Stick Weld Thin Square Tubing

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An informative overview to help you successfully weld thin wall square tubing with shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as stick welding or rod welding.
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@TimWelds 2 жыл бұрын

You can learn to weld. I'll show you exactly what to do in my affordable online welding courses at courses.timwelds.com.

@NoKnockaKnee 3 жыл бұрын

Finally - a welding instructor without a chip on his shoulder!

@Aussiem8e 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to find nowadays, most think their $hit don't stink.

@rogerramco7095 2 жыл бұрын

He must have an amazing wife

@sammas7440 2 жыл бұрын

He probably has a good chipping hammer.

@oscar.iruegas9972 2 жыл бұрын

Have your considered in-house welding classes?

@11metalfan 2 жыл бұрын

@@oscar.iruegas9972 I did but my carpet kept going on fire

@matthewsims359 2 жыл бұрын

I am very new to welding and every time i watch one of your videos, i feel like i can go out to the shop and lay down a nice bead. You make it look so easy. Hats off to anyone who can truly weld because its definitely a skill that requires some major practice and trial and error. Thanks for sharing all of this great info

@truckerray7533 Жыл бұрын

I'm also new to welding. My brother has been welding for 25-30 yrs & he's shown & helped my with the basics & turned me loose, giving alot of useful advice on what to do/what not to do, how to do this & that, showing me different bead type running techniques & what to watch for/look for! I've been practicing most everyday out in my shop & having a blast!!!

@luckykainth9537 2 жыл бұрын

since I saw your videos i have just stopped looking at any other instructor, I just don't want to learn from anyone else apart from you, i don't even have the words to explain how good you are, thank you so much Tim.

@thegamebreaker5877 7 ай бұрын

Hi Tim I’m 27 and decided to go back to college to learn welding, currently in my 5th week so far and your videos have been such a great help thank you man 🙏

@jaimejoseespaillatcontrera7389 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are the only ones I have found that actually teaches the best techniques for welding ( at what amperage to put the machine, what rod to use, the angle in which to put your rod, etc.) It really helps a beginner like myself. Thanks a lot!

@chris1453 3 жыл бұрын

👏 Absolutely the best welding tutor on KZfaq! Plenty time to explain everything, brilliant videos and in depth explanations

@raindropsrising7662 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it. Watched this probably 5 to 7 times in the last few months as I learn to weld thin material. Thanks for the simple and clear instructions

@ohanacreationsart 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your easy to understand, thorough explanations. As a new tig/mig/stick hobby welder simple explanations are so appreciated and very important! Thank you again and keep up the great work! I'll be sure to reach out to you when I run into some snags which I'm sure will. Marty.

@gregruopp4437 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! Helping me step up my decks and fence building game!

@petercoffield9681 Жыл бұрын

I'm just starting to learn how to weld, I want to thank you for these videos as they are teaching me extreamly well.

@stanleycuesta1344 3 жыл бұрын

Bro. Thank you so much. This is the answer that I've been looking for for days now. I don't know what is number with my stick, 'cause it has no number in it, but, I'll just adjust my amperage since I always have burn through. You're the man.

@micmike 3 жыл бұрын

Great demonstration, travel speed arc and temp

@davidz7915 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, you're the best! I'm a total noob when it comes to welding and I just want to do some lightweight stuff in my garden (no heavy construction). Thanks for taking the time to vid/edit and upload, much appreciated.

@glasslinger 3 жыл бұрын

Something VERY important when welding this thin tubing is FIT. If you have gaps you are in for a very messy time! Grind everything to get the parts to fit with no gap for trouble free results!

@josephstratti52 Жыл бұрын

Very good advice,fit is half the battle and especially on angle cuts that leave a sharp edge that is thinner again and will give blow through easily.

@benjaminzedrine 2 жыл бұрын

I need to do a couple of these joins next week. I don't do a whole lot of welding so this has been a nice clean refresher. Thank you for your help.

@Amp661 3 жыл бұрын

Love your Tombstone arc welder, Tim. Great lesson!

@simphiwelehlohonolo4961 2 жыл бұрын

Well presented topic. You have given me some confidence to take this welding to greater heights! Thanks

@partsisparts9568 2 жыл бұрын

While there are many good welding videos on youtube I always check your channel first. Very concise! Thank you

@TheRealNosferatu 3 жыл бұрын

BEST beginner vids on youtube thank you so much!!

@jazzit251 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I have tried stick welding many times but with consistent ugly results I will follow your instructions for a hope of better skills in the nearest future! Cheers

@VastCNC 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful as a novice. I appreciate the work you put into these videos. I'm on an old ass ac/dc welder and I've always done the 'dial and try' method to get things started. On old buzz boxes you have to test for sure.

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Those old welders are bulletproof, though!

@shawnwatson9425 Жыл бұрын

by far the best on youtube. i welded in highschool and took welding classes in tech school but kind of forgot most things. just getting back into it and your videos are better then any tech school keep it up great videos and explanations.

@earlmiller3679 3 жыл бұрын

Your a great teacher... I sure do like your approach.... nice... simple... not elaborate... no showing off how pretty your welds are... tho they sure do look good. Very practical. Thank you!

@ericfoerster2009 2 жыл бұрын

Setup and ran perfectly! Thanks for making these great videos.

@Grassy20 3 жыл бұрын

I keep watching your videos and one day soon I'm going to pull the trigger and get a machine and just start doing it. Welding is something I've always wanted to learn to do and your videos are great.

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton! It can be frustrating at first, but once you get the hang of it, fabrication is so fun!

@valveman12 3 жыл бұрын

Good video Tim! Even Tig and Mig welding thin tubing can be challenging also...

@stephenhv 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tim, thanks for the video, will be of great help.

@tonyhoward7662 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there my name is Tony and I love your videos I am an above-the-knee amputee I am 44 years old and learning the welding trade thank you for your videos I am learning so much this is a great KZfaq video:-) thank you

@MrWilberbeast1 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man. Just one suggestion though. If you could annotate a metric conversion on screen this will help out a lot. Cheers.

@james10739 3 жыл бұрын

Metric is not real

@marsbase3729 3 жыл бұрын

@@james10739 it's better than Imperial. I've grown up with Imperial so it's easier for me to mentally approximate, but metric is totally easier to work with than fractions.

@erasmosolis1963 3 жыл бұрын

@@marsbase3729 agreed 🤝 👍

@petersmith5219 2 жыл бұрын

@@james10739 ... oh please. Another insular y..k.

@Myrius69 2 жыл бұрын

@@marsbase3729 your lucky, think about us that never work with fractions. only time we work with fractions is when making threads on pipes. These imperial measurements are alien to us xD

@robertturner5848 2 ай бұрын

Natural teacher. Good presentation.

@jaredhammonds8255 9 ай бұрын

I'm about to weld a trailer hitch receiver to my welding table which has fairly thin tubing so this is helpful! Thank you

@alsaville5757 Жыл бұрын

Really helpful pointers for a newbie like me. Thanks a ton.

@jicaracabox2515 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thank you very much for all your tutorials they really helped me ALOT!! A great hug from Portugal !!!

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@rubenvargas3547 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Tim, I needed this video, I’m welding a 14 gauge square tubing for my project 👍

@RicoCantrell 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone should watch your videos. Well done and no BS.

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@41172 3 жыл бұрын

great video,i just started learning thank you for your advice..

@drumsanddrumming8289 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos Tim. They're so helpful. Thanks so much! ;)

@PHTMParalysis 2 жыл бұрын

This was literally my weld test for a job but for mig. Thank god.

@longbowandwarbowcraftingbo2859 3 жыл бұрын

hello mate much respect from across the pond in Britain :) your channel is easily the best most professional and informative of any on KZfaq dude. i have just purchased a very cheap 100amp arc welder and mask and am very interested in learning this amazing skill. i want to build and alter motorcycle frames ebike frames in future so your videos are absolutely excellent my friend.

@reaper060670 Жыл бұрын

Hey Tim mate.. Really enjoying these videos my bro. I'm a complete newbie really apart from my metalwork classes when I was 11/12/13 yrs old going to metalwork classes in secondary school over 35 yrs ago.. LOL I just bought a small inverter stick welder. I was going to plump for one of those MIG/ARC welders but I got this cheaper model to learn to stick weld 1st and hopefully it goes well enough to get me going well enough so I can step up my game. Until then I'll stick to the stick welder and maybe in the next year or so I'll buy me one of the more expensive welders. My brother in law has a lotta experience with welding so I will pick his brain as well as using the knowledgeable people like ur good self on YT. It needs to be said again how brilliant u guys on here are. I salute u Tim for putting all this great content up on here in video format. It helps guys like myself out no end my bro. I really appreciate the time it takes to make these videos with all the editing involved in it so much respect my bro. Take care and keep up the great work man..

@donniecatalano 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man, your videos are excellent and well made.

@PlasticBubbleCosplay 2 ай бұрын

Much better than those videos on Facebook with the "stacks of tacks". :-)

@briantomas4889 5 ай бұрын

Ur videos are very detailed. Thank you so much bro

@skimark8275 3 жыл бұрын

Been using tig for my 1/16 square tubing, its slow and argon eating so Ive been trying to stick weld , 1/16 6013 @ 45 amps DCEN, hard to start , Going to try your way 3/32 AC ,thanks great movie.

@6lr6ak6 3 жыл бұрын

Good video Tim, I've just borrowed A Parweld XTS 143 to weld some tubing, l used 2.4 rods, and got good results using the DC set, my Clarke AC set l just sold and ordered the Parweld XTS 143 such a big difference to using AC

@skymarshal9152 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful tutorial, Keep up the good work

@alexandergarcia240 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't used my powerarc to stick weld in a very long time. I remember how difficult it was to weld thin stuff when I was starting out.

@saidutube 2 жыл бұрын

Golden! Thanks!! Greetings from Patagonia Chile!!!

@databang Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your videos, thanks for for the guidance.

@russellmunro 2 жыл бұрын

thankfully for the advice about using trial n error, I had to turn the dial down to "15"amp before it would stop blowing holes in the tube

@cgaasdfasdfasdf Жыл бұрын

Nice. I tried welding for the first time - with the help of your vids unfortunately none of my welds look like that lol thank you for uploading your info. My welds could’ve been way worse. I’ll keep at it

@peterwilisch1329 7 ай бұрын

Your videos are the best.

@summerforever6736 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad I find this video I have a project coming up when I have to weld razor blades together this will comes in handy....

@n0madfernan257 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for a good explanation. here's my sub

@ivanm.g.7442 2 жыл бұрын

best welding tutor

@richardhoffman6029 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing me!

@lavi2c 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation 👌 thanks!

@Vanderhall_moss 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you very informative. Thank you

@zubrismusic Ай бұрын

If you’re new to welding and haven’t checked out Tim’s welding courses yet, they’re cheap and super helpful. I’m not paid to say this 😂just very grateful for finding his channel and courses. They were (and continue to be very helpful) as I’m learning. I’m happy I found this video as I’m hoping to start building my own welding table frame with some tubing I just found.

@TimWelds Ай бұрын

Thanks a ton! I appreciate that!

@nayeckveer7286 2 жыл бұрын

my ac welder has those shunts to adjust the amperage. but when i lower ot to 55 amps, it make a lot of noise. it welds fine but the noise is so annoying. your videos have helped me alot to start welding,👍

@petergarcia8225 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to learn more so I can build my own recreational park.

@wasifjan7442 3 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot sir ❤❤

@cayrick 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! When my machine comes that will be my first challenge.

@davidgood1072 3 жыл бұрын

I'm welding up a 5 steps with rails to a metal landing that I'm also welding. What thickness and size square tubing am I required by code to use. THANK YOU! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@Davidg1t1 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks Tim. I’m learning on a little Kutcher welder, on running on 110.. you’re a great teacher man, I’d sure love it if you did a vid on using a Klutch!

@idahopotato5837 2 жыл бұрын

I always use mig on thin wall but I think it's a good practice makes perfect skill test.

@openrangeoffroad2803 3 жыл бұрын

Man I used to make a living TIG and MIG welding thin wall aluminum pipe and screens, that was 17 years ago, thank you for this video, Im welding again building things for personal use and damned if I didnt have to look for some help, thank you

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@smitty2jones 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I've been looking for a chart like that forever! I was never able to find one that had electrodes, amperage, and material thickness!

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it helps! I put it together for another video about setting amperage that will come out in a couple weeks.

@ravinderpalsingh3621 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for nice tutorial

@farieddebruyns338 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I am learning.

@jhonnyrestrepo6780 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@NoKnockaKnee 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and channel!

@isaiahoconnor8236 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks my very first attempt was square tubing like this Ave lots of burn through lol

@andzz1731 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks👍. Everyone is doing Mig going to get A stick welder I think they are still nice to work with. Or one that will do both

@63Malone 3 жыл бұрын

What a good tutor Tim is ! Excellent format of information...

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jimmydickson8854 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Tim jimmy Aust nice tips

@garthtimmins2852 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. On really thin stuff, is it helpful to use electrode negative polarity?

@303storm 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@mikeb3263 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good info.

@bramverhoeven10 3 жыл бұрын

Thnx for the information

@MrRon2k 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! When you could, can you do a 45 degree square joint of 16 or 18 gauge galvanized square/rectangular Tubing? You mentioned in another video that you use a quick pass trick with 6011/10. Thanks

@JM-oo3rb 2 жыл бұрын

Another great tutorial Tim. I find, when I put on a new rod, my welding is not very precise. Is it OK to hold the welding rod until the length becomes more manageable?

@kylecordero6386 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Tim! Right now I have a project and I’m using thin wall square tubing. But I can’t weld continuously because the amount of heat will make holes on the tubes so basically I tack weld all the joints. I’m welding on 1.52 mm material and around 60 amps.

@joseralta 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video and helpful information.

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes just tacking them is enough. You may need to travel faster or run a smaller electrode on a little lower current. Also, one thing I forgot to mention in the video, it can be helpful to let the material cool a little between each weld, because if the metal is hot to start with, you'll be more likely to burn through.

@mark6092 3 жыл бұрын

If you are doing something like a series of tacks all besides each other, that actually takes quite a bit of skill. You might try 1/16" 6011 with AC, or 1/16" 6010 DC electrode positive at 40-45 amps. The flux is less likely to be trapped.

@kylecordero6386 3 жыл бұрын

@@mark6092 thanks for the info. I am not familiar with the English welding terms but I’ll add a link so you can check out what I’m talking about. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lZp2o8mCuLrQdaM.html

@mark6092 3 жыл бұрын

@@kylecordero6386 1.6mm 6011 rod using Direct Current electrode positive, or Alternating Current if that is not available. From what I understand 6010 is not as commonly found outside the USA. It leaves less flux, burns through and floats previous flux better, and starts easier than 6013 rods.

@johnmacmillan627 3 жыл бұрын

Thx. Great info

@kamaledirisinghe 3 жыл бұрын

very well explained

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@TUNEin2Bliss 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I found it, thank you so much!

@GaryT1952 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful welds Tim...I would have blown a hole through that, for sure! I'll try on thicker tube to start.

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It takes a bit of practice, but you can get the hang of it.

@benk2216 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@miranlyan1 3 жыл бұрын

yeah it helps so much thanks a lot I concern to learn stick welding

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@brianpatrick8441 2 жыл бұрын

@@TimWelds that was the best example of thin wall tube welding i have seen, i have welded over 40 years and you nailed it!!

@olivertaylor8788 2 жыл бұрын

At last,a honest teacher.Most have been trained to push the fire,wrong.Drag that e6013 is how to get strong welds..you only push fire when youre blowing out rust from the weld path.This guy is correct,drag fire on clean metal.

@redloup 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I have never welded, i've been looking at,all in one pistol welder, what do you think of them, all i will be doing is welding tubing for motor bike seat frames . Thank you, PS I think your videos are great and well explained.

@petertyrrell6690 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, a very helpful video. I didn't know that a longer arc length created a hotter welding condition, this is with a "buzz box", right? With an inverter welder with dig turned on, arc force is increased by a tight arc gap so, I'm thinking that dig should be set to off or very low when maintaining a tight arc with an inverter welder.

@up_close_tt Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy 🙏

@pejochto1968 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tim, I am new to welding and I came across your channel here on youtube and immediatelly became a subcriber, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us newbies. I am trying to weld thin square tube and it is not going well. I constantly blow holes in walls or melting down the ends. But one thing that I wonder and want to ask, you proffessional welders always talk about Ampere, Rodtype, arclength and speed, but I think every beginner with a newer welder almost for sure have Hotstart and Arcforce, these are parameters that I think put you in trouble while welding thin walled squaretube, you get a very uneven current and if you restart you get a higher ampere and if you have arcforce you constantly get higher current depening on the distance, how do you take that into the equation of the other parameters? Is your recommendation to disable both Hotstart and Arcforce. I am using am Esab Rogue ES200i Pro MMA welder with a default value of Hotstart almost 45% of the Ampere set, and a Arcforce of almost the same. Thanks for a great channel. Regards Peter

@Birb_of_Judge 3 жыл бұрын

Thx mate, i just got my stick welder and i think my first test project will be a thin wall elecrode holder

@TimWelds 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@odellcreations 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Campbell hausfeld 70 amp welder. It only has a high and low setting (40/70 amp). Is it possible to weld extremely thin galvanized steel with it? If so, could you demonstrate it?

@marciarioux2700 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tim great job on instruction. I was wondering about vertical and overhead Thanks Shellback 70

@michaelhui7545 Жыл бұрын

Hi Tim, I want to learn to fix my own car exhausts when leaks develop. What is the most budget friendly process without needing gas? I've seen lots of videos and read material that generally says thin metal like exhuast should be done with mig be it gas or fcaw, with the main concern being burn through. Now I've seen you weld thin material with stick and you've shown how smaller electrodes can burn with less amperage and heat. I've seen 1/16 308 stainless rods that have very low recommended amperage. Also all fcaw stainless wires requires quite high amperage to run. So I'm confused, if Amps is heat then wouldn't a thin stick work even better?

@pondacres 3 жыл бұрын

Tim, I'm a newbie on stick. I picked up some 5/64" 7014, I did ok with it on 16 ga @ 45 amps, dcep. My welder is an amico arc-160.

@zacharyechavarria5686 3 жыл бұрын

i got the same machine

@wrightsrrt871 3 жыл бұрын

So try 7018 rod for clean metal and if welding through rust or paint use 6011 rod. Try to find an Miller thunderbolt 220 welder you can typically find an deal on Craigslist. The size of the rod allows you to either raise the amps up for more heat or down for less and that depends on the size and type of metal your welding so use smaller rod for thinner and bigger rod for thicker metals. I use these two types of rod on most prodjects and jobs and they are standard rods commonly used.

@brianpatrick8441 2 жыл бұрын

@@wrightsrrt871 you cannot weld that joint with 7018, maybe the fillet but not the j groove .the man just showed you how with 6013 because it a shallow pentrating rod with a short arc length, 6011 is a fast freeze rod with deep penetration Are you a farm welder?

@wrightsrrt871 2 жыл бұрын

@@brianpatrick8441 yes I weld on an farm also been to college for welding and have been welding for over 16 plus years stopped counting at 14 years cause what dose it matter after so long how many years. I dont ride coat tails I do many things like ranch hand welding also have welded catalytic converters in cars with stick which is thin metal and I was told it's not possible but thats just me and people are allowed to belive what they want to 7018 was introduced to me in my welding class as used for clean metal and 6011 was introduced to me as used for rusted and painted metal. They kept it simple but I do understand there's also hard facing rods and rods for all kinds of things. I was only stating that those are the rods I use on an regular basis for majority of things and I have many 1500 pound pluss animals pushing against the welds I've done and they've been there for some over 10 years. Never said I was an pro either but I do dam good job and take pride in my work. Good day to you though sir and hope you find closure in my answer as yes im an ranch welder but also an college educated ranch welder so I guess you could say am I certified well no cause I don't need to be to make money welding cattle fence!