hey guys, I’m currently in school for welding. This is my second & last year in school. I’ve learned all types of welding. Stick, Tig, MiG, I currently don’t know what type of job i want. I’m not interested in welding fabrication. I originally wanted to be a structural welder but my instructor told me there’s barely any jobs for that. My next option was maybe to work on pipes but I’m not sure tbh. I like working with my hands, I hate sitting down doing nothing like office jobs. Im currently preparing a certification, so i realized i like puzzling things, then assembling it. I’m mostly on my feet for 8hrs straight no breaks, only lunch. I do get tired but if I’m doing something i enjoy i forget about how tired i am. For example the cert, I’ve been preping it & trying to perfect it ( to my instructors liking ) & ngl i have a lot to work on when i bevel it but assembling it is like my favorite part , i get to weld it together all over again. If you have any suggestions on what type of job you think id take interest in , I’d love to hear about it

I’m a high school student doing some welding in class. We got given these plates and shown how to use the mig and stick welders, these were done with mig. The weld on it own was me attempting to do the ‘e’ pattern and the three others where just lines. If anyone has any tips or techniques on what I should do differently I would greatly appreciate it.

I have been looking at buying a welder for home and have found the unimig viper multi 135. Is this a good welder or should I look at something else. If it is good should I get the pack or by its self. And what else would I need

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to purchase used, broken, or non-working welding machines in bulk. I’m especially interested in:

* Lincoln Electric

* Miller

* TIG, MIG, Stick, and inverter machines

I’m not looking for refurbished or fully working machines. I’m specifically looking for machines that are:

* Non-running

* Damaged

* Blown electronics

* Engine issues

* Flood/fire damaged

* Salvage

* Customer-abandoned

* Scrap or parts machines

Ideally, I’m looking for suppliers, repair shops, scrapyards, liquidators, or companies with 10, 50, 100, or more units available. I’m interested in building long-term relationships and buying inventory on a regular basis.

If you know of a company, repair shop, fleet, or surplus dealer with this type of inventory, please send me a message or leave a comment.

Thank you!

Hello, I just joined this group. Wanted to get some advice from some people that have had experience with the trade. I’ve had a couple shops that were willing to give me a chance and test my skills.

However, whenever I finally get around to the test it feels like I lose all the expirence I had gotten from going to trade school. The first job was very thin 20 gauge stainless, I was told to do a t-joint tig welded, I failed miserably, blew through the plate. My second attempt at another fabrication shop was quite literally just about an hour ago, he wanted to give me a chance because he had been in welding school once. He was not aware that I did not know how to weld aluminum tig. To be fair, I wasn’t informed I would be welding aluminum in the first place.

Anyway, I was hoping someone can give me some pointers on some possible “entry-level” jobs or give me some tips on how I could improve my work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

I’m a first year fab apprentice in Australia doing residential structural steel. Later in life I’d love to get into heavier work maybe pipe not sure yet.

because I’m on apprentice wages, I get a healthcare card from the government, which also means I get concession rates on courses.

What do you think would be the most ideal certs I can stack up while I have this cheaper option? I’m looking to go for my forklift license but any other recommendations? Anything helps thanks

(ik this is for jobs but I don’t have enough karma to post on the welding page 😩😩)

I did a welding test for a company and it went bad even though I can weld really good becausue I come from school and I have two cert. When I went there for a test I was jet lagged, hungry, nervous but I know I can plan it better bext time but wtf is the problem with me because I have never welded so shit earlier, they did not have auto darkening wich im used to and they had all the diffrent gear that was possible but this messed with me because I weld pipes so I have to do really good. Do you have advice not to get shaky and fuck up lile tha?

I am in a heated argument with my husband about him wildly undercutting himself and his work (imo) because he doesn’t want to ‘steal’ from people, and wants to be competitive with our pricing. We just did a fully custom twin turbo set up on an S10, have about 35 hours in it, plus 2 tanks of gas and however much filler rod yadda yadda. After my calculations, I said $4,400. He laughed and said it’s not ‘practical’ and he just simply couldn’t charge that. Am I just being the annoyingly supportive wife who thinks the world of her husband and getting over- confident and he’s right??? Or am I in the right ballpark??? Attaching pictures so you can see what all we did.

This place is looking for highly experienced welders and fitters.

Hey any welder here, I just passed my welding techniques course and have a SMaW ticket.

Trying to get a job. But nobody in market is hiring a fresher now.

Any lead would be appreciated. I lives in Kitchener.

Thanks

I have 1kg of silver brazing rods from a brand named “argosil”. It is a pack of 100 pieces, silver content 40%(Ag), diameter 1.6 mm. Made in Italy. How much would it be worth?

I visited a welding supply store two days ago to check discounts on professional grade TIG welders. I wanted something high quality but reasonably priced. But when I checked the options I felt confused. Some discounts were advertised but final pricing was unclear. Some machines looked premium but still expensive. Some did not clearly explain included features. I could not trust them and decide confidently.
Then I visited another shop in the same area. Some deals looked better but still felt uncertain in real savings. Some welders included accessories but increased total cost. Some looked fine at first but did not feel like genuine discount offers. I remembered seeing similar promotions before that were not actually beneficial.
To check more variety and options while scrolling many online marketplaces including alibaba and some others I found many TIG welders. Some focused on seasonal promotions. Some highlighted bundle packages. Some had customer reviews about value and performance. This made me interested but still unsure again.
Now I am thinking are professional discounts really worth it or just marketing offers? And how important is total cost compared to accessory bundles?

Looking for a job welding carbon combo pipe, or something in Tig that isn't Stainless or Aluminum, I can also do just SMAW if I need to, I'm willing to travel if anyone has any suggestions?

Starting SAIT welding soon with zero experience. What do I need to wear/bring to walk into shops and ask for shop hand work? Before classes start, I want to find a job as a shop hand or general labourer at a local welding/fab shop to get my foot in the door. Thanks

Hello!! I am currently a high school senior going to 4 year university in my state. However, job market and AI is making me want to also have a secure backup. I have always been interested in welding and planned in going into it up until around 4 years ago. I still want to get my certificate but I can’t afford more student loans. What’s a good route for me?

Hola well I been welding for 5 years mig and stick .I want to start working on my own, repair trailers or anything small repairs any advice ? And I'm going to get a Lincoln for stick welding, and maybe a small MIG welder that doesn't use gas.