Anyone who has stickers on their hood is a poser. Union welder for 20 yrs

@mcfwelding

14 күн бұрын

That might be the most stupid fuckin thing I've ever heard. But hey what do I know I'm just a poser

@xrazzr1

13 күн бұрын

lmao, ive met a naval welder and he loved to put stickers in his hood and loved custom hoods, 30 years in his hands building ships that are still out there HuRdUr uNiOn WeeLDer stfu as long you do well your job no one gives a damn if you are wearing your wife's panties

@illinoisboy8577

6 күн бұрын

@1969darr damn, aren’t you a ray of sunshine who’s opinion NOBODY values! 🤡

@niceduck6199

6 күн бұрын

classic old head move lmao "I dont understand so ill shit on it"

@bird289

Күн бұрын

Lmao "uNiOn WeLdEr FoR 20 YeArS" nobody gives a shit bro.

You are absolutely correct! We had an Upstate NY Plumbing & HVAC company. We got a "no heat call" in the middle of the night on Christmas eve. The customer (an elderly lady) said that she had called several companies before calling us. We repaired her furnace by noon on Christmas day. We had to cannibalize several units we had in stock to get parts. It turned out that her relative was an executive for a big grocery store chain. We got the Grocery store account that amounted to a very large portion to our business expansion. You NEVER know!

@suntzu6122

6 ай бұрын

Helping a grandma is already a W in my book.

@stansbruv3169

2 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas!

I have noo issue with doing some of the small jobs. One thing I learned early on was telling drop in clients that I could do a job right away, while they wait. Too many of these jobs turned into bargaining sessions because the customer said they were getting ripped off. "job only took half an hour why are you charging so much?" Tell them to come back in two days. These customers need to wait a bit to value the job.

@jessihawkins9116

5 ай бұрын

welding equipment cost money

@steventwiddy3402

Ай бұрын

That’s when you say, you see all this super expensive equipment that I’ve got that not many people have or know how to use that’s why the cost is what it is

@bird289

Күн бұрын

I can't stand that shit. I'm not a welder, I'm an electrician and I hear the same thing.

I once had a guy ask for gussets and even told me where he wanted them, but he had me put them right where the nount needed to be, so now I always want to see the thing it mounts to.

@denttech2515

4 ай бұрын

Well said. 75k is mostly for the machine it attatches to. You need to understand the WHOLE machine before you start adding pieces (gussets). It's just not that simple. You will find yourself in a bad position. It's inevitable, if you dont understand what you're actually working on. Clearly, he didn't. Hope he got lucky this time

3rd year welder working in Los Angeles. This vid helps me set goals for where I’ll be in a few years. Thanks for sharing!

75k! Wow! You're right brother, I did a small job for a flooring place, then they had me do three more jobs, and I've done some work for two of their employees. I'm actually lucky because one shop sucks and the other one looks like it's closed down. Plus, Florida eats steel like it's candy.😆 I always come to your videos to get inspiration to keep going. I finally got a welder that will burn those 6010s you sent me!

Words of Wisdom my friend! Great to see someone that is willing to put in the work and not just have crap given to them. Nice job. Hope it brings you much work!

Yessir! Love the small repair jobs. Thanks for the upload! 💯💰👨🏾‍🏭🤙🏿

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. You da man!

Worked golf course maintenance for a few years and I've never seen a piece of equipment like that, but by the size of the hoses and the fact that it's for sand I'd say iits for sanding in aeration holes after plugging their greens and fairways. Pretty slick tool.

Nice job man. Little jobs like this are where it's at. For broken stuff I do fitment the exact same way. That way the broken pieces key together properly with no questions if they were in the right spot. A little die grinder can be a help too. Nice work!

@mcfwelding

10 ай бұрын

Thats the way i found to be easiest

I have been passing out business cards, i had a small sign made at a local printer after you said you got a job from having the sign in your front yard, its been about three months and no calls yet. I think i will hit up the local golf courses as well after watching this. I really like your channel and my wife says you sound like a nice guy, she’s a pretty good judge of character👍

@THEVOLCOMLIFE

11 ай бұрын

Keep it up bro 💪🏼

@johnmount1622

11 ай бұрын

Just had my first call out, fixed a trampoline, the welding was quick and the kids mom was happy. Hope it leads to more work, it was a cool feeling to get it welded up for the kids.

@THEVOLCOMLIFE

11 ай бұрын

@@johnmount1622 hell yeah man ! I wish you all the best with the business

@mcfwelding

10 ай бұрын

Careful with the sign. my town just told me to take mine down since i dont have a business and "cant" run one at my house... check with your town first

@johnmount1622

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice.

like how you exlain in clear and easy ways

I just welded up a huge vibrating rock tumbler last month and when you are working on something that vibrates constantly you need to avoid wrapping corners of the welds because the vibrations will crack much much faster in the corners. I believe my foreman said the spec was the weld had to end at least 1/4 inch from the edge of the joint. All 3/16-1/4 typ fillet with some 3/8 multipass that was typ for the lifting lugs

started my business doing small repairs on landscaping trailers now im building landscaping trailer 6-7 a year small jobs pay off in the long run 50 % of my work is less than 3 hour jobs

@mcfwelding

10 ай бұрын

nice!

Clean Job .. awesome repair …

Good repair well done, those small Gussets cetainly added strength, no way will that break again.

Looks good mang. Pretty specialized piece of kit there.

@mcfwelding

10 ай бұрын

sure is

Word of mouth is the best advertising. Do what you said you'd do and they'll pay your price. You build the trust with most people and it will be worth alot. Also, go with your gut feeling, sometimes it will divert you from disaster. Sometimes that Spidey Sense knows before you do. Keep up that hustle bro

Great tip when welding the crack never thought of that

@mcfwelding

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Filling in the porosity holes with paint

Great job!

nice job dude

💯 absolutely agree he never know who's going to see it. You are you that person's going to drop your name to nice work.

@mcfwelding

10 ай бұрын

Exactly!

Nice work

Im going to start learning to weld in a few months. I want a skill to not only help me and earn me money, but help people find quality work. I hope to get good enough to start some side work.

Looks factory great job.

@mcfwelding

10 ай бұрын

better then factory

Nice video. I got a flux welder for Christmas. It's been years since I took a welding class. What small projects would you recommend I start practicing on to gain experience and skill?

@mcfwelding

3 ай бұрын

maybe build a little end table out of some square tubing, that's always a good option

@russellrader8786

3 ай бұрын

@@mcfwelding Thank you for the suggestion.

Serious question, would hard facing that bracket work as an alternative to gussets? Or would hard facing have to be additional to the gussets or unnecessary all together ?😅

@mcfwelding

10 ай бұрын

It's not a wear part so no hardfacing

@gavinweiler3831

9 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t do anything, hard facing it only to stop wear on stuff like buckets augers etc. it’s very brittle and wouldn’t add any strength to this. It also looks like this part doesn’t touch the ground or anything so hard facing isnt needed

Im getting started in the welding industry and am looking to pick up any side work that deals with me laying a bead. That being said what do you think has been the best way for you to get your services known to those around you? Word of mouth and social media ads I would assume?

@mcfwelding

7 ай бұрын

check out my side work video

6:29 is that weld busted around the corner?

Let your work, do the talking for you 👍

Good stuff. What’s your main gig. I’m starting my own shop, I come from an art/design background and interested in outdoor/mobile stuff. Thanks

@mcfwelding

8 ай бұрын

I'm a steamfitter

75K for that thing? Maybe just make more of that thing... :)

@herodotusofhalicarnasis2394

10 күн бұрын

Smartest comment of all

Better than factory

you can tell a certified welder from other you tubers who weld outstanding process getting full penetration. thats how it should be done I know you know what your doing enjoy the channel

@sawboneiomc8809

11 ай бұрын

Some of the best welders I know don’t have 1 single cert......certificates don’t necessarily make a welder

@420WEED69

8 ай бұрын

​@@sawboneiomc8809 I'm a PAINTER/ARTIST I'm 67 , I welded a lot 30 years ago, just bought a TITANIUM 125 FLUX CORE WELDER $200.00 IT WEIGHTS 15 LBS GOT THIS AT HARBOR FREIGHT ONCE A WELDER ALWAYS A WELDER, LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE

@bonnivilleblackcherry9745

5 ай бұрын

indeed you cant tell whos certified or not. As with any trade/career. some people just have a good work ethic and knowledge/skill. You dont get that from a piece of paper.

Are you putting a new piece

How fo you like that m18 flat head. I gotta order one, i keep putting ut off

@mcfwelding

3 ай бұрын

worth every penny

I think it's for injecting sand into the greens after core aeration.

@mcfwelding

17 күн бұрын

I think your right

What welding hood are you using?

@mcfwelding

2 ай бұрын

I use a basic fibre metal hood with a rod shield lens, check out the link in the description

👍

how much did you charge for a repair like this?

@mcfwelding

5 ай бұрын

I charged $250

I do the machinist equivalent of this, so I end up doing a little welding, and even blacksmithing, which I like, cause I've made 1000 of the same thing in a row, and I'd rather fix one of these, one of those, but I probably have adhd, lol.

Did you give a price before you fixed it

@mcfwelding

5 ай бұрын

Nope, gave him the price after

That's off a hydroject it shoots sand and water down into the soil😊

@mcfwelding

9 ай бұрын

I found that out once they came and picked it up, pretty cool machine

@stevenakn1

9 ай бұрын

@mcfwelding it's big business we get it done every year.

I would've just cut off the old bracket and built a entirely new one out of thicker angle iron. Then added thicker gussets. In the end it looks good tho ! Probably worked just fine as well..😁

@mcfwelding

5 ай бұрын

It's been holding up, I think if it happens again that would be the next option.

I need some stickers

@mcfwelding

10 ай бұрын

maybe one day jim curly

great work, i just hate how you painted over the dirt :/

@mcfwelding

8 ай бұрын

It'll be fine

You should give that guy the name of narizón

PrimeWeld?

@mcfwelding

6 ай бұрын

yes sir

75k and they probably put a rookie on it

@mcfwelding

3 ай бұрын

Mostly likely

ya what did you charge him? thats the point of the video.

@mcfwelding

2 ай бұрын

Is it? I don't come out and say what I charge my customers most of the time.

Hey

@mcfwelding

10 ай бұрын

hey

Don’t be paranoid lol

I like to fix and don’t want them to return and say %*#$@

CASH ONLY !

@mcfwelding

Ай бұрын

that's right

You won't make crap doing small job its always the little old lady with the handle broken off her tea pot wanting to only pay 75 cents.

@mcfwelding

2 ай бұрын

Well this isn't an old lady with a chair. Did you watch the whole video

Die grinder

How do you even get these type of jobs, I have my business on Facebook instagram and offer up I get no calls nothing I really need help

@mcfwelding

2 ай бұрын

Word of mouth now, I live next to this golf course so the owner drives past my house everyday so that's how I got this one. most of my work comes from Instagram. start following local landscapers and the work should come