How To Turn a Stick Welder into a TIG Welder

Check out this video on turning stick welder into a TIG welder.
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[@hankjr1571]

God bless you sir, I've been welding for 20 years and alot of experienced welders take joy in watching beginners struggle. it's takes men to show boys what manhood is. I've always been one to help and I really believe that is one of the things that set the best apart from the job scared guys. Love to see anyone get better at their craft. Your awesome brother

[@bobmoffatt4133]

Thanks for the kind words and support.

[@scottpaulsen2649]

To many job scared people watch newbies struggle

[@garyteague4480]

Hank Jr I agree ! When I started welding a Missouri Drydocks back in the middle 70’s there where some guys that would show you a few tricks but most of the would not show me little tricks of the trade to help me get to journeyman and it took me years to get there so when I got there I began teaching the new guys as soon as they hired on and most all them became journeyman in about a year or more

[@joeestes8114]

Iam the first one to ask if i dont understand something and have always preached there's no dumb questions!

[@mundomxbalt7939]

F wraiht is bunch master off wellding but very afew the sharing the experience like you man thank you so much.

[@jockellis]

So besides the arc welding machine and the ground lead all you need are a tig lead that is made to pass gas, as it were, and an argon cylinder with regulator?

[@jamesburba1995]

Hello Bob ! I'm a 70 year old disabled Vietnam vet, and have been learning welding, so I don't have to send out my work as my son and I build cars. I truly appreciate your excellent instructional videos, and my welding has improved a lot faster than I expected it to, due to the help you, and some others have published. Myself, and I'm quite sure, the other veterans who watch your videos, enjoy and learn quite a bit from the wonderful help you provide. THANK YOU !

[@bobmoffatt4133]

James Burba Thank you for the support and feedback, sir.

[@rihamy2nd]

James Burba Thank you for your service, sir.

[@tofanedward9049]

Thanks for your service, sir!

[@markopalikko6986]

@@tofanedward9049 exactly

[@jordanatkins1998]

Thank you for your service sir

[@tonybaggett1984]

Great video! Proof again that Bob and Jody are the only people worth watching on KZbin to learn welding.

[@NSW]

Tony Baggett yes they are awsome

[@rlund3]

I like them both too. Miller is starting to put out 1 minute videos that are great for basics also.

[@tonybaggett1984]

Miller is good and Eastwood is making some nice videos. But Jody and Bob make videos that aren't product specific. They teach welding for everybody with any type of machine like this video shows.

[@kanalstreet8431]

www.patreon.com/Bogbatina

[@ranjitshajaigaon.4951]

Tony Baggett

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

I had been asking this question of my friends and all I got was dumb looks, glad to see it can be done.

[@michaelszczys8316]

I told a guy from Miller at an Open House display at my local welding store about how I use a Miller MiG wire feed head to do cold feed TIG welding at my job and he told me “ Sometimes we do things we shouldn’t “ I said “ What ??? “ I told the guy that run the store and he was trying to sell my company an expensive cold feeder

[@rtkville]

Bob you'r a good teacher and a hell of a guy... thanks for being so kind to our vets!

[@EastCoastWoodworking]

Thanks for the video Bob, to many people think they have to buy these very expensive welding machines to TIG weld and the reality is all they need is a buzz box, argon bottle and TIG torch. I weld off my gas drive all the time, its how I learned to weld years ago. you learn arc control very quickly when you have 200- 300 feet of welding cable drug out threw a paper mill, you cannot be running back and forth to the truck to adjust amperage when your welding Stainless pipe.

[@blakereaser6777]

By buzz box do you mean AC welder only?

[@EastCoastWoodworking]

AC or AC/DC the younger generation will call them old fashioned transformer machines, down and dirty straight welding machines not an inverter machine. For AC on aluminum you can get a HF and your off and running. Simple and works great.

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

I learned how to weld with a Lincoln AC-225 back in high school. Did a bit of DC welding around the ranch with a Lincoln "Pipeliner" unit, but never really knew the difference since they both seemed to work the same for the steel pipe we were using for fencing. 20 or so years ago, I stumbled across an AC-225 on Craigslist and I've used it for a lot of things, including 200+ ft of steel picket fencing built from scratch in my backyard. There's some things that I really wish I had a TIG unit for. Is there anyway to adapt the AC-225 for TIG or must it be DC?

[@JoyStickFanatic]

@@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire you can get a tig pig unit

[@ifell3]

Please film the masses of people now queuing up outside of your gates..

[@tombeals8980]

Done this many times just as you mentioned, putting a root pass on a pipeline. Excellent videos. 50 some years as a welder and I still enjoy watching and learning. Thank you.

[@dixieoutlaw4x4]

I wish there were more teachers and instructors like you! Thanks for the video

[@tonyb337]

You are a good man sir, my son SSG Nicholas P. Bellard gave his life for his country in Iraq, he was well respected because he was always going out his way to help others. I raised 4 sons alone and told them to help your neighbor when you can, I guess he was listening,according to all the letters and phone calls I received pertaining to his way of helping others. My grandma always told me that you will never get rich helping others but you will die a wealthy person.

[@micjam1986]

I cant tell you how much I appreciate you stepping up and helping our Vets!! They deserve our full support at every turn. God bless you sir!!

[@Kawka1122]

Veterinarians?

[@thatlittleworkshop]

I think it awesome all the help you offer to anyone. Being up here in northern Alberta Canada it's just a little far to pop down, but if you were closer I would come by if for no other reason than to shake your hand. Great videos, thank you very much.

[@straydog4204]

Ian Little Same here well said.Nova Scotia.

[@iainportalupi]

WARNING: scratch start TIG is a gateway drug! I got started tig welding with a free 17V torch hooked to my Ideal Arc 250 a year later I had 2 AC tig inverters and a water cooled torch set up. Tig welding is addictive.

[@amanofmanyparts9120]

I must have had my old stick welder for at least 30 years and it was anything but new when I bought it. It's survived years of storage in a leaky shed and literally being stood on when it got in the way. I swear I could run a small truck over it and it would continue to work! It only goes up to 150 Amps, but that seems adequate for my needs. Several years ago I bought an almost identical TIG torch with a view to using it to TIG alongside stick, MIG and oxy/ace. I now have no excuse to delay - other than changing my Argoshield Lite (argon/CO2/O2 blend) for pure argon. Maybe have both? Thanks. You make it look so simple, but I think I'll find it isn't when I start; just as I did for the other methods of stitching two pieces of metal together.

[@stevewarner8880]

Your the real deal Bob. I like your attitude and willingness to help people that are trying to improve skills to provide for their families. Jody Collier has a similar attitude that's why you two are the only ones I watch. I have a suggestion for a video, cover engine drives and how to set amps/volts especially the Lincoln SA vs SAE controls. Any tips you have on dialing in the settings for different arc characteristics.

[@dfhgj1022]

so is the ground lead connected to the actual negative Tig torch lead or where? and the ground is not even supposed to touch the work piece at all???

[@Viccatrix]

XD freakin crazy, my welding instructor just taught me this a couple hours ago at school, and its the first video that came up on my home page.

[@urjnlegend]

Viccatrix who taught it better? what other knowledge do i need to learn this

[@StanleyKubick1]

Google listens through the phone's mic #TheTruthIsOutThere

[@Viccatrix]

It really seems that way some times. Every time I talk to someone about somthing I get constant adds for what I was talking about and never looked up. Google, facebook, and youtube are working together to sell me everything I mention in casual conversation. XD

[@danallured5806]

Viccatrix big brother is watching.. be afraid...... be very afraid...:-)

[@actorzone856]

hi Bob, from Australia, you are an excellent teacher and knows a hell of a lot, what would we tubers do without blokes like you to learn from.

[@coyotethumper1536]

By far the Best Welding tutorial channel out there, truly appreciate all intel n knowledge you are willing to pass on to the newcomers like myself, just started stick Welding n I can’t get enuff of it, just wanna say Thanks for all the help you have offered n can’t wait for future episodes. Take Care

[@daviddroescher]

Any tips for "tapering out " to prevent crators at every stop? All the vids I've seen says go up the side of the bevel before you snap out you don't always get a bevel to snap out of especially on the cover Pass.

[@reneramirez8904]

Once you get to the end of your pass, try and angle the torch tip to the edge of the weld. Say you’re tig torch is at a 45* while welding, as you get to terminate the weld, angle it up and away. (Slowly) You’ll see the puddle diminish. Just try and guide it to the edge as it’s getting smaller. Hope this helps you out.

[@Kb1ltg]

Hello, I have learned so much from your informative videos, you sir are the "Tubal Cain" of the welding world! I just wanted to convey a hearty "Thank You" for investing your time and knowledge to those who wish to either learn or improve their welding skills. Best of luck in all you endeavor to do. "There is never time enough to do it right...But always time to do it again" "Buy the best you can afford, purchasing quality tools and equipment only hurts once, garbage or inferior tools and tooling continue to cost you long after the initial purchase" - Two of my late Grandfather's favorite sayings...

[@chuckmason7930]

Oh my, I didn't think anyone remembered Tubal Cain. Some really great books

[@leemitchell3020]

Been TIG welding SS pipe and carbon root and hotpass this way for over thirty years.., try walking the cup and strike up with your filler wire like striking a match

[@markbreidenbaugh6033]

Scratch start is all we use where I go to school I am running it off a Miller XMT 304 CC/CV running on 3 phase power.

[@spacystacy51]

Thanks for sharing this with us. It's unbelievable how many welders don't even know about this. I'll made good money doing this on SS fussing very good to have in your life skills tool box. Yeah I use it at home because I'm not Rich 😉 I think old school every time I use this. SAD a lot of welders don't know this teck tip 😉 thanks for sharing. now I don't have to show people. I can say watch the videos. =^-^= hard to hold" someone's hand"😊 to show them how to weld in a long distance teaching situation relationship, 😂 I think you are awesome for taking the time to help teach people who may' want" to learn'.

[@2naturesownplace]

Oh the memories!! 1992 APG Maryland.. US ARMY 44B welding school.. this how we were taught to tig... didnt touch a non scratch start etc until the 21st century

[@ramwall1500]

Richard Elbe I was there in 65 and 66 we had a really huge blizzard that winner I can remember walking to school when it was so cold I was in the night class the weather was so bad we couldn't get out of the barracks they had to dig us out we missed school for about 3 days till they got the roads cleared

[@JSmedic1]

Richard Elbe ... I'm US ARMY 68W combat Medic and wanna learn TIG welding. I took a short MIG welding class ... a few months ago, through a "free" Veterans organization.

[@seawalkarrg]

It looks like your torch angle is at 45 degrees on that second bead but obviously it went fine because your not me

[@ericjensen4497]

I'm wondering the same thing. It's always risky to interpret angles on a video, but it did look like the torch was angled pretty far back.

[@davidbolha]

It should be around 80 Degrees, I think. 🤔

[@daviddroescher]

To my understanding angle is more about guiding the heat and/or gas covrage. Think of walking the cup

[@fredalmond9130]

I'm glad my everlast stick welder came with everything I need to tig weld.

[@robertsantiago953]

First time i hear someone welcoming anybody who wants to come to his shop ! I give you my respect for saying that . You're the best

[@ls2005019227]

Excellent video Bob! Your support of our veterans is also appreciated.

[@mattharper588]

Boilermakers have been doing this for years once we get the tubes rooted we switch the machine back over and fill and cap

[@bobmoffatt4133]

Seems to have been forgotten so we did the video to answer some questions.

[@GarageGeek]

I have a Hobart Stick Mate AC/DC stick welder. And I want to weld aluminum for a small raft dram project. Could this set-up as shown in the video below used on aluminum?

[@triggerwarning2439]

My first experience with scratch start was during a boilermakers 2" heavy wall weld test... nailed it. They even tossed their example coupon and put mine in its place.

[@andrewhoward7200]

That was very interesting. I'd be there in a shot if Arkansas was closer to England.

[@usernamemykel]

Well, gee, you're only a silly pond away...

[@ross9gearhart]

What’s the specific name of the brass hose adapter used? And where can I find / buy one??

[@nicholasbentley7351]

Look up a power block on amazon or eBay or something.

[@jamesrobbins6997]

This is the 1st video I've watched of yours an the last min or so made me a sub of yours THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE GOOD PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD WILLING TO HELP ANOTHER WORKING MAN OUT WITH A LIL TRAINING A LIL KNOWLEDGE JUST LIKE YOU OFFERED TO THE WORLD!!!! I SALUTE YOU BROTHER GOD BLESS!!!!

[@bedreddinemohamed3765]

I have a question for you, please answer me, I am an Algerian welder and I am interested in working in America as a welder, can I work with my Algerian licence or do I need to repeat my training . thank you for all

[@WmSrite-pi8ck]

You won't need to repeat the training but you'll have to take a test here to make sure you know, understand and follow the rules, parameters and codes here. It might be different if you were a union welder or something like that trying to get a job in Canada. But a person from a country on a different continent, where they speak a different language and I'm assuming follow their own engineering standards and codes adapted to the local conditions there will need to prove they can do the same job as any other welder. I don't mean to suggest that you aren't capable of it but I doubt they have the same kinds of winter weather and wind speeds and building designs, just as a few examples of why you'd need to pass a test. If you actually know how to weld it's not something you need to worry about; really, I'd be more concerned with getting a visa and finding a place that can hire non-union trades. Just my two cents; your mileage may vary.

[@SanshokuCustoms]

That is how i learn TIG weld back in 1999 same hose, same cup, but with a miller electric ac arc welder.

[@SanshokuCustoms]

saman tehrani that was back in 1999, i got then a pretty decent miller MIG ac/dc machine back in 02, i use it with the same hoses and the more awesome thing is that i still use it, works pretty nice.

[@sillynacannada6718]

Reverse polarity. Add argon. Just saved you 15 minutes. You’re welcome.

[@InventionPR]

That final part about helping anyone fell so genuine. LIKE

[@elispencer6115]

We learn how to do this in pipe school at local 230 San Diego Ca. I do this on my Lincoln welder out at the job site if I need a tig welding done.👍👍👍👍

[@robertthomas3862]

Hey Bob my name's Robert Thomas and I'm in the drilling industry, I've learned a lot from your videos and I wanted to say thank you for being detailed. I have a question everytime I weld with 6010 or any 60's I always blow key holes or bigger and I'm running miller trail blazer 325 diesel 1/8 in rod at 80 amps with arc control around 5 soft or at 0 so I don't have much heat at one time.

[@jay90374]

Robert - Sounds like maybe you are holding too long of an arc. You didn't say the metal thickness but a keyhole is a good thing, it shows you are getting full penetration. With proper preparation (bevel, land and gap) you can pretty much stuff the 6010 rod right into the gap and drag it along. Watch a pipeliner put in the root pass, you almost don't need a helmet because most of the arc is going through the keyhole into the pipe. You will need to turn up the arc force so it doesn't snuff out. IMHO

[@misfitfarm1937]

Man, a true expert at his craft. You just displayed true excellence as a person. Humble is a character trait many dont understand, leader always reaches down to lift others up never to climb higher. If I could leave work ID head up. Thanks you sir.

[@champtree]

Nice touch with the army hat! One of these days I will stop by. Worth a 400 mile trip! Thanks for the education.

[@bobmoffatt4133]

Please do. We'd like to have you come visit. Bring your gear!!

[@arturonunezdorantes7120]

Thank you very much, Bob. I've been watching your videos from Mexico. It is very useful. Thanks again. Arturo Núñez D

[@crazyDIYguy]

If you only have an AC stick/ARC welder you can buy a $20, 2-300amp rectifier block online and connect your welder leads through that and boom 💥 DC!

[@Makermook]

Bob, I'm having problems blowing holes in thin wall tube. I'm only using 50 amps on 14 ga tube, but it seems like as soon as I get a puddle, I open a big key hole.

[@251omega]

Is my SOLAR 175 a DC or AC Welder? I was told ALL MIG welders are DC. Maybe it is DC, but my welder has no polarity switch... I think I need Negative on the Tungsten tip. If mine is AC, how can I rectify the AC, they don't stock 200Amp diodes at Radio Shack, in fact they don't even have Radio Shack at Radio Shack any more! I know, "Go buy a TIG".

[@amanofmanyparts9120]

How do I weld? Let me count the ways. MMA MIG Oxy/Ace and soon ... TIG like a boss!

[@guymcmullan9297]

Thank you for your work,I am a veteran and I went to Billings MT votec.and went to welding, down and round, 28 year's on now, boiler Makers, pipelines, ship's off shore now i weld on old junk or new junk in South east mt.thankyou

[@gdog-wk5ww]

im doing a custom s10 blazer bagged it and body droping it. i have a eastwood 135 welder. well now im down to welding the body to floor and my welder is not the best at doing 18/16ga . so been looking around for a small 120v tig setup. anyway is there a kit to turn a stick welder into a tig ? as im trying to do this on the cheep.. and only plan on tiging sheet metal or exhaust pipe.

[@CarbonConscious]

Can you do aluminium with a setup like this? I just bought a TIG torch for an inverter and the instructions say its not suitable for aluminium and I'm wondering why exactly.

[@creativeskills777]

Hi Bob is it possible to lift Tig aluminum using a transformer type welding machine. Thanks

[@billshuey7422]

Great instructional video. Wish I could visit you but I am over 9500 miles away. One hell of a long swim.😂

[@coilstreeservice9398]

You are a really good Dude! You just got another subscriber. In the name of Jesus Christ may God Bless you Brother 💯❤️

[@hilltroneye]

Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱. Full respect Sir for you! I really like watch your video.

[@daveknowshow]

I just put together the same set up last week so I can try my hand at tig welding. I'm not a very good welder so its gonna take me a while to get the hang of it.

[@davecc0000]

Can such a TIG torch be added to a Lincoln flux-wire/MIG welder (Weld-Pak 100HD)? I've read that flux-core wire and MIG welders are "constant voltage" whereas stick and TIG are "constant current". Since it's not constant current, can the 100HD do TIG? (Of course a gas supply will also have to be provided.) This machine allows swapping + and - leads and has option for argon gas (a tube connects to the wire feed block). Thanks for your help to all welders, "noobie" and pro.

[@wayhighironguy5553]

I'd like to "see" exactly how you have this hooked up. The one picture shows your stinger hooked up to the gas line...?

[@57bagre]

I just stumbled into your channel and had to sub. I too weld but not for a living although I did run a sub arc with 5/32" wire and did my tacks with 1/8" 7018 (a tack used a whole rod) dog and wedge to line up the seams, we also did some seams with 1/4" 7024 drag rods. We made large pipes, I was there for 3 or 4 years and went back to truck driving. Before that, many years before that I was an auto mechanic and did a lot of gas welding on exhaust and such. I am very interested in learning TIG but don't want to buy expensive machines when I already have several welders now. Do you have a video of your camera setup? if so can you send me a link? if not can you do one. I have a few welding videos up here but don't have a good way to record them, you can take a peek and skim through some of mine if you have time and point out any concerns you may find, I have a playlist in my playlist group. I hope to hear back from you and hope you can help me fine tune my technique and my equipment. Thanks Bob.

[@sammyblackchow9541]

If you are good at gas welding, learning TIG should should be a snap

[@mikef-gi2dg]

I purchased a Lincoln Le31mp because I saw this video. It has the touch TIG in a basic form, and that's enough for me at this time. I don't have TIG plans in the future, but I want to try it from time to time. I have said it before....this gentlemen is a BAD A WELDER....hands down! I also saw his stick weld aluminum video, another reason I bought an MP machine, I want to try that too. Maybe he has some info on what else I can do with my Lincoln AC 225 buzz box.

[@wkelley2544]

I weld aluminum with a similar set up using an old Lincoln AC/DC Ideal Arc, the old 'bullet proof' last forever welder with the rounded top. To weld aluminum use 100% Argon, use copper to ball the tip of the tungsten electrode and to avoid contamination of the electrode always initiate the arc on copper placed next to the base aluminum to be welded. For copper a flattened 1" [or larger] hard copper tube coupling works well. At home I rarely weld thin aluminum, it's hard to justify spending $2K on an AC Tig welder. I also own a DC Mig with spool gun but it is best used on thick aluminum. Excellent informative video, thanks !

[@T12J7]

This might be s stupid question but regarding that setup in 01:39, how is the electricity traveling from that point by the "rubber tube" to the welding point? (1) does the gas carry the electricity or (2) is that brown "rubber tube" looking thing actually some king of special tube which allows electricity to travel through it? I admit that I know nothing about TIG welding and super little about STICK welding.

[@metalheartmachine]

T12J7 The rubber tube has the electrical cable inside it. It runs the gas and power at the same time.

[@scottb4029]

What voltage is TIG? I know it is DC but my machine is 14.5 to 21.5 volts , my amperage is 20 to 135. I love the idea of doing this and from another veteran thanks for your support. I plan to put dinse 25 connections on my electrode and my clamp so I can run dcep flux core. By the way I have a harbor freight titanium flux 125, it's weight helps me because of my disability I am not able to lift a lot of weight around for very long and it weighs 15lbs. And I got it 1for $125. I would love to make it into a simple TIG.

[@gospeltrain3653]

Hi, I have connected this as you have instructed but all i get is sticking and burning like an arc welder. However I don't have 100% I only have 75-25 will this make a difference in operation and cause this to stick and pop? I have been runnning at 120 amps and up to 130amps but it only gets more burning like an arc. Using a Lincoln 225 DC Arc welder

[@rafaswierczynski]

Hi Bob... Sorry for my post, i'm begginer with welding but this comment isn't about welding. I'm listeneng video on headset and if You could check "stereo effect" on Your voice in video... For me it is moving all the time left-right channel... i think you could fix that in video editor (even make mono). should be better for viewer like me (head set and non native english speaker). and of course - greate video! thank You

[@Jmartestuesday]

I dint know how to ask, but I'd sure like to build a system like you show. I have a stick welder which WAS AC, but I made a rectifier which makes it a DC output. I wonder where I might find more info on what to get so I can try building a TIG similar to what you show in this video. I see Amazon has VERY affordable torches. I have gauges and can get a tank of Argon. Perhaps my first question would be tip diameter and shape. Also, is the connector that screws onto the torch easy to buy at a welding shop? Your attitude and knowledge about welding really impress this old guy. Thanks for the info .

[@Altruistic-Viking]

Hi Bob, being from Europe I’m wondering about your foot pedals, what’s up with that ? I’ve been following your channel for a while and looking around other welding folks as well, and I find that Americans tend to use the pedal more often than not. How come? Where I’m from it’s almost unknown......

[@kennethbernard832]

Gramps was a welder blacksmith, dad was a universal welder blacksmith and i was shown at 15 yrs old, now what i will share with you is out there and you dont require gases or any expensive tig rods. first you need to purchase "everdure", 1rst get carbon rod, sharpen to point same as tig, clamp in your electrode holder, DC electrode pos, and use the eveture like any tig rod. hell i made my own short box by literally cutting 18 inches out of the box and frame, i used everdure, to weld the box back together, the rods are about $4-5 last time i bought.

[@graftedin3]

I will second that statement about Bob and Jody ! I wish our elected public servants were as eager to help us.

[@tomharrell1954]

Stupid question number 1587448 Why don't you just buy a TIG welder instead of junk rigging? VERY NICE WELDS, I DO WISH I COULD DO THAT.

[@dhjet2000]

I worked for a company that used a bunch of Thunderbolt welders as TIG welders for stainless . This is a shit way to to TIG weld. Do yourself a favor and invest in a portable Miller welder. They don't cost too much and you get much better welds. The tungsten will stick like a stick and you go through much more of it and it gets expensive quick.

[@jaratt85]

So you can't do that with AC? Damn it.. I was hoping to convert a stick to TIG to be able to weld aluminum.. *sigh... guess I need to brush up on my gas welding skills and get a jeweler's torch for more control.

[@lmccluer]

Small world Bob. I’m sure you said Ark City, Kansas. If so, I’m just up to the road in El Dorado, KS. Wish I would have known you were down there when I was trying to learn welding, and show me in person his to set this Tig up.

[@kennedy67951]

Man, you did not show how to turn a Stick Welding machine into a Tig Welder. You showed nothing on set up. What's up with that? You just using this Video for Click Bait. A Big Thumbs Down on Wasting My Time.

[@ksufarmer5319]

"Arkansaw" City, Kansas, that's funny Bob. I like to rub it in to non-Kansans (especially Arkansans) that we have rivers and a city called "Ar-Kansas". Drives people nuts. I guess it's like Okies calling Miami, OK "Miama". Love your videos and proud to have you local.

[@Johntend0]

KSUFarmer I am confusion

[@ace66067]

OMG what a small world I am from Kansas but now live in California and I have a Miller two cylinder 9000 want stick welder I’ve been watching his videos for tips and tricks and it’s funny to think that prevented from Kansas LOL

[@kenspix]

We appreciate the selfless attitude that you project towards Vets God Bless you and please keep up the Patriotic attitude.

[@houseoffire72]

Man I could sure use a little help... Looking at buying a small 110 stick welder and converting it. Idk if its even possible with a 110V unit??? If so what should I buy as a good starting point???

[@papahajek5383]

We used to fill a 5 gallon bucket with distilled water and drop a small submersible pump in to use a water cooled torch. We had an old acetylene hanger to shut off the gas. using a copper scratch pad was useful for avoiding marking up an expensive part (Tool & Die welding).

[@LMG6989]

Yup that is the way to do it. I worked offshore oilfield & moblie welding 90% my career, and this is how I would do all my SS pipe welds in the field. Dont foreget to back purge your SS pipe.

[@blueboatone5653]

In these troubling times, you are an island of calm and generosity.

[@glipho01]

Sr, really very very good hint, and by the way.... how to use a tig welder for maw welding???? Using some of great tig configurations...with a rod....

[@OleGramps53]

Thanks for this video. I’ve been trying to get my century tri-star ac/dc to run my tig torch for metal. When I bought it 30 years ago I also bought the high frequency box for aluminum welding so this video has given me a lot of information to try and get my torch working for steel. Thank you.

[@Yellow.Dog.]

You might want to check out Jody at weldingtipsandtricks here on YT, if you haven't already. He did a video about using the high frequency box to tig aluminum this way.

[@ilikesbutter]

Thanks for sharing to the world of have a go welders. I have a question, I’m using a stick welder power unit and have a manual tig handset. I’m finding that the tungsten tip gets fouled continually and needs regrinding after seconds of welding. Is there a tip you can offer to avoid this and allow longer runs?

[@WeldorLife]

this is a good video right here

[@roseulrey3791]

Why doesn't my Maxstar 150 stick only work right with this set up? It will get to where it will only weld for about 2 seconds, then you have to keep restarting the arc.

[@thaokou21]

So whats the difference between using a power block and just clamping the ground clamp to the work table. im confuse and just trying to see whats better. any help. thanks in advance

[@RoiratNews]

I have been looking for information on converting an AC/DC stick welder into a wire feed mig welder but I'm not finding any info that would explain if it can be done or not. Can you help me figure this out?

[@dragcarbuilder2075]

Thanks for sharing that video I truly enjoyed it as a welder fabricator you never truly stop learning in this business and when you think you can't learn anymore in my opion it's time to hang it up!! This just taught me I can get by with what I have, my Tig machine gave up the gas after about 15 yrs of just about daily working and it was old and I needed to buy a new one but needed other equipment!! Thanks again!!

[@johnw.peterson4311]

Bob, you are a darn good man, and an outstanding welder/ steel fabricator. I really appreciate you and your videos. I know talent when I see it as one who spent years in industry as a journeyman welder fabricator.

[@marnovescovi9300]

nice video. Have a question. Have a plasma cutter dc inverter (cut 40 from china (Crap)) does it work like a stick or tig? any ideas? please.

[@philly2x]

I'm left handed, and before I watched this, I would have assumed this is left handed welding. Also... I'm new. 😂

[@huxmetalworks7371]

Great job you are the man thanks for sharing

[@tanasemihai545]

YOU SHOULD MAKE A VIDEO and convert a cheap stick welder inverter...in to a tig welder

[@Turin-Fett]

My experience is that a dc stick welding setup for TIG, without lift arc, just blasts the end off the tungsten every time on light up.

[@aidenin7]

My mig is a 200 AC can this be turned into DC and how please, I watched your video it was easy and clear, and its good that you are over 45 years of age with mature attitude Aiden

[@usernamemykel]

What is the point/advantage, if any, of using this setup, compared to regular SMAW, asks this newbie?

[@elmoojo2170]

Can you pls make a video on what makes a good lap weld on arc I am having trouble with lap

[@JonDingle]

Great information being shared to help us all learn new skills. time to get a TIG torch, bottle of Pure Argon and some rods and have a go! Many thanks young man!

[@jaywalker712]

Great to see a man with such skills share it.