"Turn the Corner" Tig Welding on Aluminum

[@ifell3]

I respect seeing accidentally glitches, everyone wants to only show their best bits and not the day to day welding hiccups.

[@wallbawden5511]

could not agree more these are the things us or should say me as i am no good at tig welding makes the mistakes i make look not so bad still bad but you get my meaning

[@dr.feelgood2358]

it happens to the best of us. some days you just aren't 100% comfortable and steady, and you have to learn to deal with that, and you have to learn how to repair mistakes. it only makes you a better welder.

[@НиколаАј]

Hey Jody I just want to say thank you for teaching me how to weld aluminum I've been following you for almost 10 years and now I can weld aluminum to pass radiography ❤️❤️ greetings from Serbia Eastern Europe 🤘

[@treyrags]

Just revisited this video. It's one of my favorite. Its more of a real world situation. "That just happened" comment on the dip cracks me up 😂

[@petersmart1999]

Im still a (hobby) welder,as I dont do it for a living,but I have taken on some pretty crazy repair that (couldnt be done) nothing that would endanger anyone! Cast brackets for a boat dock were the crem de la crem,but I am self taught ,with your help and the tools you offer(I order regularly) and become pretty efficient in all realms of welding,tig brazing,so for that thank you Sir!

[@nilknoc101]

Awesome instruction. Inside corners are always tricky and there’s never a simple solution. Thanks for showing the creativity.

[@danielhocking5922]

Super useful info! Im a second year sheetmetal worker apprentice from Australia, videos like this really help, Thanks Jody!

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@theflagman666]

I wish that your videos were around 40 years ago when i went to tech school for welding i can remember watching hobart school of welding technology vids that would roll your eyes back in your head. you guys are great and are the real deal anyone that wants to learn the trade i would highly recommend looking this guy up.

[@CamiloSantana]

I got a welder skills account. so glad I did. great content. it's made me better. I like that everything is of quality instead of the random dice throw of what you find on KZbin and elsewhere. thanks, guys

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

Thank you for the comment and for the kinds words! Glad to have you! :)

[@21gioni]

Welding toolboxes around door seals is a very interesting experience. I use a technique where I am welding vertical up on aluminum. Some customers don’t like the dull colour of the weld so I use strips of aluminum guillotined as filler wire

[@highlyalloyed9296]

In situations like that most of the time I will weld into the corner, away from the edge of the plate. This way the pinch happens in the corner where there is more material and rigidity, and distortion is reduced. So at 12:07 (and likewise at 17:30) I would most of the time start where Roy ended, and weld into the corner feeding, wire from the back and doing a step pause progression with some slight backwards step if needed, to make sure you don't leave any unmelted wire on the bead, as is an issue sometimes with feeding from the back of the puddle.

[@dirtywelder483]

I learn something everytime on this channel...

[@harrycatrell1471]

Thanks for sharing, Jody! Your instruction and your occasional guest are helping me understand more and more about the art of welding! Enjoy! Be safe!

[@DCweldingAndArt]

Awesome to see you again Jody! Roy is doing great! Great preview of welder skills. You guys always inspire me to continue to grow as a welder! God bless!

[@Just1GuyMetalworks]

In my learning/practicing of tig welding aluminum, I've learned to grind 3 or 4 tungsten at a time 🤣. Thanks for the tips!

[@tigingthemsoftlygarage6572]

Grind both sides of them.. now you have double the fun!

[@Poverty_Welder]

Oh so that's what crummy looks like. Also I very much needed to know that information for inside joints. I make UPS bracket for the company I work at with very small slots with an old transformer with no adjustment settings other than amps and limited balance. Definitely gonna try these tips

[@jamescole1786]

Excellent presentation Jody & Mr.Crumrine! Always 'go-to' anything with Jody Collier, WT&T'S 1st...even b4 Mr.Diresta...😲🙃☺👍👍👍🛠

[@ApocalypsesandSurvival]

Switch to a flex head and weld from the outside corner to the inside, all the stress and heat moves on to the stiffer plate slightly less pulling, warping. go in as far as you can, than you than come off the back inside corner into your weld. patterns of pulling of moving things. Another would be torqueing a head cylinder in relationship to welding of stringer and beads.

[@daviddjonien4573]

Sir. You are just too awsome with your welding tutorial. Wish you all the best from Indonesian Welders. 🌷🌷👍🏿🥁

[@JeepingMo]

Roy you make that look easy. Great explanation.

[@lawrenceveinotte]

At the end of the last weld it looks like your tungsten is square on the end, and the weld looks great.

[@adem_mezlini]

What a coincidence I needed this explanation. Immediately after my aluminum training

[@PaydayGabeBCNV]

I like this guys instruction demeanor. Very level headed and clear direction. 👍👍 K.I.S.S. Yup.

[@marcelknippers9591]

What a helpful video which I enjoyed very much. Always tricky not to burn trough(which happens to me often)that edge and good advice to weld the outside first so as to get more flesh. Valuable knowledge to prevent damage to expensive alu. Many many thanks from Marcel Knippers(Holland).

[@georgeantonaros5580]

Absolutely A Fantastic Instructional Video !! 💯😊 Thank you !!

[@heintmeyer2296]

"It is the true master that shows you their mistakes, and how to fix them"

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us , really some useful information. Good luck with all the classes. Fred.

[@RandyRussell-tt5ky]

Thanks for the video It Helped me on inside corners.

[@stlchevy95]

i always tune in to tigging them softlys live streams on ig. he does tons of aluminum work

[@Maik1968]

You guys are crazy, perfect video, tutorial and so entertaining to watch even though I am just a hobby welder or brazer in the future. I like to learn from you in order to be able to fix small metal repairs or even creative work for fun. Thanks so much for the time you take for bringing your experience and knowledge to us. Greetings from Germany 👍💪✌️🍀🌞

[@nicholassulpizio8282]

Incredible display of skill, thank you both!

[@MAC_6.7]

How’d I miss this one? Great video Jody 🤙🏼

[@WelderBoy-qu1kp]

Great Video! My class is just getting into Stick, but can't wait to learn TIG as well.

[@ralphwaters8905]

My question is on the case where you simply wanted to weld up the slots from the back side. If this bracket were steel, you could use little-to-no rod and make a mostly heterogeneous weld. However, a material like 6061 would hot crack unless you could add enough filler to relieve this property. Is there a clever alternative to changing the part fit-up to accept more filler?

[@neiltryhard1307]

Roy is da Best! Very practical

[@RambozoClown]

Practicing welding left handed is always worthwhile. (with and without a mirror) ;)

[@kmwelding-zavarivanje1473]

Best video by far!! Thanks Jody!

[@GetRich23]

The metal sounds so clean 🤤

[@iweldinshorts]

Seems easy enough. Going to give tig a shot pretty soon. Been saving up lots of aluminum! Thanks for the vid.

[@MikeP350]

yea, they make it look easy on KZbin, don't let that fool you! lol

[@archer167]

Roy Is a awesome welder and offers classes. He is the one that got me going on Tig welding.

[@robertschulke1596]

Personally, I wouldn’t use my precision 1-2-3 blocks as welding backers, because they could warp or change dimensions microscopically. It’s right up there with borrowing a machinist’s micrometer to use as an adjustable wrench.

[@dondotterer24]

Thanks for all the great videos. Trying to learn myself from your help I wish everyone would tell about the welder settings and the diameter of the rod a tungsten and what kind for a beginner

[@dcstang67]

Im using a Lincoln Squarewave 200 tig on some 6061 aluminum tubing. What type of tungsten would work best for this combo? Should I use a gas lens as well?

[@ColossalCrib]

I've got to do this without a foot pedal. Finger switch, water cooled only. Now that takes skill.

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

Learned a lot, thank you!

[@splinky99]

I had to do a bunch of these in steel angle recently…….I was soooo chuffed if I made it through a whole joint without dipping!

[@scottanderson7399]

Jody would a spool gun be easier to get the inside fillet weld done for an amateur that doesn't do this everyday?

[@deathsicon]

where was this video 5 years ago when i was building a cylinder rack for my ski patrol, i looked everywhere for info on how to do a joint like these, ended up cutting a piece of filler rod, sticking it in there to lock up the point, then i had enough room to run the wire past the cup

[@twistedkidmotorsports9093]

I’m never disappointed

[@gregmitchell9167]

I have a question about filler rod for tig .. I just did an electrical job on my house. I have quite a few wire cut offs . The wire is e487940 . It's aluminum but supposed to be a mix of some kind. Think it could be used as a practice filler ? Or maybe a good filler ? Thanks

[@khaleefaalromaithi6727]

A lot of great information! Thank you

[@larrymoore5394]

Thanks LARRYMOORE

[@davidusry5048]

What causes the soot? I never tig aluminum, i use mig but i get the soot with mig also sometimes.

[@mt-07slayer60]

Good information as always, THANKS JODY!!!!

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

You bet

[@Cdubb4728]

That’s the problem I have with aluminum, I feel like if my arc length is close enough to get a puddle to neatly form then it’s too close and I’m going to dab just a tad bit too much and dip. if I extend my arc length I don’t dip but I can’t get a clean puddle to form in the root of my t joint.

[@CJ-ty8sv]

Yeah, getting the root to tie in on inside corners is something I see a lot of people having problems with particularly on aluminum. Somethings that can help is a sawtooth motion on the torch as you add filler. Basically start with a tight arc length, then as you go do add filler, lift the torch at the same rate as the puddle grows thus keeping the arc length to puddle distance the same, then as you pull the rod back out, advance the torch forward and down (about a 45° angle) and repeat. Another thing is if the joint is laid out so that one panel is horizontal and the other is vertical, favor the horizontal panel a bit with the arc because heat will naturally rise into the vertical panel.

[@CajunGreenMan]

1:06 'Tigging them softly on Instagram'? Can't find it. Am I hearing the name wrong? I would love to buy this kit. THanks!

[@vonnsnyder2481]

I have an aluminum radiator that I need the upper water neck moved. Would you be interested?

[@mtfd554]

Great video thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@Thatdamfishingguy]

What kind of kind of set up do you use to record arc shots i am a contractor or peice rate tig welder in Oklahoma and one company i weld headers and economizer tubes for said i could record welding set up so on you can check out some of my KZbin shorts videos are of spools and stuff I've welded

[@scottcarr3264]

Great video, you could have done the Left hand side, Left Handed, that would have been easier, maybe. Good to see the Mistakes as well, doesn't make me feel quite so bad, when I do it.

[@rascalwind]

He duffed the electrode.. He duffed the electrode!!.. :)

[@viscache1]

I’ve been wanting an excuse to but a TIG welder for a while now but most of my work is on thick heavy metal on seventy year old equipment. What excuse would you give your wife if your farm ‘needed’ a TIG? We are putting up some C Channel beams in our living room that will be aluminum with stainless bracing…think I can honestly say I (want)need TIG

[@Ethan-mv2un]

Great tips Jody 👌

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

Thanks for watching!

[@bm.2864]

At the 4:15 mark he mentions if you accidently dip to change your tungsten out before continuing. Do actually need to change it out or can you just regrind?

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

Regrind is sometimes fine. Sometimes it’s bad enough to cut the tip off and re prep

[@bm.2864]

@@weldingtipsandtricks Thanks for the reply Jody. And THANK YOU for dedicating your time to teaching and making these videos!

[@joseph_seed.]

Hello.Iam watching your videos very greedy :-) and just wanted to say big thanks to you for all information that you giving. I have question about length of tungsten electrode. How do get this short length of it?

[@willwatlington6750]

Where can these kits be purchased?

[@dougwernham5209]

Very helpful thank you.

[@cantyoufeelthelove]

I'm a hobby welder and appreciate your videos. For content I'd love to see how you would butt weld with a MIG round solid rod about 3/8 thick. I've only found 1 video on youtube with 0 explanation.

[@paulking6268]

Hey Jody, you guys taking a break from the podcast?

[@TheScottishCorsaBGuy]

great video

[@ertugrulbulut]

hello, welder friend, In America, in a horizontal position, the TIG welding trainer, how much is his daily wage ?

[@animeanime94]

I hope to come to your country and work.

[@moisestorres90]

Hello I just want to say thank you for all the good videos, iv learned alot from them! I have one question on aluminum, is it ok to use straight argon or what gas do you recommend?

[@tigingthemsoftlygarage6572]

Straight argon

[@scottcarr3264]

Yes, straight Argon is the norm, unless it is quite heavy wall and then you can add a small amount of Helium.

[@jamesmihalcik1310]

@@scottcarr3264 I wasn't able to get a Argon/ Helium mix from my A/G supplier, I'm kind of in a remote area. Bummer! Anybody else having this problem?

[@molleywood]

How come I see people weld aluminum on a aluminum block sometimes and what is the purpose?

[@OneMHz]

Question for someone just starting out: If you dip your tungsten, can you grind it to clean it or is the whole piece bad?

[@Sufferin_Bastard]

grind it clean completely

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

Usually you can grind off any aluminum and resharpen making sure to remove all aluminum or other contaminants. Sometimes there could be a big blob in which case it might be easier to cut the end off and reshape the tip.

[@thzzzt]

Isn't this what a straight torch (aka pencil torch) is for?

[@Lonewadi6242]

TY 👍

[@nelsonsantos770]

Switch tungsten or clean tungsten and regrind it?

[@crummywelding8791]

Switch it out to a clean one or grind it to a clean tip if you don't have others ready to go

[@herolaser-official-account]

Hello！We are the manufacturer of laser welding/cutting/cleaning/marking machine, did you need these kinds of equipments in production ? Thanks.

[@JuanRodriguez-ch6hf]

why he dont use some adflo ? or respirator. he eats it everytime he takes up his helmet

[@grumpyone5963]

Looks like that would be much easier using mig.

[@KASTIANYCH_]

Спасибо!🤝 👍

[@hsanstephhsansteph1536]

I cooked my eggs on the skillet with foil because I didn't have bacon grease , I spilled a little out of the foil so I Burchard the eggs on pan, didn't burn the eggs in foil, I did add the cheese a little too soon but it was so Freggin delicious, fluffy almost mashed potato (mashed potato eggs, I usually use Kanye pepper black pepper fine grade I also use the ground, add a little water, today I used rainbow pepper, it's what I had. My question is we which gas do I cook eggs on. If this is my brain on drugs what other metals can I cook with eggs? If I had a foil sheet for every metal what sheet would taste best * varies per person, I know I m aware. " Its a goose" I was so good. I also wanted to do egg balls in over or do orgami eggs The metals and variables are endless yes but I dont want blow up putting a car jumper cables together not knowing the positives in negatives

[@DonnyBwelding1]

I belive if you let cool it ends up being ALOT more wiggle room!...a wiggle room for 2

[@jodygucwa8892]

pencil torch

[@JamesWilliams-sx8dh]

My names James and I am a tungsten dipper..........

[@SteadArcFab_Ministries]

👌😁!!!

[@FrancisoDoncona]

Why can’t or don’t you simply use a roller guided cup to tig? It would be consistent, reduced chance of dipping and be more level than handheld. Also why dip the rod and make a lumpy bead cords of welds , unlike mig which are a series of short circuits make a flat continuous bead like a grout line or melted plastic weld? Beads aren’t stronger than one long bead. I can see with short duty cycles of old small equipment it was necessary but water cooling fixed that. It’s like brazing with gas torch just move along.

[@camsshaft]

It welds easier on the inside secondly bc it's warmed up