The Best of FABTECH 2023 with Meltin Metal Anthony 

81000 subscribers ,WOW. I remember in the early days hoping you would make at least one more video. I guess everyone including me like seeing the everyday struggle.

Dang, that automatic feeding magdrill is sexy. And honestly, I don't think $1800ish is bad at all. And thank you for the "Speak in American" comment lol Love it.

It’s very cool to see all the new products and demos. Several years ago I was working in Chicago as an electrician. I took a short call to McCormick Center to help setup the National Hardware Show. We got to talk with a lot of vendors as we were setting up the booths, but they also gave us free passes good for all days of the event. Then our call was also to return at the end and help with tear down. I left that show with so many new tools from the vendors we helped, that I had to make three trips to the car to carry it all out in big bags. I still have several of the tools including a Lansky knife sharpener that was fairly new to the market back then. I still use it today.

Welding has come a long way since 1978 learning to weld on a tombstone in ag class in high-school. Interesting video. ✌🏻

You should check out the torture test video of those fireball vises. It's wild the abuse they stand up to. I just discovered them this past weekend and want one of these days. Their squares seem pretty useful as well.

Im really glad i found the channel. Been watching 4 days

Thanks for featuring us! Make sure you stop by and see us in Orlando this year at Fabtech 2024!😄

I was at Fabtech too! I met Michael Furick (he gave me a quick aluminum tig welding lesson), I won a 3M auto darkening hood from Airgas, I bought a new AC/DC tig welder and met Gerald W. Brister.

Super cool!! Thanks for sharing all the cool stuff with those of us that couldn't make it. I like my analog equipment because when it malfunctions, I am able to repair, replace or fabricate even the smallest parts. I was just contacted by an older gentleman that I befriended a few years ago and he is moving. He wanted his lathe and all the tooling to go to someone who would use it and I am that guy. I am so psyched to start making some really cool parts.

Have the hypertherm 30 air on my rig. It definitely has a place on a fab truck.

I have a new 65 amp Hypertherm at work with them 'cartridge' type tips,I mostly gouge with it and it's the boss. For cutting I don't like it-I have a brain and tips last 2 to 1 for nozzles,no reason to change the whole setup out.My home unit is an old 1250 80 amp and I love it. cool video man!

If recording with a phone I would recommend recording horizontally so it can come out full screen on the tv. Recoding vertical stays like that and not full screen. I learned that after my first post.

Wow loved seeing all the cool stuff

Giving all these guy an opportunity to sell there shit on a large platform. Youre a good dude

The boy is blowing up, hell yeah man.

That’s awesome you have the opportunity to go out there for Fabtech. Keep killin it bro!!

Isaac !!! From IC WELD bro can’t believe you met him lol 😂 you guys keep me going man love all the content

Good job bro looks like an awesome day 💯

Awesome video!!!

Harbor freight has stepped their game up

Thanx for showing us Fab tech in a nut shell. I think lazer welding would be great in auto body work.

Bruh I missed this shit and I live here how the fuck. I have a whole setup with stick mig and tig.

love it

This laser setup might work for quick tacks in production welding. Thx for the video.

I would love to go next year. I’ve been welding sense I was twelve and I’m super interested in the whole process of welding, and the new tools and equipment that are developed to help with efficiency on the job site or in the shop.

I'd be like a kid in a sweet shop...

Who made the mag drills, Hougen? The HMT guys need some bigger bits in SAE sizes. Biggest I saw was 1/2" while metric goes up to 22mm. I've got some of those Fireball Maximus clamps and squares on my Christmas list.

My first fabtech was 2022 in Atlanta, was going to do Chicago but on my way home to go to the airport I was hit by a tesla and spent all of fabtech in ICU. Worst yet they cut my meltin metal shirt off .But seriously thanks for posting this.

Wow! Even though I have an awesome Mag-Drill I would absolutely love to get one of those automatic and smart drills. I already said I do not like smart equipment but maybe some things would be necessary....lol

Oh damn that is the fireball advice I seen him while he was inventing it on the channel

My Jewish brotha never disappoints!

The HMT stuff is nice but not new at all. I may have missed something, but Impact chucks that hold hex shaft bits are quite a few years old. I've got two different ones at work. If he meant they originally made the first ones then...ok.

Did you expense the hotel, flights, meals and conference ticket?

hi the plasma cutting is made 30 min from my house know some people that works there making them

I have the Hypertherm 45XP On my truck at all times. It’s ability to gouge will definitely change your life for the better. I don’t think your welder or mine (a Lincoln Ranger 305G EFI) will supply enough amps to run the Hypertherm 65 at it’s maximum output. As for the Lincoln Ranger 260MPX Air pack, I can’t say but I owned a 330MPX for one month and it’s a piece of SH-T! I made Lincoln trade it out for another Ranger 305G (my third one. Great machine). Self feeding mag drill….,COOL!

Got a question for ya, service truck go big or go small. It looks like to me you work a lot out of your smaller truck. I’ve been looking at bigger trucks that you could slide in Not having CDL. Right at 26,000 pounds but then soon as you put a trailer on it you’re fucked putting tools in it you’re fucked. Maybe you could put a video together about a service truck pros and cons.

waiting for fab tech to come to new england.......

Be fun to go. Mabey I will try next year

26:12 is the sky stealing from Red Ball/ fireball? tools RU-vid channel or what somebody tell me

Man that my hair every day when I get up 😂😂😂

Next time use landscape to shoot videos

Shout out to noah's welding.

Did you make to the forney booth ?

Awesome message brother... nobody is being held back

6000 aircraft? I'm a machinist and have always worked around hearing and repeating 7000 is aircraft grade? IDK

How long do this impact drill bits last?

15:28 kilowatts.... SPEAK AMERICAN😂

20000+ views all you had to do is turn the phone horizontal...

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Usually enjoy your vids, had to give up trying to watch this one. RU-vid polluted your content with ads for shitty games that no one wants to play and are probably designed to steal your personal data,

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How do u get jobs bro I have a small small shop tiny shop but have every power tool u need cut off saw band saw 4grinders. 140amp wire feed gas or flux core I run flux core 0.35 but need to find people.

Im getting a truck soon very soon I've been welding for 22 years but always working for someone else I have the talent to work on rusty shit show shit.

Need more commercials.