Brad Goodman (@deepsouthdimestacker) is the owner of Goodman Metal Products in Wesson, MS, offering custom Aluminum/Stainless steel welding and fabrication. Brad has built himself a business and a livelihood with his down-to-earth style and lots of southern charm. Follow his advice and you can do the same!
An assortment of different arc shots to help you learn by watching.
Brad shares tips on sequencing a weld. It's not always point A to point B...
New type of argon gas bottles and a look at the new arcal prime argon.
On an episode of Roy's Five Minute Friday (Ep13 link below), he shared his thoughts on pedal pumping. In this video, Brad shares his thoughts on pulsing, pedal pumping and dabbing aluminum
Roy's video discussing pedal pumping:
https://welderskills.vhx.tv/videos/fmf-13
Starting a small welding business and need some help on pricing a job? Brad shares some sage advice on what to consider when pricing your work.
Drawing and fabricating a simple part using Fusion 360
Brad Goodman shares some tips on how to hold your torch when TIG Welding
How to make full penetration welds on aluminum butt joints
Brad Goodman (@deepsouthdimestacker) patches up a damaged fuel tank and shares his settings.
Today Brad welds at different ac frequencies and compares the results. Be sure to check out part 1 and 2 of Brad's AC Machine setup guide.
https://welderskills.vhx.tv/videos/basic-ac-machine-setup
https://welderskills.vhx.tv/videos/advanced-machine-settings
Brad welds some square tubing and shows us a useful tip
Welding an aluminum tread plate test cube
Testing #4, 5, and 6 cups as well as 6 gas lens, 8 gas lens and a FUPA 12.
Welding sleeves can be annoying, but probably less annoying than a uv burn. Brad shows us a pair of sleeves that will keep you safe and won't get in the way.
Choosing a torch is tricky. Brad shows us how he picks the right one for the job.
In part one, Brad gives a basic overview of how to set up an AC machine covering its functions, best practices, and some tips on how to navigate your own machine.
Brad shows us how to keep trash out of our welds.
Brad Goodman (@deepsouthdimestacker) shows us his CNC router and compares the results to a PlasmaCam. Also a good tip for dealing with aluminum shavings.
Brad shares a quick tip for fusion tacking
TIG welding an Aluminum dog feeder project
Brad sits down and chats about tungsten and grinders. Lots of tips in this one.
