PULSED MIG WELDING! at Home! (HTP ProPulse)

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  • čas přidán 6. 05. 2022
  • Say goodbye to the constant voltage MIG welding from your childhood... hello PULSED!
    This is my first real go at pulsed mig with the HTP ... come play along!
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    Music: Higher Octane / Vans in Japan & A Night Alone / TrackTribe.
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  • @IanSlothieRolfe
    @IanSlothieRolfe Před 2 lety +761

    My experience with MIG is that if you have 4 metal dining chairs to repair, you perfect your technique by the time you get the 4th one done and never have to weld that type and style of metal ever again. So the next time the MIG gets dug out, you're back to learning from scratch again!

    • @bman041
      @bman041 Před 2 lety +53

      You’re not wrong, but once you’re doing it everyday for 4 or 5 years, you get it first try. Then there’s aluminum mig, you get good at that right before you loose the work.

    • @mattym8
      @mattym8 Před 2 lety +3

      You should write a book! This is exactly right.

    • @mordokch
      @mordokch Před 2 lety +1

      Yup lol. Sounds about right to me.

    • @danriches7328
      @danriches7328 Před 2 lety +8

      I started with TIG and I think I'll stick with it. I was thinking of getting a MIG but not after reading this comment lol!! Sounds like a pita and looks rough and like you say won't be any good until the last weld. Plus it's a CNC machine frame I'm building.

    • @Zanthorr
      @Zanthorr Před 2 lety +9

      @@danriches7328 TIG is king, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to be a well rounded welder and get either a mig or a stick welder. They're different animals

  • @RonCovell
    @RonCovell Před 2 lety +799

    Tony - WOW, you're REALLY getting into the spirit of CZcams! Heavy Metal music, sparks flying, everything! You're going to gain a completely new audience!
    Seriously, you did an excellent job of covering pulsed MIG welding, a subject that few people have delved into. And you ALWAYS find ways to make it in-depth, and entertaining!

    • @Stuart_Cox1969
      @Stuart_Cox1969 Před 2 lety +1

      I know, cool

    • @jamesa7506
      @jamesa7506 Před 2 lety +5

      Still no match to that Ron Corvel...Covell...Cosomething guy. THAT guy is awesome!

    • @DanielConstantinoS
      @DanielConstantinoS Před 2 lety +5

      Coming next: mig welder VS hydraulic press!

    • @RobsonWilliam82
      @RobsonWilliam82 Před 2 lety +3

      Tony knows the difference between Metal and Hard Rock! 😂

    • @Vampier
      @Vampier Před 2 lety

      I was going to make a "he has spoken" joke ;)

  • @VacFink
    @VacFink Před 2 lety +293

    I can't wait for rest of my tools to get this smart. My hammer is in its 3rd year of community college and if I'm honest..the spend is largely wasted to building social skills. Sure its cooler at parties now, but on the job a palm sized rock with zero credits to its name is more than its equal.

    • @ianwhittinghill
      @ianwhittinghill Před 2 lety +52

      This comment is composed with the ideal tone, energy, and depth of Tony himself.

    • @videodistro
      @videodistro Před 2 lety +11

      This is so relevant and such a keen observation it's funny... and sad.

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  Před 2 lety +58

      LOL & sad-LOL at the same time.

    • @alexmeakins
      @alexmeakins Před 2 lety +23

      I literally read that with Tony's voice in my head.

    • @me3333
      @me3333 Před 2 lety +8

      Yeah but just think of how much better you will pound when your hammer gets it's liberal arts degree...

  • @StuffMadeHere
    @StuffMadeHere Před 2 lety +94

    Your flaming bandsaw is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time

    • @Lucas_sGarage
      @Lucas_sGarage Před rokem

      Hey what are you doing here? Go and make videos, jk.
      Love your channel man

    • @venture17fly
      @venture17fly Před 10 měsíci

      Flamesaw

  • @WarpFactor999
    @WarpFactor999 Před 2 lety +299

    Wow!!!! The ToT has graced us with a ~30 minute video!!! We are truly blessed on this day!!! (Thanks Tony)

  • @JordanStAndre
    @JordanStAndre Před 2 lety +347

    I love that I can watch this channel, without actually planning to ever do any of the making seen in these videos or applying the info you provide. As a non machinist or maker, I find myself extremely entertained by your videos

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  Před 2 lety +65

      thanks JSA!

    • @tziirkq
      @tziirkq Před 2 lety +62

      Tony is what inspired me to become a welder. Now I'm not only a welder, I'm also an UMEPLOYED welder, so things are looking pretty good.

    • @johnlivingston9217
      @johnlivingston9217 Před 2 lety +3

      nice pulsing!

    • @daanwilmer
      @daanwilmer Před 2 lety +6

      I start the same, then by the end of the video I'm looking up how much a MIG welder costs and then realizing I don't have a proper place to weld in, putting off my welding ambitions indefinitely (i.e. until the next TOT video).

    • @6jonline
      @6jonline Před 2 lety +7

      @@tziirkq Same. Between TOT and the old AvE, I ended up picking up a little Lincoln MIG welder. Totally useful in my IT job. OK, maybe when I get enough time to get out in the shop.

  • @jaycarva
    @jaycarva Před rokem +49

    Would love to see another video but mostly just hoping that TOT and his loved ones are well.

  • @vandieselmetalworks4089
    @vandieselmetalworks4089 Před 2 lety +92

    Old Tony! I've been welding professionally for 20 years, pulse mig for at least 7 of those. You have grasped the science and nuance of a seasoned veteran. Even simplified the explanation of a couple questions I get asked occasionally. Welds look really good too! Strong work Buddy 💪

  • @Touay.
    @Touay. Před 2 lety +133

    If Tony really wanted to impress us with his joining of this newfangled 'steel', he would use mortise and tennon joints.

    • @pappyweasel7766
      @pappyweasel7766 Před 2 lety +9

      I would watch that... Twice

    • @kempshott
      @kempshott Před 2 lety +20

      I live near Ironbridge (where the world's first metal bridge still stands) and that has cast iron dovetail joints.

    • @BadYossa
      @BadYossa Před 2 lety +3

      @@kempshott That's an amazing piece of engineering. Knew a guy years ago with a metal workshop that was within spitting distance of the bridge.

    • @GuntherRommel
      @GuntherRommel Před 2 lety

      @@kempshott I've driven through Ironbridge I don't even know how many times. I'm from the Saulter!

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před 2 lety

      @@kempshott Cast iron dovetail joints, that's insane.

  • @spiderchopproductions8172

    The sparks off the surface grinder in the intro nearly did me in

  • @DrinksInHighPlaces
    @DrinksInHighPlaces Před rokem +9

    Every now-and-then it hits me: I haven't seen a TOT in a while. I'm sure it'll be any day now. Hope all is well!

  • @dracolyth
    @dracolyth Před rokem +6

    We miss and love you Tony!!!

  • @Spinningininfinity
    @Spinningininfinity Před 2 lety +16

    I'm glad Tony has still got a Pulse 😁

  • @OwnTwoHands_
    @OwnTwoHands_ Před 2 lety +29

    A 30 minute ToT video just landed when I sent my wife and a kid to play outside. Awesome!:)

  • @leelotungal819
    @leelotungal819 Před 2 lety +23

    Awesome Tony! I pulse Mig for a living and once you get it dialed in, it's practically spatter free, i use normal short work gloves when doing it. A tip i can give you is keep the nozzle further away from the work piece, use a pushing motion and set your voltage on the - Side for most joints, i usually run mine between -1.5 to -.05. Another cool thing if you're machine can do it, is to set your starting current about 10-20% higher, this will make starts alot smoother and spatter free. Take care baby!

  • @georghofmann1782
    @georghofmann1782 Před 2 lety +30

    profesional german metalworker here .. i love the 3M Speedglas with Adflo (Respirator-sys) .. fresh filterd Air under the Helmet without a Mask .. but you have to be carefull with eating beans because the Air-intake is right at your Butt .. the 9100 FX Air Helmet is also great for grinding

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  Před 2 lety +3

      😂

    • @kornaros96
      @kornaros96 Před 2 lety +2

      Activated charcoal layer on the filters, and don't worry about that...

    • @zacharytuttle5618
      @zacharytuttle5618 Před 2 lety

      Those hoods are amazing. Wish I could justify the purchase. My old employer had them.

    • @georghofmann1782
      @georghofmann1782 Před 2 lety +6

      @@zacharytuttle5618 justify is easy .. very very easy .. its your health .. how much money is your health worth? .. and what's the cost to fix your lungs if its even posible?

  • @samjtrost
    @samjtrost Před 2 lety +11

    I had to pause the video after that intro to wipe the tears from my eyes. It was just so.... beautiful.

  • @djamelhamdia134
    @djamelhamdia134 Před 2 lety +15

    And I'm sitting here, still processing the "Turn a CUBE on a LATHE" on the last video!

  • @6061
    @6061 Před 2 lety +176

    As an experiment, put it in manual mode and try .023" wire. I bet you can get every bit as clean of welds with the same minimal spatter.

    • @jvmiller1995
      @jvmiller1995 Před 2 lety +2

      I was thinking the same.

    • @lunchboxproductions1183
      @lunchboxproductions1183 Před 2 lety +19

      I think the 1/8" thickness isn't a great example of the benefits of pulse MIG. It's more when you get into the 1/4"+ range that you start to see the benefits where you get the cleanliness of spray transfer with the position welding capability of something like an E71-T1 wire.

    • @ZILAwelds
      @ZILAwelds Před 2 lety +7

      6061 That particular machine (at least from my experience) welds much nicer on the low end ( thin material ) with 030 compared to 023.
      Why ? I think it has to do with the 023 wire being really soft compared to the 030 wire being much stiffer and feeding smoother and more consistent …. That compared with the ST arc function ( or the part of that function that is very similar to millers RMD function) just works sooo much better and smoother with 030 than it ever has with 023 for me …. And dozens of autobody shops i did training …

    • @Golgi-Gyges
      @Golgi-Gyges Před 2 lety +2

      @@lunchboxproductions1183 I remember using a pulsed MIG on thin stuff with good results. I surely did not know the best way to set it up, but it seemed to allow for more base metal cooling and I wasn't as concerned about burn-through.

    • @kevintimoshkin1470
      @kevintimoshkin1470 Před 2 lety

      Love your videos too bro!

  • @briansiler6737
    @briansiler6737 Před rokem +4

    I sure do miss the times when you posted your great and fun and witty videos more often.

  • @MHolt3573
    @MHolt3573 Před 2 lety +43

    THE MAN IS BACK.

  • @Mark-jn2hd
    @Mark-jn2hd Před 2 lety +7

    Nothing makes me stop doing what I was doing quicker than a this old tony video

  • @BraaaptainAmerica
    @BraaaptainAmerica Před 2 lety +14

    Hard wire welding is awesome. There is regular short circuit welding, and spray arc welding. Short arc the wire actually comes in contact with the material, then heats up and leaves a blob of molten metal and typically uses 75% argon/25% carbon dioxide. The Co2 makes the arc hotter, and the argon focuses the arc. Spray Arc atomizes the wire before it reaches the puddle, and never comes in contact with the base material like Short Arc does. Spray arc needs 20% or less Co2 to initiate the spray. The higher the Argon, the more focused the spray, and the deeper the penetration. Ground location isn't too important with Short Arc, but with Spray the arc tends to pull toward the ground. Short Arc can be used in any position. Spray is only really viable in flat and horizontal position, Pulsed Spray can weld in all positions with the correct settings.

  • @nationtheis5093
    @nationtheis5093 Před 2 lety +1

    I love the tig torch chilling in the background of shots like a jealous ex

  • @thokk10289
    @thokk10289 Před 2 lety +41

    ToT, love your vids always puts me in a good mood when I see a release. I'm stoked you are back. I don't even do any of this stuff.

  • @RedDogForge
    @RedDogForge Před rokem +7

    coming up on three months since this video getting a lil worried, you ok Tony?

  • @russellclarke1424
    @russellclarke1424 Před 2 lety +5

    Thank you, Tony. I had just the other day finished binge watching all your videos and my life felt so empty. Your return is very timely and has quite possibly saved me from doing some work.

  • @Donorcyclist
    @Donorcyclist Před 2 lety +7

    It’s amazing to me how you can continue to create so much variety and keep such a consistent format! Love the entertainment and the education! Thank you, ToT.

  • @Dude-mz8su
    @Dude-mz8su Před rokem +6

    TOT! Where are you? We miss you!

  • @user-wo7rz3yn4o
    @user-wo7rz3yn4o Před 2 lety +1

    Just 30 seconds into the video and I am once again jealous of this mans' talent. If he didn't seem so damn likeable and had such cool things to share and teach I would not waste any more time watching him.

  • @VailsMom
    @VailsMom Před 2 lety

    What my husband did for me today is nice and all. BUT… Tonight, I got to watch Tony’s video. Happy Mother’s Day to ME.

  • @rynbrd
    @rynbrd Před 2 lety +13

    This was brilliant and timely as I'm also transitioning from TIG to MIG for some projects! I always learn something new here, thanks ToT!

  • @ugetridofit
    @ugetridofit Před rokem +6

    TOT, its been over a couple months since last video. I need a TOT laughter recharge please.

  • @tinnocker54
    @tinnocker54 Před 2 lety

    What a great video! I have been welding over 30 years, This old dog learned some new good tips that will make me a better welder.
    Thanks Tony

  • @mastasolo
    @mastasolo Před 2 lety +7

    I used to do production Mig welding in a factory, we always used tip dip (A gel like substance) to keep the tip clean of spatter, and to keep spatter away from the rest of your work piece, we used sacrificial pieces of thin steel to catch all of it, not perfect, but saved some hassle.

  • @luismdoz
    @luismdoz Před 2 lety +3

    AvE and TOT in a weekend morning. My god! Must be my lucky day

  • @keatoncampbell820
    @keatoncampbell820 Před 2 lety +13

    You've reminded me of the terror I felt when I started as a factory welder. They handed me a welder, I asked for the settings and whatnot, they said 0.045 wire, 700in/m, 19V. I asked if I could change anything, and my supervisor said "I can turn the voltage up if you want" 😭😭 spray transfer makes a way bigger difference at 700 ipm, but it's just so much for 1/8 thickness

    • @jesseshort8
      @jesseshort8 Před 2 lety +3

      Luckily I had taken welding and millwright classes in high school so I knew what I needed to know to get it done but my first job as a welder was rebuilding locomotives. The lead man there was a dick and made sure to turn all the dials on every welder all the way to the left every night before we left. So every morning you had to set the machine up. And of course each welder ran different so until I figured out my preferred setting on each one and for whatever job I was doing that day it would ruin my morning messing with those rigs knowing that there was absolutely no reason to have to do that every day. Guy just hated his life I guess and wanted us to hate him. I forgot to mention none of the welder's digital displays worked so you were guessing to say the least.

    • @keatoncampbell820
      @keatoncampbell820 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jesseshort8 that sounds like torture! I made doors in a ROC factory (think mega-dumpster!) and of course all they ever wanted was faster, so you had to glue these sheets together as fast as possible, and every turd burgling sociopath on first shift made 1/2 their target every day, with twice the people, and they'd set all the machines to 200-300IPM, sometimes only before they leave. We'd use them at 700-900IPM and set them back to 600 if we knew the guy on the other shift liked it like that. It just ground my gears that our shift made twice the cans they did with half the people, in the middle of the night, and they couldn't be bothered to do things like clean up the station or stock parts, and especially they loved to ruin our settings. What is it with people and messing with settings?!

    • @jimdarhower4945
      @jimdarhower4945 Před 2 lety +1

      That was solid advice from your supervisor 😂

    • @keatoncampbell820
      @keatoncampbell820 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jimdarhower4945 True that! The difference in deposition rate at 900ipm between short arc and spray transfer is literally night and day. I mean short arc at 900ipm is basically a spatter spray!

  • @michaelcothran4064
    @michaelcothran4064 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank You Tony this is what I shall order, I've been machining for 49yrs & I've cut all kinds of weld but always wanted to learn now technology may allow me to experiment, LOVE your vids!!!

  • @boallmon324
    @boallmon324 Před 2 lety +1

    Good to see whittle tony back again. I learn a lot

  • @bruced1429
    @bruced1429 Před 2 lety +9

    I have the HTP Pro pulse 220 , I have mine it since last September. I works quite well especially on pulse. I use the 90/10 mix and mostly 0.30 wire but you can use 0.35 wire for pulse if you increase voltage 2-3 volts. HTP said that me when I asked as 0.30 wire is not always what you need. It works just fiddle with it . What I found was that you do need 1/2
    Inch work to tip distance, if you change your contact to work distance you may have to change the voltage trim. I also got the #26 mig torch with 8 ft. whip and Teflon liner. You need this to weld aluminum plus the special tips. Buy a bunch of the 0.40 tips.Use a 1 inch tip to work length, sometimes even more .I found a shorter arc length the best, then no burn back, set your trim for no burn back. I have a 1.5 second taper down for ending the weld. Set the wire tension really light, like 1 or less. Start off with 5356 wire to learn the pulse then go to 4043 and try double pulse, MiG like tip they say. Good luck, hope to see a new video of you and this welder soon.

    • @jagboy69
      @jagboy69 Před 2 lety

      Thanks for the tips Bruce... I'm still learning my 220MTS, but what I've done with it, I'm loving it!

    • @ZILAwelds
      @ZILAwelds Před 2 lety

      Bruce, wow! Couldn’t have said it any better😂

    • @justion337
      @justion337 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah even at the end I think he was still too close. Granted they're way more expensive, but the Lincoln pulse mig machines we use at work will crackle a bit at the start and end of a weld, but I've laid a 20 foot weld with no spatter, just the hum and the hint of a sizzle sound.

  • @christophercastor6666
    @christophercastor6666 Před 2 lety +5

    Magnetic grounding terminals are glorious for jumping around on work (when it’s not good stainless or named Al).
    Thank you as always,
    -CY Castor
    Love those grinder boogers and mid-forearm sunburn!

  • @larsschaffert3465
    @larsschaffert3465 Před rokem

    Hey Tony long time fan here I'm 21 and from Germany, I just wanted to let you know that your videos are fantastic and I just wanted to thank you for helping me get my dream job and getting me through my apprecieship and beating all my exams in welding and machining. I now work for a company that builds filling machines for pharma industry😅. thanks for teaching all this precious knowledge ☺️.

  • @garytodd5605
    @garytodd5605 Před rokem

    Old Tony, i know were my mig pliers went now. They are laying on your bench. Then again they may be hiding out under all the junk laying on my welding table. One day, maybe one day i will get my table cleaned and recover my pliers. You havent lost your charm. Keep on bringing the content as only This old Tony can.

  • @heatshield
    @heatshield Před rokem +5

    Every time I watch a bunch of your old videos, you upload a new one within a day, so here I am letting you know I've done that. Hope I didn't jynx the pattern by talking about it.

    • @juanitoalkachofa
      @juanitoalkachofa Před rokem +1

      yeah You did it

    • @heatshield
      @heatshield Před rokem

      @@juanitoalkachofa lol dangit!

    • @heatshield
      @heatshield Před rokem

      @@juanitoalkachofa I was off by about a week, but it still worked. New Vid Now! 😁

  • @BeezyKing99
    @BeezyKing99 Před rokem +2

    😭😭Missing you TOT.... hope all is well your way.

  • @C-M-E
    @C-M-E Před 2 lety +1

    Much like your significant other, playing with a welder's knobs if the best part of getting to know new equipment. Delicate, precise knob manipulation.
    You heard it here first. 😎

  • @joselrodriguez5999
    @joselrodriguez5999 Před 2 lety +1

    Got the same welder and does excellent MIG. Never dared trying pulse so this video was such a timely treat!

  • @talltimberswoodshop7552
    @talltimberswoodshop7552 Před 2 lety +8

    At about 15:00, the angling of the stick of plasma cutter is exactly the same principle of angled armor on a tank. Vertical sides are easier to penetrate than angled. The front glacis on a tank is very steeply angled and presents a much thicker material to the RPG, HEAT, or sabot round.

  • @maxcactus7
    @maxcactus7 Před 2 lety +3

    Great start to a Saturday morning - new TOT video!

  • @cashgarman
    @cashgarman Před 2 lety

    I was going to work today. But then I saw a 28min ToT video dropped and I put that silly notion aside.
    I hot-swapped into my ToT-Shirt merch, and got comfy.
    And as soon as you mentioned morning beer, I felt emboldened and reached for the shop mini-fridge.
    Thank you Tony, for being the Dad I Never Had.

  • @capthowdy126
    @capthowdy126 Před rokem

    those special effects on the drill sparks was spot on.

  • @malteser0212
    @malteser0212 Před 2 lety +82

    alright then, I think, me being a professional metalworker, I should give you some advise:
    first of all, please leave the old ways of welding and with them the wire feed. One doesn't discuss welding power in wire feed, we use Amps.
    In the top left corner of your welder I see the Amps, it's at 104 at 6:35. With your tube cross section (I guess it's about 3mm or about an eighth") you could go up to 120 if you wanted to. Don't try messing with the arc correction too much, with pulse welding it is usually fine at +-0. Now to torch position and speed:
    You always want to push, never drag. Or in other words, your torch and the surface you're welding to will always make a acutely angled triangle(viewed from the side). The point of the triangle should always point in the direction you're welding. not much, maybe 80°-85° between the work and the torch. your distance from workpiece to mig tip should be chose in a way that you can still barely see the end of the wire before it is melting. not too close nor too far. speed is quite a tricky one, with pulse welding you don't have much of a variation window to produce nice looking and strong welds. You have to be quite quick. You mentioned you still heard spattering sounds, that's not neccessarily a bad thing, you should move a tiny bit faster than spattersoundslow. getting a spatternoise every few millimeters or so is ideal. not so fast that you don't hear any, not so slow that you don't hear nothing else.
    I hope you can see and distinguish your weld puddle. You want your puddle to be closed in front of the arc. The arc should touch the puddle, not the work. If your puddle is only very tightly closed before the arc that's perfect. If it is far in front: correct your speed, speed up. If your arc rides on the work and the puddle is barely keeping up: correct your speed, slow down.
    I hope this helps and is understandable, I am no native speaker. If you want further help I'll try and provide some if you ask.
    Have a nice weekend :)

    • @ZILAwelds
      @ZILAwelds Před 2 lety +3

      👍

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  Před 2 lety +47

      All excellent advice I'll try. Only problem: pushing a weld makes it difficult to film. :)

    • @malteser0212
      @malteser0212 Před 2 lety +8

      @@ThisOldTony when welding you shouldn't worry about the video. You can film the weld afterwards, but first priority is that you see the weld well. You have to adjust your speed while seeing it.
      The video is, as hard as it must be to hear being a youtuber, not the priority while doing work.

    • @Nuno.A
      @Nuno.A Před 2 lety +15

      @@malteser0212 Pulling creates deeper penetration, pushing a more flat one, none is necesarly better then the other, just a case of choosing the best for the aplication, and for what he is doing pretty sure that's more then strongh enough, won't really matter

    • @6061
      @6061 Před 2 lety +17

      On thin steel, it's perfectly acceptable to drag a downhill weld. Never say "always"

  • @quartfeira
    @quartfeira Před 2 lety +3

    I own a Stel ironmig 221p, that is the italian, [original] version of yours (😁) and I have to say it is one of the best purchases of my life. 🤙Just takes a little to fine tune it, and I suggest to give her a little hug once a day. It will help both you and her 😜

  • @benbatchelder8941
    @benbatchelder8941 Před 2 lety

    just graduated from welding welding school this morning and seeing this video pop-up was like a gift from god.

  • @thiagocardosoramos7730

    Always good to see a new tot video on my feed, i don't mess with any of this (welding (i just weld eletronics), cnc, lathe, etc.) but i enjoy the heck out of these videos. Thank you Tony

  • @JaradRabbit
    @JaradRabbit Před 2 lety +5

    6:56 *bangs nozzle on tube to dislodge junk* "Get all that junk out of there"
    21:40 "Keep your nozzle clean, and don't bang it around to clean it."

  • @marsrover001
    @marsrover001 Před 2 lety +3

    As a hazard freight gasless user we got 2 settings. High/low, and wire speed. Steel is so forgiving and a grinder covers all sins. Your fancy machine gives less splatter though, I'll give you that for sure.

  • @WickedTools
    @WickedTools Před 2 lety +8

    YAAAY 😄😄😄😄 Tony you always make my day when I see you in my sub box

  • @Ashley.0000
    @Ashley.0000 Před 2 lety

    Tony Tony Tony.. you are the best medicine for when I feel down and out. You have a knack of getting your point accross that enthrawls everyone into you videos. Please keep up the good work and get well soon.

  • @Sam-oh1ck
    @Sam-oh1ck Před 2 lety +2

    Tony, I honestly find your content more entertaining than most of the stuff coming out of Hollywood.

  • @Hiraeth90
    @Hiraeth90 Před 2 lety +16

    I use the same machine on aluminum everyday, it handles it absolutely amazing, with the 7ft 26 series whip and gun it’s awesome, no spool gun, just load the wire, change the setting and gas and start pushing, double pulse sounds a little funny, but puts out clean shiny puddles!

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  Před 2 lety +8

      looking forward to trying it!

    • @jlcdrivewayramps7343
      @jlcdrivewayramps7343 Před 11 měsíci +1

      As a seasoned aluminium welder, pls tell us how important is cleaning away the oxide cos I heard some pros don't clean. And it's not because they use AC Tig which can clean. I mean just pulse Mig.
      And what about preheating. Can you preheat with a electric heat gun ?

    • @Hiraeth90
      @Hiraeth90 Před 11 měsíci

      @@jlcdrivewayramps7343 I clean my base metal the same as if I was tig welding it, with a stainless brush, file and then acetone or alcohol.
      I have ran a few beads on some unprepared “dirty” aluminum and it did really well, other than the puddle not looking as good afterwords, yes you can pre-heat with an electric heat gun, although a rosebud works a lot better, I have generally only needed a pre-heat on over .250 thick material, and if you don’t have a way to pre-heat, just bevel and multi-pass it.

    • @jlcdrivewayramps7343
      @jlcdrivewayramps7343 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@Hiraeth90 thank you. Very clear answer.

  • @Guds777
    @Guds777 Před rokem +5

    Tony pleas come back to us friendo...

  • @elirevzen418
    @elirevzen418 Před 2 lety

    I'm about to do some mig welding for the first time in two years and this video pops up. Thanks for getting me thinking about this before I have the welder in hand

  • @FNSICK
    @FNSICK Před 2 lety

    Thank you for this video. I came in from the shop, overwhelmed with my current project. This video gave me inspiration to get back out there.

  • @sungear
    @sungear Před 2 lety +15

    Hey, ToT, i'm curious about your table.
    It's a part of the family by now, appearing in nearly every video.
    I wonder if you could show us your setup and how you use your bench.
    Perhaps in your next installment in august.

  • @jacoolivier7825
    @jacoolivier7825 Před 2 lety +9

    You could make 10 videos a day and it still wouldn't be nearly enough. We love your work

  • @meetv7700
    @meetv7700 Před 2 lety

    Finally This Old Tony showed up. Faith in humanity is restored. ❤️

  • @DudleyToolwright
    @DudleyToolwright Před 2 lety

    Wonderful to have your unusual sense of humor back among us. Oh, and your content isn't bad either.

  • @forrest225
    @forrest225 Před 2 lety +58

    On the subject of fumes, just get a bigger shop. That way the accumulation of crud in the air is slower and less noticeable.
    Well, until the end of the day when you’re blowing weld bead out of your nose.

    • @glenns5627
      @glenns5627 Před 2 lety +12

      I have the biggest welding shop in the world. Most people call it "outdoors", but then again, most people wouldn't call that a "shop" either. Say, isn't that the purpose of a shop, to concentrate the fumes to lethal levels while you work?

    • @forrest225
      @forrest225 Před 2 lety +12

      @@glenns5627 Absolutely, but you need to hit the sweetspot where the accumulation is slow enough that you don't notice it until its far, far too late.

    • @jonmccormick6805
      @jonmccormick6805 Před rokem +1

      @@forrest225 dain Bramage am mine name

  • @KiwiBassHead
    @KiwiBassHead Před 2 lety +3

    If you are having wire feed consistency issues try a Teflon liner. They are most often used with Ali' or Stainless wire but work really well for steel also. Only real downside is they don't last as long as the normal steel ones but that won't be an issue in a home shop. Also get yourself some Nozzle Dip and dip your torch once every 2-3 hours. Doing so will greatly reduce the spatter build up within the nozzle (especially the tapered type you are using) and I personally think it helps lubricate the contact tip a little also. Lastly I suspect your wire feed tension is a little low, try another half turn or so. The feed rollers will out last you regardless as they are normally hardened. The main thing to be wary of with feed tension is that there is not so much that the wire 'bids nests' in the feeder if it jams at the tip due to excessive burn back etc. One more quick trick that helps to keel dust and grit out of the feeder and liner is to thread the wire though a foam ear plug before it goes into the feed assemble, works like a 'way wiper' for your welding wire. Love your work. Cheers from NZ.

  • @billl7551
    @billl7551 Před 9 měsíci

    Well well. I have been welding stuff (unprofessionally) for 60 yrs and did not know MIG could be that clean!! Tony scores again!

  • @inhale1
    @inhale1 Před 2 lety +2

    Adam Savage mentioned at a recent con that he loves your content. And so do I! Thanks for what you do ToT!

    • @inhale1
      @inhale1 Před 2 lety +2

      Also he mentioned that he would love to learn TIG. Collab perhaps??

  • @LittleAussieRockets
    @LittleAussieRockets Před 2 lety +3

    Love the intro 🤣 for your peace of mind vertical down welds on thin gage steel are perfectly acceptable. It's only on the thicker stuff where you'll get into trouble.
    Thanks for another great video!

    • @geoffmooregm
      @geoffmooregm Před 2 lety +2

      They are used on plenty of structural applications too. The welder and procedure both need to be qualified but it works well. Especially for an open root and cap. It is not un common to do a downhill open root with 6010, short circuit or RMD Mig and then fill uphill with FCAW, 7018, or Mig. Then do a downhill cap like the root. This way the root is easy to complete with no grapes, you fill with less passes and less cleaning between, then you can cap nice and flat.

  • @indreklensment8374
    @indreklensment8374 Před 2 lety +15

    I'm using pulse mig daily and I'd say that it makes less spatter than that Italian machine. Keep voltage regulated a bit to negative side and leave more cap between material and torch. On clean run there should be no spatter noise, only pulse sound. And double pulse - even more cleaner. Great video, thanks!

    • @msyoung76cj7
      @msyoung76cj7 Před 2 lety +4

      Yes there shouldn't be any crackling sound only the buzz of the pulse. If its crackling your trim is too low or your nozzle is too close to the puddle which tickles it and pisses it off lol!

    • @DrCranberry
      @DrCranberry Před 2 lety +2

      yep, it should buzz like spray transfer does at optimal settings, though it can also handle spatter.
      The puddle should look liquid like Spray but stray in place. thats why we use Pulse, simply because it gets the penetration of Spray, with being able to weld every position. It's very neat.

  • @waitemc
    @waitemc Před 2 lety

    20 +year welder here , ya nailed it Tony even simplified it for everyone very very well. Nice

  • @christophermarchand320

    Just when thought life couldn't get any better than listening to Locomotive Breath while working on a Chebby Colorado V8 and slow smoking a ham, BLAMO!!! This Old Tony has a new upload to help me pass the time until I've properly procrastinated to the last minute to build a topo on Civil 3D for a client.

  • @seansullivan3795
    @seansullivan3795 Před rokem +2

    Where in the hell are you?!!!! missing your videos even though I only comprehend half of them!

  • @RoofingConnecticut
    @RoofingConnecticut Před 2 lety +23

    Hope you and the family are doing well Tony, glad to see you back

  • @Dymitr_Nawrocki
    @Dymitr_Nawrocki Před 2 lety +2

    Hi Tony, lately in pursue of greater precision i bought myself a new(old) bulgarian c11mb lathe and i would like to thank you Tony for draging me into this hobby, now i will look for some kind of small Fräsmaschine i watched Schaublin 13 video many times already but unfortunetly, swiss stuff is a bit expensive here, i will have to satisfy myself with something soviet probably. Anyway thank you for video, it makes a good day an even better day.

  • @CCCfeinman55
    @CCCfeinman55 Před 2 lety

    I really enjoy the dry wit coupled with information. Best training there is!
    Thank you!

  • @NcWraith
    @NcWraith Před rokem +3

    Dear This Old Tony, we miss you. Get your act together mister

  • @mnn2012gmail
    @mnn2012gmail Před rokem +3

    Miss your content
    Hope your doing well.

  • @N1gel
    @N1gel Před rokem

    What a delight to listen to somebody that knows how to speak in ENGLISH and Stefan is a close 2nd.

  • @infelizmentesim
    @infelizmentesim Před rokem +1

    Nice video as usual, Tony. As a scientist /engineer wearing dirty lab coats all day I would like to humbly add my few cents.
    The way I usually set voltage correction for pulsed is to set it a bit low, and increase until I stop having short-circuits. You are right when you said the arc is not supposed to be so low in pulsed (you need time and space for the droplets do fall down towards the molten pool). If you go too long your arc will be unstable.
    The power supply gives you the chance to correct because it does not know how long your cables are, or your contact tip to plate distance. This will also matter, and for different distances you may have to change your voltage settings. But once you find a good distance and speed, you try to dial the best voltage (low arc but not low enough for short-circuiting). The voltage is not something to play around, it is more to find the ideal one. The sound will be not that classic frying bacon from short arc but a rather smooth sound.
    I would love to be able to share some of the data and videos I make in the lab. You can see all of these effects.
    You got it perfect with the gas mixture, I would never go for more than 15% CO2 in pulsed. And also very important tips on wire feeding (roller tension right, straight torch).
    Fume extraction is always good to have, keep your lungs safe :)

  • @soranuareane
    @soranuareane Před 2 lety +12

    They do make anti-spatter sprays that are meant for HUGE stick weld jobs (talking half inch electrodes here) and they also work for the sane-person-sized MIG welds.

    • @snaplash
      @snaplash Před 2 lety +1

      I assume those sprays would have to be cleaned off before painting.

    • @inthefade
      @inthefade Před 2 lety +1

      I've seen some artist metal workers cover the piece in soot from a torch running with a bad oxygen mix. Michael Cthulhu, the giant sword maker, he does something like this.

    • @johncoops6897
      @johncoops6897 Před 2 lety +2

      @@snaplash - Fireball Tools did some tests and found some sprays that didn't need to be cleaned. However they didn't work very well as anti-splatter either. You have to clean your work before painting, so really it's no big deal.

  • @MrDigitalCypher
    @MrDigitalCypher Před 2 lety +4

    Great Video Sir! A bunch of good information in here to share with new welders that is shared in an honest easy to relate way. I show all of my new techs your videos if they want to start get a foundation to build their skills on.

  • @Hereford567
    @Hereford567 Před rokem

    Just watched again. Loved it all over again. Spanks for posting.

  • @Woodshot48
    @Woodshot48 Před 2 lety +2

    Absolutely love the videos Tony. I've been subscribed for about 4 years now an you never fail to have me laughing my ass off. Love the sense of humor. Thats prolly why I've watched ever one prolly a dozen times. But you rock an hope you feel better man an take care.

  • @bishipc117
    @bishipc117 Před rokem +4

    i have no other way to communicate to you. where are you at? i miss the videos!!!!. can you let us know whats going on. please

  • @GunganWorks
    @GunganWorks Před 2 lety +14

    Don’t be a hipster welder:
    Never pick up your metal before it is cool.

  • @DestroManiak
    @DestroManiak Před 2 lety +1

    this channel is a gift to mankind 🥰🥰

  • @kevinpoore5626
    @kevinpoore5626 Před 2 lety +1

    It's always nice to see my favorite hand model LOL

  • @nobodynoone2500
    @nobodynoone2500 Před rokem +2

    Miss ya man.

  • @allaraaver8432
    @allaraaver8432 Před 2 lety +6

    Just run the weld straight down and focus on getting the timing down. It might take a few tries but will leave a much stronger smooth weld. Jagged edges on a weld weaken the structure too because they give a sharper point to bend or break at.

  • @jamescole6846
    @jamescole6846 Před 2 lety

    Out of the billions of YT videos I probably watched since 2005 when YT was born. There are probably less than 5 channels I watch every single of minute of. Keep up the great content. I have been looking at these but I think I will stick with non-smart ones.
    Video Notes: first of video bangs tip on surface says keep your tip clean. End of video says don't do that, it breaks stuff. We've all been there :) and as for not wearing your gear. You get eyeball sunburn enough times or have one of those hot boogers land on your hand a few times and you will learn that as well.

  • @mhc6777
    @mhc6777 Před 2 lety

    OMIG! Thanks for the wake up Tony, I've been living under a rock. I think my stick welder has seen this well, it's out the back packing up it's stuff. :)

  • @nwmancuso
    @nwmancuso Před rokem +4

    The two things I miss is cheap gas and regular ToT videos. #FJB

  • @RedDogForge
    @RedDogForge Před rokem +4

    im going through ToT withdrawl..
    you ok Tony? its been a bit since this vid.

  • @DrDevon23
    @DrDevon23 Před 2 lety

    Wishing you the best, Tony. It’s always a treat when you upload.

  • @Broadpaw_Fox
    @Broadpaw_Fox Před 2 lety +2

    I'm at 6:40 and I just figured out what you're trying to do - I've only known this as pulsed SPRAY TRANSFER. Spray transfer is the type of mig welding where you lose the frying bacon sound of short circuit and get into the beautiful hiss of smooth spray transfer. It IS a very hot process though, so props on you for trying on tubing like that. But the pulsed version can weld outside of flat, and I'm sure could be used on tubing with some skill and practice. You need more voltage and wire speed though, as well as pure argon, no c25 for spray.
    Now to finish watching and see where this gets to. I have faith in you, Tony. 😀