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Shit I can barely do basic ass welding with a wire fed one form harbor freight. I atleast know how to work that bitch though lol and my welds aint breaking. May look like shit till they become meh lookin ones lol

Well said.👍

The more they complain and talk! The higher the price gets!

I’ve said this many times but nothing makes you wanna work a 9-5 than the bad days working for yourself.

@@gabrielmaynardDeath before 9-5 dawg. The bad days with difficult customers are the best because afterwards you usually come out learning very important stuff. Like never working for that person again and also learning how to read people before you start a job for them

Thanks!

That is right. You have to broadcast to the universe, that you are the kind of guy, no matter the unforeseen problem on site - you are the guy to grab it with both hands- own the problem, and do whatever it takes to solve the issue, who will not leave the customer alone until they are comfortable.

@@TheAefril That’s right brother! I work with a perfectionist Russian ( who I love to death) and he always comes to me saying , “We have a problem “ to which I say, “There are no problems, only solutions!😎” All within reason of course..

Worlds away! Mechanical knowledge is almost more valuable in this realm than welding knowledge

different jobs call for different quality

What’s a dunno

@@JameGoFast red neck for “don’t know”

Welding lead sounds dangerous. What kind of jobs require welding lead together?

Go work for big construction company who has heavy equipment like bridge contractors you'll be welding pile and welding machinery as a diesel mechanic 👍

I’m a HE operator and taking a break is critical after about 4+ hours non stop that’s when mistakes happen or your machine if not maintained supper well might need a break. When you got 3000lbs+ in the air mistakes are lethal, expensive or both.

At the end of the day that's all ya can do is shrug your shoulders and be like alright let's get it done

Yep, when you first start you're going to get the shit nobody else wants... and it's usually because with shitty equipment the people that own it aren't usually up to paying you what's it's worth to fix there junk. I've been doing this for 15 year and within the last 6 years I've managed to get contract work with my time and effort. Anthony is right tho you gotta do whatever to get started.

It’s long been a point of irritation to me that the manufacturers of welding equipment, magazines like “The Welder” or “ARC” , and so on, spend all their time featuring metal artists and custom car & motorcycle builders, trying to get young people into the welding industry by making them think that’s a typical welders life! There are far, far, far more welders doing this type of repair, pipeline and structural work than there are welding scrap metal into sculpture in an air conditioned and heated shop, and the art market is small which makes it even tougher to make a living at it! My feeling is this false promotion actually hurts more than it helps in drawing new people in, because when they walk out of welding school and find a job, it’s nothing like the glamorous picture painted by the industry, and they move on to something else! As someone who was a welder from 1976 to 2020, I can verify that’s it’s blood, sweat, tears, heat, heat, heat, cold, and smoky! That being said, I wouldn’t trade it for the world!! Keep up the good work! I enjoy your channel, but even being the crusty old fart that I am, I wish you’d kind of filter out the endless F bombs! They “cheapen” your otherwise excellent content!

@@tomt9543 great reply about the industry trying to make art and hot rods......you have a better chance of winning the lottery than making money as an artist......I know, art is such a small market, no one wants to spend money unless you are famous, and there are only a few famous artists, it is all about who you know, a very stuck up group of people in that world.....stay away for sure . cheers, Paul

@@tomt9543 . Sir Tom, BRAVO on your outstanding perspective and suggestions. You put into words what I’ve been thinking for a long while now with respect to the cool, clean and glitz factor associated with the trade media, etc. All the BEST to you in your well deserved retirement! Best Regards, Shawn

Glad to hear it!

slots in square plates and wedges cut from the same plate. All from offcuts and free.

Half clamp. Or wedges

I'm about to make one from 3/8s plate but two of the same shaped that are welded onto a 1" id nut and a footlong heavy equipment 1" bolts lol It won't be a dog, it'll be a werewolf

"BUilD a FeW StAtuEs oUt oF iT" lmfao we all know a guy like this. Building metal sculptures in his garage, best welder on the block cuh

Exactly! Great content, but it’s “cheapened” by the constant medley of F bombs and so on! Hope he takes this as constructive criticism! I want his channel to succeed!

@@tomt9543 Ya I don't care about swearing but he indeed could appeal to more people if he just cut them out. Ik this aint his job but it is a good amount of $$ he could make ontop

Any tips on running that stuff vertical up?

@@shaunybonny688 Use a slight drag angle (Yes, even when welding uphill).

@@PatriotWeldFab thanks, I’ll give it a shot.

Glad you enjoy it!

hows it going 2 months in?

@@hxlize4913 slow and steady wins the race I’ve done 5 jobs as a mobile welding business. Just trusting the process