I absolutely love my pink gloves! My wife had breast cancer at 35 years old,so I still wear the pink! Its been 17 years,and all is good! I do have a bit of fun when people bust my stones about my pink tools,gloves etc and I just look em in the eye and tell them why!

I was a welding instructor for 35 years you did the best job I've ever seen on a video..about self shield.

At 69 years old, I started welding. Your video is very helpful. Thanks

WHy cant every video be like this one. The best learning video ive seen yet...NO bs and covered everything...Great job!!!

I discovered this almost by accident on my Harbor Freight rig and was astonished at how nice the welds were after the change. I was one of those people ready to chuck the entire setup and "upgrade" to a name brand setup too. Now I have a nice rig that I can break-out when needed and I'm not beholden to the cartel of gas suppliers.

A novice welder here... and I had a lot of questions. Your video was excellent... I learned a lot... Thank you

Clear, concise, no nonsense. Love it!

Always appreciate your refresher courses, new material and sharing of knowledge, Jody! Thank you! ⭐️😇⭐️

In my welding bay now in the UK on my break. Your vids have helped me soo much over the years. Can't wait for you to hit 1 million subscribers. Any day now

Thank you Larry, for pulling that trigger. This video would not be possible without you. You are appreciated.

Welding is on my list of skills to learn this year and this was a big confidence booster. Straight and to the point.

I see lots of things online but this video is just what I need to begin my first steps on welding. A big thanks to you for sharing this tipe of content.

Makes me wanna get into flux core welding. You are an absolute great teacher. I commend you for this.

Thanks for making me the welder that I am today. Thank you for years of amazing teaching and congrats for the 1M subscribers!

I’ve been gone for a while but came back to check this video out. As always, clear detailed explanations with supporting video and a quick summary. Exemplary teaching !

Absolutely excellent video, presentation, detail and clarity. It has given me the confidence to do some mig welding that I have coming up. I haven't done any for over 20 years and I had mixed results only average at best. Your video has inspired me to cross my t's and dot my i's for a better result. Back when gas bottles were cheap to rent I would quite often use gas and sometimes flux core and it would always catch me out forgetting to swap the polarity back. So that's one of the first things I will check when I get back to it soon. Thanks again for posting this excellent video.

You are a very great instructor, great information and high quality videos. I learned so much from watching.

Just starting the process of getting a welder to start restoring my car. I must say that was a fantastic tutorial that got straight to the point.

As a new member of the welding community and to your channel, I love that you covered the DETAILS in the videos like holding the gun tip and wire as you adjust the tension. Excellent instruction.

Thank you for this video. Just bought my first welder to fix some things around the ranch. Your narrating style is very nice and I was able to really understand, and hopefully retain, what you were teaching! Thanks again!

No matter how many years or decades we weld it's always good to take a step back and refresh ourselves with the basics. Been a subscriber and watch most all your videos since day one. I especially like going back to your Everlast powertig 250EX six-part series to refresh my memory especially since I purchased that exact machine in 2012 and it is still going very strong. Thanks for all your videos.

Your mention of the ground connection is appreciated. I haven't encountered anyone else who talks about it.

Excellent as usual!!! Just picked up a welder and this was perfect timing, we will get gas later but flux core will get us started. Thanks!

I have always been a stick welder (started in 1968). Mig always seemed restrictive with lead length and the thought of having gas to get a good result seemed to leave it less desirable than a good machine and good rod. Seeing your video gave me a new perspective on Mig for some situations, Thank you !!

Excellent summary of the most important success factors. I don't use my flux core welder very often, so I always benefit from a refresher like this one. Thank you.

One of the best, most straight forward , helpful MIG videos I’ve ever seen….:THANK YOU SIR!

Best instructional video I've found after several years of watching. Great job. Complete, clear, and concise!!

I've had the same Hobart 210MVP now for about 5 years. Love this machine. i have been welding gasless flux core with it. Many projects built and repairs made. Can't say enough good things about this machine. When i first purchased it is when i found your videos and you used this same machine. Very much appreciate the content you made then and now. It was definitely helpful getting started.

WOW that was a very concise tutorial that explained a lot of what a beginner with no training like me was doing wrong. A big thumbs up for this video.

I just watched a bunch of welding videos here on YT and your video just fixed a bunch of them. Great tips, well detailed and explained. Thanks, Teach!

I'm nearly 50 and decided to add a welder to my small shop. I haven't touched a welder in over 30 years. Bought a Lincoln Electric MIG/Flux Core machine the other day and have been surfing KZfaq on beginner videos...we all started somewhere, right? Clear, concise, great explanations to all my screaming internal questions. Thank you for taking the time to help us learn.

I like how explain why when you say don't do this or that. Knowing the results can make a difference in what to loom for when welding. I have been backyard welding for 20 years and still learned from the video

Thank you! This video helped me a lot! I'm glad there is somebody out there who takes the time to explain these things for beginners in an understandable and practical way! Thank you very much!

I mig welded 40 years with .045 and .052, 70s solid mig wire and gas-shielded flux-cored wire at a shipyard. But at home I tried 1-2lb roll of .030 self shielding flux core maybe 20 years ago, I didn't care for it because it welded like how you described, but as shielding gas keeps going through the roof, I'm going to start using it again. I have nearly the same welding machine as you show in Miller so it's the same wire swap........... Very well done video, you obviously have the gift of instructing verbally, thanks for sharing..........

I've been using a Hobart 210 MVP for a few years now with flux core wire. Very happy with it for welding axles and suspension brackets for my Jeeps.

I really appreciate that you know what you’re talking about. As a welder, I approve. It pains me to see intermediate beginners teaching beginners.

Been welding with shielding gas and wire for the past 5yrs and never cared much for flux core. I Must say as a newbie flux core welder, i was clueless. so glad i found your channel that has made me feel happy about welding with flux core wire. 👍👍👍👍

Man, you are so close to 1 million subscribers! And you deserve several!

Love your channel. At 65 years old I started learning to weld. I could have gone to the career center for their course, but couldn't justify taking a seat and keeping a youngster from pursuing a career. I use fluxcore .035. I've built custom tables, mended gates, customized lawn equipment, and even welded custom gun parts for a friend that makes hand made muzzle loaders. Most of my technical skill and staying out of trouble I learned from you. Thank you.

Love it! Great reminders. Looking forward to more! Would love to see these things used on thin metal like exhaust tubing.

THANK YOU for videos on self shielding flux core!!! I use this a lot and need all the help I can get! Looking forward to more videos!

You get straight to it on all of your videos. Thank you 🙏 time is valuable and your knowledge is invaluable

I just completed my stick certifications yesterday for 3 and 4G and I start flux core today. Thanks for the video!!

Thank you for the clear and expeditious tips, I'm now feel supremely confident for my first go.

Thank you. I haven't welded since shop class/VoAg and I am 50 and just getting back into it.

Probably the best youtube welding instructors around. Nearly at 1 million subs. Well done. 👌

Thanks for a useful lesson. I learned about polarity by trial and error, but you could have saved me a lot of time and frustration. The rest of the lesson was brand new to me.

Outstanding video of the high quality instruction I have come to expect. Well done Jody!

Thank you, this was exactly what I was looking for.

I can't wait to go check and see if my lil Forney welder is wired to the correct polarity. I weld in order to repair some of my business equipment and I do not feel like i have ever unlocked the machines potential. Thank you kindly for the time and effort focusing on beginner stuff. Cheers from KY!

Im a befinner and will buy a new machine soon. Took a class and didnwell so this was really helpful!!!

You never disappoint Sir. Thanks for unloading!!!

Excellent refresher for an occasional welder, thanks so much!

What a well-made, clean video. Very helpful!

Hey Jody, glad to see you covering FCAW-S! I'm a TIG welder most of the time, but i love gasless flux core wire for versatility, it's also just fun to use. I got a little 140A cheepo dual-voltage Forney welder, i've done lots of projects on the farm with...up to 1/2" plate (multi pass). good cheap way to get into welding for beginners, and you can get into tight spaces that MIG can't reach.

I hope the things you showed here will help me improve my welding. I have a Flux core welder, but I'm not a welder. Some of my welds are OK, some are bad. I've had welds that look like I stood on the far side of the shop and threw molten metal at the work. I don't have words to describe my bad welds.

So glad you showed why I have so much spatter, I never realised how the correct polarity worked 👍

Very good information. As a purely home welder I am always looking for this type of content. Thanks.

Good video. No wasted talk and all points are correct

I'm glad that you started making new content! I've been a fan since 2013!

I'm a shadetree welder, at best. Over the years I have relied upon your very informative videos. Thanks!

I learned that about the polarity 20 some years ago working in Guam thank for sharing that with the viewers 👍

Never knew that about changing polarity for flux core. Always got the bb spatter. Thank you so much for this!

Jody cheers for a very informative video, just watched it twice and had a go, my welding is now much improved. Many thanks

You are good teacher! I have always had trouble welding good. You show a lot of good tips, like in one of your other videos first of all, how to use wad if copper wire to clamp under the "ground" clamp and of how to push with a C movement and to pause on each forward movement, and it worked great! I have the same welder you are using here... Thank you! I love welding now, and am exited when I have projects that I need to weld on.

Great content as always Jody. I hope you and the family are doing well.

Great video! The brief summary at the end is a very nice touch.

I prefer Dual-Shield but flux core has its place. I don’t use it often because I have a stick welder for different applications. Love the information.

New to welding and have been trying to find a local trade school class but this video was awesome! I’m going to the shop now to watch it again and try to do better. I have a Lincoln 110v flux and gas shield machine I bought 25 years ago. I’m still on my first spool. Getting better with practice. Stick out and checking polarity are two great tips. Thanks!!!

Great video. Very detailed explanation. It's awesome to see this type of videos.

Great video! That polarity fix was night and day.

Great timing. I am about to do my first welds in about 20 years. Many thanks.

Nice video just what I needed, very helpful and handy

Thank you for all the tips and advice. Take care. 👍

You are such an easy informative guy to watch cheers

Always a treat to see you weld mig! My first welder a Marquette branded Cebora had a feature I have never seen on any other welder. It had a toggle switch for polarity. It isn't somthing you change every day but it was cool to be able to change it without a wrench. The switch is labeled with a drawing of a cylinder on one setting an a cylinder with a "ghostbusters" NO circle and slash on the other. Real easy for a newb to figure out. However this machine did not have a settings chart in the door or in the manual. A real pain when you are just starting out. I have a multi function inverter machine now (still have the Marquette too). To change polarity you just switch the Dinse plug.

Real nice video for people like me who are welding really seldom using hobby grade machines needing some straight forward practical advice to get the welding to work. Thanks!

Thanks for the tips! Never too old to learn!

Got a cheap dual machine, runs like crazy on Flux Core...not for long, though, as you have presented the Holy Grail of polarity! Thank you!

Thanks, Jody. You're still the best!

Great video, and very instructional. Thanks!

Fabulously succinct but insightful as ever!!

Best vid I have ever seen on welder setup

This video is sooooooo helpful. Thank you for posting!!!

This is a really awesome video. You don’t get a lot of good information on videos but this one helped a lot!

This is the most informative video I’ve seen. Thanks for the help!

Perfect timing to see this, Thanks!

The best!!! Extremely well done. Thank you!

Wow, I mostly weld dual shield at work but I have only once done gasless and it looked like crap, turns out it was DCEP instead of DCEN! Had no idea! Thanks Jody!

I've never welded but want to....this video alone has given me loads of information and confidence to start!

Excellent video, I’m really glad I watched this! I’ve never heard of using different polarity with flux core vs. bare wire/with argon. This actuay explains a lot…not to mention that I’ve got a Hobart welder almost identical to what you demonstrated

Interesting. I’ve not seen that tip for the flux core wire. Nice to see you run the 210, I have the 190 and for my needs it works great. I enjoyed your older video of setting wire speed for the Hobart.

This helped so much, can't wait to dig out my dads welder

An excellent video as always, manny thanks for sharing ❤

Very informative video. I learn a lot from all of your content. Thank you. I look forward to seeing you use that machine on 110.

I love and appreciate your videos, Jody. You’re the man!

Thank you, great info, well presented. You're a good teacher !

Thanks Jody. Great introduction to this very useful process. Started using SSFC only recently. Just finished welding up a full farm shed frame. Second hand steel ( square tube 1/16 wall thickness) just wire wheeled. Outside, in the wind, sometimes gap filling, this process works great. Any comments on SSFC on thin material (1/16) would be appreciated.

Thanks great tips.

Thank you for the video!