Ran a practice butt joint on some 304SS exhaust tube( 2.25" OD/.065" wall ), to get in some practice time with my new HTP Invertig 251. Could be worse, but a LOT of room for improvement. Maintaining a consistent bead profile with .040" filler is a sonofabitch! Got decent melt through at 50A, but will bump it up a couple of amps next time. The 5 cfh back purge was sufficient to prevent sugaring. Used a sharp 1/16" C-K LaYZr tungsten, and Fupa 12 cup, and 35 cfh.
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The bead challenge contest is over and we have winners!1st - Jeff Loffert 🥇2nd - Mike Murphy 🥈3rd - Kenneth Lawrence 🥉4th - Everyone else who entered, we're sending you something too!Email me joey@welderskills.com with your name and address info so we can reward everybody who participated. To recap, prizes are:1st: Goodman Metal Products Kit, 1 on 1 call with Jody, Brad, JD, Sam, or Aren, TIG Finger Bundle, Gloves, and hat2nd: Gloves, TIG finger Bundle, and Hat3rd: TIG Finger BundleEverybody else who entered will get something nice too as a thank you and a early Christmas gift.We're cooking up the next challenge as I type this, so look forward to that! We'll be highlighting the winners on socials likely starting tomorrow.
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October 09, 2024
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A month ago I took on this trailer , making some small odd repairs, including removing that battery, and relocate in side the newly mounted tool box. The real challenge was replacing the hydraulic pump , hose and fittings to match up with the original hydraulic ram. Then figuring out how to wire in the switch for a single action hydraulic line ( manufacturer had it set for dual action)
Finding the right fluid wasn’t to difficult, and with support of a local hydraulic parts supplier it only took a couple of trips. lol
Ill show the hydraulics in action on the next video.
in 👋 introductions
October 09, 2024
00:28
This thing felt like I was working on a giant rat trap. Now that I’m done I want to see it dump a load. lol also make me wanna build a crane or something, imagine that.
in 👋 introductions
September 30, 2024
Hi all. I'm Rick. I've been welding for about 20 years as an occasional part of my job. Mostly MIG aluminum & steel, and some stick. I've never had any formal training and I thought it was time to find out all the things I'm doing wrong and/or "the hard way". Also, I just bought a TIG welder for my home shop and it is WAAAY more involved than I had anticipated! 😄 I'm looking forward to learning those skills the right way right off the jump. I feel like I've found the right place to get it done!
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September 07, 2024
New here and new to welding teaching myself mig welding so far I can fuse 2 pieces together
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July 31, 2024
Hey everyone, my name is Jeff. Been following Jody for years on YT. I am a retired local government employee. Been mig welding for years and recently decided to try to get my stick welding skills up to speed. Seems quite a bit different to me. Will probably have TONS of questions, so please forgive me. Been using a Miller Syncrowave 200. My mig welder is a Miller 210. I hope to learn a lot on this platform.
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July 20, 2024
Good morning WS community. My name is Kris I'm just starting my welding endeavor. 49 years old and time for a new hobby.
I do have a question about tig welding filler rod ,is it possible to join your short pieces together to limit waist?
August 24, 2023
Hello to WS members both new and current, use this channel to introduce yourself to the WelderSkills community. Tell us what kind of welding you do, how long you've been in the trade, where you're from, and what you'd like to learn from WelderSkills. This is a good way to find other members and instructors with similar interests, so you can follow each other and get the most out of your membership! Thanks for being a member!
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July 09, 2024
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Hello all. I just joined yesterday, I’m Ben and I run CWR (Coody Welding and Repair) in a small town in Midwest AL. After graduating from Tulsa Welding School in Jacksonville in 2019 I worked around for a while and as of last year I started my own welding business. I mainly do heavy equipment repair with here recently I’ve done a good bit of aluminum boat repair. I’m hoping to branch out more and get more work to hopefully become full time self employed now that I’m getting more attention and with my new plasma table. I came here to learn more and invest more skill into my business and since I’ve listened to the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast since high school, watched ones like Jody, Roy, Jonathan and many others since then as well I know there’s going to be lots of stuff for me to pick up and learn from. Thanks!
October 02, 2023
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I’m Joey, one of your WelderSkills admins and Jody’s sons. I’ve been learning to MIG weld with dad for a few weeks now and I’m really enjoying it. You’ll hear from me a good bit in the future, but thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself using the new community feature.
I’m looking forward to all the cool stuff our members are going to post once we go live with the new platform. It’s gonna be a lot more fun around here for sure.
I’d also like to give a big thanks to all the members who have stuck with us through all of this, and for bearing with us as we migrate the WelderSkills service to something that will be a lot better!