This was fantastic, I've recently started teaching myself and was struggling with thin plates, definitely learning its 80% prep 20% welding

Best stick welding video for the home fabricator.

For me, this is the most amazing welding video on the whole damn internet. There's lots of welding not very thin, thin steel. There's lots of scary looking weld beads, but stick beads that look like TIG? You see, like King Arthur in Monty Python, ' I seek.......the.. Grail.' For thirty years I've been hearing old-school stick welders talk about how they welded (thin) sheet metal mufflers, auto-bodys, etc., etc., etc., all the time, with only stick welders or even oxy-acetylene torches. I think 6011 was mentioned a few times, by name. Here in the US, 6011 has been very common since, I believe, WWII. The mud stick or farmer's friend, it was known for field repairs involving poor fit-up (gaps), and rusty, or greasy metal. It is now well known along with 6010, for burning in root passes, for pipeline or structural welding (big/industrial). But it is a fast- freeze electrode, like 6013, and apparently the very aggressive arc will (sometimes) allow welding at unreasonably low current (for the size of the electrode). The 3/32" is very widely available and affordable here, although any smaller sizes are very pricey and hard to find. I'm going to try this 6011 with AC and DC. I will report back by the end of welding season. Thanks so much, and also for the earlier link to Rapucuf.

❤ Just remember young one that the thinner the metal, the smaller the rod. The red 5p+-6010 is a digger. Keep going, it will all fall into place.👍

I watched a guy score the sheet metal with a angle grinder with a cut off wheel then bend it to square with just a vice, a lot less welding. Thanks for the upload

Very well done in a non-professional opinion, remember safety hazards with galvanised steel!

Wow great! I want to use my stick welder for autobody eork because i dont want to have to buy a mig. Your video is very encouraging. I'm impressed by your steady hand!

That's some skillful welding & thanks for the informative video.

I'm enjoying diy methods. Live n learn.

Small 6011 on DC- is the best for thin or poor fit joints.

great work bro even i dont know how to do that.

You are 99% better than me. I'm just a beginner at stick welding and it's quite frustrating as well as fun.

Thank you man I was failing and failing until I saw your video and I used the settings that you used in this video and it worked.

Weldone my friend. . . Saluttttttttttt from WELDER MIG 🇮🇩❤️🔥🔥

Awesome, thanks for this video. I finally got home, and am trying out 6010 for the first time! :) Not doing any super thin stuff, just running beads on 2mm stuff, but wow, it is so easy to see the puddle! Its a little tricky to run at 40A though so far, but at around 70 or so, its really quite fun :)

Thank you so much for this video. It has, for me, re-written the 'rules' on what can be achieved with skilled, careful arc welding. I have a very rusty Morris Oxford MO to restore..and had determined to do so using arc welding. I can now go forth with increased confidence and inspiration. Thank you again! Please do more videos of arc welding thin metal.

I had no idea you could do a aolid bead and not burn through 18 gauge 😯. Maybe wire, but definitely did not expect with stick

I like 6013 DCEN for thinner stuff. Havent tried 6011 though.

A trick to prevent blow holes. Weld till the last little bit and when you get a blow hole, just stop. Hose down the unit (carefully so it doesn't warp). Either air or water. Water is best as it will also chill the inside air better. Then the inside air will be chilled and you can then weld over the blow hole before the inside air has a chance to get hot enough to pressurize. In your case it doesn't matter as the top is separate from the bottom

You are obviously very talented and really enjoyed your video and have subscribed. With 6011, do you use the whip and pause technique? Hope you post more 😃

Nice welding camshots . Can you tell me what camera you used?

You use the 6011 on regular DCEP or do you swap the polarity for less penetration on thin walled material? In the video it wasn't clear, but you stated in the comments to whip and pause the electrode, so that's another question i had. Thank you for sharing

Did you say 35 amps? How are you getting a 3/32 rod to burn at such a low amperage? I have trouble getting 1/16 6013 to burn on my little 70 amp harbor freight stick welder.

This has to be about 16 gauge metal. Never seen stick on such light stuff before

can you tell us how you made that welding "helmet" :D

hi......vg.............what size rod ,,thanks

is that a 2.6mm or 2.0mm rod you using in this video ?

She was able to Hornswoggle a whole bunch of you folks y'all go now you hear. LMAO🤣

As a welding instructor you really do have a lot to learn young man about welding 6010 is known as a root rod it digs into the metal 6013 is a filler it binds the surface of the metals together