact same video with stainless.

[@bargeutube]

As always, a great and very instructional video. To the point and well put across. Thanks too for not assuming that everyone lives in the US. You have a worldwide audience where most of us use metric!

[@williambrandon9660]

the dads..... that is the most brilliant idea I have heard in a long time.... great vid, great teaching, thank you !

[@YA_ALI_MADAD88888]

TIP FOR YOU WHO havent bought the CD's.... Its a must have!!!! I gave it a try and man it makes stuff go way easier than I thought. Well made !

[@RasheedBarnes]

This is the most important lesson for the self-taught tig welder.

[@dareosimkos801]

This is one of your best videos in my opinion. You and your tig fingers rock!

[@thomwham2239]

Just got started with TIG welding. You videos are excellent. Thank you for putting them together. I'll look at your store to see if I can express my appreciation in more material ways. :)

[@barkbarkatthemoon]

Of all the videos I've watched on welding this is one of the best. I just got my first tig, a Dynasty 210 DX and thanks to you and Mr Tig I have ben putting down some good caterpillars. 😎 Thanks Jody

[@meyou8100]

Jody TIG>Mr. Tig hands down no contest

[@SteveLindsayhumain]

Thanks again, you really get to the nuts and bolts of the operation and makes it easy to understand the reasons why you are showing the methods to use.

[@NativeEarthlingAI]

Always solid info on this channel

[@thatlittleworkshop]

Great video was just working with our new diversion 180 today and can't wait for my tig fingers to get here. I ordered 2 lol. Thanks again, Ian.

[@tonymo7881]

I have purchased 2 TIG fingers and a XL. Love love love them

[@benharmeyer]

I use and like a tri mix tungsten, can't say I've seen any of your videos using different kinds of tungsten. PS keep the video coming your a bank of welding knowledge that I greatly appreciate you sharing. (Tig finger genius!)

[@rob12449]

thank you very much for this excellent lesson, I think showing less heat by increased speed is very helpful and you did an excellent job. details like larger spark is higher voltage helps me a lot and I do need help.

[@Saundersstrong]

Just bought 2 tig fingers I cant wait to try them out, they will be a huge help getting CWB tickets!!!

[@Just1GuyMetalworks]

Thanks, Jody 😊. I'm basically a novice when it comes to tig welding. Was having issues last night trying to tack up a new welder cart, I believe I was long arching causing my tungsten to constantly lose its point 😒. After dipping my tungsten half a dozen times (but in my defense, I was on the dirty, crooked floor trying to get a nice square joint 🤣) guess I was overcompensating. Thanks again man 👍😊👍. Cheers!

[@Scoutmeistersten]

Hi Jody. Really like your videos, ive been tig welding for a good few years now and I still learn something from your videos. Could you do a video on how to deal with porous welds when welding mild steel? Even when properly preped I still get abit of porosity occasionally and its very frustrating. I doubt I'll be the only one who suffers this problem from time to time.

[@louherfurth3416]

All the video's are great....and the TIG finger is GREAT!

[@pierresgarage2687]

Hi Tom, Love your hands' on approach with all the examples and options vs results... Thanks, Pierre

[@pierresgarage2687]

Defnotdemas Brain Carp.... Oupse...!!!

[@tysoncrocker4106]

Those tig fingers r good Jody I must say I like em I do a lot of tig. I find it helps if u wear a heavier glove like a mig or stick glove on that torch hand your puting it on it fits more snug. If u could make a smaller size one that fits snug on a tig glove would b good. U want it snug n they r a little big if u use it on your pinky finger like most prob do. Otherwise handy little things. For others using em they do fray with use over time but if u have a flap disc\ sanding disc they last quite a bit longer if u give sharp edges a little sand to remove the sharp edge.Sheared edges or burred edges chew these things up pretty quick. But once again these things r very handy. Always got one in my box!

[@NialPowerCork]

Superb video, you’re very good at teaching.

[@tylerd55555]

Great video thank you for being an excellent teacher and an expert.

[@I_Waste_Food]

Love my tig fingers! I often use the xl one across my knuckles on my support hand when mig welding

[@ZTFab1]

Another great video, Jody! I finally ordered a TIG finger...can't wait to try it out.

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

hey thanks, I cant wait to here what you think about it.

[@lordgreyIII]

Okay. Finally sold me on the tig finger. Great video as always!

[@loribailey8923]

You the man Jody! Love your vids! Got me 2 XL and 1 L TIG finger!👍

[@arends698]

What you demonstrate in this video is a daily ordeal at my job! I weld aluminum floors that are sometimes up to 28 feet in length with 8 seams that get fully welded. If you run to cold, you basically warp the entire floor. Hot and fast is the only way to do it. It's all push pull of course, TIG would never be practical. Thanks for the hard work you put into your videos man, keep it up.

[@SBBlacksmith]

Awesome video. I learn something new every day.

[@hiquality_distraction4084]

Beautifully explained enough to understand.

[@MutantHippieGaming]

Damn, wish I had seen this video a few weeks ago. I just got done finishing an exam piece and was running 50 amps on a v-butt, outside corner and T-fillet, with anything higher I just got undercut no matter how much filler wire I put into it. Got it done in the end but was sloooow going. Great video as always.

[@bigavo86]

As always awesome video Jody my skills have come a long way since I started watching and I actually passed my first test first time and you have a little to do with that. Also your DVD is going to make a good addition to my collection

[@manuellopez504]

Sr You are just a legend!! Thank you for all your videos

[@jlbjlb26]

Awesome video as usual! Tons of great knowledge and info. And for those that TIG weld, and don't have a TIG Finger yet, get one....or 2 or 3...worth every penny 10 times over!

[@MediumMachinery]

Beautiful welds! You are very straight forward, very informative tutorial.

[@tigerseye73]

Jody, love your channel. Please keep them coming.

[@MusherDeeds]

Great video Jody, as usual.. I always learn something new from your videos. Thanks!

[@brettrickabaugh651]

Jody, Thanks for all the videos. Helps me teach my students.

[@leebatt7964]

This guy is a national treasure!

[@gr8trgoodsimpatico310]

On the tube mills that I’ve worked on. Both carbon and stainless the seams are joined together using a coil on carbon. steel as the seams are mashed together and a skiving blade right after to shave the the top weld off. As for stainless a laser is used right at the point of seam contact to mash the two together. Carbon runs anywhere from 160fpm to 300fpm. The best we can get out of stainless because of the annealing process is about 30fpm.

[@GregoryHildstrom]

What sort of camera/lens/shade setup do you use? Your close-up arc shots are amazing.

[@josephrupert1481]

These are awesome ! I picked up a TIG after doing a little research for my body shop. A lot more aluminum is being used in the bodies, and they have to be welded. In steel bodies, the metal has gotten thinner so the old icy-acetylene torch with fluxed brass or copper clad steel rods are out due to warpage. On the thin steel I've laid a wire from my MIG as filler and welded over it. Leaves a nice flat surface with very little grinding. My question is this: can I use this lay wire technique with aluminum?

[@corystansbury]

Wonderful as always. You make it look sooooo easy.

[@paulreider]

thanks for the lesson Jody...you're the best PROPS!!!

[@Wolfyjinny]

I don't think I have missed one of your videos as yet simply because you are so straight forward and to the point with some humour. At this point I was going to praise you quite a lot but I want you to still be able to fit that mask over your head. I do however have a question about the TIG finger .... would it also be suitable for use with a MIG welder in a case where there is simply nothing to steady against other than the work piece with the left hand little finger and the right hand steadying on the left hand, so essentially the TIG finger would be worn on the little finger of the left hand and pass approximately 3" away from the welded joint and approximately 7" from the active weld? Please keep on posting so that I can keep on learning. Allan

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

Use the TIG finger for MIG welding? I do it all the time. but here is the thing... if you hold the tig finger too close to the mig arc, like 1 inch away, it will definitely start fraying.

[@SGTMARSHALL1]

I was just explaining this to a KZbinr that bought a 3 in 1 Mig Tig and Stick for his car restoration, this video will probably be twice as effective as my explanation

[@Ecomake123]

Your the biz jody, just want to say. 40 yrs welding never done a lap weld.

[@HarringtonBrathwaite]

Hi, love your work and procedure❤ Harrington.

[@tonystark7639]

Man I want to tig weld now. Gotta get me that new everlast welder that I have been looking at. Can't wait to make arcs.

[@tristanmerrill7563]

I know this video is very old but I would love to see this test done without a gas lense with maybe a regular #7 cup. take a look at the fabrication series video that shows how the gas lense changes how the heat effected zone looks

[@adammontgomery7980]

interesting showing that laywire technique with higher amperage. The weld doesn't look bad, and you can get a lot of work done that way.

[@ozyrob1]

Outstanding instructional vids. Thanks Jody!!

[@donnyo65]

Another great video - loving my TIG finger XL (Big hands!).

[@evantoland9822]

Love those video Jody, still trying to get it down. I am having better luck with aluminum than SS. I think my arc is too long, because I am having a horrible finish with lots of porosity and too much heat discoloration.

[@darmstrong9334]

My second charpy test piece past today ironically. I had to do stringers as apposed to my normal weave or j technique. And yes I did cheat on the travel speed. Lesson learned! Didn't think these things were so important. Thanks for this lesson

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

glad you passed. it sucks to fail a weld test. even if its a material issue and not in the actual weld metal

[@darmstrong9334]

weldingtipsandtricks Im actually glad it failed cause it lets me know that I have been doing it wrong for a long time! Thank you again for your commitment to welding and sharing your knowledge!

[@InqWiper]

What material did you weld on and what was the difference between weaving and not weaving measured in joules? Also interrested in what the bar for passing was set at.

[@darmstrong9334]

InqWiper The material was SA 516-70N. It doesn't seem that critical seeing as its all rusted and pitted very badly. Sorry I don't know the passing level measured in joules but we did the next test with stringers and it passed. Personally, I think its all BS. Our first test piece was sent to a lab in Pennsylvania and passed with flying colors and I weaved the root and some of the filler. The next 3 that failed were sent to a different lab in Houston. Im not the best welder but I have never had a problem with a weave as long as I stayed within the interpass parameters. If you think about it, weaving does require a slower travel speed inputting more heat. I hope this helped somewhat.

[@InqWiper]

D Armstrong I'm no expert and not familiar with ASME but looking up the material online it doesn't appear to be that sensitive regarding heat input. You say the material was rusted and stuff, did you weld on top of it or did you try fixing it up first? I would not be surprised if it was a material quality problem if you welded on a rusty and overall poor piece.

[@fm3arthur]

Jody Great Job really appreciate the info and yes the tig finger has saved me many times My welds don't look that good but the tig finger helps me stay on track thx art

[@sduncan9rockbuster]

As always another good, well explained video! Thank you for posting!

[@jon4915]

Thanks for the uploads! Huge, huge help!

[@bryanoneal4834]

Ran those tube mills for years started with a twin tig head at 9fpm then went to lasers at 20fpm on stainless

[@davidlanfair]

you have helped me out big time!

[@NoMoreZipties]

great video joey. ive been following for awhile now. i just got a great job in beaumont texas working at Ohmstede. making heat ex-changers. using tig, mig and stick applications. im looking for some vids for a little thicker material. say, 3/8ths. all positions. i need one of those tig fingers also haha. but yes. which one would be best to go by. lately ive been using 316 filler and 410. along with some 2205. i want some a better stack of dime, all positions

[@Hazzy238]

At the end of the video you touched on heat spread affects on aluminium welding. Repairing structural things like aluminium boats, can they be welded without bad HAZ effects?

[@darrendonnison1405]

Hazzy238 Aluminum will always suffer from a loss of strength in the HAZ. You can minimise this loss in strength but never eliminate. When you think of welding structural aluminium jobs remember to consider the strength of the joint will only be 2/3 yield of base material rule of thumb.

[@Zen_Techniques]

A FOUNTAIN OF INFORMATION THANK YOU WTT!

[@raycurren3639]

Hi Jody. Great vid. My wife surprised me with a tig finger on my birthday! I used it to make a steel bird house for my 3 yr daughter. Lol. That rule about 1 amp per 1 thou. Will that work for aluminum? Thanks for video and sharing your expertise.

[@aguilayserpiente]

Is heat input synonymous with potential for damage to the material?

[@williamstryker6643]

Enough pedal over a time difference does make a large impact on the strength, geometry & composition of the weld. As Jody states, heat input isn't necessarily a BAD thing. You need to weld 'hot' enough to get great penetration.

[@jerrysgardentractorsengine2243]

If you’re tig welding stainless, there is a greater potential that the material will break down

[@serhioromano]

Perfect instruction. Question. That DVD contain the same video that you have on youtube? I mean If during the yeas as a subscriber I watched all your videos, will I find anything new there/

[@jimtortorelli5032]

Many thanks, Jody.

[@chidanandamurthy6683]

really good finishing welding broo

[@davepeeters6518]

Good explanation about travel speed and heat. Love my Tig Finger, before using that I was stopping too soon due to the heat

[@wakefieldyorkshire]

When dipping the welding wire into the weld pool do you just keep doing it rhythmically, or can you actually see when it needs to be done. Thanks in advance Stuart

[@joenels4356]

Love youre videos...I'm currently a student struggling with tig..in youre opinion is laying the wire a stronger better penetrating method than the dime method?

[@peteo8594]

Love your videos. As an R/C Heli instructor, explaining things in understandable detail is your forte. OK, I'm on my second "m" size bottle of argon just doing bead line after line, with and without filler. However, try as I may I just can't my fillet weld the color and small weld size of your fillets using the same steel as in the video. My amps are 120 with 1/16" 1.5% lanthanaded rod, wp9 torch and my time for welding 3" is right around 35 seconds. Before I pull out what's let of my hair, can you help? Thanks for your effort, Pete O

[@cwj9202]

Just a small physics point here about the heat spot at 10:00 - air is a poor conductor of heat relative to your metal table.

[@Walterronny]

What tungsten do you use for stainless? awesome vid!

[@decadence18]

can we apply this to thinner gauge steel/ alum. and what applications such as cups, lenses travel speed and amps? ive gotten into the sheetmetal industry and i need some insight, Thanks for all the vids Jodi

[@MollerFarm]

This was an awesome video. Great knowledge. Thank you!

[@saxshing]

Thanks so much for this video! However what is the rule for welding dissimilar width material like 1.6>3mm mild steel, what would you set the amps to?

[@Dr4g0nW00d]

i always welded @ 130 amps for 2 mm stainless steel and it feel good when you use to it

[@four81]

Amazing video as usual. Thanks Jody!!

[@peterskotte5668]

What welder do you use for most of your tig videos

[@ChrisWojnarski]

Great video Jody 👊🏻

[@calseynez]

do you have any videos that show tig welding on very thin ferrous and non ferrous metal. range from 24 to 12 gage sheets. or will they vary on different techniques?

[@spkrman15]

Great video joli.

[@heavyweight6440]

What does "using tight arc" mean? Just getting closer to the arc with the tungsten?