I'm a habitual lurker, but thought I'd drop in to say that I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos. In every single video I learn something, and I laugh (or at least roll my eyes). Keep up the great work!
I really appreciate the humor and comical transitions like the one inch punch- makes me laugh, or at least groan uncomfortably, every time! I thought up some new transition ideas last night while I was boiling down some DigiKey reels to extract the resistors. The thought of an archaeological dig site for long lost parts or a chemically-driven reaction to produce complex machinery appealed to me. Maybe I'll have more once I've managed to solder the resistors I extracted using my microwave...
I love how you include those shop life hacks like the Tungsten electrode scratch technic followed by the internal pressure increase to create the perfect material separation. Only pros know those tricks and you make that accessible to the layman.
As a licenced stick/tig/mig welder for over 20 years. And fast paced production welder for the last 10 years, come sunday i grab a stick welder an meditate. Slow, soft, comfortable. It's like smoking a pipe, it takes its time and that's it. Mig makes it fast. But tig makes it beautiful.
its been 10 years since ive done any stick welding. but i work in a precision machine shop, theres not a lot of stick welding needed for Mercedes, BMW, BASF, Bosch, and the military. and then about 6 months ago they send me to Continental Tire to stick weld support beams in for a platform i built my boss picked up as a favor for a friend of his. going from mainly tig/mig welding back to stick is not like riding a bike lol
Agreed. For building stuff in and for the home shop I go for the mig since it's easy, fast and looks good and I'm dealing with 1/4" thick metal max. For repairs or thicker material though I reach for the stick running 7018 DC electrodes, a lot less work. However, I've been thinking about the tig for aluminum but I just don't do enough aluminum and those aluminum brazing rods work well enough for light repairs.
lol I was like "what the F"??? Seriously though, that IS possible although I think you'd be better off using water not air as water is non-compressible. (look up hydro forming).
You are speaking to my soul with regard to the desire to be able to fix everything and the psychosis that drives accumulating tools. Keep up the awesome work, sir.
I watched this vidjyo wearing headphones, my son sitting next to me gaming. When ya aired up the square tubes i was laughing so hard, apparently too loud he looked at me like your old and not supposed to laugh that hard. He gradually looked at my screen then said show me latter. So thanks for that. Whatever it takes to teach them right. Thanks for that.
@@nicksworkshop1162 you keep on watching and learning and go hands on when your folks feel your ready, crafting things from scratch is being lost. But I feel there will always be the need for them some things just can't be duplicated by a machine. Merry Christmas.
@@raymondmucklow3793 when my grandpa passed he passed all his tools and his shop on to me I’ve been trying to learn what the tools do and how to use them right
I've been a welder for over ten years and don't need to watch this but this production value is top notch, funny and calming to enjoy after a day of work.
I've been rewatching (see: binging) the TOT welding videos over the last few days. Tonight I get home and pull up YT and head for the TOT channel and this gem is waiting. As Tony says How serendipitous.
Tony - Thanks for another fantastic video! There is so much to like here - good, solid, helpful information, pleasant and entertaining verbal delivery, excellent sound quality, superb control of lighting, and clever, innovative editing. I can't wait to use your 'Scribe with Torch, and 'Break with Air Pressure' technique for making mitered cuts on steel tubing. I had no idea that worked so well (smile)!
You're not the only person that suffers from the psychosis of wanting to be able to fix anything. I started as a small electronic repair technician and ended up with enough equipment to fix most problems up to BGA reballing (which ended up costing me a lot). And now because of primarily your channel and some others I'm an apprentice machinist that just recently bought their first Mill. I was always interested in mechanical things. After seeing the process and how things were made I wanted to learn more and be able to do it myself. I was starting to hate my old job as a programmer and not the CNC kind. I wanted to do something something completely different and I'm not sure I would have switch careers if it wasn't for channels like yours. I still like programming for myself but as a career it was just driving me insane and now I'm doing something I enjoy. thanks
@@257796 Humor and Irony. You misread the Comment. Notice the Likes and Tony's Love icon. Sorry you didn't get it. I think This Old Tony is a genius, sort of.
Unpaid repair work is just how I vent my stubbornness. No matter the peril, through hell and tiny parts, I ride into battle and proudly bellow, "Whaddya mean it's under warranty?"
Yeah I’ve never written you. But you are an amazing part of my life. Started welding at 16. 69 seven eights now. Can weld with everything. Jack of all trades‘s including family doctor. But I love my Tigue welder. I got a $$135 box welder to carry around in the truck. I love 7013 sticks they can do lotta easy stuff. But the Tig is my favorite. I can’t tell you how important your humor and teaching is to getting me through these rough times. Thanks for being there for all of us. Tyler
I want to send you a great big thank you. On one of your tig videos you suggested ignoring filler rod and concentrating just on the puddle when you are learning. I have been trying to teach myself tig welding and was having a rough time of it. That one suggestion helped me so much, that after a few days of practicing that way, I was able to make my first decent weld with filler rod. Sometimes when you are first learning something there are too many things to concentrate on. So simplifying the task is a big help. Thank you, thank you. I've still got a lot of seat time yet to be able to tig as well as I mig, but you helped me get over the high spot.
As a retired 30 year welder. Mostly doing tooling, prototyping, and good service, I can say there is TIG welding, and then everything else. While I would encourage anyone to try TIG welding whenever and wherever possible, remember, there is a high degree of skill that goes behind bring truly proficient. Like most good welders, he makes it look quite easy. Good luck all.
Tig is perfect for a small garage cramped with stuff you don't want to put on fire. No sparks flying unless you forget to turn on the argon. Also a big plus for the wedge collets.
That does it. I'm buying an AC/DC Tig. ToT's TIG preference and the comments on here about a home workshop like mine is convincing. I can live with an Argon cylinder in my attached garage, but an Acetylene cylinder has always made me shy away from pulling the trigger. I dont need MIG speed and I like the neatness and versatility of TIG, and I'll still have the brute force of stick if ever needed.
Now now, we all have a preference over the other. Where TOT does some amazing explaining, AvE cracks some odd twenty dick related euphemisms and speaks mainly in strange anglisms in French. Just lay back and enjoy that beer. Let us all just enjoy our beers and their beautiful enginerding.
Juho Viuhkola, oh, I wasn’t trying to get deep. I just meant that today’s donation from AvE was a fair bit shorter than This Old Tony’s. Nobody’s got the authority to tell anybody which fella is dropping the best nutrition on us!
I've pretty much retired after 27 years of welding, mainly TIG. About 12 years ago I welded 99.9% pure silver for a silversmith who had made a very large cross by casting it. I used a doe grinder to open up some casting holes and filled them with silver wire he brought. Because of the low electrical resistance it take a whole lot more power than one would think lol.
Jason Doege I don't even need to pull up that clip, because I know exactly what you're talking about! I can at least show my wife that I'm not the only one!
AND tools give you the opportunity to correct the design faults that manufacturers include in some items . . . . like not enough gussets in chairs for people with extremely muscular glutei maximi!!!!!!!!!!!
Great video, as always. I was raised on stick/Mig, but fell in love with TIG once I got into machining and wanted cleaner, neater welds. +10 on the wedge collets. I think Jody us starting to carry them, but they were initially hard to find (& I wasn't waiting on shipping from China) so I made a 1/8” & a 3/32". They're awesome & have never been sorry.
I have to say, this channel is one of the reasons I still love mechanical things so much. You, sir, make me want to start looking for some machine tools, and just start making.... stuff. Also, thank you for the great laughs, always a great way to brighten up the day!
Thanks for the "careful what you weld, the fumes might kill you!" tip. I'm 'very' intro level just bought a cheapo stick welder and did not know that. I owe you much, as I live and breathe!
What a great show. Been watching you for years and a friend asked me what he should buy to get into welding. I’m a welder so I talked for a good half hour and made it back to camp. Your video I just shared with him sums it all up. Thanks Tony.😆
I was a maintenance mechanic at a chemical plant for 40 years, did a lot of stick and tig . welding, most of what I enjoyed was aluminum and titanium tig welding, enjoyed the video, bought back memories.
My sentiments exactly, it is not whether or not I want to fix something but rather I want the ability to fix something. Says the guy who owns two overflowing roll-a-ways with chests, two closets and a garage and a half full of equipment and materials and wondering now just where can I put that lathe and mill ... Great video, it really puts things into perspective.
Sharpen your Tungsten in both ends, so you have an extra bullet without leaving your comfy chair. Gets rid of the paint after a bit aswell, but you will have to store it in a way so you know what kind it is. Just a thought.
Tig welding looks so easy when you do it, and the result looks awesome. That's not at all how my experience of tig welding have been. I don't weld that often and I'm currently very pleased with my small DC mma inverter.
@@ThisOldTony My anglegrinder and paint makes me the welder that I'm not. Sometimes I consider upgrading my welder, you have convinced me to go the tig rather than the mig route when I get around to finally do the upgrade. I'm currently mostly a woodworker, but I really want to improve my metal fabrication skills - your channel is a great place to learn and get inspired. Thank you very much for the time and effort you put in to it.
Hey! I’ve been subscribed for 3 or 4 years now and I gotta say I LOVE the channel. My dad is a 40+ year tradesman in machining and I’m going on my 16th year. Been doing it since I was 10 so it’s all I know lol. Anyways, I catch myself every few months or so scrolling down your channel on a lazy day and rewatching your videos. Just want to say keep up the good work! My dad and I love watching your videos. -Tom P. S. Any update on the mini lathe? Been thinking about getting one for the odd jobs around the house. Way better than driving to my shop every time I need a funky washer for a project. And are you still wanting to do the CNC conversion? If so I can’t wait till I see how you pull it off!
Thanks for actually walking through the basics Tony. Most people build on assumed knowledge. Which only adds more confusion and defeats the purpose of learning. Keep it up please 👍.
Tony, we all love tig welding, no need to soapbox. I'll let you continue though. Edit: nice build Tony! Also, for the love of God, aspiring welders, don't go near zinc or galvanized steel. Metal fume fever may only lay you out for a day in low doses but it'll be one of the nastiest days of your life.
I always mechanically or chemically remove the zinc layer on the rare occasions i have to weld galvanized steel. That feeling when you think you have it, and all of a sudden the pool just explodes and a blob of metal sticks to the tungsten tip is just marvelous.
@@bogdan_n lol I know that pain. I remove it as well, then wear a respirator, under a vent fan, on the moon. When I got sick from it, I was new to tig welding and the shop owner threw me a bunch of fittings to weld. The were parker fittings and did not look galvanized at all but under the arc you could see it burn off just a little bit. Needless to say, I was getting griped at to hurry up the whole time and by the time I finished the sixth one, I knew something was up.
And if you're ever laid up with fume fever, go drink a lot of milk. I'm talking about a gallon. And buy an extra gallon for when you run out. It helps a lot, speaking from experience.
I seen your 4pt videos on the go-cart you made just the other day. Been watching your videos since. Great videos and sense of humor very funny. Lots of knowledge thank you keep teaching.
I've been looking at getting a welder to be able to... well... weld things... and felt like the one thing I was missing was input from Tony. Perfect timing!
TOT, your videos just keep getting better - funny, high-quality content, and innovative ways to separate parts (I never would have thought of pneumatic pressure on square tubing, good one.)
Nice finger nails aren't for welding because every time they slide into gloves they scrape - up the nasties in the gloves. Looks to me like he grinds down them nails with the grinder . It's more better hygiene. 👍
What are your thoughts on them stopping production of red tungsten. It's always been my favorite and to be honest I'm not a fan of the new purple stuff.
The red tungsten electrodes are radioactive, not enough to kill you. But grinding them without the right safety gear is definitely not the best thing for your health. At my work we use the gold once only. I have never welded with the red once but I get really good results with the golden electrodes.
@@jakobh9122 I've tried the gold and it's not bad. It's just that the red tungsten has such little radioactivity it seems strange to shut down all production of it.
@@billm.8592 you can still find them on Amazon. We even have some at our company, maybe they are banned at the place where you live. In Germany you can find them, but luckily they are not that popular. Furthermore the simple radioactivity of these electrodes are not that bad, but if you grind them and get the radioactive dust inside of your lungs it is really not good for them.
I've learned something very important today while watching this. Do not attempt to drink your morning latte (I work evenings) while watching one of Tony's videos, when sitting in your tow truck you spent 3 hours detailing before the boss does your spring cleaning inspection. you will find yourself frantically trying to clean the windshield, the dash, the instrument panel, the steering wheel and the floor again. On a brighter note I have a lead on a possible lathe and mill I don't know what I need them for but after watching all of your videos I have come to the conclusion that we all need a set.
I have thought long and hard on this one, and before I bought an ACDC unit I would have agreed. Think of it this way. You can weld DC aluminium, in the same way that someone can have horizontal relations with their mom, dad, sister or brother but spend some time and money on the right stuff and you won't have to compromise on a welding situation.
TIG is also one of my favorite without contest...In Fact, I really enjoy and LOVE to TIG in general! Its very relaxing and calming for me. Something I can control absolutely, and really focus on doing my best every time with great satisfaction in every weld.
"I like to fix stuff. More precisely , I like being able to fix stuff.. If I so choose, which I try not to choose that often".
Words I live by.
I too share this psychosis
Greatest quote ever!
I want that on a t shirt or plaque in the workshop.
I'm a habitual lurker, but thought I'd drop in to say that I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos. In every single video I learn something, and I laugh (or at least roll my eyes). Keep up the great work!
Thanks Alex!
I really appreciate the humor and comical transitions like the one inch punch- makes me laugh, or at least groan uncomfortably, every time! I thought up some new transition ideas last night while I was boiling down some DigiKey reels to extract the resistors. The thought of an archaeological dig site for long lost parts or a chemically-driven reaction to produce complex machinery appealed to me. Maybe I'll have more once I've managed to solder the resistors I extracted using my microwave...
Alex Rossmann Awesome vid
@@CollinEddy صكببخثثمثثمققخ
Yes this guys pretty funny
I love how you include those shop life hacks like the Tungsten electrode scratch technic followed by the internal pressure increase to create the perfect material separation. Only pros know those tricks and you make that accessible to the layman.
As a licenced stick/tig/mig welder for over 20 years.
And fast paced production welder for the last 10 years, come sunday i grab a stick welder an meditate.
Slow, soft, comfortable.
It's like smoking a pipe, it takes its time and that's it.
Mig makes it fast.
But tig makes it beautiful.
its been 10 years since ive done any stick welding. but i work in a precision machine shop, theres not a lot of stick welding needed for Mercedes, BMW, BASF, Bosch, and the military. and then about 6 months ago they send me to Continental Tire to stick weld support beams in for a platform i built my boss picked up as a favor for a friend of his. going from mainly tig/mig welding back to stick is not like riding a bike lol
@@CraigsWorkshop tig still has fumes
Amen! Love the peacefulness of 7018!! But I appreciate the violence of 6010 too!!!
Agreed. For building stuff in and for the home shop I go for the mig since it's easy, fast and looks good and I'm dealing with 1/4" thick metal max. For repairs or thicker material though I reach for the stick running 7018 DC electrodes, a lot less work. However, I've been thinking about the tig for aluminum but I just don't do enough aluminum and those aluminum brazing rods work well enough for light repairs.
I love how most fabricators will say a MIG is a silicone gun of the metal bonding world.
@jan-ove you summarised to simple, and it is so true.
The beautiful perk at the end of an absolutely horrible week for me. Thank you, Tony.
At least you know next week will probably be better
If only TOT and AvE would collaborate..........................
May next week be a lot better for you.
Here's to a better week for us both m8
Thanks everybody. This is the best crowd on CZcams, nay the Internet in whole.
I like the way you "break" Metal. It's make me laugh so much. Thanks Tony👍
lol I was like "what the F"???
Seriously though, that IS possible although I think you'd be better off using water not air as water is non-compressible. (look up hydro forming).
is it a joke or does it really work this way ??? never seen this before.
@@xaverneidinger4767 it's a joke, you'd need 1,000's of lbs of pressure to fracture steel tubing that way.
I wish it was that easy. Save me from years of pulling out black bogeys.
@@muskokamike127 I swear I see the square tubing expanding before it pops. My mind is playing tricks in me....
You are speaking to my soul with regard to the desire to be able to fix everything and the psychosis that drives accumulating tools. Keep up the awesome work, sir.
I think it’s a handyman’s desire to reassure those we care about that we can upkeep whatever is in need of up keeping
I watched this vidjyo wearing headphones, my son sitting next to me gaming. When ya aired up the square tubes i was laughing so hard, apparently too loud he looked at me like your old and not supposed to laugh that hard. He gradually looked at my screen then said show me latter. So thanks for that. Whatever it takes to teach them right. Thanks for that.
My son is 13 so getting him to watch anything is hard but your kungfu chops and snap metal and cat shots, helps.
@@raymondmucklow3793 lol I’m 13 and this is what I like watching
@@nicksworkshop1162 you keep on watching and learning and go hands on when your folks feel your ready, crafting things from scratch is being lost. But I feel there will always be the need for them some things just can't be duplicated by a machine. Merry Christmas.
@@raymondmucklow3793 when my grandpa passed he passed all his tools and his shop on to me I’ve been trying to learn what the tools do and how to use them right
The wonderful thing about TIGs, is TIGs are wonderful things.
Their tops are made out rubber, and their bottoms are made out of springs? Be careful when it starts pouncing on you though.
They're bouncy-trouncy flounsy-pounsy fun fun fun fun fun!
I've been a welder for over ten years and don't need to watch this but this production value is top notch, funny and calming to enjoy after a day of work.
Your editing jokes are funny every time. It really is exciting to get the notification of a new you video.
Boy, you've got nothing else on your docket! When this guy's videos are the highlight of your life, you need help!!!
Matthew Peck you aren’t the only one :)
Kevin Bransky wanker
I've been rewatching (see: binging) the TOT welding videos over the last few days. Tonight I get home and pull up YT and head for the TOT channel and this gem is waiting. As Tony says How serendipitous.
"Serendipitous" would have to be my favourite TOT word. 😊
Tony - Thanks for another fantastic video! There is so much to like here - good, solid, helpful information, pleasant and entertaining verbal delivery, excellent sound quality, superb control of lighting, and clever, innovative editing. I can't wait to use your 'Scribe with Torch, and 'Break with Air Pressure' technique for making mitered cuts on steel tubing. I had no idea that worked so well (smile)!
Thanks Ron!
You're not the only person that suffers from the psychosis of wanting to be able to fix anything. I started as a small electronic repair technician and ended up with enough equipment to fix most problems up to BGA reballing (which ended up costing me a lot). And now because of primarily your channel and some others I'm an apprentice machinist that just recently bought their first Mill. I was always interested in mechanical things. After seeing the process and how things were made I wanted to learn more and be able to do it myself. I was starting to hate my old job as a programmer and not the CNC kind. I wanted to do something something completely different and I'm not sure I would have switch careers if it wasn't for channels like yours. I still like programming for myself but as a career it was just driving me insane and now I'm doing something I enjoy. thanks
Hey, as a machinist fabricator with coding skills you're going to end up with an awesome skill set dude!
I also love TIG welding very much. It's so nice to meet you.👍
*curtsy *
@@ThisOldTony lol
@@ThisOldTony lol
@@ThisOldTony lol
@@ThisOldTony lol
I'm so glad you are finally making a stand. You've been so wishy washy up till now ;)
He washed all his wishes. You can stop being patronizing and condescending. People that leave negative comments on wholesome channels amaze me
@@257796 Humor and Irony. You misread the Comment. Notice the Likes and Tony's Love icon. Sorry you didn't get it. I think This Old Tony is a genius, sort of.
Smiling after 2 seconds:)
Unpaid repair work is just how I vent my stubbornness. No matter the peril, through hell and tiny parts, I ride into battle and proudly bellow, "Whaddya mean it's under warranty?"
Yeah I’ve never written you. But you are an amazing part of my life. Started welding at 16. 69 seven eights now. Can weld with everything. Jack of all trades‘s including family doctor. But I love my Tigue welder. I got a $$135 box welder to carry around in the truck. I love 7013 sticks they can do lotta easy stuff. But the Tig is my favorite. I can’t tell you how important your humor and teaching is to getting me through these rough times.
Thanks for being there for all of us. Tyler
My tool adventures in a nutshell: "it's good to have the tools to make the tools to make and fix stuff"
Glad my wife approves of this.
I want to send you a great big thank you. On one of your tig videos you suggested ignoring filler rod and concentrating just on the puddle when you are learning. I have been trying to teach myself tig welding and was having a rough time of it. That one suggestion helped me so much, that after a few days of practicing that way, I was able to make my first decent weld with filler rod. Sometimes when you are first learning something there are too many things to concentrate on. So simplifying the task is a big help. Thank you, thank you. I've still got a lot of seat time yet to be able to tig as well as I mig, but you helped me get over the high spot.
I don't just love the engineering in these videos , your humour and production are amazing
great work sir !
The subtle humor in this video is hilarious 😂 the filler used on the tac and using the tungsten to scribe I almost shat myself.
you don't understand how hard my jaw hit the floor when you scribed with your TIG... I was NOT ready for that one... thanks Tony!
A lot of good points - control is probably my favorite - small work can be precise and yet you can do some bigger welds
Aren't you in the wrong territory Nick? 😜😊😂
Ian Garthwaite - it would seem so - I need to get back at it though - I did gas trains piping for several years
@@NickFerry You seem to be another man of very many talents. More of your output would be much appreciated.
Ian Garthwaite much appreciated - I’ve been editing some more videos - always something going on as I’m sure you know
As a retired 30 year welder. Mostly doing tooling, prototyping, and good service, I can say there is TIG welding, and then everything else. While I would encourage anyone to try TIG welding whenever and wherever possible, remember, there is a high degree of skill that goes behind bring truly proficient. Like most good welders, he makes it look quite easy. Good luck all.
The most humorous welding educational channel there is!😂👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Tony for all your time and effort to teach/entertain us!
Tig is perfect for a small garage cramped with stuff you don't want to put on fire. No sparks flying unless you forget to turn on the argon.
Also a big plus for the wedge collets.
couldn't have said it better myself.
That does it. I'm buying an AC/DC Tig.
ToT's TIG preference and the comments on here about a home workshop like mine is convincing. I can live with an Argon cylinder in my attached garage, but an Acetylene cylinder has always made me shy away from pulling the trigger.
I dont need MIG speed and I like the neatness and versatility of TIG, and I'll still have the brute force of stick if ever needed.
Oh, and thank you Tony for the insight into our psychosis. I understand myself so much better now!
:) I finally know what to do with that Tig welder I bought 3 years ago. Metallurgical genetic experiments.
Thank you for the best description of brazing I have ever heard. I didn't really know the distinction, and that made it crystal clear.
9:02 a true master preaching what's really valuable, kudos to you.
Great content
Just came from AvE, now I'm treated to a dessert of TOT. What a day!
This is, in fact, the main course, friend 😁
Now now, we all have a preference over the other. Where TOT does some amazing explaining, AvE cracks some odd twenty dick related euphemisms and speaks mainly in strange anglisms in French. Just lay back and enjoy that beer. Let us all just enjoy our beers and their beautiful enginerding.
TOT explains stuff in a simpler way and AvE explains really complicated things like a drunken Frenchman
Juho Viuhkola, oh, I wasn’t trying to get deep. I just meant that today’s donation from AvE was a fair bit shorter than This Old Tony’s. Nobody’s got the authority to tell anybody which fella is dropping the best nutrition on us!
Right. Glad we are on the same page.
I'm pretty sure I've watched this before, but still fun second time around:D
I've pretty much retired after 27 years of welding, mainly TIG. About 12 years ago I welded 99.9% pure silver for a silversmith who had made a very large cross by casting it. I used a doe grinder to open up some casting holes and filled them with silver wire he brought.
Because of the low electrical resistance it take a whole lot more power than one would think lol.
When it comes to spending money on tools, you have no idea how much I understand you and sympathize. Love your films!!!!
OMG!!! I listened to 2:35 - 2:59 and just about bust a gut laughing. I played it for my wife and got a different reaction...
Jason Doege I don't even need to pull up that clip, because I know exactly what you're talking about! I can at least show my wife that I'm not the only one!
Just saved me years of therapy
This is soooo much on point... Guilty as well 😂
AND tools give you the opportunity to correct the design faults that manufacturers include in some items . . . . like not enough gussets in chairs for people with extremely muscular glutei maximi!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah mate women (the significant others) just don't get the humour but they do ensure we don't starve to death
Great video, as always. I was raised on stick/Mig, but fell in love with TIG once I got into machining and wanted cleaner, neater welds. +10 on the wedge collets. I think Jody us starting to carry them, but they were initially hard to find (& I wasn't waiting on shipping from China) so I made a 1/8” & a 3/32". They're awesome & have never been sorry.
I have to say, this channel is one of the reasons I still love mechanical things so much. You, sir, make me want to start looking for some machine tools, and just start making.... stuff. Also, thank you for the great laughs, always a great way to brighten up the day!
Thanks for the "careful what you weld, the fumes might kill you!" tip. I'm 'very' intro level just bought a cheapo stick welder and did not know that. I owe you much, as I live and breathe!
always best to work in a well ventilated area. Or hold your breath. :)
How soon until we get the video on that perfect pointy stick??
haha probably won't be too long!
@@ThisOldTony 10 inches is acceptable :)
@@ThisOldTony How can we contact you offline about sponsorships?
@@traceycopeland6922 patreon
Brought the joy to my otherwise miserable week, thanks MAN!
What a great show. Been watching you for years and a friend asked me what he should buy to get into welding. I’m a welder so I talked for a good half hour and made it back to camp. Your video I just shared with him sums it all up. Thanks Tony.😆
I love your videos. Not just informative, but you have a great sense of humor. Thanks for posting all that geat advice!
17 views... think this is the freshest TOT video I've seen yet
10K views 50 minutes later
lol they are truly awesome for sure!
245k views....
Alec A 1 million
"And right there, my dear friends, is the psychosis that lead me to spend a small fortune or two on my tools." Are you me?
Me too syndrome, lots better than the DJT Derangement syndrome.
This line blew my mind with accuracy. Love this old tony so much.
Tony, your sense of humor never gets old, you are amazing at what you are doing, very funny yet extremely educational. keep it up
I was a maintenance mechanic at a chemical plant for 40 years, did a lot of stick and tig . welding, most of what I enjoyed was aluminum and titanium tig welding, enjoyed the video, bought back memories.
Good info for purchase research, thanks for the video
My pleasure!
4:30 I once saw a kitten in your video. I'm 90% you are not able to weld it.
Technically you can weld anything...
once.
Only with a cat-alyst
Nah, kittens are self-welding. Just try to remove one from your lap if it has decided that's where it needs to be.
"Honey, I welded the kids"
Maybe using a glass electrode with Hydrogen - Oxygen 2:1 mix
My sentiments exactly, it is not whether or not I want to fix something but rather I want the ability to fix something.
Says the guy who owns two overflowing roll-a-ways with chests, two closets and a garage and a half full of equipment and materials and wondering now just where can I put that lathe and mill ...
Great video, it really puts things into perspective.
Pumping up the steel was brilliant your videos just keep getting more enjoyable
Sharpen your Tungsten in both ends, so you have an extra bullet without leaving your comfy chair. Gets rid of the paint after a bit aswell, but you will have to store it in a way so you know what kind it is.
Just a thought.
Kristian Gjerstorff this is TOT he doesn’t dippy dip lol no need for back up 😂
Easy. All I have is 3/32 2% lanth. No paint required!
@@mordantly cant use that for everything :)
@@weldingjunkie did not think of that. Sorry for My mistake :)
Kristian Gjerstorff 😂 anytime. Now me myself I do what you said lol
Awesome video as always--Shameless attempt to get a heart as I recover from nasal surgery :D
You're the best!
Thanks for helping me to finally understand my psychosis - you explained the condition we apparently share perfectly!
You sir have a great sense of humor, I loved the content but the smile on my face made me subscribe! Cheers
Informative and entertaining as always. Can you weld heavy metal to country and western?
Tig welding looks so easy when you do it, and the result looks awesome.
That's not at all how my experience of tig welding have been.
I don't weld that often and I'm currently very pleased with my small DC mma inverter.
any welder is better than no welder, Niklas!
@@ThisOldTony My anglegrinder and paint makes me the welder that I'm not.
Sometimes I consider upgrading my welder, you have convinced me to go the tig rather than the mig route when I get around to finally do the upgrade.
I'm currently mostly a woodworker, but I really want to improve my metal fabrication skills - your channel is a great place to learn and get inspired.
Thank you very much for the time and effort you put in to it.
I always like the story telling and video editing, it shows that a lot of thought and ef-
Thank you for another great video. And your welds and brazing are really looking fantastic.
I don't want to be critical but I think you need more filler rod in that first tack 🤣😂
Wait a minute . . . . surely it is more than a coincidence that you use one stick for each tack?!?! Now I'm confused! 🤔
He's trolling. It's an editing trick.
r/whoosh
Hey! I’ve been subscribed for 3 or 4 years now and I gotta say I LOVE the channel. My dad is a 40+ year tradesman in machining and I’m going on my 16th year. Been doing it since I was 10 so it’s all I know lol. Anyways, I catch myself every few months or so scrolling down your channel on a lazy day and rewatching your videos. Just want to say keep up the good work! My dad and I love watching your videos.
-Tom
P. S. Any update on the mini lathe? Been thinking about getting one for the odd jobs around the house. Way better than driving to my shop every time I need a funky washer for a project. And are you still wanting to do the CNC conversion? If so I can’t wait till I see how you pull it off!
Awesome timing Tony. Just finished binge watching a load of your old videos in the bath, got out and dressed only to find a new one waiting :)
Thanks for actually walking through the basics Tony. Most people build on assumed knowledge. Which only adds more confusion and defeats the purpose of learning. Keep it up please 👍.
thanks Bobby!
Tony, we all love tig welding, no need to soapbox. I'll let you continue though.
Edit: nice build Tony!
Also, for the love of God, aspiring welders, don't go near zinc or galvanized steel. Metal fume fever may only lay you out for a day in low doses but it'll be one of the nastiest days of your life.
I always mechanically or chemically remove the zinc layer on the rare occasions i have to weld galvanized steel. That feeling when you think you have it, and all of a sudden the pool just explodes and a blob of metal sticks to the tungsten tip is just marvelous.
@@bogdan_n lol I know that pain. I remove it as well, then wear a respirator, under a vent fan, on the moon. When I got sick from it, I was new to tig welding and the shop owner threw me a bunch of fittings to weld. The were parker fittings and did not look galvanized at all but under the arc you could see it burn off just a little bit. Needless to say, I was getting griped at to hurry up the whole time and by the time I finished the sixth one, I knew something was up.
And if you're ever laid up with fume fever, go drink a lot of milk. I'm talking about a gallon. And buy an extra gallon for when you run out. It helps a lot, speaking from experience.
@@dontnubblemebro I have heard that, I tried it at the time and got though about two pints, got impatient and switched to beer.
Finaly =D i was WAITING FOR THIS COMEBACK :D... Exited!!!
OMG thank you for the laughs. Your comedic timing is fantastic combined with sarcasm its gold Jerry Pure GOLD!
I seen your 4pt videos on the go-cart you made just the other day. Been watching your videos since. Great videos and sense of humor very funny. Lots of knowledge thank you keep teaching.
I died when you used your tungsten as a scribe 😂
5:53 very spatter, so smoke, much violent, such subscribe, love your grammar! You melted my hear!!! :)))
Thank you Tony, your always a joy
Your metal snapping skills & techniques is almost god level.
A welder and a professional part shuffler? We could use someone like this in the hidden leaf village
Lmao..! 😂😂😂
You can weld round copper just as poorly as flat copper. Lmao.!
I love you..! 😂😂😂
I laughed out loud on that part too. I had to listen to that part a few times before I could resume the video 🤣
Tony - perfect timing. As I live down under, I was able to gently wake my wife for a bit of TOT
It did the trick, thanks mate🤪
Love the editing and also the words you chose to verbalize how tig is great and how you were drawn into buying your tools. 👍🤘
Just wandering when TOT is going to upload!
Right in time TOT because I have had a really hard week.
What's going on in your week
Holy cow that inro. We've been using welders wrong all along!
I've been looking at getting a welder to be able to... well... weld things... and felt like the one thing I was missing was input from Tony. Perfect timing!
TOT, your videos just keep getting better - funny, high-quality content, and innovative ways to separate parts (I never would have thought of pneumatic pressure on square tubing, good one.)
Ah machinists weekend this week starts with TOT, then hopefully I have time to get take out before some Abom SNS
What was I doing?
*TOT posts video*
Apparently this!
After doing a heap of stick welding and then going to Oxy/Acetylene, the oxy felt so relaxing and gentle.
Your sense of humor is freaking awesome!!!
Scoring with the welding needle. That really hurt my feels :O
Martin Hallmann tungsten, which is the T in TIG
Def never heard it called welding needle but we knew what ya meant. I never saw anyone do that either. Don’t wanna contaminate the tungsten
@@ryanmalin You probably won't contaminate it, tungsten is much harder than steel and it won't stick to it until it's at welding hot temperature.
I use my now not used for welding "red tungsten" for all metal scoring.
DISCOSHOEBOX still buying and using red tungsten.
Now I can enjoy my large pizza...
That looks like a very solid tack weld, love the content and your humour. Thanks for the vids mate.
The explanation in detail is probably better than taking a course. I really dig your videos brother.👍👍👍
Someone buy this man some fingernails.
Nice finger nails aren't for welding because every time they slide into gloves they scrape - up the nasties in the gloves.
Looks to me like he grinds down them nails with the grinder . It's more better hygiene. 👍
What are your thoughts on them stopping production of red tungsten. It's always been my favorite and to be honest I'm not a fan of the new purple stuff.
The red tungsten electrodes are radioactive, not enough to kill you. But grinding them without the right safety gear is definitely not the best thing for your health.
At my work we use the gold once only. I have never welded with the red once but I get really good results with the golden electrodes.
@@jakobh9122 I've tried the gold and it's not bad. It's just that the red tungsten has such little radioactivity it seems strange to shut down all production of it.
I switched to 2% when the reds were still around and haven't looked back.
@@billm.8592 you can still find them on Amazon. We even have some at our company, maybe they are banned at the place where you live. In Germany you can find them, but luckily they are not that popular. Furthermore the simple radioactivity of these electrodes are not that bad, but if you grind them and get the radioactive dust inside of your lungs it is really not good for them.
@@jakobh9122 As a hobby welder I was not aware of that . . . .I have a stock pile of red ones . . .Thanks for that.
Great tip on the collet I have not seen one of those yet, and you gave me an idea to mount my mini lathe. thanks great video!
I've learned something very important today while watching this. Do not attempt to drink your morning latte (I work evenings) while watching one of Tony's videos, when sitting in your tow truck you spent 3 hours detailing before the boss does your spring cleaning inspection. you will find yourself frantically trying to clean the windshield, the dash, the instrument panel, the steering wheel and the floor again.
On a brighter note I have a lead on a possible lathe and mill I don't know what I need them for but after watching all of your videos I have come to the conclusion that we all need a set.
4 min late due to watching colin furze
a thumbs up in advance
Me to :D
You can DC tig aluminum, but the cost of the helium bottle to do it likely costs more than the Harvard Fray AC/DC machine.
I have thought long and hard on this one, and before I bought an ACDC unit I would have agreed.
Think of it this way. You can weld DC aluminium, in the same way that someone can have horizontal relations with their mom, dad, sister or brother but spend some time and money on the right stuff and you won't have to compromise on a welding situation.
DISCOSHOEBOX Its more possible than you give it credit for. Having not done it myself, defer to the Welding Tips and Tricks podcast episode 63.
I did not know about wedge collets, neat and here I am about to order some consumables for an upcoming project, great timing and I thank you!!
TIG is also one of my favorite without contest...In Fact, I really enjoy and LOVE to TIG in general! Its very relaxing and calming for me. Something I can control absolutely, and really focus on doing my best every time with great satisfaction in every weld.
Hey you're alive! We were starting to worry
"What's with the air hose" - Says my head
"*pluck*"
"Ohhhhhhhh" Says my head again.
I've finally watched all of your videos, thanks Tony!
love the tropical music, it really sets the atmosphere