I’m 22 just finishing my last year of school and have everything I need but a truck to put it in. Appreciate the guidance, not a lot of folks like to show young fellas the light nowadays 👍
Also when you work your rig you are fine tuning your rig. You will learn what you don't need and what you do need you never thought of, you will learn the most efficient way to store your tools.
Traded in my Nissan Altima while working as maintenance welder at a plant. Got all my tools and truck together and now basically hired on as a maintenance rig welder for the plant. Pretty much my dream job just being able to work out of my rig much less the freedom of being able to just be given a task and go handle it. If I ever have to leave this facility, atleast I’ll have all my own stuff and be ready to go. Plus since I look like a little kid you can already imagine how hard it is to convince a hiring office I’m able to run a rig.
Good advice . Went to a down hand pipewelding school . Started welding caps on bare 16"pipe done that till one was good at capping then graduated to doing coupons of the same size pipe till the end of the coarse where one took a regular down hand test and then pulled straps. Worked there after at a trucking out fit fixing and welding on trucks and trailers to get rigged up and also in between working there went welder helping on pipeline . Helping on the line gave one a very good Idea of what pipeline was about and one got contacts
This is a great vid for young guys this is the absolute truth he is 100% right with experience and networking you can never burn to many Rods under the hood it’s impossible in this trade you never stop learning or improving if you can’t find scrap pipe to practice on use plate in 6g or any uncomfortable position to learn great vid man
i’m 17 graduating this may, I have my SA 200, lots of hand tools, currently working a welding job as a shop and rig hand. I’m going to wwa this summer. I’m close
looking forward to the pipeline course. went to welding school and have been a structural welder for 5 years now building hotels, apartments, and parking garages. Doing a hotel for Universal Studios currently. want to switch up and learn to Tig/Stick weld pipe and break away from my company.
Also at most of the schools where you would get the Pipeline knowledge and guidance there are pipeline hands and welders and welder helpers that come in and visit talk about the jobs answer questions and even a few that have weld bosses to drop in An SCOOPE OUT THE CLASS FOR THE NEXT “GOLDEN ARM” I know of fue kids got out of school and started welding and went to school and finished up and put the time in networking and within a month or two was able to get on as a welding helper for the first 2 jobs and proved there selfs to the welder and weld boss and got a test and has never looked back!! Plus one who started at night and working of a day then ended up making a test before they even finished the school up and went straight to work all because the teacher seen how good he was and never came in late or left early and most importantly never missed a day. So the teacher hand the boss come in to see him
I appreciate this channel. I’m a linguist back in Oklahoma after twenty years teaching in Japan and really enjoyed welding in my army days and thinking about making a career change. A lot of bullshitters on the net but I definitely trust your info.
@Harold Phipps I’m familiar with that channel and was never a big fan. One clue is the description section of a video. When it’s nothing but a long list of affiliate links, like the video is about a knife and you have an Amazon link for your camera and microphone… or you do a head to head and still have an Amazon link for the product that lost, that you trashed in the video…
Cut the end of your beveler off. You can slide the torch and holder off and flip it around way faster with those mathey bevelers. I did it to my 2-4 and 3-8.
Good advice Austin. I love your videos! Thanks for all the helpful ideas and instruction. You and Kayla have a blessed weekend. Ps. Love my sweatshirt!!
You’re a big inspiration, I’m in school for welding now and afterwards I will attend KWI welding to become a pipe welder is the the only career path I can take??
Would it be your number one or do you have a preference basing it off of tuition, students to teacher ratio, and just simply the current employee’s and ethics?
All non union in texas and just about every other area where gas work exists. Only thing goin on for a building trades fella might be a little well pad work and a little distribution work. Texas and then of course the Midwest. Line 3 always has some happy slappy projects goin on
So I'm looking to build a rig and was wondering if an old international loadstar would work? My father has it and wants to get rid of it. So I'm curious if it would work. It's a dually.
I have a Toyota Tacoma. I need to have a bigger truck to get into the pipeline business? Could a trailer setup work? And could in your opinion a Hobart champion elite do the same job as the other machines you spoke of?
Hey Austin, my name is Hunter. I'm 16 soon to be 17 years old. I gained a 7018 1G welding certification as a welding 3 student at my local highschool. I go to school 5 days a week 8 hours a day and am looking for either a welding job or trying to get some side work welding. My problem is either no one wants to hire a 16 or 17 year old kid that has a welding certification, my schedule won't allow me to work week days and no one around me does weekend work. The other thing about trying to get side work on the weekends is that everybody and their brother welds out here so no one is needing a welder. Any tips you have for someone like me who's still in high-school and can't work a day job on weekdays? I'm honestly struggling and would really love some advice.
No one wants a 1G welder. Over half of my beginner stick students pass the 1G 7018 at end of the semester, having never welded before. Realistically 1G doesn't mean anything, have any value to a company. At the least get a 3G. So keep practicing.
Corrections need to be made in this video Austin. You said "Downhill Welding" and mentioned an 8018, which is completely wrong. Pulling from Lincoln electric's website: Excalibur® 8018-B2 MR®: Welding Positions All except vertical down Excalibur® 8018-C1 MR®:Welding Positions All except vertical down Excalibur® 8018-C3 MR®:Welding Positions All except vertical down What you should have put is an 8045, 9045 or 10045 rod: Pipeliner® LH-D80 Stick (SMAW) AWS: E8045-P2 H4R: 80% higher productivity over traditional vertical-up pipe welding Pipeliner® LH-D90 Stick (SMAW) AWS: E9045-P2: Special Features Designed for low hydrogen *vertical down* welding on pipe Pipeliner® LH-D100 Stick (SMAW) AWS: E10045-P2 H4R: Special Features Designed for low hydrogen *vertical down* welding on pipe
I'm getting a lot of millwright experience, have done a couple stainless pipe jobs for the guy I'm working for just not making good money at all.... is this enough after a while you think to go pipelining? I use and drive a rig everyday almost just dont own my own yet.
I've been out of the game for about 15 years now, messing up in life and raising my family. Man I wish I still had the hookup getting back out there. Sh*t I probably couldn't run a root pass to save my life right now but a little practice I got it, give me a week and put me on x-ray. I got the truck ready to roll out now minus the welding machine, leads and torches. I may have to come back out as a helper, but at least I'll be back with my brothers. Is anyone in or around South Louisiana running pipeline and needs a hand? Im ready to get back to the grind asap. I can be on the job in the next 24 hours let me know. I have about 15 years in the game pipefitting and welding structure and pipe mig, tig and stick. Its been a while since I've welded any pipe. But Im will to bust my ass and help get the job done by any means necessary. I have a one ton Ram 3500 ready to roll. Let me know man I'll load up and head your way now. ✌🏽
I’m 22 just finishing my last year of school and have everything I need but a truck to put it in. Appreciate the guidance, not a lot of folks like to show young fellas the light nowadays 👍
Also when you work your rig you are fine tuning your rig. You will learn what you don't need and what you do need you never thought of, you will learn the most efficient way to store your tools.
Traded in my Nissan Altima while working as maintenance welder at a plant. Got all my tools and truck together and now basically hired on as a maintenance rig welder for the plant. Pretty much my dream job just being able to work out of my rig much less the freedom of being able to just be given a task and go handle it. If I ever have to leave this facility, atleast I’ll have all my own stuff and be ready to go. Plus since I look like a little kid you can already imagine how hard it is to convince a hiring office I’m able to run a rig.
Yoooooooo
All signed up for welding school in august. School teaches the top 4 ways to weld, you’re a huge inspiration dog
Good advice . Went to a down hand pipewelding school . Started welding caps on bare 16"pipe done that till one was good at capping then graduated to doing coupons of the same size pipe till the end of the coarse where one took a regular down hand test and then pulled straps. Worked there after at a trucking out fit fixing and welding on trucks and trailers to get rigged up and also in between working there went welder helping on pipeline . Helping on the line gave one a very good Idea of what pipeline was about and one got contacts
This is a great vid for young guys this is the absolute truth he is 100% right with experience and networking you can never burn to many Rods under the hood it’s impossible in this trade you never stop learning or improving if you can’t find scrap pipe to practice on use plate in 6g or any uncomfortable position to learn great vid man
It's Kool to see humbleness at it's finest
i’m 17 graduating this may, I have my SA 200, lots of hand tools, currently working a welding job as a shop and rig hand. I’m going to wwa this summer. I’m close
looking forward to the pipeline course. went to welding school and have been a structural welder for 5 years now building hotels, apartments, and parking garages. Doing a hotel for Universal Studios currently. want to switch up and learn to Tig/Stick weld pipe and break away from my company.
Love these tips!!! Going to trade school after high school this year and hopefully I will start my pipeline job next year! Can’t wait for it!!!
Sheesh same here bro, I’m doing a lot of research, what trade school you going to?
American Fabrication Acadamy
Hey bro how’s it going? I’m Graduating high school soon and wanna know what steps u took
Also at most of the schools where you would get the Pipeline knowledge and guidance there are pipeline hands and welders and welder helpers that come in and visit talk about the jobs answer questions and even a few that have weld bosses to drop in An SCOOPE OUT THE CLASS FOR THE NEXT “GOLDEN ARM” I know of fue kids got out of school and started welding and went to school and finished up and put the time in networking and within a month or two was able to get on as a welding helper for the first 2 jobs and proved there selfs to the welder and weld boss and got a test and has never looked back!! Plus one who started at night and working of a day then ended up making a test before they even finished the school up and went straight to work all because the teacher seen how good he was and never came in late or left early and most importantly never missed a day. So the teacher hand the boss come in to see him
I appreciate this channel. I’m a linguist back in Oklahoma after twenty years teaching in Japan and really enjoyed welding in my army days and thinking about making a career change. A lot of bullshitters on the net but I definitely trust your info.
Sounds like you have run across Wranglerstar!
King of the bullshitters.
@Harold Phipps I’m familiar with that channel and was never a big fan. One clue is the description section of a video. When it’s nothing but a long list of affiliate links, like the video is about a knife and you have an Amazon link for your camera and microphone… or you do a head to head and still have an Amazon link for the product that lost, that you trashed in the video…
@@haroldphipps3457 LOL, yeah I remember when he first started. Realized it real fast.
Your doing a great job, sure do appreciate you sharing knowledge and encouraging others to learn and grow.
Cut the end of your beveler off. You can slide the torch and holder off and flip it around way faster with those mathey bevelers. I did it to my 2-4 and 3-8.
Damn things are too pricey to cut apart, taint nobody needs to hurry that much come on meow keep that Beveler minty don’t hillbilly it all up 🥴🥴
Good advice Austin. I love your videos! Thanks for all the helpful ideas and instruction. You and Kayla have a blessed weekend.
Ps. Love my sweatshirt!!
Good deal!
Great information Austin !!! Thanks for sharing this with us. Stay safe and keep up the good work and videos. Fred.
You’re a big inspiration, I’m in school for welding now and afterwards I will attend KWI welding to become a pipe welder is the the only career path I can take??
Whats your thoughts on WWA in Gillette, WY?
I like what they are doing. I think it’d be a good school to attend
Would it be your number one or do you have a preference basing it off of tuition, students to teacher ratio, and just simply the current employee’s and ethics?
Very good Video 👍
Did you go back to the pipeline?
Right on
But where in the heck is all the pipeline and oil field Welding work, that’s what I wanna know lol I sure hope it opens up soon.
All non union in texas and just about every other area where gas work exists. Only thing goin on for a building trades fella might be a little well pad work and a little distribution work. Texas and then of course the Midwest. Line 3 always has some happy slappy projects goin on
AROSS, one thing you have to have is someone who has the "experience " running that root,invest in school first,see if you can do it,
Where is a place to weld outside for practice? I dont have space at the house
Saludos desde CR
So I'm looking to build a rig and was wondering if an old international loadstar would work? My father has it and wants to get rid of it. So I'm curious if it would work. It's a dually.
ive had a steady job for quite some time now.. how would i go about to get a loan?
I need to learn how to do the measurements on a branch test. Any advise or how do I get the measurements around d the pipe
Is that comment really from Austin or is it a scam page?
Austin, legit question. How do you charge doing a fencing job?
Does it really have to be a 3/4 or 1 ton truck? Why would be the primary reason. Thanks in advance.
You'll need to carry a engine driven welder...those are a 1000lbs., need a compressor, etc. Weight adds up quick
I have a Toyota Tacoma. I need to have a bigger truck to get into the pipeline business? Could a trailer setup work? And could in your opinion a Hobart champion elite do the same job as the other machines you spoke of?
I have a Tacoma too and that’s the truck I’m probably going to use.
You'll need a dually, at least 1ton to carry all the tools and engine driven welder. Trailers can't get into places.
Nice
Hey Austin, my name is Hunter. I'm 16 soon to be 17 years old. I gained a 7018 1G welding certification as a welding 3 student at my local highschool. I go to school 5 days a week 8 hours a day and am looking for either a welding job or trying to get some side work welding. My problem is either no one wants to hire a 16 or 17 year old kid that has a welding certification, my schedule won't allow me to work week days and no one around me does weekend work. The other thing about trying to get side work on the weekends is that everybody and their brother welds out here so no one is needing a welder. Any tips you have for someone like me who's still in high-school and can't work a day job on weekdays? I'm honestly struggling and would really love some advice.
No one wants a 1G welder. Over half of my beginner stick students pass the 1G 7018 at end of the semester, having never welded before. Realistically 1G doesn't mean anything, have any value to a company. At the least get a 3G. So keep practicing.
Well pipe welding is dead right now!!!
But it has always had its severe ups and downs…
That being said I bet you could find some cheap rigs right now
Boop
Corrections need to be made in this video Austin. You said "Downhill Welding" and mentioned an 8018, which is completely wrong. Pulling from Lincoln electric's website:
Excalibur® 8018-B2 MR®: Welding Positions
All except vertical down
Excalibur® 8018-C1 MR®:Welding Positions
All except vertical down
Excalibur® 8018-C3 MR®:Welding Positions
All except vertical down
What you should have put is an 8045, 9045 or 10045 rod:
Pipeliner® LH-D80
Stick (SMAW)
AWS: E8045-P2 H4R: 80% higher productivity over traditional vertical-up pipe welding
Pipeliner® LH-D90
Stick (SMAW)
AWS: E9045-P2:
Special Features
Designed for low hydrogen *vertical down* welding on pipe
Pipeliner® LH-D100
Stick (SMAW)
AWS: E10045-P2 H4R:
Special Features
Designed for low hydrogen *vertical down* welding on pipe
He never said to weld downhill with 8018 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ he simply listed numerous welding rods to practice with to get experience
Hey why does you tube keep unsubscribing me????
I have no idea. We have had others tell us they have struggled with the same thing. I wish I knew why. That is really frustrating.
@@arosswelding must be a fitter conspiracy LOL
you are hank hill
I'm getting a lot of millwright experience, have done a couple stainless pipe jobs for the guy I'm working for just not making good money at all.... is this enough after a while you think to go pipelining? I use and drive a rig everyday almost just dont own my own yet.
I've been out of the game for about 15 years now, messing up in life and raising my family. Man I wish I still had the hookup getting back out there. Sh*t I probably couldn't run a root pass to save my life right now but a little practice I got it, give me a week and put me on x-ray. I got the truck ready to roll out now minus the welding machine, leads and torches. I may have to come back out as a helper, but at least I'll be back with my brothers. Is anyone in or around South Louisiana running pipeline and needs a hand? Im ready to get back to the grind asap. I can be on the job in the next 24 hours let me know. I have about 15 years in the game pipefitting and welding structure and pipe mig, tig and stick. Its been a while since I've welded any pipe. But Im will to bust my ass and help get the job done by any means necessary. I have a one ton Ram 3500 ready to roll. Let me know man I'll load up and head your way now. ✌🏽