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How to Repair Cracked TIG Welds
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@foxguyday Ай бұрын
Dude says big glob of weld..... Then proceeded to do big globs of weld
@wayne-o_2_the_swayne-o324 Ай бұрын
He didn’t want show it 🤣 No closeup
@Godgreenzngunz Ай бұрын
I thought it looked hideous personally. My 1st thought was grind it flush and do it straight.
@WilliamPhillips-og4be Ай бұрын
With undercut!!😂
@beezleboss2696 Ай бұрын
@@Godgreenzngunz must be the only straight thing you can do right?....right !
@Blandy929 Ай бұрын
It's probably shit material, hence why it cracked to begin with.
@seanwordone Ай бұрын
Good job man. A lot people skip over the drill and end up chasing the crack and make it worse. Taking an extra minute can save you so much time.
@RustBucketConnoisseur Ай бұрын
guaranteeing you he made it worse by not cleaning the aluminum shavings out of that intercooler.
@TheChattanoogaBandit Ай бұрын
Moral of the story, don’t let this guy weld your radiator. Even if it’s free.
@kylereed5161 Ай бұрын
He actually repaired it right though you clown
@garygsp3 Ай бұрын
Why not? Oh it has to be pretty to effective? You must have not been around many welders. I've seen beautiful welds just POP like a pimple on just a simple drop test. He's got plenty of heat in the weld boardering just a fuzz to much and he's got a good amount of filler rod to fill the 1/16 wide hole he made. That weld may not look pretty but as long as it wasn't to much heat to weaken the base material it won't crack again.
@fokieinmybookie9621 Ай бұрын
Intercooler**
@kylereed5161 Ай бұрын
@@TheChattanoogaBandit the guy did a good job, weld not the prettiest but that was correct way to repair it
@josephhomen Ай бұрын
He just put a whole bunch of metal shavings into the intercooler that’s going to get sucked into the motor. That’s why.
@Ross_Designs 2 ай бұрын
As an arborist aspiring to be a performance automotive welder, this gave me a lot of insight into something I had no idea how to even start. Thank you!
@solisdruid8442 Ай бұрын
Get a cheap rig and start messing around with scrap metal. I'm self-taught and have been doing it for 15 years.
@stevenkingston51 Ай бұрын
What insight exactly ?
@floppycopy1284 Ай бұрын
@@stevenkingston51lmao how to do a basic crack repair
@dikkem8193 Ай бұрын
No way man! I did line clearance trimming for awhile but I've always been turning wrenches on the side. Get a used Lincoln and don't tell boss man. You'll be welding on chippers for days
@Ross_Designs Ай бұрын
@@dikkem8193 I’m working line clearance for PennLine 😂 my GF lets me practice on equipment
@roydunn4649 Ай бұрын
After being a TIG welder for just over 30 yrs (graduated welding school in '91) keep working on those beads. Thats pretty uneven, even for a repair. When you get good your repair will make the original factory welds look like crap. Not being a dick. Looks like a perfectly good repair. Im just saying that visual appeal on a damn good weld is just the topper on the xake for your customer
@garygsp3 Ай бұрын
This is fact. Beautiful welds don't guarantee an actual good weld. Lots of people in the comments don't understand that. This is a good weld. It just isn't pretty. I'll take effective over pretty. Effective is the primary task of a weld. To hold two pieces of material together. Everything else is bonus.
@roydunn4649 Ай бұрын
@@garygsp3I didn't say it wasn't effective. TIG takes more skill overall. But, if 2 shops do quality work, and 1 has more professional looking welds, who is getting customers $$$?
@spdcrzy Ай бұрын
@@garygsp3 Ugly welds CAN be good, but I'd rather see consistency - because that means consistent material properties and even heating. Consistency tells me that the welder is diligent AND skilled. And consistency usually results in beautiful welds. Even on a job as big as a steel yacht, where you're welding half-inch-thick stainless steel sheetmetal.
@danielcampbell1357 Ай бұрын
@@garygsp3 Genuine question why wouldn’t you just fuse that back together?
@rockkhound943 Ай бұрын
Nobody cares . It's an intercooler .
@williamthompson798 Ай бұрын
I really thought it be a prettier weld fr
@TheIamfrustrated Ай бұрын
My favorite welding type is TIG. That sense of balancing everything was blissful, really.
@BJL2142 Ай бұрын
Every good welder knows you use what's fit for purpose
@Dusty_Moonpie Ай бұрын
Grind first to find the end of the crack, then drill. The crack could be below the surface.
@TOOLS_AND_MORE Ай бұрын
Your mom could be below the surface
@Irishrebel092 Ай бұрын
There ain't no below the surface if he drills all the way through
@jpro112185 Ай бұрын
Isn't that why he goes a little further? Plus, once he grinds he can always drill the hole further down if he chooses. I'm just a carpenter though,but I have the ability to do basically anything I see someone do. Not bragging,just letting people know I am not somebody who just watches videos all day and doesn't work with my hands.
@austingarrett3115 Ай бұрын
@@jpro112185yea you don’t want to grind without drilling first will keep the crack from growing vibrating it will cause the crack to widen if not.
@fondbeebboop9705 Ай бұрын
@@jpro112185gotta do it the more paranoid way you never truly know how far it might go
@MakePizzaGreatAgain 2 ай бұрын
I'm certified in MIG and TIG. Aluminum MIG welding is tough to dial in but once you get the splatter down it sounds like frying bacon 😮. Quite satisfying weld.
@shanewestphal1557 Ай бұрын
By your comment I can tell you need more experience.
@eddiefire8423 Ай бұрын
@@shanewestphal1557 By your comment i can tell that you have never even seen a welder in your life. Oh and you're also a dog pretending to be human.
@Dillybar777 Ай бұрын
Why not just tig lmao
@johnjabster2247 Ай бұрын
Usually its pulse spray for most things aluminum mig
@ausinasmith96 Ай бұрын
@shanewestphal1557 yeah aluminum mig fucking threw me through the damn loop. Anyone I've seen do aluminum has tigged it because you have way more control of the wire being fed since you feed it manually All I can think about is you going to hit some thin ass aluminum with a gun and it just blasts right through
@Willis476 Ай бұрын
What about the shavings?
@PapaWheelie1 Ай бұрын
Clogged😂
@ryancleaver6613 Ай бұрын
New one or deal with it.
@Dumfancy Ай бұрын
Drill bits usually pull the shavings out. Definitely gonna be a little in there but id assume you'd take it to a radiator shop afterwards to have the intercooler cleaned regardless
@Joe_Bidens_hair_fetish Ай бұрын
I REALLY hope someone did a proper flush of that intercooler, otherwise customer's turbo, pistons, well everything really is destroyed
@Irishrebel092 Ай бұрын
@@Dumfancy and all the metal fragments and dust from the grinding?
@dylpickle8147 2 ай бұрын
What about the metal chips that fell in?
@eckzhall 2 ай бұрын
Tip em out i would guess
@joshwelch8288 2 ай бұрын
I was wondering the same
@asp8504 Ай бұрын
Just blast air through it before re fitting.
@AverageCitizen333 Ай бұрын
If its on a side with inlet or outlet, just dump them out. If it's got them both on the other side, it's too late, and they belong in there now.
@thepathtomaine7187 Ай бұрын
Flush it multiple times with system fluid
@adamhoward1687 Ай бұрын
Keep practising mate you'll get there
@Audiwithaturbski Ай бұрын
I’m in the process of learning TIG and still learning about metal everyday thank you for the tips. Made a subscriber out of me
@swampypolitics9574 Ай бұрын
I recently got trained in Crack repair. Ao the drill hole thing is an old timer ideal before metallurgy progressed. We've found that drilling doesn't stop a Crack. It slows a Crack. The Crack has to complete the radius with micro cracks before it can continue. AWS says grind 3" out past the ends of the Crack. Or 50% the length if it's shorter then 3". The grain structure of a Crack going around a drill hole was honestly crazy to see because I always did the same thing. But it's true it doesn't stop cracks it just slows it's progression. And the Crack has to be completely ground out.
@paraglidingprospector Ай бұрын
Before buying a welder, I scrapped an aluminum intercooler and now I feel silly. 😂
@Baricade648 Ай бұрын
I’m very happy Wreck it Ralph got a job in the auto industry ❤
@GES1985 Ай бұрын
As an NDT guy, We love when you know how to drill-stop a crack so we don't have to sit there and chase it all day with you
@ironnj Ай бұрын
Dude the drilling just helped me out so much completely forgot about that i dont weld light gauge at all structural steel and the like but we had a moment that was just cracking constantly wish i drilled and filled it instead of carbon arcing it out twice
@zackerygarland15 Ай бұрын
Good job man. Glad you know how to do it right
@MaseBoogie Ай бұрын
I worked at DANA for a while and we friction welded the aluminum driveshafts for the Super Duty trucks. Pretty cool process idk if many other companies even do friction welding. But we welded aluminum weights on them to balance them and if u didn’t weld it just right they would blow up (like a Call of duty flashbang) in ur face lol
@DavidBrown-nm4lu 8 күн бұрын
My guy them welds are rough, proper prep and technic though, but them welds need some love
@LiftArcStudios Күн бұрын
Welds, just like welders, all need some love.
@mrbookends 12 күн бұрын
My man out here making sure the welds on the intake manifold blow first
@bobabreath5097 Ай бұрын
Nice job, thanks for the tips.
@averageguardian6221 Ай бұрын
Can’t wait to send those metal shavings into my intake at 30lbs of boost!
@chasealstott1 Ай бұрын
No drill method: You can use your TIG Torch and pedal, with just low enough amps to find the end of the crack. The low amps will pull the crack line open (ball the edges) and you will see when you get past the crack. Works on most metals, except brass.
@joeblochlinger Ай бұрын
Positive air pressure on the opposite side to prevent grinding dust getting inside would have been a higher priority on my list. But otherwise shotty weld ... cheers 🍻 😊
@K_M_M_G Ай бұрын
Great job! My only concern is that debris going through the engine. How do you make sure it’s completely cleaned out
@dylanmounsey7515 Ай бұрын
Uhhhh…. Did you consider all the material that just went into the ic? Where do you think that’s going to go my friend
@BlackthorneBuilds Ай бұрын
Looks good to me! One honest question. Are you worried about particles from the grinding process entering the intercooler and causing a blockage? Did you pressure test and/or flush it after? Honest questions. I'm curious about the process!
@jessefioretti2872 Ай бұрын
You do what you want, man, but I wouldn't have even taken a picture of that bead, let alone posted a whole "how to video."😂
@Sidebranches Ай бұрын
As a professional painter I can fill all gaps left by the welder 🧑🏭
@Thundarr995 Ай бұрын
I do aluminum JB welding.🤣 I JB welded a dime size hole in the transfer case in my Jeep. I was planning on fixing it right, but it just... never leaked. Been like that for about 3 years. Maybe I just got lucky.
@JHERI493 Ай бұрын
Ignore these haters, KZfaq comments are quickly turning Facebook like! Good work 🤙
@Sheepleton Ай бұрын
This works in fiberglass repair too, drill a hole at the end of the crack to stop it from cracking further, prep,repair.
@johnchilds7293 Ай бұрын
I love. Guys, that know what they're doing.I'm a welder myself for about fifty years at leaved on what you charged
@Dbone3211 Ай бұрын
My work always makes a point to pressure check things like this when done to ensure everything was done right
@dumpsterstu4474 Ай бұрын
Ive seen bikes with cracks that where drilled and they lived to see another sesion of bike polo 😂
@IOSALive 2 ай бұрын
Lift Arc Studios, cool video it was really entertaining
@BigPowerAL 12 күн бұрын
What’s the secret to a good Aluminum weld besides what you demonstrated? Is Tig harder than wire feed Mig? Thanks!
@shanewestphal1557 Ай бұрын
When I do repairs I kept the idea that the part cracked and failed for a reason. Fix the crack and reinforce the area if possible. This will reduce the probability of reoccurrance. The drilling holes at the end of crack is a good practice. However, is usually used by drilling of the holes then placing and welding a cover plate over the top, and welding the plate, not the crack. If filled with weld the holes make little difference, if any, when welded properly. Its still good practice though to prevent the crack from extending from the expansion and contraction caused by the heat.
@johnjabster2247 Ай бұрын
Lmfao the hole is to prevent it from cracking further while welding it .
@teamidris Ай бұрын
Nice, but you don’t need to drill on those. Just grind out past the crack, because it is caused by overpressure. It’s the weld on the inside that is rough that causes issue, but it’s basically a header tank that is too thin.
@CesarSindoniWingsOfWood Ай бұрын
Thanks ! Great explanation
@zekebohannon6058 Ай бұрын
This is pretty cool. How much would a small quick job like this be charged for? Always curious about cash flow in different industries
@nickdovgi Ай бұрын
When drilling into and grinding on a radiator do you guys flush it afterwards to make sure there arnt any chips inside or is that something thats on the customer? Just curious since I would think its pretty crucial that those chips get cleaned out thoroughly but Im not a mechanic.
@NoxiousWZRD Ай бұрын
Do you run water through the intercooler after it’s done to get out any metal shavings? they would be damaging to any motor. Toyota is going through something right now for metal shavings not being cleaned properly
@jonathanwright5550 Ай бұрын
Finally some one rubber mounting their cooler
@chrisrageNJ Ай бұрын
Get yourself some cryobits from PartsMaster, they're burrs for a die grinder designed specifically for aluminum. They really take off some metal quickly and if you use wax with them they last a long time. I'm still using the original two I bought at 2010 and I have a third brand new one that I've never opened. They're expensive, about 80 bucks apiece, but they're worth the money
@v8felon Ай бұрын
Aluminum dust and drill filings are great for pistons and turbos 😂
@3RD_WRLD Ай бұрын
May I ask how much something like this would cost to repair? I’m in the exact same position, I laid down my 2004 Crf250R and cracked the radiator on one side. A new set is about 150$ from Honda. But also have a buddy who specializes in aluminum TIG.
@brownjamie7008 Ай бұрын
Now theres all those metal shavings to get sucked right inton the the intake 😂
@dvs6121 Ай бұрын
Is there a way to PREVENT the grinding/drilling debris from entering the intercooler?
@connorgreen1913 Ай бұрын
Did you remove the chippings fr9m drilling it ? It'll that is the exit side then his engine is about to eat some aluminium
@bobbybiggs4348 26 күн бұрын
What about the swarf inside the intercooler now? How did you get that all out?
@dereckrice6454 Ай бұрын
Love the arc3 jacket it’s awesome. I have the same one
@danielldecamp7516 Ай бұрын
Full of metal shavings now! 😂
@madcapmagician6018 Ай бұрын
So do you test after to make sure the item is sealed? How would you do that?
@josephhomen Ай бұрын
But what about all the shavings and grinding material that’s inside of the intercooler that’s going to get sucked into the intake of the motor
@fortythirdstreet 28 күн бұрын
How do you clean the inside out after repair?
@Critter145 Ай бұрын
How does an aluminum intercooler like that have enough stress on those welds to crack? Heat? Pressure?
@JohnnyBeGood123 Ай бұрын
Always a good day when you find the crack 💀
@gregkrueger331 Ай бұрын
Homeboy had a scosh too much boost! 😂
@alwaysplayingtooloudjacob209 Ай бұрын
That's what I thought too😂
@budhrseh2001 10 күн бұрын
Did you pressure test with soapy water?
@fixitwithfire6430 Ай бұрын
How to you clean the inside to ensure you’re not introducing aluminum into the intake?!?
@adamv1546 Ай бұрын
Use dye penetrant check to see where the real end of the crack is.
@keelansmith460 Ай бұрын
How does it even crack there? Along the weld especially?
@SuperJaffro Ай бұрын
Welding isn’t hard, but some people make it look hard.
@totalphantasm Ай бұрын
If you wanted to do the job REALLY right, buy an surface scan eddy current machine. That’ll tell you EXACTLY where the crack stops, no guess work. As is is probably plenty fine, but that’s great way to charge more for a similar end result!
@slaveneiluk969 Ай бұрын
Please tell me you flushed it before handing back to the client? Some nice engine breaking swarf in there now after drilling it.
@caseysheaffer3693 2 ай бұрын
Out of curiosity, why not air test to make sure you did a good job, some of these intercoolers are seeing 30+ psi in the car
@revolutiongaming970 2 ай бұрын
Experience
@login801 Ай бұрын
@@revolutiongaming970Experience would tell you to pressure test it.
@revolutiongaming970 Ай бұрын
@@login801 false
@Giovanni_Litterini Ай бұрын
@@revolutiongaming970 😂 false
@revolutiongaming970 Ай бұрын
@@Giovanni_Litterini some of us deal with real pressures for a living. This wouldn’t be but a fart in the wind in comparison. You’ll get there one day
@lilhomie6234 Ай бұрын
Alright so i messed up the stud that holds the thermostat on my Dakota and nobody would try to weld a new stud on for me. Why is that to much risk or just lazyness ?
@jamesj1523 21 күн бұрын
Hope those drill chips failing inside the intercooler dont get sucked into the intake and down into the cylinders.
@jake3247 Ай бұрын
Did you clean out the metal shavings from your drilling? Or is the customer just supposed to expect them on the forced air system? Might ruin a motor that way.
@olinsalmon591 Ай бұрын
I get out of my wife's bed in the morning, leave for work , then I open up the crack and fill tight gaps with hot rod. Hehehe
@TrillMurray Ай бұрын
Nice work! I’ve been wanting to take some tig classes
@roydelsuarez8450 Ай бұрын
Does metal you introduced into the cool system pose a future problem
@teddydabear242 Ай бұрын
Did you pressure test it after welding?
@sblack48 Ай бұрын
It looked like a nice weld. Why did it fail?
@49BigPoppa Ай бұрын
Couldn’t you acetone clean the existing weld and then just wash over it?
@KasparrTV Ай бұрын
Never even considered the fact that most aluminum welding jobs are automotive related lmao
@aenema9822 Ай бұрын
Beautiful
@Luke-u8e 23 сағат бұрын
So did he use tig on that?
@robertrogers4850 Ай бұрын
Isnt there a good chance of the other side cracking the exact same way?
@Drawson663 Ай бұрын
What’s the song you used? You should actually credit it. It sounds nice.
@no1bandfan Ай бұрын
Yeah, except for all of the metal shavings inside the radiator now. They’ll get flushed into those tubes and clog them up.
@DasMoose9001 Ай бұрын
I have owned my multiprocess for 2 years and have never used the TIG feature, guess its a mix between the need for a new tank for 100% Argon and the undeniable fact that i suck at it. Really should just bite the bullet and get practicing.
@davidjung3819 Ай бұрын
How do you get shavings out of tank
@TylerJohnson-jo4mt Ай бұрын
People who say that looks bad never even touched any type of welding equipment in there life lol
@alexanderschmidt5820 Ай бұрын
That jacket is super close to what the Michigan department of corrections issues inmates to wear.
@UlySambrano Ай бұрын
😂😂
@user-tq8pi8vq3f Ай бұрын
This guy looks almost exactly like my boss's boss's boss
@Tyler_5.4 Ай бұрын
Is that a 11-14 ecoboost f150 intercooler?
@fidelsalamanca89 Ай бұрын
Glob of weld confirmed
@ScaleBreakerFishing Ай бұрын
Im going to make endpoints now thanks
@ps3dropzone187 Ай бұрын
If you key hole it you would not have to drill it aluminum wheels everyday that have cracks in them I have never stopped drill to crack in my life I've literally durr the area out that I am planning on welding I light up make sure to key holds at the end of it and run it from there
@jpeterson3140 Ай бұрын
You do aluminum? *brings in pontoon*
@mitcheljonckheere9624 Ай бұрын
How do you know what filler alloy to use?
@jaredssouth8619 Ай бұрын
I really hope they get all the filings from that drill bit and disc out of there before install..
@Himerson100 Ай бұрын
How much did you charge? I’m so curious lol
@MagnusD Ай бұрын
And then the aluminium shavings get stuck in the piston rings?
@Brock_Corb Ай бұрын
And now the customer will have to go to the local mechanic can you replace his engine after sucking in all those grinding metal shards😂
@jeffb6276 Ай бұрын
Did it crack on the weld because the material wasn't gapped properly?