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I used to get so mad at your advice when I started! Took me almost a year to catch up with all your no-nonsense approach. I got so frustrated that at one point I unsub'd and stayed "Justin-free" for a couple of months. Hundreds of hours of hood time later, I thank you and appreciate you for not giving us BS. And for theaching us to look for what works for each one of us and not be spoon fed settings, techniques and such. It takes a real teacher to encourage the student to seek her/his own path. Now I can weld decently, I'm much less worried about "settings" and such, I pretty much adjust balance according to fitting/cleanliness of parts and amperage so I don't load up the pedal, and I can do whatever I do on standard consumables because I followed your advice. So for anybody going thru the "I hate Justin" frustration stage, do as this guy says. Throw it all away (internet advice nonsense), keep practicing and learn to discern what you'r doing wrong by doing things wrong and adjusting things accordingly.

Thanks for the "This is wrong" and what it looks like. I took Mig at the local votech at night one time. The instructor took over for his father that had been doing it for 30 years.. and this guy was clueless on teaching. He couldnt tell us what things were supposed to look like, or what we were striving for. When I asked him What does a PROPER weld look like. What does it sound like? where should the Mig Torch be? What should I be looking for amperage wise on this thickness we are using? He said Figure it out and walked away. Thankfully he had a volunteer old crusty navy welder about 80 years old. I asked him. He laughed. He said Cmere. He laid a bead. Said this is how you hold it.. this is what you want amps wise with this wire and this metal. This is what it sounds like.. This is how you can do different patterns.. what they were and why.. In 10 minutes (sound familiar) he was able to give the.. This is what you are looking for.. This is what you arent. And Voila.. I spent a couple months a couple nights a week coming in and practicing. The Navy guy would always come by and check on me and give suggestions. After a couple weeks he was teaching me more advanced welds for different applications etc. VERY helpful. YOUR video.. is fantastic. I have a new TIG.. spent a hour or two "playing" with test things.. and have done ALL of the things you mentioned in the video. The important part.. I DIDNT KNOW WHAT THEY MEANT. Now I do. Thank you for that SIMPLE 10 minute explanation as to WHY I was getting the results I was. Vs me making the same mistakes forever and never understanding why. Great video (again)!

Fun fact: Aluminum is a GREAT choice of filler metal if you want to weld tungsten to say... the ceramic they use in TIG cups.

Justin, I've been watching your videos for a very long time and really appreciate the candor and honesty you bring to the welding community. Your advice has helped me immensely. One thing I've noticed is that if I am kinda tired or in a hurry, I do more dippy dabs - uuurgh! I hate that. Sometimes we just need to sit and rest a minute before moving forward!

I've been at it for 52 years and still screw it up. Thank you for this video, was very informative now and would have been a lifesaver @ 1970. Appreciate your time, anyone with the desire to do better could learn something from this.

Thanks Justin keep up the good work! I love how every video is better then the last! This is definitely a good one for everyone just learning to tig. Love all the detail and explanation you put into it!

I love your strait to the point videos learned a lot just from what you have put out there. Greatly appreciate it!

Thanks Justin. Your detailed explanation is second to none. Always love watching your channel.

After watching hundreds of videos trying to figure out problems that I was having. Finally you have addressed a couple of them, and what was causing them. Like so many others, I was getting so frustrated.

Powerful information. You have all the information you need to start welding in an 11 minutes clip. Just brilliant.

I too have been welding for many years, thanks for being honest about dabbing the rod into the tungsten, I call them Christmas ornaments, these videos are like refresher courses!

Thanks Justin, you do a great job of teaching and keeping it light 😊

Im glad to see you back.

I am a non-native English-speaking person. Among all mastership shares in KZfaq, your lexicon is markedly broad, and your fluency in conversational skill is high end. Thank you for considering viewers like me.

A great series of welding vids. They have taught me so much

This is Gold! Thanks Justin for helping us and clearing out your inbox a bit.

Glad to see you back.

Justin…. Thank you for this incredibly clear and concise set of tips. It really helps drive it all home. 👍👍😎👍👍

This was a great video! You addressed and explained everything I have been doing, and help me understand how to correct it.

Best Aluminium welding video EVER! Thank you!

Great content. So many weld channels, but this one is by far my favorite!

Love your videos Justin, amazing tips!

Just found this channel and wow… one of the best!!

Justin, another GREAT video! I love the examples of what is NOT a weld pool and what IS a weld pool. Extremely helpful.

Great video! I definitely feel I'm rushing and getting contamination when the puddle isn't formed.

Thank you, Justin!!! Great explanation, that helps a lot!

I learned how to add filler on carbon steel (mild), went to stainless then aluminum, it's similar to carbon but it just looks a bit different without the color

Love your enthusiasm. Keep up the good instruction.

Thanks for the tips and Q-tips Justin

This is a VERY good guide, and these are all with the machine in the correct settings, and with clean material, and filler rods. No wonder it's difficult in the "real world", where it's possible to screw up several other things as well.

Great information as always. Thanks.

This man is an excellent teacher folks. Thank you for the knowledge my man.

The first welding "guy" I watched and learned from Havnt watched for years and that was very very informative... Well said Will be sure to stay tuned

Excellent content - as always. Thank you, sir!

I've been tig welding allumimum as a day job for over a year now. This video just shows still much more to learn.

This is what I need right now. I was put on a job while my buddy is get well. My alum. welding sucks. @6:54 trust your eyeballs 👍🏽

Outstanding video! Thanks!

This is great, I learna lot more from these 'mistakes' than I do watching the nice welds. At 1:51 it was great to see the arc walking. This is a challenge for me as one of my biggest hurdle right now is the arc walking all over the place when I start.

Really really helpful for a complete beginner just like myself. Thank you very much for the lesson

god i needed this video about 3 months ago when i started my gtaw class

Welcome back! 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks Justin ! Your a natural born teacher . I've always learned something from your videos.

Thank you for maken these videos I actually like learning new things from you your great teacher

Hi Justin thank you so much for all the welding advice you provide. I have just gone & purchased my first TIG machine. AHP Alpha-TIG 225Xi. I will be keeping your channel open while I figure out how to TIG weld.

Very on point and direct. I watched a few of your videos when I first learned TIG 7 years ago, 100,000 welds ago and I can confirm that you are a master of your trade. You do a great job of explaining things that are difficult to explain to new welders. 10/10 I will recommend your intro videos to the next person I train who's having difficulties with TIG

Thanks Justin, as a paet time welder I constantly come back to get refreshers. Love how your explanations are just so informative with out judgement. Too much prejudice in the welding industry.

Another awesome video. Thanks for the education.

this is helpful thank you justin,

Thanks for the video keep up the great work man

Good information.. Thanks, Justin!

Brilliant advice 👍🏽

Here's to how to do what not to do. Well done. That helped a lot. Thanks for the video.

I'm in welding class now at my college I have mig tig cutting and symbols classes right now I'm so frustrated I was ready to quit then I noticed in my booth a simple message that said " it gets better don't give up" I've been early to class everyday and my instructor allows me to weld in classes im not in for more training this is going to be my career I turn 41 tomorrow and all I can think about is getting better because of my instructors these videos help a great deal I appreciate this knowledge god bless welders and all you do I can't wait to join the fraternity of welders. Thanks for reading thanks for a un-noticed vital profession!

Thanks for the video,much appreciated!

Hi justin, nice video. Very informative at the real world and straigtht up to the point.i learned a lot thanks. Keep it up. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Excellent vid

Very informative thank you Sir!

Great tutorial

Cheers for the vid mate.

Thanks Justin

Great video, definitely reinforces the old saying "Practice, practice, practice, and when you think you got it, practice some more". I love watching your videos to help me brush up on old lessons as well as learning new tips and tricks, although I don't use a foot pedal for the most part it's still valuable information that still applies. Keep it up sir and thank you.

Thank you!

Nice explanation

Thanks for sharing this. !!

Thanks man!

Exactly. Good welding comes from practice, practice and then some practice. Then you have skills. After some time you have experience and can relate to this master of education.

I can say for myself I would have a piece of filler rod and just practice feeding while chilling around the house and just dabbed until I got comfortable with my feeding hand. I still dab sometimes when out of position. But practicing with your feeding hand does help.

Thank you for this. I'm just getting started and have made every single mistake you have listed here. Rehabbing my intake manifold after a local machine shop wrecked it is my first project, and it's dirty cast... so the learning curve has been challenging to say the least.

Thanks for this! Just got my Primewelder Tig welder and the rest of my gear. Just need to install a circuit for the welder to put this into practice.

well done !

Thanks!

Good video...thanks.

Thanks for 5he help

I was literally going to ask about the "Q tip" thing.... So thats how it happens.... thank you for the advice

From Scotland and like your channel very informative new to tig and watch your videos has helped me ok I am not the best but I can glue stuff together lol

thank you

Thanks 👍👍👍

Good video.

Thnx for this video. I have to little time with the tig welder at work. I would like to see video about pulse welding thin stainless steel

Just mastered 8 ways to mess up . Super explained for people who dont gave up.

Hi Justin. Thanks again for a great tutorial. Can you please do a similar video on mild steel with only scratch start setup. I'm saving up for a proper AC/DC machine, but in the meantime I work with my 220v inverter stick welder with a scratch start setup.

Great stuff man I've watched alot of your videos I'm 5th generation welder going for 22yrs now I always have trouble with aluminum I mostly weld stainless so when I move over to aluminum it takes a minute to get back to it always touching

Gracias por compartir tus conocimientos!!!!!! Exelente videos!!!!!! Por favor agregue traducción a español! Un gran abrazo desde Argentina!

One thing to keep in mind if it is really difficult to avoid mistakes: eyesight. Some people go happily through their lives with bad eyesight - my friend got his drivers license and pilot license without being able to read subtitles on a TV (subtitles are a thing in here, a great way to learn language you are hearing from a program or a movie). He just thought that the TVs are like that and everybody has the same experience. Dry eyes, age, etc - try those cheap market glasses (usually from +1 to +3) if they make it easier to see small things close up, they might help a lot on how you handle your tungsten.

اتابعك من مصر وتعلمت منك الكثير انت رائع واسلوبك ممتاز اتمنى لك الخير

Although I don't do it as often now as I used to, when I dip or q-tip my tungsten, I just stop and regrind it. I look on the bright side, I just gained an opportunity to do a stop-start.

Great video, is there such thing as using too thin of a filler rod?

New welder here, great video, my tip is patience patience patience and buy a tungsten grinder

That was a great video......I saved it.

Yeah, I've been Tig Welding for over 24 Years on and off, and I'm welding 3/4" Aluminium tubes 1/16" thick, into 3/16" plates and I still have troubles, especially the "Dippy dabs". Being that I am going around the tubes, I can only do about 3 to 4 dabs at a time then turn the plate and carry on. The Drawing calls for a 3mm weld but it ends up being about 4mm, it is what it is, engineers have Never welded Aluminium. A 1/16th Electrode, and a 1/16" 5356 filler rod, I've now done about 70 of these.

Love your videos they are so easy to watch. Do you ever get burns on your arms from the arc? I’m new to welding I’ve only had my welder now for 6 months and still trying to get better. One mistake I did make in the beginning was not wearing long sleeves and I burned my arms and even my chest as the light must have penetrated my shirt. Since I have bought a welder jacket which a wear every time. Just wondering as you always have your arms out 👍

Awesome video as always! 👍🏼👍🏼

Now do one for inside corner joints!

You missed one of the most important common mistakes and it's a safety concern as well. Overheating the Weld pool and burning through, Which drops nice molten metal onto whatever is underneath, often your feet or your lap. So while it's important to make a good Weld pool be cognizant of overheating, Especially on sheet metal. I kind of disagree on trying to get as close to the metal as possible. There's a point at which you're not really making any improvement by getting any closer. Being consistent in your height over the metal is most important. If you can't add filler without touching your tungsten you're too close. 1/8-1/4" Has always worked for me. If you start getting closer than that you're going to dramatically increase your chance of fouling you're tungsten or making q-tips.

Welcome back. Lol hey hows the bumper boat going? Was hoping we will get to see some time in them this summer?

I usually work with thin aluminum, and I struggle with getting it hot enough to make a weld pool and getting so hot it burns through the metal. Then the struggle of going fast enough not to burn through, and slow enough to get a good dab of rod in.

Have you ever welded any aluminum wheels? I have one that's been blasted to use as a tig practice piece just weld over the thing but the car rim behaves way different than the aluminum coupons.

Hey just saw you on Waldo’s channel. Make Waldo take your welding class.

Fantastic, now could you do this exact same thing for SS please? ; )