TIG Welding Aluminum Techniques Butt and Tee

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5 жыл бұрын

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This video is about tig welding aluminum techniques for butt and tee joint welds.
basic settings are 100-140 amps using foot pedal so basically what that mean is at times I am at 140 amps but also much lower when heat soaks the small practice piece.
i used nearly 140 amps but when the aluminum gets soaked with heat, I used the foot pedal to use less amperage.
AC balance set to 30% cleaning, AC frequency set to 100 hz using advanced square wave. pre flow set to 1.5 sec and postflow set to 8 sec.
3/32" 2% lanthanated electrode, and 3/32" 4943 filler metal.
4943 welds a lot like 4043 but has better overall properties than 4043.
for the butt joint, I used a #6 cup with 15cfh of argon, and for the Tee joint, I used a #8 furick pro clear cup to aid with filming the arc.
I increased the flow rate to 18 cfh for the #8 cup but all other settings were same as the butt joint.
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@ThisOldTony 5 жыл бұрын

I hate how you always... make it look so easy. Great vid! and some stellar insights. Keep 'em coming.

@coasmechteranic 5 жыл бұрын

This Old Tony Shouldn’t you be working on a mini lathe?

@socksincrocks4421 5 жыл бұрын

You make it look easy too Tony... You're the man!

@rniejx4219 5 жыл бұрын

Jody may be a good welder, but can he karate chop steel?

@phillhuddleston9445 4 жыл бұрын

I hate how you both make it look easy.

@gilbertjacob6327 3 жыл бұрын

It really look easy cause his angles always in a comfortable sides.. Try in different angles like overhead 😊

@harryprater9014 5 жыл бұрын

I used to Tig aluminum everyday for about 5 years. ( i could tig an soda pop can back together). I was proud of that..lol. Anyway, I am getting back into it. I LOVE your vids. very informative.!! subscriber !!

@humberoestrada388 5 жыл бұрын

Good morning. I'm welding instructor in Mexico and your videos always help me Regards

@MDDesigns89 5 жыл бұрын

Always providing good quality informative videos. Thanks for all the knowledge you pass on. We need more people like you in the welding/fabrication trade

@mohomednaksab4765 2 жыл бұрын

Naksab

@tgsubie 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, im learning tig right now and its so helpful to watch these. Your videos are great.

@SteadArcFab_Ministries 5 жыл бұрын

Jody, was waiting for the next new video!!! Ha. Thanks so much. So I think we are at about the 4yr mark on watching your videos so we're catching up. So much fun to watch man! Keep em coming. Be blessed!

@smokin80 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Im learning to tig aluminum and the close up video really helps to understand what is happening. Thanks for the tips!

@ravindukalhara9924 4 жыл бұрын

I'm ravindu and from sir lanaka. Thanks you for all your tig aluminium welding videos. Usually I repay the broken automotive parts. When I started to weld aluminium , it was very very difficult to me and I was blamed by coustemers. But after watching your videos , I learnt many many thing of this welding. Thanks you thank you for all. I don't have much money to buy your products buy but however I will buy your product in order to help you. Thanks for all. Thanks you sir.God always protect you.

@jt2039 5 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! I recently took several weld certifications, in different processes, including various aluminium joints configurations. The Tig Finger and Tig Finger XL made the difference with the aluminum for me. I was comfortable throughout my test. The other welder in the booth beside me could not say that.

@weldingtipsandtricks 5 жыл бұрын

thanks so much and congrats on the test results

@jamiethomas4716 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy how he has exercises that I then can use with my everlast tig welder to up my game.

@jorgeestrada7878 5 жыл бұрын

You are the MAN Jody. Excellent Job. Thanks for share.

@Noahlochner0 5 жыл бұрын

Jody, I've watched every video you've done related to aluminum and as I go back and re-watch them I learn something new almost every time. Keep up the excellent work and I really enjoy the podcast as well. Your contribution to the welding community is invaluable.

@jeffgrier8488 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, I learn something new every time I watch.

@sidewaysaction9983 5 жыл бұрын

As a 6G welder of 35 years i am also losing my eye sight. This is by far the go to welding channel period.

@BrentWolff 5 жыл бұрын

4943 has been my go to for quite some time now. I do a lot of cast aluminum repair and it works very well when the base alloy is unknown.

@apollorobb 5 жыл бұрын

Cant wait to see you use the new Back purge fixture Adam is making .Great video !!

@jamessonger3 5 жыл бұрын

Another gem!!! Keep up the good work Jody! I have your videos playing on my TV in the garage ALL the time. Makes it SOO much better when i can watch you do something and then I can try it myself right then and there! Love it when you explain things in depth. Makes for a great learning experience. Thanks for everything!!!

@garyteague4480 4 жыл бұрын

This is why I love to watch tips and tricks , not 10 minutes talk fest about nothing but u get right into it

@ponydown4189 5 жыл бұрын

I like the added foot pedal part. Very cool as always.

@beefsupreme5291 5 жыл бұрын

yes that what i was going to do to get an edge on all these guys if i start making videos. Smart thinking Jody

@CTmoog 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Awesome video sir! Thanks for sharing!

@zeropointzero 5 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed. It's satisfying watching a weld that gorgeous get laid down, and one day I hope to have such skill myself.

@bostondan77 5 жыл бұрын

Your arc camera shots are just amazing.

@adwhit101 5 жыл бұрын

Great info as always, thanks Jody!

@TheChristeepher 5 жыл бұрын

Invaluable info as usual. Thank you once more.

@gordjohnson70 5 жыл бұрын

As usual, GOOD video. You make it look so easy. To prevent blow throughs at the end of sheet metal welds, I was taught to start welds in from both ends and join them in the middle of the plate. It's kinda cheating and not fancy as yours, but it works pretty good.

@marcosartor6474 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!! Just what I need to see!!!

@kevinneaves9842 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful welds and another great video!

@surgicalservices8864 4 жыл бұрын

I'm Tig Welder and I love my Work.. this is my Life

@marvinharms1891 3 жыл бұрын

👌 Thanx man, I'm a pipe fitter/fabricator I weld mild steel, stainless and tubing,. I've always had that nagging thing 'aluminium' on my mind. The oxides... 👌

@weldHAGOJIBI 5 жыл бұрын

You always make great movies. That's great.👍👍👍

@jumpstartrc1571 5 жыл бұрын

tig weld your own KZfaq play button. it would be a cool video

@satuabinmamitreezcalvin1730 Жыл бұрын

Perfect tutorial 👍

@jonbryant2495 5 жыл бұрын

I always look forward to your videos

@ianjoseph145 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent quality thanks.

@hansolsson3409 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video Jody,thank you!

@dgb5820 4 жыл бұрын

That weld is so good

@AjayGupta-cx9zd 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice welding sir

@krazziee2000 5 жыл бұрын

videos and Tig Fingers are great ,, thanks

@mikenetherlin1209 5 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up, thanks for your time. 👌🏻

@X_Studios 4 жыл бұрын

Great video

@JAYZWORKSHOP 5 жыл бұрын

Very good for a beginner. Thanks have a good weekend

@sethjansson5652 4 жыл бұрын

This makes stick welding look easy

@ChrisWojnarski 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Jody 👊🏻

@duncanmiller6769 4 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy dude.

@_kreatif84 2 жыл бұрын

Good job 👍

@user-ym6ko6bn2w 5 жыл бұрын

I wish your healty and good luck souse korea seoul.. :)

@zafariqbal-dl4xg 4 жыл бұрын

Good work

@Poverty_Welder 5 жыл бұрын

I really gotta learn how to hold the torch like you do, I always have my fingers basically all the way to the cup just to keep it steady.

@ZakirHussain-fh3uu 4 жыл бұрын

Very good weld

@adamtester7611 5 жыл бұрын

I've booked my flights from Australia to come to fab tech this year. I have a sheetmetal shop in Queensland. Your vids last year made me keen. I hope I will get to meet you. ADFAB INDUSTRIES.

@MakeItMetal 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jodie.

@mWaffen 5 жыл бұрын

Great Review!

@snoopydoggy5196 5 жыл бұрын

Practice makes perfect. I need to get my powertig welder out more often.

@ramiressantos3189 5 жыл бұрын

Não entendo muito de inglês mas a imagens já me ajudaram muito valeu pelo seu canal 👍🖒

@alexanderstefanxandraswedi5835 2 жыл бұрын

Great job

@gierhedd75 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making these videos, sir. You have definitely been the impetus for my rekindled interest in welding as a hobby. I find your presentation very interesting and easy to follow; and your camera shots are impeccable. I have been watching your catalog of videos from as far back as KZfaq will show, and look forward to all your new videos as they come out. Simply put, outstanding. I'm looking at the Esab Rebel 215ic as my first multiprocess welder. I know it's only DC; but I figure I can always run a spool gun if need be if I ever run into the need to work on aluminum. Any thoughts on this? God bless you, and continued success in your future endeavors, sir.

@lmslightwelding5935 5 жыл бұрын

Jody please say measurements also in metric, well just just say but in description too it would really help us hellows from across the ocean ;) BTW you was one of the masters who's got me into to TIG

@bedstain5045 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video 🖒

@wildcatmahone-md6me 3 жыл бұрын

Thx I was having problems tig welding .063 sheet together, butt weld. Full penetration but lack of fusion underside, the sheet edges were still visible. Weld split open during testing. Experimented with flux on the underside and it worked very well. Destructive testing proved positive. I could not split the weld.. Some loss of visibility from the flux flare but I'll manage.

@paulmorrey733 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jody

@VanBaCa402 4 жыл бұрын

superb !👍🏼

@michelastegiano7442 Ай бұрын

on aluminum, edge to edge, you need to make a heel. This means starting at approximately 5 cm and going towards the first end, then continuing the welding in the other direction from this first start to go towards the second end. There you are somewhat lucky to be in a fairly strong thickness, because not making a heel means taking a very big risk of having cracking on your start.

@phillhuddleston9445 4 жыл бұрын

A bit smaller piece and that aluminum practice drill part would make a nice belt buckle, Stainless and bronze brazing would look nice too.

@crazycoyote1738 5 жыл бұрын

You can open a welding therapy clinic!! relaxing voice and cool flame:) Thanks for your great videos, please don’t pay attention to the thumbs down, it’s just a bunch of ignorants with some supervising jobs, thinking they know everything.

@davidshell1738 5 жыл бұрын

Starting the day with silver dimes and a cup of Joe 🍵. Thanks Jody

@racerx9146 3 жыл бұрын

Thx for the videos... just put in a order on the website Daron

@user-xw7iz4ky3m Жыл бұрын

Very very nice

@gatorwing6231 2 жыл бұрын

For "T" welds I had trouble getting a shiny puddle on both metals at the same time. Solvents didn't help. A 3" sanding pad on a battery right angle tool to roughen the edges was a game changer. Also lower gas flow helped stamp out arc wandering. Keeping the tungsten almost touching was also a game changer. Maybe a AC balance more on the penetration side would help but auto is working on my Precision 185 transformer machine. 👀

@Tavoostv 5 жыл бұрын

such nice work

@rabehlachouri2915 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@samviall8734 5 жыл бұрын

4943, learn something new. Thanks Jody!

@outdoorfurnituremanufactur7589 2 жыл бұрын

Nice post

@dirtyford633 5 жыл бұрын

Had to put in an order for that awesome square, some new TIG fingers, and my first Furick cup. Make sure you all check out Jody's store. Great videos, I've learned a ton as a self taught, hack welder. Thanks Jody.

@sylvestresanchez4848 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you.

@tonyozimek2116 5 жыл бұрын

Another Great video! I am purchasing a Miller Syncrowave 250. I Tig welded 15 years ago with some help from a friend. Have you/would you do a series about getting a new to you machine, going through the set up, testing and evaluation of the machine?

@jrcicirello 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Jody, I am trying really hard to follow all your tips and tricks on TIG welding and have gotten a little better until I bought a new Everlast 252 STi. Now I am in deep over my head and the manual just does not really help me know how to set up the settings for stainless and aluminum. Nobody has shown the AC setups for this welder and that includes your buddy Bob Moffit. Is there any future plans for you to make a video on this machine and how to use the settings for AC TIG and pulse, etc.? Oh by the way, I love the TIG finger. Since getting it I have not felt the heat while practicing with my little Everlast 141 STL.

@simonjupp4604 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Seputarwelding 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video..

@guazonkiler3640 5 жыл бұрын

Hombre muy buenos videos me gustaría si se podría hacer un video de la prueba 6gr con revestida o tig muchas gracias

@setnbronco4932 5 жыл бұрын

great vid. Hey how about a Tig vids on how to bridge large gaps, thin metal and on parts that are just almost impossible to clean, ie exhaust pipes or something similar. Thanks, keep the vids coming always look forward to them

@lawrenclove6856 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you👌Thank you👌Thank you👌Thank you👌Thank you👌Thank you👌

@chaliarlee2025 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@mathijstenhagen 5 жыл бұрын

Last week I welded aluminum for the first time.

@usmankhalid3057 4 жыл бұрын

Helloo sir! I like your video.... Very informative.... I want to know that can i use this plante to repair car's cylinder head ...that is made of silver/aluminum...

@mannyfilmsinc 5 жыл бұрын

great video, true master ! When would you recommend a water cooled torch vs what you are using? Thanks

@M40753 4 жыл бұрын

Great work!! and very nice welding -- any great tig machine you can recommend in the field?? Thank you so much??

@jwdickinson643 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Jody! (and welding community) a couple of questions from a non-welder wannabe.... one of the take-aways from your videos and many others is that a perfect, or near-perfect weld is the weld resembling stacked dimes....and from some YT sources, skilled welders don’t grind their welds...no need to. BUT...is there any time/occasion/instance where a weld can be ground without affecting the weld quality or strength? next question: is there any time/occasion/instance where a secondary reverse-side weld is called for? like in a T-joint where one wants to be absolutely certain of the weld strength? Really enjoy learning from your videos, Jody. Hope to someday get into this wonderful skill!

@EmilioHernandez-vf9wc 5 жыл бұрын

You're better than a machine

@vincepatania4510 5 жыл бұрын

Can you do the mig and stick with the 220 I’d like to hear what you think I’m just about ready to pull the trigger on one

@shanefochtman5826 5 жыл бұрын

You are a very talented tig welder sir. Very informative video. I just started messing with tig. I been a duel shield, stick an aluminum spool gun welder for 15 yrs. Tig is a different animal an I get discouraged feeling out of my element. I've gas welded with an acetylene torch an been told it's kind of the same motion but I've been struggling getting it to flow. Any pointers??

@leonardpearlman4017 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's a LOT like torch welding! There's a small point that I'm still struggling with in both: That it's important how far the torch is from the weld. In both cases it's easy and natural to pick up the torch a little, and it makes everything worse! If you have a foot-pedal that's a help as you slowly get the co-ordination, a torch switch can help also. That is, if things get too hot you can let off with the torch switch. Things want to be CLEAN, Jody mentions this in several videos. Our ancestors used to SCRAPE the edges of joints for high-quality welds. I mention this b/c a lot of times one is practicing on random scrap that has been sitting around, you really want to see shiny bright metal before you start welding! Then do as our leader says: let the cleaning action work a little, then turn it up and get a puddle, then put in some rod. There's no shame in just stopping at that point, and see what you got! If you like it, next time make another bead overlapping the first.... Another beginner problem practicing with little scrap is that the heat builds up QUICKLY, you really want several pieces in rotation. It's not as bad for Jody b/c he moves a lot quicker, has the TIG-finger, and knows how to let off on the power as pre-heat builds up. A beginner is putting a lot more heat in to the work to do the same weld! I am finding that maybe six aluminum chunks can be shuffled around, just put an inch or two of bead on one and set it aside. Don't give up! It really does respond to practice.

@alexanderromeroamaya9503 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@alexanderromeroamaya9503 5 жыл бұрын

Hello friend, you have good vídeos of techniques to weld tig, I worked for 9 years in Encava bus factory,I would like to go weld in your workshop greetings from venezuela

@Migueldeservantes 5 жыл бұрын

My friend, I was wondering if you may have a few videos showing how to stick weld aluminum? I mean in an emergency one never knows!! the only thing available a dirt cheap generator and a tomb stone welding machine..... it would be really interesting to find out about it...

@goodfellasinc.5648 5 жыл бұрын

You're a badass welder .. like me lol na I'm not too good . Good video.

@discovererab 4 жыл бұрын

Is the Miller 250dx welding machine good at aluminum welding and how to set up its frequency; thank you from Egypt.

@ricklonetti9587 3 жыл бұрын

Is the furrick #8 clear cup similar to CK' s clear cup that comes with their gas lens accessory kit? Thanks!

@user-tv8cr3ct9p 5 жыл бұрын

ชอบใจ

@WeAreTwoDoorsDown 5 жыл бұрын

Shake the rust off? I think you meant shake off the aluminum oxide! Ba dum tss! I'll show myself out now.

@rudymendez8299 3 жыл бұрын

When welding aluminum watch your puddle and your speed of travel,once you master those Two things,and a lot of practice you will master it. I’m retired now,but I was a aircraft welder with a major aircraft company for 35 years;my eyes gave out on me so I hung my welding hood and called it quits, I still miss the trade.

@JOHNSONsBONE 5 жыл бұрын

2 questions: 1... Have you ever had slight porosity that wasn't caused from contamination? Mainly toward the end of a joint. (assuming it's been something to do with gas... 100% argon) 2... Is there any negative effects of lowering your heat/backing off on the rheostat significantly when approaching the end of a joint that's thin like it is in this case? Gonna be getting certified here soon through my company and want to sort out all the little things before hand. Thanks to anyone who with any advice!