I have no idea what I'm doing watching this. I appreciate your craftsmanship , love how you made it easy to understand , straight to the point. Just purchased a millermatic 211, now I feel like welding something ...Great Video
Chris, you fabricated those stands very well. It’s good you put the extra brace on the legs. I am a painter, when ever I paint in someone’s house, I always paint a couple of extra things like door jambs or or window sash, this makes the customer happy and helps with referrals. I would like to give you a little advice as to your painting of your product. Spend more time, aerosol paint cans are good for touch up and hard to get corners the paint is very thin to get past the nozzle. Use a small fabric roller, do a prime coat first then a top coat with 6 or 8 hours dry time per coat. The finished product will look better and the paint will last for years.
There is a good chance a premium paint job was not quoted. There is rattle can and then there is brush. They are not the same amount of time and they are not the same price. Nor are they the same quality. Too add a brushed oil paint for all four, would be hundreds of dollars more for me. I'll do it if the client wants to pay for it. If money was no option and they wanted primo finish, it can be taken to a powder coating shop, upping the cost even that much more. Time = money Sometimes, I just deliver the project raw as the client can save money having someone from their team painting it. Which is fine by me.
He spent more than needed on materials for those braces on the legs. A simple 5 inch gusset on each would have sufficed. instead he closed the entire frame again.
@@Sondalive I have been using water a lot. For most things the objective is to remove heat and water is very good for that. Using a hole saw in aluminum with running water over it is like a secret weapon, I have even packed ice around the hole saw, even better. I use oil for taps, usually air tool oil because I bought too much of that.
Nice, Im retired from my primary career and have been doing hobby stuff, its kinda turned into fixing things for my buddies slowly word of mouth expands. Yet im still running in the hole never have been good at estimating time and cost and my time and experience thankfully I don't have too make a living at it. Love your shop!
most youtubers dont give away any info whatsoever about money or pricing, so thanks for the help. How would you go about finding a home gamer job like this though?
Thanks for watching! Talk locally to businesses in your area, ask your local hardware store if you can put a flyer that you do welding repairs. Ive found my most frequent customers are landscapers, and tent/event rental customers. Offer to do a few repairs for cheap/free to earn some faith, and it will pay off. Ive done lots of favors around town and now its at the point where I have to turn down work because I dont have enough time to do it all! I charge $75-100 an hour for welding and nobody has ever given me an issue with that price. good luck!
Cold cut saws are great. Little tip though for some better blade life. When cutting things like 1/4" plate, if you clamp it in vertically instead of horizontally it's much easier on the teeth. Any time you can avoid cutting against a flat surface with the saw, it will increase the longevity of those carbide teeth by preventing them from building up any excess heat. 🤘🏼
When I was in my twenties I used to do this type of work out of my shop. We use to joke about bid work being figure out the minimum it is going to cost to complete a project. Double it and add $30.00. This way when you are done you still have $15.00 for a case of beer.
In the photography business we go by triple. If the job is say, 30 dollars, I charge 90. 30 for cost of goods, 30 for taxes, 30 for profit (which is inevitably eaten up by cost of goods and business expenses). I have been running Best Little Studio for over a decade now and I have stuck to that rule of 3. I like to think I am a good value for my clients while still being able to pay uncle sam their cut and actually being able to pay for my kids food and clothing.
I have a Lincoln SP170T @240V and can run it off standard house hold voltage, trust me, you will not regret getting a slightly bigger machine. If you want to weld thicker than you machine thinks it can or wants to, just turn off the gas and run flux core wire as it will weld a little hotter and deeper, but it splatters a lot so use splatter guard (the same spray you should be spraying in the nozzle). Flux core is also HARD AS HELL so you wont be using it on something that needs to be machined to clean it up (tried that and NO GO) and it's great for wear surfaces, I did my snow blower shoes 7 years ago and they are still in great shape!
I had no idea how to weld just 4 years ago. Almost half the tools in my shop were paid for by investing in a MIG 135. I’m not doing any structural welding, just small items. So this info is spot on. That said, the only way to become a millionaire is to spend less than you make.
How I came across your channel, was by seeking ways to make a living as an independent contractor, obviously mostly as a welder. Your video was soooo inspirational that I can't help but to subscribe! Fantastic work. Amazingly uncomplicated. Entirely explained & even more wonderfully narrated. For what I was searching for, I honestly couldn't ask for more.... Basically making your channel an all-around incredible find! You got urself another viewer my friend😉. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.
I used to be production welder doing cable tray racks. Wish I had never stopped bought a welder when I got layed off still have hit used it maybe 5 times. Thinking about blowing the dust off it. Very inspiring THANKS.
Pricing isn't the hard part.... Giving costumers a price they are willing to pay is the complicated part. Professionalism and tact are huge parts of selling your service to a customer.
I cant wait until im older cause im 15 and i have a broken ankle and i took a manufacturing class on my freshman year and i loved it and i loved welding i was thinking about automotive but i just fell in love welding even if the shop is literally over 120 degrees but yeah but to bad i cant weld at all since i can go to school until im fully healed
I like your approach, particularly the protection at the back for the fan housing on the oven, also the removable plate on the front for servicing. This is exactly what should be considered by all manufacturing no matter the size of business. I work in the service and repairs industry, many times I come across poorly thought out installs, plinths which prevent access to serviceable parts and generally make the job difficult when it shouldn't be. Your approach is appreciated, please pass it on. Good work dude :-)
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I've found a chop saw/mitre saw is pretty much a must when building things with metal, even at a hobby level it can turn into a lot of work if you only have a grinder.
If you have the room or the money to upgrade, a vertical bandsaw with a coolant system also works very well. It's a bit slower than a chop saw with either the abrasive blades or the metal cutting blades. But you can possibly save on material since it's like a 1/16" cut vs closer to a 1/8" for the abrasive blade.
I have a little mig welder that I learned to make my own chain link gates for my fence company and it definitely has been the most profitable investment i have made
Ok, I made it to 9:00 and had to stop to comment, the little things make a big difference between hobbyist and journeyman level. When welding up the plates to stack drill them, weld the corners instead of the flats since rounding them off after you break them apart will both get rid of the weld marks, and provide a nice corner to mate up to your caster. The lower main frame should be built as the larger diameter rectangle instead of the smaller on with the add on, it is much stronger, and will guarantee a nice straight line on the horizontal. Saves time on fitup, and cleanup for paint later even if it takes longer to notch the cross bar.
This guy has a great attitude that will pay for him in the long run. Go that extra distance to make a customer happy even if you don't have to. You may not make as much on a job but that customer will be back and recommend you to others. I'm retired from being in business for 30 years and it worked for me. The guys who cheaped out to make an extra buck were out of business in no time.
grinding bevels on a piece will ensure a deeper, stronger weld - especially if you dont want the weld on the visible side to show. It ensures "penetration" without turning up the amp your machine.
you don’t turn up amps, really. you turn up the volts. Mig welding is like a controlled dead short; you change the power (volts) to change the characteristics of the short until you are properly balanced between burn-back of the electrode and merely shorting out until the arc becomes balanced, melting into the base in an even, controlled manner.
If I'm ever building something with more than a few weird shaped parts (or anything with lots of holes that need to line up) I just draw them up and have them laser cut. Costs up front, but if you have work coming in its way faster and less headache than trying to do all the drilling and shaping by hand. Plus there is less dust and chips everywhere, and I dont have to worry about buying more drill bits, flap discs ETC. But this is a great method for one offs and people who arent ready to jump in there yet.
Nice job. One trick I do is to notch out the angle instead of mitered angles. It allows for more weld in the corners. You will find its stronger and once you have done a few quicker.
Awesome and well done! Extra kudos for use of washers - old school engineers design stuff like that for a reason. Washers exist for a reason! Everything that *can't* be welded gets washers on both sides!
Loved everything about it, especially those squares for clamping and aligning the corners. But I hated the idea of using pneumatic tires. They inevitably loose air and become hard to push and cause whatever they are carrying to become uneven and possibly even hazardous. The only time pneumatic tires make sense is when you are rolling a load on rough and uneven terrain. Otherwise they are simply a liability. Sooner or later they become a problem. Ovens also need to be level at all times so hard rubber solid tires would definitely help ensure that.
I used to have a push cart just like this that I used for the same thing, it was made from very strong aluminum and tig welded together, it helped me a LOT cause it was so light and I had a bad back, someone stole it and I could not find another like it ANYWHERE so I changed jobs lol The light weight push cart was a game changer especially when working 14hr days.
Hi Chris, this particular video is a contribution in several ways. Firstly: you communicate well while qualifying "making money" with your craft. Secondly, there are many many RUclips videos which shows the use of chop saws. You, however went the way of a cold saw - which makes your presentation of greater value. I work out of my garage and I am very aware of creating noises which intrude into my ears and of my neighbors. This is why I use the band saw in place of my table saw, when I can, and use my horizontal band saw. A cold saw and a welder (for up to 1/4") are my next purchases. I will be offering free classes under my tent at the house to those 10 - 16 years of age. This is to help these individuals to find their way and get productive. Organization, communication skills, spelling and safety will be integrated :)
My friend I've been a General Contractor and Master Carpenter Master and gotta say that this video you made hear is outstanding I mean truly perfection young man I hope that you slowly grow your business and make it into a business that you have possibly ten women and men working for you making stacks and in this world it's all about the STACKS MY BROTHER LoL no bullshit I'm so impressed with you and your future will be awesome keep with just like you do thumbs up my friend wow exciting
My machinist mentor used to tell me to price jobs by the rule of 3.. The cost of the material (1) x 3... this factors your time, material and the third part is the profit. This is for machine work, but I imagine the pricing is similar Unless the material is very inexpensive or the time to build is very high, bit generally this rule applies.
I used to be a maintenance engineer for a large aluminium extrusion company. We used to have a large amount of similar trolleys that were always being brought in to have repairs/ the wheels replaced due to the wheels being bent or buckled or the bearings smashed, We got sick of using up a lot of time on drilling and tapping wheel plates and bolting and unbolting wheels so we used to just weld the wheel bracket straight onto the mounting plates with a few beads every inch or so. They hardly ever broke off and it saved a lot of time. Burns the zinc coating a bit but it didn't matter they never lasted long enough to get rusty before they were being cut off and replaced again.
Enjoyed to watch whole video. Top job. I'm now studying (learning) MAG welding and trying out TIG as well. I thought that I choosed wrong studies. But now I think that I need to look forward and need to become good welder. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for the link to the flapper wheel. heres a $$ saving tip in return. 8:38 I have a bottle of old transmission fluid. It makes a great lube and is free. I also use it in a spray bottle for rustproof car parts and other metal. It wipes off easily and again its free. Hope it saves you some money.
Ure amazing bro, that i want to do when i retire in my present job. Frm now on i always to find tym to watch ur wonderful videos. Im from philippines. May GOD bless u always and ur families.
I have been welding on and off since high school for the low experience I have I do amazing welds and I just got a Everlast 256Si multi process welder and I can't wait. I am wanting to be certified maybe even machining too. I got hired at a company because I have potential but I need to practice my ass off to show I can weld at speed. I just need more experience
Just discovered your channel and subscribed. One comment. Quit using lock washers. They don't work. Several videos available demonstrating this and a higher priced two part washer which does work. I just use lock nuts, the ones with nylon inserts, on everything as long as they don't come into contact with high heat. They're only a little more expensive than plain nuts.
great channel. it always amazes how people like yourself take the time to record, edit, and upload videos on top of your projects. every time im watching a video like this i think to myself "i should record my next project". then i get to thinking about how much extra time goes into editing these. thanks for the great content!
Century is a small flux core welder owned by Lincoln and is great! With the correct flux wire you can get clean welds and it is certainly not discouraging. You should try one... around $200.
Future reference the place you bought the casters at should also sell weld on mounts. I just bought 4 for a steel table and they we $3 each and they have eyelet slots so they are easy to adjust
I bought a Hobart 187, but then I used Miller Dimension 400 with a separate wire feed unit where I worked, before I retired, !00% duty at 400 Amperes. a real industrial welder. One needs a separate MIG, Tig, and stick welder, because one then doesn't have to set up the welder each time one changes the welding process.
Hey bud thank you for your time I am attending classes for welding This is good information is really really helpful I always been A handyman try to go in to welding I love to build stuff always been pretty good in handy with things so I figured this is going to be a good money or Side money I really don’t know where I am going to end up with this never in my life did any type of welding well maybe soldering copper🤷🏻♂️ I will keep falling
For drilling I use dish soap and water. The water controls the temperature because it boils at 212 and the soap is a surfactant to be sure the water coats instead of beading up and rolling off. You dont need a lubricant. You need a coolant. Petroleum based products will temper your work piece when you overheat it. As long as you keep water on your workpiece it cannot overheat.
Just want to add my 5 cents on gasless mig, im in Australia and much like you I've been learning different welding processes since highschool and throughout my career, i bought a 3 in one CIG welder around a year ago purchasing a small reel of gasless wire to use untill i could afford to upgrade to using gas, being very proficient at stick welding as well i found for my use the gasless wire works fine certainly not as good but produces more than adequate results, i would stress that if i were using the mig every day i would absolutely invest in gas, and with the machine i purchased that is always a option for the future, long story short when the small reel ran out i happily purchased a large reel of flux core wire to keep me going
I believe he's meaning to not weld multiple pieces of metal together to drill holes in on a drill press vise. Simply use a small block of wood on each side of your stack of pieces in between your vise jaws. The wood will compress in the vise and tightly grip your stack of pieces you want to drill. If you weld a stack together you have to break them apart and try to clean them up causing more work and time.
Any advice or videos for someone that wants to get into welding? Not sure how I came across your videos. But I’m thankful for that. Keep up the great content.
Experience...vs certification.......grow up fixing things from a stone quarry to pa farm....they refused to test me at 15. So I was welding on my dad friend ppr......ppl couldn't belive that a kid can out weld lots of the pro (I just had great teacher. ....life) Nothing I welded ever failed....over weld in a stone quarry is a must
this is my living for the past 2 years. manage to loan a car by it. im doing fence, window grill, bbq set and much more. depends on what the person need.
@roast beef you dont. you just have to make friends with your local engineering workshop! if they have customer, they will pass the costumer to you if its of your expertise. thats how i start making customer. but, truth is, i come from a business family. people around just tend to know what im doing. hahaha. up to my mother who got a salloon, father who have a hardware shop, and brother who manage a hotel.😁 i dont find customer, customer find me. but easy to say, just make a lot of friends.
Your welder seemed to be almost maxed out in its settings for this project. Too light for my projects. But, like you said it is 110 volt machine. Thanks for sharing.
Hi 👋 Great video. I agree with the 110 welder. I have a different brand, but came with all three welding. I can also switch to 220 volts if I need to weld thicker material.
Encouraging video & thank you for the generosity The pipe and marine industry widely uses gasless GMAW, and wouldnt say theyre at all inferior to gas (4:46)--it's a technique thing, even with crap machines. Keep the vids coming, bud
Great video as always. I love the pricing discussion paired with your commentary on the rationale behind decisions like the additional cross bars. Any chance of a similar video broadly on woodworking?
Love welding! Just bought a multi task welder. Your videos will be very helpful. No detail included is to small for me. Learning how to weld. Pricing . Fabricating , what tools needed etc I have another unrelated business but my passion has always been welding. My other business needs welding repairs from time to time. I agree. Gas is the way to go. I do like the challenge of stick welding. Flux core has always been hit and miss with me. Would like to make some money at it. Your work look excellent. Quality that someone would pay for
Chris thanks for sharing about the business side of things. I don't know if I will be a fabricator leaning a different way however I do need these skill sets. I have a Mig, an Arc Welder and a plasma cutter. An all in one TIG is on my list. I will soon be making a custom gate for my driveway and a then copying that design and to a privacy fence. Thanks again and yes I would like to see more videos like this.
Great intro video to welding. Been debating about welders to get. Definitely did not want a cheap import from Harbor Freight and was looking at a Lincoln and you just sold me on the 140 MP. Thanks!
I have a 140C and if I had to do it again, I'd get the smallest 220V welder rather than the largest 110V unit. The duty cycle is a real pain if you have any longer welds. A small multi process 220V welder would be my choice knowing what I know now. Just my $0.02.
Great video thanks. I need to comment that you mean MAG instead of MIG. The 'I' is for inert gas, the 'A' is for Active gas. Active gas means there is CO2 in the welds which you can use for steel but not for Stainless steel, since CO2 makes a stainless steel weld corrode. Inert gas (Argon) is used for stainless steel.
Thanks a bunch for sharing your knowledge. Great video, it shows what the audience needs to see in order to follow through and accomplish the task. Two thumbs up on the carts!
At my work i use stick(arch welder) for welding thick steel for more penetration and for thin panel steel etc i use the gasless mig and it does the job.👍
Have you tried dual shield welding? More up front cost but fantastic welds and almost no clean up. With the right wire you can weld out of position too.
new sub, would love to see some videos about pricing and bidding for things like this.... I'm sure by now you've gone some but this is the first of your vids I've seen, and I will be going through your videos to see what else you've done... love the vid quality, excited to see your other content!
I price my work by the kilo, including consumibles and painting, eventually in your shop you know how much you spend in consumibles, electricity, etc. So its easy to calculate, there are exemptions of course. Good video!!
Those carts look really good man. I just saw that same welder at Home Depot today. I’ll eventually be able to afford that welder. I’m currently in school for welding, going for my associates degree, and I’ve loved it since day one. My only question is this: Why did you use pneumatic casters instead of flat free casters?
Man I’m about to hit 45 and I’m still driving a bus in my city I’m sick and tired of people yelling at me spitting at me threatening me just for the sake of it, not that I’m an ass, I don’t even mind people not paying the fair, I don’t wanna get shot, I need to get out that bus for good just walk away from it one morning just quit, is misery, I need to learn welding I wanna make trucks roof racks suspension brackets, tables, chairs, beds, combine it with wood, unfortunately I don’t know where’re go to learn, I need help, thanks for the video
It’s never too late to pursue your dreams. I just started learning to weld and in the course there are people who are doing it for fun and others who are looking to make a career change or upgrade. Keep watching content like this one and get inspired enough to make the jump. Ask at the community colleges near you. They often offer courses for free. Best of luck!
@@mmkucharczyk81 What's wrong with a welding college? My course is taught by instructors that have a combined 100+ years of welding. Granted it is only a year long, but I'll still get all my certs. Genuinely curious.
14:05 I once said that if I ever commit a crime so heinous that prison would be too good for me, just make me spend my days pushing a cart with all four wheels freely rotating. For me I have much better control with two fixed wheels and two rotating wheels. Anyway, nice cart and this guy makes it look easy.
Great video. I do wonder about one thing... why not upgrade from the chops with the steel blade to a bandsaw made for that kind of work. Much easier. My company has the band saw and it is a night and day difference.
I actually just did! I got a Baileigh dual mitering bandsaw with a 10” throat. It’s so much better than the chop saw, albeit much more expensive. I think those chop saws are around $400, and I paid $2000 for the bandsaw used. New it’s $7500+ tax and shipping!
This was packed with insight. Do you have another video about the customer conversation defining the product? Also, did you CAD anything for this or paper drawing? Thanks from Colorado
I'm interested in how you find that type of job. How do you advertise your skills and how do you get clients. I can figure out most of what you do through RUclips but the client acquisition is a different thing all together.
Great video, joy to watch. Just a note: I noticed when you drilled the holes for the removable panel you also tapped the panel instead of making a clearance hole for the screw. Was there a reason for that? Cheers and great work, keep it up.
Thanks! I do that for speed and alignment then I go back and open up the hole in one side as a clearance hole. Is the two runs through everything first it’s a guaranteed alignment every time. And in this thin material (1/8”) you can move fast!
Your honesty and transparency is very much appreciated! Love watching your Instagram stories.
I have no idea what I'm doing watching this. I appreciate your craftsmanship , love how you made it easy to understand , straight to the point. Just purchased a millermatic 211, now I feel like welding something ...Great Video
That big flat work bench is an unsung hero for projects like these
Man and them square corners he clamps on are beautiful too
Chris, you fabricated those stands very well. It’s good you put the extra brace on the legs. I am a painter, when ever I paint in someone’s house, I always paint a couple of extra things like door jambs or or window sash, this makes the customer happy and helps with referrals.
I would like to give you a little advice as to your painting of your product. Spend more time, aerosol paint cans are good for touch up and hard to get corners the paint is very thin to get past the nozzle. Use a small fabric roller, do a prime coat first then a top coat with 6 or 8 hours dry time per coat. The finished product will look better and the paint will last for years.
There is a good chance a premium paint job was not quoted. There is rattle can and then there is brush. They are not the same amount of time and they are not the same price. Nor are they the same quality. Too add a brushed oil paint for all four, would be hundreds of dollars more for me. I'll do it if the client wants to pay for it. If money was no option and they wanted primo finish, it can be taken to a powder coating shop, upping the cost even that much more. Time = money
Sometimes, I just deliver the project raw as the client can save money having someone from their team painting it. Which is fine by me.
He spent more than needed on materials for those braces on the legs. A simple 5 inch gusset on each would have sufficed. instead he closed the entire frame again.
@@E30cad t was 1x1x1/8" angle iron the stuff is like 30 cents a foot, saving 2 feet of it but you add two angled cuts and two extra welds..
Where can I get anything for .30 a foot? Literally nothing on this planet is 30 cents a foot.
Old school drilling tip... Out of cutting oil ? ..use dish soap as a lubricant .. no joke, it really works. Best to you and yours.
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cutting lubricant/coolant is over 90% water, so water works just fine aswell, just use alot of it.
If you have any automatic transmission fluid, new or used, it is fantastic as a cutting lube. Unless you are cutting aluminum, then use wax.
Even a can of soda will do it in a pinch
@@Sondalive I have been using water a lot. For most things the objective is to remove heat and water is very good for that. Using a hole saw in aluminum with running water over it is like a secret weapon, I have even packed ice around the hole saw, even better. I use oil for taps, usually air tool oil because I bought too much of that.
Steve M
That’s because you don’t understand the role of lubricant in metalworking.
Nice, Im retired from my primary career and have been doing hobby stuff, its kinda turned into fixing things for my buddies slowly word of mouth expands. Yet im still running in the hole never have been good at estimating time and cost and my time and experience thankfully I don't have too make a living at it. Love your shop!
most youtubers dont give away any info whatsoever about money or pricing, so thanks for the help. How would you go about finding a home gamer job like this though?
Thanks for watching! Talk locally to businesses in your area, ask your local hardware store if you can put a flyer that you do welding repairs. Ive found my most frequent customers are landscapers, and tent/event rental customers. Offer to do a few repairs for cheap/free to earn some faith, and it will pay off. Ive done lots of favors around town and now its at the point where I have to turn down work because I dont have enough time to do it all! I charge $75-100 an hour for welding and nobody has ever given me an issue with that price. good luck!
Price it till they holler, then back off a dollar.
Lol...….now that was funny
If I have a business someday, I’ll definitely hire you! 😅😅😅
Reee Flex Damn Hater. Wtf
Reee Flex your right he will probably never amount to anything
@Reee Flex lol
Cold cut saws are great. Little tip though for some better blade life. When cutting things like 1/4" plate, if you clamp it in vertically instead of horizontally it's much easier on the teeth. Any time you can avoid cutting against a flat surface with the saw, it will increase the longevity of those carbide teeth by preventing them from building up any excess heat. 🤘🏼
That’s a great tutorial for beginner welders and business men That will help with pricing when you understand materials and Time
When I was in my twenties I used to do this type of work out of my shop. We use to joke about bid work being figure out the minimum it is going to cost to complete a project. Double it and add $30.00.
This way when you are done you still have $15.00 for a case of beer.
In the photography business we go by triple.
If the job is say, 30 dollars, I charge 90. 30 for cost of goods, 30 for taxes, 30 for profit (which is inevitably eaten up by cost of goods and business expenses).
I have been running Best Little Studio for over a decade now and I have stuck to that rule of 3. I like to think I am a good value for my clients while still being able to pay uncle sam their cut and actually being able to pay for my kids food and clothing.
$150 minimum + $75 each additional hour for welding...
Buy the beer last not first LOL
I prefer to just bill by the hour!!
@@The1TechGuru Welding gets you shorter life----it's a fact? (maybe I think longer life)
I have a Lincoln SP170T @240V and can run it off standard house hold voltage, trust me, you will not regret getting a slightly bigger machine.
If you want to weld thicker than you machine thinks it can or wants to, just turn off the gas and run flux core wire as it will weld a little hotter and deeper, but it splatters a lot so use splatter guard (the same spray you should be spraying in the nozzle).
Flux core is also HARD AS HELL so you wont be using it on something that needs to be machined to clean it up (tried that and NO GO) and it's great for wear surfaces, I did my snow blower shoes 7 years ago and they are still in great shape!
I had no idea how to weld just 4 years ago. Almost half the tools in my shop were paid for by investing in a MIG 135. I’m not doing any structural welding, just small items. So this info is spot on. That said, the only way to become a millionaire is to spend less than you make.
How I came across your channel, was by seeking ways to make a living as an independent contractor, obviously mostly as a welder. Your video was soooo inspirational that I can't help but to subscribe! Fantastic work. Amazingly uncomplicated. Entirely explained & even more wonderfully narrated. For what I was searching for, I honestly couldn't ask for more.... Basically making your channel an all-around incredible find! You got urself another viewer my friend😉. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.
very good video man, I thought of trying to make some money back with my welder as well. perfect video to watch, and good editing.
I used to be production welder doing cable tray racks. Wish I had never stopped bought a welder when I got layed off still have hit used it maybe 5 times. Thinking about blowing the dust off it. Very inspiring THANKS.
Welding and tig welding in particular is an incredibly useful skill to have. You will always have money in your pocket as a fabricator/welder.
Thank you for your time . Yes pricing is the hard part of the job
Pricing isn't the hard part.... Giving costumers a price they are willing to pay is the complicated part. Professionalism and tact are huge parts of selling your service to a customer.
the use of washers like that made my eyes happy. i love flange head bolts and nuts too
I cant wait until im older cause im 15 and i have a broken ankle and i took a manufacturing class on my freshman year and i loved it and i loved welding i was thinking about automotive but i just fell in love welding even if the shop is literally over 120 degrees but yeah but to bad i cant weld at all since i can go to school until im fully healed
I like your approach, particularly the protection at the back for the fan housing on the oven, also the removable plate on the front for servicing. This is exactly what should be considered by all manufacturing no matter the size of business. I work in the service and repairs industry, many times I come across poorly thought out installs, plinths which prevent access to serviceable parts and generally make the job difficult when it shouldn't be. Your approach is appreciated, please pass it on. Good work dude :-)
I'm going to buy a welder and go into TV dinner tray repair . Gonna to make dozens of dollars
Im curious how the tv tray repair business is going? Im thinking about curtain rod repair business
@@brianpatrick8441 I've made dozens of dollars , just as I thought. Very lucrative
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I've found a chop saw/mitre saw is pretty much a must when building things with metal, even at a hobby level it can turn into a lot of work if you only have a grinder.
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If you have the room or the money to upgrade, a vertical bandsaw with a coolant system also works very well. It's a bit slower than a chop saw with either the abrasive blades or the metal cutting blades. But you can possibly save on material since it's like a 1/16" cut vs closer to a 1/8" for the abrasive blade.
I have a little mig welder that I learned to make my own chain link gates for my fence company and it definitely has been the most profitable investment i have made
Ok, I made it to 9:00 and had to stop to comment, the little things make a big difference between hobbyist and journeyman level. When welding up the plates to stack drill them, weld the corners instead of the flats since rounding them off after you break them apart will both get rid of the weld marks, and provide a nice corner to mate up to your caster. The lower main frame should be built as the larger diameter rectangle instead of the smaller on with the add on, it is much stronger, and will guarantee a nice straight line on the horizontal. Saves time on fitup, and cleanup for paint later even if it takes longer to notch the cross bar.
This guy has a great attitude that will pay for him in the long run. Go that extra distance to make a customer happy even if you don't have to. You may not make as much on a job but that customer will be back and recommend you to others. I'm retired from being in business for 30 years and it worked for me. The guys who cheaped out to make an extra buck were out of business in no time.
Bill Astell thank you!! Integrity is key!!!
I work in a factory, you are a good supplier to your factories. Thanks for sharing.
Sweet video man. Thanks for the strategies and tips. Now here’s a tip for you, if you flip your wire spool over, it’ll feed more efficiently
grinding bevels on a piece will ensure a deeper, stronger weld - especially if you dont want the weld on the visible side to show. It ensures "penetration" without turning up the amp your machine.
you don’t turn up amps, really. you turn up the volts. Mig welding is like a controlled dead short; you change the power (volts) to change the characteristics of the short until you are properly balanced between burn-back of the electrode and merely shorting out until the arc becomes balanced, melting into the base in an even, controlled manner.
No need to bevel if you start with a gap and run a keyhole weld.
@@rudedogii huh?!!! What if it's a 1/4 inch thick piece?
If I'm ever building something with more than a few weird shaped parts (or anything with lots of holes that need to line up) I just draw them up and have them laser cut. Costs up front, but if you have work coming in its way faster and less headache than trying to do all the drilling and shaping by hand. Plus there is less dust and chips everywhere, and I dont have to worry about buying more drill bits, flap discs ETC. But this is a great method for one offs and people who arent ready to jump in there yet.
Nice job. One trick I do is to notch out the angle instead of mitered angles. It allows for more weld in the corners. You will find its stronger and once you have done a few quicker.
Yes, pricing your own effort is one hell of a task.
Awesome and well done! Extra kudos for use of washers - old school engineers design stuff like that for a reason. Washers exist for a reason! Everything that *can't* be welded gets washers on both sides!
Loved everything about it, especially those squares for clamping and aligning the corners. But I hated the idea of using pneumatic tires. They inevitably loose air and become hard to push and cause whatever they are carrying to become uneven and possibly even hazardous. The only time pneumatic tires make sense is when you are rolling a load on rough and uneven terrain. Otherwise they are simply a liability. Sooner or later they become a problem. Ovens also need to be level at all times so hard rubber solid tires would definitely help ensure that.
I used to have a push cart just like this that I used for the same thing, it was made from very strong aluminum and tig welded together, it helped me a LOT cause it was so light and I had a bad back, someone stole it and I could not find another like it ANYWHERE so I changed jobs lol
The light weight push cart was a game changer especially when working 14hr days.
Your right. I have my certs in D1.1 and D1.3. 6g pipe as well. Your work is excellent.
Hi Chris, this particular video is a contribution in several ways. Firstly: you communicate well while qualifying "making money" with your craft. Secondly, there are many many RUclips videos which shows the use of chop saws. You, however went the way of a cold saw - which makes your presentation of greater value. I work out of my garage and I am very aware of creating noises which intrude into my ears and of my neighbors. This is why I use the band saw in place of my table saw, when I can, and use my horizontal band saw. A cold saw and a welder (for up to 1/4") are my next purchases.
I will be offering free classes under my tent at the house to those 10 - 16 years of age. This is to help these individuals to find their way and get productive. Organization, communication skills, spelling and safety will be integrated :)
You should integrate blueprint reading.
My friend I've been a General Contractor and Master Carpenter Master and gotta say that this video you made hear is outstanding I mean truly perfection young man I hope that you slowly grow your business and make it into a business that you have possibly ten women and men working for you making stacks and in this world it's all about the STACKS MY BROTHER LoL no bullshit I'm so impressed with you and your future will be awesome keep with just like you do thumbs up my friend wow exciting
Thank you, thank you very much!!
My machinist mentor used to tell me to price jobs by the rule of 3..
The cost of the material (1) x 3... this factors your time, material and the third part is the profit. This is for machine work, but I imagine the pricing is similar
Unless the material is very inexpensive or the time to build is very high, bit generally this rule applies.
Great video! Thanks for sharing and giving me a chance to get a new perspective at 70 years old!
Found your channel this morning. I really like the way this video was done, the voice over and camera angles were perfect. Subscribed!
I used to be a maintenance engineer for a large aluminium extrusion company. We used to have a large amount of similar trolleys that were always being brought in to have repairs/ the wheels replaced due to the wheels being bent or buckled or the bearings smashed, We got sick of using up a lot of time on drilling and tapping wheel plates and bolting and unbolting wheels so we used to just weld the wheel bracket straight onto the mounting plates with a few beads every inch or so. They hardly ever broke off and it saved a lot of time. Burns the zinc coating a bit but it didn't matter they never lasted long enough to get rusty before they were being cut off and replaced again.
Enjoyed to watch whole video. Top job.
I'm now studying (learning) MAG welding and trying out TIG as well. I thought that I choosed wrong studies. But now I think that I need to look forward and need to become good welder.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks for the link to the flapper wheel. heres a $$ saving tip in return. 8:38 I have a bottle of old transmission fluid. It makes a great lube and is free. I also use it in a spray bottle for rustproof car parts and other metal. It wipes off easily and again its free. Hope it saves you some money.
Ure amazing bro, that i want to do when i retire in my present job. Frm now on i always to find tym to watch ur wonderful videos. Im from philippines. May GOD bless u always and ur families.
It seems the most direct answer is to spend your time efficiently making things people can't just otherwise go out and buy.
I have been welding on and off since high school for the low experience I have I do amazing welds and I just got a Everlast 256Si multi process welder and I can't wait. I am wanting to be certified maybe even machining too. I got hired at a company because I have potential but I need to practice my ass off to show I can weld at speed. I just need more experience
Thoroughly enjoyable. A delight to watch. All the best from Oz
Impressive little bit of production you demonstrated. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Just discovered your channel and subscribed. One comment. Quit using lock washers. They don't work. Several videos available demonstrating this and a higher priced two part washer which does work. I just use lock nuts, the ones with nylon inserts, on everything as long as they don't come into contact with high heat. They're only a little more expensive than plain nuts.
great channel. it always amazes how people like yourself take the time to record, edit, and upload videos on top of your projects. every time im watching a video like this i think to myself "i should record my next project". then i get to thinking about how much extra time goes into editing these. thanks for the great content!
Thank you so much for the comment!
^^ what he said. The fabrication skills are good- but making a watchable and entertaining video is a whole another skill set!
Century is a small flux core welder owned by Lincoln and is great! With the correct flux wire you can get clean welds and it is certainly not discouraging. You should try one... around $200.
Future reference the place you bought the casters at should also sell weld on mounts. I just bought 4 for a steel table and they we $3 each and they have eyelet slots so they are easy to adjust
I started out at a metal shop that does steel frame buildings. Me and my brother had to inspect fix and clean welds before the beams went to paint.
I bought a Hobart 187, but then I used Miller Dimension 400 with a separate wire feed unit where I worked, before I retired, !00% duty at 400 Amperes. a real industrial welder. One needs a separate MIG, Tig, and stick welder, because one then doesn't have to set up the welder each time one changes the welding process.
Definitly start with stick. Will make learning tig so much easier. And face it good tig is the ultimate goal..
Hey bud thank you for your time I am attending classes for welding This is good information is really really helpful I always been A handyman try to go in to welding I love to build stuff always been pretty good in handy with things so I figured this is going to be a good money or Side money I really don’t know where I am going to end up with this never in my life did any type of welding well maybe soldering copper🤷🏻♂️ I will keep falling
I paid 3,400 for my welder from my Matco dealer. I love your idea's.
For drilling I use dish soap and water. The water controls the temperature because it boils at 212 and the soap is a surfactant to be sure the water coats instead of beading up and rolling off. You dont need a lubricant. You need a coolant.
Petroleum based products will temper your work piece when you overheat it. As long as you keep water on your workpiece it cannot overheat.
I am amazed at that last keyboard welders last statement.... lmao
Dishsoap and tempering , haha
Cool video man, I use my MIG to build my own furniture and other odd jobs. Be cool to use it to make a bit of extra cash. Good job fella!
Just want to add my 5 cents on gasless mig, im in Australia and much like you I've been learning different welding processes since highschool and throughout my career, i bought a 3 in one CIG welder around a year ago purchasing a small reel of gasless wire to use untill i could afford to upgrade to using gas, being very proficient at stick welding as well i found for my use the gasless wire works fine certainly not as good but produces more than adequate results, i would stress that if i were using the mig every day i would absolutely invest in gas, and with the machine i purchased that is always a option for the future, long story short when the small reel ran out i happily purchased a large reel of flux core wire to keep me going
dont weld your stack together. use a wood block on the moving jaw and you clamp the entire stack with no clean up needed
I believe he's meaning to not weld multiple pieces of metal together to drill holes in on a drill press vise. Simply use a small block of wood on each side of your stack of pieces in between your vise jaws. The wood will compress in the vise and tightly grip your stack of pieces you want to drill. If you weld a stack together you have to break them apart and try to clean them up causing more work and time.
It would be great if you would do a video on pricing your work. Thanks
Any advice or videos for someone that wants to get into welding? Not sure how I came across your videos. But I’m thankful for that. Keep up the great content.
Experience...vs certification.......grow up fixing things from a stone quarry to pa farm....they refused to test me at 15.
So I was welding on my dad friend ppr......ppl couldn't belive that a kid can out weld lots of the pro
(I just had great teacher. ....life)
Nothing I welded ever failed....over weld in a stone quarry is a must
this is my living for the past 2 years. manage to loan a car by it. im doing fence, window grill, bbq set and much more. depends on what the person need.
@roast beef you dont. you just have to make friends with your local engineering workshop! if they have customer, they will pass the costumer to you if its of your expertise. thats how i start making customer. but, truth is, i come from a business family. people around just tend to know what im doing. hahaha. up to my mother who got a salloon, father who have a hardware shop, and brother who manage a hotel.😁 i dont find customer, customer find me. but easy to say, just make a lot of friends.
Awesome vid and content. Would have loved to seen the ovens installed. Thanks for sharing!
Your welder seemed to be almost maxed out in its settings for this project. Too light for my projects. But, like you said it is 110 volt machine. Thanks for sharing.
Yes! Pricing Videos please!
I greatly appreciate these videos. Thank you for what you are doing
Hi 👋
Great video.
I agree with the 110 welder.
I have a different brand, but came with all three welding. I can also switch to 220 volts if I need to weld thicker material.
Encouraging video & thank you for the generosity
The pipe and marine industry widely uses gasless GMAW, and wouldnt say theyre at all inferior to gas (4:46)--it's a technique thing, even with crap machines.
Keep the vids coming, bud
Great video as always. I love the pricing discussion paired with your commentary on the rationale behind decisions like the additional cross bars. Any chance of a similar video broadly on woodworking?
Love welding! Just bought a multi task welder. Your videos will be very helpful. No detail included is to small for me. Learning how to weld. Pricing . Fabricating , what tools needed etc I have another unrelated business but my passion has always been welding. My other business needs welding repairs from time to time. I agree. Gas is the way to go. I do like the challenge of stick welding. Flux core has always been hit and miss with me. Would like to make some money at it. Your work look excellent. Quality that someone would pay for
Nice job thank you for the tips listening from Brownwood Texas
Chris thanks for sharing about the business side of things. I don't know if I will be a fabricator leaning a different way however I do need these skill sets. I have a Mig, an Arc Welder and a plasma cutter. An all in one TIG is on my list.
I will soon be making a custom gate for my driveway and a then copying that design and to a privacy fence.
Thanks again and yes I would like to see more videos like this.
Very well done video and commentary. Nice job, making me think about getting outside and welding. Just can't seem to find my niche.
Great intro video to welding. Been debating about welders to get. Definitely did not want a cheap import from Harbor Freight and was looking at a Lincoln and you just sold me on the 140 MP. Thanks!
Lincoln is made in USA with globally sourced materials... aka Made in China materials.
I have a 140C and if I had to do it again, I'd get the smallest 220V welder rather than the largest 110V unit. The duty cycle is a real pain if you have any longer welds.
A small multi process 220V welder would be my choice knowing what I know now.
Just my $0.02.
Great video thanks. I need to comment that you mean MAG instead of MIG. The 'I' is for inert gas, the 'A' is for Active gas. Active gas means there is CO2 in the welds which you can use for steel but not for Stainless steel, since CO2 makes a stainless steel weld corrode. Inert gas (Argon) is used for stainless steel.
Thanks a bunch for sharing your knowledge. Great video, it shows what the audience needs to see in order to follow through and accomplish the task. Two thumbs up on the carts!
Good information for a person starting up.. I was wondering if you were going to add leg supports and you did..Makes a difference. Peace..
Great video thats something I'm trying do now that I don't have a job
Great content. Would you consider using a mic? The sound gets a little washed out in the space of your cool shop.
Very nice and informative video, subscribed buddy 👍
Thanks for watching!
At my work i use stick(arch welder) for welding thick steel for more penetration and for thin panel steel etc i use the gasless mig and it does the job.👍
Have you tried dual shield welding? More up front cost but fantastic welds and almost no clean up. With the right wire you can weld out of position too.
Love your patience, clear instructions and great advice!
Yeah definitely if u could go into pricing of jobs would be excellent, and should you start off doing a couple of repairing job(2-5) then branch out.
new sub, would love to see some videos about pricing and bidding for things like this.... I'm sure by now you've gone some but this is the first of your vids I've seen, and I will be going through your videos to see what else you've done... love the vid quality, excited to see your other content!
I price my work by the kilo, including consumibles and painting, eventually in your shop you know how much you spend in consumibles, electricity, etc. So its easy to calculate, there are exemptions of course. Good video!!
I did not miss a second of this video, very interesting and useful thank you
Awesome video thank you for your time and sharing. You Rock
Those carts look really good man. I just saw that same welder at Home Depot today. I’ll eventually be able to afford that welder. I’m currently in school for welding, going for my associates degree, and I’ve loved it since day one. My only question is this: Why did you use pneumatic casters instead of flat free casters?
Awesome, man. Cool to hear you talk about this business side of thing. Much appreciated
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@@revisionindustries667 The bus is good ... gonna be out there working on it this week! I hope to post another video sooooon
Man I’m about to hit 45 and I’m still driving a bus in my city I’m sick and tired of people yelling at me spitting at me threatening me just for the sake of it, not that I’m an ass, I don’t even mind people not paying the fair, I don’t wanna get shot, I need to get out that bus for good just walk away from it one morning just quit, is misery, I need to learn welding I wanna make trucks roof racks suspension brackets, tables, chairs, beds, combine it with wood, unfortunately I don’t know where’re go to learn, I need help, thanks for the video
It’s never too late to pursue your dreams. I just started learning to weld and in the course there are people who are doing it for fun and others who are looking to make a career change or upgrade. Keep watching content like this one and get inspired enough to make the jump. Ask at the community colleges near you. They often offer courses for free. Best of luck!
Willy Will go to a trade school near from you. You can learn from their..
go to a welding school a real one not some collage one they will teach the way it is the some fluff bs
@@mmkucharczyk81 What's wrong with a welding college? My course is taught by instructors that have a combined 100+ years of welding. Granted it is only a year long, but I'll still get all my certs. Genuinely curious.
14:05 I once said that if I ever commit a crime so heinous that prison would be too good for me, just make me spend my days pushing a cart with all four wheels freely rotating. For me I have much better control with two fixed wheels and two rotating wheels. Anyway, nice cart and this guy makes it look easy.
Great video. I do wonder about one thing... why not upgrade from the chops with the steel blade to a bandsaw made for that kind of work. Much easier. My company has the
band saw and it is a night and day difference.
I actually just did! I got a Baileigh dual mitering bandsaw with a 10” throat. It’s so much better than the chop saw, albeit much more expensive. I think those chop saws are around $400, and I paid $2000 for the bandsaw used. New it’s $7500+ tax and shipping!
This was packed with insight. Do you have another video about the customer conversation defining the product? Also, did you CAD anything for this or paper drawing? Thanks from Colorado
I'm interested in how you find that type of job. How do you advertise your skills and how do you get clients. I can figure out most of what you do through RUclips but the client acquisition is a different thing all together.
Gotta have a lot of $$$ to market yourself if you want to open a business
@@metalfusion3818 Or just know the right people, and let your work market itself.
Talking to people. Car shows. Furniture store. Home Depot. Pizza joint. Bring up that you weld stuff and you’re looking for little projects...
800$ fathers day gift, chyea right. my dad is getting a 20 dollar box of ammo.
It's an investment. Imagine with 20 bucks worth of ammo can get you :D
2020: $800 box of ammo
Great video, joy to watch. Just a note: I noticed when you drilled the holes for the removable panel you also tapped the panel instead of making a clearance hole for the screw. Was there a reason for that?
Cheers and great work, keep it up.
Thanks! I do that for speed and alignment then I go back and open up the hole in one side as a clearance hole. Is the two runs through everything first it’s a guaranteed alignment every time. And in this thin material (1/8”) you can move fast!