+supermotardmario so it's more like they can weld which may prove an annoyance once and a while but for the most part it won't happen. but instead of welding, most of the large scale construction will actually be vapor deposition to build up thicknesses in walls.
I never saw it this way, I also agree with you, because a man who can generate a profit of $10,000 with just an investment $1,000 should be well known and appreciated, because that is exactly what he did for me.
@@kshatriya1414 that is what most people forget about money; it is not the amount you get, but how much you need to do to get it that counts. I wouldn't trade jobs with this guy, even if I could (which I cannot).
Elvis Snusovic Yup totally agree!. Although i would love to try out his job, I love diving and this seems so awesome but it’s super hard to get work as a commercial diver and the cost to actually become one is no joke.
@@kshatriya1414 I am fortunate to live a place where education is fairly cheap, but I am on the other side of the spectrum; I love welding, but I feel really uncomfortable under water. 🤣
Stephen Crumley i was instantly surprised how good the audio was underwater. And surprisingly the ISO range on the camera must be great to keep the image that bright and work with the arc light
Not true. Taylor had a hyperbaric program that used seasoned, pv certified welders. Over a one year period only one welder made it to the north sea, was blown down in sat, and got into the bell. As soon as the diver opened the hatch and the welder stared at the moon pool he said f no. From then on, Taylor trained its divers under Blackie's tutelage and it became a successful program.
I'm very impressed. I'm an amature welder at best and a public safety diver/firefighter for a living. Watching you put a bead down while maintaining position by kicking your fins is crazy impressive.....hats off to you sir.
Not always as easy as it looks.. I used to train 50 divers a year in both topside and under water welding, and did it for 9-10 years. There are some training vids on my page, mostly from 30 years ago, but nothing has changed much in the basics. Nice clear video Jonathan, and your welds look pretty good..
@@nike2126 Don't know now, been out of it for over 30 years. You have to be a diver first. Go take a commercial diving course first then you learn to weld u/w. I know even back then the guys doing habitat saturation welds were making a bloody fortune. But their a rare breed, and earned every penny of it.
Using hand tools underwater actually isn't a whole lot more difficult. As part of my basic commercial scuba course, we built birdhouses underwater using hand tools. Only difficult part about hammering the nails was keeping the wood from floating away while you tried to nail it together, lol.
Ive heard some crazy shittt... like this guy was welding in a huge nuclear power plant somewere offshore and he would dive deep through some huge vents and then down some turbines and into some tunnels and then a creepy as shit underworld of concrete tunnels and pits and "nope" type of shit... I would never do this crazy shitt... very talented people...
Paco yeah it’s called delta p if say a diver went near a vent or some suction of area where that could create suction of the water pressure isn’t equal between the 2 atmospheres the Diver could get sucked in the hole then your fucked
@@donnawayne7528 thats the point he wants do do it because it looks fun🤦 lol if it didnt look fun for him then why would he do it if he wouldnt enjoy it🤷
@@savioromie9534: that's the problem with people a jobs a job and your gonna get tired of it eventually, just like with anything else. The purpose of why you want the job and goals and passion for it is what matters. Stick with something you love and you'll be happy, money doesn't have everything to do with it.
name's Zeus yes it is the oxydizer in such a reaction, but you still need a puncture in the tank for anything to happen and you need a flamable thing that's coming in contact with the gas (which has to be at quite a high temperature) to make any sort of reaction happen and since you only carry oxy and argon down there, there's nothing to worry about. ;)
I remember underwater welding in dive school still. When I was top side tender I recall the thick rust colored cloud of smoke that just hovered on the surface of the pond while the divers welded. Kinda cool yet disgusting all at the same time. But the welding part was pretty cool with all those tiny hydrogen bubbles making little explosions while you weld. Fun times.
Dude I struggle to weld even simple brackets clamped above water. Haha I'll never be a welder, good thing the place I am at always has a welder nearby if I need something welded. I just can't seem to keep a steady hand. All I do it make a small bead haha. Long story short, respect! You are doing something very few people have the ability to do even with training.
Tips for steady hands, try to be as comfortable as possible, relax, keep your hands as close to your body and the workpiece as possible. Also maybe try listening to music.
And I thought the welding of frames on cars was the ultimate, but you guys are what I consider the Jedi Masters of welding !!! Didn't I see you working on the Millennium Falcon?
Jake Evan no the US economy pays underwater welders extremely well especially here in the south down in the Gulf. I’ve met guys making $5k-10k a week welding underwater
FYI : these job's salary counts based on how deep it takes. Usually for an experienced underwater welder working at position about 300-1000 ft from sea level, there's about $800-$1200 earnings per day.
Someday this is my dream hard work .I'm a welder from Philippines,I wish my wilding skills improve and I willing to work from another country..because Filipino hard working
@@zach5994 I have a job now, but not related to the acquired skills and course, because in the philippines it is difficult to find a job, they offer educational for skills, but there is no job vacancy in the philippines, so often those who have completed the course and skills become idle, due to the weak job offers within the company, if you have no acquaintances within the company you will applying, it will be difficult for you to get a job, this is the Philippine system. So often Filipinos go abroad because abroad offers more jobs. The skills I gained: 👉Computer literacy 👉Electronics 👉Welder (SMAW)
Yep, camera good, audio excellent, but the most impressive thing here are his buoyancy skills. most people can't keep that much control on their feet, let alone at whatever depth this is going on. I'd swab him for gills given his respiration rate. RESPECT!!!!!
Probably a dumb question however i must ask, How do you keep from getting electrocuted by your arc welder while welding under water. I am sure there is some sort of special welder as well as rods for underwater welding in particular but you still need many amps in order to weld, Granted the voltage is not much but it would still light you up pretty good. I have experience welding with stick and wire feed and have been zapped by them both its not comfortable so i would imagine being zapped while you are surrounded by very conductive salt water would not be so comfortable either.
***** the first time was on an old arc welder, I was a kid playing around with it trying welding and shocked myself, I don't remember how exactly it happened but it happened. the second time was with a faulty welder with a melted wire that shorted while working with it.
+Tony Emory we use reverse polarity to surface welders, also you have to use gloves or your hands get shocked super bad, and you dont get between the ground and the electrode so the electricity is never flowing towards you.
Welding that dog & using the wedge. So, same as above, just... wetter. Maintaing neutral buoyancy, whilst also keeping station, enough to do the job must be a work of art. Interesting. Hilariously, we in the u.K. call vertical down "washing"... appropriate! Thanks for posting. 👍
I start training for standard welding in two weeks. Once I have that down I'm making it my goal to pursue hyperbaric welding. I love working with welding in general, used to scuba dive regularly throughout highschool
I get so frustrated when people just wanna do this for the money. If you don't have any pride in your work or seriously want to do this for the sake of liking welding then do it. But if not then this trade isn't for you
Travis Walton exactly my point. My dad wants me to get a job at electric boat(more than likely have at least heard of it) strictly cause "the money is there". But firefighting is what I want to do.
theres no way he was making 3500 in 6 mins, he wasnt making 500 an hour the top 90% only make around 150 to 200 an hour if lucky the bottom percent only make around 30 an hour
@@alexrobbins5602 Bullshit, Wet welders earn way more than $30/hr, I'm on $40/hr base rate welding on dry land and there are higher wage brakets than mine
Im Amazed by how easily this Gent strikes an arc, me, a lowly do it yourselfer, strike an arc on dry land by cursing loudly at my welding rod, then I turn the amps way up thus setting everything around me on fire, lastly, I give up and sit on the floor quietly sobing and questioning my life choices, the welding machune humming in the background, mocking me.....
My grandpa, and father, were both welders, and one of my older brothers is too. My uncle is the underwater welder and probably has the most dangerous job, but far more money...
Linglingjr not true. I know a few graduates personally from SBCC that went immediately into underwater welding jobs. It's one of the few schools around that offer such specialized training. Santa Barbara is known as one of the birthplaces of commercial diving. It's how we got those oil rigs out in the channel. Do your research before opening your mouth.
+Scoper720 do your diving course.. then worry about the welding, or the other way around, im not a qualified welder i just know how to do it i got payed the same to do that as i do to scrape muscles off a boat...
Reggie Shitlocks It would have been sad if you had understood it if I hadn't written "the mask of Loki", just the pipes thing, which was what I originally wanted to do but nobody except for me and my best buddy would've gotten that.
Man, the only thing I can think of that would be more badass than this, is space welding.
+supermotardmario underwater is not a vacuum....
Hospital Bomber (which is a nice name) we're talking about space welding...
+Riley Goss metal automatically gets stuck together in space without being heated, it's called cold welding :)
+supermotardmario so it's more like they can weld which may prove an annoyance once and a while but for the most part it won't happen. but instead of welding, most of the large scale construction will actually be vapor deposition to build up thicknesses in walls.
+Riley Goss do you need to use argon in a vacuum?
Most people don’t understand how hard this is, this guy is literally maintaining his buoyancy kicking his fins while welding beutiful beads. Amazing
When I see good videos like this I usually take out my time to appreciate the experts that make these videos possible.
I never saw it this way, I also agree with you, because a man who can generate a profit of $10,000 with just an investment $1,000 should be well known and appreciated, because that is exactly what he did for me.
I would blame myself if I hear about an opportunity like this and I let it waste, please I am interested how can I do business with him.
If you look closely in every bubble. There is a dollar sign
Barndon cuz he gets mad money
DanielSonッ He deserves the money he gets though, unlike most of the office dwelling plebs.
@@kshatriya1414 that is what most people forget about money; it is not the amount you get, but how much you need to do to get it that counts. I wouldn't trade jobs with this guy, even if I could (which I cannot).
Elvis Snusovic Yup totally agree!. Although i would love to try out his job, I love diving and this seems so awesome but it’s super hard to get work as a commercial diver and the cost to actually become one is no joke.
@@kshatriya1414 I am fortunate to live a place where education is fairly cheap, but I am on the other side of the spectrum; I love welding, but I feel really uncomfortable under water. 🤣
Am I the only one more impressed with the audio and video quality of this video than the welding ?? Audio on point son
Stephen Crumley Sound travels well through water.
Big Poppa not many sounds are as satisfying as going under water and cracking your knuckles
try listening to music underwater
it's awesome
Stephen Crumley i was instantly surprised how good the audio was underwater. And surprisingly the ISO range on the camera must be great to keep the image that bright and work with the arc light
Metal for fish! :)
He should keep a fire extinguisher by just incase of a fire. safety first!
Bill Tattersall I love this comment 😂😂
Very touching 😢
Dont you know putting water on a grease fire only makes it worse! They could catch the whole ocean on fire :O
@arthas menethil If it was Cleveland, they actually might catch the river on fire! (I'm from Cleveland, I can make that joke.)
LMAO some companies and their safety stuff.
Will practice in my bathtub
Hu Es throw make sure your ground in on right
dopejosue 😂😂😂😂
This guy😂
Just tried, misses was washing her hair 🙄 i did not end well for me cheers for the advice 🤔
Way more
My welding instructor: " The flux coating on stick doesn't like moister at all."
Underwater welder: "Yeah stick is good."
Depends on the stick.
The flux is coated in wax to protect it.
Make sure you spray paint your welds so it doesn't rust bud.
🤣🤣
Yeah and no fire extinguisher or ventilation, smh
You made a joke here, but those really are going to get painted underwater. There are special epoxy paints that work under sea water
Your so stupid why tf would you paint it you clearly know nothing about welding lmao
I can picture myself losing 99% of my tools doing this
Don’t worry there must be a training for that
Vile • the tools are connected with a wire to the diver
Yeah, all tools are on a stronger, even nuts and bolts are too.
Yea man me too
Dropping tools is fun, more time spent under water means more money.
And if he is on shore diving he’s probably paid per hour plus per mm of weld.
My welding instructor told me, " it's easier to teach A Welder to dive than A Diver to weld.
Instructor's wisdom
Not true. Taylor had a hyperbaric program that used seasoned, pv certified welders. Over a one year period only one welder made it to the north sea, was blown down in sat, and got into the bell. As soon as the diver opened the hatch and the welder stared at the moon pool he said f no. From then on, Taylor trained its divers under Blackie's tutelage and it became a successful program.
Thats what my father always says to me
No shit
Welding vertical down instead of v/up underwater must be all position rods
It's incredible how we can see this. He took the time to record. This is the stuff we can't see everyday.
How badly does a dropped tool suck?
+Michael Dodd depending on how deep there working......... alot lol
+Michael Dodd All the tools are connected to him so that isn't a problem
+Michael Dodd i think they are tied to something
Some skookem neodidlyium magnets would increase his chooch factor. Could just plonk them on the hull instead of reaching for le' bucket.
"Fuckin magnets, how do they work?"
-Shaggy 2 Dope
I watch one video on under water welding and now these won't get out of my recommend list.
RUclips in a nutshell lol.
diaboliqbeast same, but we're watching it
dont do a search on slime video then.
diaboliqbeast lol
Lol same here
4:23 lol that random shackle coming down.
That was like way funnier than it should be
I’ve been laughing at that for way too long I’m glad someone else noticed
Someone is fishing for an underwater welder
@@mixed_cheese9406 what type of bait do you use to get a welder?
Nice pfp
This vid has some of the best accidentally cinematic shots i have ever seen in my whole life
the clearness of the sound is actually very relaxing. like asmr
I agree bud same here
Exactly why animals hear miles away. Sound travels way easier in water
You hear the generator ramping up to compensate for the load.
I’ve been scuba diving and the only bad thing is you CAN NOT tell where sound is coming from it feels like it’s coming from all directions
One of the best Under water welding video I've seen
I agree, It's definitely the best I have ever seen too
He just makes more money in this video than I did this whole week
These underwater welders have balls of steel. It makes me feel u comfortable just watching this, i wouldn't trade jobs with him even if i could.
bioshock as fuck, man.
+Aaron C (mreddy6554) Anytime I seen underwater welding all I can think about is big daddy welding underwater when you look out in the water lol
ProDminer scooba steve!
Video and audio quality are amazing. Love diving? Love welding? Then this is the job for you!
DJDevon3 love getting your body sucked through a three inch hole thanks to differential pressures? Underwater welding is the job for you!
It's obviously got its dangers. Takes a special type of person, definitely not for the feint of heart.
Love frequent, long-term unemployment? Then this is the job for you!
I'm very impressed. I'm an amature welder at best and a public safety diver/firefighter for a living. Watching you put a bead down while maintaining position by kicking your fins is crazy impressive.....hats off to you sir.
And I thought my surface gig was rough... thank goodness for badasses like this guy!
Not always as easy as it looks.. I used to train 50 divers a year in both topside and under water welding, and did it for 9-10 years. There are some training vids on my page, mostly from 30 years ago, but nothing has changed much in the basics. Nice clear video Jonathan, and your welds look pretty good..
How much can you make an hour or year with this type of career ??
@@nike2126 Don't know now, been out of it for over 30 years. You have to be a diver first. Go take a commercial diving course first then you learn to weld u/w. I know even back then the guys doing habitat saturation welds were making a bloody fortune. But their a rare breed, and earned every penny of it.
yea these guys make big time money, it's a higher risk so they should
terrace Robinson what are the risks?
Bashier 123 Shark attack. loljk more that likely electrocution from faulty equipment, drowning, etc.
BadassEFdriver delta p's depending on the situation
Bashier 123 old Gregg
terrace Robinson yeah +$18 on whatever their hourly is
I can walk and weld. I can weld with both hands, looking in a mirror, do all the tricks. But swimming and welding. Idk
Dude, you should really make more of these, you're awesome.
That guy must be strong to move a hammer like that underwater...
he said in one of the replys its like normal, but a little bit slower and harder
Demetri Vladimir eh we have the same type of chipping hammers in my shop
Ita just a little chipping hammer
The weight of the hammer helps and its not that hard to swing a lil chipping hammer like that under water.
Using hand tools underwater actually isn't a whole lot more difficult.
As part of my basic commercial scuba course, we built birdhouses underwater using hand tools.
Only difficult part about hammering the nails was keeping the wood from floating away while you tried to nail it together, lol.
Ive heard some crazy shittt... like this guy was welding in a huge nuclear power plant somewere offshore and he would dive deep through some huge vents and then down some turbines and into some tunnels and then a creepy as shit underworld of concrete tunnels and pits and "nope" type of shit... I would never do this crazy shitt... very talented people...
Oscar Ronquillo look up differential pressure. Thats the REAL scary thing about Underwater welding
Paco yeah it’s called delta p if say a diver went near a vent or some suction of area where that could create suction of the water pressure isn’t equal between the 2 atmospheres the Diver could get sucked in the hole then your fucked
my name ss oh is it? Tell that to the people who were killed because of it
2,000$ a day job.. I'll be there one day hopefully
Joe Silva Yeah but I wonder how many days in the month he works
Guten not sure but you only get 4-9 weeks off for the entire year
Joe Silva sir please tell me where is underwater work traning school?
Joe Silva then it's really a great job
A normal day job is 24 free days. I'd expect more.
Why even waste time removing the slag? Your boss is literally never going to see it.
+rsx123 sake of the video to show welds,
and its nice to see your work every once in a while to make sure the welder is temp is still going good
It's called taking pride in your work
+Alex Sircus yes
+rsx123 the slag probably has a bad effect on his work and it could cause metal to decay.
Deadscrin hats actually true. leaving slag can cause distortion and just overall really bad welds
This is the literal meaning of "willing to work under pressure"
Kicking is not something u ever thought about doing while welding .
love seeing these videos perfect stress reliever
Joel Mendez ironically one of the most stressful occupations
No argument here but damn the little bubble noise is so relaxing
bioshock
Love the way he used his
"dog and wedge" to suck down the other side, under water! Be safe!!
Stick welding is so versatile and cool. Awesome vid.
these guys make more money than surface welder.
motleycrue lover1981 Yeah and this is more fun too!
Big Poppa and more risky, but fuck it, more money
Damper Wings I agree big risk of danger but the paper is there💯
motleycrue lover1981 that's more obvious than Nikki's track marks
No shit Sherlock!
This is one reason i want to get into welding. Looks fun.
If it looks fun don't get in it. You have to want to
@@donnawayne7528 thats the point he wants do do it because it looks fun🤦 lol if it didnt look fun for him then why would he do it if he wouldnt enjoy it🤷
Donna Wayne a job you love is supposed to be fun and good for you. Not make you stressed and hate your life.
@@savioromie9534: that's the problem with people a jobs a job and your gonna get tired of it eventually, just like with anything else. The purpose of why you want the job and goals and passion for it is what matters. Stick with something you love and you'll be happy, money doesn't have everything to do with it.
Great job man! You taught me a lot in this short video!! I'll be sure to use that wedge concept for anode installation next time!
I read the title as “Underwater Wedding” and was extremely confused
I wouldn't been disappointed by that 😀
it looks like a peacful job and relaxing
I think its not ;) but its very sick!
NZ shooter that's just oxygen which is not flamable...
Rooftop Sniper but it is pressurized
Rooftop Sniper oxygen is what makes fire burn
name's Zeus yes it is the oxydizer in such a reaction, but you still need a puncture in the tank for anything to happen and you need a flamable thing that's coming in contact with the gas (which has to be at quite a high temperature) to make any sort of reaction happen and since you only carry oxy and argon down there, there's nothing to worry about. ;)
Gotta be really skilled for this job had a buddy of mine doing this too
one of the best quality videos , weldings non too shabby either
This may be the most badass video Ive ever seen on youtube
Taking the term submerged welding to a whole new level
hey this looks like michael from the GTA 5 mission where he has to cut the steel fence with the torch underwater
The audio quality is surprisingly good
I remember underwater welding in dive school still. When I was top side tender I recall the thick rust colored cloud of smoke that just hovered on the surface of the pond while the divers welded. Kinda cool yet disgusting all at the same time. But the welding part was pretty cool with all those tiny hydrogen bubbles making little explosions while you weld. Fun times.
Dude I struggle to weld even simple brackets clamped above water. Haha I'll never be a welder, good thing the place I am at always has a welder nearby if I need something welded. I just can't seem to keep a steady hand.
All I do it make a small bead haha.
Long story short, respect! You are doing something very few people have the ability to do even with training.
Tips for steady hands, try to be as comfortable as possible, relax, keep your hands as close to your body and the workpiece as possible. Also maybe try listening to music.
All of a sudden my weekend exhaust flange mod seems less amazing.............
That's some good sound capture right there..
Never watched someone doing it with such a perfection man.
And I thought the welding of frames on cars was the ultimate, but you guys are what I consider the Jedi Masters of welding !!! Didn't I see you working on the Millennium Falcon?
Man I can't even weld on land with steady growd now imagine floating around like that, big props to those guys
Am I the only one that gets reminded of that gta 5 mission where you do the same thing?
Balls of steel, massive respect!
That man just made more money in 7 minutes than you will make in a solid year. Mad respect for this line of work.
This video should be titled “Making 6 figures”
Not in this economy lol
Jake Evan no the US economy pays underwater welders extremely well especially here in the south down in the Gulf. I’ve met guys making $5k-10k a week welding underwater
@@imcrux6583 where tf do I sign up?!
Lyle S in a long school career. Trade school is a good start tho
@@imcrux6583dang 10 thoisand a week?
$200 an hour well spent. Nice job.
YeahNo101 ? Very dangerous job though
mainly because of delta p
Jessy Chainé true. But what if you don't see it coming? Like, a hole suddenly appears
200$ an hour?? Yeah maybe. Thats like the best welder in the world type of pay
Do they get paid that much
I love the sound of the arc when it first makes contact with the base metal
I just sounds good and feels good
You ever wonder what a torch sounds like underwater? Well, it sounds like someone hitting the dab rig.
This job seems so much more relaxing... and satisfying...
Untill the oxygen tank explodes
Dude behind you SHARK !!!
Weld the sharks ass right to the wall
Dude, thanks for this amazing clear video. I love it. Keep up the great work!
I wanted to go to commercial diving school in Seattle, Washington back in the late 90’s but I couldn’t afford it.
These fellas make MONEY!
Whatever they are paying you,it's not enough.
@Methamphetameme
IF your experienced. Welding is a huge fucking meme and your better off freezing your ass off as an electrician in Alaska.
@@emmanuelgoldbergstein8769 sounds like you couldn't make it as a welder
@@mobchris937 enjoying your 41k a year?
@@emmanuelgoldbergstein8769 lol i wish i might accept that low of a salary
The welding divers that go way deeper underwater to be depressurized for a week before even beginning the welding work they do usually earn 300,000+
No one:
RUclips: HEY you wanna see a guy welding underwater?
Also me: sure
This shit is crazy. First guy to volunteer for under water welding had some big ass balls.
FYI : these job's salary counts based on how deep it takes. Usually for an experienced underwater welder working at position about 300-1000 ft from sea level, there's about $800-$1200 earnings per day.
And I thought welding at home with my everlast welder was fun. That is completely off the hook.
More like on the hook. Otherwise he'd sink
George Beard you right
Someday this is my dream hard work .I'm a welder from Philippines,I wish my wilding skills improve and I willing to work from another country..because Filipino hard working
@@zach5994 I have a job now, but not related to the acquired skills and course, because in the philippines it is difficult to find a job, they offer educational for skills, but there is no job vacancy in the philippines, so often those who have completed the course and skills become idle, due to the weak job offers within the company, if you have no acquaintances within the company you will applying, it will be difficult for you to get a job, this is the Philippine system.
So often Filipinos go abroad because abroad offers more jobs.
The skills I gained:
👉Computer literacy
👉Electronics
👉Welder (SMAW)
This insane. Not only does he have to focus on the weld but his legs are pumping at the same time to keep him at the weld
I don't know how I got to this video... But I watched it all the way through.
thank you so much for sharing this it is inspiring to me
I'm doin welding right now in School. . .anyone tell me how to try and go for underwater welding?
im also doing welding, and i heard this pays a lot of money.
I've just started to learn how to stick weld with my everlast welder. I would like to know more about this too.
I got the carrot down so now I'll just work on the breathing
ok just breathe normaly
+jjj023 Not really your decision, is it?
This is one of those jobs that you never even think about, but now that I do it seems like something you would see in a movie rather than real life.
Yep, camera good, audio excellent, but the most impressive thing here are his buoyancy skills. most people can't keep that much control on their feet, let alone at whatever depth this is going on. I'd swab him for gills given his respiration rate.
RESPECT!!!!!
I'd love to do this as a job, i'm 19 now and been welding for 4 years but then again there's alot of risks in underwater welding :/
THOMΔX join the navy
Probably a dumb question however i must ask, How do you keep from getting electrocuted by your arc welder while welding under water. I am sure there is some sort of special welder as well as rods for underwater welding in particular but you still need many amps in order to weld, Granted the voltage is not much but it would still light you up pretty good. I have experience welding with stick and wire feed and have been zapped by them both its not comfortable so i would imagine being zapped while you are surrounded by very conductive salt water would not be so comfortable either.
*****
the first time was on an old arc welder, I was a kid playing around with it trying welding and shocked myself, I don't remember how exactly it happened but it happened. the second time was with a faulty welder with a melted wire that shorted while working with it.
+Tony Emory we use reverse polarity to surface welders,
also you have to use gloves or your hands get shocked super bad,
and you dont get between the ground and the electrode so the electricity is never flowing towards you.
+jonathan noiles What aspects of your job do you find to be the most intimidating/dangerous?
+Tony Emory the electricity gets diluted by the water, and the arch doesn't allow much of the electricity to escape anyway.
jonathan noiles so you mean that the surface he is welding is the live?
Welding that dog & using the wedge. So, same as above, just... wetter. Maintaing neutral buoyancy, whilst also keeping station, enough to do the job must be a work of art. Interesting. Hilariously, we in the u.K. call vertical down "washing"... appropriate! Thanks for posting. 👍
Awesome job I can't imagine having to swim and weld at the same time.
I was confused because I thought the Title read “Underwater wedding”
That exists look it up.
I hope he's using low hydrogen rods!
jeevesme lol
jeevesme y?
elaborate please?
He’s kidding because low hydrogen rods (7108) aren’t supposed to get wet.
Bigger thing is to make sure you buddy doesn't put it on ac
This guy must make such good money doing this... Makes me rethink my career choice.. treading water and welding at the same time! such a boss!
I start training for standard welding in two weeks. Once I have that down I'm making it my goal to pursue hyperbaric welding. I love working with welding in general, used to scuba dive regularly throughout highschool
@BIOHAZARD-42
You mean muff dive in high-school.
I get so frustrated when people just wanna do this for the money. If you don't have any pride in your work or seriously want to do this for the sake of liking welding then do it. But if not then this trade isn't for you
Travis Walton exactly my point. My dad wants me to get a job at electric boat(more than likely have at least heard of it) strictly cause "the money is there". But firefighting is what I want to do.
Mostly ems and some fire though
the time he spent doing this in this video he made 3500 dollers
theres no way he was making 3500 in 6 mins, he wasnt making 500 an hour the top 90% only make around 150 to 200 an hour if lucky the bottom percent only make around 30 an hour
@@alexrobbins5602 Bullshit, Wet welders earn way more than $30/hr, I'm on $40/hr base rate welding on dry land and there are higher wage brakets than mine
Im Amazed by how easily this Gent strikes an arc, me, a lowly do it yourselfer, strike an arc on dry land by cursing loudly at my welding rod, then I turn the amps way up thus setting everything around me on fire, lastly, I give up and sit on the floor quietly sobing and questioning my life choices, the welding machune humming in the background, mocking me.....
My grandpa, and father, were both welders, and one of my older brothers is too. My uncle is the underwater welder and probably has the most dangerous job, but far more money...
My dream job!
Charles Kuhns is the school very good??? Do they teach you things that really matter on the job.
T-Sizzle20 T-Sizzle20 lol I guarantee that most people coming out of their program don't get jobs in this field.
Why that?
Dude you should go to the psych building
Linglingjr not true. I know a few graduates personally from SBCC that went immediately into underwater welding jobs. It's one of the few schools around that offer such specialized training. Santa Barbara is known as one of the birthplaces of commercial diving. It's how we got those oil rigs out in the channel. Do your research before opening your mouth.
Jonathan, I want to start this career I do I learn to this? And how long will it be until I will be doing what your doing in this video?
+Scoper720 where are you from?
+Scoper720 do your diving course.. then worry about the welding, or the other way around,
im not a qualified welder i just know how to do it
i got payed the same to do that as i do to scrape muscles off a boat...
+jonathan noiles how deep of a depth were you working in and where were you working
+jonathan noiles and is it like a hot glue gun because I saw you changing sticks out
+James Houle lol.... not even close mate
allways nice to see a fellow stick welder
Interesting that he moves his legs when welding. The audio and video are outstanding too.
Watch out so that not a bunch of pipes fall on you, while the mask of Loki floats up to the surface!!!
WolfySnackrib666 Is it sad that I understand you?
Reggie Shitlocks It would have been sad if you had understood it if I hadn't written "the mask of Loki", just the pipes thing, which was what I originally wanted to do but nobody except for me and my best buddy would've gotten that.
It is a good movie. lol
+WolfySnackrib666 I would have got it. As soon as I read "a bunch of pipes fall on you" I knew exactly what you meant.
LMAO I think I would have got it from the pipes my favourite childhood movie :)
Good Money... Good Money... Good Money... $$$$$$$
how much for each paycheck?
+Yaj Hernandez expect 50k-300k a year
maybe around 300 - 1k perhour.
+Nazz Apm
no....
+jonathan noiles sorry.. heheh.. How much?
LOL. This video image is better than 90% of the youtube videos.
I dont know why but I'm getting some serious SOMA vibes, that's shit is still freaking me out 5 years later
Is this how fish hear? < ♫♫♫
MATTWER yes
Thanks for confirming that for me.
I could take a pay cut to be left alone