WELD

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Rodney Ross owner of Midstate Welding about transitioning from pipeline work to running a custom fabrication company. He talks about working with his brother Austin Ross on organizing jobs, the balance welding business owners need to have between working for or on your business, custom fabrication projects he has built for the show Building Outside The Lines...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Brett McColl from Industrial Source who is coming up on 80 years in the welding supply business about ways they are helping make customers' lives easier by setting up delivery schedules, what the industry is like up in the Pacific Northwest, who would be a great fit to work at a welding supply store, and how they are trying to help the future of the industry...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Austin Hargett about what led him to teach instead of fieldwork. He talks about some of the first jobs he had and what you have to get a foot in the door sometimes, taking a job at a school to focus on honing his pipe welding skills, things that he feels would improve the welders coming out of trade schools, and the new teaching opportunities through YouTube...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with EJ Naegeli a welder and fabricator who moved across the country to follow her dream of building custom racecars. She talks about getting inspired by working on her first project car to get more involved in the automotive industry, learning to weld by the guide of a teacher Brett Fenning who got her started in TIG welding aluminum and stainless steel, and wha...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Austin Handel who started Maker Camp with the help of his friend Jimmy Diresta to give makers a weekend to come together and learn new skills in all kinds of disciplines such as blacksmithing, woodworking, leatherworking, power carving, and many more. This year Austin and I are going to be in the fabrication tent building a smoker with Chris Verde from Green...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jason & Miranda Chiasson owners of Chiasson Smoke about building their business starting off making horse riding spur and taking jobs that came their way to making rocket stoves and BBQ smokers after finding an audience on social media. They talk about the dynamics of working together as husband and wife, tools that helped their business grow, utilizing...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Eric Pleil owner of Elite Welding Business about common pitfalls people run into when starting a welding business. He talks about breaking through limiting mindsets, having a 6-month emergency fund, setting up systems to help your business grow, and advice for people who are struggling to find success in their welding business.  Connect with Eric Pleil YouTu...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Brett Fenning owner of Fen Fabrication about welding custom car parts and the importance of building your welding foundations one step at a time. He talks about his approach to teaching someone to weld aluminum, his favorite equipment, working on a postioner, and starting his own business. Connect With Brett Fenning Instagram @fenfabrication https://www.inst...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jason Hurst a metal sculptor, and artist that aims to inspire people to learn welding and metalworking by taking a slow approach to get little wins. He talks about how he first got the welding bug by restoring a Volkswagen Rabbit, getting inspired to try art after being encouraged by friends, finding a passion for building Star Wars models out of scrap metal...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Kevin Johnson, Owner Of JMW Specialty Welding And Fabrication, and host of the Welding Business Owners Podcast about September's second annual Fabricator Olympics. He talks about what makes someone a good fabricator, the most important skills that will make you a better one, what winning a welding or fabrication contest can do for your business, and some adv...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Adam Streich a CWI and welding instructor at Pellissippi State Community College about common misconceptions around welding from pushing vs pulling with MIG, welding downhill, what kind of welding can make you the most money, and where to go to find good information for those looking to expand their welding knowledge. Connect With Adam Streich Instagram @aks...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jonathon Herrera a rig welder and owner of Pearl Snap Pimps about finding success after welding school chasing jobs that took him overseas to work at the US Embassy, Hawaii to work at Pearl Harbor and back home to build a solar plant with plenty of jobs inbetween. He talks about working his way through school and putting in extra hours to improve his skills,...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Ronnie Bowen a journeyman pipe fitter in the Local 803 about what it looks like joining the Union with field or welding school experience. He shares some common red flags he sees in new welders joining the union, things he does to try and help his apprentices grow, starting a business that is signed on with a union, and advice for people trying to figure out...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Justin Mixon, the Assistant Director of Quality at Crystal Steel Fabricators Inc., AWS chapter treasurer, and newly appointed district chair, about obtaining his CWI, CWE, and CWS. He talks about beginning his welding career in a job shop where he learned how to weld different alloys, testing for his CWI, and taking a different approach to his 9-year renewal...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jesse James, a renowned custom fabricator know for his custom choppers West Coast Choppers and wild builds on the show Monster Garage. He talks about how he first got into TIG welding, learning the art of blacksmithing which he uses to forge Damascus steel to make custom guns, and welding exotic materials like copper. He also dives into the importance of fix...

In this week's episode, Beau chats with Andrew Brown an advocate of the skilled trades & founder of Toolfetch.com, and Host of The Lost Art Of The Skilled Trades. He talks about how he was inspired to start working with the trades after helping with the aftermath of 9/11 working to help side by side with tradesmen and first responders. He talks about the growing skills gap when it comes to the...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Joel Welch a pipeline welder based in Mississippi who shares his journey to becoming a pipeline welder and dispels some of the misconceptions for new welders looking to break out on their own. He talks about the progression from working on service lines before getting his shot on the main line, how long jobs typically last, how long it takes to find new ones...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Bob Higg owner and operator of Franken Fab out of Tampa, FL about repairing Heavy Equipment and hardfacing. He talks about the common types of repairs they do to help get construction companies back up and running, hardfacing work that helps to extend the life of equipment, and the importance of safety when doing this work. He then leaves new welders looking...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jason Becker, Host of the Arcjunkies podcast and Owner of Underground Metal Works and Weld Works Training Center about the difference between a welding certificate and a welding certification. In a recent video, Beau visited Jason’s facility to show the process of getting certified to D1.1 using Dual Shield Flux core and in the podcast Jason elaborates on th...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Marc Levin who started an apprenticeship program called Welder Underground, in Brooklyn, New York. It aims to teach welding skills to young people aged 18 to 28. Unlike traditional schools, Welder Underground pays apprentices $15 per hour, eliminating the need for them to work multiple jobs to support themselves. The program provides a welcoming environment...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Keenan Maines, a seasoned welder fabricator, who recounts his 35-year career. He talks about getting his start in welding at Braun where he held multiple positions and advises new welders to get into manufacturing to get exposure to all kinds of jobs. He then talks about learning to weld aluminum after hours at a shop to get another job building car wash sys...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Brain House from Housemade.us about the power of collaboration. Recently we popped by his shop and raced to see who would put together one of his Revolution 2x72 belt grinders the fastest. If missed it you can watch it here We decided it would be awesome to chat about how collaborating with others can help grow your business. He shares how he finds people to...

In this week’s episode, Beau sits down to chat with Stan Sherwin who we recently visited at DeAngelo Marine Exhaust where he raced against a Cobot to see who could weld a 32” flange the fastest. Stan shares his beginnings in the trade under his father's guidance, overcoming challenges and embracing the opportunities that led him to specialize in various welding techniques, particularly TIG welding...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Hayden Barnes who taught himself to weld and changed careers by starting his business @tookiesshop named after his grandfather, leaving a desk job to work with his hands. He talks about how he has reached out to people in the online welding community for advice and tips to learn, built up his business via word of mouth and handing out flyers and business car...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Nate Bowman who you might know as the Weld Scientist about the upcoming season of Clash Of The Grinders which he will be hosting this year. Students will have a chance to win up to $15,000 for first place and Nate dives into some of the things students should keep in mind for the competition. He talks about working the application engineers over at 3M learni...