How to TIG Weld Aluminum part2 AC Balance

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full article including video here goo.gl/T6UtKQ
This is Part 2 of a How to TIG Weld Aluminum series.
I asked for comments in part 1 and wow did I get a lot of comments.
over 350 so far.
Questions about AC balance, AC frequency, tungsten electrodes, shielding gases, techniques for feeding wire, how to keep a tight arc without dipping in the puddle, and a lot more.
While I figure out the best way to answer as many questions as possible, I have to start by answering just a few of those questions about how to tig weld aluminum.
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@ThisOldTony 7 жыл бұрын

I probably don't tell you this enough Jody but ... I love you..r videos.

@weldingtipsandtricks 7 жыл бұрын

This Old Tony thanks brother

@jdbrewer6638 7 жыл бұрын

This Old Tony your videos are amazing!!

@ianbertenshaw4350 7 жыл бұрын

weldingtipsandtricks Warning ! Warning Will Robinson ! Tony is not what he seems , he will turn your videos into the most hilarious videos ever seen !

@ThisOldTony 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks JD! Heard you on the podcast. good stuff!

@jdbrewer6638 7 жыл бұрын

(Is this real life??) That is a HUGE compliment to me, coming from you! Thanks alot! I'm a huge fan of your videos and I watch them almost as much as Jody's! looking like the Cheshire cat right about now....

@alaskamike3577 6 жыл бұрын

There is no way to thank you enough for what you do and teach with these videos. You have taken me from a novice backyard welder with a buzz box to having advanced mig and tig capabilities with all kinds of metals. Pls keep them going Jody, thank you.

@6061 7 жыл бұрын

Great content Jody. 8:13 is my preferred style of feeding rod.

@SomeTechGuy666 7 жыл бұрын

You need to change the name of your channel to Welding University. Outstanding content and delivery.

@shirothehero0609 4 жыл бұрын

I know this is an old comment, but I recently took a welding 'class' and Jody's short vids are significantly more helpful than 35 mins of discussion and an hour of going at it. I've put a flatpanel TV with a Chromecast in my garage and watch these vids and follow along on my welding bench. Its damn near like having an expert instructor with you while you're welding. Even his comments time almost perfectly with the questions that pop up while you're puddling along. Dude is wicked helpful for sure!

@turbocobra 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent Tips, I definitely need to practice the rod feeding techniques!

@alaskamike3577 6 жыл бұрын

You are the best Jody, you have helped me immensely over time with your videos. Cannot thank you enough. Welding for me is an obsession and a joy and what I have learned from you in timeless. Thank you Sir for what you do.

@jellybeansupra 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a self taught tig welder (still learning with a long ways to go) and your videos have helped me so much, along with the podcast. Thanks Jody.

@bigolkoch2078 5 жыл бұрын

Hands down the best welding channel on the Internet. I'm trying to jump into welding in the aerospace industry, and your videos are extremely helpful.

@acek100 7 жыл бұрын

My new addiction other than welding is watching your vids on youtube. I just started tig welding about a month ago just for a hobby when im off work and weekend warrior on the weekends i use your vids and knowledge you provide and its really showing in my work so far.. never thought tig welding could be this fun.. n that tig finger is something else . Just need a few more lol. Thanks Jody for the vids..

@OlTrailDog Жыл бұрын

I'm a retired carpenter/wilderness manager/mule packer in my seventies that picked up a Lincoln Squarewave 200 to work on some bike and trailer projects. I've buzz box stick welded in the past, but TIG aluminum is a new experience. I picked up several tips that helped me on my latest project, building a portable Milwaukee bandsaw stand for combination horizontal 'chop' miter and upright mini-table, from this 1 and 2 series that help a lot: setting my balance; shortening my arc to reduce the hinky; pause/lift/puddle poke feeding coordination; foot pedal fluctuation (hard for a guy who can't walk and chew bubble gum at the same time); and trying out the Kankid feeding method. Although right handed I typically torch left/feed right which isn't the typical method. Help out a bunch.

@ScrewDriverxxx 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Jody, just a quick thank you for all this amazing info. I am a very infrequent/part time hobbyist and just watching your vids really helps me to make pretty damned decent welds. Also, I was welding up a tricky bracket today and needed to prop my hand on the workpiece. Then I remembered I'd bought a TIG finger off you. What a brilliant accessory. Really made a huge difference to the process. So thanks again. S.

@200xcBruce 7 жыл бұрын

Jody I just grabbed a filler rod and tried Kanekids method and I immediately liked that method of feeding filler rod, arthritis in hands makes this method great. My go to technique from now on. Thanks again.

@sanatarium1234 7 жыл бұрын

Great timing Jody, I am just struggling with learning AC TIG this week! Thank you as always. Great content

@Onward4Christ 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jody! You are such a great teacher. I’ve learned all my welding from you. When I first started I had never welded a day in my life, but now I’m stacking dimes like nobody’s business 😎 thanks man!

@AllThingsODs 7 жыл бұрын

Your videos have helped me get to the top of my welding class. You know everything about welding

@charliechancontraptions5951 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation. One thing I learnt after 50yrs of hobbyist welding (gas,MAG) was to use a backing plate. It's a case of 'of course' in hindsight, once shown.? TIG welding Alumin(i)um is new to me having just bought a Sherman AC/DC TIG. Incredible to use, although my results at present are nothing to 'write home about' :-)

@mrgreenswelding2853 7 жыл бұрын

i found 2% lanthanated electrodes and haven't gone back for aluminium. thanks jody, another awesome video. that guy is you show feeding the rod is so quick is friggin awesome. he show you dont need to have the filler rod in line with the torch. keep up with the fantastic work!! can you do a vid on aluminium mig welding please. and how to get rid of the smut.

@100Ronster 7 жыл бұрын

Great teaching, thanks for sharing your wisdom.

@bvbhu3dg 7 жыл бұрын

wow. thanks Jody. Always excited when you get a new video out. Always a lot of information and personal experience tips.

@Ninjavaz 7 жыл бұрын

Great work. Taking on board more each time you post. Appreciated. Thanks

@pedromontemayor1620 3 жыл бұрын

Jody is the bomb!! This man has helped me to get from a helper to a rig welder!! Love your videos brother keep em coming!!👍

@buubised 7 жыл бұрын

thanks! that rod moving tip is awesome, just a moment ago i was welding a long joint for a radiator fan shroud and i frequently had to stop because my hand went too close to the weld.

@donyboy73 7 жыл бұрын

hi Jody, can you make a video dedicated only on best argon flow settings for different metals?

@ericchevalier6260 6 жыл бұрын

Love the videos and also like how you bring the other pro’s to help educate us. I jump all over the place and do different types of welding all the time. So if I haven’t done in a while I always go check for a Jodie video. Thanks. I’ll need to stop by the store and help you with the funding part.

@spelunkerd 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent review, as always. I am surprised to see you advance the rod with each ripple of the puddle. That's going to take practice.

@birdfighter0307 7 жыл бұрын

I really like your videos featuring the sqarewave 175, as that is what I have in my garage

@krazziee2000 7 жыл бұрын

The Tig Finger and DVD Set are great tools to have on hand, thanks for all your hard work helping others,

@PANTYEATR1 7 жыл бұрын

priceless is too weak of a word to describe the wealth of your videos Mr. Jody. Thank you. I would like to see your process of how you position yourself comfortably to perform your welding. sometimes I find myself in my own way or not having enough travel space to perform a decent bead without getting in my own way. sometimes I even bump into my welding helmet!

@Nick-sh9bv 3 жыл бұрын

Jody, Your videos are awesome. Learning tig right now and your channel is so so helpfull!

@wondertetteh5237 9 ай бұрын

words re' not enough to extend my gratitude ur teaching are helping me alot in the welding industry ,much respect legend ❤❤❤

@ls2005019227 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another fantastic video Jody!

@richgallagher70 7 жыл бұрын

Jody love the videos your doing a great job inspiring people. Questions 1, sizing filler rod to material thickness 2, best filler rod if you are only going to have one or two for welding say 6061, 3 techniques for welding other than straight joints ( round, odd shaped and out of position ) 4 maybe pre-heating. 5 Joint preparation and fit up and cleaning. Just some questions I had when I started welding Alu. years ago I think they would help some of the new people to welding. Keep up the great work Jody.

@unitedstatesofbuild4915 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another one Jody!

@skeeter50001 7 жыл бұрын

Great series Jody, thanks very much.

@HowdenDaniel 2 жыл бұрын

Took in what you said in these two videos. It was very useful and addressed most of the problems I was having while trying to weld aluminium. I was using a gold tungsten and did get the end to ball up in an irregular way. I believe that gold is 1.5% lanthanated and I have now ordered some blue 2% lanthanated as per your recommendation and I hope to get a better result in my weld. When welding a T joint I find it is very difficult to get a positive direction for the arc when it is balled up in an irregular way, I guess with the 2% if it balls more uniformly I may have better luck directing the arc. Thanks, love your videos here in the UK.

@nailbanger138 7 жыл бұрын

Another great video! I would really like to see a comparison of square wave vs old school sinewave. Especially in a thick to thin application.

@nola2635 6 жыл бұрын

What difference does cup size make with aluminum tig welding and how do you determine the right size cup?

@TheAussiePirate 7 жыл бұрын

I'm not a welder… yet. However I find these videos are getting me closer and closer to going out and buying a welding unit. I just need to figure out whether I start with mig, tig or arc.

@bobzeis5461 6 жыл бұрын

You know I've watched a ton of your videos Jody and learned so much. I'm a first time tig welder, using an AHP 200. But I must be dumb because I didn't realize that I needed to pulse the pedal each time I layed a dab of weld in the puddle. I've gotten the puddle going and just kept moving along trying to keep up with it. The aluminum welds were flat to sunken and not nice and shiny and I just didn't figure it out. I just tried pulsing with the pedal and its like the light bulb went on in my head. Now I can lay down a nice bead. (embarrassed newbie) I think this will start to be more fun now! LOL!

@jerrydaugherty4657 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic videos!

@vanmann8347 2 жыл бұрын

As always, you rock brother. Always very informative videos.

@Rprecision 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have never seen someone feed rod like Kaine

@jasperdillen3089 2 жыл бұрын

Lifesaver man gotta do this in school and had no idea how to

@stevenhart9004 Жыл бұрын

I'm starting to get the hang of this. Thanks 💥

@iandibley2985 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jody i have learned heaps from you vids ,i have done many years of stainless really enjoying doing aluminium I have learned lots thank you . Dibbo

@mikemiller3876 6 жыл бұрын

Albert

@cbking95 7 жыл бұрын

Rush's work is amazing especially considering he is just running an old syncrowave.

@ChrisB257 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jody - just makes me realize just how much practice I still need. Above all - wish I could find a way to cope with unsteady hands (age!) - so easy to contaminate the electrode and go off line!

@6061 7 жыл бұрын

This won't apply to everyone, but have you ever tried pounding a beer first?

@kevinmorin7965 5 жыл бұрын

Jody, I use pure with a Dynasty and get a dome- but I use the next size up for most work. So instead of a bulb/outside bulbous sphere- I get a dome. I get good performance in AC on aluminum.

@donyboy73 7 жыл бұрын

great series Jody! I'm having a hard time with aluminum lap joints i.e. 1/8"

@luclaviolette6612 7 жыл бұрын

Love the series. I know you get tons of comments on your forum and here but I would like to see the after work of weld mend also. How, what happens to the welds post welding? Are some metals, mild, carbon, stainless, chromoly or even aluminium suited to a post welding heat treatment? What about hammering to release post welding stresses? OK. There are videos for the next year! Keep em coming!

@slcbodyshop Жыл бұрын

Great work for a old man

@Machin3Mad3Man 7 жыл бұрын

Great video as ever, especially for someone who is just starting to learn tig. What i would really like to see is the bench set-up and prep.. Are there any particular clamps, bench surfaces, material cleaning products or tools which don't usually get mentioned, would really appreciate it, thanks jody, keep up the good work!

@magnusdamkjaer 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing good intruducing to the welding aluminium art thank you

@stanley.watson6406 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video

@bkh1324 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the information it's a priceless thing. how do you go about welding over a tack and blending it in thanks again.

@daviddominessy 7 жыл бұрын

Great as usual Sir!

@adamtheede2575 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks jody always learn something from you

@itoroots7291 7 жыл бұрын

Another great video

@heaviesculture5516 7 жыл бұрын

How does this video get so many dislikes? people don't like knowledge or something? great vids, and learned much from you Jodie! Thank you!

@bstanga 7 жыл бұрын

as always a great video jody

@johnmcmillan7048 4 жыл бұрын

Jody, I know this video is two years old but ...About your experience dropping the frequency to put more power into the weld: Power is a function of the area of the waveform. You can visualize this by drawing 1 cycle of an ac waveform (starting at a “zero point”, waveform goes up to a peak then down to a negative peak then back up to the zero point), if the waveforms are the same amplitude...voltage , compare the area of a 1 cycle waveform that extends across the entire sheet of paper compared to a 1 cycle waveform that extends across half the paper ( twice the frequency). The area inside the waveform is the power. We have all heard the music coming from a car stopped near us in traffic with the windows up. You can hear the bass really well but likely none of the higher pitched instruments. The lower the frequency the more power. Sorry for the lecture

@uvmetalworkingfabrication1873 7 жыл бұрын

Can you please talk more about the cracking and what your approach would be to correct the situation/finish the work to a satisfactory level? Thanks

@eglicomet 7 жыл бұрын

Howdy! Thanks for the videos. Can you explain the frequency functions and how they affect the weld? Thanks!

@blueskybanshee8013 3 жыл бұрын

Jody you're a gift brother 🤙

@maeso34 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos. I wonder if you could tell something about AC Bias setting. My machine has got it besides ac balance and I still can't really know what it does. Thanks in advance.

@MichaelA-rp2hy 7 жыл бұрын

awesome and informative video.

@darreneck3744 7 жыл бұрын

such awesome videos!!!!! thank you

@thegripworks2419 4 жыл бұрын

This is just the best welding university in existence

@wallbawden5511 3 жыл бұрын

okay i made a comment about your TIG FINGERS last time and stated hard to fined here in Australia Well i found an out let that stocks your brand of TIG FINGER so all set for a start and nothing but rain just recently along with house reno so no welding here but soon just like your form of teaching and tricks thanks

@SomeTechGuy666 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic instruction on feeding the rod. I was pinching the rod between my thumb and index finger. Any comments on using a "TIG Pen" for feeding rod ?

@Hipsterinbenzworld 7 жыл бұрын

Just wondering... how would you weld most of the welds you did on this video, if you didn't have pedal to work with? slow starts and tapered offs? for example torch with button on side to start arc.. (if questions still wanted? :) ) ... "how would you weld differently if you didnt have pedal to work with?"

@mcBaronGonzalez 7 жыл бұрын

its been so helpful 🎯 thanks

@ManyoNation 7 жыл бұрын

Talk about material thickness, and which tungsten to use in which situations? Welding 1/8 plate to 1/4 or 3/8 plate for example (something thin to something thick, and vice versa)

@jeremydoblinger3609 7 жыл бұрын

just discovered amazin blaze dude!!!omg did i laugh and show everone....great!!

@MRT_H 5 жыл бұрын

I have an old Hobart transformer machine, and when I go to weld aluminum, I have to lift start it with the foot pedal, I don't with DC though. I think I'm missing a setting somewhere but I'm pretty new to aluminum welding with this machine. Any ideas?

@brandonvance1368 5 жыл бұрын

good video

@fastechmachine7877 6 жыл бұрын

great info

@Henrik.Yngvesson 7 жыл бұрын

I instinctively close my eyes when arcs are lit, and after watching this video of all the welding my eyes hurts. Damn placebo :P

@Regal2800 7 жыл бұрын

Can you talk a little about independent amplitude settings on AC welding?

@GibClark 7 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, thanks you!

@WazzupWill 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your fantastic videos Jody. I am just learning to TIG weld in preparation for a aluminum boat project this winter. Do you see any reason why I should start learning and practicing with steel before moving onto aluminum or is it reasonable to dive right into aluminum.

@toolman9081 7 жыл бұрын

What should the back side of my aluminum welds look like? When you and Crummy teamed up and did those water tanks for the auto application, what did the back side of those welds look like? Thanks much for this series of videos!

@bsideadventures2180 7 жыл бұрын

Jodi you are the bomb

@TWENTYB 7 жыл бұрын

Looking to start learning to rig, mostly aluminium, first project is a tray for my ute. 3" aluminium tube, 4mm wall, should I but joint or chamfer and what settings rod, electrode etc should I be using. I'll practice on scrap first.

@caseycat 7 жыл бұрын

hey Jody, would you mind talking about the importance of torch angle for different joints? Tee joints are a little tricky for me and it can be difficult to learn the correct way to hold the torch. thanks

@fliperskater 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Jody, what's your thought about weaving on aluminum. Thanks

@rakeshpersaud8957 7 жыл бұрын

good job bro

@shreyas229 11 ай бұрын

Hi, just wanted to know what should be the coupon size that i should use while learning to TIG weld aluminium. what is the coupon sze that you have used on this video? Amazong videos btw... really helps a lot in learning the concepts and know how!! 😃

@sylvestresanchez4848 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@COMotorsports 7 жыл бұрын

Question... I find myself welding aluminium sometimes and all of a sudden the puddle goes to hell, and I can't add filler rod. It happens generally on an edge, or in a hole and I believe it has to do with gas flowing a different way due to turbulence or something. Is there a way or a sign I can look for that it's going to happen? It's very tough explaining this question, I'm a hobbyist and have built lots of aluminium parts but run into this issue from time to time in the middle of a piece and I can't understand why. I do use gas lenses also. On a side note, your videos have literally taught me everything I know about welding. Watched your vids for years before buying my first tig. So thanks!

@yuriigross3569 7 жыл бұрын

very good👍

@robertadams7318 3 жыл бұрын

What settings do you recommend for the Lincoln Squarewave Tig 200 for aluminum

@Equiluxe1 7 жыл бұрын

What are the benefits of Lanthanated versus Zirconiated, I have always used Zirconiated for aluminium and wonder about trying Lanthanated tungsten.

@JayBirdsFab 7 жыл бұрын

how could you not like this video this is the greatest video ever Jodi you taking it to another level I love how you're interviewing with the audience so well I love welding tips and tricks podcast I can't get enough of it I think you guys should try to do two episode two weeks but I know I'm not online on that into the people with the six comes down you're a moron thank you Jodi very much for the great information way to cater to everybody that into welding beginners and expert

@66esg 6 жыл бұрын

Have a Lincoln Ranger 250 it has up hill , cc wire I run my LN 25 off it , it has rig but is it scratch start ? Not sure never tig welded before wanna start love it man thanks Eddie

@JeffKreska 7 жыл бұрын

What is the bare minimum feature set to look for when buying a welder to start welding aluminum? What about for the weekend welder?

@richardyelich4695 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Lotos 200 ac/dc and it has numbers -1 to -6 and + 1 to +6. It is telling me that minus is more heat to the product. Is the cleaning more to the positive. What would be you suggestion on explanation of cleaning action. Thank You - I watch all your videos very good information.