Arc Junkies

This week Arc Junkies continues coverage of FABTECH Canada 2018 !  Canaweld currently specializes in the high power small welding machine market and claims to produce the most advanced and durable machines on the market !  Jimmy Chats with Canaweld's Nick Baspaly about the history of the company, some of their machines and why becoming a welder in an ever growing country like Cananda can lead to a...

This week ! Jimmy chats with Jordi Ribas a Red Seal welder/fabricator currently working as a Weld Technician for Josef Gas. Founded in 2015 by Joe Stangl and his son Richard Stangl, Josef Gas prides itself on being the " Hand On" gas supplier of the Greater Toronto Area. Jimmy and Jordi aslo talk about some of the differences and similarities between the Canadian Welding Bureau and the American We...

This week Jimmy chops it up with Hjalmar Aguilo the host of Weldtube.    www.arcjunkies.com Email: arcjunkies@gmail.com Sponsored by: www.esabna.com  & www.welddevils.com

Jimmy sits down in studio with Scott Light, once the CEO of the third largest distributor of automotive material handling racks in the state of MI and the man responsible for helping Jimmy himself and many others get into the welding industry. Scott started at the bottom and worked his way to the top and his story is one of inspiration, fortune, loss and change. Subscribe and Download NOW !   www....

Jimmy is Joined by Jay Ginder and Bob Gulas of ESAB to discuss the evolution of Flux Cored Wire. www.arcjunkies.com arcjunkies@gmail.com www.esabna.com

Jimmy takes a trip to Commerce, MI for the Grand Opening of OTC Daihen's brand new training center ! Guests include G & R Machine Tool, Rosenboom Custom Crafted Cylinders and Schoolcraft College ! www.arcjunkies.com Sponsored by: www.esabna.com  & www.welddevils.com  

Jimmy takes a trip to Mobsteel heaquaters in downtown Detroit and ended up doing a podcast in a van ! Mobsteel is a design/build company that manufactures automotive aftermarket products and builds custom cars, while celebrating the history of the automobile and the city of Detroit.   www.arcjunkies.com   Email: arcjunkies@gmail.com   sponsored by: www.esabna.com  & www.welddevils.com     Patreon:...

This week ! Jimmy chops it up with Amigo Arts C.E.O. Pablo Guerrero, an interior theming and sinage company based out of Monroe, Washington. Amigo Arts are masters of pulling the interior theme ideas of your company from your head and fabricating it into reality, Jimmy and Pablo talk the early beginings of the company, knowing when to sacrifice in one area to offer more in another and passing on a...

Many of the aluminum MIG challenges welders face everyday can be solved with simple adjustments. Join Jimmy McKnight of Arc Junkies Podcast and AlcoTec Wire Corp Senior Technical Service Engineer Thomas Pfaller as they discuss aluminum wire feedability.    www.arcjunkies.com Sponsored by: ESAB Welding and Cutting Products. www.esabna.com

This week Jimmy chats with Michelle Villalobos from Weld Like a Girl and welder, sculpter and animator Zac Max ! Sponsored by : Esab & www.welddevils.com www.arcjunkies.com Email: arcjunkies@gmail.com instagram & twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast  

Jimmy is joined in studio by Jaret Cameron of RoboVent and Aaron Biefer of Bulldog Welding. RoboVent is a world leader in the design and manufacture of ventilation and filtration systems for some of the worlds most succesful manufacturing companies !   Sponsored by : Esab and www.welddevils.com email: arcjunkies@gmail.com www.arcjunkies.com www.robovent.com

Jimmy chats with James Flatman, an Australian born welder who works for Cruising Kitchens. A custom commercial vehicle fabrication shop in San Antonio, Texas. www.arcjunkies.com www.cruisingkitchens.com Email: arcjunkies@gmail.com Sponsored by: ESAB, www.welddevils.com  and The Falling Down Beer Company.

Jimmy chats with Grip Clean CEO and 4X X-Games Medalist Bryce Hudson ! One thing the blue collar trades have in common is we all wash our hands at the end of the day. Grip Clean is a DIRT infused hand soap that really works ! This episode is all about getting your hands dirty !   www.arcjunkies.com arcjunkies@gmail.com www.gripclean.com   Sponsored by : ESAB Welding and Cutting Products. www.weldd...

Jimmy chats with Liam Hoffman of Hoffman Blacksmithing. Liam is the youngest blacksmith to win Forged in Fire on the History Channel and is promoting his new book "Forged: A beginners Guide to becoming a Blacksmith."   Make sure to visit  www.arcjunkies.com   Email the show ! arcjunkies@gmail.com   Check out Liam Hoffman's work @ www.hoffmanblacksmithing.com and check out his episode of Forged in...

This week, Jimmy is joined in studio by Aaron Biefer of Bulldog Welding. Reading your comments on the ESAB Sentinel A50. Also Weldporn's Scott Raabe and Bob Moffett of Weld. Com call in and give their two cents on the Esab Sentinel A50. www.arcjunkies.com arcjunkies@gmail.com Insta& twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Guests Instagram: Scott Raabe @scott_raabe  Bob Moffet - ram_nation58  Aaron Biefer - bu...

This week ! Jimmy talks to Wes Mishler, the owner of Wicked Welding in Grand Blanc Michigan. Instagram & Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Email: arcjunkies@gmail.com www.arcjunkies.com

This week ! Joel Buschmann of @overkillracingandchassis and Thomas Petsis of @coldhardart talk about the C10 build from @diesel.brothers season 3 and the voltron style team it took to make that build happen, PLUS ! Texas Roadhouse Sweet Tea and MORE ! Huge thank you to our Patreon members: @shrek_welding @forrestfab350 @largetimefab Cliff Cobb and Joseph Houle www.arcjunkies.com arcjunkies@gmail.c...

Jimmy is joined in studio by local Detroit artisans @davetonegatto & @tommy_atoms. Both men competed in the Scrap Detroit Welding Festival in 2017. The contest? Build the best sculpture out of bike parts ! The guys talk about their expierence at the festival, how the festival really brought in a crowd to the magic of welding and blacksmithing right on the streets of downtown Detroit.   Sponsored b...

Jimmy chats with Josh Welton of The Fabricator Magazine about the rise in Automation in welding. Its current abilities and how we can stay ahead and make sure we work with technology and not be replaced by it are discussed.  Sponsored by: Blue Demon Welding Products & welddevils.com www.arcjunkies.com arcjunkies@gmail.com Insta: @arcjunkies Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast.com Facebook.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy chops it up with Justin The Fabricator the host of The Fabrication Series on Youtube.  Sponsored by: Blue Demon Welding Products & welddevils.com www.arcjunkies.com www.patreon.com/arcjunkies Instagram: @arcjunkies Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Facebook.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy chats with Blue Demon Welding Products CEO Brian DePaul. Hear about the history of the company started by his father, 40 years ago ! The latest products Blue Demon offers the welding industry and the different aspects of the welding industry from under the hood to sales and marketing.    Sponsored by: Blue Demon Welding Products. www.arcjunkies.com arcjunkies@gmail.com Instagram: @arcjunkies...

Jimmy chats with Jim Wright, the host of YouTube's Jimbo's Garage ! Hear how Jim went from working in a grocery store as a young man to owning his own construction business and eventually hosting the sensational Jimbo's Garage on YouTube ! Backed by a family run production team, Jimbo's Garage shows why its one of the best maker channels on YouTube ! www.arcjunkies.com arcjunkies@gmail.com IG: @ar...

Jimmy chats with Ian from Big Tire Garage ! Hear about how he saved a high school welding course from extinction that ultimatly lead to his on screen career with the show Extream 4x4 and the soon to premier Big Tire Garage ! Plus his help in the development of the ESAB Rebel series !   Sponsored by: Blue Demon Weld Supply & www.welddevils.com Email: arcjunkies@gmail.com www.arcjunkies.com Instagra...

Jimmy speakes with Weld Engineer Shaun Relyea from Fronius about the history of the company, the latest and greatest Fronius has to offer and the art and science behind Cold Metal Transfer !  Sponsored by Blue Demon Welding Supply & www.welddevils.com www.arcjunkies.com arcjunkies@gmail.com Instagram: @arcjunkies Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Facebook.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy chops it up with U.K. based Blacksmith & Youtuber Alec Steele ! From his beginnings as a young boy completley amazed by the art of blacksmithing to marketing himself and building a youtube channel with over 600,000 subscribers and daily uploaded videos, Alec Steele is an inspiration to so many aspiring blacksmiths and metalworkers around the world.    Sponsored by: www.welddevils.com  & Blue...