The gringo welder
The gringo welder
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Welding off an inverter
Trying to weld with my batteries instead of house power. It almost works. As long as you are only doing small TIG tacks it works. No long welds or any high amperage stuff. Be safe!
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PART 2 How to build a meter set
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Another day of building these meter sets…
Don’t explode your pontoon !
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Shrinking a toon for a custom build. Be careful air testing these things. They’re Not designed for much pressure
Not a welder today
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The joys of being the welder. You have to interpret the work of someone else, you have to do the work for someone else, you gotta do your work too. All while trying to hang onto a little bit of your sanity.
Welding Surprise again.
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Nothing goes as expected. Simple 10 minute weld turns into 3 hrs
Building a meter set. part one
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Simple 16M gas meter set.
Navien water heater problem. AT YOUR OWN RISK
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Switched valve locations and solved the problem. HOWEVER, I have no idea what type of problems I’ve created by doing this !
Welding with chill ring ?
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Chill ring or backing strip ? What is it and where have you used them?
A better look at the best weld ever
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Acid etch gone wrong.
Best weld ever
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Don’t inspect your own work…
How to pass an X-ray weld test every time
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How to pass an X-ray weld test every time
A quick look at an average day for me
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Helper, fitter, welder all in one because the company doesn’t understand your job
6 inch steel gas main replacement
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All for nothing… 🙄
4” steel gas main cut out
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4” steel gas main cut out
Parque Ávila Camacho Calaverandia 2022
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Parque Ávila Camacho Calaverandia 2022
Puerto Vallarta Mexico
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Puerto Vallarta Mexico

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  • @Flem2fnbad
    @Flem2fnbad 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A welder in Minnesota was killed recently trying to fix a leaky old steel pontoon . The owner had tried sealing it up it by filling it with spray foam expanding insulation , which didn't work , but did provide the perfect fuel , in an enclosed , contained environment to create a massive pipe bomb ! Be careful , guys . Don't torch- cut steel oil drums right ? Everybody knows that . But a pontoon ? I never would have suspected THAT !!! I was told by the Fire Marshall that the initial arc strike initiated a high-speed burn from the rear all the way through towards the bow . Centered . Only about 5 or 6" diameter . The resulting overpressure shock wave though , came rocketing back , blowing the ass end apart instantly and decapitated the poor guy .

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes we need to be extremely careful when cutting into an unknown pressure vessel! If you’re unsure of anything just purge it or cold cut by some method.

  • @DazFab_Metalworks
    @DazFab_Metalworks 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nice work pal, 👍

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DazFab_Metalworks thanks

  • @DazFab_Metalworks
    @DazFab_Metalworks 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Looks tidy👍

  • @VladimirMedovyj
    @VladimirMedovyj 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Да только так и ни как иначе😉👍

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@VladimirMedovyj please translate your comment to English or español please

  • @sundromajor9642
    @sundromajor9642 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The guy sounds like an ass!

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yep. He was very sure to tell about his nuclear certs and how he welded in the world welding competition and all that.

  • @G5Hohn
    @G5Hohn 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Contaminated that whole acid bottle ;)

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@G5Hohn it was ruined acid to start with.

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I couldn’t find my little dropper thing. I’ll try to do it the right way if I ever get the stuff replenished. It’s something I never use or need. So it’s not a big deal

  • @_droid
    @_droid หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting and shows how looks can deceive! If you do an acid etching on the side profile it will show exactly where the weld is versus the base material (usually). I always find those neat.

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@_droid I have acid in the door pocket of my truck, was actually going to do this for an additional video. I’ll try to get that sometime soon

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, stay tuned a little longer, my acid solution was mixed way too diluted ( by myself) It shows a very very slight change in the metal but not fantastic for video. I’ll do better 🙄

    • @_droid
      @_droid หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@swankwelding I don't know if you've seen Greg's video but that's where I learned about doing it. th-cam.com/video/8Pd01iqCpQk/w-d-xo.html

  • @johnbower
    @johnbower หลายเดือนก่อน

    what were the sun glasses for ?

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@johnbower well, i walked inside from outdoors and had them on … they are also safety glasses to protect my eyes… i have a medical condition that also contributes to my light sensitivity and i will inadvertently be having sunglasses on while indoors without realizing it. So basically i was just wearing some sunglasses … 😎

    • @mdbelden
      @mdbelden 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What a dumb ass question. Surprised OP wasted his time with answering. Now I'm Surprised I'm wasting my time speaking of him wasting his time on your initial dumb ass comment. Actually, maybe it was your goal to waste our time responding to a dumbass comment. Congrats sir, tip of the hat to ya.

  • @richardwalling9695
    @richardwalling9695 หลายเดือนก่อน

    During the war so it may have been bad steel.

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@richardwalling9695 nope, steel is fine . Just a crap weld

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@richardwalling9695 I think next week I might possibly make a test weld on this particular piece and bend test again

  • @jamespelkey9609
    @jamespelkey9609 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It lasted 80 years...obviously it was good enough the application.

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jamespelkey9609 they got lucky for 80 years. One good undermining or substantial ground shift and loss of support they would have been dealing with a problem. But yep, it lasted 80 years… good enough I guess

  • @Sustainerz
    @Sustainerz หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lmao, i was really hoping for some groundbreaking technique or smt 😭

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Sustainerz unfortunately there’s really nothing new! Same ole technique. Good root , no inclusions, full cap with no undercut… that’s the only way! lol 😂

  • @sundromajor9642
    @sundromajor9642 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Should've had a real helper

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sundromajor9642 well… yeah for some reason this company believes it’s not important to have a helper…. They have no clue how things really work and don’t understand that it takes 4 times as long doing everything by yourself. But that means I have plenty of work to do and will get paid a lot longer $$$ haha

  • @Junior0G
    @Junior0G หลายเดือนก่อน

    haha I did something similar when I was doing plumbing. every time the inspector came out I would paperclip $40 to one of the pages of the permit and plans. even if there was an issue he would pass it knowing I would go back and fix any problems he found.

  • @ypaulbrown
    @ypaulbrown หลายเดือนก่อน

    marvelous, Paul in Orlando, Florida

  • @mddenis1
    @mddenis1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haha, i enjoyed this video, greetings from Finland

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey, thanks! Maybe someday I can make some welds in Finland!!! 🇫🇮

  • @ryanespino9075
    @ryanespino9075 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gvh

  • @timblez.myxkit
    @timblez.myxkit 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oo cool pov

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@timblez.myxkit thanks! It was spur of the moment video, couldn’t pass up the opportunity. It was a crazy morning in Mexico 🇲🇽 I definitely needed those tacos at the end 😋

  • @monkybit6935
    @monkybit6935 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Need a Hydrovac

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@monkybit6935 you’d never keep up with an entire neighborhood of streets flooding the excavation. 4 “ of rain in an hour. Good thing it only lasted 1 hour…

  • @AnonMedic
    @AnonMedic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was asking myself why someone would be electric arc welding in the middle of a river. I worked as a carnival ride operator for years so I've seen some sketchy s***. I've personally done some sketchy stuff. Like standing on the tips of forklift forks in the rain at night, elevated at the forklifts max, to remove the aluminum cap from large umbrella/bench canopies, while my boss was chewing away at his methed up lips behind the controls of the forklift. If OSHA would have asked me where my my breakaway was at that time of my life i would have asked what that is. I had to drink an entire Heineken personal keg the following morning to forget that night. Now in all seriousness, what happened pipe sping a leak?

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AnonMedic well working at this place is essentially a circus so I completely get it… this was a simple job of replacing a little section of gas main, about 20’ of 4” with a little 2” branch, there was a small leak and the 2” valve was antiquated. So we cut out the old stuff. As soon as we started dropping in the new piece it started raining, I got one end welded half way when the deluge happened. We just jumped out and waited. After the monsoon we cut it loose and started over. Dried things out, cleaned it up, and 8 hours later we were finished ✅.

  • @Miik95
    @Miik95 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Calmest "everything we own is underwater" I ever heard 😂

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha yeah, it was beyond saving and we knew it… it’s all company equipment and nothing to stress over. Luckily we only lost one handheld grinder. Everything eventually dried out and is salvageable.

  • @juliog9416
    @juliog9416 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When u need some extra on ur check for world cup tickets

  • @dakota9618
    @dakota9618 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Better grab the sump😅

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, we had two pumps going. that didn’t even come close to keeping up with the volume of water running down the gutter into the excavation. Pretty funny to sit and watch.

  • @lucid9954
    @lucid9954 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And that is why you always clean up your tools and mess at the end of each work day

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lucid9954 this was a impromptu rain 🌧️ storm. Dumped 4” of rain in 1 hour. The entire neighborhood was graded towards us. Took roughly 15 minutes to flood our job. Then took us 8 hours to start over and finish.

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And the crew was warned about possible rain coming, shouldn’t have started in the first place.

  • @danieltrapani6580
    @danieltrapani6580 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Did that suitcase survive?

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorta … the box was fine and wire was dry. However, the trigger on the gun was destroyed, removed trigger and attempted to dry several times with break clean, WD40, compressed air, nothing worked. So I made a chopstick trigger with the wires and finished like that 😂

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Would have switched to the tried and true stick welding but I already fit and gapped everything for the wire … and wasn’t going to fight it. I almost considered putting the root in with TIG and capping with some 7010.

    • @stephenotto2294
      @stephenotto2294 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Next time on something electric try electronic cleaner stuff is expensive but it's the best thing for anything electronic.

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stephenotto2294 yeah I have some contact cleaner back in the shop. And a new trigger also, I’ll replace and try to spray electrical specific stuff in there but honestly it’s a throw away part now. Maybe try to fix just because.

    • @stephenotto2294
      @stephenotto2294 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@swankwelding that or denatured alcohol anything else will leave a residue behind and isn't truly safe on electronic espcthe small micro switches that I'm guessing are in the trigger

  • @swankwelding
    @swankwelding 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No, Everything was salvaged except one grinder. And I’m sure after drying it out for a day or so it will work again also.

  • @Toiletclogga
    @Toiletclogga 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does it break the tools?

  • @DavidOrtiz-sk1en
    @DavidOrtiz-sk1en 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That horse has seen better days 😢

  • @ShimmeringWind
    @ShimmeringWind 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a beautiful draft 🐎 horse

  • @IvanHernandez-ii8oq
    @IvanHernandez-ii8oq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What’s up trader, are you in Guadalajara now ?

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah! No 👎🏼, just got back home yesterday! Was there all last week!

    • @IvanHernandez-ii8oq
      @IvanHernandez-ii8oq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@swankwelding good to hear ! was trading in Mexico 2 weeks ago was surprised how fast the internet was 😅

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@IvanHernandez-ii8oq it’s really impressive! I have better service in Mexico 🇲🇽 than the united states 🇺🇸!

  • @CertifiedSkank
    @CertifiedSkank 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lift arc or pedal?

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      pedal…. Don’t tell anyone. Lol I know better than to just stop the arc … just getting lazy I guess.

    • @CertifiedSkank
      @CertifiedSkank 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@swankwelding I respect it. I couldn’t pass a 6G to save my life now, but at one time I had all kinds of certifications.

  • @IvanHernandez-ii8oq
    @IvanHernandez-ii8oq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice man I too soon what to start trading outside California and hopefully in Mexico next

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome! Trade smart… But trade everywhere !

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m curious how to find out the most unique places where people have traded and locked in profit… my location has to be trading while sitting on the peak of the roof while making repairs! Alerts triggered and had to take profits 😆

    • @IvanHernandez-ii8oq
      @IvanHernandez-ii8oq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@swankwelding That is crazy I wonder how it compares to sitting in desk in a room to a Rooftop in Mexico. I'll be there in 3 weeks in Mexico City Best of luck to you !

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gracias amigo! Tú también

  • @davidcleaver193
    @davidcleaver193 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am a pipe welder. Dude that looks georgeous. I was perfecting that one pass cap but always had a little dishing

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah, thanks, yeah this cheating, I’m using the positioner… always welding on top or the 2 o’clock…. Just keep adding some filler, it’ll plump up !

    • @davidcleaver193
      @davidcleaver193 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@swankwelding i welded mostly on roller stands at 11 going towards 12. No one was better at that. Lol i suck in most positions. I hired great guys whom showed me up all the time. Being the boss i got the easy stuff

  • @mikeblaschke3322
    @mikeblaschke3322 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wurzel duchgeschweißt.

  • @ThetaCollect
    @ThetaCollect ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you a welder ? How do you manage welding and day trading? What hours do you work in welding

    • @swankwelding
      @swankwelding 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, I’m a welder, I typically use my phone with a trading platform during the day. When I’m on vacation or at a computer I use the desktop platform to trade. Sometimes I trade once a day… only requires a few minutes. Other times I trade multiple times a day… it all depends on the situation. Some days I don’t trade st all because I’m busy welding.