*Love that logo. Vishvakarman was a Hindhu god of metalsmiths and Hephaestus was the Greek equivalent. Their many arms symbolized their superiority over man.*
Noone else on RU-vid has been this transparent regarding true bidding. You are helping alot of other guys. These are the details to know when starting a business. Anyone can buy a truck and welder and fabricate and weld. However it is these details that make a business. Great video man... Never short yourself... Be confident... Be honest...
I agree thank you Anthony this is great advice I love how transparent this is it’s helped me so much on quotation of jobs your a great person and i love your contant
You do have an exception on shorting yourself with the small business lady. She propably knows her stuff so in a next week month or in a couple years you will get a call for more work. These are the customers and relationships that can make you a millionaire one day. Word goes out and you'll become "the welder guy" or "the local carpenter" for decades. It is the honesty and plain simple old school small tradesman business model.
This is what most welding channels lack is the breakdown of estimates. Would love to see more of this so I can get a good feel for what it takes to do a good estimate. I messed up and estimated 13 sets of stair treads for $9,000. Fortunately the owner understood overruns and he agreed to $13,000 when I should have charged $18,000 for the job.
You are single handedly proving to me that i can eventually make it out there. The knowledge and encouragement from this channel is indispensable. Being 25 and having a rough start had me hopeless but now i know all i need is a little credit and dedication to working and learning. Got 2 of those down. Just need a machine, shop and truck.
@@Peach-mp4hr I have no reason to lie about my work or time being a welder and don't have to prove anything to anyone. Like MMA says at the end of his videos, if you don't like it you can GFYS!
@@SB_TheWelder I’m not saying you lying , just no one cares when you say how many years you got , prove it and let your work do the noise , at my shop how many people have we had that say I got 15 years of welding and weld like crap or can’t fit and get fire
@@Peach-mp4hr The places I have worked at required you to take some kind of welding test before they would hire you for this exact reason. Then from there would have to certify 6GR or B31.3 or both. I'd post some pictures if I could. My past 10 years has been mostly aluminum tig/mig and stainless tig welding with minimal stick, mig/flux core.
really enjoyed this break down. I'm barely starting and only do super small jobs with a 4 hour minimum. this made me more confident to move up to bigger projects, thank you!
Thanks for the great info. I was decent pipe welder back in my day. My son wants to be a welding contractor and honestly he’s a damn fine welder now at 18. He just need time and experience in the real world. Your videos have help a lot and it’s great to see a guy confident enough to share his methods. Headed to your store now. Thanks again.
We use to install are Ballards primed and painted and then installed plastic Ballard covers that just slide over the top. no rust or paint maintenance. Rock on Brother....👍
I didn't think I would see a 10 ft. Tall young man today , but I did . You seem to be secure in yourself . Walk on brother . Bless ya'll from hooterville , n.c.
Chop saw skid steer with hammer and auger 1 laborer find out where underground utilities are. Get a concrete truck you didn’t put money for hauling broken concrete and dirt away or I didn’t hear it. Should take 3 days.
Some contractors I've seen do a 100% increase on materials in their bids. They don't up sell any thing else but I usually do what you do brotha. Content is great. I'm trying to get my own mobile rig going. Got my associates degree in metallurgy and combination welder. Stuck on getting a generator and finding jobs. I'm in FL. But I love the trade and I'm gonna do it forever. Keep doing your thing.
Great video!! I do the same on my bids and where I live these people have a heart attack when I hand them the numbers and they walk away I may land one job like this about once a year if I’m lucky!! Keep on getting man
Hey man absolutely love your content. I really appreciate you running through your bidding l. It's so helpful to see someone do it. I just do side jobs now and haven't really had to bid anything. Typically I just do labor and material. But I appreciate seeing everything else. I have friends that help me but not in this industry so thabk you. Keep up the work! Bought a bunch of merch. Can't wait to see who wins that Ranger!
That was an excellent video. You presented the info in a simple but informational way. This is stuff that anyone who wants to go out on their own need to know! I actually took a course at a university about making estimates and drawing up and submitting bids to private businesses and government agencies. The first time I submitted a bid on a job (Building shopping cart corrals for grocery store) I had no idea what I was doing and there was no internet for me to ask. It was intimidating as hell, but I got the gig. They were so happy with the job and price that they hired me to build them for their six other stores in town and a couple in some suburbs. I took home almost $50K after costs/expenses for a months work at the age of 20 in 1990. Man, did I party like an idiot after that job. I'm still friends with a woman who I met back then when she was a stripper hahahahaha. Anyway, great video. More like this about the business side would be great
3 1/4 inch pipe is not what Ballards are constructed of. 4 inch concrete filled with a solid 2 by 2 12 inch base around the pipe is minimum. To stop a vehicle up to a loaded heavy duty pickup 6 inch concrete filled with a 12 inch square slab around it is the norm
There are plenty of them 3 1/2”. Ballard aren’t regulated unless you’re doing DOT work. 4” inch is more than enough to stop a slow moving heavy vehicle. Especially two per stall. Concrete filled isn’t always necessary. Also, you don’t put a bollard at a foot below existing grade… You want at least 3 feet. You go wider and shallower if the ground does not permit deeper. Bollards aren’t made to stop a vehicle at speed. They’re to stop a vehicle at a low rate of speed from entering a building.
Thank you so much Anthony. Many of us fabricators making barely ends meet in fab shops but know we can do more. Just need some guidance. Like this. Thank you so much
One of the better come backs I heard was some old guy in front of an Ace hardware talking about how come if his contractor was "Nearly broke" , when the bill he got got from him was so high. The guy responded with the best line I've heard in awhile. " Sir, this is like a sandwich, the only thing holding this enterprise together is the bread, ya feel me!? " I cracked up real good at that one.
Thanks for sharing the info! More welders should share bidding and pricing stuff with one another that way everyone is sure they’re making top dollar so we can all eat, but instead it’s all a big secret and prices are all over the board. We need to get paid well for our hard work. It’s so cut throat and it’s a race to the bottom it seems.
I price very similar to you. Although I always try to also include a % “profit” added into my total on top of labor and materials. By doing this it helps with unforeseen problems, if not extra money. Great video very helpful!
On the core drill thats pretty cheap, ive got a new b b tec 350 karat, the 300mm core bit I have was 1200 bucks and the drill was 8500, theres nowhere to rent one around me so i brought one for all the post replacements I do, great video Anthony
Great information on how to estimate and bid a job. While not in business, it gives me a good idea how the estimates I get are put together. Thank you. I wish I did weld well enough to make a little side money. I’m retired, so I don’t need to make a lot.
I enjoy this video..... keep up the good work.... funny thing I been I business for 34years......and it's exactly the way i bid jobs.... Think of it going through the steps before you get there... And when customers notice that you turn out a good product..at a reasonable price ...not cheap.... people will pay for quality work.. Reputation is everything.
Anthony, thank you for sharing how you go about estimating/charging for this job. I much appreciate your videos, especially seeing how you go about making a repair, or fabricating needed elements. I’m near retirement and want to do a side hustle, and have been acquiring equipment, such as a new engine drive, and a couple of multi process welders, spool gun, clamps, plasma unit, etc. Your videos are some of the best, and have have much respect for your skills! One minor thing I think would improve them…leave off the “if you don’t like them, then go “F” yourself. You do so much good, but that part really doesn’t add anything helpful. So, to sum it up…great work, helpful presentations/approaches on how to make it as a mobile welder. Much gratitude and respect to you! One other thing, you are really killing it on your house in Montana! Do you plan to relocate from Florida to Montana when you get it finished? Best of luck going forward!
It’s hard to keep the general viewer interested in that stuff. They want action. I can rarely break away from repair videos if I want to keep my viewership up
When I'm evaluating someone's bid, I do a material cost that I figure to be about 1/3 the total price. Then the rest (2/3) is roughly labor ($150/hr.) and their profit. If it's about there or maybe less, I figure I'm in the zone.
@meltinmetalanthony put some consumables i can write off on your store. Safety glasses, work gloves etc. Bought a sticker for my job box. Sure could use a lincoln welding machine.
Awesome video brother man love the content always have bro no way you really give away a gas driven weld man that's my dream I want to be like you but me ya know I'm super bezy but I'm going to do my best to order r send a postcard thanks for the opportunity to even have a chance brother man
Hey I have a question so maybe not for this job but let’s say I have a helper but a skilled helper who knows how to weld fab install etc… and we both will be working on a job I bid let’s say I charge 1000 a day for me do I charge a 1000 a day for him to but i basically pay him 300 a day and make 700 off of him being there ??? Does this sound right to you?
@@MeltinMetalAnthony That is where guys in our field make wrong choices just because something sounds great, It is always necessary to know all of your expenses. No one can account for everything that could happen but you can get really close. As I recover from getting hit on my 1957 Harley I am getting things to gather to move back down to Florida. I am looking in the Sarasota, Clearwater, St.Petersburg area. Can you point me in the right direction.because I want to come back down, get married to my Fiancé' get a farmette or have a child. We will have to talk about that one...lol
Thank you for this video! Me and my dad recently started our own welding business and it gets confusing on how to bid sometimes, especially for big jobs. But sometimes people arent willing to pay as much. Should we move on or cut our losses just to get the job?
From experience, just starting you may have to price competitively, but never a loss. Sell your experience and quality. Never price cheap so they will tell their (cheap) friends. Refrain from tight bidding: add the 20%. If you think you need 100 ft of supplies, price 120 ft. The 20 feet can eat your lunch. Anthony is straight up on this.
