HOW TO MIG WELD FOR BEGINNERS

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In this video I'm showing you how to find those sweet mig welder settings that everyone is looking for!
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@salvagedsteelstudio 5 жыл бұрын

I came here new to welding, and left with a masters degree in cooking.

@annethrasher5783 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yea lol

@n2cable 4 жыл бұрын

just need some eggs and toast and we are set. Guess we got to wait for those videos

@nathanjames1514 4 жыл бұрын

Haha classic

@nathanjames1514 4 жыл бұрын

Get the bangers on.

@jeremyjohnson1872 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@troydavies3225 5 жыл бұрын

If you smell sausages when your welding take your mask off & make sure your pants aren't on fire.

@oldbrickm 5 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

@tinkertime7165 5 жыл бұрын

I was using a 4” grinder and saw a flickering light out of the corner of my eye, I stopped grinding and looked down to see.....my frikken trousers on fire. No word of a lie. Burnt all the hairs off my shin. LOL

@whatfreedom7 5 жыл бұрын

Tinkertime I watched someone drinking ad welding in cut off jeans. They were welding and caught the threads of their jeans on fire. Not the best choice of clothing for welding.

@matthu6852 5 жыл бұрын

Sausages fantastic :-D

@joegomez8257 4 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@doctordicknails2558 4 жыл бұрын

That sausage analogy was actually fantastic at describing what you're looking for in a good setting combination.

@Xpp. 5 жыл бұрын

Im never going to look at my ‘sausage velocity knob’ the same again 😂😂😂

@tinkertime7165 5 жыл бұрын

My wife keeps asking me why I wear a welding helmet when cooking breakfast.

@johnnieveight4925 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@The1MrE1980 6 жыл бұрын

38 years old. Decided to change my career. Started welding school a few days ago. Mix of beginners and more advanced students. Add to that the loud ass vents and demonic AC (Texas) it’s hard to hear. Instructor goes from beginning to advanced info without warning leaving me a bit lost at times. In the classroom it’s one instructor and 15 students. At least here i can watch some videos after I get home to fill in the gaps from school and it’s just me so it feels a little more one on one. Thankfully I’m not paying 150$ to RENT a video 😑 (school books ain’t cheap). Thanks for making videos.

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

Stick at it buddy, Cheers

@killemall69 4 жыл бұрын

The1MrE1980 your the US me !

@PKWeaver74 4 жыл бұрын

Makes you wonder whether you're getting a better welding education from your physical lessons or here on the tube provided to you for free by a good guy with a talent for making stuff easy to understand and memorable? Respect to the creator.

@mariecocker8992 3 жыл бұрын

Feeling quite lucky to be in New Zealand. My mechanical engineering course was 100% free due to a push in trades after COVID-19 and my tutors are very caring and helpful. Mix of beginners and advanced as well with a great age range (youngest in class being 17, oldest being about 55) and on top of all that they help us to get an apprenticeship in an area of engineering of our choice at the end of the course and there is no short supply of those in NZ, especially for us females lol.

@infamousnova 3 жыл бұрын

I plan in doing that as of now! How did it go? Still welding?

@noahguy562 3 жыл бұрын

His way of explaining this is amazing. This is exactly what I was looking for!

@irishlad8797 4 жыл бұрын

A very informative video for someone who hasn’t used a mig welder before like me. Explains how the controls on the welder unit affect the weld. Very good

@bryanlatimer-davies1222 5 жыл бұрын

When using thin sharp metal with jagged edges avoid adding red sauce from finger

@jonathonhobbs6676 5 жыл бұрын

"Sausage velocity knob" Never calling it anything else.

@iainharrison6675 5 жыл бұрын

Great analogy, very informative and dead-pan humour, at the same time .

@sabergermd Жыл бұрын

Out of all the videos on MIG settings on KZfaq this is the first one that actually made sense. Your analogy of flame/sausage is brilliant. Thank you!

@Dikka0 5 жыл бұрын

Man I love the sausage frying pan explanation, I've just discovered your channel via your 100E build & love your work and enthusiasm.

@johnashcraft2724 5 жыл бұрын

Good analogies and taught in a way that makes sense to me. Outstanding! Thank you.

@mikesharp4033 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I had to do some repair welding after a 10 year lay-off. Your guidance was excellent and brought back all I had forgotten.

@theguitargamer3372 5 жыл бұрын

Been welding for about 4 months, thankfully most of what I've welded has been dirty and rusted so I can weld clean metal like a boss. Great video btw

@sataneatcheese6243 6 жыл бұрын

If someone had explained it to me describing everything as food then I think all of what I was taught at college may have stuck a bit better.SAUSAGE VELOCITY!!!

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

Its all about the sausage!

@flir67man84 6 жыл бұрын

It's all about how fast u shoving your sausage into her.... brilliant!!!!

@surveysays8335 6 жыл бұрын

Sausage Velocity is a very important issue now. We need a Sausage Velocity Awareness Month.

@mikelavigne5085 5 жыл бұрын

Knob... : )

@youtubestolemyhandle1 5 жыл бұрын

If I turn down my sausage velocity, I could have less children.

@davidseguin638 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I’ve been looking at videos like this for a while now. The sausage velocity and heat of the frying pan really makes sense to me! Thank you!!!

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

If you can master the sausage velocity you will win at life! Cheers

@felicepassaseo9954 6 жыл бұрын

David Seguin ......yes now we want to eat ,,,,,,,,

@devinbalasi7296 5 жыл бұрын

I've been intimidated by welding and no video could help me understand the settings until this video! thanks a bunch bro

@darkstatehk 3 жыл бұрын

As a beginner, I was able to control my sausage velocity after watching this video, thanks!

@repairfreak 5 жыл бұрын

You did a decent job explaining how the find the sweet spot using the two controls, “voltage and wire-speed.” Your Sausage analogy was hilarious 😂. I’m hungry now for some breakfast sausage links with maple syrup, yum!! 👍

@ryansarath1319 6 жыл бұрын

Weirdly enough I've just been frying sausages and they where popping like crazy, 2 of them split right open so now I'm off to buy a mig welder, see if that doesn't get me a better sarney

@gammon1183 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sitting in the garden having a toke and beer learning that mig welding is like cooking sausages. Hold my beer. Subscribed 😎

@peterbradley6202 5 жыл бұрын

my first ever welding vid. great stuff. subscribed!

@johnjacob688 6 жыл бұрын

Wife walked in and with real enthusiasm asked me if I was watching a cooking video.

@jasabasenara8124 4 жыл бұрын

Pmsl. Brilliant.

@rayflores1105 4 жыл бұрын

Very well explained. For a never-before welding guy this is pretty good basic stuff. I'm signed up for classes but this puts something in front of me. THANX!!!

@jewishman2687 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Had a MIG welder in my garage for four years, now I have the basic knowledge on how to use it. So starting tomorrow practice practice practice. Thanks

@dangenovese8905 4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha! Same! About 3 years for me. I unboxed it when I first bought it and fed some wire through then put it away.

@jvcantrell 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, made it all clear. Basically, if you’ve gotten to the balls, pull back on the sausage.

@InTheFaceMan 4 жыл бұрын

Your analogies and comparisons really help make sense of a lot of things unclear to a rookie like me about welding and voltages and beads etc.. i am self learning and using the university of KZfaq and forums for lots of advice and tips. You explained things in a way I understand and can relate and compare to. Subscribing now and I hope there are more videos like this to get me past the beginning stages of learning to weld. Thanks again for the video!

@cartousse 4 жыл бұрын

Great points for an experienced chef taking up mig welding! Very informative, thanks.

@hpt08 6 жыл бұрын

I was wondering where this was going at the start, but turned out to be a decent bit of knowledge. Thanks Sausage! 😀

@thechaptermaster 5 жыл бұрын

I laughed harder than I should have at 4:55 - Sausage Velocity Knob

@telcontara177 4 жыл бұрын

This video explained some of the many, many things I'm uncertain about before starting my first welding project. I feel a lot more confident about recognizing good or bad in my work now, so thank you! As for the consistent sausage metaphors, I bring this from elsewhere on youtube: Five out of fiiiiive! Bup-bup-bup, BOP-BOP.

@TheBikerDodge 4 жыл бұрын

Had to give it a like for the "Sausage Velocity Knob"

@danc3831 5 жыл бұрын

I am a product of the 60's when we would get burnt on are regular basis and I am not talking about welding. This dude would fit right in on our corner. Whoa.......

@mjbaileysmith 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, just got my first MIG and been struggling to dial it in properly so this has been really useful. Keep 'em coming!

@SecondSonWoodworks 4 жыл бұрын

This is a super informative video and love the relating to cooking! Thanks for sharing!

@cameronstevenson5894 4 жыл бұрын

You explained this well I’d try this now confidently

@Cobwobbler 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant description man, thanks. I've always seen welding as a dark art, like witchcraft, but now I want to give it a go. Cheers.

@davidbrandt6925 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video thank you! Started factory welding bridge matts at 18 yrs old in 1978. Mig welding!

@joannebutler5759 5 жыл бұрын

I think this video is the best one I have watched up to now and sausage and pan analysis has given me the best way to understand it.. thank you

@oldgregsdiecast 5 жыл бұрын

Great way to explain it as sausage in a frying pan, definitely a super helpful video, thanks!

@RealKosher 5 жыл бұрын

Never thought of using a mig to cook my breakfast! Jokes aside fantastic explanation

@nigelw598 3 жыл бұрын

The “Sausage Velocity Knob” 🤣 Great vid! 👍🍻

@kimberlycooksley 4 жыл бұрын

I was very sceptical, talking about frying pans and sausage and the monotone delivery. But it was very good, thanks. Confirmed what I thought I was doing wrong today.

@glennfelpel9785 6 жыл бұрын

You are an outstanding teacher, very well done indeed. Thank you

@gailpengelly8581 2 жыл бұрын

COMPLETELY AGREE. Epic job. 🤟🏼❤️

@marieedward6900 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent vid - thank you

@saltifish 3 жыл бұрын

Really good explanation and well demonstrated.. learnt more from this video than any of the others.

@theodorebowers9737 5 жыл бұрын

Best beginner video I've seen yet thanks from the USA

@ScottTurnerformeindustrious 6 жыл бұрын

Helped heaps thanks! My sausage looks awesome now :)

@samrichmond9709 6 жыл бұрын

Johnny Depp as Jack sparrow the pirate welder

@northzero2390 4 жыл бұрын

ali G

@chisnsid 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Really helpful information and a very clear visual demo of the difference each setting makes. Thanks! I’ve got to do some practice but I’ll be restoring m old Subaru soon and this video will deffo help when I come to weld up the rear arches :)

@TonySaprano 6 жыл бұрын

Great MIG Vid ! You cracked me up with the sausage analogy but the vid did a great job on showing the feed speed and voltage setting, and what a weld should look like. Thank you

@KrisDebell 6 жыл бұрын

sausage velocity knob... haha they didn't teach me that at college

@liamflaherty7664 5 жыл бұрын

SAUSAGE VELOCITY KNOB! This is amazing thanks for a jokes yet informative video

@sharonbrown1998 4 жыл бұрын

Watching you tube during covid, I like your description of the weld being a sausage. I’ve always been unsure of welders, not anymore. Thanks.

@RickRose 4 жыл бұрын

That was both useful and entertaining. I've yet to get my sausage right, but I've got confidence for another go. Thanks for sharing.

@buxvan 5 жыл бұрын

It's the Ali G init ! I'm trying to learn mig & wish I was as good as you.

@tomfoolery40 6 жыл бұрын

God dammit I was laughing at the start of this you are fucking funny my friend. Wonderful video, thank you for taking the time.

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

no problem, glad you liked it. Cheers

@acgolem 5 жыл бұрын

Very good. I just upgraded from an arc to a mig. Didn't do any practice or trial with settings, just jumpped straight in. Made a hell of a mess but now know what I did wrong. Hot enough but way too slow on the wire speed. Will actually have a practice on some scrap now and get a nice bead going.

@justinc9777 3 жыл бұрын

Came here for the anecdotes, stayed for the sausage 😂. This was truly the best and easiest to grasp explanation i have come across, great work mate!

@mergrew0110 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry mate, no way am I feeding my sausage into frying pan!!!

@125brat 5 жыл бұрын

It's cleared up which setting does what, now I need to go and try it out. Very clear and informative for a DIY welder to understand. Thanks.

@jimcook3448 5 жыл бұрын

Once I got past the surreal all-day breakfast, this becomes a very good informative video. Well done and thanks

@nugletstudios 6 жыл бұрын

I always try to put my sausage in slow... ...Strong analogy!

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

life is all about how you feed the sausage!

@piritutaki5444 5 жыл бұрын

So he's telling me I've got too much sausage then & not enough pan

@insanebilly 5 жыл бұрын

I had to go and have something to eat after the start.

@richardsmart2255 6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of ways to explain to my friend how to use my everlast mig welder and I found it very hard. Thank you for providing this video. It makes my job so much easier.

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

No problem, Cheers.

@johngillespie7336 3 жыл бұрын

Very good presentation. Good explanations, and it was great to see actual examples of wrong and rights. Thank you. I learnt a lot.

@TheKinGJux 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine this guy teaching a sex ed class.

@davidmg1925 4 жыл бұрын

popping and banging

@Glendram 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a really well explained demo, very easy to follow.... i hope i get better results now :-) Sausage Sizzle ?? Cheers

@avidsledder 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn’t sure about the cooking thing to start with but now it makes perfect sense. I understand the problems I’ve been having and how to fix them now. Thank you so very much. Looks like I’ll have some beautiful cooked Bangerz from now on

@toddwhyte9529 4 жыл бұрын

The term your looking for is Penetration- where the weld “Puddell” or pool, is hot enough to include the depth / gauge of the parent (base) metal.

@flir67man84 6 жыл бұрын

awesome video!! Comparing to food.. sausage velocity

@NorfolkCycleWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

Thats my main problem.. I feed the sausage in way to slow..

@mandyspacek1087 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, have learnt a lot from this video- Thank You!

@jakemeyer8188 4 жыл бұрын

From this day forth, I will always refer to the wire speed knob as the sausage velocity knob. Perfection.

@WT0311 5 жыл бұрын

"Sausage velocity"... if you find my sides, please let me know!!!

@PtrJns 6 жыл бұрын

...i'm hungry now

@paulwalker7432 3 жыл бұрын

All jokes aside ,you have helped me a great deal. I have a welding job interview today, this will get me through. thanks

@roykropper2239 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely pissing myself at the sausage analogy 😂

@jonathancolling2284 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video though for me as a beginner - joking aside

@Sas_HeatherC 5 жыл бұрын

He had me at bacon. Kept thinking about bacon while hearing sausage

@davidcarroll2035 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks that video was a great help too me, I’m very great-full that you took the time to show a beginner like myself.

@CaptainCarling 4 жыл бұрын

That was a really good explanation, thanks for the upload

@helluvatractor 5 жыл бұрын

Nice informative video for a complete welding newbie like myself..... much better than overexcited yanks.... Jesus ....

@kevinfrmkdz 6 жыл бұрын

You had me at bacon

@noelheffernan4417 6 жыл бұрын

SlammedHemi 😂😂😂

@Absentave 4 жыл бұрын

Great job breaking it down in a very simple understandable way. I have never welded before but by the end I was predicting the correct settings before you got to them. Next video should be you cooking sausage using a welder, those are the settings we are all really dying to know!

@IainHC1 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!! This is the sort of information I needed :-) Thank you :-)

@gunchief0811 5 жыл бұрын

When I've MIG welded I've noticed the technique or the angle and the direction and the voltage and the wire feed speed all.matter...

@benpasquale6353 6 жыл бұрын

is this a cooking show? sounds like ready steady cook

@WoodyWillisIII 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. Great explanation. I think everything finally clicked for me with you explanations telling and showing the differences of the extremes and then zeroing in on the correct settings.

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, happy to help

@rickwilliam4001 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly never subscribe or like anything, but starting to learn this stuff with mates and I'm very glad I stayed even though the first part of the video made me feel like it was all about food hahaha. As people below have mentioned, great teacher, the analogies do help. VERY informative, much appreciated.

@asgeiryn 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. Sausage velocity knob. Try to use that in a different sentence. You've earned a like!

@sgoldens24 5 жыл бұрын

Next should TIG Settings for Dummies ..........

@policedog4030 5 жыл бұрын

Urchfab is definitely the top dog at MIG; but Steve gets my vote for TIG (at Pithy Bikes) - though he would be the last to claim it: kzfaq.info/love/qQaFLkweCgviyj_E0VEy9Q

@kikimushroom94 5 жыл бұрын

Watched without skipping, very good video. Thanks!

@THIRSTYGUMS 4 жыл бұрын

Lol with the sausage! Great vid. Very clear for us beginners

@jonathancolling2284 6 жыл бұрын

Can you still weld ok using Linda McCartney vegetarian sausages? :)

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

That's all I ever use, no pigs were harmed during this welding!

@jonathancolling2284 6 жыл бұрын

I have just got a Sealey mightymig 130xt from my uncle. Its unused... what wire and tip shall I use ? 0.6mm with 0.6 tip or can I use a larger 0.8mm tip?

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

You should match the tip size to the wire so 0.6. cheers

@jonathancolling2284 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Keep up the good work ! You mention in one of the videos about another video which covers servicing and setting up a mig. Can you post me the link please as couldnt find it using search

@elanda3155 6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Colling i dont think u get the right sizzle

@NOBOX7 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid , just one tip to make you better , dont hate me for this , im helping you , ok you need more energy and enthusiasm in the tone of your voice , that low energy sets the tone for the video , you are the video brother your tone and mood is the tone and the mood of the video , an exciting and energetic video has a very excited host , im not saying act like a blibbering fool im just saying up your energy level and keep an excited tone even on days when your kinda down , you cant let that show , ever ...Great work man thats why im tryna help a guy like you has what it takes .

@Urchfab 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate the comment and your not the first to say it, Ive missed out on opportunities for that reason already. believe it or not I do actually make an effort when I'm filming to be more enthusiastic but its something that really doesn't come natural at all. When I get some things sorted out I will probably have a bit more of a spring in my step but until then its gonna be monotone all the way, Haha. I do take it on board though. Cheers Matt

@smallwheels 6 жыл бұрын

I like the presenting style, it's not all "hey, ho, cowabunga!" and tells you nothing, keep it up Urchfab, if anything a bit more lackluster may be better.

@NicholasRachuna 6 жыл бұрын

Hogwash! Everyone is trying to sound like some phony salesmen these days. This guy just speaks like a straight shooting everyday Joe and I think it's better this way. Keep it real!

@michaellobby6570 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very helpful for me to improve my beginner welds. Your monotone and subtle sense of humor are refreshing. Shooting for a “perfectly cooked saw sawj.”

@johnlodge7687 6 жыл бұрын

He's a Brit, for crying out loud! We don't do "televangelist salesman"! Thank goodness!

@dieseltu1035 5 жыл бұрын

Your analagy is on .I was a 6 G welder long ago ,and needed to find a welding job. And the new boss wants to see some welds . But I forgot a lot .and I mostly stick welded. Thank you .