Just some handy welding videos for MIG

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Ok guys, figured I would throw this out there... I haven't touched a sparky making machine in almost 15 years, so Ive been refreshing myself a bit to relearn/remember things I have forgotten or never knew in the first place. Hope these videos Im posting will help some other new welder learn some good tricks
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBGZaS1apw"]Basic MIG Welding - YouTube[/ame] Basic Mig Welding
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMdQT-eswYY"]Advanced MIG Welding - YouTube[/ame] Advanced Mig Welding
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4RrDeUKcH4"]Mig Welding Technique Taught by Old Timer - YouTube[/ame] Old timer teaching MIG
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJDv7Y6dUi0"]Mig Weld Trouble-Shooting: Common Problems & Solutions - YouTube[/ame] Troubleshooting MIG welds

This is a pretty basic video set, but covers a bunch of things that us less than knowledgable guys and gals might not know. I hope this helps someone!
 
I was out using my mig today with so-so luck. I actually came across those first two videos in your list before heading out to the shop, and a couple others. Later I came in and hit YouTube again and found this young gents videos and found them to be quite helpful. After watching I went back out and laid down some primo welds. Some of it was in the set up of my Lincoln Weld Pak 140, some of it was prep for the weld and the rest technique. Looks like a row of dimes now. I have a bunch of welding to too this spring on a project so I needed to get all learned up,,,now it's just practice practice practice.

[ame]http://youtu.be/PJDv7Y6dUi0[/ame]
[ame]http://youtu.be/hgGG-ifphkA[/ame]
[ame]http://youtu.be/6Bitm59uUSk[/ame]
 
That guy's really good to be so young.
 
My dad was pipefitter and a great welder. He said his secret was the ability to see the metal and the slag. He could work the slag out for void free welds, still keeping a nice pattern. He did all kinds of welding, even nuclear.

I never got the chance to learn. I do some torch welding, that is about it. My poor excuse was, the things we welded at home were too critical for me to mess up.

Sometimes life would be different with a second chance.
 
Im glad my youtube watching habits have helped some people out roflmao. Yeah, that younger guy does throw down some good advice though
 
Chuck is amazing. He's got some really good techniques on Youtube, showing things like how to do cold weld on cast iron for minor crack repairs and he's very experimental with his welders, to see what they can and cannot do, he also has a lot of friends in the industry that help him make videos, showing techniques.

I've also found the information coming from Jody Collier to be invaluable, on techniques.

Welding Tips & Tricks

He has a lot of educational videos on DVD, some unique products at his store that help with technique and he also has a youtube channel with free advice.

Welding Tips & Tricks Youtube channel
 
Well after watching a those videos and practicing a bit I went out and picked up some metal to try my first welding project. A welding table. Nothing fancy, but I'm happy with results so far. The base is 30" x 60" and the plate on top is 34" x 70". Plenty big enough for me. I only picked up 5/16" plate but I'm not to worried about warping, I won't be doing much welding. Heck is really only decided to learn so I can weld brackets and mounts for my '71 Fargo project. But I am enjoying this so I might have to dream up a few other projects.
All I have left to do here is cut down the grating and tac it in, then weld the top plate on.


 
Looks great, so far! A little bit of a twist in it, but like you said, as long as it gets the job done, it's not a big concern. One thing you could do, if rocking drives you nuts, is to use some leveling feet and weld the nuts in place. Be sure to put the thread of the feet in first and cover the threads, so you don't distort the nut beyond use.

This will help you down the line, if you have any projects that require a level surface to produce.
 
There's a tremendous amount of info on the Miller, Lincoln sites, as well
 
Thanks, some how I ended up with one leg 1/8" shorter then the others when I cut them. No biggee I thought, since I'm building the table upside down to start, I'll just shim up that leg after. Well I got the basic frame built and flipped it over and of course it wobbled, got sidetracked and came back to garage and started some more welding and discovered the weight of its self twisted it slightly and no wobble. Should have thrown a shim under ASAP after flipping it over. Oh well, no biggee, just won't be the place to leave ball bearings laying around lol.
 
Rodzilla said:
Thanks, some how I ended up with one leg 1/8" shorter .
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Here's the thing, shop floors, whether wood or concrete, are rarely perfectly flat. I used to make one leg purposely short, then weld a big nut on the bottom, with a short bolt and a big pad. That way, you can turn the bolt up / down, just like on a washing machine, etc, to get it to sit "square."

On more important stuff like lathe/ mill tables, you need a way to level all 4 legs, or at least 3
 
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