I'm a retired welder, welding instructor and CWI. Second generation UA man. This is an excellent video. I can almost smell the 6010 smoke. Keep up the good work.

“The boilermaker slide” really hits home. I graduated from my local tech school as a pipe welder, and am now currently practicing for the bootcamp training for the boilermakers. This video is a lifesaver! I’ve watched almost all your videos throughout schooling (which helped out tremendously, putting me at the top of my class) and now I have about 3 weeks until I go to training, and hopefully test out and get certified as a union Boilermaker. Thank you fellow welders, we are the 0.1%! 👨‍🏭 🍻

Welding at this level requires talent that is rare. When a person watches someone like this make a pass around a pipe that has a near perfect result, it is truly humbling to those of us that realize we could never reach this skill level.

The ending comments hit home! When I first broke out as a welder I started out with a not so great rig or welding machine and had a family had a job as a welder helper and had finally got the chance I was wanting to for so many years to break out as a welder and damn the nerves of driving 2 hours from home with no cell phone or means of communication with the wife back home and the kiddos as well as all our bills depending on me to come back with good news for the entire family that papa was going to be able to get a better position at work and maybe help get the family a bit of a brighter future damn man it was stressful as shit lol but aye thanks to the man up stairs plenty of practice and enough knowledge in this trade that was over 8 years ago and sometimes just sit there and think about where I was at one point in my life not knowing where I was going but right now today I'm doing what I love and have came so so far in this line of work extremely blessed and anyone else reading this looking to become a welder or become a better welder I'll tell you what I love it and I'm so thankful I pursued this line of work cuz not a day goes by that I don't think it's pretty awesome to say and have the title of being a welder baby! Like the saying goes SHUT UP AND WELD!! UGH! 😁👍✌

A small piece of advice for anyone testing; if you're worried about root opening shrinking up, only feather the tacks that you're starting on, and then directly tying in to, instead of feathering all four right away. It's not uncommon for the a tack on the opposite side of the pipe to break, if both sides are feathered.

This info going into a weld test is invaluable, a lot of guys are going to nail their test because of this video, great stuff Jody

Testing to renew my 2”xxs b-pressure ticket tomorrow, after not doing it for 15years. Great video. I’ve been watching your videos for many years, they’re always helpful. Thanks!

Thanks Jody and Andrew, I've been looking forward to this video! I hope there are more to come like this. Thank you for the time you put into all of your vids Jody!

Hey Jody, nice collaboration with you and Andrew. I remember your interview with him a while back.

thanks for the video I've been out of welding school over 20 years and haven't had to take this test in 12 years and now my employer wants me to certify on pipe . Ive been practicing and I've forgotten those moves but this video has been a great reference. thanks again Dan.

Thank you for taking your time and sharing your videos with us Jodie! I've been welding for ten plus yrs, but I'm still learning something new every time i pick up a stinger, and definitely every time I watch one of your videos! THANKS!!

This is an extremely well shot video Jodie.. Nice job

Those circles are amazing with 7018! A UT welder showed me circles on pressure hull penetrations on submarines and I have used it ever since. It really penetrates and burns any kind of trash out.

Great job on this video! I'm positive you helped some people struggling to pass their test. It would've helped me when I took mine. You do a wonderful job at explaining the different techniques and positioning needed to perform. I also like that you used a smaller diameter pipe size to test on. Is there a 6" video coming in the future? I hope so. Thanks for putting this out for the world!

Got my first weld test this morning doing this! Been watching this video as well trying to get pointers. Thank ya so much for uploading

Great information you have provided I been a welder for 38 yrs and your on point with great detail thanks for your service for all the new people wanting to learn the correct way

that was a great video offering all around pointers for people trying to get into welding pipe as well as structural. keep up the good work guys.

I like Andrews prep for how to move. It gave a more realistic positioning of where your hand and arm will be as the electrode wears down. Thanks.

Would like to add that throwing a crescent wrench in the end of the pipe for another support is another trick while positioning. Great video

always find myslef getting the best information from you Thanks Again. im going for My F4 soon Boilermaker apprentice first year need to nail the Cap pass down having issues gettign the beads to blend nice when capping and having valleys in my cap.

started as a pipe welder helper on pipelines in the early 70s after a few years i was welding pipe. 3/32 6010 root.. heat was adjusted much lower as to not destroy the face (landing). or way have a face at all.. no whipping, a slight push and drag. dam near can be done without a shield. grind. then the (hot pass)would penetrate the root and pipe blending all together. xray quality

I like to thank you for shearing you knowledge and experience, I'm from Mexico just a cross the border from Laredo texas and I doing a gas pipe line because you make me feel secure enough to do it by seeing your videos, ones again thank you for sharing.

I remember taking this test in my early 20s ,I struggled but passed I had too much heat.Your video was excellent ,I recently took the test again at 61 and set the heat where it was much easier to control passed a 2 inch and 6 inch I am used to maintenance welding.Pipe welding is a different animal, great video Thank You.

Thanks for the tips Jody! First test I took was schedule 80, 4" tube using 1/8" 309 filler (test for that company qualified me for both carbon and stainless). It was also the first time I welded with a purge. I passed it first shot, fresh out of school, but that was the last time I welded carbon for that company. Until the lay off, all I welded was 308, 317, and Hastelloy. Well, I forgot, we did do a few tanks that had Chromoly tubes.

Tanks for this vidéos ! This is thé first vidéo who show body positions to make good welding

My day just got better...love your videos man!! I wanna see some mig vertical up with aluminum....can't find any tips on that!

Thanks Jody, Great video. I have been TIG welding for 30 years but I suck at stick welding. These videos have made a huge difference in my stick practice.

Hey Jody, the what not to do was really helpful. that picture of the grind marks outside of the area that needed to be welded was really helpful. I know there's probably alot of people reading this comment thinking "well what did you expect" but I bet you those people learned the hard way too. Also sometimes as a beginner you don't know what trouble you can get into before you make little mistakes like that. Of course you learn upon mistakes but if I would of known what to avoid in the testing area that would of saved me lots of headaches and disappointment.

Passed my welding test, failed the drug test Can’t seem to get both of them on the same project

Has anyone noticed if you are a welder to a good standard, you are usually good at any other hand eye co-ordination skills, I tried plastering a wall and it turned out good, I tried paint spraying a car and that worked a treat, but the theory ends when I try to hit a golf ball, so I guess that theory just went out the window !! Great Video as usual, I like the pipe videos best

Great tips, thanks for posting Jody. Shout out from TSTC-Hutto,TX!

He is putting the root in with 6010.you want to whip that.then he fills and caps with 7018.a lot of tests we take you cannot use a grinder.only a file.union boilermaker retired.local 107

I don't up hill pipe, I'm a pipeline welder. We use 6010 5p+ root passes down hill and as for me, especially on a test (6g or 5g) we take a gap toghter than that. the rod should just lay in between the bevels and the key hole close up behind you. If i were to take it that wide, and have to step the bead in, it would eather cause internal undercut or internal concavity causing failure of the test or if in the field possibly a bad xray.

Great vid... going back a long time ago to a post I left about not seeing the puddle, I did something that I had fear of and that was to drop the setting on my helmet to the lowest position and that fixed it.

Im a 17 years old finnish plumber. I passed our Class test, thanks for tips. 2 out of 21 passed.

Jody, I wish you cloud've been my welding instructor lol

I hate grinding out my steam pipe weld because the X-Ray person sees small spots of slag. I have been told that whipping the rod traps slag. So I use a 3/32 gap and 1/8 6010+ Rod. Once I am moving up the key hole there is no problem keeping the rod burning inside the pipe with no whip. In addition, I grind my tacks very thin and burn through them before I stop. On the lighter side, my eyes are so bad I need to use a 3.00 Meg. Cheater in my hood and 3.00 drug store reading glasses to TIG weld LOL. I am 65… One my year and I’m hanging it up ;-)

I'm a structural welder for my company but I'm leaning more towards pipe welding. this will help me out when I have down time to weld my 6g practice test.

Boy the welds look good, I've been welding for 10 years or so and just moved from Jersey to st Croix to work at an oil refinery, awesome video, I learned a lot!

Iv been waiting for a 6G vid lol

Will never miss leg day welding in this position 😏👌🏽

This is awesome. I'm super nervous about my 6g test but this is gonna help a hell of a lot

Use a 3/32 gap I DID THIS IN 2005 I'M A MASTER WHEN IT COMES TO THIS WELD. THANK YOU FOR HELPING OTHERS TOP GUN!!

1/16 gap. 1/8 landing and 1/8 5P+ at 110amp. Jam and roll. Never fails.

Hi Jody & Andrew. Great video. What's the purpose of twisting the Rod 270 degrees around the stinger? Shortens up your usable Rod for sure. Cheers Willy

Man there is so much I don’t know about welding! Great video.

..the boilermaker slide..love it. This was a masterclass in small bore pipe butt welding. My days are gone, but I could almost smell the fumes. Happy days.

Man once you pass this test and get your 6g cert, your set up to make some real $$

7:52 i was ready to nod my head to drop my helmet haha

one of the best videos you have done thus far.

i watched this while panicking for my test so thank you for the kind words at the end because this video really helped

As an exoffshore welder, i miss the smell of burned gloves.

Almost as good arc shoots like in my newest video. But i run 6g 7018 all the way on 8.1x114 mm. Why do u run 6010 root when you got 7018 for cap? why not all With 7018?

I passed this 6G weld test! Only been welding for 3 months in the VIP program (Army) for the UA.

Looks like schedule 40, in Houston Chemical Plant lately we only use TIG on every pipe weld , nicely done!!!

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I hate you guys and your steady hands ;)

Now that was a great lesson. Very well done. ty so much for making this. I need to try the one hand technique. Normally I use two hands but 6G is an axception

Amazing how much skills are involved here! Very inspiring video!

whats going on with the whirly-do rod in the stinger technique there?

This is the first video of yours I disagree with. that guy welding has his settings way too high, and he's not doing a good job keeping the rod buried in that gap. I wouldn't be surprised if he failed this test.

I'm taking a similar test tomorrow. I'm hoping watching some videos will help calm the nerves. The only issue I've had in 6g is on my non dominant side it gets hard to move my body to maintain a drag travel between around 4 and 1 o clock.

been down that trail a lot of times.... nice job on the video!

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Thanks for the video ,am a grade 3 student but am going getting more interesting in welding and expanding my dream of becoming a better welder

Cool yesterday I rush myself to much but tired my best and got it done this video will help me at work on today's job site

These videos make me feel funny , I'm gettin that welding kick from comfort of my armchair ! Thanks , love it , been at it for a livin since I was 14 , that was 20 years ago , every day is school day , but I love it.

cool videos man. I'm a 3rd yr apprentice and appreciate your UA test demo videos and tips and tricks. Thanks!

this video really motivates me in doing my job. I hope it also educates others, thanks for all the knowledge👍🏻

On the job I welded a pipe for the drill machine were using and I'm very happy it's doing its job. I need to practice more but u know I will be better with practice.

I come from the future to let you know your video is currently helping me pass a test. thanks a ton.

nerves do temd to fog at times..it helped me thank you sir.

I went to welding school in 1973 and we learned to weld pipe with a 6010 root pass and a 7018 the rest of the way 50 years ago and is still being done the same way isn't that crazy imagine if your doctor or Dentist was doing the same procedure 50 years ago as he's doing today lol.

Great video. Im not getting into welding pipe but I am getting into structural. Already been welding for two years but im just now going to schooling.

Wish we had KZfaq when I was younger, I needed to get a 3G Cert for a project we were doing, never heard of or knew anything about it, I’m by no means a professional welder so I asked the instructor about the levels with 6G being required for pipe welding so since it only cost me $35 I went for it, he told me I’d only get 3/16 in 4 forward and 4 backward bends and the first piece showed just a hair under 3/16, he looked up at me and said it didn’t look good...the last 7 pieces were perfect. I guess I’m just lucky.

Hi Jody I will be doing a tig welding course next month and I feel that watching your videos I will do well you give a lot of very useful information so thanks mate.

Thanks Chap, most helpful, been welding for 20 years but the time has come for the big test :) Help! :)

Weldmonger good video, these young people need this type of information.

Thanks Jodi, another priceless video

Hey Jody, great videos you keep making.....really appreciate all the help through the years.....you think you can make a video of stick welding stainless pipe????

Very good, Keep up with the good work, I did It for 40 years ,Arkansas Bell hole, yes Sr.

Best welding tutorial KZfaqr!!!

heloo from Bosnia,i can only say your videos are profesional tnks ppl like you are.

Thank you so much for doing these videos! You are awesome!

that was a great tip brother. I had never thought about starting up ahead if the keyhole gets too big, then coming back and fixing it later. Great tip. Alot of screwups would have been way easier for me if I had done just this.

Molto bravo , questo lavoro chiede molti anni di allenamento, io fine di '23 vado in pensione saldando 43 anni in cantiere navale, relatori , turbine per rafinerije, tubi dal 1/2" fino al 40" , schedule 40/80/160 e tutta la vita con soddisfazione. Hai giovani saldatori un abbraccio forte da parte mia 🤗

Radical video! We always do the root down with 5P on our coupons.

A trick I learned when takin a weld test at the test lab is to stick a file in the top open end of the coupon to prop my off hand arm on . Or use a crescent wrench and close it on the open end tight to prop on . Helps keep me steady and not burn your arm on the hot pipe .

Jody I certainly appreciate the time you and your colleagues take to do these videos. Can you do a 6G 6: or 8 or 10 inch pope test please. 5010 root with 7018 or 6013 fillet and cap sir?

Nice video, when I used to do more welding I used to tack in roundbar on large butt welds so the the root isn't tacked.

I took this test a few years ago. It had to be xrayed. I passed on my 3rd attempt. It was a UA test for the pipefitters. They were extremely critical. The first two were good, but they wouldn’t sent it to shoot it because of a tiny bit of undercut on the cap. Fortunately I passed 3rd attempt

Yep im ready for my test! Thanks!

Wonderful video! Up here in Northern Ontario Canada we would do the same pipe test with 2" schedule 40 pipe. Same bevel, same landing using 6011 1/8" and 7018 1/8". To old to do that now.

Mira: no se si me entiendes por el idioma, soy de España y no me hace falta saber ni escribir lo que hablas, porque se nota cuando una persona disfruta con lo que sabe y tiene que enseñarlo. Tu nos as puesto una trozo de tuberia apax 2 inch. Perfecto sobe todo la colo cacion de electrodo para llevar minima penetrcion. te felicito por este aporte que ofreces. Gracias

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I lprefer a big gap and about a 1/16 landing use 1/8 5p but i drag it for the stringer, clean the stringer pass turn it up a lil bit run a hot pass with 5p again , clean it then cap it with lohi 7018 either 3/32 or 1/8 doesnt matter looks like i rolled it when im done Have done about 1000 xray welds and have busted about 5 of em and mostly cause i was lazy and thought it was close but good enough. This is a good video. Good welder

Good video Jody. I'll never do a 6g test or any other either. Total amateur here but your videos have helped me immensely. Question. Why is your welding rod bent in a curly-cue fashion? I've seen welder that wanted a shorter rod just cut them shorter. If it's to rotate the stinger then why not a 90 degree bend instead of 270?

Another tip for the root pass if the keyhole gets out of control on ya. If the keyhole is getting too small, temporarily change the rod angle to leading angle so the arc force will open up the keyhole. If it is getting too big, increase the distance of the forward movement (within reason) or temporarily change rod angle to a drag angle until it's under control then return to a 90 degree rod angle. Don't be afraid to bump down the amperage if it is too out of control, but you have to always remember if you lower the juice too far in attempts to control the key hole size, you will loss arc density / arc stiffness, and the soft arc will not follow the movements you make with the rod very responsively - the arc may want to favor one side of the joint or the other.

Hey there jody. Can you do a UA 22 video for us? I'm starting my apprenticeship here soon with the UA and my assessment tests include UA-15, 21, and 22. Love the content and thanks for the tig fingers! They'll help me slam my assessment tests!

I will be doing a 6g test soon. So it's very informative.