Welding Exotic Titanium Exhausts for Super Cars | TIG Welding

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[@calholli]

It's much easier than she's making it look. Just go fast and get the colored welds everywhere; It looks cooler and still works like a beast. It's an exhaust pipe, we're not welding the space shuttle here. lol. And she can make it as perfect as she wants, but it's going to heat up and change the color of the pipe as you ride it anyway. So then what was the point in taking all that time to make it perfect?

[@silversoozookee2839]

Who would I contact to inquire about getting an exhaust made for my motorcycle? Been poking around for a few years and keep getting no help from local shops.

[@Among529]

Salve salve mestre. Comprei uma máscara com você e não mandaram o visor pra esmerilhar

[@evilgti2000]

Natasha is a excellent welder but you can tell she would be an even better instructor. Very articulate and able to explain processes without rambling. 👍 for Natasha and awesome video!

[@ncstonecrew]

100% agree!

[@dereklalande8011]

She makes me think of My teacher in welding school right now shes really good my teacher used to do earospace too actually idk why she left but we have seen her weld and jesus christ im so happy i have her to teach me tig welding

[@enchantedape8180]

I weld tested at unobtainium last year. The shop is absolutely immaculate. I felt like I was welding in a laboratory.

[@calholli]

That's because you literally were.

[@iandemachine8914]

Did they run you?

[@enchantedape8180]

@@iandemachine8914 no they paid low $30's an hour low benefits. I was already employed making $52 an hour with maintenance job at a refinery. With a child on the way it was a no Brainer to stay where i was.

[@iandemachine8914]

@@enchantedape8180 Yeah I've the same problem. I get $60 an hour for welding garbage. $30 a hour doesn't go far in Alberta with a wife and three kids. It would be cool if they could pay more for that type of work. But I suppose its oil and gas that makes the world go round.

[@enchantedape8180]

@@iandemachine8914 ya you nailed it. If I was starting out in the trade this would be the absolute best place to work. I also live in edmonton so to fold up everything for half the pay might not be the best idea. But God damn I was like a kid in a candy store so many nice cars. Still a pleasure to have been in there.

[@draincctv8659]

Natasha has some mad skills & this is one of the best Titanium welding demonstrations I've seen.

[@newportbeach3621]

She a amazing welder and her knowledge of welding refreshing how she explains what she is doing..

[@SETtheTONE.]

We need more videos like this, I’m opening my own shop to do this exact thing! She is very skilled & knowledgeable, keep the videos coming & feature her please.

[@ajstyle9069]

@Will Swift go with ac dc tig with pulse function welding machine single phase , like cana weld ac dc tig 201 pulse-D machine or Weldpro Digital 200 Amp AC/DC TIG Welder with Pulse CK 17 or prime weld TIG225X AC DC tig welder wit pulse machine

[@andrewhawksworthwood1372]

She's awesome 😊

[@kleinbiker1]

I love that she is reinforcing that color is bad in a ti weld. So many ricers have promoted the whole rainbow "titanium look". Drives me crazy.

[@jamfd3s788]

Color is bad in the WELD, coloring the metal after the weld means nothing and just because u think something isn’t cool doesn’t mean it isn’t lol

[@lowhydrogen7018a1]

I can’t imagine how to figure all of those cuts. Amazing work, I would definitely struggle doing that day in and day out.

[@jeepwk6.5L]

Actually fairly easy although it looks challenging

[@SergioPena20]

Doing it day in and day out would make it easier over time. It really just comes down to taking your time and making accurate cuts.

[@davidswanson5669]

It’s possible that they are all the same cut angle. If you look at stove piping (household stove pipes), you can create any type of winding curves and even straight runs, just by twisting the orientation of each of the angled section pieces.

[@jeepwk6.5L]

@@davidswanson5669 yes that is exactly how you do it. Usually 4.5 or 7.5 degree cuts

[@vongdong10]

Pie cuts are super easy to do nowadays. There are plastic pieces that are used for mocking up and equipment for making the exact same angled cuts.

[@tripwheelerton2417]

awesome work, first time seeing Titanium without any coloring.

[@hmerced3668]

Like always thank you for the time you spend with all those watching who are willing to increase, or just learning to weld, the artful skill of welding. Thank you.

[@jacobcarolan1172]

That cup setup is crazy!

[@michaelnoyes4817]

Allways good to see an artisan at work

[@Kajpaje]

Real artistry. Always happy to see women in the trades, and you can be sure they've had to earn their place there.

[@Welder_Danea]

Nice work! Love seeing other women crushing it in the industry!

[@Welder_Danea]

@Yo Joe I’m not bias 1 bit I look up to male welders as well not just female. I’ve been in the industry 10 years. I just get tired of the boys in the industry who think we don’t belong. Maybe because they are scared we could take their job?!

[@Welder_Danea]

@Yo Joe if you were female and knew what extra bs we have to put up with you would understand.

[@Welder_Danea]

@Yo Joe sadly it’s true but an arrogant man wouldn’t get it. Where’s your video on this since it’s so “easy” I’d love to learn from you.

[@Welder_Danea]

@Yo Joe well obviously you wouldn’t have to teach someone who does have it figured out. Obviously if they don’t care to learn then there’s no point wasting your time. And we wonder why everyone is short on help.

[@calholli]

She's actually welding it together, crushing it apart is better done with a hammer.

[@dfb1111]

Great description and video, i have heard some of the tips you mentioned but never seen it all demonstrated and explained so clearly.Thanks for posting!

[@peterpeter5666]

very impressed! im no where close to being A professional welder but i weld from time to time and this woman is a beast at welding ! hats off to you !

[@rawbennett]

Today I learned about purging the pipe with argon!! Every day is a school day (if you turn up to class haha) My tig welding is rank armature at best so watching you do such acute job of that titanium exhaust is literally a pleasure to watch!!

[@rudaworks]

Awesome video and perfect explaination on how to weld Ti! Far to often ppl believe they can weld Ti, but damn, she knows how!

[@Blanc777]

This is great. People tell me all the time that colour in Ti is fine, I’ve never believed them. Interesting needing to leave the filler in the shielding gas. Makes a lot of sense.

[@confuse9]

For exhaust systems its fine. Basically its not a structural part and there is almost no pressure in the pipes (a few PSI maybe) Those tack welds were probably enough to keep the exhaust together. If you are working on a jet engine... nuclear power plant etc. There might be a bit more concern on the strength and corrosion resistance esp inside the pipe where it is difficult to inspect.

[@jayflow7949]

By Far the Best Weld Teaching Video Ever She Explains it in a Way it’s Super Easy to Understand Even tho they Are Very Advanced Techniques She’s Just Making it Look Easy….

[@jordanalexander1592]

Great video!!! Thank you! Im from BC. Been following both your guys pages / channels for quite a few years now.

[@mandeladams4793]

Great video with the most important things preparing the material correctly & patience. Applies in most things we all do in life as individuals; or teams.

[@timsexton8146]

I’m impressed! You are very good at what you do. Obviously you are an artist at what you do and proud of your work

[@peters5333]

I know a little bit about Unobtainium and the work they do so its very cool to see more of their work as I can design exhaust systems but am only learning now how to make them now! Can we get more videos from Natasha? She explains her set up and targets very well. I have a cheap TIG Yeswelder in my garage and am welding mild steel tubing but want to see how the pros hold the torch, cup and tungsten size and torch hand position on the part These small details (ie: comfort and positioning and torch angle) are incredibly important as I am learning. This is exactly the type of video I am looking for.

[@davidsnyder2000]

Most straight forward and informative video I’ve seen so far. Thank you 👍

[@Factory400]

That BBW cup allows a HUUUUGE stickout on the tungsten. I love that setup.

[@JFirn86Q]

Awesome video, really learned a lot, she had a lot of great tips and pointers. I feel like I definitely would try doing much more at once than she did their, so it was nice seeing how little she does at once.

[@zenpro8164]

great tips, thanks Tash and crew :)

[@dumbestoyster]

These guys simply are the best! Proud to have them in My backyard...

[@calholli]

They are basically yours.. You own them.

[@TheJohnnyo7]

Beautiful work Natasha! Nice to see such a talented young woman with a skill level exceeding most male welders.love your welding cap 😁

[@amathis7292]

Bro you don't have to insult an entire gender to try to sleep with someone who would never ever.. It's embarrassing..

[@jt5747]

But can she make a sandwich?

[@jsshayes1]

Awesome! Fantastic work Natasha!

[@rsmaster5637]

I love Titanium .. The color and glow is amazing

[@adamhalstead3129]

Wow now that’s some impressive work much respect there 🤙🏻😎

[@trevorjarvis3050]

Unobtainium Welding needs a channel! Just 2 a month, that’s all. I wanna see the jig process for those curves and cuts. Hey Natasha…. How many rings are there just in that exhaust pipe in this video? What wall thickness? Thanks.

[@dumbestoyster]

That have an IG account

[@costarich8029]

Sheesh I wish I was that steady and consistent. Awesome job. I had a 2001 996S. Super fun bike.

[@ButBigger42]

You can tell she works with Chris. Very knowledgable and skillful group at Unobtanium.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

Wow, that's all lot of feet of artistic skill. You're a great example! Thank you!

[@mawardiamaturrahman4154]

You can use TiCon purge cap for this Natasha..im amazed with your skills I do take note on the prep Yes agreed with the cleaning method Miller we are 💪🏼

[@davidtrace5709]

Wonderful tutorial! Tasha, you are fantastic. Keep it up 👏

[@JamesJ1010]

Did alot of aircraft titanium welding in vacuum chambers which were then filled with argon gas to eliminate any discoloration or contamination

[@edwardalbrecht2215]

Thank you for explaining this so well. I hate when I see people have rainbows and huge blobs. Keep it up!

[@benz-share9058]

She included quite a bit of detail and I really appreciate that. I'd like her to do another video, with more information on handling thin stock.

[@hollabacatme]

@@benz-share9058 same. i always wondered about the coloring on Ti parts i've seen with so many having that "burnt tip" styled look and understanding it was heat related. never thought it had a play in quality of weld until this explanation and damn do her welds look great

[@000gjb]

When I was taught how to TIG weld mild steel, I welded mild steel edge to edge up to 1.6mm thick without filler wire. When the weld was pounded into a hole in an Anvil, the metal split and failed at right angles across the welded joint to prove the technique. I was also taught that if there is a gap, the gap is the width of the filler wire using a travelling keyhole between the metal pieces to weld the two adjacent pieces of metal. How do these two techniques differ when welding Titanium and how is filler wire composition chosen?

[@glennthornton3925]

could you enclose your exhaust in a cabinet and have everything under gas?? That's how we did our welds to (like you said) prevent discoloration. Also along with not removing your filler wire from under the shield, we snipped the end to keep from injection any contamination back into the weld. But absolutely beautiful work

[@Agustin-jo8mv]

Ahhh! I wish they did an inspection of the inside of the tubing with a bore scope or something. 🥺🥺

[@johnbladen4931]

Thank You for the provided information Natasha. Also, Nice Welding! Regards JB

[@Kargola11332]

Very good, served my time on TIG, its a real skill

[@rl2769]

Prep and figment is the key to any good weld 👍

[@boof_itall3898]

thats just a fitment of your imagination.

[@jfratis9081]

I use C-stands in the shop as well. Posted a project on a forum and no one who responded cared about the tig welded cage. They all wanted to know what the stands were holding the tubing in place.

[@mitchrich6]

Only heard of this brand recently, talented beautiful lady. Thankyou for giving a beautiful description. Also camera and editing aeems to be done well

[@craigfiles7067]

Great insight & information regarding titanium welding thank you for sharing

[@Varunkm110]

with the WPS Expiationation will be still very clear. Cool stuff I liked the problems addressed

[@darylmorse]

Nice work. Really impressive, like a sculpture.

[@gerrypaulson9917]

We noticed that you use argon for purging, but do you also use it as your shielding gas. I've been a welder for about 35 years and pretty much TIG welded every other metal but I've never done titanium.

[@dennisd4452]

I want Ti for my flathead Ford pickup with a turbo. Great work!

[@l8tapex]

I want to T some extra multipoint support for a road racer. I have 300lbs weight break but cant cut car. The main cage must be DOM but for extra bracing/cross I can use anything. Tubing, filler and the gas is affordable. Experience is 0. I am envious but grateful for content!

[@osiris1071]

Natasha didn't only melted welding but my heart...

[@bpg786]

What a fantastic explication. What to do and why explained perfectly 👍

[@redtesta]

it really is an art . Welders would make great surgeons :) Steady hands!!!

[@motomonster525]

except you cant grind a stitch

[@redtesta]

@@motomonster525 LOLOL Im talking the weld itself .

[@gabriellacasse8463]

Can you guys make a video about rod welding stainless. I'm doing a stainless job sch 10 outside. I have to use rod because I don't have the condition to use Tig. I was thinking about using a 316L - 15 1/16

[@georgekefallinos8120]

Very nice video Natasha i like how you weld and explain your technic it's really helpful video 👍 thanks 🙏

[@chriscondon3927]

You are an amazing welder! Very detailed and explanatory. I wished I was that good.

[@yurycz8933]

👍I made myself this for my Toyota microbus but from stainless steel. Phew , hard work.

[@jt5747]

Word on the street, guys, is that Natasha is going to pick one lucky fellow from the comments section, whom she has deemed most complimentary, for a lifetime of marital bliss with her. So keep those comments coming. Comments like, "Beautiful!... and the welds look good too😘" are considered particularly original and will score you extra points. You can pick up more bonus points if you mention that she is so much better than most male welders, coupled with a version of how much you support women like her in the industry. Let's get busy, boys. Natasha is waiting. Contest closes 12/31/2036, at which time some of you will surely still be posting on this video, looking for her attention.

[@michaelconroy9975]

F##k Her, you are made for me........(I was reading the comments and thinking much the same) it's kind of funny really lol.......

[@internetpointsbank]

Let's bury this comment so we have a better chance.

[@basbastian2998]

Nice video. Thanks for the good tips. I'll try some on my next stainless exhaust.

[@Motorrad127]

When you fire back up each time, how far are you overlapping your start?

[@justinb384]

Does titanium warp more like SS ? Or aluminum? Or does it warp less than both? ... does it melt more like SS? Or aluminum?.. this is pretty cool!

[@FeralRabbit]

I have a question as a non-welding person who wants to learn. If you can weld difficult materials like thin wall titanium or stainless does that make welding other things easier?

[@CGT80]

Yes, like many things in life. tig welding steel is easy compared to tig welding aluminum and especially thin aluminum. Aluminum takes a lot of heat to get started but then soaks it up and becomes very sensitive to heat, plus it likes to crater on the end of a bead. Welding mild steel uses the same techniques but it is very linear like driving a car where you push the pedal to get going quickly but not do a burnout and then coast along and taper off at the end. Imagine driving a car that suddenly had double the power or a throttle twice as sensitive as when you left the stop sign. Steel isn't nearly as picky about being clean or having great gas coverage. Mig welding steel, aluminum, or stainless is similar and if you can weld thin parts without overheating or warping, the same movements go into thicker parts but they are much more forgiving. The big problem is that you have to walk before you run or compete in a marathon. You can push yourself to become more advanced and can try to do it quickly, but you don't stand a chance doing the ocean swimming portion of a triathlon if you can't even swim in a pool. For the ocean swimmer, a swim in a lake or pool is going to be relatively easy.

[@FeralRabbit]

@@CGT80 Appreciate the input but am unclear as to what you might recommend in beginning. Is it better to just start trying to stick two pieces together or a more focused goal of successfully doing the same to thinner stock? My one friend took a adult welding class and liked it but I am thinking that for what he paid for the class I can buy my own welder and practice on all the scrap i have access to. Not the same necessarily but I wanted to learn to airbrush for painting models and the guy I bought the airbrush from said "go to the dollar store and buy a bunch of coloring books and water colors. then use your airbrush to fill them in" he was right best easiest way to learn cheaply. If you can stay in the lines with your airbrush in a coloring book models are easy.

[@CGT80]

@@FeralRabbit Just like you said, start out easy and "walk" before you run. I bought my tig welder and did some practice on scrap for half a year before taking tig in college. The miller web site and a few others had info that helped me learn more. KZbin didn't exist back in 1999. Do you want to do MIG or TIG, or stick? Actually, for any of them I would recommend the Miller 220 multi machine that does all of them, but it is not cheap. It is great for a beginner or a pro. My miller 211 inverter is an excellent mig only machine. 120v machines are too limited on thickness, but the two I mentioned will do 120v or 240v. Decide on a process to learn and research a machine to buy. If you can find someone who already welds to get you started, that is even better. I started on borrowed machines and used a basic stick welder and bought a 120v mig, but quickly outgrew such a small machine. My tig is huge (460 amps and 1,000 pounds) but the price was great since it is so old and big. Watch youtube videos like "welding tips and tricks," his name is Jody, and read how to's for the basics. Try it yourself on 1/8" steel. Flat stock is easy to cut into coupons to do different joints. Use scrap metal if you can get it. 1/8" to 1/4" is forgiving and when you get down to 16ga or 1/16" material it gets much harder when you are not experienced. Get the motions and techniques to work on thicker material then go thinner as you progress. For mig welding, solid ER70S6 wire and 75/25 gas will be the easiest and most versatile. Flux core sucks and CO2 has more splatter. A community college level class is great for instruction unless you are good at watching videos and practicing on your own. It is a waste to practice on your own and not study videos, web sites, forums, or a class at the same time. Without outside information, you won't know what is proper and learning will be much slower. You don't have to spend a huge amount of money on classes or training to learn the basics. If you like it and stick with it, then it would warrant putting more money into it.

[@FeralRabbit]

@@CGT80 thanks for the replies, much appreciated!

[@theablanca17]

It's a bit different. I see a regular mig welder like a "glue gun for metal", which it really is. Tig and such demands a bit more care and skill. Often you go from MIG to TIG, so you have a bit of the method etc set. Sure, you can start with TIG but it's more difficult to get going. if you just want to weld pieces of metal together, get a decent MIG welder. You still need to invest a bit with gas bottles and tools and welding mask etc. Oh, when you begin a grinder isn't a bad idea either. But, it depends mostly on what you want to do. What your goal is.

[@johnmathews3027]

Very nice work, Great video thanks for sharing

[@FuhQ64]

Interesting to see how tedious it is to keep ti clean welding in atmosphere. I have experience in chamber only. Furick cups seem to be a great advantage to have

[@dalehiebert2588]

I like these videos Great information you can learn so much. Keep the videos coming. Nice to see some videos from Canada, where I'm from.

[@robguyatt9602]

I would like to ask about why the pie pieces as you call them. Is it to do with difficulty in bending Ti? I have no experience in Ti. When I was working as a Boilermaker Welder ( I left that for drafting 30 years ago) I only worked in mild steel and we called those bends lobster back bends. I enjoyed fabricating and welding. Back in the 80s when the PC became a thing I wrote programs to print segment paper templates for pipe beds and intersections. Was a lot of fun learning that and my boss loved the time saving ideas I came up with. Pity he said no to a raise but. !! LOL. Oh and as a hobby outside of work I used to make motorcycle exhaust systems in mild steel and just stick welded them. No TIG or MIG in my garage at that time. Just a cheap stick machine. But I was good at it :)

[@richardj163]

Cool factor is off the charts!

[@06E60S85]

Had no clue about the colors in the weld on Ti...Everyone seems to look for and remark about the color as though its desirable when as it turns out, is really just a very noticeable sign of an inferior weld. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent.

[@brianfisher7385]

Some serious skills on display here.

[@Just1GuyMetalworks]

Great tips! 😊 Really like that hood. Light pollution (lense reflection) is the bane of my existence sometimes lol. Cheers!

[@laaxess]

Does anything change on the end pie cuts where the actual flow of the argon purge exits from? Do you need to go slower on those last end piecuts? Thank you!

[@milkjorgjergji6511]

I'd like to ask you were did you get that under helmet, the "bandana". it's simply genius thank you for answering me

[@MetalgearLuke]

i noticed a slight blunt on the end of her tungsten, is that for low amp starts or to avoid any possible inclusions in the weld?

[@kawsar5946]

Probably a really stupid question, but I don't know anything about welding, and only watching this because I've recently had some exhaust welding done. Why can't titanium be bent in the shape of the exhaust like standard exhaust material (presumably steel)?

[@crisptitanium]

Great video..do you ever used pulsed-arc for the pie-cuts, or just constant arc?

[@adampindell]

I've never welded titanium. Looks tricky and meticulous; my kinda stuff. Thanks for the crash course!

[@edsonbojorquez2913]

It’s actually very similar to welding stainless steel actually, I had the impression that it was very hard as well, but just focus on cleaning and gas coverage and you’ll be good

[@adampindell]

@@edsonbojorquez2913 that was one of the key things I noticed, is that the gas cup was not moved outside glowing portion of the material until cooled.

[@calholli]

It's much easier than she's making it look. Just go fast and get the colored welds everywhere; It looks cooler and still works like a beast. It's an exhaust pipe, we're not welding the space shuttle here. lol. And she can make it as perfect as she wants, but it's going to heat up and change the color of the pipe as you ride it anyway. So then what was the point in taking all that time to make it perfect?

[@RustyKombi]

That was awesome & informative - very cool!

[@petermccuskey1832]

Great tutorial, thank you

[@fw1421]

Are all those pie cuts figured out on a computer? A CAD program?

[@Skovsnegl]

Hi, i am a 1 year apprentice as a stainless steel smith and i am wondering why you don't have a longer slopedown time?. In the stainless tubing for waterplants that i work on, you are at risk of creating a suction hole if the timer is set to less than 5 seconds and that will fail an inspection. Is that something you don't need to look for in a exhaust pipe?

[@Takeitlightly6]

Shes awesome and perfect human being. 😊

[@freeman7788]

Get a box and sit the exhaust in the box and fill the box with Argon and the Argon will displace the air as it is much heavier than air...And you can reuse the gas as long as it doesn't have any leaks....

[@LouisianaSpey]

We build alot if titanium pipe at the chemical plant I work at. I like titanium i just hate using a trailing cup. Its alot going on at one-time and it can be annoying, especially out in thr unit trying to make Xray welds.

[@mrb6144]

It’s very artistic engineering, luv it

[@sferg9582]

Beautiful! The welding is great too.......

[@adrianford447]

How long does it take to weld that exhaust up.

[@jdtv...9134]

That's awesome. I like the blueish yellow on motorcycle exhaust. Would love to learn this...🙏🤟

[@eduardalemany5654]

If you get a bit of color on your own exhaust system, is that ok?

[@Sp1Eagle]

Art at it finest !

[@cleon135]

Awesome job! What lens does she use? I must have bad luck with auto, but I always get flashed with the 2 I've had

[@owenbalzer6582]

if you're tigging there's no hurt in turning your sensitivity all the way up

[@krusher74]

she tells you it's the furick bbw at 2.19, and it on the screen.

[@ButBigger42]

Optrel crystal 2.0 is the best for tig.

[@tjlovesrachel]

@@krusher74 wrong lens

[@bareskinwarrior9895]

Where did you get the welding cap?

[@jeffflanagan2814]

Very nice work! This is ART

[@johnnyb8629]

could adding a pulse to the weld enable a longer continuous weld? What is the frequency of the arc ? polarity ?

[@jeepwk6.5L]

It has more to do with gas coverage, heat is controllable with the foot pedal. A trailing shield would allow you to weld longer continuous welds.

[@ButBigger42]

Don't pulse. Just don't. Makes colder welds and hotter base metal.

[@SegoMan]

@@jeepwk6.5L Or a welding bubble / purge chamber..

[@AntowQa]

wow she is so intertaining to listen and to watch tnx

[@komoru]

Great tips....but what kind of Tungsten does she use or recommend for titanium?

[@zeroyon4562]

Thoriated or Lanthanated works fine. It’s like welding stainless but with more emphasis on cleanliness and gas control.