Thank you for listening to episode 274 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week we're talking about Tungsten Angles. We asked for topic ideas on Instagram last week and this was one of the many replies we received. We go all over the place with this topic but really cover a lot of ground. Hope it helps! Have a great week and if you enjoy t…

Thank you for listening to episode 273 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week we're talking about product development! All three of us have developed a product of some kind and brought it to a small market. We thought it would be fun to talk about some of the experiences we've had during that time and hope this conversation might spark a…

Thanks for listening to the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's guest we had Aaron Biefer better known as @Bulldogwelding on Instagram! Aaron has been a good friend of ours for a long time but we've never really known what he did for his day gig, until now! We hope you enjoy this chat with Aaron and have a great week! If you're liking …

Thank you for listening to episode 271 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week we're talking about Stick Rods! Jody had recently posted a video on YouTube about different stick rods and we thought we could continue the conversation and see where it went. Hope you can pick out a few good nuggets to help you along your way! Have a great wee…

Thank you for listening to episode 270 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week we had a fun chat with Mike Best from @bestfabllc on Instagram. Mike has an interesting story on how he got into welding and started his own business. Also, how he met Jody for the first time. We hope you can pull a few nuggets out of this episode to help you a…

Thank you for listening to episode 269 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we're talking about upgrading your shop. What kinds of things can you do and when is a good time to do the upgrades. Jonathan is right in the middle of doing such things so we thought this would be a good time for this conversation. Have a great week…

Thank you for listening to episode 268 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week we're talking about some tricks you can do to get a consistent weld. Brad Goodman joins in on this conversation to add some insight. We hope that this episode helps you start laying more consistent beads! Have a great week everyone! If you're liking what you he…

Thank you for listening to episode 267 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week's episode we're keeping up with our tradition by looking ahead to the upcoming year, at least that's how the episode starts. It takes on it's on topic but overall keeps the theme. Hope everyone has great plans for 2022 and looking forward to seeing them all com…

Thank you for listening to ep 266 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's episode we're taking a minute to look back over the past year and reflect on how it went. We like to do this every year and think you should take the time to do it for yourselves. Hope everyone had a great holiday season and thank you for understanding our hol…

Hey Everyone! Just a heads up that we'll be back next week with our looking back over 2021! We enjoyed our time off and took an extra week with New Years and all but looking forward to getting back to it for 2022! If you're looking for something to listen to be sure to head over to the ArcJunkies Podcast and give this week's episode (206) a listen.…

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! We're on a little vacation from recording but still wanted to put out an episode so we're going to be reposting a few from the past over the next few weeks. This week we're looking back at the conversation we had with Micheal Brandt from Garage Bound, LLC. Micheal h…

Hey Everyone! This is just a little heads up to let you know that we are going to be taking a little vacation during the 2021 holiday season. During this time we are going to be spending some quality time with our families along with coming up with ways to improve the podcast for 2022! We hope everyone has a great holiday season and is able to also…

Thank you for listening to episode 265 of the Welding Tips and Tricks podcast! For this week's chat we started off with a topic of the Science of Tig Welding and just let it go from there. This one will be good for those that are a bit new to Tig welding! Hope this one helps you a bit! Have a great week everyone! If you're liking what you hear plea…

Thank you for listening to episode 264 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we're talking about safety. This topic got brought up because one of us had a little accident and we thought it would be a good time to remind everyone to slow down a bit to think. We hope this episode will do just thinking plus help you remember a f…

Thank you for listening to episode 263 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week we had a very interesting conversation with Ray Hebert from MagSwitch all about welding around a magnetic field. We definatly learned a lot and know you will, too! Be sure to check out these tools over on their site Mag-Tools.com. If you're liking what you hear…

Thank you for listening to episode 262 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we're talking about keeping a welding journal or different types of notes. What do we think of this and do we do it ourselves? Hopefully, this episode will help you decide if you'd like to jot down things a little more. Have a great week and thank yo…

Thank you for listening to episode 261 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we're talking about 5G tests over 6G tests. This chat started over a text between us three and we thought it would be a good idea to dive a little deeper into why companies might use different tests instead of just one that should cover almost all of…

Thank you for listening to episode 260 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we're talking about something that we all at some point have dealt with, back pain. Generally, it all started when we were younger and dumber thinking we could lift the world and slipped that one time... Now older, that one stupid mistake plagues you…

Thank you for listening to episode 259 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week's episode is all about staying productive and some of the things we have tried to help improve our productivity. If you're running your own business you know that you wear many hats and you also understand the more productive you can be the more money you can m…

Thank you for listening to this week's episode! We get asked all the time about different filler wire selection so we thought it would be a good time to do an episode! Hope this one helps you when something strange comes up! Have a great week everyone! If you're headed to FabTech have a great time!! If you're liking what you hear please leave us a …

Thank you for listening to this week's Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! Due to travel schedules and work schedules we were not able to record a new episode this past week, so we are reposting a past episode to still help kick off your week. We're going back to episode 13 with Mike Zanconato the bike builder! Enjoy! If you're liking what you hear pl…

Thank you for listening to episode 257 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week we're talking about when you take on a job that is a little out of your scope. That could be a side hustle job or a different type of task at your day job. We all encounter this from time to time so thought it would be something good to talk about. Have a great…

Thank you for listening to episode 256 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we continue the conversation about getting your first job after school or passing your first weld test. At this point in your career you're in a bit of a limbo stage where you can weld but not sure how to fabricate. We've all been there and this is a…

Thank you for listening to episode 255 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week we're talking about Goal Setting and is it really that important? We're honestly all over the board with this and we all try different things to keep us moving in the right direction. We hope this chat might help you figure out your future goals! Have a great w…

Thank you for listening to episode 254 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we're answering a question that we saw on the WelderSkills.com Forum. That being what controls the size of the puddle while welding aluminum with Tig. There are a lot of different things that can affect the puddle and its size so we just let this con…

Thank you for listening to episode 253 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's episode we had a great chat with @Steel_Gun_Fab aka Brad McKee. Brad's story is very interesting and he delivered some serious knowledge bombs if you're looking at starting a business. You're going to want to get your paper and pencils out for this one! H…

Thank you for listening to episode 252 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week's chat is about the disconnect between Schools and Industry. We know this is a touchy subject and can be very controversial at times. Just remember we all want the best for this industry and we understand that schools are limited to many variables. This is just…

Thank you for listening to episode 251 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we're talking about reading prints. Being able to lay a good solid weld is only a fraction of the battle. Being able to build the job to what the designer or engineer intended is the whole point! The print is a key factor in transmitting this informa…

Thank you for listening to episode 250 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we thought it would be a good time to have a look back at this first half of 2021. We hope your year has been going great and looking forward to seeing what the rest of this year has to offer up! Have a great week everyone! If you're liking what you …

Thank you for listening to episode 249 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! If you follow any of the three of us on Instagram you've seen us talking about WelderSkills.com. We thought it would be a good time to explain a little more of what it is and what the hopes are for it to become. Hope this answers a few questions! Have a great week! Thank…

Thank you for listening to episode 248 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we had a fun talk with @Keypointfabrication aka Ron Sackowitz. Ron has an interesting past and has done a lot over the years. We hope this episode lets you in on opportunities come when you're uncomfortable! You just never know where they might lead …

Thank you for listening to episode 247 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's episode we answer a question we received from one of our Patrons. This question gets a little on the real side of the industry, that being how do you deal with disappointment? We thought this was a good question to talk about because it is a topic that do…

Thank you for listening to episode 246 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's guest we had a fun conversation with @JTwonable, aka Jody O Neill. Jody has a very interesting story and a few twists that might surprise you, too. If you're not following Jody, please stop now and go follow, you will not be disappointed! We hope you enjo…

Thank you for listening to episode 245 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we reached out to our Patreon members and asked them for some topic questions. They came through with a good amount of them so we picked one and ran with it. The question being, after you've spent the first $5K on your business what would you buy for…

Thank you for listening to episode 244 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's guest we had a great conversation with @Petty_Welding aka Drew Petty. Drew has an interesting background in the welding field which we dove rather deep into, pun intended, ha ha. Hope you all have a great week and Enjoy this week's chat with Drew Petty! T…

Thank you for listening to episode 243 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we talk about mistakes that we've seen, well at least that is what this topic was but we just let it roll where ever it wanted to. We hope you enjoy this chat/topic and have a great week! Thank you Mag-Tools.com for sponsoring this week's episode! Ch…

Thank you for listening to episode 242 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we talk about some of the odd materials we have worked with in our careers. We hope this episode might help open your eyes to a few different types of materials that are common in different industries and makes you do some research outside of your no…

Thank you for listening to episode 241 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's episode we have a fun chat with our guest @LostSkills, aka Sam Hagan. This episode goes all over the place with Sam's past, trucks, skill sets, and much more. We hope you enjoy this chat and have a great week! Thank you for all the support and be sure to …

Thank you for listening to episode 240 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week we answer another question and this one is all about Stick Electrodes. We talk about amperage, uses, storage, and more. We hope you get some great tips out of this one! We apologize for the rough audio. Tried several different things to get a better connect…

Thank you for listening to episode 239 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's episode we answered another question we received from our DM's on Instagram. What are some things that happen to us in our careers that made us a better welder or better person? We thought this was an interesting question and just let it roll. We hope thi…

Thank you for listening to episode 238 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's episode we talked about Jody's most recent video about welding over Mill Scale. This can be a very touchy subject depending on who you talk to and can be a rather deep topic, so we just started the conversation and let it go where it wanted. Hope you're a…

Thank you for listening to this week's episode of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week we were not able to record a new episode but still wanted to post something fun for you to kick off the week. We thought it would be good to dig out of the archive episode 43 where we talked to Barbie the Welder! This was almost 200 episodes ago so the …

Thank you for listening to episode 237 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we answer/talk about a question we received over email. The question was should they go to school before opening their own welding company. This question has many different avenues that it could go down and we took a few. If you're thinking of starti…

Thank you for listening to episode 236 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we had a question come in from a listener asking what was the hardest weld test we've ever taken or administered. We thought this was an interesting question and ran with it. Hopefully this will make you think back to your hardest tests or might give…

Thank you for listening to episode 235 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat we talk all about shop lighting. We've all worked in dark dungeon shops and know it is not a good time. To dive deeper into this subject we asked @Fireballtool, Jason Marburger, to join in to talk about how he is lighting his new shop! Loads of great…

Thank you for listening to the episode 234 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! This week's topic we found in the Welding Tips and Tricks Forum and thought it was interesting. 1/2-13 or Through Hole Fixture Plates? Which is the best option? We talk a lot about Roy's Crummy plates but there are other options out there and sometimes even just a pl…

Thank you for listening to episode 233 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's chat with everything going on in the recent past few weeks we thought it would be a good idea to talk about being prepared. This conversion went from being prepared in life to being prepared in business. We hope this episode might help you think about som…

Thank you for listening to episode 232 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's topic we talk about welding Pot Metal. What is pot metal? How to identify it? Can you weld it? These are a few items we talked about during this conversation. We hope that this chat will help you next time someone brings you something to repair and you su…

Thank you for listening to episode 231 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! Last week's ep we talked about defects in welds and at the end we brought up Cracks. We thought this would be a good topic to have it's own episode. To add into the chat we asked Tim Luskin to join in. Tim, also known as @TimWelds, has an interesting background when it c…

Thank you for listening to episode 230 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast! For this week's episode we're talking about common defects and discontinuities seen in welds. This chat was sparked from a post Roy put up on Instagram of a Lack of Fusion in one of his test pieces. There are many reasons why you might get one of these defects we talk ab…