Dock Plate mobile welding repair 

Lol. I’m not too sure what to say to that. That’s a decent comment from a decent fan. Thanks for watching!

@@Freedomfabrication777 DUDE! You are awesome! #Trump2024!

Thanks man, I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!

Thanks, I quite enjoyed this job. Thanks for watching!

Thanks, I can’t leave sub par work with my name on. I charged them 2 hours of work plus a travel fee. Total was $350. Thanks for watching!

@@danramos281 I do sell some to those that are interested. Look me up on Instagram and shoot me a message and I can tell you what I have. Thanks for watching!

Thank you, I try to always be tidy with my work. Thanks for watching!

You gotta love it. That’s why I always charge a 2 hour minimum for jobs like this. If it was a longer drive, I would add another hour for travel, but this one was relatively close to my house. It will sure make it easier when that dang welding trailer is done though! Thanks for watching!

@@MrRNTV I would say it’s probably a combination of both. (More so the welder, thank the welding machine) but I do think a great machine can make a good welder better. Thanks for watching!

Still in the works. Bid closed on the 20th. Now the Contractor needs to pick a subcontractor to do the welding. I have a 1 In 3 shot at getting picked. 🤞🏻thanks for watching!

@Freedomfabrication777 Best of luck! Hopefully they find your videos and see how conscientious you are! It's tough to get the balance right for little things that matter most, and you've mastered that.

@@MadGunner Wow, thank you. When you spend your whole life trying to build that reputation, it feels really good when someone says that. That mean a lot.

That’s not a bad idea. I’ll have to try that one. Thanks for watching!

Honestly sometimes you just gotta respect the customer, they're paying after all. Some folks are cool with it or even supportive (where I work it can be challenging to film without catching something under an NDA, but if a RU-vidr was doing work for me I'd do my best to work with them to figure it out), and others just don't want the hassle or attention.

@@wileecoyoti yeah, I’ve found that as long as you are up front and tell them what you are doing, most people are really supportive. There are the occasional people who don’t want logos or anything in the video, and that’s fine, I just do my best to edit it out. Thanks for watching!

Believe it or not, I still work a full time job, and do the fab thing on the side. I don’t really know if I will ever go full time. I like my full time job. It has great retirement, and benefits. It allows me to provide for my family. And I feel like if I went full time It would take my stress to the next level. I’m not sure if I would enjoy it like I do now, if I had that level of stress. I feel like things are different when a wife and 4 kids are depending on you to provide, and it all falls on the success of your business. To be honest, I don’t really know if I have enough solid clients at this point to go full time, even if I wanted to. That was a really long response to your question, sorry, but I just wanted to help you understand my full situation, and why I feel the way I do about it.

@@Freedomfabrication777 no I appreciate it. And understand completely. My job is the opposite. Very basic. Far cry from the huge industry I fell in love with welding. Just a shitty job shop with zero benefits and incentives. I love the repair work I do and can’t stand making inch stitch welds all night every night at my “9-5”. I completely understand your point though. I’m a younger single man. No family. I can work the 100 hour work weeks with no regrets when I’m busy.

I built it in 2017, and it was $23,000 for the kit. That doesn’t include insulation or concrete

That was quite a while ago. Don’t remember. I can tell you however that I believe it was 2 hours per dock, and I always charge a 2 hour minimum for field work, Whether it takes 30 minutes or 2 hours. Thanks for watching!

Yep. Just a rookie. Thanks for watching!

There are situations where that is needed. In confined spaces, for example. This was definitely not one of those situations. It was outside, and when I was inside the building, the door was open with adequate ventilation. I think the important thing is to be smart. If ventilation is limited, you have to modify the conditions to make it safe to work. Not a bad question, just giving you an honest answer. Thanks for watching!

I’ve thought about it. I went back and forth between that and a trailer. I just recently got something In the works. Stay tuned! Thanks for watching!

@@Freedomfabrication777 I bought a 5'x10' with a single 3500 lb axle. If you're going to put a lot of stuff on the trailer with the welding machine, you might want a larger axle/spring or a 2 axle trailer. I have a Miller Bobcat, 2 oxygen bottles, 2 acetylene bottles, a 75/25 bottle, air compressor and several toolboxes. With all that on there, the frame of the trailer is almost setting on the axle. I mainly use mine on the farm, so i don't go far with it. If I had it to do again, I'd go with a little heavier duty setup. I can send pics if you'd like see my setup.

@@chrislee8175 great info. I would love to see your setup. I was thinking about using a 7,000 lb. Axle. I have some stuff in the works. Stay tuned, and you’ll see what I mean. Send your pics to my email: sdahl7@gmail.com. Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!

All of the flags in my shop have some sort of relevance to me. I served a mission for 2 years in Taiwan, so I feel close to Taiwan and it’s people. Thanks for watching!

You mean for my torch?

@@Freedomfabrication777 absolutely my friend .

@@bigdave6447 I’ve just always ran Acetylene. What’s the benefit of using propane?

@@Freedomfabrication777 glad you asked,cheaper and no lease,readily available even on weekends and holidays, safer gauge pressure can be anything, acetylene can be sensitive over 15 # and can detonate at 30#,propane uses 2 piece tips which are easier to clean,burns steel just as thick. Downsides ,supposed to use grade T hose , can't gas weld but who does anymore,can't use pressure gauge to tell tank contenrs,need gague like you can get for your gas grill. Need propane tips . One more benefit is cuts cleaner with no hard edges.

@@Freedomfabrication777 no scrapyard uses acetylene only propane!