Very nice. If I may ask, why didn't you opt to put the flange and bolts on the under/inside of the racks as to reduce the risk of damage to the couches?
If they went under they'd either have to stick out the front, risking snagging someone right at hip height or under and inside, meaning the joint would want to become a hinge. Having some above and below means you're having to bend a lot more steel in order to fail the joint, with no "lever" arm to make it easier.
I like and glad that you are open about your bids. I'm not in the fab business. So you don't have to worry about me competing. (I am near Hiram GA) but what this does is show OTHER Fabricators what they should be charging. When i was a contractor (engineering) I was underbidding real bad, I didn't know better. But after meeting and getting to know many other engineers, I started bidding very close to theirs. This keeps the market stable. I watch your videos because i like to make stuff, and frankly, I'm not very good. So I love learning from guys like you and getting ideas. So thanks and great job.
Oh, one more thing. I am saving up for a real welder (using Harbor freight flux core atm). I was thinking of starting a channel and recording my Journey to learning more and doing projects. The good, bad and ugly. Mind if I ask you guys what you think?
Good job. I like how you give so much info on your projects. When I make my videos i try to do the same I think it help everyone learn. Thank you very much
We do charge drive time to delivery, our materials are delivered free, but we charge time if we have to go get them due to a customer rush. In short, I charge for my time, that's the thing I'm selling, everything else is at cost
Personally, I’d be putting a small markup for covering your time ordering, invoicing, book keeping, receiving stock, dealing with suppliers, etc. even if it’s only small. Standard markup I’ve come across though is around 1.6.
I'm not paranoid about fire but am all too aware that most fires are preventable. That being said I think I wouldn't keep the boxes under that table but that's what I do in my shop. If it works for you, no worries. I love the commenter's tears.
As this is the most sensible critique I'll reply. We use the underside of the table as a catchall trashcan because it alleviates the need to have a trash container taking up floor space, being in the way, etc. Any time we smell smoke all work stops until we find the source. That is most often either someone using a dull bit on wood, the oscillating tool (smokey little bitch), or someone having lit a cigarette (I do not have control over who smokes inside) with a match. We also take the obvious and important precautions like having fire extinguishers all over the place and operating in a building with well over $200k worth of sprinklers everywhere. People can have their worries, that's fine, but the constant whining of "OMG fire" is indicative not of concern but of the need for attention and the innate human attribute of a negative comment being more likely to illicit a response, triggering that attention seeking with a hit of dopamine. People make their own decisions, these are ours, they are uncontested by both our insurance provider and the fire marshal, both of which regularly inspect the building.
Words spoken by a man watching his shop burn to the ground, "We were there for 7 years and never lit it on fire." There is a first time for everything, dude. If it were my shop, I would have everybody clean for the last half hour of every day.
Hm... The way others bid is always Intresting and informative.. Thanks for that. One qestion do you require down payments on jobs over a certain amount?
Wow I was way off. As long as you’re happy with the bid price that’s all that really matters. For something like this did you track the hours to see if your shop hours actual time matched up to your estimate hours? This was a bigger project and I would have expected 3 hours per table. Either way, thanks for the video.
We'll do a full bid breakdown on patreon, but yeah, we were right about where I expected to be. The install took a bit longer, but not bad. Real hours ran over a bit, but they were more Tommy welding for the sake of the practice than me welding at my normal speed and I had other things to work on so it didn't hurt us.
@@jonhy2x4 you do well in business when you understand the context of a job. Couch storage for a charity warehouse. The customer wants cheap and strong, which they got. Sure adding 10 minute per to get every BB wouldn't be a big deal, but that's 5 hours ($500) added to the job and makes no difference in the finished products use
Man, I've got one better: the PRO Pulse 220 MTS! Also, it's funny how some people will troll video to video with nothing to do but complain. Thanks for the engagement though, it only serves to better my videos in the eyes of the algorithm!
@@jonhy2x4 we do. we're exceptionally proud of providing the customer with what they want within the budget they can afford. This trolls been fed enough, gotta love that "hide user from channel" button!
You have never lit the place on fire in 7 years but wouldnt it be nice to invest in things like good lights in the shop and get it well organized? It gives a clean and better mindset when youre in a clean shop. (I own a metal shop and clean it every day (trash dust etc) when you make money with it, it is cool to own a good looking healthy and well organized shop right?
I clearly disclose my sponsorships, as I did with this video. HTP provides me machines for use, review and presentation. I regularly also purchase goods and consumables from them as they make good stuff. I further earn a small commission when people purchase from them via my links. Over the years we're probably about even on what they've sent out vs what I've bought. They do not pay me for positive reviews and do not request to review my videos before publication. My sponsorship motto is "you can buy my time, but you cannot buy my voice" aka, I am happy to share a good product with my audience, but no one gets to tell me what to say about it.
@@frijoli9579 that's what one coworker and company owner i used to work for always said lol, the company owner was class 1 a-hole though, always screaming that workers are slow and useless, everything had to be done almost 5 minutes after you got assigned for the job, then they would assign you 4 different tasks at the same time and yell when you couldnt do all 4. Now they wonder how they cant get any workers anymore
I'm a hobby welder building thing's for My Jeep's Bumper's , Rack's , Nerf rock slider's bar's, bracket's for My 60 gallon air compressor for a 25' and 50' hose reel's too mount on My compressor, for 16 plus year's up until 2018 I used 0.35 flux core wire because I couldn't afford too buy a tank and fill it with 75/25, Oct 20. 2018 I had a Heart Attack had triple by - pass surgery and had another surgery in Feb 10. 2019 because My chest got infected, That happened in the middle of packing up too move, went from a 4 bedroom house 2 car garage too a 2 bedroom apartment one car garage and no 240 volt outlet, so I have too try use My 8000 watt generac generator too run My Lincoln Nascar Pro 175 Mig welder and My Hyperthem powermax XP 45 Plasma cutter, right before I went into the Hospital I was going too buy a new Everlast MTS 252 STI A/C D/C welder So I could learn too Tig Aluminum but now unfortunately I don't have the money anymore, Being on Disability really SUCK's, The last 2 year's in a row I missed Good of the Land fest because My Heart Attack, Stuck between a rock and a hard place, LOL , Richard I love your video's and the way you help other people learn how too weld and too help the little dog too walk again, you are the Man, I wish My 3 Boy's where more like you, If more people where like you this World would be a better place too live, Sorry now for My question that I was going too ask you, LOL how do you choose type and size wire you use for different size metals of materials, I would like too try some Dual shield spray arc, Thank's for the Great Video's Richard, love the Stud welder can I have it LOL Thank you jeepinjim63@gmail.com Jim
We generally run .030 wire in the machines. As most of what we do is 16-10ga it's a good wire for being able to lay metal without burning through. I like to keep one machine with the 15' gun on it and that can have a hard time pushing .030, so we run .035 in it. I almost never have the need to venture into some of the more exotic wires and combos, as much as I LOVE getting to turn up into spray arc and lay into a weld.
any reason you couldnt bid the job say 20k and discount them 75% or 80% to increase the tax right off? maybe pass some more savings onto them.. not legally "ok" but whats stopping someone from doing that to decrease the tax mans cut.. i live in canada where 30% is a low tax rate and theyre very stingey on right offs
Andrew Browner an audit would probably reveal a massive change in shop rate on a single project that was “deductible” No guarantee you wouldn’t get caught, but a good chance you would.
I love the "don't give a shit about your feelings" attitude, its one of the reasons (besides the cool projects) that i subscribed.
Glad you are sharing the end's n out's of business stand point.
As a mechanic/weld shop we love seeing your videos. Thanks for taking the time to make them.
Very nice. If I may ask, why didn't you opt to put the flange and bolts on the under/inside of the racks as to reduce the risk of damage to the couches?
If they went under they'd either have to stick out the front, risking snagging someone right at hip height or under and inside, meaning the joint would want to become a hinge. Having some above and below means you're having to bend a lot more steel in order to fail the joint, with no "lever" arm to make it easier.
Very cool project cool to see all the couches on the projects
Great video Richard, what an awesome opportunity you have given Mary. Looks like she did great expanding her skills with welding! Keep it up!
I really wish I could work with someone like you . Been watching since your start up... amazing evolution !
Awesome cause, awesome break down on the bid. Good explanation on Price's n Bid's. Having good communication skill's, open ended Bid's.
I love your videos. believe it or not, I live about 2 minutes from your shop. Thank you for the great videos.
Love the bucket at the end
I like and glad that you are open about your bids. I'm not in the fab business. So you don't have to worry about me competing. (I am near Hiram GA) but what this does is show OTHER Fabricators what they should be charging. When i was a contractor (engineering) I was underbidding real bad, I didn't know better. But after meeting and getting to know many other engineers, I started bidding very close to theirs. This keeps the market stable. I watch your videos because i like to make stuff, and frankly, I'm not very good. So I love learning from guys like you and getting ideas. So thanks and great job.
Oh, one more thing. I am saving up for a real welder (using Harbor freight flux core atm). I was thinking of starting a channel and recording my Journey to learning more and doing projects. The good, bad and ugly. Mind if I ask you guys what you think?
Not at all
She is doing a great job welding
Good of you to give a charity a good discount. It comes back.
😂Commenters tears! Lol!
Starting my level 2 MIG in the morning, hope I do as well as Mary did here!
Good job. I like how you give so much info on your projects. When I make my videos i try to do the same I think it help everyone learn. Thank you very much
I’m surprised you don’t mark up materials. Do you charge the shop rate for picking up steel and drop off of the project?
We do charge drive time to delivery, our materials are delivered free, but we charge time if we have to go get them due to a customer rush. In short, I charge for my time, that's the thing I'm selling, everything else is at cost
Personally, I’d be putting a small markup for covering your time ordering, invoicing, book keeping, receiving stock, dealing with suppliers, etc. even if it’s only small. Standard markup I’ve come across though is around 1.6.
I could use one of those buckets too
There's probably more salt than water in that bucket
What you hypothetically quoted would be 1 of those rows here(Australia)
I'm not paranoid about fire but am all too aware that most fires are preventable. That being said I think I wouldn't keep the boxes under that table but that's what I do in my shop. If it works for you, no worries. I love the commenter's tears.
As this is the most sensible critique I'll reply. We use the underside of the table as a catchall trashcan because it alleviates the need to have a trash container taking up floor space, being in the way, etc. Any time we smell smoke all work stops until we find the source. That is most often either someone using a dull bit on wood, the oscillating tool (smokey little bitch), or someone having lit a cigarette (I do not have control over who smokes inside) with a match. We also take the obvious and important precautions like having fire extinguishers all over the place and operating in a building with well over $200k worth of sprinklers everywhere.
People can have their worries, that's fine, but the constant whining of "OMG fire" is indicative not of concern but of the need for attention and the innate human attribute of a negative comment being more likely to illicit a response, triggering that attention seeking with a hit of dopamine. People make their own decisions, these are ours, they are uncontested by both our insurance provider and the fire marshal, both of which regularly inspect the building.
Great work!
250 per is pretty good each.
Ive been about there for something similar
Hahaha. Every single one of us have that voice this week. I’m just finally talking normal.
As always, another great video man. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the great work.
Lmao! I love the commenters tears bucket!
Your awsome.... keep up all that you do...
Lmao, it'd be a bucket of your tears if OSHA dropped by
How confident would you be welding 1/4 inch with the 200i with a single pass?
If you got it turned up enough and went slow, I'd go for it depending on the application
@@42Fab ok appreciate the feedback
Words spoken by a man watching his shop burn to the ground, "We were there for 7 years and never lit it on fire." There is a first time for everything, dude. If it were my shop, I would have everybody clean for the last half hour of every day.
another tear for the bucket
loving it, keep it up.
I was at 8300 !
Was it hard to get the customer to sign ? Any negociation ?
In this case no. I'll generally let a customer walk me back 5% to make a sale if we aren't busy, if we're busy my price is my price.
Are you making any new videos?
Hm... The way others bid is always Intresting and informative.. Thanks for that. One qestion do you require down payments on jobs over a certain amount?
Yes, no hard and fast rule, but generally anything over a grand requires 50% down
@@42Fab have you worked out install/field rates or keep it all same as your shop rate?
@@gonorthoffgrid1786 go two videos back in time
Is that a boxing gym in the background at 7:15 ?
Yessir
Great video!
Wow I was way off. As long as you’re happy with the bid price that’s all that really matters.
For something like this did you track the hours to see if your shop hours actual time matched up to your estimate hours? This was a bigger project and I would have expected 3 hours per table. Either way, thanks for the video.
We'll do a full bid breakdown on patreon, but yeah, we were right about where I expected to be. The install took a bit longer, but not bad. Real hours ran over a bit, but they were more Tommy welding for the sake of the practice than me welding at my normal speed and I had other things to work on so it didn't hurt us.
@@jonhy2x4 you do well in business when you understand the context of a job. Couch storage for a charity warehouse. The customer wants cheap and strong, which they got. Sure adding 10 minute per to get every BB wouldn't be a big deal, but that's 5 hours ($500) added to the job and makes no difference in the finished products use
Man, I've got one better: the PRO Pulse 220 MTS!
Also, it's funny how some people will troll video to video with nothing to do but complain. Thanks for the engagement though, it only serves to better my videos in the eyes of the algorithm!
@@jonhy2x4 we do. we're exceptionally proud of providing the customer with what they want within the budget they can afford. This trolls been fed enough, gotta love that "hide user from channel" button!
Where do you find jobs to bid on?
I spent years knocking on doors getting my name out there. Now the jobs find me as I've built a reputation and client base.
What part of okla yall at
Oklahoma City.
@@rhoula im located in duncan bout hr south of yall
You have never lit the place on fire in 7 years but wouldnt it be nice to invest in things like good lights in the shop and get it well organized? It gives a clean and better mindset when youre in a clean shop. (I own a metal shop and clean it every day (trash dust etc) when you make money with it, it is cool to own a good looking healthy and well organized shop right?
Commenter's Tears! 🤣🤣🤣
Commenters tears! The TH-cam trolls won't like that! Love it!
Not exactly a whole lot of stress testing on static blocks
we were fresh out of suspended jump cars at the time
What ever man. Your test is like putting a 2 by 6 on the floor to see if the board would break. Piontless
Vertical downs and dragon is a No-No in my trade
It's not in mine
Love the fuck you attitude.
Great vids
🤣🤣
Commenter’s tears. Awesome.
Your videos really make me want to get out there and fuckin giver! Your Deadlyness makes me feel like Im deadly!
Commenters tears (classic) lol well done 👍
Love the Commenters tears bucket. Personally, I'd would have gone with the "BITCH-Bucket." Good job Mary, now she's hooked on welding.
With 4 people and 1 week you could turn that into a safe, clean and productive shopor you can be lazy and throw your trash under plasma table
Thanks for all the extra views!
Bucket of commenters' tears.... 😂😂😂
Lmfao @the commenters tears bucket
Are u sponsored by htp....I think sv seeker said he gave u a htp
I clearly disclose my sponsorships, as I did with this video. HTP provides me machines for use, review and presentation. I regularly also purchase goods and consumables from them as they make good stuff. I further earn a small commission when people purchase from them via my links. Over the years we're probably about even on what they've sent out vs what I've bought. They do not pay me for positive reviews and do not request to review my videos before publication. My sponsorship motto is "you can buy my time, but you cannot buy my voice" aka, I am happy to share a good product with my audience, but no one gets to tell me what to say about it.
Commenter tears 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣
cool to see that project moving along. Some pretty ugly welds on some of those. lol
Awesome way to encourage the helpers who are learning, we sure appreciate it
@@42Fab lol, call it like I see it. Hopefully, you let them know already so they weren't surprised by my comment.
doesnt need to look good if it holds :D
@@Hoki4 that's the wrong mindset imo.
@@frijoli9579 that's what one coworker and company owner i used to work for always said lol, the company owner was class 1 a-hole though, always screaming that workers are slow and useless, everything had to be done almost 5 minutes after you got assigned for the job, then they would assign you 4 different tasks at the same time and yell when you couldnt do all 4. Now they wonder how they cant get any workers anymore
I'm a hobby welder building thing's for My Jeep's Bumper's , Rack's , Nerf rock slider's bar's, bracket's for My 60 gallon air compressor for a 25' and 50' hose reel's too mount on My compressor, for 16 plus year's up until 2018 I used 0.35 flux core wire because I couldn't afford too buy a tank and fill it with 75/25, Oct 20. 2018 I had a Heart Attack had triple by - pass surgery and had another surgery in Feb 10. 2019 because My chest got infected, That happened in the middle of packing up too move, went from a 4 bedroom house 2 car garage too a 2 bedroom apartment one car garage and no 240 volt outlet, so I have too try use My 8000 watt generac generator too run My Lincoln Nascar Pro 175 Mig welder and My Hyperthem powermax XP 45 Plasma cutter, right before I went into the Hospital I was going too buy a new Everlast MTS 252 STI A/C D/C welder So I could learn too Tig Aluminum but now unfortunately I don't have the money anymore, Being on Disability really SUCK's, The last 2 year's in a row I missed Good of the Land fest because My Heart Attack, Stuck between a rock and a hard place, LOL , Richard I love your video's and the way you help other people learn how too weld and too help the little dog too walk again, you are the Man, I wish My 3 Boy's where more like you, If more people where like you this World would be a better place too live, Sorry now for My question that I was going too ask you, LOL how do you choose type and size wire you use for different size metals of materials, I would like too try some Dual shield spray arc, Thank's for the Great Video's Richard, love the Stud welder can I have it LOL
Thank you jeepinjim63@gmail.com Jim
We generally run .030 wire in the machines. As most of what we do is 16-10ga it's a good wire for being able to lay metal without burning through. I like to keep one machine with the 15' gun on it and that can have a hard time pushing .030, so we run .035 in it. I almost never have the need to venture into some of the more exotic wires and combos, as much as I LOVE getting to turn up into spray arc and lay into a weld.
any reason you couldnt bid the job say 20k and discount them 75% or 80% to increase the tax right off? maybe pass some more savings onto them.. not legally "ok" but whats stopping someone from doing that to decrease the tax mans cut.. i live in canada where 30% is a low tax rate and theyre very stingey on right offs
You answered your own questions. Taxes are BS, but trying to abuse a charitable deduction is even more so.
@@42Fab not saying its a great business strategy im just curious what they have in place to stop that or why it isnt taken advantage of more
Andrew Browner an audit would probably reveal a massive change in shop rate on a single project that was “deductible” No guarantee you wouldn’t get caught, but a good chance you would.
@@dreambuilderkmg thats a simple fix, increase hours instead of rate
Is Mary single?
The Fuck makes you think this is the sort of comment that is appropriate?
Lmao why wouldn't it be
For the love of God will you get some work gloves you can wear all the time and stop destroying your hands !!!