I’m really happy to see you finally own a MIG welder Ants! That’s fantastic man 😊 Also thanks for the big shout out man 👍 I have a feeling you will put this welder to good use this year!
There are videos on youtube which show how you can sharpen your drill bits on your bench grinder. Something like sharpening a pencil. There is a sharpening tool available, but it doesn't work so well, because the drill bits are different sizes and they sharpen at different angles, which isn't ideal. I would put a 'wheelie bar' on the front of the cart so that it can't tip over forwards. Of course it has to be shorter than the front two, otherwise you won't be able to push it.
I found your chanel after a recommendation from Mike Festiva. His Subaru based articulated off-road truck is probably best home made vehicle I've seen.
I think I would have switched the handle and feet around so that you could move the cart around by tipping it backward toward you like a two wheel hand truck for moving boxes. Another upgrade might be a cup holder! Nice video!
You said it, T.i.G. welding is for thinner metals & also for strong welds for roll cages and other racing related welding. Or hotrod or custom vehicle builds where the weld beed is meant to be seen. It is easy to pass a M.IG. welding as looking good, when it may not be. So, in racing or fabrication, a T.I.G. weld is easier to know you get good peniteation and & a strong quality weld, without xraying. T.I.G. is also a lot harder to do right. More art & skill envolved vs. M.I.G. where a good travel speed & the right settings, most people could do it. T.I.G. is also very frustrating because the tungsten welding tip has to always be clean. But even the best T.I.G. welders touch & contaminate the tungsten accidentally, no matter how good they are. Then, each time, that tip has to be reground or replaced with backup ones. Back & forth it goes. Anyway, for what we see you doing with heavy vehicles, thick metal, and mostly outdoor all weather welding, T.i.G. would not be practical at all. Stick welding, clean rust & dirt removed welding areas is. So M.I.G. can be too, but for the weld to be hot enough & penitrate completely, the travel speed must be consistent. Use tack welds only for tacking! Be careful NOT to stitch weld with M.I.G. it will not be hot enough for thick metal, especially in cold weather. Those showing that on CZcams know nothing about metallurgy & how hot welding some metal has to be. Some people do that & then just grind off the surface of their stitch welds (or bad welds) to make it look nice. That doesn't make the weld itself penetrate both metal parts & fuse them, making a strong weld. That is why no good welders do stitch welds or continuous tack welds. Except on thin automotive sheet metal, where way less heat is needed to fuse them & too much heat will warp the panels. With practice, you will come to love M.I.G.
If you switch the plus and minus in electric welding you switch from deep to fast. Electrode positive is deep , negative is fast. Good earth is often overlooked in stick welding good luck
Flux and CO polarities are different. Also flux has nozzle that has holes in it or no nozzle at all. If you want tig buy an ac/dc welder so you can di some light aluminium work. I am not an salesman but buy spartus machine w.o. the "handle". Buy kemppi handle and convert that to the spartus. In Estonia that spartus is too expensive and i found out that it is cheapest by alot to order from Poland.
Love your content!! In the crappy state of affairs that this world is in today , it is very refreshing to have your kind of HUMOR !!! Even working without plans , you came up with an ingenious design and created a much better solution ,, from what some folks would have considered garbage. Here in America, back during the 2nd world war , military engineers were told to make sure that when you design something, it should be able to do at least 7 more things if possible. You recycled and turned a somewhat useless three wheeled cart into an excellent caddy. You incorporated areas for additional equipment , thus improving it's usefulness. Gave adequate space for 2 tanks of compressed gases. Built in theft deterence. And finally gave it a great finish coat of paint. 4 out of 5 ain't bad bro !! Unless you want to say that paint is solution, so then 5 out of 5 !! Matching colors is good design . Scott in Farmers Branch. Just out of curiosity, what is the best insulator In your neck of the woods ?? Building underground maybe?
Bad Obsession Motorsport(Project Binky, extremely modified mini car ) made a "GRINDER SCARECROW" which is something i have been meaning to mount near to my welding table.. basically holds spare discs, wire wheel on one grinder, cutting disc on another and grinding disc on another and such. may not be to mount on the trolley but could be handy in the regular work area.
Push the torch with normal wire MIG and TIG, drag when you are laying slag, ie stick (MMA) and flux core MIG.👍 Also, if you have a scrap grinder, you can take out the mandrel and turn it down on a lathe until you can chuck it in your drill or even a die grinder. Then you can use the worn out cutting discs until they are even more worn out. But it is a bit flaky as the mandrels probably aren't meant to be turned down that thin.... But I haven't died yet so probably ok.
You will learn to love using mig as your in shop go to for all your projects. I went to school for welding and fabrication and I learned all 3 , and when I ran my first MIG pass ever, I was in love. That was 20 years ago and today I still use my MIG (with shielding gas) for all my projects. From very thick steel , to very thin steel. Thanks for sharing.
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼………………………………………….. Yes, sometimes it DOES pay to read directions!!LOL! Hey, your tip on the cutting discs is spot on. At work, they use 7 & 9 inch grinders and real Metabo blades. They leave them all over when they are worn down, I asked my supervisor if I picked them up if I could take them home and he said yes. 👍🏼They work great on 4 1/2” grinders.
How cool you got yourself a mig welder. I have found that flux core wire always has more splatter . Great video and demonstration on various applications.
I have watched peopl weld online before but this wire feed welder is so bright that you have to turn away instantly. I am surprised many have not mentioned that already on the comments.
Nice welding trolley! What a great gift to get from Vevor and well tested too. Interesting vid - and again, you demonstrate the capacity for learning that I so admire.
Andris got a new boy toy. I love getting new tools. You did a great job making a cart from recycling. I recycle a lot, and it saves money. My sister teaches welding at the college. She's a Professor. Her husband has been a welder by trade all his life. ❤ love your signature color, Ants in Pants Blue. 💯 I guess you're gonna have to stock up on this signature color. 👍 No other color will be true to you. 💕Love your channel 💋 have a great week-end.🥰
Finally a mig! Nice that you got one for free! Do you have 3 phase outlet in your garage? All 3 phase tools are better in my opinion but can’t beat the price of free stuff!
Pretty impressive thanks for the demonstration. Love your logic and your skills. Love your Walmart cart lol.. and it has the Walmart logo color.. 😊 great video.
When I worked on a seismic ship we had what is called a rod oven to keep rods dry and free of moisture it was just a home made aluminum box with a 100watt light bulb. I have to say it does make a difference when the rods are dry vs. a rod exposed to humidity in the air.
This is so awesome and gonna be so useful for you! Welders are a must have!! I also just got a new welder and vevor sent me a plasma cutter so I will have to make somthing cool, I was thinking about a grading bucket for the mini ex? You did such a great job with this video andris, I really wish I had a cool funny personality like you, just really impressed with how far you have come, vevor is a great company I have alot of their stuff and it’s all good stuff for a cheap price, enjoy your new welder 😊
Thanks mate, i see your doing great as well on youtube side :) hope your health will improve though. I really do wanna get a plasma cutter :D that would be awesome
I bought a little Hobart 140 MIG welder ( never touched one in my life ) used it to repair an old ford truck completely replacing all the rust holes and bad rusted areas in the sheet metal. Watched You tube videos. Turned out great with minimal Bondo needed. Magnet stuck everywhere! If I can do it, anyone can do it!
That seems to be a pretty good machine. You might want to reconfigure the cart because you’re going to need easy access to open the door on the side of the mig so you can change the wire. I use 75% argon, 25% carbon dioxide to weld regular steel and you can also use stargon gas but that’s mostly for stainless. You will also want to get some anti spatter spray or gel to put on your mig tip so spatter doesn’t stick to it as much.
yes, the gel you dip the torch tip into made a massive difference to a friends mig, it was getting spatter build up in the tip pretty bad until that was used.
Neat welder, I got one pretty much identical from a different brand. They are all Chinese anyways and they actually work really well for how little they cost. (toss the manual away as it's usually not correct.) The big brand machines like Miller for example have a longer duty cycle and "better" components. For home use and hobby welding there is no need for that
Really nice welder...... for small projects :) The 1000$+ difference is seen when you use the welder for extended time on high Amps..... Usually the main small cheap welders problem is overheating.....but for your jobs it will be just fine. And great videos anyway :)
Mike Festiva is who sent Me to your channel, so glad he did that, it was early in the log cabin build and have very much enjoyed following along with the side missions also. I remember when i first got an "inverter" stick welder (compared to the heavy transformer type) and the arc just starting by itself practically.. you have space for a plasma cutter on that trolley... i think you'd probably enjoy one of those also ;)
Thanks for the test of the VEVOR Mig 250, I personally wanted to buy it and will truly do now. And most of all thanks for your entertaining humor. Regards Frank
*@**26:37* *"TIG"* (Tungsten Inert Gas) is best for stainless steel, cast aluminum, and even (preheated) cast iron. Acceptable Inert shielding gasses are Argon and Helium. Helium is the far superior choice, but also higher priced. It's best for headers and fancy stuff. TIG requires an extremely clean surface, and use only *dedicated stainless steel brushes* with acetone to clean all surfaces prior to TIG welding.
Make sure you have access to opening the side door to change wire and set the rollers! I made my roll around cart about two inches larger than the base measurement of the machine with little round rod stitched at the edge of the cart top machine shelf just so no sharp edges! I screw it down in a few places inside the cover! Making legs to the base shelf about 6 inches wider on all sides for stability and casters on the bottom! But I don’t haul it in the yard , just inside my workshop
Great job Ants you can tow it behind the tractor. Thanks for up loading another super video i really enjoy them they are a lot of fun. And the welder is fantastic.
Only thirsty for more new content and more awesome projects. if talking about Mike festiva, he is a freaking awesome guy. He recommended your channel and by the way your channel is fantastic. You would need to consider buying Crossfire PRO CNC Table or something similar, as Mike told us, this thing is like you would have an assistant and everything is done much faster.
i would think so year and in the states the thing is very affordable, like 1,5k or something? there is nothing like this available locally, unless i wanna cough up like 10k for a cnc table
2 swivel wheels would be handy.......he made a cart so he didn't have to lift the stuff .......but he has to hold the handle side up with all the extra weight ahahahahahaha
A great option after market is to get a longer mig gun. So you are not tied so closely to the machine. Something I do with all my mig machines. Not that pricey either.
Another great video ,Andris, You said it wasn't a tutorial but i learned more than i ever knew about welding, so in a way it was for me, your humour makes these videos twice as good as any others i have been watching , Thank you ,..😍😍
Tig Runs on A . C . Not D.C . In 1995 I Bought a Miller , A.C - D.C Welder . I'm State and D.O.T Certified Welder in America 🇺🇸 . Keep Digging Brother 👍 !!
You want to set the spool tension so when you let off the trigger the roll doesn’t backlash Andris, loosen the wire tension all the way and hit the trigger and when it starts pulling the wire turn the tension about a quarter to half turn more
Ants, you will learn something new every single day. Tig is simple, it works exactly like the oxy-acetilene except you have electric spark instead of gas flame. The rest is the same. Grind the tungsten to a nice point, grind only lengthwise, get some argon or technical argon 4.6 (a bit cheaper) and you will be working in no time. Mig is the fastest with least penetration, flux core is made to save your day while welding something heavier outside while windy or to spare some gas money.. It's more or less similar to stick welding, except it's continuous and produces slag though.... The better option is low carbon wire with gas, where you can do also thin stuff. Sticks are ok, in your case you used the 7018, which is excelent, but it starts harder if you stop in between, because of the hard coating. Pinch the tip coating crater of to expose the wire and it will restart easily, but it needs a constant flow to run. Good thing though, it's a thrill to test some new thingies around.. 😏Just remember to avoid working in some flammable environment. Fire can really ruin your day... Keep on, cheers and I wish you a lot of successful project builds.
Howdy from the Northwoods of Minnesota, Love and Respect All Awesome job, great machine for the money. Try drying your welding rods out. Keep them in a sealed container as well. Toaster oven on low for 20 minutes dry them out.
I have two MIG welders (Hobart and Lincoln) a stick welder (Lincoln) and two TIG welders ( A A/C Yeswelder for aluminum and a D/C Lincoln for stainless etc) TIG welding is a whole other world. For me anyway. For MIG shielding gas is the only way to go, flux core sucks seems I get less penetration and lots of splatter. Now you need a plasma cutter, I have one and love it.
Main thing is the metal has to be cleaned of mill scale and that’s by grinding it with a grinding wheel! Just buffing it won’t take mill scale off but that’s if you’re welding something for strength and to hold 100%!
You might be tempted to fix a box on the top of the trolley for the mask, welding clamps, a hammer or two, steel brushes, a grinder and discs etc. You might not use it outside but something to keep dust and everything else off the top could help keep the equipment clean. If you could bolt a box to the central cross-member it could be easy enough to remove for maintenance.
Welding with fluxcore and gas is called dual shield welding. You can do some amazing welding with that setup. I'm sure you're familiar with "welding tips and tricks", Jody Collier's channel. Another Vevor tool you might want to consider is the 14" cold cut chop saw. It's the closest thing to a religious experience for the price. The blades last a long time, but I recommend ordering a backup blade at the same time.
MIG WELDER LEVEL CAMARADA ☆ UNLOCKED ☆ So glad you finally got a Mig Andris. It's on now! Looking forward to watching your builds in the future. That welder should speed things up a bit. Ants in Pants Mode. Also that welder station build is top notch. 👍
I expect to see the MIG in every video from now on. I can see that it would be useful when you're chopping down trees, cutting up firewood, making apple juice... in fact, I think it may even surpass the Soviet Chair! Nice one Andris, keep 'em coming 😁
I am adding a link to a young but great teacher of this trade. I think of him as a guru for teaching. Sure, he is still learning, its just what we all do, the more we teach others then the more we also learn as well. Mr. Ants in the britches or as I refer to you, a "Dang good friend" in another country for which I would so enjoy meeting in person! I do not shoot the s**t when something is as important as mentioning a friend. Your a person who can draw laughs at ones self meaning you do not try to take life so serious as so you can not enjoy this only life we are given. Maybe this will make you understand just how serious I too can be.... I would much rather have one good friend than a dozen acquaintances!!! A person who qualifies as a friend would jump into danger without a second thought to help you if you are in some bad troubles. An acquaintance would stop, think of a good many reasons to not place themselves into trouble and just say "Sorry buddy" I don't wish to get hurt today or any other day for that matter. Truthfully we are not that close yet because of distances we just can't change. It is afterall, a large swimming hole between us called the Pacific Ocean. Since I haven't been to your lovely country yet, I really can not say but that there may just be a few more puddles in between our separated lands. I am a person whom thinks of what is around me and why its there or who made it all possible to make these surroundings possible as well. Your not a lazy person... more a person who weighs out some good reasons to do or place as better done tomorrow. I guess I had best stop with the praise before your head bursts from too much hot air hu???/LOL. Any time that you or yours as in wife or children are near, feel free to stop for meals or lodging. I may not have a lot but we can always make it work.
I don't know why you didn't have 100.000 plus subs ? You are one of my favorites
Well your here so that's all that matters 👍
I’m really happy to see you finally own a MIG welder Ants!
That’s fantastic man 😊
Also thanks for the big shout out man 👍
I have a feeling you will put this welder to good use this year!
you and me both, thanks as always Mike
There are videos on youtube which show how you can sharpen your drill bits on your bench grinder. Something like sharpening a pencil. There is a sharpening tool available, but it doesn't work so well, because the drill bits are different sizes and they sharpen at different angles, which isn't ideal. I would put a 'wheelie bar' on the front of the cart so that it can't tip over forwards. Of course it has to be shorter than the front two, otherwise you won't be able to push it.
I will check it out
I found your chanel after a recommendation from Mike Festiva. His Subaru based articulated off-road truck is probably best home made vehicle I've seen.
Everything he has crated is awesome in my books
The handle bar is on the wrong side. Remove the handle bar and weld it at the back of the wheels side. That way you can push the trolley much easier
That way i would pull it not push it. It also works
I think I would have switched the handle and feet around so that you could move the cart around by tipping it backward toward you like a two wheel hand truck for moving boxes. Another upgrade might be a cup holder! Nice video!
EXACTLY what I came here to say...just didn't want to be redundant, lol!
That makes much sense, good 🤞
You said it, T.i.G. welding is for thinner metals & also for strong welds for roll cages and other racing related welding. Or hotrod or custom vehicle builds where the weld beed is meant to be seen. It is easy to pass a M.IG. welding as looking good, when it may not be. So, in racing or fabrication, a T.I.G. weld is easier to know you get good peniteation and & a strong quality weld, without xraying. T.I.G. is also a lot harder to do right. More art & skill envolved vs. M.I.G. where a good travel speed & the right settings, most people could do it. T.I.G. is also very frustrating because the tungsten welding tip has to always be clean. But even the best T.I.G. welders touch & contaminate the tungsten accidentally, no matter how good they are. Then, each time, that tip has to be reground or replaced with backup ones. Back & forth it goes. Anyway, for what we see you doing with heavy vehicles, thick metal, and mostly outdoor all weather welding, T.i.G. would not be practical at all. Stick welding, clean rust & dirt removed welding areas is. So M.I.G. can be too, but for the weld to be hot enough & penitrate completely, the travel speed must be consistent. Use tack welds only for tacking! Be careful NOT to stitch weld with M.I.G. it will not be hot enough for thick metal, especially in cold weather. Those showing that on CZcams know nothing about metallurgy & how hot welding some metal has to be. Some people do that & then just grind off the surface of their stitch welds (or bad welds) to make it look nice. That doesn't make the weld itself penetrate both metal parts & fuse them, making a strong weld. That is why no good welders do stitch welds or continuous tack welds. Except on thin automotive sheet metal, where way less heat is needed to fuse them & too much heat will warp the panels. With practice, you will come to love M.I.G.
I absolutely agree to all of this.
Me too
@@Ants_Pants same tbh
If you switch the plus and minus in electric welding you switch from deep to fast. Electrode positive is deep , negative is fast.
Good earth is often overlooked in stick welding good luck
Yup
"Well if stuff doesn't wanna move, grab a hammer." Greatest advice ever given. What a fantastic combination of words you brilliant man. 🤌🏼🔨🔨🔨
lol 😂
Flux and CO polarities are different. Also flux has nozzle that has holes in it or no nozzle at all. If you want tig buy an ac/dc welder so you can di some light aluminium work. I am not an salesman but buy spartus machine w.o. the "handle". Buy kemppi handle and convert that to the spartus. In Estonia that spartus is too expensive and i found out that it is cheapest by alot to order from Poland.
Hmm. Okey
Love your content!! In the crappy state of affairs that this world is in today , it is very refreshing to have your kind of HUMOR !!! Even working without plans , you came up with an ingenious design and created a much better solution ,, from what some folks would have considered garbage. Here in America, back during the 2nd world war , military engineers were told to make sure that when you design something, it should be able to do at least 7 more things if possible.
You recycled and turned a somewhat useless three wheeled cart into an excellent caddy. You incorporated areas for additional equipment , thus improving it's usefulness. Gave adequate space for 2 tanks of compressed gases. Built in theft deterence. And finally gave it a great finish coat of paint. 4 out of 5 ain't bad bro !! Unless you want to say that paint is solution, so then 5 out of 5 !!
Matching colors is good design . Scott in Farmers Branch. Just out of curiosity, what is the best insulator In your neck of the woods ?? Building underground maybe?
That would work well here in Texas. Underground building
Thanks for the comment Scott, Underground will give you best outcome, as it will remain relatively stable throughout the year.
Bad Obsession Motorsport(Project Binky, extremely modified mini car ) made a "GRINDER SCARECROW" which is something i have been meaning to mount near to my welding table.. basically holds spare discs, wire wheel on one grinder, cutting disc on another and grinding disc on another and such. may not be to mount on the trolley but could be handy in the regular work area.
Yeah
3 n 1 combo cool!
Push the torch with normal wire MIG and TIG, drag when you are laying slag, ie stick (MMA) and flux core MIG.👍 Also, if you have a scrap grinder, you can take out the mandrel and turn it down on a lathe until you can chuck it in your drill or even a die grinder. Then you can use the worn out cutting discs until they are even more worn out. But it is a bit flaky as the mandrels probably aren't meant to be turned down that thin.... But I haven't died yet so probably ok.
😂😂
Great welder Andris, that cart turned out well, can’t wait to see what you build with it 👍
Me neither
Like the blue, it looks great overall, and functionality is great, too, with lots of room for a plasma cutter or similar tools.
Right on
You will learn to love using mig as your in shop go to for all your projects. I went to school for welding and fabrication and I learned all 3 , and when I ran my first MIG pass ever, I was in love. That was 20 years ago and today I still use my MIG (with shielding gas) for all my projects. From very thick steel , to very thin steel. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks mate
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼………………………………………….. Yes, sometimes it DOES pay to read directions!!LOL! Hey, your tip on the cutting discs is spot on. At work, they use 7 & 9 inch grinders and real Metabo blades. They leave them all over when they are worn down, I asked my supervisor if I picked them up if I could take them home and he said yes. 👍🏼They work great on 4 1/2” grinders.
Ants Pants Approved 👌👌😉
Such great news that the cart has realized its true purpose as a taxi for the welder.
It's good to have everything all organized and mobile.
you could say that again
Your MIG torch should be +ive and GROUND CLAMP -ive for gas welding. Don't forget to turn the gas bottle off when finished!
Yup. That thing is expensive to waste
How cool you got yourself a mig welder. I have found that flux core wire always has more splatter . Great video and demonstration on various applications.
Yeah me too
@@Ants_Pants reverse polarity
I have watched peopl weld online before but this wire feed welder is so bright that you have to turn away instantly. I am surprised many have not mentioned that already on the comments.
Maybe buy one of those sunglasses 5million? :D I can't really control the light much in welding mate
Nice welding trolley! What a great gift to get from Vevor and well tested too. Interesting vid - and again, you demonstrate the capacity for learning that I so admire.
😉👌
Looks like a decent welder. I have been looking into a similar one and will most likely invest in one, as we do quite a bit of welding here.
Cheers mate, this one is worth its money i think, although i haven't used it for years just yet
Andris got a new boy toy. I love getting new tools. You did a great job making a cart from recycling. I recycle a lot, and it saves money. My sister teaches welding at the college. She's a Professor. Her husband has been a welder by trade all his life. ❤ love your signature color, Ants in Pants Blue. 💯 I guess you're gonna have to stock up on this signature color. 👍 No other color will be true to you. 💕Love your channel 💋 have a great week-end.🥰
Thank you 🤗
Thanks! Loved how you built the carts, and your other content!
Thank you Kathleen! i appreciate it a lot
Finally a mig! Nice that you got one for free! Do you have 3 phase outlet in your garage? All 3 phase tools are better in my opinion but can’t beat the price of free stuff!
Not yet. But im planning to install it this year
Pretty impressive thanks for the demonstration. Love your logic and your skills. Love your Walmart cart lol.. and it has the Walmart logo color.. 😊 great video.
😁
When I worked on a seismic ship we had what is called a rod oven to keep rods dry and free of moisture it was just a home made aluminum box with a 100watt light bulb. I have to say it does make a difference when the rods are dry vs. a rod exposed to humidity in the air.
So iv heard, but how much of a difference is it?
@@Ants_Pants it makes a pretty big difference when the rods are dry.
This is so awesome and gonna be so useful for you! Welders are a must have!! I also just got a new welder and vevor sent me a plasma cutter so I will have to make somthing cool, I was thinking about a grading bucket for the mini ex? You did such a great job with this video andris, I really wish I had a cool funny personality like you, just really impressed with how far you have come, vevor is a great company I have alot of their stuff and it’s all good stuff for a cheap price, enjoy your new welder 😊
Thanks mate, i see your doing great as well on youtube side :) hope your health will improve though. I really do wanna get a plasma cutter :D that would be awesome
A sponsor! Woot!!! Thanks, Vevor!
I bought a little Hobart 140 MIG welder ( never touched one in my life ) used it to repair an old ford truck completely replacing all the rust holes and bad rusted areas in the sheet metal. Watched You tube videos. Turned out great with minimal Bondo needed. Magnet stuck everywhere! If I can do it, anyone can do it!
Right on mate, good job
That seems to be a pretty good machine. You might want to reconfigure the cart because you’re going to need easy access to open the door on the side of the mig so you can change the wire. I use 75% argon, 25% carbon dioxide to weld regular steel and you can also use stargon gas but that’s mostly for stainless. You will also want to get some anti spatter spray or gel to put on your mig tip so spatter doesn’t stick to it as much.
yes, the gel you dip the torch tip into made a massive difference to a friends mig, it was getting spatter build up in the tip pretty bad until that was used.
Thanks for the tip
Neat welder, I got one pretty much identical from a different brand. They are all Chinese anyways and they actually work really well for how little they cost. (toss the manual away as it's usually not correct.) The big brand machines like Miller for example have a longer duty cycle and "better" components. For home use and hobby welding there is no need for that
I agree
You never disappoint. I love all your thingys!) And how you use things!. Great ingenuity!
Thank you so much!
Andris you are a hoot as usual, great video.
I appreciate that
The solid core+gas worked really great! Flux suck as you say, but can be good outside if it is windy.
Yeah i agree
Free MIG! Good on ya and the channel is growing also. Happy for ya!
Thanks 👍
Really nice welder...... for small projects :) The 1000$+ difference is seen when you use the welder for extended time on high Amps..... Usually the main small cheap welders problem is overheating.....but for your jobs it will be just fine. And great videos anyway :)
Totally agree!
Congrats on the welder! Excited to see the projects you will make with it!
You and me both! Thanks Jerry
Nice job...but just an idea...I think it would work better if the handle was on the other side
When you spin the knobs trying to adjust the welder, weld at the same time! You can hear at the welder when it goes perfect👍
Good tip!
Mike Festiva is who sent Me to your channel, so glad he did that, it was early in the log cabin build and have very much enjoyed following along with the side missions also. I remember when i first got an "inverter" stick welder (compared to the heavy transformer type) and the arc just starting by itself practically.. you have space for a plasma cutter on that trolley... i think you'd probably enjoy one of those also ;)
i'm eyeing for one, but the cheapest ones in Estonia for some odd reasons are around 700 dollars.... i dont understand why
Great sponsor for your channel...nice build to!!!
Thanks!
You have moved up a hand. You are officially qualified to work with Andrew and the crew.
the crew? :D
@@Ants_Pants Yes, along with Dumpster Dave, Cerebral ailment, Jesse Muller and the likes. All the building and forestry comrades.
@@kirbysmith8236 aww your too kind 😅
@@Ants_Pants Yes, you have the membership of being in this rare fraternity of comrades.
No words. Keep going and stay safe.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, I will
I will swing by and help you with the TIG.
1/8 6011 Rod Burn's good around 90 . 1/8 - 7018 , 1/2 Inch or more 115 setting .
Stick looking great Andris, it sounded good brother!
Thanks my friend
As we say in my country ..... Dude your something else.
Something good i hope :D
Thanks for the test of the VEVOR Mig 250, I personally wanted to buy it and will truly do now. And most of all thanks for your entertaining humor. Regards Frank
Glad I could help
Nice shade of blue on the cart. You should name it Not WURTH-it. 😉👍
haha
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*"TIG"* (Tungsten Inert Gas) is best for stainless steel, cast aluminum,
and even (preheated) cast iron. Acceptable Inert shielding gasses are Argon and Helium.
Helium is the far superior choice, but also higher priced. It's best for headers and fancy stuff.
TIG requires an extremely clean surface, and use only *dedicated stainless steel brushes*
with acetone to clean all surfaces prior to TIG welding.
Tig seems so hard
The guy on IC Weld is awesome for the expert heavy gauge stuff too. Love the vids mate blessings from Shropshire.
Iv watched some of his videos, yes
I just got their 50amp Plasma cutter this week! Looking forward to using it!
i'm jealous :D
Make sure you have access to opening the side door to change wire and set the rollers! I made my roll around cart about two inches larger than the base measurement of the machine with little round rod stitched at the edge of the cart top machine shelf just so no sharp edges! I screw it down in a few places inside the cover! Making legs to the base shelf about 6 inches wider on all sides for stability and casters on the bottom! But I don’t haul it in the yard , just inside my workshop
Thinking i will do the same
Glad things are going well for you Andris. Peace from across the pond.
Thanks Bobby
Greetings from snowy Finland Andris! Pretty good looking mig yo got there. Keep up with the intresting videos!
Thanks, will do!
Great job Ants you can tow it behind the tractor. Thanks for up loading another super video i really enjoy them they are a lot of fun. And the welder is fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love the cart you did fir the welder and tanks it will totally come in handy❤️ Once again your video made my Friday❤️🇨🇦
You are so welcome!
Great project! You can't beat a mig welder!!! Good luck with it!
Thanks, you too!
Only thirsty for more new content and more awesome projects.
if talking about Mike festiva, he is a freaking awesome guy. He recommended your channel and by the way your channel is fantastic. You would need to consider buying Crossfire PRO CNC Table or something similar, as Mike told us, this thing is like you would have an assistant and everything is done much faster.
i would think so year and in the states the thing is very affordable, like 1,5k or something? there is nothing like this available locally, unless i wanna cough up like 10k for a cnc table
Would the pulling handle not better positioned on the wheel side
2 swivel wheels would be handy.......he made a cart so he didn't have to lift the stuff .......but he has to hold the handle side up with all the extra weight ahahahahahaha
Maybe. I see what you mean. This is fine though. Easy enough for me
Pure argon for tig!
Nice welding cart, it's only missing one thing. Cupholders 😁
Tell me about it
A great option after market is to get a longer mig gun. So you are not tied so closely to the machine. Something I do with all my mig machines. Not that pricey either.
Cool idea
Always take the Tip off when replacement of Wire Spool .
why so?
Seems like a nice welder, glad you got it. I love my Vulcan 220 and use it every chance I get.
Iv heard great things about Vulcans
you should have put the handle for the cart on the opposite side. that way you tilt it back and move it like a hand truck or some call them dollys
yeah i see what you mean
You can get anti-spatter spray which makes it easier to scrape off the spatter.
i have that but i never use it lol
Polarity, pulley pressure, settings are always written on a sticker, on a coil of wire. Check and set according to instructions.)
Thanks mate
Another great video ,Andris, You said it wasn't a tutorial but i learned more than i ever knew about welding, so in a way it was for me, your humour makes these videos twice as good as any others i have been watching , Thank you ,..😍😍
Hey! and thank you a lot! i appreciate it!
You've got a Smurf-tacular paint selection
lmao
I set the gas for as much wind is blowing!
hehe :D
Tig Runs on A . C . Not D.C . In 1995 I Bought a Miller , A.C - D.C Welder . I'm State and D.O.T Certified Welder in America 🇺🇸 . Keep Digging Brother 👍 !!
your a master then :D
You want to set the spool tension so when you let off the trigger the roll doesn’t backlash Andris, loosen the wire tension all the way and hit the trigger and when it starts pulling the wire turn the tension about a quarter to half turn more
Thanks
Ants, you will learn something new every single day. Tig is simple, it works exactly like the oxy-acetilene except you have electric spark instead of gas flame. The rest is the same. Grind the tungsten to a nice point, grind only lengthwise, get some argon or technical argon 4.6 (a bit cheaper) and you will be working in no time. Mig is the fastest with least penetration, flux core is made to save your day while welding something heavier outside while windy or to spare some gas money.. It's more or less similar to stick welding, except it's continuous and produces slag though.... The better option is low carbon wire with gas, where you can do also thin stuff. Sticks are ok, in your case you used the 7018, which is excelent, but it starts harder if you stop in between, because of the hard coating. Pinch the tip coating crater of to expose the wire and it will restart easily, but it needs a constant flow to run.
Good thing though, it's a thrill to test some new thingies around.. 😏Just remember to avoid working in some flammable environment. Fire can really ruin your day... Keep on, cheers and I wish you a lot of successful project builds.
Thanks mate, one of my future projects is to rework the workshop, make it more fire resistant
More please…… from start to finish….. brilliant 💥🎉⚒️🔨🪚😎
Thanks
Thank you for a very nice video and for an interesting hint of a new toy :)
Thanks for watching!
Howdy from the Northwoods of Minnesota, Love and Respect All
Awesome job, great machine for the money. Try drying your welding rods out. Keep them in a sealed container as well.
Toaster oven on low for 20 minutes dry them out.
Thanks for the tips!
@@Ants_Pants anytime and your welcome
Awesome. Glad to see you finally got a welder you are happy with.
Thanks 👍
I have two MIG welders (Hobart and Lincoln) a stick welder (Lincoln) and two TIG welders ( A A/C Yeswelder for aluminum and a D/C Lincoln for stainless etc) TIG welding is a whole other world. For me anyway. For MIG shielding gas is the only way to go, flux core sucks seems I get less penetration and lots of splatter. Now you need a plasma cutter, I have one and love it.
Maybe vevor will send me one, right now i don't wanna buy a plasma cutter
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Hey
YOUR VIDEO was just GREAT bought A MIG welder my self thank you so much, keep on keeping on your buddy in CINCINNATI OHIO see U.
Thank you sir
Main thing is the metal has to be cleaned of mill scale and that’s by grinding it with a grinding wheel! Just buffing it won’t take mill scale off but that’s if you’re welding something for strength and to hold 100%!
Yeah
Another great and interesting video. Love the cart!
Thanks again!
How exciting to have a new welder. So fun to start projects when you enjoy what you’re working with! Great video Andris! Keep up the good work 😊
Thanks! Will do!
You might be tempted to fix a box on the top of the trolley for the mask, welding clamps, a hammer or two, steel brushes, a grinder and discs etc. You might not use it outside but something to keep dust and everything else off the top could help keep the equipment clean. If you could bolt a box to the central cross-member it could be easy enough to remove for maintenance.
Great idea
You need a stabilizing foot on the front of your new welding cart.
it seems pretty stable right now.
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you Ants, like a snow blower always handy to have ha ha.
Haha
Welding with fluxcore and gas is called dual shield welding. You can do some amazing welding with that setup. I'm sure you're familiar with "welding tips and tricks", Jody Collier's channel. Another Vevor tool you might want to consider is the 14" cold cut chop saw. It's the closest thing to a religious experience for the price. The blades last a long time, but I recommend ordering a backup blade at the same time.
To cut steel? I got one of those but from evolution brand
As always you inform and entertain. I like that welder and the cart. The only thing that would make them better is if they were in my shop.😁😉
hehe, ill rocket my shop to your place one day
perfect machine. thanks for your help.
Thanks for your input Joe
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So glad you finally got a Mig Andris. It's on now! Looking forward to watching your builds in the future. That welder should speed things up a bit. Ants in Pants Mode. Also that welder station build is top notch. 👍
More to come!
I expect to see the MIG in every video from now on. I can see that it would be useful when you're chopping down trees, cutting up firewood, making apple juice... in fact, I think it may even surpass the Soviet Chair! Nice one Andris, keep 'em coming 😁
Don't let the soviet chair hear you saying that, haha
Should have put the gate for the gas cylinders on the outside of the cart to make it easy to replace them without having to remove the welder first.
It comes out from the top
Nice going Ant
Thanks Peter
Congratulations! You’ve made it! Nice free stuff arriving,
Yes! Thank you!
You can preheat with a propane or map gas torch and weld heavy metal. Always little tricks.
Isisnt pre heatinf needed for cast?
@@Ants_Pants yes
But you can preheat thick steal to get small welder to penatrate and lay good bead
Swirl in little circles and try not to leave the puddle still moving forward!
I am adding a link to a young but great teacher of this trade. I think of him as a guru for teaching. Sure, he is still learning, its just what we all do, the more we teach others then the more we also learn as well. Mr. Ants in the britches or as I refer to you, a "Dang good friend" in another country for which I would so enjoy meeting in person! I do not shoot the s**t when something is as important as mentioning a friend. Your a person who can draw laughs at ones self meaning you do not try to take life so serious as so you can not enjoy this only life we are given. Maybe this will make you understand just how serious I too can be.... I would much rather have one good friend than a dozen acquaintances!!! A person who qualifies as a friend would jump into danger without a second thought to help you if you are in some bad troubles. An acquaintance would stop, think of a good many reasons to not place themselves into trouble and just say "Sorry buddy" I don't wish to get hurt today or any other day for that matter. Truthfully we are not that close yet because of distances we just can't change. It is afterall, a large swimming hole between us called the Pacific Ocean. Since I haven't been to your lovely country yet, I really can not say but that there may just be a few more puddles in between our separated lands. I am a person whom thinks of what is around me and why its there or who made it all possible to make these surroundings possible as well. Your not a lazy person... more a person who weighs out some good reasons to do or place as better done tomorrow. I guess I had best stop with the praise before your head bursts from too much hot air hu???/LOL. Any time that you or yours as in wife or children are near, feel free to stop for meals or lodging. I may not have a lot but we can always make it work.
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