Perfect Straight Beads Stick Welding With 7018

[@madcapmagician6018]

30+ yrs here, and a good refresher is never not needed.... Helps to kick the bad habits out... 👍😁

[@Welddotcom]

Never stop learning!

[@madcapmagician6018]

30+ years here, a good refresher will always help to kick the bad habits out 😁👍

[@Welddotcom]

Always good to get down to the root of things... pun intended

[@RichardSmith-ms6hh]

Pad-weld is THE place to regroup. The one about 'like riding a bicycle" - I've just been through this after 2~1/2 years out - reminding of so many intricacies of what feeds into a good weld. Pad weld until "like riding a bicycle". I got a several kg standard pack of 2.5mm 7018's - get a lot of rods for your money, use up not much plate doing little welds - and make it challenging and attention-focusing with rod undersize for plate at 10mm thickness so variables to get a good weld is really critical. Your entire message - absolutely.

[@Welddotcom]

Its surprisingly more difficult to keep things straight and together copared to working in a groove.

[@RichardSmith-ms6hh]

@@Welddotcom You don't have to tell me that! :-) But repeating this point for everyone to read - absolutely - I'm with you on that. Comes with more authority from you than me - thanks for saying this...

[@StrangerThing369]

This was my favorite in school! vertical up in particular!

[@Welddotcom]

Excellent1

[@lw8882]

I'm starting with MIG cause I want to be able to do jobs quickly, and this is still great advice for that. Everything about this is amazing. Thanks!

[@Welddotcom]

We have another video like this for MIG welding, it was fairly recent

[@todgarred1450]

Dang! Wish I had metal like that too practice on... always great video.

[@AustinHargett]

Lots of metal supplies have these as drop and will even give away the rusty stuff sometimes

[@Welddotcom]

If you ask your metal supplier for drops you can get some good practice material for cheap.

[@levonhoward2288]

AWESOME THANK YOU BROTHER

[@randyjackson4282]

Well done good instruction to follow i truly believe you should learn to stick weld first what you learn helps you in tig and mig

[@Welddotcom]

understanding how to read a puddle will help you transition to any process.

[@catadjusterjim]

It may be time to upgrade my 55 yr old 50amp fixed stick welder....

[@Welddotcom]

That little sprinter is worth it! and affordable! basically fits in your pocket lol

[@MrJeepty]

Nice vid guys

[@SouthernGround]

Started using a whiteout pin, (titanium oxide) I think, kind of hard to find for some reason, had to go to Staples. Dollar General had them so did dollar tree but not anymore

[@Welddotcom]

I didnt know this was a thing.

[@mjo326]

New welder here - thank you for making this video. Excellent video!

[@Welddotcom]

Glad you took some value in it!

[@peterm4675]

Safety man shaking his head in that chaulk grind 🫣

[@Welddotcom]

Ive done it in front of the safety guy, no one flinches. Never used a grinder to sharpen chalk before? pretty handy.

[@Welddotcom]

Appreciate that

[@citrusblast4372]

I have this as a bigger problem on mig and flux. The cup covers where im going and the light fogs up my lens and its the same as welding in a fog

[@RichardSmith-ms6hh]

As shown here - find your position so you can see. Clean "slips" in your visor. MIG/GMAW - is fast(er) so have to be able to split vision watching front edge position and form AND back edge shape. Stating the obvious - but needs saying - back of your weld where it solidifies gives the shape the weld will always have.

[@Welddotcom]

Move youre head homie. you can have a linger stick out too. thatll help.

[@Woody_Florida]

That just sounds like normal?

[@arustydodge2111]

Digging that portable table with the red legs, that you have your Lincoln set on. Who makes that, and can you give us info? Thank you. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great lesson. You are correct; “We all need practice”. Love a good refresher course!👍👍

[@Welddotcom]

Lincoln actually make it! foldable legs and adjustable height.. hell i think you can get it on amazon

[@tallyman15]

Good information

[@Welddotcom]

Glad it was helpful

[@Ratkill9000]

I had to get prescription safety glasses in school, was way too blurry to see good enough. Another thing that can really help are magnifying/cheater lenses. Those can be like a 1.5-2x magnification which can be extremely useful.

[@Eyore82]

I run a lot of hard facing rod on industrial equipment.. i ALWAYS mark out my welds with soap stone, then score those straight lines with the cut off wheel. If i don't, the soap stone lines will be smoked off after the first bead

[@Welddotcom]

Yeah those grinding marks dont go anywhere for sure.esspecially as you wire wheel or clean welds, that soap stone wont last.

[@Ratkill9000]

I've picked up some layout pencils. Supposedly they won't burn off like soap stone will. But they seem to only work well on millscale and not clean steel.

[@LibertyDankmeme]

shout out to my homie Bob!!

[@Welddotcom]

if you say his name 3 times, in the mirror, at midnight... nothing will happen, just you in the dark saying Bob.

[@morgansword]

I see one problem if its on something where there is a lot of stress, like a extended arm or other item attracted to the next item ahead. That light grind to show where the line for welding a straight line would be where it would break into or rip apart .

[@Welddotcom]

dont grind the line if you think you shouldnt

[@Hood_Tyme_Fab]

It's been my issue, I've been dragging the rod side on from right to left, across my body (being a lefty), whereas you look to almost be dragging it towards you.thanks.

[@Cameron_902]

@@Hood_Tyme_Fab it’s great to practice both however once you switch to doing T-joints and other stuff you lose almost all the visibility to the joint. Practice as many different techniques as you possibly can.

[@Hood_Tyme_Fab]

@@Cameron_902 Thanks pal and yeah it seems I've been going at everything like a T joint .

[@Welddotcom]

no matter what your welding in where always plan for where you want to finish. if you can move the plate, move the plate, if you cant, move your body. with welding left or right handed doesnt really matter in my opinion. no code says you have to weld left to right or right to left. Its the same weld, just with another hand.

[@Hood_Tyme_Fab]

@@Welddotcom thanks pal

[@tuankumiskotak]

a mode for 6010, i knew something was wrong when i tried to use it in normal mode and fail miserably (the welding machine dont have 6010 mode). ended up using 7018 for root pass in welding school

[@Dibulok]

Pretty cool helmet, but there is nothing out there better than 3M speedglass helmets with fresh air unit. You should try it out.

[@Welddotcom]

I have! very nice, comfortable, everything you could want except a $2200 price tag. ill let the company man get me one.

[@andrerossi5010]

Excelent!

[@jfiel209]

That thumbnail is something else 😅

[@Welddotcom]

gotta get the right angle of the dangle

[@tsl7881]

I guess the grinder cleans out wagon tracks too.

[@justalittleloving]

This may be a dumb question but is stick welding arc welding?

[@danielcarlson2337]

@@justalittleloving Yes, technically it's called shielded metal arc welding

[@justalittleloving]

@@danielcarlson2337 thank you so much

[@Welddotcom]

"technically" GMAW, SMAW, GTAW, FCAW are allllll arc welding.. haha but not technically speaking alot of people will refer to basic arc welding as SMAW

[@justalittleloving]

@@Welddotcom thank you very much

[@TexasNationalist1836]

Bring back Bob moffhat

[@SouthernGround]

found Bob on a different channel but not alot of content, I think he's kind of retired now, don't blame him he's been at it a long time.

[@TexasNationalist1836]

@@SouthernGround damn it what’s the channel name

[@SouthernGround]

​@@TexasNationalist1836Let's weld something

[@Welddotcom]

Im sure we can have Bob on when he comes around. he doesnt make much content anymore, on any channel. he just makes appearances hear and there.

[@Woody_Florida]

Yeah. Show me pretty welds like that with 7018 rods while out in the field, maybe even while in a lift a few stories up. Also while working with a structure that has been exposed to weather, maybe even salt air for decades, and is corroded. And after you pulled your leads up a few stories, then prepped the mess before you, all the while the foreman of that job who is definitely not your boss but thinks he is complains and yells up what he is sure should be done so everything will end up perfect, in 95 degree heat and direct sun and 90% humidity. Plus you know the inspection is coming in a few hours wether you are ready or not, and your boss has to pay penalties if you are not ready for the inspector. And its far past lunch time but you dont have time to eat. Also you are expected to be back at the shop by 5 or the gate will be locked and you must get the machine there. And then traffic is so bad that after a 1 hour drive to the job you know it is a 2 hour drive back to the shop.... etc etc. I dont want to hear any office working computer woman talking to me about stress. Just sayin.

[@Pekoy956]

Use whiteout

[@Welddotcom]

terrible idea.. no offence. white out is often used in the blacksmith world to prevent fusion in canister Damascus. I would imagine it would inhibit fusion in welding as well. not to mention its not very accurate when making a straight line... or mark on 400 degree metal.. feel free to try it and let me know.

[@ManVsOven]

Yeah, time for me to get a good hood… thanks

[@Welddotcom]

It helps sooooo much