TOP 5 Mistakes When Flux Core Welding With LRN2DIY

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8 ай бұрын

Here is LRN2DIY Video: • I Learned to Weld In 1...
I have Nils with me in my garage teaching him how to flux core weld with his cheap $99 Harbor Freight Chicago Electric welder.
We started with the basics of settings, speed, stick out, removing that nozzle so you can see, stance or posture, and angle. He went from a total newb to throwing out a decent weld.
Yes some of the video is out of focus but it's the content that counts, right!!
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@-DIYPRO- 8 ай бұрын

Here is Nils video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7h2kqpn2Z_PgnU.html If you like this one we might just do a MIG video as well! Thanks Nils! and yes we were having too much fun to notice the camera was out of focus for part of it!

@gardenfork 8 ай бұрын

Pin this comment to the top 😀 Eric.

@jimpervious_0x2a 4 ай бұрын

I’m curious about these types of collaborations. Do you both live in the same area so that it wasn’t terribly difficult to be physically in the same place?

@allynmcfarlin2074 4 күн бұрын

One of the best videos I've watched. Saw the puddle for the first time. Well done.

@murphymmc Ай бұрын

Good tips. I would call a 1/2" stickout a minimum with flux core. 1/2-3/4" for a range. The longer stickout helps to preheat the flux in the core giving a better flow. Nope, no expert here, just a tip from pro guy who taught me some basics. I bought the Titanium flux core from HF, a surprisingly good little welder. Giving a beginner the heads up on what duty cycle means might save them from burning up their first welder. Had a buddy who burned up his first one. I escaped that by reading the manual.😂

@gardenfork 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic collab. Karma truly is boomerang. And I learned a few things. Thx for making these. Eric.

@-DIYPRO- 7 ай бұрын

Right on, thanks!

@BiggMo 8 ай бұрын

6:24 In the 70’s auto darkening, adjustable lenses weren’t a thing, we had swappable lenses and you started in the dark (in old videos, you’ll see a welder position his body, then nod his head to drop the helmet). Tech has made welding so much more approachable.

@-DIYPRO- 8 ай бұрын

Yea, pipe line welder still use fixed shade with their pancake helmets! Definitely adds to the skill of having to know where you are at to start the weld.

@jvazquez53 8 ай бұрын

I live in the tropics and wear kevlar sleeves with cotton T shirts if available, long sleeve t shirts. Sometimes I wear a leather apron too. I got more burns wit the grinder than the welder! My helmet go on 9 indoor, 10 outdoors. This video was a good refresher...

@-DIYPRO- 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, and thanks for sharing!

@nava8529 6 ай бұрын

Great video for very first time home welders thank you so much

@-DIYPRO- 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@tedbastwock3810 8 ай бұрын

What a great teacher and student 😎 cool video, thanks for sharing this with us!

@-DIYPRO- 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@richardbartlett4075 3 ай бұрын

Thank you both, I learned and laughed! I have the Chicago Electric 125 amp and I too have had it sitting for years. I really enjoyed the video and of course I subscribed. I'm 69 and have a motorcycle repair and high performance shop. I do my own boring, valve grinding and port work(SuperFlow machine). After all these years, I need to finally learn to weld. I'm a bit slow, like the old dog and new tricks. Thank you again!

@-DIYPRO- 3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks!

@donzone1641 3 ай бұрын

This is help me so much, i apreciated it, thanks!

@deepwinter77 7 ай бұрын

You're a great teacher

@-DIYPRO- 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate it, thanks!

@Duct88 7 ай бұрын

I have the same welder and it works great!!

@martinj9251 7 ай бұрын

Great tutorial

@IRV707 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@stuartmarkman769 7 ай бұрын

I was welding this afternoon and in short sleeves. It was in the 70s and it was hot as hell in the sun. I don't think my welding jacket would do me very good unless I wanted heat stroke. I gave up and will continue late in the PM. Great video.

@ciscoh1 2 ай бұрын

This is great! Lol I have the same welder and I just started to weld some dice that I got from Amazon to practice.

@bajafishtaco 2 ай бұрын

I heard you can get sunburned so the first time i started welding i had sleeves to protect my arms however i had on shorts and was welding sitting down all day . My knees were so sunburned by the end of the day . I noticed a few hours aftwr i stopped lol

@louf7178 5 ай бұрын

Good video. I imagine it's a re-learning process each time for the intermittent home welder.

@martinez1701a 5 ай бұрын

Bought that welder couple years ago and rectified it to DC, I also replaced the ground wire/clamp with 4awg welding cable and a good clamp. Also replaced the power cable with a bigger gauge cable 4" ac fan screwed to the back and it welds 100x better provided you have good house power, I actually had the old blue HF flux welder that I did the same thing to but someone stole it guess they liked what I did with it.😢

@-DIYPRO- 5 ай бұрын

Right on, great upgrade!

@richardzenzola652 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Could you talk about single pass wire and muti pass wire

@scottjune3554 8 ай бұрын

I don't know why....but I like the sound of that drive roller 😂

@dandeve 8 ай бұрын

I thought it was just me! 😂

@-DIYPRO- 8 ай бұрын

Maybe they can add it to a sound machine! It will put you right to sleep.....or drive you nuts!

@bossman6174 4 ай бұрын

I always stored my auto darkening helmet in the box but one day I started welding and the build in battery was dead because it never recharged from the little solar panel on the front of the helmet. Now my helmet hangs near a window.

@melgross 3 ай бұрын

They don’t recharge the battery. They just lessen the power being drawn when welding.

@FixMyBrokenJunk 2 ай бұрын

@@melgrosslol

@richardbartlett4075 3 ай бұрын

Have you ever built a motorcycle drag wheelie bar? Either way, any thoughts or tips? Thank you very much!

@mora103 5 ай бұрын

Also choosing a welding pattern instead of just stinger beads helps

@LeftIsFascist 7 ай бұрын

Whats really impressive is that lead isnt bird nesting. He has 2 or 3 loops in that sucker.

@2035jim 7 ай бұрын

I like passive helmet’s better you can see really good once you start an arc the down side is having to position yourself with the helmet up and the nodding your head forward hard

@LeftIsFascist 7 ай бұрын

You can get an auto hood with a wide lense but its gonna cost a pretty penny. Minimum of 400 bucks

@2035jim 5 ай бұрын

@@LeftIsFascistright my passive helmet was only like 50 bucks lol I don’t think I’d spend that much on a welding helmet but at least it’s an option

@stevenbaca3470 3 ай бұрын

I have been miserable at night from welding for so one time with fcaw with a HF 125 welder. That sunburn and burnt skin smell is real even with the cheesiest of welders.

@michaelsaine 2 ай бұрын

is it me, or dose everyone go too fast there first time? i did it, a girl that i hung out with and showed the basics too, she went fast as well.

@-DIYPRO- 2 ай бұрын

Very true! Thanks!

@OscarHedden-eh4xk 3 ай бұрын

Don't compromise on your helmet even if the cost is way more than the welder. You only have one set of eyes.

@melgross 3 ай бұрын

The stick out isn’t enough. You need 5/8” to close to 3/4” with fluxcore. Less than that doesn’t give anything enough time to melt properly. MiG is closer to 3/8” to 1/2”.

@funkenshrumn 2 ай бұрын

#7 : distance from the part......fluxcore 3/4'' consistent ish.....lol

@dexagalapagos 18 күн бұрын

Wish you guys actually explained how to dial in the settings rather than just saying "yep these work much better."

@machonsote918 4 ай бұрын

I didn't see any welding here................just a puddle line. As a final step, should have tried welding a couple of pieces together, putting the final piece on a vise and see how strong the weld was.

@PatPal-qu3sj Ай бұрын

You only have one set of eyes so why would anybody chance it on a budget auto lens !!!those cheap ones are pretty sketchy ! I always see spots like crazy with my cheap one !!! Got a quality one & it’s like night & day no pun intended :) I suggest to not sacrifice a few dollars on yur vision which is sooo much taken for granted . Yur claim that you do not an expensive lens is pretty piss poor info !!! Sorry about being critical of yur statement but eyes are so very precious !!!!

@agnosticevolutionist3567 3 ай бұрын

First rule is don’t put compressed canisters on your table , boooooom will go the can , come on safety guys.

@PMulcahy42 8 ай бұрын

I got the titanium easy flux 125 welder in august. Love it. Learning to weld really well. I’ve come a long way in the last 2 months. I’m hoping to get the Chicago electric arc welder over the winter to start with some stick welding. After a year or so I’ll move into the Miller/Lincoln machines and get myself some really nice ones

@-DIYPRO- 7 ай бұрын

Right on, thanks! Just as a suggestion YesWelder has a little 220 stick welder which is a lot better than the Chicago Electric, even more so because it's cheaper! Here is a link to the YesWelder: amzn.to/3Qq9Rji

@topcat15191961 7 ай бұрын

Might check out the ArcCaptain Mig200 it does MiG, stick, tig, gas MiG , Aluminum… 110-220volt either or .