The welders in my shop are blue, as in Miller, and not only do I prefer the power of blue for my welding projects, but I also find their YouTube Channel to be FULL of great videos. Training videos, tips and tricks, entertaining videos and more. The Miller Welds channel can help you learn, help you perfect, and help your confidence no matter what your project.
This particular video is hosted by Bentley Garner and is a tutorial on how to be as successful as possible when welding chromoly tubing. TIG welding can be a difficult skill to master, requiring coordination and lots of practice, but putting down a beautiful bead at a tube joint is one of those things that will make you smile as long as you are able to see whatever it is that joint is holding together. Nothing is more spectacular on a race car to me than amazing welds and top notch fabrication.
With the tips in this video, you have a much better chance of mastering the art of tube welding, so watch and enjoy.
Aaaaaaargh!
It is the Shiny Symbol Of Doom!
For it is written that when this symbol is created the sky will rain Chevrolets and all life as we know it will cease to be….
Hmm. I’m sure he has far more time welding than I ever will, and everybody has their styles…but here to learn, I was expecting to hear a lot more about heat control on that material (which is the only reason we’d be choosing to watch this piece with “chrome moly” in the title instead of something w/ just mild steel), and please offer some test/inspection results to back up the methods or it all means nothing. Also for cleanup maybe try a 3″ disc (Scotch-Brite or 120 grit) on an air angle grinder in needed places only after bending and notching for better result in less time, trying to do large areas on straight tubes with a hand pad first then having to go back again for burrs and contaminants after notching is…well, each to his own I suppose. No I’m not the expert but also don’t try instructional videos.
Still nice to see somebody’s work and hear advice as they can give.