To all the people taking this test; remember to use your time. You don't need to rush. Go over your mental checklist, get comfortably positioned and do your dry runs. Use all the time you have, it's not a production weld. Thanks for another solid video Jody. Wish more people liked and commented on your videos. These are priceless teaching videos.

I’ve watched this maybe 30 times, and each time I learn something new. Thank you! I hope I can translate, what I have learned from you, to passing my 6G test next week.

Tig finger by far one of the best things I've used in my welding career. You can use it for every process, any metal type and all around saves your finger from being burned while freehanding. I recommend a lot of friends to try it and their skills have improved as well as mine. Jody you the man, thank you for all the tips you've given everyone. It's been a very good tool before I take a welding test, just pull out the phone and look up a video on the and bam, I've got a job. So once again thank you for the well designed products and the mentioning of the Ck stubby kits. They've all help me and a lot of viewers out. So thank you Jody, much appreciated!

I bought a tig finger after watching several videos of Jody. I normally wouldn't post comments, but it does work! No more screaming hot fingers to finish a bead. Everyone at my shop now has one in their pocket. Thanks Jody. -Mike

You have the best instructional welding videos on KZfaq. Very clear, great shot, and very good tips. I thank you for them.

Jody is one of my favorites! This guy has a world of welding experience and knowledge! Love his videos. A shout out to Bob Moffat to! These two are my absolute favorite guys to watch!

Dear Jody, thank you so much for your tig finger invention, it really helps keep my fingers from being smoking hot. I really enjoy your videos and find them to be very educational, helpful, and useful. Please continue to post videos to help not just me as a welder but for all welders that are subscribed to your channel who need help getting to that next level as a welder again I say thanks!

I have watched all of Jody's videos. They are very informative and I have used them to develop my technique as I have had no formal training. The only thing I have found to be more valuable than the instructional video is the TIG Finger.....I couldn't imagine welding without it when I need to prop close to the work. Thanks Jody for all that you do.

Jody, I wanted to thank you immensely for all of you help teaching me via KZfaq…I'm fabricating assistive devices for the handicapped and special needs and I couldn't have done it without your instruction and guidance.

I did 6g last week, i didnt have time limit and the welding/machinist teacher gave really good tips and recommended me to try again because i got my own rods, 88mm ss pipe and gas bottle from my plumbing teacher. I learned to weld with my left and right hand too during this 6g test, helped alot because you start from the bottom and weld up right and up left. Also i was said that i can turn the stand around because the small booth they had but i CANT spin the pipe, also they didnt have those pliers to hold two pipes together so i was able to tack the pieces on table

Im a welding instructor at Paris Junior College in Paris Texas, the tig finger really keeps the heat off your fingers, and makes teaching GTAW way easier. The students believe using the tig finger is the only way to go! Thanks for a great and useful product!

Just started TIG welding 7 weeks ago, bought a TIG finger and now I wouldn't be without it! Invaluable piece of kit for free handing and way better than cutting fingers out of old gloves!!!

I've being waiting for 6g pipe test on stainless steel shed 40 for ages thanks Jodie great job as usual

I'm in high school taking welding and your videos help lots and our welding teacher uses your videos in class to show us how it's done right. Every video he has shown us has been your content. He won't use anyone else's haha your great and well experienced keep up the great work

I just returned from a two week TIG class at Hobart Institute of Welding. There were a couple of us in the class that had a TIG finger. It didn't take long for many of the guys to start asking about it and wanting to borrow it. There were a few situations that it prevented the fingers from cooking and I was glad I had it. This was the general TIG class where we went over steel, SS, and aluminum. Great class.

I wish I had the good equipment you have, when I first started Tig welding , the knowledge of the technique of walking the cup etc , my first 6G test was on steel six inches sch 80 no backing ring and I think I was lucky to pass it as they just come out the office and told me no practice time, I have to take the test to be a grade A mechanic in the boilermakers job. I free handed it and was it tiring, but I was in good physical shape in those days. They didn't allow wide weaving like you were doing, but I passed the bend tests what a relief. Your are very good at what you do a person can learn a lot from you. I have since taken many tests both pipe and steel in all positions , even in xray work. I'm retired now but have lots of equipment and I build and repair a lot of stuff and having a lot of fun.

Jody, I weld for DOD and have 3 tig fingers. One for nuclear tig work, one for structural tig, and another for stick welding, absolutely love them, especially for long vertical joints, light up, tight arc and just slide your hand up. Great product, enjoy your videos!

Just graduated from wiregrass ga tech for welding and joining technology and when I took the TIG portion of the course I used the TIGfinger quite often. It saves a lot of trouble and really comes in handy on those tricky free hand welds.

I just bought my TIG finger and it helps me with my positioning while not burning my fingers. I'm doing a similar qualification test at work with 40mm diameter tube and 3mm thick in 6G. I have a hard time walking the cup on smaller tubes so the TIG finger really helps me explore positioning methods. Definitely an excellent purchase, and thanks for the videos!

Currently on my last (4th) semester of Welding and I absolutely love using the tig finger. Like you said walking the cup on 2" is tough and I prefer to free hand (less chance of me slipping and dipping, since I`m still a noob) which I am able to do with the tig finger. Love your vids, they have been very helpful, thank you for everything you do

These videos have helped me enormously. Keep them coming.

I love the TIG Finger! It definitely comes in handy, especially when free-handing pipe. Thanks for the great and informative videos!

The TIG finger is one of the best welding accessories I've ever used. For the one summer job I had it allowed me to be more productive than any other welder that company had before, thus earning immense respect from them. So if you're interested, buy a TIG finger and see for yourself!!

I bought a 3 pack and I love it cant wait to get the xl tig finger as well always use it for tight spots even when walking the cup just in case wish I could see them in my local welding stores

I have bought a few tig fingers now, and am going to have to order some more again soon! They work spot on, but once in awhile I will hangout too long in the heat and cook one of them, hence the need for more! Thanks Jody for the awesome videos! Being a welder is definitely a fun and rewarding career, and your videos are spot on for how welds SHOULD be! -Sean

My tig fingers have helped me through all my weld tests in school and recently helped me get a great paying job doing shut downs at power plants.

Love your videos Jody!!! I have a tig finger that I use daily on the job. I work in a machine shop that rebuilds forgings and castings for steel mills and I often have to "patch" IE repair a defective area in a job, this could be any position, in a large bore, small bore, and usually I run hot, 200 amps. The tig finger does a great job of shielding the heat off my right index finger. Best small investment in my tool box.

I use a TIG finger all the time. bought a few of them, and don't know how i ever got by without one. Thanks for the videos

Love the TIG finger!! I was taking tig lessons a couple months ago and I personally can't imagine how to properly weld vertical uphill without it or getting burned.

this video is great, i took welding in college and this guy explains better than my teacher did

The TIG finger is a wicked piece of equipment. I'm currently doing my WTIA Cert 7 and it certainly makes life easy

Tig finger has helped me alot, But watching your videos has taught me to use it as more of a shield and something i can hide my other fingers behind rather than just using it to protect one finger that im uncomfortably balancing my torch hand on. Thanks!

I use to cut the fingers out of my old stick welding gloves, a friend gave me a tig finger now I'm hooked.Thanks Mister Jodie.

I have a TIG Finger and I love it. I am a hobby welder, but I think a pro would benefit even more from it. I like the way it slides along the metal while I am making a weld and I never have to jump off my prop because I can't take the heat. Get yourself one, it will make you a better welder, besides, it is the least you can do for some of Jodie's great welding tips! Thanks Jodie!

The TIG Finger is the best thing I've ever bought. It seriously helps in so many situations; whether it be a 6G test, or a flat square-groove with a backpurge, or whatever you may be welding. Definitely recommend it. Thanks Jody! :)

TIG finger is one of those must-have tools, IMO. I have several and just got a double-wide. Thanks, Jody.

bought a tig finger love it helped me out so much

I have a tig finger and it helped me get certified in the aws d1.1 thanks I love it !!

I've been using the "tig finger" for 3 years now both in production welding and in my own projects. They work awesome! I would say they are a must have when tig welding aluminum.

Excellent technique. and beautiful finished product. Thanks for posting.

I love the tig finger, it is a super awesome thing to have. I have 2 6g pipe tests tomorrow one is a 2 inch and the other is a 6 inch. I'm super happy I have it in my arsenal.

LOVE LOVE LOVE my TIG FINGER. I work at a fab shop doing intricate small welding to larger pipe. I couldn't be happier with my TIG FINGER. I suggest it to anyone I come across who tigs. It holds up really well too. I have a few just to have backups but the first is still going strong. Love that bad boy.

The tig finger is a must have! I have 16yrs in this business & enjoy it when other welders have a puzzled look on their faces, when they see me resting my hand on the pipe.

I will watch this over and over I’ve never tig welded Ben doing it for about 6 weeks my job resume to pass a 6 G 2 “ schedule 80 tig root and tig out so I’m going I can watch this and learn and translate this myself to pass this test

I purchased my tig finger last week and man does it make a difference. i highly recommended. before the tig finger i would use and old broken cup and taped it to my index finger lol. it was a hassle so i just purchased one.

I bought a tig finger two years ago and I still love it to this day and I use it every day at work.

Love my TIG finger. I use it all the time. Thanks for these videos Jody!

I love the Tig finger, didn't know how handy this would be, worth it's weight in gold. I have used this product for three years and put it to the limit. I bought three and still haven't worn out the first one. I would recommend this product to everyone in the industry pro or weekend warrior!

I have both the large and small tig finger. Use it constantly and love it!

Love the TIG finger! I bought one small and one large, I should have bought 2 of each. I use them all the time. They will make great stocking gives for the welders in the family this Christmas.

i love my tig finger..... Jody when will you start making heat shields for forearms? i do a lot of confined welding and get burned up a lot.

Quality content, I don't even weld but this is fascinating stuff. Best wishes from NZ.

I've learned a lot with your videos keep'em coming!

I'm taking my test now. Got the tig finger and I love it!

Great video Jody. Love the videos. Helped me be so successful in school lol. The Tig finger is incredible. Great for hot pieces and always gets me out of a jam. Can't wait to get my stuffy gas lense in and try it on some pipe!! Keep it up josh

I have no clue what your talking about. but it was just awesome watching this!

I hate my tig finger. It makes me want to spend more time welding. I already spend too much time welding and the tig finger makes it easier and more comfortable to weld especially in those times when things get hot. Please stop making this as my family life is not going to pot. I just spend too much time welding now that I have the tig finger. OK......I really love it and recommend it to anyone who welds.

great job, weld stainless process piping daily but really interested into trying some heavy wall pipe joints.

im in welding school in houston and recently bought a tig finger. its what i needed.

Great video. Thanks for the help.

I use a TIG Finger every day. It's saved a lot of fingers and lot of projects as well. I use it for every kind of welding (TIG or not) where I might need to prop and eliminate the need to rush through things. I wear a TIG finger out every couple of months and I'm very lucky to know of a good source for new ones. I've even taped a TIG finger inside the elbow of my welding jacket to make a nice prop while stick welding.

Hey guys. Just wanted to say i have been using a TIG Finger for a year now and i love it.

Love the tig finger, I got to tulsa welding school and it has helped me out a lot great product I give it 5 stars

great video as usual I have a tig finger and love it and use it all the time for pipe and plate and I also use if to stick and mig welding not just tig

Love my tig finger a must have for any type of welding. Anyways is a tig all the way out a good thing to learn for boilermaker test? I'm thinking on joining once I get a 6g cert

I think my Dr. bought a TIG finger too! Thanks Jody, that sure is nice of you to share your knowledge!

my class mates and I all bought Tig fingers and they are perfect, tig welded 6g pipe, tig welded 3/8 plate tests, stick welding, tig welding, even mig welding in any position where you need a little more stability and to stay away from the heat, my personal opinion....every welder should have one

Love the Tig finger, about to order a regular and an XL since someone stole my original one. Makes a huge difference!

Thanks for the tips Jody! Have been watching your video's for quite some time now and can't wait 'till the next one comes out! One question; what is your history in welding and where did you learn to weld? Curious to know what your background is and where you come from (I read somewhere that you used to work at Delta Airlines?)

love your tig finger loved it so much went back and bought the large one thanks for all your video s

This video will help a lot of people!

I Highly Recommend getting a TIG Finger helps ALOT!!! Good video!!

Hi Jody, got a TIG finger recently, I don't do lot's of pipe or tubes but on corners or flat stuff it's great help, I just don't feel the heat that I would normally get thru mi glove. Just like you say highly recommended...! P.S. They last and last. Pierre

Love my regular tig finger and my XL. I use them pretty regularly for mig, tig and stick

Hey Jody, I bought 2 tig fingers (1 for me and one for my son). My son welds Semi-tankers from the wheels up... Most are stainless steel, (food grade). He tried the finger for a while but was never comfortable with it as he has to do a lot of out-of-position welds "INSIDE" the tanks. As for me; it's a mixed bag... one job it's great, another one it's in the way... but I've had some jobs where I could have used 3 fingers, all-in-all it was a blessing on many of those super hot jobs

I love the tig finger. Have two already gonna be ordering the XL soon..

i already got TIG finger it's really usefull and also very good qualty. i advise you guys to get it and try it. Thanks Jody for your helpful videos

I have a tig finger I bought a set of 2 a few years they work great awesome product thankyou

Great video and very educational. We don't have the same sort of testing specs here (yet that is) in Canada, but we do have some pretty strict rules, especially when it come to pipe, fittings and pressure. I love my tig finger, it took at little bit to figure out what felt most comfortable as far as which finger it worked best on, depending on weld position (yes I know I'm babbling, I tend to do that sometimes lol). Anyhow tried side side by side comparisons with and without it, ouch!! About 2 to 3 inches at 150 amps without it, as far as I felt like with it. Also great for choking up in the torch in tight spots :))) Could live without it now, lol. Thanks Jody, Ian Little Spirit River, Alberta, Canada

i have the tig finger and guard and love them both

Get you a tig finger! Buy the pack. It's the only way to go. It takes many many months to wear one out. It's nice cuz you can put them around your work area and always have one in reaching distance! Jody, thank you for another great video. I heard you make a comment about you once did boiler work in another video. I understand that R-Stamp repair and alteration work is a review of quality control, documentation, and compliance. But can you shed some light on R-Stamp welding, the process, and your experience with it in a video?

Another thumbs up on the tig finger! It's a tremendous help.

Thank yo so much for showing this nice welding tech

I production weld single phase pad mount transformers with mig. For some of the welds my fingers were getting pretty hot, or I had to stop and take time to put the guide on the nozzle. This takes time as well as it snags on the tank and gets in the way. I got a the finger and purposely made a pass with my finger on the backside of a fillet weld. I never felt any heat through the glove with a 36" pass, the metal was 12gauge mild. We wear stick gloves and without the tig finger if my fingers are even close to the backside of the weld, they're cooking within 1-2 inches.

I bought a tig finger early in the year, and I like it so much, I literally warn a hole in the thin side of it, but will buy a new one when it finally wears out. Useful on stick, mig and tig

The Tig Finger Is invaluable when I weld aluminum deck plate.The tig finger allows me to keep welding whereas before having the tig finger, I had to stop welding frequently. No welder should be without one.And I keep a spare on hand.Thank Jody

hi you explained that you have other techniques for feathering your techniques, would you mind giving a few tips on feathering techniques? Also, I'm right-handed, is there a way to use my right hand instead of my left hand when welding the bottom pipe?

Bought a couple of TIG fingers to weld up a battery frame on an electric motorcycle. They are absolute lifesavers. Bunch of awkward angles on 1" Al box section, and it gets hot quick. Took the bike to the TT zero at the Isle of man, and our team placed third. The welds held, so I guess I didn't screw it up too much :)

I love my TIG finger Jody! I may occasionally drop it when I am getting ready to grind something only to find it has the tread-print of my Redwings on it, but she dusts of easily and is a tough little sucker. I have modified it to fit my "hand-model" fingers by snipping off a tip-less finger from an old pair of work gloves because I TIG with old-school split deerskin gloves that are extra snug. So, not only do I NEED the TIG finger to make anything more than a tack comfortably, it is also very easy for me to slip my modified "TF" onto any finger. Thanks so much for the great videos Jody, I must say I've missed them this past week or so. With Mom in the hospital I've used your videos, and the others I enjoy, to mentally sooth myself. I would allow myself to zone out from reality without having to suit up and make my own "Good time with some Hood time". I also found that blinking back tears makes for a foggy set of safety glasses, LOL! Hug the ones you love everybody, you just never know when they will slip away...Aloha, Chuck.

I love the tig finger. Saved me so many times. Even mig and stick welding. Great product and cheap in price and high in quality.

Love the tig finger, use it every time now... i would like to see you give some tips on some stainless steel stick welding on vertical.

I have a Tig finger and it is a fantastic product I don't know what I would do without it!

love it rly good video soon i gonne do the 6g test again

Tig finger is a game changer for me. This is a great product. Even with a direct flame 🔥 it will not shrink burn or melt.

I absolutely love my TIG Finger, it was by far the best $12 I have ever spent.

I got your tig finger a while back and I really like it as a heat shield the only thing I'm having a problem with is using it to rest my torch hand on the pipe and being able to keep the right torch angle but I am still learning so its probably just the operator lol I really enjoy your videos also:)

I've had to tig finger for years now and it is the best investment I made for pipe welding. I absolutely love it

The TIG finger is best thing i've bought in a long time for heat protection while welding

Just got my Tig fingers in and tried them out. 10/10 would recommend.

Jody , could you do a video of a 2'' sch 80 but with a 6010 root and 7018 fill and cap ?