by Chris Holdheide | Welding Skills
When I was first getting started as a welder I made a lot of mistakes. I made a lot of bad welds but I learned a lot and over time I improved my skills. Overall I found that there are seven things that make a great weld. Welding requires a clean surface, a good...
by Chris Holdheide | Welding Skills
In a recent article, I talked about welding on a car frame and what that all entails. However one of the most common things that welded on a car is the exhaust pipe. Whether it’s cracked or rusted fixing an exhaust pipe takes a specific process to fix it. So,...
by Chris Holdheide | Welding Skills
If you’re a welder at one point or another you’ve likely had to weld something that could be very dangerous. Welding a fuel tank is one of those things. Whether a gas or diesel tank can be very explosive is not done the right way. In order to weld a fuel...
by Chris Holdheide | Welding Skills
Some tools have batteries, others have runtimes, and some overheat. Unless you are using a manual tool, not all tools can run forever. Eventually, like the humans who use them, they require a rest. Welders use intense heat to heat up and melt metal, and they have duty...
by Chris Holdheide | Make Money Welding
If you are welding art, chances are you will want to make some money off of it. It can be hard to find places to sell and market your welding art, as they aren’t as common as paintings or sculptures. However, that doesn’t mean that selling welding art is impossible...
by Chris Holdheide | Welding Tools and Gear
If you’re a welder or maybe you’re shopping for someone who is a welder you’re probably looking for that one gift you can get them for Christmas that will get them all fired up and excited. As someone who is a welder, I’m always on the lookout...
by Chris Holdheide | Welding Skills
As someone who’s been welding for 20 years I’ve found the toughest metal to weld has been cast iron. Cast iron does not weld like any other normal mild steel, stainless steel, or even iron. Cast iron is a very hard and brittle metal and has to be welded in...
by Chris Holdheide | Welding Careers
If you’re considering a career in welding you might be wondering is it on the way out. Do we really need welders anymore? After all, with all the advancements in technology and robotic welders, I can see how you might come to this conclusion but you would be...
by Chris Holdheide | Welding Skills
In a recent article, I talked about how to determine how much you should charge on an hourly basis for your welding business. This is just one way to price your services for your business however there is another way, and that is to charge by the amount of welded...
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by Chris Holdheide | Make Money Welding
When it comes to running a welding business you need to know what your hourly rate is. For a lot of people, they just pull this number out of thin air because it sounds good. But how do you know the hourly rate you’re charging per hour is right? The amount you...
