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That is a very, very realistic and down to earth price! I am very happy to see people who charge fair prices for solid work. It's also very unusual that youtubers share such information! Keep it real! Subscribed! I live in Germany and the usual rate for general welding work is about the same at 60-70 Euros. Special sh*t pays very well sometimes, though. I fabricated a heat exchanger for a vintage coffee machine ( I forged the parts out of 1/8" food grade copper sheet and Tig welded it together) and the guy forced me to take 300 bucks. I would have done that for free because it was a side project, a lot of fun and the guy was soooooo happy. I regret that I didn't film that.
@@BrandonLund I am in the process myself of finding out what the market will bare here in Ft Worth. I am probably cheaper than most because of low overhead, but I don’t want to cheapen the trade either.
As always, so very good. And, not just the welding, layout, planning, and execution, but evaluating what we do if we charge for a service, and how those costs add up for what to charge to insure profitablilty. Then, the advice on making sure to be legally protected is invaluable!!! Be well, be safe, be Blessed!!! Thanks for your efforts!!!
Very nice, as always a great explanation of your art, and showing knowledge and experience to steer others down the right path to success. You have an awesome way of explaining things that lesser experienced folks (such as myself) can understand and apply. I hope and pray we can get people into the trades instead of thinking they have to get a degree in something that may not serve them or anyone for that matter. Keep up the excellent work and inspiration to others!!!
Thank you for all the great advice and as always you are a perfectionists in your job but its a bit more than that, you can tell you love what you are doing and that is gold! Thank you for your ability to share and give good advice.
Awesome video!! Thanks for explaining all the steps!! Love watching your videos!! I hope the customer was happy with what you did!! Take care, God bless!!
Yes sir I really appreciate that your going to show us how to charge for specific jobs. Didn't think about charging for each weld, cut, cut will be looking for it Thanks 😊
Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing the breakdown of your pricing. I'm an American living in Taiwan, and I'm just getting started with metal fab here and my biggest problem so far has been determining pricing. It's a huge help to see how other people do it.
Great job explaining as you go. I always appreciate and enjoy your build projects. I dont know if i missed something between your drawing and the actual build. I tried to carefully follow along. To me the mounting holes appear not to be where they were on the drawing. They appear on the drawing to be on the flat when laying on your bench. The finished product the holes appear to be not on the flat when laying down? Just curious... Dan 😊
Thank you! 🙏The holes were just an illustration to show the customer wanted 4 on one leg and 2 on the other. Apparently this is bolting into a corner wall or something along those lines
@@BrandonLund Cool, you had me going there with the difference between the drawing and finished product. Looking forward to your next project... Thanks for responding.
Good video and job that is one reason I weld only for myself now. One guy wanted me to weld a trailer hitch I let him use my welder and he welded it . take care, be safe and well
Brandon, great video. Any specific reason you were using cutting fluid on the cuts done on the Evolution saw this time? I have not seen this done before on the "dry cut" saws. I have the same saw as your orevious one so am wondering about using cutting fluid. Cheers from Portugal
It probably wasn't necessary because aluminum is soft but whenever I cut on the flat, because so many teeth are in contact with the material at once I figure it wont hurt to add some lubricant to make things go a little smoother and cooler. Great question! Thank you!
You know I haven't seen one with a laser but what a great idea! If they don't they should! I know they make aftermarket lasers you can put on wood cutting saws. You just gave me an awesome idea for an upcoming modification idea! I will give ypu credit of coarse. Thank you!
Love this vid enormously, because it tells us how to measure all up, buying-price, additional costs if the work is more specific(manufolds etc) with hour-prices and to cover yourself in by writing down not being an engineer. You dont know what it is used for and which stress it is exposed to. So an engineer has to sign it off as being fit for the job, which keeps you out of the fireline🔥. Awesome Vid and too valuable not to watch. Thankx a lot Brandon for this piece of art. Many greetz from Holland, Marcel Knippers😀💪
Hi Brandon. Yet another great informative video. I noticed you beveled and cleaned the joints, prior to welding. But you didn't remove the millscale prior to painting. Do you feel this is acceptable practice, as i always do and it's a real spherical ache. Cheers Steve.
This bracket is being used on a heated interior building, so there is no chance for rust. For ultimate protection, the best practice would be to have it powdercoated. I've had pretty good luck on leaving the millscale on interior projects as long as you wipe the material clean until there is no black being transfered onto your rag then going over it with a good paint.
@@BrandonLund In response to your ok heated building, I doubt very much the lift shaft is heated. So condensation could be a problem l was only asking could get away with not removing millscale prior to painting. Cheers Steve.
@stevenginnever5343 thanks Steve. I've not had any problems with not removing mill scale if it's not out in the elements. I suppose anything if exposed to enough heating and cooling cycles with condensation will eventually rust but it certainly doesnt hurt to remove the mill scale. I know years ago there was a debate about bridges being painted or to just let them rust and eventually they neutralize on their own. I guess much depends on the situation. I built a set of handrails for my basement. Those I removed millscale because they get handled a lot and that constant touching will wear away the coating.
Hey Brandon, I have an evolution saw and love it, in your opinion is more cost effective to have the blades resharpened or to buy a new one, I know the blades are expensive and what kind of cutting oil do you use on your blades and drill bits, great video my friend 👍😁❤️
I love evolution tools. I've yet to find one I don't love. As far as the blades, the Evolution blades can't really be professionally sharpened. The carbide are really small and it's next to impossible to weld. I've been told the Diablo blades are the best and CAN be sharpened. My next blade purchase will be a Diablo for that reason. I think project farm did a test on this and that was his conclusion also. Great question bud! I should probably discuss this in an upcoming episode.
Hey Brandon, great video man, well explained and prepared but I do have a small question. When I look at your drawing, I see that the holes must have been drilled in the flat side and you drilled them in the standing side, I see it wrong and can you explain it to me. Thank you very much and have a nice weekend and kind regards.
Thanks man! Good question and good eye. The holes on the paper were there as a visualization so I would remember how many the holes the customer wanted but the orientation of how they wanted them was in my mind...if that makes sense lol
Thank you so much for the explanation, now it is clear, I just noticed it and I did not see a reaction from anyone on the difference between the drawing and the final product, hence my question. Have a very nice Sunday and also say hello to Colton, your dear student, kind regards.
I noticed you weren't wearing your respirator during the welding process looked like the burn off was tight into your face. But it did look like your Air Vac system was working pulling the burn off up and away 😮
If there was a clip where I wasn't wearing a respirator it's only because I forgot to put it back on in-between shooting video scenes. That's the drawback of being the welder, fabricator, videographer and editor lol. With all that going on sometimes things get missed. Kind of like how we sometimes look around for our hat or our glasses all the while it's on our head.
