WELDING TEST SETUP & Taylor welding Q&A

[@CanadianMetal10]

A few years ago I was injured at work and was not able to go back to that job. I had to figure out what I wanted to do for a career after that and found yours and a few others videos that I found extremely interesting and informative. I am now structural steel welder with all positions stick, and working on getting into a union to further my career. Big thanks to you and the tips I’ve learned from watching your videos🤟🏻

[@scooterinvegas1]

If you can, get your 3G/4G flux core certs on 1". A lot of structural jobs are running .062 and .072 flux now days.

[@CanadianMetal10]

⁠@@scooterinvegas1 cool thanks for the info dude

[@SouthernGround]

In the mid 70's (Navy shipyard high pressure plate school) we did just vert and overhead on 3/8 plate with a 1/4"backer and 1/8 7018 only, no grinders just a chip hammer and a sharpened 1/8 7018 rod as a slag pick, passed my first try at the end of the course (which surprise the living crap out of me😂) but boy did we practice I mean a 50# box of rod a day, 12 hours per day 5 day's a week for three months. they pushed us real hard and constantly preached to do better every day like we were Navy Seals or something, this was a very difficult class to get in and had to be recommended by the div. officer to attend, because when we got back to our ship's we had to teach the other's., I am forever grateful for that experience. it would be interesting to see how today's schools are run and how hard students are pushed. Excellent video sir, 😉👍

[@denniskalivoda]

I am not a pipeline welder, but I can relate to your comments in working the puddle. Yes, I did take the AWS test on 1” plate beveled vertical and overhead and passed both rayed with 1/8” 7018 . I appreciate your comments and knowledge.

[@zenabu80]

I still remember the small hole torch cutting using white out video. Today that is my favorite marking utensil. I have shown many people that video. I think thus far that is the best tip i have ever seen. Thank you for your content and have an awesome awesome day.

[@Beefman-648]

Chris- Thanks for addressing my slag question from your last video. That helps and make sense. Also like your approach to doing both vertical and overhead tests in sequence like that. You hit the one point my instructors always emphasized: It's whatever makes the inspector happy.

[@PebbleCreekOutdoors]

Slag inclusions have never been an issue with the right amps, but that dang porosity gets me on 7018 starts if I don't long arc or set a hotstart on the machine. Videos like these really help me along.

[@StackingIron]

Glad your back with the welding content brother! Can't learn enough never took a plate test cool to see it! Thanks for all the info!

[@delayedsantana]

“People saying what amps what amps…. Try to get away from all that. Just dial it in.” Perfectly said

[@scooterinvegas1]

Thanks for the video. You're awesome to listen to talking shop. Test caps looked great.

[@MichaelCoughlin-i4y]

Damn! Some silver snake bellies overhead! I weave all the time fluxcore and stick never have a problem. Keep on keepin on! Love your content!

[@Mr20theprophet]

Your videos are the best man! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@scooterinvegas1]

(For new welders) On a plate test, they cut the strips out 1" above and 1" below the centerline. If you have to stop or do something weird, do it in the middle of the plate, not in the test strip area. Take soapstone and mark where the test strips are BEFOR starting the test. After knocking the slag off, pay extra attention to those test areas. Scoot.

[@johnjay5143]

You sound like an old friend that's gone now, but he raised some of the best blue grass players in the business . Shad, Jessie and Matt Cobb . Great folks . You'd make a heck of a good, laid back instructor . And make some damn good welders .

[@americathefree3708]

Love your channel Mr. Taylor. What do you see when welding to know that your getting undercut? And if that weld is important, what do you do to "Fix" it? Thank you brother!

[@CreativeWerxGFX]

That's a beast of a metal lathe behind you. Wish i could afford even a fixer up close to that caliber!

[@paulmeersa7162]

Wide weaves are a fracture toughness thing, the more heat you put in the lower the toughness of the weld with medium carbon steels. Most jobs do not have a serious concern about fracture toughness, but those that do will usually put a weave width restriction on, and be a little bit fussy with interpass temps.

[@ronaldbeasley4945]

Great information Chris. Hey how did the pond deck turn out? Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving.

[@vorsprung2330]

Hello dear Chris Hope you are great Chris why do i have tiny small holes in my 7018 weald bead ? Could you please talk about that ?

[@noahlobato449]

Hey Chris, have you considered becoming a CWI, is pay similar?

[@zjtr10since80]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@paulmeersa7162]

That ticket references "section 9" down the bottom, that might be a mistake, check with the dude that wrote it...:):) Could be a left over from an ASME test..?

[@paulmeersa7162]

The reference to E60XX electrodes on that Ticket; does that mean you have a stove pipe ticket too... i.e. E6010 and E6011 electrodes? Check with Edward to see if it does indeed cover those too...something tells me no..?

[@MauriceGonzalez-ni3en]

Did you ever used 7028 welding rods?

[@lastfrontier_vanscapes5694]

Cant empahsize enough how important this is @ 8:34 CHECK your rods. Chipped tips, spotty coverage dont use it on a test. Not saying throw it away but you want as much in your favor as possible. I'd even go as far to say the same for 60/8010 cell rods. Much less of an issue with those but if the flux isnt evenly coated you WILL have it burn all messed up and fingernail

[@anonymous4507]

How much does that anvil weigh??? That's a big boy...