WHEN WELDING ON MAGNETIZED PIPE

[@uhrichbp]

I’m 73 years old and been welding since I was 13 years old. My favorite solution for welding magnetized pipe whether with either stick or MIG is to wrap 3 or 4 loops of the ground cable on the pipe. If it doesn’t work at first I reverse the rotation direction of the ground cable.

[@StortWeldingCoLLC]

DITTO!!!!!!

[@willeveryday]

I need to weld plate steel. 8cm thick, 1.5m across. It's weird, only one side of the plate is magnetised. I don't know what to do. It's all bb's and birdshit

[@shadowcard6923]

Ah yes, ye olde electromagnet

[@JohnWheels]

If I'm in a shop, I break out the old AC buzz box with some 6011

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

Agee 100%👍.... 8yrs old started on 7014/ 62yrs old now I think, 🤔. I was around 19yrs old and my dad had this ugly looking welded bubble gum of welding art that you ever seen on the bench. He says to me you recognize this. Nope. This is one of my practice welding piece's that I threw in the steel bin. He kept it all this time.😄😄 Don't you have better things to do Dad.😄

[@elilee997]

I’m 21 years old and I have been stick welding for 4.5 years.i love watching your videos keep up the good work

[@papalilburn]

A trick I learned years ago; take about 4 - 6 wraps of old, bare (insulation removed) welding cable as close as possible to the joint to be welded and attach your ground to that. It's worked for me many times to stop the "spit back" of a welding puddle. 60+ years of welding stick, then MIG and finally TIG. Guess it gets in your blood. Thanks for the videos, stay cool and safe!

[@welderdude1]

I do the same thing and it works well.

[@arosswelding]

It definitely gets in your blood. I agree. Thank you for sharing!

[@dobbscmd]

would it work even better if you rapped two seperate coils around each side of the joint and then connected the ground cable to them? Have you ever done that? or could you give a little more detail? Thanks.

[@michaelherbert2127]

I would wrap my pipe with the ground wire 2 or 3 turns and it would calm the drifting arc.

[@RobertLBarnard]

What an elegant solution! My background is electrical engineering and I sure didn't see that "trick" coming (please allow me to geek-out a moment); induce an alternating magnetic field using the very current you're welding with, other then the reactants of the coil (the coil's induced opposition to current flow due to counter-electromotive-force), most of the energy dissipated and voltage drop will still from the weld. You're multitasking!!!! As long as you're using the full AC (not a rectified, 1/2 waveform or interrupted DC, it seems to me it should work perfectly).

[@larryvollmar8763]

Learned from my dad as a kid. He was a welder for many years for GM. Taught all of us kids. For magnetic pipe I try to go to AC.

[@berwidwhitaker221]

Your absolutely wright...A/C polarity minimizes that arch blow...just gotta turn the machine up at least 10 amps more being that polarity isn't as strong as DC polarity...I always liked using Lincoln Fleetwood 35 6011 A/C rods on Lincoln buzz box

[@berwidwhitaker221]

Thanks for your videos Austin...

[@johnsimms818]

I'm 76 years old and started welding in my father's garage when I was 14 . Became a ironworker in 1966 and have just recently retired and loved everyday as a welder and very much enjoy watching your videos.

[@kylerkimmick3779]

I’m 20 years old from Minnesota. Started stick welding when I was 14, and went to welding school part time at a college when I was 16. Learned a lot at that school and had some great instructors get me where I am today. Graduated from that school last year when I was 19 and been working in the industry for a little over a year. Landed a job on the pipeline in October of last year and am lucky enough to be mentored by a 61 year old who’s been in the industry for 40 years plus. Learning everyday and trying to be the best welder I can. Thank you for all the advice and tricks you give for young people like me in the industry

[@allanharris4492]

60, 40 years welding all over the world, but I still try to learn something every day. Keep up the good work.

[@NOTsteveberra22]

26 years old and have been stick welding for the last year. Finished up with welding school a few months back and I have to say I learn alot of things in your videos that I did not learn in school! thank you for the awesome videos

[@arosswelding]

It’s my pleasure! Thank you for watching!

[@rypkepaulusma]

You might also have a peek at the channels of I C Weld and Cutting Edge Engeneering to learn a thing or two...

[@oldmate8626]

51. Mig welder for many years. Did some stick throughout that time but not enough to be expert. I find welding technique videos the best. This was a good example of that. Thanks

[@dsmreloader7552]

65, "learned" how to stick weld in high school . Bought a mig several years ago then a multiprocess last year and tried to stick again. Need LOTS of practice. Just hobby fab but have learned a lot from your channel.

[@roblong6518]

I am 60, and started stick welding as a teenager on farm equipment, etc. Took some welding classes in college, and continued working on farm equipment, and my heavy equipment. Tried mig welding some 20+ years ago, but didn't really use it much until I bought a new Millermatic 252 about 7 years ago. Really enjoying learning from you, and I trying to learn more everyday. Thanks👍

[@jasonwhitehead5352]

45 and been welding for 20 years and learning something new everyday you always have alot of good information

[@dawsonbeard297]

21, done a lot of different things and finally found welding was my passion, bought my first stick welder a 1968 Lincoln SA200 about 3 months ago and been practicing ever since. May not be an old man but you’ve taught me a lot of your wisdom. Thanks for taking the time to make the videos

[@The_Coleman]

I’m 30, just expanded my small fabrication business to include mobile services in April. So I’ve been stick welding only for a few months. I have a ton left to learn and channels like this are an incredible resource! I genuinely appreciate the content.

[@wadefox4172]

40 years old DYI welding on the ranch. Welding, magnetized pipe I use a Gause gauge to find out north-south polarity of the pipe then when I assemble, I put the north pole to the South Pole. This seems to help a lot, but as you go down the pipe towards the middle, your magnetism Will decrease until it zeros out and then switches to the opposite pole And increases until you get to the end of the pipe. Also, I find that using in AC welder works noticeably better than DC. If you have access to a demagnetizing Chuck for drillbits run your pipe ends through it.

[@majidshafizadeh9316]

I'm 27 years old and i have been stick welding for 1 years . I am new to this . Thanks to you Austin my skills get betters every day

[@jayjames7619]

49... went from pharmaceutical reactor operator for 10 years to being a maintatenance apprentice with getting a maintenance AA degree at a meat production plant. I learned to stick weld back in the 80's, college class with stick welding and tig last semester.

[@CrayFishHandMade]

39 years of age, Apprentice to welding, got playing around in late Fathers workshop during lockdown, had access to his welding cart from the 80s, what a struggle, had no idea what I was doing. Have since then attended some trade school Welding courses, run countless beads through the guidance and tutelage of a great Instructor, have done a SMAW/MIG/TIG course instruction. Have also since upgraded to a modern TIG machine and am in the market for a Mig. I have been learning on the job, clocking up some hood time fabricating various diy projects for friend and neighbours. I have learned a heck from your videos, mostly from you your self, Humility, got to stay humble!

[@StefanSteiner-n1o]

I'm 49 and I weld 30 years in Germany. Thank you for the videos.

[@TheGMan.]

29 years old been welding since I was 17 on co-op. I have been pipe welding with stick for 4 years for a gas distribution company. Your videos are great I always like too watch them too try and get better.

[@samganey3740]

17 started when I was 14. Started at my high schools welding team went to state two years in a row and now in college welding and still in high school welding…ahead in my class at college but even tho I am ahead I still wanna learn more and welding different stuff all the time. Also landed a job welding for a buddy of mine going state to state when I get out of high school…love the videos bro and I have been reading these comments like crazy 😂

[@caseywalters4503]

47 and my dad started me welding in the shop at 10-11 yrs old. Went to votech to be a welder took my test and started work for a power line contractor and stayed in the industry. Bout a tig machine and taught myself how to tig but have learned a lot watching your videos keep up the good work and awesome videos.

[@michaelwalsh98]

Retired in 2013 , but stick welded from 1966 to 1990, changed careers and 1990 to 2013 worked for the Machinist Union as a Business Agent. I Enjoy your channel takes me back to when I was a young man.

[@samuelscragg7052]

73 been welding about 15 years. Worked on the inland water ways as a towboat captain and pilot for 45 years. After retiring from the river a started hay farming and out of necessity taught my self how to stick weld. I have made modifications to implements repaired them as well. Built smokers for my self and others. Built hay wagons from running gear. Made repairs on tractors. I have learned some really valuable tips from your videos. I mostly used 6010, 6011 however really started using other rods 7018, 7014, and 6013. Using a lot more passes and making better fit ups. Thank you for sharing.

[@1lilfarm]

63, been stick welding 44 years. 👍👍👍 I learned you have a really nice pole truck! 😊😊😊 Sometimes I find that it'll want to fight you in either direction. Wrapping the cable around the pipe a few times helps. I always find something helpful in your videos, thanks!

[@Live2Win230]

I’m 23 I started stick welding my senior year of high school at 17 and I’ve been in a pipe fitting apprenticeship for a year now to learn more about welding and get my foot in the industry. On my lunch if I can I set up a machine a practice different positions, different settings and materials and then showing my journeyman and foreman afterwards and listening to what advice or demonstrations they show me. They’ve been pushing me to learn more anytime they weld I’ll be there fitting watching and asking questions. And as times gone on they’ve trusted me to tack and fit on production pieces when we do repairs on equipment like gang boxes or tables they let me stick weld on them and to me the fact they are trusting me with as little experience as I have and are guiding me to learn more is priceless. I’m learning more and more each day and it’s all I can do to keep trying to apply it and grow my skills

[@ezratorres6434]

I’m 19, I’ve been stick welding for about 3 years and I love it

[@johndaves2034]

60 years old. Been stick welding for 42 years. I enjoy your videos!

[@jackwilcox6893]

28 years old, started out stick welding pipe corrals 9 years ago. Now I thermite weld rail joints together. Keep up the good videos.

[@baldomerovega65]

I’m 35 and been welding all hi school and after that so like 19-20 years I’ve been welding gulf coast refinery’s, chemical plants, power plants, nuclear plants, pipelines, compressor stations, batteries pads…. Stick,flux core, tig, mig Best way for welding on magnatized pipe is to wrap your ground around pipe 8-9 times down stream from weld .. welds like almost perfect .. start with 6 wraps and adjust from there… I do fence line and they helps alott to leave good looking quality welds

[@daltybell]

I'm 45 and been stick welding (fences, projects and on the farm stuff for 20 years). I'll wrap my ground lead around the magnetized pipe and it helps. Thank you for the videos.

[@StortWeldingCoLLC]

daltybel, DITTO, HAVE ASKED ENGINEERS FROM STANLEY TOOL, 1 GUY TALKED LIKE I WAS A NUCLEAR, ROCKET SHIP BUILDER! I HAVE A BIG DEMAGNETIZER, WHAT A WASTE!!! IMO, I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES MOVING YOUR HOMEMADE GROUND, FROM 1 END TO THE OTHER, WHAT A DIFFERENCE! I'M NOT LOOKING TO SPLIT AN ATOM, JUST WELD THE PIPE!!!!!!! THE OLD TIMERS, KNEW AL!!!!!! THE TRICKS, BEST TEACHERS, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE TEACHERS, JUST LISTEN AND DON'T!!!!!!!!!!!! TALKBACK!!!, YOU CAN'T BEAT EXPERIENCE!

[@weldor111]

Ben a mechanic and part time welder for 45 years. Retired form the wrenches at 62 and started to do some portable welding, which has turned into another almost full time job, problem the body is only good for about half a day anymore. I'm about 120 miles Northeast of you and there are Two large Amish communities that take up most of my welding time, quite bit of 150 year old horse drawn equipment plus cast iron and brass that needs brazing plus building some new horse drawn equipment. I really enjoy your channel and have found even an OLD dog can learn a new trick once and a while.

[@arosswelding]

Wow that’s neat. That’s a neat deal welding on all the horse drawn equipment and cast iron and whatnot. I love it! Thanks for sharing!

[@weldor111]

@@arosswelding If you are ever up this way give me a shout. I'm about 6 miles from the MWI welding school for a location clue.

[@larryallen8523]

Like I said I'm 71 and have learned a lot on your channel. I always welded magnetize pipe similar to you. On the project I built yesterday I just cranked up my old Lincoln 225 to 135 and burned those rods. Once you get a good arc the magnetization seem to dissipate, and the welds come out pretty nice.

[@blweldingservice5304]

I’m 23 been welding stick for 6-7 years. Full time pipe fence past 3 years. Love it everyday and all the tips on these videos. Cool seeing all the projects.

[@dragmedownineverett]

I am 65, been tinkering with arc welding since I was just out of high school. Working as a farm hand, got to do my fair share of stick welding to cobble together machinery to get the job done. I did learn from a master to tig weld, but that was the only exposure I have with tig welding. I have never tig welded outside of a welding booth. I had many years off of the "hobby welding", but now I have a small ranch, and the wood fence is no good. I have been slowly rebuilding with the 2 7/8" oil field pipe for posts and top rail, as well as four other rails of 3/4" sucker rod. My lack of experience shows in numerous welds. Thanks for the tips, I have spent many frustrating hours trying to weld pipe, only to have it look like a seagull pooped all over my pipe. Austin, you are a master at your trade, keep up with the great videos!!

[@crashdummy80]

44 yo. Stick welded a bunch in HS and college classes and now teach HS welding although i only sporadically stick weld now. I love videos like yours made, by guys who are neck deep in the business. They allow me to get perspective that i otherwise wouldn't. Keep it up!

[@JohnFisher-w7z]

Hi Austin being welding for 42 years and still welding . Greetings from South Africa

[@richdvc3612]

Austin. I am 39 years old and have been hobby welding for about 10 years, off and on. I just retired from the USAF and will say Austin you have inspired me. Inspired me enough that I have signed up and am attending a school next month, in their Structural, Pipeline combo course, and can say I am super excited. Question: what is the welding shirt youj are wearing throughout tyhis video? Thanks

[@arosswelding]

It’s a Martin brothers shirt. I like western welder shirts also.

[@richdvc3612]

@@arosswelding awesome thank you!

[@sammorris1452]

23. I’ve been stick welding for 4 years now and been a pipe welder for 2 years. Been watching your videos for quite some time now and I have learned many things from you boss man.

[@texaswelder3745]

Been welding since I was 17, but started making a living with it about 20 years ago (I'm 48 now). Cut my teeth in the oil field, and had my share of magnetized drill pipe. We used to make pipe racks out of the used stuff, and sometimes when you cut it you could literally hang a piece of 1/2" plate from the end! I found the best way to counteract the magnetism is to "kill" both ends with a 5/32 5P, real hot. It'll squeak like crazy but after you do that you can usually run a lo-hy like usual.

[@curtchristensen3285]

I’m 60, retired, and was recently given a 1986 Miller Dialarc 250. I have Zero experience. Your videos are a great educational tool. Once I get new cables, I’ll be ready to strike a spark.

[@brennanpeck4]

I’m 37, picked up a stick whip for the first time in community college when I was 17. Been welding stick and flux core ever since. I’m in Nova Scotia Canada and I work for the province on the steel bridge crew. We maintain and repair through truss, pony truss and overpass bridges and we also build new panel bridges. I love your videos. Lots of great info and the thing I like best, you never seem to get worked up about anything which is just my style! Calm cool and collected all the time. Love it. Keep up the great work!

[@alanjudd2141]

I’m 66 and been welding for bout 50 years. I’ve always had a passion for welding. One of my sons has a passion also and we enjoyed working together a lot. He got a couple certs last year.

[@sidecarjohnnyculpepper]

I’m 35 and started welding 7 years ago with some night classes as a hobby. Now I do structural fluxcore mig and machine operate at a steelworks. I’ve enjoyed your videos and tips!

[@daddyjoemakesit1412]

I'm 51 years young and I just started welding and youtube has been my schooling for it so thank you for the teaching

[@IronAntOilpatch]

45 and started at 10 on farms. Not much hood time really. Really good to see these discussions. Thanks for sharing and great content! Have mostly only done stick on fences and farm machinery, a bit of tig. Those are “Drill Stem” ends box and thread ends you are working on from drilling projects.

[@bayoububbles]

28 starting Western Welding Academy in about a month, learned about welding in high school was good at it, had a short welding job, have now decided to be intentional about it and do it right so I can provide for my growing family

[@scottlindstrom5242]

Im 25, been welding for 6 years. When welding magnetic pipe ive been able to use my thunder bolt ac welder near shops. Im always on the look out for tricks and tips. Love the content!

[@Foodstampsandfuelclamps]

I’m 27 now bin welding stick since I was 16. Didn’t get certified in SMAW or FCAW till I was 25 tho. Haven’t had to deal with magnetized pipe yet. Definatly gonna keep this in mind. Good videos I like the tips they help me out for sure.

[@coleschrimsher3670]

I’m 14, learned to weld when I was 7, I’ve been welding and making money ever since during the weekends and summer. Love your videos

[@hjonedmonds]

60 years old , started welding when I was in my 20s underground coal mines, lots of surplus drill steel I allways just switched polarity to get good flow. love your videos.

[@tonybenavidez6332]

I’m a 24 year old oil rig welder been stick welding for about 2 years love that you never stop learning every day in the field

[@glenngosline1710]

Will turn sixty tomorrow. Started welding in 1978. Worked in a tank shop than in 81 started helping a welder pipelining broke out in 1984 as a rig welder. Pretty much been pipeline welding ever since. I just finished a job in March welding freeze pipe as it is called to freeze the ground to dig 700ft water shafts in NYC. We were building 280ft sections to be drilled in the ground. They bought old drill pipe. So really bad magnetism. Like you said the more the weld on it the better it welds. I also heard heating helps. Me and my partner got thru it. I was during dig ups in Staten Island few years back 36 inch transmission line. Real bad magnetism on that as well. You mentioned about reversing your leeds to weld magnetized pipe. That is straight polarity. Even at my age I look forward to your video's. After all this time still love to weld. Most of my welding has been stick welding. Take care and be safe.

[@dasmith3054]

Just had my 77th birthday last month, only been welding 59 years, still enjoy it a lot, only time I experienced magnetized pipe was on a parking lot 4" pipe rail, I tried wrapping the ground first one way, then the other, then tried reversing the polarity, no luck, so I just acetylene welded it. Thanks

[@railmaker]

69 and have been welding TIG, STICK, MIG and some plasma for 49 years. Heavy wall welder on construction of 6 coal fired power plants. Ended up working 33 years for the last one I built. Retired 4 years ago and now donate my time and knowledge in creating plaques and metal creations for our service veterans. I have written and proven many PQR’s and WPS’s.

[@dillanstainbrook1764]

I am 28. I started stick welding when i was a freshman in highschool. I fell in love. When i turned 18 I started as a helper. We did a lot of work for Marathon in Wyoming. I now work at a machine and fab shop about 80 miles east of Yellowstone.

[@beewon1553]

Stick welding off & on for 48 years. Off & on since I was predominately a Heavy equip/Diesel Mechanic.. Gas welding was the first time I welded.. My claim to welding fame was welding a rack to double stack V-12 Cummins engines in the warehouse.. never really did any pipe welding though, so I dig watching you go at it

[@donaldswett6210]

Have been a follower of your videos for maybe 3 years now back to when u and wife were pipelining. Always interesting w tricks to learn. Incidentally my daughter raises horses and lives near Hinton, OK. Has some 10 plus acres w oilfield pipe fence around it. Small world.

[@joebrightwell5421]

23 and I’ve been welding for 8 years and have owned a welding business for the last 2 years 🤙🏻. Been following you for a long while and always get a lot of cool ideas from you

[@geeman6611]

58 years old. I've been stick welding since I was 18. Enjoy your videos!

[@kevinkelly5430]

40. Been welding for 20 year's really started focusing on stick welding the last 5 years. I was on a job doing anomaly digs and replacing boar sections where we ran into a lot of magnetized pipe. The device used to demagnetize the pipe sucked nobody new the correct way to coil it around the pipe at first lol. Hood time is important like Mr Ross mentioned. If all you have is one joint to weld. Weld that joint and keep stacking bead's over it till your able to find more material.

[@gregbaxter7934]

I’m 60 years old and have been stick welding 40+ years love the channel

[@08KHump]

I’m 32 and have been stuck welding since my freshman year of high school. Have really ramped up the amount I do over the past 6 years or so ever since we stopped hiring out the majority of our welding around our dairy, and I’ve been doing it myself. Building a lot of pipe fence, hanging gates, building some hay forks, and repairing a lot of worn out fence that cow manure has eat up over the past 30 years or so, things my dad built when he was my age.

[@punkdcrew]

I'm 35 and have never stick welded in my life. Only welding experience I have is with a small harbor freight wire welder. I'm looking into building a welding trailer rig so I can save money building over 6,000ft of fence on our 40 acre property. Love all your content! Cant wait to start this journey!

[@apexcustomsmokers]

46, licensed 309A Electrician, but started my own smoker building business and trying my hand at content creation here on KZbin, inspired by guys like you Austin! Been welding for 32 years, mostly stick but also TIG and MIG the past 7 years!

[@farmercase525]

24 and learned when I was 14! Welding is one of my greatest loves and greatest hate. I enjoy your videos so I can keep learning!

[@michaelshea3520]

I’m 36. I started stick welding in high school. I’ve been doing small welding jobs and building pipe fence on the side ever since. In 2016 I took a job as a welder in a water treatment plant, we do everything from building handrail to repairing leaks on water pipelines as big as 96”. I’ve also mig welded and since taking the welding job I’ve started Tig welding carbon, stainless, and aluminum. I enjoy watching your videos, I like to learn something new everyday as you say.

[@arosswelding]

Thank you for sharing! And thank you for watching! We sure appreciate it!

[@StortWeldingCoLLC]

FUN HUH, I DO ALL THE WORK FOR THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY!! THATS WHAT THE SIGN IS OUT FRONT, BUT UNLESS YOU LIVE EITHER A LITTLE UPWIND OR DOWNWIND!!!!!!! IT'S THE DOO-DOO PLANT!!!!!!!!🤣🤣, BIG SIGN IN THE SHOP " YOUR SH*T IS OUR BREAD AND BUTTER" ITS CLEANER THAN 95 % OF THE FACTORIES WE WORK IN!!!!!!!!

[@sheriakers6418]

Just turned 18, been teaching myself to stick tig and mig for 3 years or so. Bought a old Hobart engine drive to do some mobile work with last year and bought a Miller 180 mig off my school and am setting up my shop right now getting ready to go to college for engineering

[@2035jim]

I’m 16 and I’ve been stick welding for a little over a year. It’s been a fun experience getting better with time.

[@haleyburger6093]

I am 21 was a boiler welder did a lot of mirror Welding then started my own mobile welding company and love your tips and tricks just started pipe fencing and some bigger pipe projects for a quarry

[@Justin-yb8yh]

I’m 17 just bought a bobcat 225 and starting my own business and being a rig welder

[@PrincipalityofZeon]

BS

[@matthewmcdonald6535]

22, I’m a structure/pipe welder at a shipyard working subs and carriers. Hired into their apprenticeship out of high school. And just finished. Love it, time to hit the road.

[@rodf.7849]

I'm in my 50's. I've been production MIG welding for about 8 years, and I haven't tried to stick weld since high school. I am curious and enjoy watching the channel. I defiantly learn something each time. Thank you!

[@stevenmurata4392]

I'm 68 but started stick (& oxy) in 1982 just fixing stuff on the farm switched to mig in 1991. Thanks for all the tips.

[@josephmendoza9142]

Im 25 started stick welding senior year of high school! I learn a lot from this channel!

[@LynnHarris18]

Lynn Harris, Oklahoma City, OK, 80 years old, started welding in 1962. Only do-little odds and ends for friends anymore cause I can hardly see the gap....... Did you/I learn anything on this video? Like I said I started welding back in 1962. I have learned something new every day. With all the improvements in welding of all types there is always something new to learn.

[@brent3523]

Iam 76 and got my Lincoln 225 for my 14 birthday and still have it you are doing a Great Job thanks DUNEDIN FL

[@laa0fa502]

THIS VIDEO TAUGHT ME HOW TO WELD!!! Seeing him lay the puddle back and forth ever so slightly taught me to lay dimes instead of what I would describe as "chunks" Thank you so much dude!!

[@laa0fa502]

I've watched a TON of videos but the movement wasn't as noticeable with a mig, which I'm welding on. I don't have a stick so I hadn't watched any videos with one yet!

[@Mydailydadlife]

32 years old - not a welder, my trade is HVAC. I watch your videos for entertainment and education. love what you do! Any more coming from the other channel soon?

[@simon-christopherchung885]

Love your videos man these have been a huge help big up from Jamaica 🇯🇲 🇯🇲!!! I’m 23 and I’ve been welding for 3 and a half years but magnetized pipe hasn’t been too big of a problem once the amperage and arc force are adjusted a bit. I’ve found having the ground closer with a good prep after cleaning it down to bare steel you couldn’t even tell.

[@fztfabs65]

23. And just got my first rig welding job doing structural. 3 weeks into it now. Was helping for my entire apprenticeship

[@GreeneDylanW]

Hey Austin! I'm 21 years old and I just started stick welding in April of 2022. I love it so far and I just started my pipe class at the community college. After I finish class there I hope to go on to Kentucky Welding Institute and learn from those guys.

[@jtr6554]

57, learned stick welding in middle school from my dad. Worked in the WY oil field as a helper after HS before joining the USCG. Spent 22.5 yrs in the CG using those skills. Haven't welded much since I retired in 2007. I need to get back into it, even if it's just some home fab projects.

[@wranglerdude1004]

I started stick welding 45 years ago, the old timers who worked with me, told me to hit the pipe hard a couple of times with a 3 pound sledge, not sure if it worked, but it felt good to hit something and relieve some frustration.

[@kellygreenwood721]

I’m 41 and just started my welding (career change) I’m loving it

[@birddog61999]

37, started stick welding when I was about 12 or so and got a mig when I was about 16. I just farm welded for years, and took a welding class a few times in high school and once in college. Family business went down hill a few years back so I have been structural welding for a friends business for over a year now. We build barns and carports and barndeminiums a lot as well as pipe fence and things. A trick I learned from my dad back in the day was to take my stinger and wrap it around the pipe 4 or 5 wraps and then weld, it helps with magnetized pipe.

[@JWC85]

37 struck my first arc at 12 years old so roughly 25 years. Welded for a few years after school and wasn't happy with pay so changed careers been back to welding full time again for a few years.. I just like it

[@grumpyguys4082]

66. Retired auto body man so mig welded and brazed mostly but now stick welding a lot more as well as tig. I own five welders but recently got my first engine driven welder. I have a small farm and wife runs construction company with things that break.

[@bobbynichols7159]

Started running a truck in 1971 right out of high school .Had a lot of on the job training .I was fortunate to work with some old welders that I had to turn the heat up to try to keep up with them I retired 2 years ago still mess around with in my shop.

[@christrujillo5976]

I’m 17 years old and have been welding stick for around 3 years began at school in a automotive class and then went out and got a job at a local welding shop as a helper and I couldn’t enjoy learning this trade more

[@danielcortel3659]

Thankyou so much for another great video. I’m a 46yo pipe fitter. Dad put 6010 in my hands when I was about 10.

[@BayouChilehead]

58 and I want to learn how to weld, which is why i'm watching your videos!! I plan to get a welder and start with some scrap metal to get to know the different metals/settings!

[@exodus3518]

30 years old. I know how to stick weld but am a pipefitter at the moment. Its nice to learn trick like this. Just ran into this problem at work with the wleder having " spit back" as he was trying to tack the bottom. We tried to wrap the ground 3-4 times around the pipe and tack the ground clamp to the pipe to help with this.

[@kylebrennan7333]

I’m 18 and I’ve been welding for 3 years mainly stick and tig, right now I’m doing a lot of carbon pipe with tig. It’s all 100% X-ray, pretty cool stuff, I’ve learned a ton watching your videos!

[@jvazquez53]

69 years old, started stick welding in 1976. Took a loooong break, until 2014. By that time, I inherited a Craftsman welder and did a couple of projects. In 2017 I bought a Forney wire feed welder and started doing some projects around the house. Today I have a Lincoln 215 MPi and do mostly MIG but still practice stick often.

[@travismansor4230]

56 learned welding in my operating engineers apprenticeship been welding off and on for 33 years do projects on the farm or some small things at work have recently started making bits for horses and delving into knives did some fence braces out of drill pipe last summer didn’t realize until today why some welds were harder than others thank you and enjoy your videos

[@nathanleiter3473]

25 I’ve been stickin for 7 years. Been working in industrial plants as a maintenance technician for 5 years. 1 and a half years ago bought a welding rig from an old boiler maker. Miller big 50. I arc gouge spool aluminum, lots of stick repair. Mainly trucks trailers and heavy equipment.

[@DRod596]

38 yrs old and been burning rods for 5 yrs now. I got hired on as a personal welder for a very rich company man, who had lots of land and cattle in Tx. So I built all kinds of cattle working pens, gates, fences, and barns. And absolutely loved it, I learned on drill stem pipe too. Definitely challenging, now I work for myself and he is my biggest client LOL!

[@arosswelding]

That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@wadepatton2433]

I'm 56 and started stick welding in 9th grade (14), but never pursued it professionally only for practical farm/auto work. I got good enough with the O/A torch to braze up a couple of lightweight bicycles (butted 4130 tubing-custom fitted) for myself some years back, and am getting a TIG setup next-- for farm and fab and maybe some side-hustle as I near retirement. Otherwise I'm a field surveyor, staking out construction, and doing boundary work-out doors every day all the way. I'm probably going to work with titanium after I get myself dialed in and set up. Bike folks are nuts about Ti. I like your plain talk and practical experience. As much as I'm excited about TIG, I'm also excited to have something better than an A/C crackerbox for stick welding. My old box has issues and I'm done messing with it. Hey you axed.

[@larryallen8523]

I am now 71 and been stick welding since I was 14. Began learning in Ag shop. Had an awesome teacher. I still do some of the same things he taught me. Then welded for pay in high school and college. Built tons of fence corners mostly out of oil field pipe. Considerable amount was magnetized. Just welded some magnetized oil field pipe yesterday. Still a pain in the rear.