I like beads like I like my women Hot 🔥 and heavy 😂💪 Stitch welding Dual shield flux core .045 I think I was running 24 volts 250 material thickness of out side plate 1/4" and 5/16" my welds were attaching the outside plate to the support frame. They had me weld it with all the supports in the way. Weird positions in the inside. Really difficult. I don't have thatuch experience with dual shield. More experience with hard wire. Some said my bead size was too big only supposed to be a 1/4. But better more than less. Not allowed to do multiple passes
Hey everybody, I have a rather unfortunate announcement to make. We're gonna be closing WelderSkills in late July. Many of you have likely noticed that things have slowed down a bit around here lately. That's largely because my Dad (Jody) is currently in the hospital receiving treatment for a rather serious diagnosis. He has a long, hard road ahead, and his treatment will require 100% of his focus for the foreseeable future. Closure is certainly not what we'd like to do, but without my Dad's contributions (both on camera and behind the scenes) WelderSkills just won't be getting the attention it deserves, and won't be able to earn your membership fee every month with new content. WelderSkills is a product whose quality we are committed to maintaining. If it's beyond our ability to meet that quality standard, then we don't feel right in offering it to you all. For those of you who have signed up with an annual membership after July of 2024, I realize you won't be able to get your full year of access. For that reason, I'll begin processing prorated refunds very soon for members who won't be getting their full year (For instance, if you signed up last October, you'll receive a refund for 3 months of service). If you signed up for an annual subscription using the App Store or Google Play, send me an email to get your refund because that process works a little differently (joey@welderskills.com).As a thank you for signing up with us, our full course library (Intro to TIG, MIG, Stick and mini courses) will be made available to download until we close the service for all active members. Aside from that, the WelderSkills service will maintain all functionality until we go offline. Thank you all so much for giving this thing a shot. I had a great time working on it, and please believe me that this announcement absolutely sucks to make. It's truly been an honor and something I'm really proud of building with my Dad, all of our awesome instructors, and each of you. -JoeyFeel free to comment here or email me with any questions at joey@welderskills.comI'll continue to post updates as I have them!EDIT: moved to new channel 'WelderSkillsClosure' where I'll discuss all details related to that!
Here's the dedicated channel for questions to make sure we don't miss anyone! Leave your questions here. If you'd like to ask a specific instructor, use the '@' feature. For example, type '@jody collier' followed by your question. That will notify the instructor directly. The attached image shows what it looks like if you were to tag jody.--This feature also works on videos! So if you have a question about a specific video, be sure to tag the instructor in the comments of that video.--We will be sure to check this thread for general questions as well! Thanks to Aaron Laughlin for prompting this new thread.
March 12, 2024
Lots of updates today!
Jody posted a new video on TIG welding stainless pipe and bridge tacks.
Aren and Jody will be live on Wednesday at 8 pm EST talking about unconventional welding tests. You can use this link to pre-register and get notified when the stream goes live!
Jody also posted a recap of the last couple weeks of videos to help you get caught up on anything you may have missed!
March 01, 2024
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February 26, 2024
I’m reading the Hobart Pocket Welding Guide and read up on metal cored MIG wire. Pretty interesting stuff for the right application. Fusion and penetration vs short circuit solid wire is impressive. Would be cool to see a topic on this if the staff thinks it’s worth it.
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February 25, 2024
• Edited (Feb 25, 2024)
Just finished the plate rack I was asked to build.
The steel came from left over drops I saved and, an old hammock stand I built a long time ago but never really used.
2x2x 1/8 tube 15' approximately
2" boiler tube .
12 x12 x 1x8 plate
2 hrs a day round up to 8 hrs
Used the CK to pluse tig weld the ends on the boiler tube (mainly to get familiar with the machine and its settings)
The square tubes were welded with a suit case powered by gas driven welder. (GMAW) Dailing in the wfs can be tricky but I got it.
22v 300 wfs/ volts were higher than the recommended 18 to 19 but, I set higher to make up for the voltage drop.
This was a gift but it's always good to know what I could or should charge.
Any feed back or constructive criticism accepted er I 🤔
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March 05, 2024
• Edited (Mar 05, 2024)
Binge watching JD & Matt Hayden dual shield flux core videos pays off $$$. Thanks welding a bridge that goes over a tank for a mine. Probably copper mine. Dual shield flux core
February 28, 2024
Jody and Brad are live now!
February 19, 2024
Rollback Truck Repair with Sam!
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Sam Hagan - Rollback Truck ...
Fixing a crack in a rollback truck bed.
February 15, 2024
Loads of good stuff posted recently, so I won't spam everybody's notifications. Jody, Matt, Sam, and JD have all posted some great stuff. Check out the newest videos here!
February 07, 2024
• Edited (Feb 07, 2024)
Jody and JD going live tonight at 8 pm EST! Join with the link below or watch from your WS app/browser