TIG Welding Technique - Walking the Cup

[@EastCoastWoodworking]

Best thing I ever purchased was your TIG finger , Thanks for the TIG fingers and Video Jody.

[@doublebulbing]

If I had a Tig I would buy a Tig finger I wish I would have bought a Tig and not a Mig

[@nickolaguez]

marble head I still use mine for MIG too. Especially on thin sheet metal. Where I'm really scooting along.

[@shitbox7413]

My lovely girlfriend just bought me two regular and one XL TIG fingers for my birthday, I can't wait to put them to use! 👍🏻

[@SupraSav]

just picked one up hella excited to use it.

[@chriscapozzi7521]

I am a union pipe welder. Weld all day , every day.....the tig finger is worth it's weight in gold. especially when the guys are doing hot welds on small bore.... They always want to use it. We put em' down on the tool list. let's see if they come in.

[@martijnjonkers2179]

“It did come out ok”, shows perfect looking weld

[@jorgelira7964]

As soon as he said that I went straight to the comments

[@yeboisiggy]

i think he meant ok as in it worked well

[@dazdavis7896]

Cuz this dude’s probably the best tig welder around.

[@6036000]

The reason he says that is because tig welding breaks you're ego. You have to realize you suck. Even a pretty good beginner looks awesome to a stick welder. But the better you get the more you can pick out that's flawed. Because it's such a perfect (theoretically) process

[@Trosity]

Idk about that one I seen some crazy Tig welders​@@dazdavis7896

[@theawesomegamer123]

55 Gallon drum analogy is actually really intuitive! I instantly got it when you said that

[@Samisdman97]

Now I'm no professional welder but, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you have welded before. Great video and instruction. 👍🏾

[@robertmoore397]

I have about 33 years of welding exp, alot of that was TIG. I can walk the cup as you are showing, but you are a lot better than I am man....very good videos too. Thats righteous that you share the knowledge....way to go.

[@x20sondalex]

I haven't picked up a tig torch in 17 years I've been under the hood stick welding the whole time.. I got to tell you your videos are extremely helpful and very much appreciated! I picked up the tig finger and I am very happy with it. Thanks for the videos...couple more weeks I should be back on my game looking almost like those great welds of yours 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 thanks again!

[@barrydawg7544]

Good Video....I'm a retired welder and find your vids very good. You certainly throw down some beautiful welds...TIG finger is a good design... any welder that doesn't have TIG fingers really is missing the boat ...

[@markwillride]

Those arc shots are still getting better. If only I could see as good when I weld as I do when I watch you weld. The welding equipment manufacturers need you for some consultation for their videos. I have not seen a welding video from anyone else that is even in the same league as yours. Since I only TIG occasionally, it's always a great refresher to watch your videos and see how it's supposed to be done. Thank you. I have a couple of TIG fingers that I use for all of my welding and I put my buddy onto them too.

[@BrHck]

The day after tomorrow I have job interview.... and the company expects hiking the cup, running the cup.... I am scared! Watching your videos I feel confident, man! You are the best! THANK YOU!!!

[@DUCzillaMonster]

Nice to see you do not pulse the wire, which i always do. Now i try to learn to walk the cup, thank you

[@MonsterDeplorable]

Beautiful bead man... I just started welding a couple years ago. Started off welding Here n There, but over time, and plenty of practice, I am now my company’s welder and I love welding. Really enjoy your videos. Very informative. You are good at explaining things. Thanks!!

[@steveallam]

Not only did I learn a new technique I also walked my fingers over to your site which is very nice by the way very impressed so much so I just spent 400 on some wicked products which are hard to come by... simply wicked I love it

[@guyverslab9864]

Dude.. that was like the simplest most efficient way to explain walking the cup.. i have had a hard time with learning tig and this was very informative.. thanks for walking to taco bell to show us how its done

[@rayban5737]

where i once worked walking the cup was only permitted on schedule pipe work.all machined surfaces regardless of quality had to be done free hand, and after watching some of your vids i think i have been running my welder to cold and going to slow.tommorow im going to crank it up and speed up.good vids jody i learn from you ...thanks .10 points keep up the good work

[@crabbyhayes1076]

Great video with really good photography. I used to work with Boilermakers and Pipefitters. Fitters walk the cup -Boilermakers don't. Those fitters made the prettiest welds you can imagine.

[@carmelpule6954]

This is like watching dancing, to a particular rhythm. Very elegant when one treats metals in this manner , that is with great respect. I always thought that the duty of education is to take away and remove all the clumsiness mental and physical clumsiness with which we are born. Not many people eradicate their physical clumsiness, but a good welder certainly does and suing my experience I can say, sometimes even better than a surgeon! May sound surprising to some, but it is true and I shall not go into details. Congratulations for this video.

[@whackycracker1987]

You've really sold me on the tig finger, I will definitely buy one!

[@johnmorton5498]

I really enjoyed watching the last welded with the pre heated pieces and the you comment on how it could have been better, to me if I could weld that good I would be the happiest guy in the world!

[@michaelcostello6991]

Excellent demo of walking the cup. Very easy to understand. Thanks

[@thetwoswords8678]

Jody thank you for all your hard work and dedication you’ve put into the craft. If it wasn’t for you, I would of given up on welding. Thank You Jody!!!!!!

[@tomwagemans1872]

You make it look so easy. I'm in my last year off night school and this year we are learning to weld pipe. I'm struggling with walking the cup but with your tips I'll get there.

[@Portarius1984]

Thank you for always setting a good example for welders and instructors alike.

[@descargaelbano]

This has been the best and most informative channel on KZbin. Thanks Jody!

[@dexternengomasha7579]

Jordy I like the way you walk the cup.am a boilermaker in Zimbabwe and I need to Tig weld like you.keep it up

[@L.Parisi]

ooohhh.... finally i got to see what really happens around the arc while tig welding. Nice shots, thank you very much.

[@misterray4681]

Walking a drum is such a great explanation for someone who's barely ever welded anything.

[@YerluvinunclePete]

Solid video. Fast, to the point and good camera work.

[@jenbill]

Much respect to the fellas that do this, the place I work at see them all the time fabricate stainless steel tubing into pipe joints for evaporater system at tomato processing plant anywhere from several feet in diameter to few inches amazing when seeing how perfect the beads of weld are to know it was done by hand not machine it's an art form

[@LogicalUnitZero]

Your "it probably would have looked a lot nicer if..." still looks a hell of a lot better than anything I could do. ;)

[@es47]

I have learned so much watching your videos and i will even go as far as saying more than i learned in school thanks for the vids and keep them comming

[@mattywho8485]

@ 9:05 "And it came out OK" OK????? Are you kidding me! That's one of the nicest welds I've ever seen!!!! You sir , are a master of your trade!!! Well done.

[@NathanClevenger1337]

I personally like the freehand as what I've seen here. Looks a lot better, but I hope it's just as strong or stronger as resting the cup on the piece. I'll have to practice this. Thanks for the lesson teach!!

[@NSW]

The tig finger has saved me like 10 fingers. so thanks alot!

[@MrTimodon]

Fingers are good to have! Regards from an Stockholm welder!

[@nkululekoyikati2626]

Northern Sweden Welding am from South Africa and am a welder but am short with a tig finger I have on idea how to get one

[@lamnguyen-no1bx]

just bought a set of tig fingers. theyre working great for me so far!

[@davesstuff1599]

You make me jealous every video, you are a master. I try to hold my breath when doing any welding to keep it looking nicer. Haven't heard you mention this that I can remember.

[@manwithahead]

Thank You!!! Your my hero haha, if been struggling for days on my welding assignment. I'm going to use this trick and see how things turn out.

[@robertadams7318]

I’ve found your videos to be very informative and helpful when setting up and using my welding equipment. I’ve been practicing your welding techniques on scrap metal to become more proficient at welding so I can build Street Rod frames, engine and transmission mounts. Thank you Jody!

[@jbaker8871]

Great analogy bud. Really good video and great idea the finger for your gloves. Ive made light gage metal fingers in the past and material off of a turbo charger looking similar to what you sell. Anyways brilliant product you came up with. May you prosper in your endeavors.

[@PullsPullsPulls_]

Just order the TIG Finger!!! Super excited to try it out, I'm sure it'll help me pass my welding test!!!!

[@floydwilcox2640]

Thank you Jody for your videos, they have helped me become a better welder. 👍

[@johnladd7118]

Excellent camera work and editing. Very in formative, and the great production values really set this apart from the average KZbin instructional videos. Well done!

[@shitbox7413]

I wish walking the cup was as easy as you make it look Jody! 👍🏻

[@artcook1976]

It is actually easier don't make a big deal out of it ,been doing it since the sixties on nuclear plants and others

[@MD-jp5oc]

Just started trying to wire feed weld, TRYING. This is straight sexy. You are a great teacher as well as skilled. I enjoy your attention to detail as you explain what's going on.

[@bazkeen]

Your sales techniques eventually worked. Bought the TIG finger set. Should have bought earlier. Really good

[@manuelrossi5187]

Ive learnt a lot from you. Thanks Jody! Greetings from Sardinia

[@jonathanluis4966]

Rather envious of the way your welds look, I run MIG hard wire 3/8-3/8 bevel steel and even when we have some great welds they are covered with subarc welds at the end of the day.

[@desmondmoonbear4143]

My welding teacher uses your videos

[@stuartmacleod6213]

I'll second that. Brilliant product. Appreciate the mm conversion too. Great job.

[@DracoOmnia]

You've really perfected getting a damn good shot of the arc on camera, I've never used TIG but I don't even see the arc this clearly with my own eyes (through a mask) with my SMAW or MIG welders.

[@easymoneyism]

You make that look so easy, your good at welding.

[@weldingandstuff]

great technique; I use in my advance tig class 2451 in Houston

[@craigehnat1837]

Incredible looking work. Looks like a piece of art!

[@ttsupra87]

Cameras have come a long way to actually see the puddle clearly. Nice work man!

[@bryanpena1576]

You remind me of Kurt Russell, so I like to think Kurt Russell is teaching me how to weld.

[@longevitywelding]

Smooth welding as always Jody. Great video

[@redthree]

Jody, thanks for the great videos, brother! I'm saving up cash to get me a 3-in-1 machine so I can get back to practicing on everything. You know I'll be getting me a Tig finger along with the machine!

[@jakepfrimmer2895]

Hey Jody I really like the tig finger its awesome, I just wanted to say that I have been watch your video's for a few years now and I have sooo many good thing I want to say but I will make it short and to the point like what you do, I do want to say one thing thow post flow is really important to protect the tungsten

[@stephencregorykelley9850]

Wow! Thank you for making this video!!! Super awesome technique!

[@stephencregorykelley9850]

Subscribed!!!

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

I used my tig finger just last week. Welded up some fixtures and I had to prop on the hot part.

[@Hnkka]

Thank you! Tomorrow i will try to weld better :) Today i finished learning oxyace welding and had tig in my hand for the first time

[@scottlundy257]

Beautiful welds as always thanks for the tips I have your tig fingers but my welds still don't look like that can I purchase them with your fingers attached?

[@fredp9708]

So easy,just have to practice for the next 40 years and im gonna be good as you.......maybee!

[@teipelkaleaf]

Jody this helps a lot thank you for all your hard work and videos. Can you do a 2" stainless pipe video please. Trying to pass mine a work.

[@MikeSmith-sm4zz]

Awesome job Jody, as usual!!

[@devonmiller2232]

Great video, great amount of good information!

[@derpyrage3852]

the one self advertisment that actually im glad was in the video

[@Travisj.91]

Man this looks good I wanna learn more

[@lynnhutto7660]

I’m Working on a 2” pipe with a 1/8” gap and working on a drip fill with a 3/32 wire .

[@cameronalexander359]

Amazing camera work!!!

[@howardyounger5456]

you must of been a boiler make . i welded in the power plants for 33 years. love what you do, that would have been 99% the way i did it.

[@GavinFreedomLover]

So beautiful close up , Thanks Joey !!!

[@mr.monkey3341]

This video was super helpful, thanks!

[@azza9423]

The Tig finger is great, although I think I may need to buy an xl, Im one of those uncoordinated chaps that need to rest on two fingers, as an alternative, I pulled one end of the tig finger out of itself and sort of just wrap it around my knuckle while one of my fingers are in the open end, seems to work lmao, oh btw, a REAL money saver, I shrunk 4 pairs of gloves, about 80 aud worth, got my 5th pair, and a tig finger, and they are still going, if that doesn't convince anyone to grab a tig finger, Idk what will.

[@mookfaru835]

what kind of machine is that, the arc is soooooooo consistent

[@HH-Machining]

I have regulars and xl here in Finland, thank you for good videos and products!

[@isaacwhite7411]

Im a combination welder and the tig finger sounds handy cause im allways burning up my gloves in those special places im gonna have to get one, and thats some nice welding on those pipes and such.

[@eeden2651]

I bought some of those tig fingers bc im terrible for burning my hands. Our welding specialist showed me a cool trick... put a big cup on your finger and walk your finger...

[@DeliriumTriggered]

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge of tig welding!

[@TuanNguyen-bd8cw]

The ultimate skill. If you can weld you can literally fix anything.

[@XFadeToBlackX100]

I absolutely adore your videos, Jody. As an aspiring welder, you're helping me progress as best as I am able to by myself with no schooling/professional training (yet). I have a question, though. When you're welding the T-joint at the beginning of the video, are you resting your welding hand on something or are you just free handing it? If you're free handing, you have some seriously steady hands. Any tips on how to keep my hands from shaking to make a strong weld?

[@markmartinez768]

Bro thank you for your video I learned more from your videos than any other videos on KZbin thank you and yes I did subscribe.

[@arebrec]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing Jody. I can't wait to start fabricating my own exhaust system!

[@briannabernaola5597]

you Sir are an artist!

[@donparker8246]

I learned a technique years ago where you oscillate the torch and filler rod in opposite half circles back and forth. He learned it at Hobart welding school in Troy, Ohio. Is that something you could use in a situation like this?

[@hellounknown2274]

You one good welder...!!!

[@angelaprater2679]

Dam that some super welding always love welding old days we called it butterflying the weld john here

[@DracoOmnia]

About those scratches, couldn't you use something like a high temperature foil or fiberglass tape to protect the surface?

[@theuns33n99]

I really appreciate the camera quality of your videos. The biggest part of learning for me is visual, to be able to see the subtle changes and details in the welds as they lay in helps me understand why I need to do certain things.

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Just learning TIG. I'm using a 1/16 tungsten with er70s 1/16 filler rod on 1/16" steel. DC- polarity at 65 amps was my settings using the 1 amp per .001 of thickness. Getting some black soot and also my tungsten is balling up. Any ideas?? I ground the steel and wiped it down with acetone as well.

[@MrJohnnydublin]

I put my right 2 smallest fingers in the double tig finger and rest that in the pipe with the torch in same hand and I do a slight side to side movements.walking the cup does my wrist in

[@noemartinon900]

Muy buenos videos, gracias

[@KosmosMR2]

Good afternoon! I'm from Russia and I wanted to ask your advice. I want to learn how to learn how to cook with argon, I would like to start making an exhaust system for cars. What kind of apparatus do I have to buy and where to start? To do this!

[@jeremiahgreygory8528]

Free hand TIG weld are good for "Filled" especially the root pass, while walking the cup good for hot pass, fill pass and capping on filled too........ I have made an experiment on both technique on Fillet Weld for root and made test using "nick break test" method, the good result for fusion on root are using free hand weld

[@seanpoore500]

I really enjoy your videos, you have alot of good insight on all types of welding and also provide great tips and tricks. Iam a pipe welder apprentice with the United association. Were you a union welder as well?

[@f.demascio1857]

Another great video and explanation of technique.

[@luispedroalberto9130]

Debieras tener sustituto en español también gracias por sus video

[@Sassenhaim]

TRUE welders know imperial size and metric 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@d.j.6330]

Is Joy to watch very good advice thank you very very nice

[@Andy55411]

Here's a video suggestion, can you do a video comparing the penetration of mig vs stick and/or dual shielded flux core vs stick?. I know stick gets more penetration, I just wanna see how much more. keep up the good work.

[@salzamora6463]

Andy55411 after cut and etch, there is a slight difference. Always refer to code or standard of what you are welding.

[@Andy55411]

Okay thanks. yes of course.

[@kmccurdy21]

Andy55411 stick welding usually has better impact strength

[@Andy55411]

Oh ok, thanks

[@jonharrington9545]

I will tell you this much mig tig stck all have there pros and cons but not that big of difference if you now what you’re doing and using the right tool for the job as far as impact strength I don’t see how if so why would it be used in structure steel building vs stick

[@Dr4g0nW00d]

i'm left-handed do i need to push or drag the weld ?