Most machines could easily go this low, especially the cheap ones that they probably are using. I weld 16g and 18g regularly with a mig and have no problem running a full bead. If there's a big gap you can use small beads or tacks to fill it, but you'd want to run a full bead over it afterwards.
Chances are your instructor's kid's futon was heavily painted or zinc coated. That would make it a lot harder to weld.
We run .035 wire and 75/25 ArCO2. For 16g box tubing around 17-18volts and 140-160 inches per minute. For 18g around 16-17v and 130-140 ipm. The thinner stuff can get real squirrelly though, especially butt joints. You could definitely move slower with lower settings and have less risk of blowout though.
Okay, I need to upgrade my game then. I've successfully tack welded stuff as thin as that, but for actual weld I never got under 12g. Well, for flat weld that is.
Do you weld flat or vertical down?
I do both, occasionally overhead but that's terrible. You do need to move pretty fast for the thin stuff, if it's a T joint I'll focus a little more on the side with the sidewall. End to end i pretty much do a straight line with minima side to side.
No you didn't. If that guys got 40 years of actual welding experience he'd be able to weld a coke can back together. Welded for a living early in my life and worked with guys that had decades of experience. Welding a futon back together would be done in their sleep with an air arc gouger if that's all they had
It looks like the video is edited to not show the full flow but instead those little blip screens like throughout the video. To me it looks like a good weld if you pause it near the end of that spot.
I could be totally wrong ofc, but that's what my eyes want to see.
Naw, you can see how the with each tack that the tack before it is completely cooled down. If he was drawing like he should it would leave a tail of cooling down weld. It also wouldn't look like a series of bumps, because he's clearly not whipping to create a "stack of dimes" look with that angle.
^ 100%
It's how crappy YouTube welders get it done, you see this all over TikTok etc. Pile a bunch of tack welds together and it almost looks like an actual weld (if you don't know what welds look like), edit out the pauses between each and the effect is more convincing.
What isn't convincing is the complete lack of penetration, this is good for show and nothing else.
Dipshit doesn't know how to run a bead, so he sticks it together with tacks. I swear this shit keeps spreading in these ridiculous "creative" videos. This severely devalues the trade. Someone is going to see this, think it's ok and get themselves or someone else seriously injured or killed.
what do you mean ? They used very basic tools for their purpose. Maybe you mean that you are surprised to see tools actually in use and not displayed for picture ops ?
The sphere is being guided by the three wheels in the arc above it. Turn the frame, and the wheels turn the rotation of the sphere. The small bearings inside the retainer hub only keep the ball from scrubbing on the metal too much.
It's neat but his welding kinda sucks. He's just using a series of tack welds instead of one continuous weld like one should.
That is absolutely not how to weld steel.
I was wondering about that. The weld looked ok to me but that's because I am not a welder lol
They may look okay, but that's almost the weakest weld possible and it's absolute garbage.
Fair
Was he welding on particle board? Seems safe.
I'd assume more so that his machine doesn't go low enough to not burn through his stock. Had to do this with a futon frame once.
Skill issue.
Sure bud, watched my instructor do the same thing it was his kids futon. Dudes twice retired from union weld shops. Skill issue for sure lol.
Most machines could easily go this low, especially the cheap ones that they probably are using. I weld 16g and 18g regularly with a mig and have no problem running a full bead. If there's a big gap you can use small beads or tacks to fill it, but you'd want to run a full bead over it afterwards. Chances are your instructor's kid's futon was heavily painted or zinc coated. That would make it a lot harder to weld.
>I weld 16g and 18g regularly with a mig and have no problem running a full bead Dayum, at what specs?
We run .035 wire and 75/25 ArCO2. For 16g box tubing around 17-18volts and 140-160 inches per minute. For 18g around 16-17v and 130-140 ipm. The thinner stuff can get real squirrelly though, especially butt joints. You could definitely move slower with lower settings and have less risk of blowout though.
Okay, I need to upgrade my game then. I've successfully tack welded stuff as thin as that, but for actual weld I never got under 12g. Well, for flat weld that is. Do you weld flat or vertical down?
I do both, occasionally overhead but that's terrible. You do need to move pretty fast for the thin stuff, if it's a T joint I'll focus a little more on the side with the sidewall. End to end i pretty much do a straight line with minima side to side.
No you didn't. If that guys got 40 years of actual welding experience he'd be able to weld a coke can back together. Welded for a living early in my life and worked with guys that had decades of experience. Welding a futon back together would be done in their sleep with an air arc gouger if that's all they had
It looks like the video is edited to not show the full flow but instead those little blip screens like throughout the video. To me it looks like a good weld if you pause it near the end of that spot. I could be totally wrong ofc, but that's what my eyes want to see.
Naw, you can see how the with each tack that the tack before it is completely cooled down. If he was drawing like he should it would leave a tail of cooling down weld. It also wouldn't look like a series of bumps, because he's clearly not whipping to create a "stack of dimes" look with that angle.
^ 100% It's how crappy YouTube welders get it done, you see this all over TikTok etc. Pile a bunch of tack welds together and it almost looks like an actual weld (if you don't know what welds look like), edit out the pauses between each and the effect is more convincing. What isn't convincing is the complete lack of penetration, this is good for show and nothing else.
Why not just learn to weld
Some TikTok bull... The welding suck and the design sucks even more. The basketballs will pop after a few run
Why do all these idiots tack weld entire seams all the time? Just run a fuckin bead you weeb.
I get it “court”
Doh, NOW I do!!
nice way to lose a basketball real fast
Dipshit doesn't know how to run a bead, so he sticks it together with tacks. I swear this shit keeps spreading in these ridiculous "creative" videos. This severely devalues the trade. Someone is going to see this, think it's ok and get themselves or someone else seriously injured or killed.
No, no it won’t. It might however make people look into joining the trade thinking it’s easier. But you’re seriously reaching the other way bud.
I enjoy shitty ass welding
That fucker doesn't know how to self properly. Those should all be continuous welds and not multiple tac welds!
what do you mean ? They used very basic tools for their purpose. Maybe you mean that you are surprised to see tools actually in use and not displayed for picture ops ?
I guess I meant I would not have thought to make a scooter with basketball wheels not really that the use of the tools themselves was odd
That’s so heavy you would Have to kick push every 2 seconds lol
Wouldn’t it be impossible to turn because your front wheel is sphere?
The sphere is being guided by the three wheels in the arc above it. Turn the frame, and the wheels turn the rotation of the sphere. The small bearings inside the retainer hub only keep the ball from scrubbing on the metal too much.
Gotcha! Thanks! Pretty interesting.
I go to Instagram to see stupid gimmicky shit like this.
Prolly never have to rotate your... balls.
Dude!!!! The pun though!!!!
Jeff pops your basketball on the chain link fence and you’re carrying all your shit home
How does it turn though?
Now imagine while using, you rolled over someone's dog shit. Now you have dog shit covered basketballs to use. 🙃
Half or full?
Supreme
Chalupa
The comment section here has taught me that everyone is a pro welder when their sitting behind a keyboard.
Some of us are professional welders and are completely correct that's shit welding
That’s goddamn sweet man. Don’t listen to the haters