Ron Covell, I agree. I love so much the extra graphic that, to me, it's so useful to understand what otherwise will remain invisible.

Tony, a king has praised you..... Keep em coming!

Same here!

Thanks Ron, that means a lot!

I agree word by word with Ron Covell. Keep em coming Tony!!

Yeah I agree. It's more like learning from a friend who is going to help me anticipate what's going to go wrong and how to avoid/handle it. I struck my first TIG arc yesterday, BTW. I owe a great deal of my success to you, Jody and ChuckE2009. Please keep it up!

This! I do not need all the technical info when all I need to do is repair my my lawnmower deck. Tony has a great way of explaining things that are humorous enough to keep you interested while keeping it simple enough to learn, but technical enough to understand what you are doing. Thank you TOT!

Yeah... It's kinda like my wife said about her skirt.. long enough to cover the important parts but short enough to keep you interested.

and the videos are within a second in length. Ave IS tony! OMFG.

I watched this 1st. U should know what I'm watching next lol

frollard: And the vijeos are about basically the same thing. Sure, vastly different temperatures and materials, but it's all angry pixies melting stuff.

Who is AvE :)

+Soren Hansen: I assume you're joking, but in case you're not, you go and subscribe right now to his vidjeos. They're skookum as fuck.

nice! which video?

@@ThisOldTony kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pN1zp9mhzN3RZaM.html this one!

They did that?!

Exactly this. Learning to keep a close arc without dipping the tungsten is mostly about muscle memory, and interrupting the practice to go grind the electrode or insert a fresh one is counterproductive unless you've really messed up the tungsten. Aluminum is worse this way, with dipping more likely to create a big Q-tip that requires a tungsten change, so mild steel may be better for practice. And I disagree with the attitude of the welding Puritans that feel there is some sort of immediate mandatory "walk of shame" to the grinder every time you dip the electrode. Who needs penance in a productive and enjoyable hobby!

MattsAwesomeStuff EXACTLY ! 😊 I think the best teacher is the one that had to work for it and earn it!

You're both onto a deep truth, I reckon. The old saying "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach" is not (as it might seem superficially) dismissive, but descriptive and insightful. I, as one example, am actually reasonably adept at TIG, and it seems to suit my temperament, whereas I took a hell of a long time to half-master stick welding - I'm sure I would be better at teaching the latter than the former (although I would have to achieve three-quarter mastery, before I would have enough to offer). It is a big topic, for sure. MIG welding aluminium I find particularly challenging because you have to keep moving so fast, and it's so hard to see the puddle. Here, I think, you *do* have to learn from someone with real mastery, because you can probably only learn by imitation and practice, rather than by deep reflection.

Gottenhimfella - I disagree. "Those that can, do; those that can't, teach" is absolutely an insult to most teachers, and should be, and is almost universally true. If you're good enough at something to get a good job in the field, you do that. If you're terrible at it and useless and can't get or hold a job doing it, you still have the credentials on paper, so schools will hire you for a lot less than you'd make if you were any good at it. The exception being people who hate field work and genuinely love to teach, but they're rare. Rarer still is someone who struggled with the material and then still chose to teach it instead of something that came easier to them. Very few people would struggle with Math for example, and then want to spend a career teaching it. But if they did, they'd probably be a great teacher. That versus a "Oh, you just do this, then this then this and you're done" teacher who can't grasp what it's like to not understand that.

There a great deal of truth to that first line! _I know all too well_

Amen!

Too soon, man, too soon...

Yeah you're probably right. Although personally, if I ever die in some other doofuses' giant cockup disaster that never should have happened, I hope somebody gets a laugh out of it as soon as possible.

if you're referring to that bridge that collapsed recently, such a design was hardly experimental.

It's hard to split hairs to that extent when it comes to KZfaq bon mots. One could also argue that Chernobyl and Fukushima didn't really have much to do with electronics.......

i........in Miami.

I agree

Dan Nickerson I don't even weld, unless you count soldering. And machining... hah, nope ! Tony is just entertaining.

Thanks Dan!

Never say never..

Thanks Mike! ... and Lauren!

I concur 100% !

my pleasure Jeremy, thanks!

thanks Mike!

Thanks Reilly!

I inspect welds on nuclear cooling systems, and i approve of this.

I can't match that, but I "die easily", so I approve of the skills and diligence of both the preceding posters.

Master of None You're totally right! Last video I just stopped right in the middle of traffic to watch. Thankfully this video came out while I'm in the hospital so I have something to watch while recovering from that accident. Totally worth it.

Ron Erickson I always pull over. Never slam the brakes doing 70 to watch.

You stop?

There I was, in the middle of traffic watching the previous video when Wham!, some bloke slams on brakes in front of me. I guess he never knew what hit him.... I certainly didn't see it coming... :-)

Master of None he should go daily so we can get our fix lol

So I guess that is why we are frequently advised to grind out the weld wherever there is a touchdown, for high class work? I hadn't thought it through, but I guess it's the only plausible explanation.

patrick farley almost.. It's being able to write your name in the snow...

And making sure you're aiming downwind

I was sure with all the "puddle control" emphasis there would be some remark about incontinence

and more advanced puddle control includes balancing the downhill angle with a cross wind while it is snowing!

I'm my house it's how fast I can grab a towel when I pull out of my wife.😁

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin This Old Aragon 🤔

Makin Sumthin From Nuthin ...😂😂😂

Genius!

Made me chuckle.

NYC ARC

Thanks RJ!

Look through the playlists!

Go find the part squaring video ;)

Sharpening cutting and drill bits is a start in that direction.

Or as a person with kidney stones.

Thanks Greg!

Hanford. SMH.

"Comrade Ivanschanko, Tony says not to go on"- Pripyat c.1972 (probably).

In Finland we have this massice clusterfuck called Olkiluoto 3. An experimental nuclear plant that was supposed to go into full operation over a decade ago. Yet it's still uncertain when if ever it will actually be completed. It's already the world's second most expensive building project ever, right behind it's similiar French sister site. Those workers sure could have used some TOT welding lessons - maybe the plant would have already been operational by now..

Antti Heikkinen Do you know if that is going to be a Thorium breeder or a conventional reactor? I hear a few countries still want to try thorium breeders and I wouldn't mind waiting with that promise.

Olkiluoto 3 will be ”conventional” reactor capable of using uranium or mixed oxide fuel(MOX). If I understood correctly, it will be an improved Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) with some fancy neutron reflector. They call it European Pressurized Reactor (EPR). In general, the whole project is pretty hilarious with all the delays and problems, with foreign labor, concrete, welding and what not. Not forgetting, all the legal proceedings following these. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Unit_3 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPR_(nuclear_reactor)

Tom Q That's why they make Depends ! 😊

Ken Gamble Tig sparks in your Depends only make the puddleing problem worse.

Just be sure it doesn't run down onto your sunday-best welding pants ;)

I'm sure all the same rules apply. If your poodle isn't behaving, turn up the amps.

And thats the story why Tony is not allowed to have a dog anymore ;)

And thats the story why Tony is not allowed to have a dog anymore ;)

nasser pudel wird sicher auch zu was gut sein :) ( wet poodle is for sure also good for something )

i bet under the right amps, the poodle will make a puddle sooner or later...

I managed two thirds.

Make something or not, either way these are entertaining and informative without being arrogant. I think that's difficult to do.

How about a video? He could make a video. That be ok with you? He is really good at it. So, we are agreed then, good. Have a cookie, go sit in the corner.

OFM IAT rekt him

I really wanted to see him weld that butt join on the thin material and no cheating with laying in on a big heat sink.