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This DVD teaches how to produce durable, high-quality welds. Covers essential equipment, methods and benefis of tack-welding, fitting and joint preparation, and how to produce fusion-type welds with lipping, butt-welds and tank corner welds. Demonstrations of straight welds, corners and curved sections.
(about 60 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on May 05, 2006 in Metalworking::Welding and Metalworking::Sheetmetal.
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Poor video quality and camera work. It's difficult to see what he is trying to show you.
5 Star! Ron shows exactly what to do and when. A no-BS video. I'd go to his classes if I lived closer. Notice the heat shrink tubing. Great idea !
Overall a very poor video. I would give the camera work a 3 out of 10. Very few tips and suggestions are offered through-out the video. Just the same 2-3 points over and over. You don't even learn what torch tip is being used until half way through. There's nothing in this video that a person with any skills couldn't figure out on their own. I've rented many great videos from SmartFlix and would suggest leaving this one until you've rented everything else that's remotely similar.
This is a beginners video on very basic aluminum gas welding. The quality isn't the best but it above and beyond some of the video's that are out there. The first thing you should know is he is using a Henrob or Corbra 2000 torch. It is a little different than a regular torch, but using a small tip and low gas pressure you can weld the aluminum. He mentions a number of items such as the flux, and the rod also about the correct lens to use about removing the orange flair from welding. He mentions the problem with the welding lens This is older video there have been some advances made and the cobalt blue welding glasses that Corbra torches and Eastwood sells are the proper certified lens. As with so many of these videos, he brings out and uses some tools that he doesn't show or explain so some will be left hanging wondering what he was talking about. All in All, its a fair video and good for some basic knowledge.
This was a pretty good video in that we see the actual process and many of our misconceptions about gas-welding aluminum are put to rest. I am, however, left a little confused about equipment: mention is made of using a Number 1 tip, but earlier he had said something about a special nozzle. I don't know enough about equipment to know if all Number 1's are the same (I have one), or if this is a different Number 1.
Pros: - good videography, clear description of process - knowledgeable and experienced instructor - good description of heat management while welding - demonstrated multiple types of joints
Cons: - could have been a little more detailed regarding equipment (for beginners)
Summary: Worth it.
