Precise, to the point, gas feed,,, wire feed & speed,,, space from work peice ,,, proper heat,,, clean prep work peice,, , proper ground You covered the basics well No bad back ground music, no unessicary talking. This is a real good vid. Thx

Best advice and explanation of getting "good Mig welds" in over 50 KZfaq videos I've watched. Thanks Man!

Very good to see all of these "bad" welds and issues all in a short video. Excellent work!

Last time I welded was 30 yrs ago. This was a great refresher course. Got all my issues fixed and making great welds now. You're awesome! Thank you! 🤠

This is immensely helpful for someone just starting out. Very frustrating trying different wire speeds to little effect when it is probably my torch angle and/or paint. Thank you.

Thanks so much for your advice. Turned my crappy welds into good ones after watching this. I had too slow wire speed + too far from target.

This was one of the top 3 videos i've seen on this subject, Great job explaining and showing what can happen or be the cause, again great tutorial!👍

I've been welding a couple of years. Watched all the videos I could and took a class. I learned more practical info from you in this video than I did in all the other videos and class. Great job, really appreciate you taking the time.

These make some of the best videos. Simple things that can seem so obvious to more experienced people. There is a fast growing group of watchers (me too) learning things without the schooling and testing. They are willing to learn from mistakes, and their own effort. Like you I never went to a "welding school", but instead I read, burned rods, read some more, burned more rods, asked questions, watched pros, and I get by pretty good. Now just getting into mig, a video like this takes you past the expectation of the good pass laid down. The sound, smell, feel, and related results can only be touched on by reading. They have to be experienced to truly learn. I am so envious of the kids these days, anything you want to learn or study, just a click away. Your video sums up in lightning speed a good bit of reading and mistake making. Great job, thanks for sharing.

I've been welding up all kinds of things over the past 2 years with my MIG and have run into every problem you showed! Sometimes I knew why, sometimes I didn't. Great video that shows me exactly the things I need to watch for. Thanks!

Excellent concise diagnostic guide. I've done all of those. Yesterday.

THANK YOU!!!! Addressed a couple of my issues. Mostly, my Nozzle was too long - 1/4" tip recess was causing too much setback, sooty, spatter, and seeing your weld 'too far from the work' confirmed that it was exactly what I was fighting.

Picking the mig up for the first time in a few years ! Produced crap welds, thanks for the re cap.

Thanks. Learning on my own and I’m now pretty sure my “be very cautious so set the speed low” approach is my problem! Thank you!

Good information Gary, I have a tendency to have my wire speed too low and I just learnt that from watching this and hearing how that sounds. Thanks for sharing.

I've seen all of those welding results and often wondered if it was settings or technique and it appears that both are a contributor but only practice will fix the wrongs...Good stuff Garry..

Great video. I enjoy all of them, but this was especially helpful. I use a Millermatic 135 with C25. No auto settings so I constantly fight for the right settings to attain the sizzle. Thanks

Thank you you help me out, I don't think I was close enough and my angle was wrong I'll play around with it again to see if I can get my machine dialed in.

Excellent report. Left my gas off the other day but instantly know what was happening. Have done this before..BUT,,You have taught me something New. Thank you.

Just started my welding career and this video answered a lot of my questions.

Thanks for the strait forward approach. I did see some flaws in my technique and what may have been frustrating me so much today. I do exhausts and most welding is above my head so you can imagine my frustration when it kept puddling outward, me thinking "too hot" was backing the tip away and worsening my own issue.

Thanks for the tips. I think you covered it better than any other video I've viewed.

Know how to diagnose is the most important thing. I know my weld is awful, but I didn't know how to improve, this helps a lot. Thanks!

Great video, puts the problem and the cure next to each other. You have covered the most common problems with beginning welders in a concise video. Thank you.

Hey buddy, keep up the good work. I enjoy the pride you show in your workmanship. I was a heavy equipment operator most of my life, now I just enjoy doing some welding fabrication in the shop. Keep the videos coming.

thanks for making this video. It really helps in seeing what i may be doing wrong. I'd love to see a future video on how to weld thin automotive sheet metal properly.

Great discussion Gary - indeed, so many variables. Most useful :)

Thank you Gary, as a novice “welder”, your video was very informative and I need all the tips I can get. I’m currently trying to patch holes in my cars floor with sheet metal,not easy.I think I have a bad ground. Thanks again,great video,Lester

You just helped my learning curve, so I subscribed and bookmarked this video. I probably will have to come back to it on my way to mastering mig welding. I will also use this video as a REFRESHER. You may not be a teacher but you come across with a clear straight forward delivery that a layman can understand. thx.

Great video! I’m an amateur and just bought a Harbor Freight Titanium 125. I made my first bbq recently but had issues with welds looking ok. This video will help on next project.

very informative video ive been welder 29 yrs and made some money from it. ive welded uphill , downhill sidewards and overhead. practice practice and yes you well get it!

Thank you for being straight to the point with the different welds keep it up

Thanks for making this. I found a lot of useful info here to help me.

I'll reiterate what others have said - nice advice and excellent demo! Thanks for sharing these commonly made mistakes.

Just learning how to weld. Bought my first starter MIG at Harbor Freight to pass the time. Great video, very insightful. Thank you!

Thanks for the sharing. It really help me to understand more about MIG welding and improve my skill along the way. Regards from Malaysia.

Thank you! Some tips I've seen already. But you cleared up my issues with some of your other points! Brilliant

I've been welding for 30 yrs. You can hold your torch at a 45 degree or less and don't want more than 5/8 of a inch of wire sticking out. I run my shielding gas 20cfm. Great video for people starting out.

great video Gary. Just what I needed to see as I just upgraded to a 3in1 thermal arc 211 fabricator and cant wait to get it up and running. Ill be keeping yours and Jody's videos on standby for help!

You really nailed it,! With the distance from the workpiece. John from Oz

Great Vid. Learning to weld at 85 years old. Have wood working shop but needed another hobby. Making rocket stoves. But welding in short sleeve, shorts? Brave. Learned several things from you. Bought two migs. 🐻

Just the kinds of problems i was having and you showed me how to fix them. Thank you

great video , great delivery , helped solve a couple of issues for me , thank you

Great video I have experienced all that you mentioned and this video has really helped understand what the problem has been and what to look out for in the future. More importantly the method to fix the problem was simply explained. Many thanks from a person just starting out to weld greatly appreciated

Awesome basic practical sense information, this cleared up alot of issues from me. Never could pinpoint the exact problem, just suspect. just because the issues are similar and random at times. Thank you sir.

Very basic and clear explanation! Thankyou! you hit all my problem while Im tyrin to figure out something to my welding machine in my job. 😅

I found this very helpful.

I’ve found your video to be a great help, thanks for taking the time

That was excellent - it actually helped me a lot. Thank you so much.

Thanks for the video Gary. Good stuff for me to keep in mind.

Thankyou. These are some excellent tips. I have been having a few problems welding my car. These suggestions have helped.

Practical and straightforward video - thanks

Thank you for spending your time and resources to teach this. You've done a great job with this video. Very helpful.

Good tips that I can give to my kids. They are learning how to use my everlast welders.

Great info. One other thing that can also lead to the 2nd symptom of surging is a sharp bend in the welding cable. keeping a straight cable also prevents a surging condition. Keep up the good work!.

I am an new welder, trying to weld in a new trunk floor on my collector car; good tips. Thank you

Great help. Answered all of my questions

I’m making all these mistakes as I’ve just got my first welder at the age of 59. I nearly sent it back as broken last week until a neighbour pointed out I wouldn’t be getting any earth contact because of the paint on my piece. Thank you, I think I’ll return to this video more than once.

Very nice video with very useful information included. Many thanks.

That Torch is fabulous 😍😍😍

Great video man very easy to understand simple and to the point......really informative 👍👍👍

Thanks for making & posting this video. I found it very helpful.

Great video. thanks for posting.

Are you running flux core wire? Is the machine setup for flux core or gas? What type/model welder is it?

Great video; thank you...I am new at welding and am experiencing it all!!!

This was so helpful man.. been doing my first couple welds last few days.. starting to get it .. definitely go to play around with the settings 👌

Thank you - great tips for us newbies.

Thanks for that, very useful for someone like me just starting out and not certain what to look for.

The video was very well explained. Great job

Great explanation. Good job. Thank you.

Wish I’d seen your video before welding up a gate yesterday. That would probably have saved a lot of grinder work on my part!

My welding is about as much use as indicators on a submarine. Great tips, thanks.

Probably one of the best vids seen in a long time - just subscribed!

Thank you, that was really useful ( after a very frustrating day at the Mig

Great pointers, thank you.

Great Ramsey...!!! Thanks a lot...this information is very usefull for me. From Argentina.

Sir this is great instruction. Thank you for taking the time to do this. It helped !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lots of good information! Thanks! I like the raw edge look when I’m working with wood. I’ve never seen it on a work bench like that! 😂

I learned a lot! Taking the plunge and buying a welder soon! Excellent Thank you! 😎

Great stuff Gary, thanks!

thank you, simple, easy to understand

tks for the tips. They will come in handy

Great lesson my friend !!! Many thanks for sharing your knowledge !!!! Well appreciated !!!!

Excellent video!

Great video on good tips to know, thanks for posting

Great Video !! Thank you for this ! Mike in Colorado.

Great little tutorial! Thanks!

Thank you. I appreciate your advice and examples :)

GREAT tips, thank you very much.

Thanks for the demonstration.

I get that question sometimes from newbies who borrow my everlast mig welder. Most of the time it from user error. The other times it is because of worn consumables.

Excellent video! Great reminder of the simple mistakes. 👍

Is my mans welding with shorts on? A real man

Great video my friend easy to follow plus I learnt a lot as I'm learning these videos are a great help Regards Steve UK London Be safe

Super helpful thanks Ramsey Customs

Helped me out a lot. Thanks bud.

If I could add a tip on the grounding issues, check the part of the cable that reaches the clamp. It might be damaged, since the cable tends to bend a little there when you fix it to the work. I had those issues even though the clamp was in contact with clean metal, until I realized most of the copper stripes of the cable were completely damaged. I redid the connection and it improved a lot (still having a bit of a hard time, since I'm a beginner and working on 18-20ga sheets with a flux core machine)

Brilliant video, thanks so much.

Thanks for this video ive been trying to get better at welding and this video helped point out some of the things im doing wrong and what to change im just getting into welding and i really enjoy it im just struggling with a few things i think you just helped me understand what a few things im doing wrong thank you

My first mig welds with my everlast welder were like that. I thought it was the machine but it was all operator error. A bit of lesson and practice and all good now!