BEST TIP I EVER GOT ABOUT WELDING ON A 45 (Works On Uphill and Downhill Welding)

I cannot express how impressed I am with the “real world” information you supply to the up & comers! I retired in 2020 after a 41 year career as a certified welder (AWS D15.1) on the railroad as well as working for the man that taught me to weld, and having my own sideline business. In my opinion, having a mentor is priceless, and in this day and age, you serve as a master YouTube mentor! It took me years to understand this, but my mentor used to tell me “son, welding is only a small part of running a welding business”! One thing I’d caution a newby about is taking on jobs that they may not be prepared for. It can mean an early end to the business if you crash and burn by getting in over your head, and a bad reputation at any stage of you business is harmful, but early on it can be catastrophic! Another skill that must be developed is knowing what jobs to avoid because of liability or just a bad situation! Excellent job Austin! The welding industry is a better place because of people like you!

I’m not a welder. But the ole Lincoln and I get together every now and then. And all your videos are extremely helpful. I’m a master at a grinder

My father welded for Oklahoma Natural Gas for 20+ years and then on offshore rigs. I chose a different route and just finished 26+ years in the Army. After my Dad passed away he left me his Lincoln SA-200. I took a basic welding/farm use welding class at NorthEast Tech and have the basics. Not looking to begin a new career as a welder but be able to build my pipe fence and repair things on the farm. I want to say a HUGE thank you for this specific video showing your rod movements and explaining the why and the affects as well as the specific rod choice and why. I love your videos and I learn a great deal. Yes I agree the best way to learn is to burn rods. The great thing about welding is that if you make a mistake, cut it out and try again. Very few mistakes must remain permanent. Thank you again Sir for sharing your experience and the advice. Stay safe and God Bless.

To teach someone something, there are three things to do. People learn 1 of 3 ways.... They Say It, They See It, They Do It. A great teacher does it in that order. You SAY what you're going to do AND WHY, then you SHOW how it's done, then you actually DO it. You seem to cover all the bases pretty much in all the vids of yours I've seen. Once someone realizes that it's the rod that creates the arc, and melts whatever it's pointed at, and to weld properly you have to melt both pieces together pretty much evenly, using the rod as the filler material. By the same token realizing that there is a force behind the arc that will blow liquid metal out or through!!!! Overall you make some great vids!!!! Great speaking voice, great easy to understand information, not a lot of BS extra crap in the vids..... Thanks for the vid!!!!

I totally .....agree with you saying "nothing beats experience!. So just do it every day". I do enjoy watching the video. thank you

I could watch you all day. I am an old welder by trade. You bring back old memories from my welder days. I still weld at home in my shop every chance I get. I live to weld,it’s a passion.

I was a certified welder for 35 yrs, when travelers came on the job, I noticed that they were the only ones who put their free hand on the welding rod, and if they were an apprentice I would smack that hand off the rod!.. never understood that method, too fingers on a red hot electrode ! BTW you are very talented! good job.

Best thing for any buisiness, honesty, be up front, do what you say, say what you do. customer service is everything. Fix mistakes promptly without excuses. Do these and work will call you.

I understand why you tend to stick weld everything. Probably because your stick welds look absolutely perfect!! Awesome video and info!! Keep 'em coming!

I built a crap ton of pipe racks in the early 80s I worked for a large oilfield rental company and we moved into a new yard and we poured a gob of concrete and burned a ton of rod making new racks and most of it was made from junk 4 1/2" magnetized drill pipe. We always ran a 5P root and a 7018 overlay and I have to say the only time we weren't required to run a 5P root was on new pipe or plate and on flat plate we'd run Jet rod and 7018 and on stainless we'd run MG600. In the shop on clean material we'd run the MiG some but on high stress stuff no MiG for lack of penetration and on spacer spools and surface pipe we'd run a MiG root and then Sub Arc overlay. I liked the 5P root because the pipe would be good and hot to lay the 7018 in nicely. You're bringing back lots of memories. Best to do that type of work in spring or fall. Pipe racking in the summer sucks and you drink a ton of water and sweat it all out.

I would like to thank you for all the time and effort you put into making these videos. I've been in the welding/machining & metal fabrication business for 36 years and think your videos are great! Especially for any person new to welding. Great Stuff!

Best tip I ever got from a pro welder was why dance around step welding? If you set the amperage properly you can do a straight weld in any position. He showed me. He was right. been doing it ever since. Welds are smooth, clean and far less chance of inclusions from dancing around. Made it easy to beat the 80% standards in testing.

After welding exclusively on pipe trusses for years you learn the concepts you've taught here, but man; I wish I had you and YouTube back then. I have been reminded of, or otherwise learned more from you in a few weeks of finding your channel than I have even thought about in years. I am so close to getting a truck and going back to real work after all these years; just because of this channel. I know you don't need encouragement, but don't stop doing this. You're a real one, Austin. What you taught about washing the weld up to soak it in the thinner metal, which is counter-intuitive is something that translates to so many joints and positions. It's going to help so many people. I worked for Werner Wire in Omaha NE "back in the day" which for me was like 20 years ago... We had a contract and built all the breakaway roadside and cantilever interstate signs for ND UT NE and IA. The signs that cantilever over the interstate were all 6" sch 80 for the main structure and then 2.5" or 3" sch 40 as the cross braces. We used 1/16 innershield (flux core / Co2 gas) to weld them with a pointed cone. ZERO allowable splatter and no sanding allowed - D 1.1 code of sorts I guess. The entire structure was then submerge galvanized.

Good oh boys gotta love em, hats off to you brother. I'm 43 and have been welding for the biggest part of my life. And would love to start my own business.... fear of failure haunt's me. Great job brother...I believe you have the spirit of God in you brother. God bless you.

First time I ever seen a root and cap done nonstop. Perfect. You are gifted

Not only welding tips and techniques but life lessons also...win, win! Thanks for your videos...been welding a long time and never get bored of watching that arc.

Thank you very helpful! I have been welding 20 years Gmaw C-13 fencing contractor. Trying to improve my Smaw thank you!

I had a weird experience as a truck driver on a pipeline job. We had some welding that was needed on the truck to finish the jobs. We got permission from the inspector to allow the pipeline welder to repair some schedule 40 pipe that was part of the truck. He immediately blew a hole through the pipe. In a few minutes he had done considerable damage. I said maybe I should do this. He said that the pipe was completely different from what he had been doing. I finished the weld and the job. I was told he did very good work on his real job. I guess you are very right and about getting a variety of different experiences.

You know the one bit of advice I think was left out was to find more work for yourself in whatever trade you are in you must first and foremost advertise your knowledge and skill level to get the work. I have worked for many fab shops by looking in the want ads for welding jobs to gain better experience, sometimes starting out your own business means you should get some good high quality experience working for others and then start applying that knowledge and experience in your own business. The main way you sell yourself short in business is if you never try hard enough to find the work and if you don't advertise your business. Austin is obviously advertising his business because he understands that the only way he is going to get the work is if he let's people know what type of work he does. Oh yeah and Austin don't forget to whip-n-pause those beads! LOL

I'm in job of repair truck chases, welding aluminum mostly loading lift ramp, first two years i was doing damping prices for one huge company where i get huge experience welding and fabricating various parts, now that experience make real money.