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  • @bluffroadron
    @bluffroadron 2 роки тому +41

    Not strong enough to lift that steel, but smart enough to use the crane. Work smarter not harder, great job!

    • @Billybob-go8hn
      @Billybob-go8hn 2 роки тому +4

      Exactly you can act like the tough guy all you want but when your 50 and ain’t got a back it’s your own damn fault!

  • @PatriotWeldFab
    @PatriotWeldFab 2 роки тому +21

    You might want to try using Lincoln 1/8" E7014 rods for these kinds of repairs. Great bead profile, wets in good with easy restarts. As usual, your no-shit (except when you are knee deep in shit) real world content and willingness to share the good, along with the bad, is a great benefit for those who are entertaining the notion of working for themselves. Goodonya, mate!

  • @greathornedforge1133
    @greathornedforge1133 2 роки тому +3

    "As you can see..." I love how you phrase things! Straight, simple, and to the point!!!

  • @Gangstercub
    @Gangstercub 2 роки тому +6

    I love this guys vocabulary..
    Talks just like me.
    👍

  • @Cameron_D
    @Cameron_D 2 роки тому +6

    One thing you may have been able to do is put a clamp on one end of the dumpster and have the angle iron rest on the clamp, lifting it one end at a time.

  • @rickhissen1904
    @rickhissen1904 2 роки тому +3

    Good job enjoy your videos I'm a 66yearold carpenter still working just getting into welding hopefully I can be able to help someone one day and learn more

  • @thebeardedstork432
    @thebeardedstork432 2 роки тому +2

    Good stuff! Nice to have the tools to make the job go smoother.

  • @justinmcquaide4862
    @justinmcquaide4862 2 роки тому +2

    Great video as always absolutely love this channel one of my favourites. Love your honesty and no bullshit straight to the point everytime lol

  • @kylereed1570
    @kylereed1570 2 роки тому +2

    build u some half clamps. half the time you go for heating and beating and a half clap may have done what u wanted to do. hell i would use it just for a perch for that angle to sit on so you could lever that angle up top. had me worried that lift looked tough. glad u stepped back and went for a safer option.

  • @justintasht1067
    @justintasht1067 2 роки тому +2

    I love the way you adapt and over come any problems or issues you have and run in to top bloke and full respect 👍👍👍👍

  • @garys5175
    @garys5175 2 роки тому +3

    If you get the railing fab job, I'd definitely like to see a video of the work. Thanks Anthony, you the man!

  • @josephzeigler6853
    @josephzeigler6853 2 роки тому +1

    Holy crap. Texas TIG is so freaking awesome

  • @nwafab5335
    @nwafab5335 2 роки тому +2

    In the future don't lay much trust in aluminum ladder either - appreciate your videos and how you teach others

  • @colecooper985
    @colecooper985 2 роки тому +2

    Great video keep it up.
    This one was good for me because im working on dumpsters too for my first welding job. Going to be using some of your tips come monday. Thanks I appreciate it

  • @jorgealvarado7925
    @jorgealvarado7925 2 роки тому +1

    Badass Anthony your video are 👍 , keep the hard work up and your videos going, your teaching a lot of others how things really are….

  • @randomschittz9461
    @randomschittz9461 2 роки тому +1

    The only channel I just go ahead and like before I even watch. 🤘🏼

  • @ajsironworks3937
    @ajsironworks3937 2 роки тому

    Ya I do need to see how you weld stuff and make it all work. Gives me knowledge and drive to try stuff and get the job done well and the best way possible. Great job sir.

  • @papapsych2746
    @papapsych2746 2 роки тому

    Anthony, do yourself a favor and get a 50# can of 8018. For when you're in a bind and you can't run 7018 and you need the strength, crack resistance. I understand the argument 6010 not going crack if your bead is filled in and backfilled good on dry material. I think it would be well worth it to have available just to be completely sure of something.

  • @matthewspores4314
    @matthewspores4314 2 роки тому

    You need to visit the house of gains, brother.. 😂
    Good job!
    Your videos are always enjoyable.

  • @TheHillbillygeek
    @TheHillbillygeek 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the video. I don’t comment much but you’ve really inspired me to get back into welding and building things. Keep it up man have a good weekend

  • @tntltl
    @tntltl 2 роки тому

    Hey man love your videos. Next time though please show us how how your welds came out. Keep up the good work.

  • @Biokemist-o3k
    @Biokemist-o3k 2 роки тому +3

    Wow brother ever since I was in college and started bodybuilding I have been 230 pounds plus. I was hit on my 1957 Panhead and put on a 100 pounds while I was laid up with a crushed leg and a pulmonary embolism as well as clots that went to my heart. It took me a year plus to learn how to walk again but I am walking and trying to finish my bobber. Time to get back to welding also....

    • @MeltinMetalAnthony
      @MeltinMetalAnthony  2 роки тому +1

      Good luck brother! Sorry to hear about your bike. Speedy recovery!

    • @Biokemist-o3k
      @Biokemist-o3k 2 роки тому

      @@MeltinMetalAnthony Thank you I have to come down to go to USF and take care of some stuff and I am planning on riding my bobber down when I get it done as it gets warmer out. I am planning on moving back down to Tampa but hopefully we can get together for a beer and a hambuger when I get down there.

  • @ToiletCode
    @ToiletCode 2 роки тому +1

    Gotta work w what you got, another great job!

  • @mcfwelding
    @mcfwelding 2 роки тому

    back up plans i love it!

  • @francodeiuliis1562
    @francodeiuliis1562 2 роки тому

    Nice job again bud
    You always getter done
    Cheers from Nova Scotia

  • @Alexander_J_Jericho
    @Alexander_J_Jericho 2 роки тому +1

    Commented and thumbs up for my boy. ♥

  • @FreedomInc
    @FreedomInc 2 роки тому

    When Im.welding and run into those places where you can get optimum rod angle. BEND THE ROD!. You would have probably had some stops ans starts but you could have ran the 7018 uphill that way and completed that weld.

  • @strix_1312
    @strix_1312 2 роки тому

    i love to see that i'm not the only one with this shit metal welding jobs, Keep up the good work! :)

  • @badcatzracing7756
    @badcatzracing7756 2 роки тому

    Nice job man ,watching every video I'm here in nh and going to be doing what you do in the coming year,keep up the good work 👏

  • @welderofthecoastllc
    @welderofthecoastllc 2 роки тому

    Hey was wondering what kind of boots do you wear? Looking for a new set.

  • @downhilldaddy9346
    @downhilldaddy9346 2 роки тому

    Hey there’s nothing with a little downhill welding lol. And I like to call it the Texas “two step” 💪🏾

  • @boelensds
    @boelensds 2 роки тому +1

    While repairing fishing ships I had to bend the rod to get in real weard angels and thight spaces.

  • @deant876
    @deant876 2 роки тому +3

    You might not be able to lift that angle, but at times being small helps. I'm 6' 7" and 300+ pounds. I could lift that angle I to place, but I wouldn't be able to get into that septic truck the other day

  • @Dexron3
    @Dexron3 2 роки тому

    Use that welding blanket over the chain when pulling parts. If not get one of them cheap moving blankets from Harbor Freight. Broken chain will go through that windshield like nothing.

  • @joshuabriggs5931
    @joshuabriggs5931 2 роки тому

    Great job brother!!!

  • @jagripa7421
    @jagripa7421 2 роки тому +5

    Do you use flux core welding in any of your jobs? Thank you for all the welding tips. Great content!

    • @remb1500
      @remb1500 2 роки тому +2

      He has said before that his flux core 110v welder is a close second to his big stick welder. Most jobs just don’t require a rig that big. I love hearing that because I’m a flux core guy and I love it when professionals see it’s potential

  • @cameronrich2536
    @cameronrich2536 Рік тому

    I love your truck. How much can that boom handle?

  • @joshuaduck1631
    @joshuaduck1631 2 роки тому

    I think I recognize that place, near Polk parkway and 98?

  • @lukestambaugh5238
    @lukestambaugh5238 2 роки тому +1

    Awsome job!

  • @georgelasala6588
    @georgelasala6588 2 роки тому +1

    you are right

  • @billarroo1
    @billarroo1 2 роки тому

    Even if the customer says everything is there and ready to go. DON'T believe them, check it yourself, because they aren't welders !! They think everything is easy and "no problem", because that's how they want to pay for it. (Cheap)!
    So be realistic with them, and on your work order, state that there can be unforseen problems. ESPECIALLY when dealing with RUST AND.CORROSION !!
    Great Video. Thanks

  • @joederue2392
    @joederue2392 2 роки тому +1

    Love it.
    Detroit getto.

  • @jimfares11
    @jimfares11 2 роки тому

    Do you run a few more amps when you know you'll be doing Texas TIG?

  • @jaredholzinger7407
    @jaredholzinger7407 2 роки тому

    Great vid👍 always learning

  • @fzz188
    @fzz188 2 роки тому +1

    Be carful man its not worth lifting to heavy i got a hernia learned my lesson the hard way.

  • @casevideo9880
    @casevideo9880 2 роки тому

    I was once your size when I first got married. Good years of marriage/cooking bulked me up…
    I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who think heavy metal can be C&$@ suckers too…LOL…
    Keep up the great videos. I hate doing heavy metal without a helper, but you adapted and overcame.

    • @MeltinMetalAnthony
      @MeltinMetalAnthony  2 роки тому +1

      just had to break down and bust out the crane

    • @casevideo9880
      @casevideo9880 2 роки тому

      @@MeltinMetalAnthony Nice job. I wish I had a crane on my trailer. I will be fabricating one here soon. Limit will be about 500 lbs. Great video. Keep them coming.

  • @ritzeyxd3738
    @ritzeyxd3738 2 роки тому +1

    so have u thought about getting a fume extractor welding helmet? really makes a huge diffrence and specially more comfortable than having a resiprator on while welding

    • @donsmith9081
      @donsmith9081 2 роки тому

      The cool air is nice but the extra weight sucks.

    • @ritzeyxd3738
      @ritzeyxd3738 2 роки тому

      @@donsmith9081 hello after a while u dont notice it been using a fume exctractor helmet for half a year and dont mind it

    • @MeltinMetalAnthony
      @MeltinMetalAnthony  2 роки тому

      I want one, its on the list for sure!

    • @ritzeyxd3738
      @ritzeyxd3738 2 роки тому

      @@MeltinMetalAnthony thats great really hope u sre getting one soon

  • @jamieabernethy6957
    @jamieabernethy6957 2 роки тому

    I'm a welder fabricator from the UK. Always look forward to your videos. Just one question, where did you get your boots from. I love them

    • @MeltinMetalAnthony
      @MeltinMetalAnthony  2 роки тому

      they are Justins with vibram souls. best boots ive ever had

  • @jasonalfau2786
    @jasonalfau2786 2 роки тому

    Got to re-evaluate yourself, eat more and lift some iron bud! Love the vids and keep it comin!

    • @MeltinMetalAnthony
      @MeltinMetalAnthony  2 роки тому

      I train Muay Thia, no need to be a bulky bitch that can't move

  • @eqlibrium854
    @eqlibrium854 2 роки тому

    Great shit brother.

  • @welderskills9935
    @welderskills9935 2 роки тому

    You do know another easy way to get a heavy piece of angle iron up on a dumpster? Cut the angle in half and then weld it back together unless you don't trust your welds to be strong enough to work that way I mean afterall you'd probably end stitching your welds all the way down both sides of the angle anyhow. Right.

  • @anthonymarino4260
    @anthonymarino4260 2 роки тому +1

    well done

  • @ypaulbrown
    @ypaulbrown 2 роки тому

    if it ani't one thing, it is something else.......cheers Old Timer.....Paul

  • @jgalzate93
    @jgalzate93 2 роки тому +1

    love your content !

  • @davidsumpter1
    @davidsumpter1 Рік тому

    Old man told me once you don't have to be strong enough to lift a car if your smart enough to use a jack, always been my attitude going after stuff

  • @melvinmariott8609
    @melvinmariott8609 2 роки тому

    I would have used the crane before trying to put it up there by hand anyway.

  • @dr.h_gibby3158
    @dr.h_gibby3158 2 роки тому

    Great video

  • @bloodsweatandtearsforeverl9833
    @bloodsweatandtearsforeverl9833 2 роки тому

    You ever bend the rod

  • @gingersaremad
    @gingersaremad 2 роки тому +1

    I'm not a welder and this is the third video I've watched from you.... I don't know what beating slag off of the rod means

    • @garretr4488
      @garretr4488 2 роки тому +1

      It means it’s time for Texas Tig

    • @peetky8645
      @peetky8645 2 роки тому

      smaw rods have flux on them to prevent oxidation of the metaled metal while red hot. this flus is what he was referring to. after it burns, the flux becomes slag ion the weld bead that is removed with a wore brush. when using a smaw rod for filler metal, the flux is removed and the bare rod is melted into the smaw puddle

  • @oscarborjon6112
    @oscarborjon6112 2 роки тому +3

    You didn’t have to use Texas tig. You tack were it’s wide and then hit it with a hammer it will close up.

    • @MeltinMetalAnthony
      @MeltinMetalAnthony  2 роки тому +2

      Let’s see you do that with 3/8

    • @oscarborjon6112
      @oscarborjon6112 2 роки тому +1

      @@MeltinMetalAnthony I wish I could show you. You don’t go right to the big gap. You start were it’s kinda touching. Get ur tack real hot then hit it with hammer and go down the angle iron and it will close up. Thnank you have a good night. Meltin metal Anthony.

    • @Mrimnotfluffy
      @Mrimnotfluffy 2 роки тому +1

      @@oscarborjon6112 yup yup getting a nice hot tack and hitting it with a beater always worked for me too.

  • @clintcowles7563
    @clintcowles7563 2 роки тому

    Hey 👋 Northern Michigan here. Gaps! Yeah man. I have on many occasions grabbed up 6011 for gap filling. 6011 and 10 are my friends. 7018 and I like to hang out as well. We all get along 😁. I like how you were able to rely on your reputation after the railing fall out gig. Nice work man. Keep it up. These dickhead pricks are constantly pushing us down. Gonna really need people like you more and more as this shit gets deeper.

  • @09FLTRMM77
    @09FLTRMM77 2 роки тому

    MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @davidspin5353
    @davidspin5353 2 роки тому +3

    That burger looked like boiled hammered dog shit...

  • @GetRich23
    @GetRich23 2 роки тому

    All you had to do was put it on the top of the ladder put one side up tack it put the other side up then tack it boom you’re done.

  • @drillerdave
    @drillerdave 2 роки тому +2

    Where’s Big Tom when u need em

  • @matthewnewsome9221
    @matthewnewsome9221 2 роки тому

    Burger not up to scratch = angle iron needs crane.

  • @MrHunterseeker
    @MrHunterseeker 2 роки тому

    6:25 You should have an apprentice helping you with this lifting stuff. Or, cut that piece in half with your torch, then weld it back together when you get it set in place. That's the name of the game isn't it? welding stuff back together?
    Edit: 7:25 I see you figured it out.
    Edit: 7:45 we know what it means, you are not using the proper sized rod and you are using a technique that wouldn't pass an xray or bend test. As long as it isn't a structural support or risks life or limb, farm welds and made up "techniques" are fine I guess. Don't guess it matters on an old dumpster.
    Edit: 8:05 I am surprised you were able to weld anything that high off the ground without having a shield from the wind (welding curtain or leather apron blocking the wind away from your welding area).

  • @tomasalvarado207
    @tomasalvarado207 2 роки тому +1

    😎👍

  • @ligmaknutts2752
    @ligmaknutts2752 2 роки тому

    Hey Big Daddy 🤩

  • @georgelasala6588
    @georgelasala6588 2 роки тому +1

    u work alon i am same way

  • @whatsnextgarage
    @whatsnextgarage 2 роки тому +1

    🤟🤟👍

  • @calebc6028
    @calebc6028 2 роки тому

    Keep doing your thing God, Peace God.

  • @ni370
    @ni370 2 роки тому

    140 lbs? 2x2x.375 angle at 8' long is 37 lbs!

  • @georgelasala6588
    @georgelasala6588 2 роки тому

    thats what i do

  • @loghanstevens9189
    @loghanstevens9189 Рік тому

    That burger looked like trash😐

  • @DRHVACR
    @DRHVACR 2 роки тому +1

    burger looked bad how do you f...up a burger??

  • @Garyvandetta
    @Garyvandetta 2 роки тому +1

    My favorite Jewish welder!

  • @tractorman007houge8
    @tractorman007houge8 2 роки тому +1

    Preparation is 90% of welding. Bro you should check yourself into a trade school and they’ll teach you how to weld.

  • @kyletomlinson4772
    @kyletomlinson4772 2 роки тому +1

    Ur in my neck of the woods

  • @alfonsobernabe4291
    @alfonsobernabe4291 2 роки тому

    I bet someone scrapped that piece of metal

  • @maxsmetalmadness7085
    @maxsmetalmadness7085 Рік тому +1

    Gotta drink some milk before you lift heavy shit lol

  • @dextervillarin2716
    @dextervillarin2716 2 роки тому

    Hard work +experience= 🤑

  • @vanhaiflich2557
    @vanhaiflich2557 2 роки тому +1

    Their breakfast is better

  • @jesserousseau2481
    @jesserousseau2481 2 роки тому

    You talk like your the only guy that's ever had a wlder on his rig. Your a good dude but you need to dial it down a but bud.

  • @christophergabutto7414
    @christophergabutto7414 2 роки тому

    Lol

  • @gabrielraya7472
    @gabrielraya7472 2 роки тому

    You should have been a equipment mechanic/welder if you wanted to get more into repairing equipment like you said in your other video.Thats where the real money is even tho you talk shit about being a mechanic that’s how you get around heavy equipment and most equipment mechanics know how to weld very well so why would the customer call a guy that just knows how to weld…

  • @iracole5612
    @iracole5612 2 роки тому

    You make good video but you should respect your dad but stop using all those bad words

  • @mishman
    @mishman 2 роки тому

    Eat more meat!

  • @OR1L215
    @OR1L215 2 роки тому

    Next time lift one end on to the dumpster and walk the other end up the ladder. That burger looked dry as fuck!!!! I try to spend money at mom and pop places like that way before any chain or franchise. Are you really only 135??? My 9 yr old daughter is 5’ 0” @ 128lbs

  • @bradlycriswell1990
    @bradlycriswell1990 2 роки тому

    why not bend your 7018 that way you could have ran that vert pass?