WELD

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Codie Aljets, a metal artist based in Gunnison, Colorado. He talks about finding inspiration in nature which is the subject of a lot of his art. He talks about trying to grow as an artist as well as in business with the help of a coach, meeting other artists when traveling and asking them questions, and a little behind his motivation in the art world, and gi...

In this week’s podcast, Beau chats with Jesse McCollum from Everlast Welders about their new line of handheld lasers and all the different things that people need to know when it comes to safety when acquiring one for your shop. He talks about his journey to working with Everlast, the learning curve with their new laser machines, and where he sees lasers fitting into the industry in the future.  C...

In this week's episode, Beau chats with John Henderson from ESAB about the world of Oxyfuel. He talks about the best practices when it comes to setting your gas for both cutting and welding, we go over the the different types of flames and best uses and then about lighting and exterminating your flame. If you are getting into the world of oxyfuel you won’t want to miss this one. Connect with John...

In this week's episode, Beau chats with Dusty James owner of Pacific Arc Tig Welding about his approach to teaching people to TIG weld. He talks about how he focuses on starting with the fundamentals and trying to constantly get little wins to keep his students interested in learning. Connect with Dusty Instagram YouTube Website Thank You To Our Trusted Partners Learn more about the xFUME® PRO fro...

In this week's episode, Beau talks with Mike Barnett about his experience as a welder traveling around from contract to contract. He talks about getting with a company that seeks out different jobs for welders, things that help him avoid loneliness and isolation on the road, and then gives some advice to new welders in the industry to listen and leave their egos behind if they want to learn. Conne...

In this week's episode, Beau chats with Luke Labadie, owner and operator of Adrenaline Artworks Welding and Fabrication about how he got into welding with the goal of starting his own business. He talks about how he got funding to attend school right in the nick of time, working through school in various shops he found he really enjoyed tig welding aluminum. Then after getting experience he decide...

In this week's episode, Beau chats with Laura King a steam fitter with local union 475 out of Newark NJ with quite the journey to where she is at today. She talks about how she got into welding during community college and had a brief run at being a helper, learning quickly that the iron workers union wasn’t the right fit, heading out to Oklahoma to attend welding school along with a CWI course, g...

In this week's episode, Beau chats with Liv Taylor Dodge a welder in the shipbuilding industry who has built quite an online following. In her videos on social media, she gives you a glimpse into what it is like working in confined spaces inside of ships. In the episode, she talks about how a dream she had led her to the welding industry, trying to explain how welders make a lot of money that migh...

In this week's episode, Beau chats with Jason Becker who recently opened Underground Metal Works in Orlando Florida. He talks about what to expect when taking a class there, the difference between teaching at his school and others in the past, and leaves the listeners with some advice about what to do when feeling burnt out in the welding industry. Connect with Jason @arcjunkiespodcast @undergroun...

In this week's episode, Beau chats with Michael Ewing who has been in the welding industry for over 30 years and is on a mission to help pass that knowledge to the next generation of welders. He talks about how he first started welding, people who have helped and inspired him along his journey, safety concerns on the job site, and leaves the listeners with some advice when dialing in your machine....

In this week's episode, Beau chats with Weston Spencer who you might know from his company Salt City Steel or his product the picket master pro. He chats about how he got into welding because of his dad who worked for years as a diesel mechanic. Then in one of his first welding jobs, he worked making ornamental handrails and gates. Having to space out pickets he knew there had to be a tool to make...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Jimmy Diresta who is known for making pretty much anything that comes to his mind. He talks about his journey from designing and making toys, to working in film and TV before starting his YouTube channel that has grown to over 2 million subscribers. He talks about welding aluminum, how he approaches soliving problems with the mindset of someone figured t...

In this week's episode, Beau visits Michael Furick, the owner and operator of Furick Cups, a line of large-diameter cups that assist with gas coverage TIG welding along with all kinds of other products. Michael shares how he started his career in welding by attending night school and working at a motorcycle dealership, where he was encouraged to move to North Carolina to pursue the racing world. H...

In this week's episode, Beau got to chat with Ben Ashline the manager of Vermont Sports Car. He talks about how he got into welding after seeing custom choppers on TV and started making pedal choppers, the kind of work they do at the fab shop, and then some work he has been doing on the side doing custom fabrication jobs. Connect with Ben Instagram @bennyjamescs Check out his Vermont Sports Car ht...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Sean Flottmann aka @dabswellington about the upcoming competition being held at American Welding Academy for high school seniors held February 3rd, with each student receiving a scholarship and a full ride for the lucky winner. Sean talks about his outreach work, driving around introducing high school students to tig welding trying to inspire them to get int...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Chole Hudson aka @arcweldingangel a welder specialized in precision tig work in the performance racing sector, currently working at Joe Gibbs Racing. She talks about how she got her start in welding in the nuclear sector, before moving into the racing industry. She shares her approach to welding titanium, some quick repairs she has had to make at the track,...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Preston Lewis, founder of the OMY Foundation about how he started the foundation after his battle with leukemia to help teach kids the skills it takes to run a professional race team. From fabrication, marketing, to logistics he aims to help give the next generation a leg up in the racing world. He talks about how people can get involved to help teach or lea...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Ian Johnson from Big Tire Garage, and Kris Scherm and John Henderson from ESAB about the different applications of Plasma Cutting and Oxy-Fuel cutting and the pros and cons of each. They go deep into different problems people run into when using each process, the safety precautions to keep in mind when using them, and some things you can do with them that yo...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Michael Klee, a technical sales rep with Lincoln Electric who had quite the journey to get to the position he is in today. He reached out because he heard us talking about the Hyperfill system on a previous podcast and wanted to explain exactly what it is and how long it has been around. He tells us about the kinds of industries that would use this new syste...

In this week's episode, Beau chats with Will Urban, Tim Urban, and Thomas Thibault about smelting using primitive techniques. We ran into them up at The Maker Camp and they let Beau join in on their collection and decided it would be cool to explain the process. From beginning to end they walk us through the process of smelting your own metal that you could use to make tools. From constructing a f...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Jonny Snider social media manager for Edge Welding Cups and Alex Hodyl, Creative Director over at Blue Demon about how to make social media work for you. They chat about how much to post, where to find inspiration, formatting, and so much more. They also dive into understanding the purpose of social media in the welding industry, using it more as a digital r...

In this week’s episode, Beau chats with Brain House founder and owner of Housemade.us who revolutionized the modern forge by creating his Apollo forge which uses a fraction of the fuel as a traditional forge. He talks about how his whole life changed after he learned CNC and how to weld, unlocking his passion for working with his hands. He also talks about his philosophy of doing business, leaving...

In this weeks episode, Beau chats with Bob Clagett who turned his need to get up and use his hands into a Youtube Channel iliketomakestuff making all kinds of projects. One of his recent videos featured him making a DIY powder coating setup. He talks about how he started making videos, learning how to weld by trial and error, what a maker is, and leaves us with some advice about making the first v...

In this week's episode, Beau stops by the Acieta booth at Fabtech to talk about the types of things they are bringing to the world of automation. First Nick Cowell talks about the types of training they do for customers to ensure they get the most out of their robots and cobots. Then Tyler talks about automating the jobs you hate so you can focus on learning new skills and welding. Learn more abou...

In this week's episode, Beau sits down with Luke and Priscilla Smith of PLSmithed, a husband and wife working together to make their metalworking dreams a reality. They talk about working together as a married couple, where their inspiration comes from for their work, and getting discovered by Lincoln Electric through their work using an Oxy-Fuel torch to help in their sculpting. If you are intere...