Boat Repair: Aluminum MIG Welding

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Boat Repair: Aluminum MIG Welding

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Жыл бұрын

Dustin Apple is dropping all kinds of tips to help you out the next time you have to repair your boat using aluminum MIG welding.
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@ypaulbrown Жыл бұрын

Hey Dustin, this is one of the Best!!!! videos I have seen in a long time..... very well explained, and to the point, I love the humor you added and your personality really shines through.... You are a fantastic addition to the Weld.com Hosts.....and I hope to see a lot more from you and your great way of delivering the information..... Thank You Very Much....... I am a big fan of Hobart 4943 and have gone through about 8 pounds of .035, in the last month [it is always clean and never any surprises .....] The project I have been doing, all spool gun and a combination of F3, F2, & G1, G3.. .I do get SMUT, but not in the weld bead.....[it is the Magnesium Oxide that is so dense, light can not reflect back through it] and since some of the G welds get ground flush, the extra strength of 4943 over 4043 helps a lot because of the 0,5% magnesium is very beneficial, I am welding 6063 1.5 inch .125 wall thickness square tube....all F and G welds are beveled with a 15 degree [included angle of 30 degree] with 100% bevel, no land. all done with a router, so no inclusion of aluminum oxide from grinding discs..... and it takes about 5 seconds to make the double pass with the router for a perfect SUPER CLEAN bevel.......I hope this helps someone out there..... by the way, these frames for a display have over 30 feet of weld , all in 1.5 inch lengths and over 300 welds.....getting into all the angles with TIG for the first two or three was insane, especially for an old creaky guy with a big belly....so I finally told the guy I am working with.... hey, we are Migging this, and since I am the Weldor, that is what I did.... Cheers from sunny Florida.....Paul Brown

@jimcollins9316 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Hope to see more of your work!

@austinhargett5792 Жыл бұрын

more videos with Dustin in the Weld app!

@JamesKintner Жыл бұрын

Wow, the timing on this video... thank you sir!

@cockasorrus7475 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic job brudda! Happy new year and thank you for the excellent advice!

@angrybeaver9944 Жыл бұрын

Nice work, we do stuff like that all the time, so I know how much of a pain that is. It’s easy for people to see the end protect and judge but not know what it took to get there.

@sewingwithfirewelding5627 Жыл бұрын

Nice work on this Dustin !!

@andyb7754 Жыл бұрын

Interesting and informative. Thank You.

@randysoong6129 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BigDavesutube Жыл бұрын

Great Video, now that makes me want to pick up a spool gun.

@stephentyas4698 Жыл бұрын

Nice job explained well.

@welderboy13 Жыл бұрын

welding this stuff in the field is a nightmare

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

yup, a wind break is a must and a little luck is required.

@chadkennedy529 Жыл бұрын

I won't weld it unless it's inside.

@welderboy13 Жыл бұрын

@@chadkennedy529 I was at the bottom of an elevator shaft

@chadkennedy529 Жыл бұрын

@@welderboy13 that's never a a fun place to do anything, I do heavy equipment repair so 9 times outta 10 they have a shop to pull the shit into.

@notanymore9471 Жыл бұрын

They make smaw electrodes for aluminum field work.

@ypaulbrown Жыл бұрын

looking great Dustin.......all good information , cheers from an old guy in Florida, Paul 'Paulie' Brown

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

thanks Paulie

@johnanyenmor3596 Жыл бұрын

I want to learn to be a better welder. I love your videos.

@austinhargett5792 Жыл бұрын

We have more videos with Dustin in the WELD APP!

@cajun3197 Жыл бұрын

Great channel. Glad I found it

@CoopKeith1 Жыл бұрын

Your aluminum weld will never be as strong as an aluminum tig weld. Still looks good.

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

aluminum mig is a dirty process so there's no argument from me, however tig isnt required very often. i do a lot of Tig on the topside & interior parts just because its preasing to the eye.

@tonya9614 Жыл бұрын

Well done sir!

@YounisKhan-nk8nh Жыл бұрын

Good work boss thanks

@nelsonglass6 Жыл бұрын

Great instructions

@patriot8421 10 ай бұрын

Amazing knowledge transfer!! 🤘🏼💪🏼🇺🇸

@offgridsolarpoweredaircond9574 9 ай бұрын

Cool video. I enjoyed watching it

@johnmacmillan627 Жыл бұрын

Thx Dustin

@ladytempest7273 Жыл бұрын

Good morning, Happy New year!

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

happy New Year Brother!

@hectorr814 Жыл бұрын

EXCELENTE VIDEO¡¡... SALUDOS DESDE MEXICO¡¡

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

thank you sir.

@brentsmith5647 Жыл бұрын

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@bruced1429 Жыл бұрын

Good info especially on torch angle, which sometimes we over look. I wonder if you might do a video on mig aluminum bridging a gap on and or thin to thick aluminum. I use pulse mig on aluminum and it seems to help, not everyone has a welder capable of pulse aluminum. I usually fill the gap with scrap aluminum first but this is not always do able.

@venture17fly Жыл бұрын

Turn your amps/wfs down real cold and drag it like you're running a steel mig open root. Don't shoot the gap and keep your wire in the puddle, weave side to side like you're walking the cup but in reverse because you're dragging. This method is very sensitive to the wfs, Just like our boy Dustin here said, If you burning through turn it down. The resulting weld will be sooty so just brush it and run a beautiful bead over top like normal (push). It ain't easy, but it's doable. Also this method is in no way up to aws structural standards, I just use it for cosmetic stuff. 99 percent of the time there's access to the backside of the weld and I just use copper or stainless as a backer.

@himynameisjeff Жыл бұрын

I run pulse on a Lincoln s500.. when it comes to gaps I prefer tig for the control, but if you can turn your voltage down cold and use your arc control to get a wide arc, I've had luck with bridging/ filling gaps on pulsed mig. I'm sure there are other tricks for cv, but I'm in a production shop and don't have time to deal with the spatter from that, so never played with it too much. Not an expert, but I hope that helps somewhat👍

@JohnStrandt 8 ай бұрын

Nice job. I would recommend putting a radius on the corners though.

@tadetamtavun3489 Жыл бұрын

Good video bro,

@god910 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips, my brother lives in the metropolis of Mitchell. 😂

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

small world. stop in sometime!

@juancarloscalderoncastillo508 Ай бұрын

Hey man good job!!!

@paulhyland4653 Жыл бұрын

Good video

@billarroo1 Жыл бұрын

Very informative, I like this video what plate material is this ? Thanks

@repairtech9320 Жыл бұрын

Using a Miller while wearing a HTP T-shirt !!! You two timing @#$%@. 😂

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

when they start paying me ill wear whatever they want me to 🤪lol

@repairtech9320 Жыл бұрын

@@DustinApple Great welding and communication skills. Thank you.

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

@@repairtech9320 can't tell you how much that means to me brother. 😉

@simonfaithful9032 4 ай бұрын

More of it please sir

@michaelgonzalez8863 3 ай бұрын

Nice !

@davecaresforyou7606 Жыл бұрын

Super cool

@douglasthompson2740 Жыл бұрын

Can you delve into that gun angle making soot statement a little more? Always looking for ways to clean up the soot when welding with the spool gun. Thanks for a good video.

@daveharringbone8512 Жыл бұрын

Welding for the masses

@Daco584 Жыл бұрын

Nice patch there. I would round all the corners than you don't have start and stops on them and start weld from middle to middle. Mig welding aluminium downhill is big no no for me there was space to go uphill and good visibility on front of the puddle.

@Living_Despite 2 ай бұрын

Good stuff. But one of the questions I'm trying to get answered is, at what point do you just scrap these instead of repairing them? I'm on the line between trying a rebuild or trying a new build which looks less time consuming.

@monroesweldingservices6234 Жыл бұрын

Build boats most my life loved my job at sea ark marine many years ago built them for USN and USMC

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

you'll enjoy my latest repair i posted to my channel. just cut the front 6' of keel out & repaired a '96 2072

@monroesweldingservices6234 Жыл бұрын

@@DustinApple wish KZfaq would let me post my aluminum welding as a pic 😂😂

@noah8877 Жыл бұрын

fliped the wire spped and volatge control in the video

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

yup, i misspoke and said "feed rate" when i shoulda said "Amperage" or "power settings"

@noah8877 Жыл бұрын

@@DustinApple no worries really good contentent hope to see ya again on the channel

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

@@noah8877 absoulutely will be featured on a regular basis on here & within the app. i appriciate the critique, we try to proofread but sometimes minor flubs get through.

@davidspin5353 Жыл бұрын

sounds like your welding in short circuit, I generally use 5356 on my spoolmatic 30A and in spray transfer mode.

@willianlimberger875 Жыл бұрын

Hello Dustin, can you tell me what gloves you are using for this mig weld?

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

yep, Hobart 770648 weld/multi-use

@PaulSmith-tf9bn 11 ай бұрын

I have a small Lincoln 140, and was thinking about getting a 100sg. The question is , will this do the job, as I was wanting to work on a boat project.

@paulboykin8898 Жыл бұрын

I have an older style bass boat that needs some aluminum welding. What would something like that cost?

@GTRliffe Жыл бұрын

i wonder if that would work on super glue lids that are always gluing shut

@notanymore9471 Жыл бұрын

I was taught clean it once, clean it again, then after you think you have it clean enough, clean it one more time.

@dolphincliffs8864 Жыл бұрын

Damn straight!

@user-mq6ry2wg9q Жыл бұрын

I'm just wondering why we wouldn't cut out the whole defected area before welding your prepped material ??

@johnjabster2247 28 күн бұрын

Can you tig weld it what epuld your amperage be about 200? More cleaning action?

@leemccullough558 10 ай бұрын

Did you stainless wite brush it afyer acetone and acetone again

@Fwibits 11 ай бұрын

Have not seen this many commercials in such a short video yet on KZfaq.

@seanphillips5745 Жыл бұрын

I like it, please very few commercial next time?

@chadkennedy529 Жыл бұрын

Looks good budd, what was your voltage 24.5 / 25?

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

unfortunately i dont have a digital read out to tell you. i basically listen to the arc sound.

@chadkennedy529 Жыл бұрын

@@DustinApple my 30a stays on 7 and I typically welded 1/4 and up being I do a lot of dump body and coil hauler repair. I run no lower than 24.5 and up wards of 30 volts.

@notanymore9471 Жыл бұрын

Figuring he was short arc welding I doubt he was anywhere near that high as it would have been spray arc had he been.

@dreizenit7758 Жыл бұрын

sick weld. mine would sink the titanic

@PopPopJoe 6 ай бұрын

What's your thoughts on doing the same with a Millermatic 211 ?? This is the machine that I have. Was thinking on getting a spool gun for aluminum. Any help would be great. What's the difference between the 211 & the 212??

@calebalt1557 Жыл бұрын

can we some stainless work? just one of you guys showing some of the techniques you use to get your skills and how you keep them, especially how to get color when you walk the cup? Having alot of trouble with cooking it when I walk it.

@carsongreen7287 Жыл бұрын

Keep the tungsten in a bit closer and go faster. Those are some of the more common issues with not getting color with walking.

@terrymcguire8476 Жыл бұрын

I believe I would have welded a plate all the way across and reinforced the whole front.

@fredbecker607 Жыл бұрын

Just find an old m113 and cut out a patch. Good for up to cal. 30.

@jstorres486 5 ай бұрын

Can u weld 1/8 aluminum with 120v MiG welder?

@Carlosalmanza760 Жыл бұрын

👏

@stephk5255 Жыл бұрын

Being new to welding, do you have to preheat aluminum?

@DustinApple Жыл бұрын

not if the air temp is above 50* and your settings are correct. if the part is over 1/4" thick then it needs preheated at least on the start. Tig welding however doesnt require preheating as the process allows to you to monitor heat and work accordingly

@stephk5255 Жыл бұрын

@@DustinApple thanks for the insight!

@GTRliffe Жыл бұрын

Acetone/scotchbright eats clean old surfaces. Way better that acetone/wipe

@thisisben3593 3 ай бұрын

Also, don't start on a bead. Weld up to a bead. Also don't start and stop on tacks. . . . . Start before and weld over each tack

@user-zr9nr8pj7l Ай бұрын

I didnt know bert kreischer could weld

@juancarloscalderoncastillo508 Ай бұрын

How about is the parameter??

@yewwtooob Жыл бұрын

4943 aluminum wire? Or 4043?

@jakemorgan4008 Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to 6010 on this material?

@VortekXtiik 11 ай бұрын

No, it is aluminum so you will need 5356 aluminum wire, the boat is probably made up of 5052 and 6061 so 5356 will be your go to.

@tsimmons4730 Жыл бұрын

No stop drilling cracks

@captainrutabeggacrossout8482 Жыл бұрын

Aluminum fume is nasty

@glennh2965 Жыл бұрын

Acetone in a pink drink bottle is about the dumbest thing you can do. My best friend as a kid nearly died when his fool of a dad put solvents in a drink bottle. Great video of welding but not so great workshop safety.

@kokoyhawaii Жыл бұрын

Amen to that

@thisisben3593 3 ай бұрын

Did you have acetone in a drink bottle??? Please think about that for a second.

@MotoKingWOT Жыл бұрын

Aluminum is not suppose to sound like bacon lol it's not suppose to run short arc for Aluminum you want it to be more of a spray

@hm333444 Жыл бұрын

Okay good so I'm not the only one who thought that

@andyearl6784 8 ай бұрын

Mate that doesn’t look like stacking coins, looks more like you’re been smoking cones

@kokoyhawaii Жыл бұрын

4:56 my man is seriously keeping acetone in a water bottle?

@104littleal6 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I see after they destroyed the first go around and got rid of Bob & and the rest of the crew, then put on some kids making "art", now they're going for round 4 with a new type of MIG Monday. 🤣 Is it "New and improved"?