I'm thinking about starting a video series about what it's like and what it takes to be an inland commercial diver. Would anyone be interested in that?
ITS look stupid but ITS works ITS not stupid And toll box ITS small (depends the size)and u must sort toll so everything is get inside but with bucket you just trow everything on it and go Some friend use toll box and bucket , when he need tool he take tolls and put it in bucket and work with it cos Ita easy to carry when finis he pit Ita back to toll box ,and that big toll box
What an absurdly specialised skillset. Edit: yep i'm aware how important underwater welding is and i have no doubt about how important the industry is, I just thought it worth commenting that it's interesting, how in the modern era there exists a demand for individuals who have mastered such disparate fields as SCUBA diving and Welding, and that you wouldn't expect there to be a practical application for such an unexpected combination, yet here we are.
He’s just saying it’s almost funny how specialized this skill set is, which I can see how one would think that if they aren’t in the tradeworld. It does seem absurd to somehow become thing guy, welding scuba diver
Believe it or not, about five years ago i was working a very similar job as in the video. It was a part time job with a scuba team in Santa Monica, CA. We basically go under, and have a boat help drop steel piping to the ocean floor that was used for plumbing, then they would have the underwater welders come in and weld the 16ft pipes together. I'll never forget what happened the day as I went below at 160ft to remind one of the welders to check the levels on his oxygen tank... I saw a shark around 6ft long right next to the guy! Right beside him! I was terrified for a minute. It appeared that he wasnt hurt so I got a little closer only to notice that the shark was actually helping him weld! I could not believe my eyes. And by the way I made this entire story up.
Out of sight out of mind is how I think about it haha. I've been in water with snakes, gators, sharks, dolphins, crabs, fish, jellyfish, isopods, etc. Most creatures leave you alone.
Miles Arroyo you think youtube recommendations are weird, my home screen recommendations had a furry tg tf yiff shit (transgender transformation) and I wasn't the only one that got it
Im 33 now but i truly belive that this wipl be my comolete and retired career. Id like to see more of your adventures on underwater welding as well as some side talks on qulifications the struggles and the rewards and joys of it.
Underwater welding isn't a real job, it's just something that commercial divers do sometimes. I'm not an "underwater welder" I've only ever done it at dive school. I am an inland commercial diver specialized in underwater bridge and waterfront inspections. I really enjoy being a commercial diver though.
I'm not trying to say it's the highest payed job in the world 😂 but i would think it's pretty obvious for something as important and extensive in training as commercial diving and welding is it can't really be compared to dropping out of highschool
For those wanting to know. He would use normal electrodes specific to the metal that he's welding. And then you would paint it in water resistant paint. there is special underwater welding electrodes but they just include boron so that the weld doesn't cool as fast causing the steel to harden nothing to do with the water surrounding it. that's what the paint is for
@@alexvanhorssen7914 no its not. if you freediveveld you have to go up and down all the time because you dont have enough air and it makes freedivingvelding unefficient and thats why its not well paid. but how big monthly salary is there in underwater velding
@@mikkihintikka7273 my uncle works as an underwater welder at one of those oil mining station in the middle of the ocean . He is very well paid , he spends his money like it's nothing and still have some to use
You have to run the welder opposite from topside so the positive is ground. That way the flow of current is moving away from you. Also you need to be wearing rubber gloves to help insulate your hands. Clamping the ground as close to the welding location as possible is also important.
@@Freehotdawgs ive been going to school for shielded metal arc welding and from what i understand, the air gap between the electrode and your work creats the high resistance needed to generate heat of 6°K-10°K F for welding. So if you are welding in water which has low resistance especially in salt water, how does that work??? Its probably not something you have to know but an explanation would be interesting
@@Freehotdawgs but air is an insulator where as water is a conductor. I believe the question is (even if I'm wrong it's my question also) how does the ground clamp and electrode holder not IMMEDIATELY make the short. Why I does it not conduct a current until the rod is in contact with the work piece?
John Pike because the path of least resistance is from the electrode through the tiny bit of water to the base metal and then to the grounding clamp compared to going through a shit ton of water the electricity chooses the path of least resistance going through the metal
Actually underwater welding is about as low risks as welding on land as far as electrocution goes. Electric shock from underwater welding is very rare. The key is to use DC only current. The real risks for the welders is underwater gas explosions, hypothermia, the bends and drowning due to scuba gear failure. It’s about a 15% fatality rate. Pretty dangerous but no the way you would think.
Nothing but respect here. This is an expertise trade. Most dont even understand these dangers. RESPECT! dunno how u can have buoyancy with balls that weigh that much!
Good ole T joint works really well and a good training method next i recommend pipe welds. For those who are un aware this is underwater welding where im from this job pays in the 80k range per year, and with a retirement of up to 1mil. Generally big oil companys and offshore rigs look for someone with this talent.
Austin Wheeler But your are exposed to compressed air that will eventually damage your lungs after a while just as much as breathing in toxic fumes on land.
@@Seabass1206 I was thinking more of deep sea welding. Where you stay under pressure in a "bell" for a week or so then they bring you up to depressurize for another week. I don't know the exact time frames.
I actually enjoyed this I really want to be an underwater welder when I grow up cause I’ve always liked to do stuff like this and my parents say it dangerous but it doesn’t look so bad
Don't go to be an underwater welder. The job doesn't actually exist, it's just something that commercial divers do occasionally/rarely. Being a commercial diver is an awesome job though.
Apart from the failed side, it actually welds better than air welding. From now I will replace argon with water. (I’m pretty sure you failed the second side because there was too much bubbles and you couldn’t see a shit of what you were doing)
First time welding underwater? You must have been paying attention in the theory class, that's a nice first weld. You may want some rubber gloves once the amps are turned up!
I still dont understand how the current doesn't travel through the water from the electrode to the ground, is it just salt water that current flows through?
Brice Desjardins it’s exactly like normal welding. Just waterproof and air tight. Or if could be one if the videos that flip down. You don’t really need to see if you know where you are starting.
@@DieselRamcharger it's not the voltage that's kills....it's the amps. I took 480v at around 5a once, didn't even miss the rest of the days work. Took 200a of 24v and couldn't grasp anything properly for weeks afterwards, was welding in the rain 😑
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I'm thinking about starting a video series about what it's like and what it takes to be an inland commercial diver. Would anyone be interested in that?
Still rockin the 5 gal Home Depot bucket toolbox 😂
In college for welding and a lowes 5gal bucket seemed like a logical choice and man was I right lol
Michael Smith cheap and effective man. It does what it should.
@@RabidLemurs worked for a general contractor over the summer and all the guys I worked with used 5 gallon buckets for their tools.
ITS look stupid but ITS works ITS not stupid
And toll box ITS small (depends the size)and u must sort toll so everything is get inside but with bucket you just trow everything on it and go
Some friend use toll box and bucket , when he need tool he take tolls and put it in bucket and work with it cos Ita easy to carry when finis he pit Ita back to toll box ,and that big toll box
😊
So this is gonna be one of those videos that TH-cam randomly recommends to everyone
TH-cam is subliminally trying to promote people into certain fields and to viewing certain influences.
Aaron Schaffer I looked this up bitch
It actually was
On recommends now lol
I've been looking at a lot of welding videos so it makes sense for me
My favorite part was when man with stick made spark
Ah ah sam
Me too
Man with stick can spit sparks too
Same
Me to
One way to eliminate hot slag falling down your shirt while doing overhead welds😂
Do it underwater, problem solved
Good idea, filling the holes in my muffler has been a pain so far.
No, just let it burn till its seared just right, then add salt and pepper.
Little well done nipple never hurt no one
@@AmericanThunder i did that before
sometimes I tie a shirt around my neck
I've stick welded in the rain standing in a puddle. Tingles a little when your gloves get wet.
True
josh robinson
lol ikr
Same reason I like to stick the electrodes on my tongue
Same . Got tired of getting lit up and started wearing rubber nitrile gloves under my work gloves . Helps a bunch
@@Ho3_Toter5.9 boy do i have a job that you will hate, *points to video*
He can hold his breath for a long time!
he has a mask
nastboyzico no shit
@@nastboyzico8622 woooosh
@@nastboyzico8622 *whooooosh*
@Vincent Nvg they had us in the first half not gonna lie
there goes that whole notion of supposed to be keeping your welding rods dry for best welding performance lol
Depends on the rods. 7014 can welded in the shittiest of weather. Buy get 7018 wet and it's hooped.
We actually use 7018 rods dipped in lacquer keeps them dry till use, they don’t even need to be put into an oven after
@@conormcmahon817 interesting. Regular lacquer or lacquer thinner?
What an absurdly specialised skillset.
Edit: yep i'm aware how important underwater welding is and i have no doubt about how important the industry is, I just thought it worth commenting that it's interesting, how in the modern era there exists a demand for individuals who have mastered such disparate fields as SCUBA diving and Welding, and that you wouldn't expect there to be a practical application for such an unexpected combination, yet here we are.
Specialized? Yes. Absurd? No.
An extremely important specialized skill set
dont use bridges then
Underwater welding is huge. There is a huge industry for it.
He’s just saying it’s almost funny how specialized this skill set is, which I can see how one would think that if they aren’t in the tradeworld. It does seem absurd to somehow become thing guy, welding scuba diver
You weld better than me without water
@Glen Casillas lol
Very worrying to hear that
@Glen Casillas But there's no grinding underwater to clean the weld up
@@marknogueira6425 burn it out then and make the weld bigger!
@Glen Casillas u ass
Shark comes out of no where!
And welds for him.
That’d be nice 😃
Shark weld inspector
-Welds-
Wale - ds
Then ill weld the fuck out of it
Believe it or not, about five years ago i was working a very similar job as in the video. It was a part time job with a scuba team in Santa Monica, CA. We basically go under, and have a boat help drop steel piping to the ocean floor that was used for plumbing, then they would have the underwater welders come in and weld the 16ft pipes together. I'll never forget what happened the day as I went below at 160ft to remind one of the welders to check the levels on his oxygen tank... I saw a shark around 6ft long right next to the guy! Right beside him! I was terrified for a minute. It appeared that he wasnt hurt so I got a little closer only to notice that the shark was actually helping him weld! I could not believe my eyes. And by the way I made this entire story up.
0:29 when you see a lost dog in your yard
I don't get it
@@mattbeardshaw9598 think it's the clicking sounds to get the dog's attention. Idk I dont get it either
This comment is underrated
Dont understand.
Okai what
Wish I could do that but I’m scared of all the monsters down in the murky water
Out of sight out of mind is how I think about it haha. I've been in water with snakes, gators, sharks, dolphins, crabs, fish, jellyfish, isopods, etc. Most creatures leave you alone.
@@Freehotdawgs I'd feel pretty safe with a torch in my hand
Jack Reacher, what are you gonna do with it? Intimidate them?
@@kaptein1247 an electrode to the eye would surely deter most attackers if given the opportunity
@@Freehotdawgs what would the isopods do to you?
I’ve never welded in my life but here we are lol TH-cam recommendations are always weird
Miles Arroyo you think youtube recommendations are weird, my home screen recommendations had a furry tg tf yiff shit (transgender transformation) and I wasn't the only one that got it
Im a welder and a Diver, seems bang on to me
@@j3romega what kind of device is recommending you to yiff it up? Gotta be an apple product
Adam Moore maybe it’s a calling to learn to weld seems like an interesting skill to have
J3R Omega 👀👀righttttt you have no idea why it recommended you this
Im 33 now but i truly belive that this wipl be my comolete and retired career. Id like to see more of your adventures on underwater welding as well as some side talks on qulifications the struggles and the rewards and joys of it.
Underwater welding isn't a real job, it's just something that commercial divers do sometimes. I'm not an "underwater welder" I've only ever done it at dive school. I am an inland commercial diver specialized in underwater bridge and waterfront inspections. I really enjoy being a commercial diver though.
Well it will be for me.
A perfect job to shut up haters and shit talker or people that never think you can accomplish a goal in life . Awesome job 🤘🏾
@@jd8600crti HA! That was way too easy, have a nice day :)
James Dennis why do you think that way though? I'm curious
@@krisjones0926 Dont be expecting any meaningful answer from him, he's allready well demonstrated what hes mentalitly is cabable of.
lol ignoring me i guess
I'm not trying to say it's the highest payed job in the world 😂 but i would think it's pretty obvious for something as important and extensive in training as commercial diving and welding is it can't really be compared to dropping out of highschool
For those wanting to know. He would use normal electrodes specific to the metal that he's welding. And then you would paint it in water resistant paint. there is special underwater welding electrodes but they just include boron so that the weld doesn't cool as fast causing the steel to harden nothing to do with the water surrounding it. that's what the paint is for
That’d bring home the bacon and the lobster; cha-ching
Jeff Spicolli what we talking boss??
J W we be talking big coin my man
Jeff Spicolli £1000 a day
Ha no it doesn’t. $15 an hour off shore not sure inland.
@@gigo21X more like $20 a hour minimum usually more
I've always been curious how they did this
That's scary as, mate! But extremely interesting! Thanks for sharing
Fuck, I can tell your a kiwi just by the way you type.
This may seem to be a dangerous job but I love to be like this
is there a hobby called freedivingvelding?
It's a well-paid job...
Alex Van Horssen think u missed the free
@@alexvanhorssen7914 no its not. if you freediveveld you have to go up and down all the time because you dont have enough air and it makes freedivingvelding unefficient and thats why its not well paid. but how big monthly salary is there in underwater velding
@@mikkihintikka7273 my uncle works as an underwater welder at one of those oil mining station in the middle of the ocean . He is very well paid , he spends his money like it's nothing and still have some to use
@@nix294 just how much is it in year?
Don't get them rods wet. Lol
I'm a scuba diver and a welder. I've never done both at the same time.
Good luck man. Love it.
Idk what you did but looks good to me!
the sounds is something you really cant show with a picture. sounds very claustrophobic
TH-cam recomendations back at it again.
Rikki, Adrian. Good to have you as union brothers. Nice that you have worked near Chicago, Rikki. Working together!
So how do you ground the metal underwater and not get electrocuted?
You have to run the welder opposite from topside so the positive is ground. That way the flow of current is moving away from you. Also you need to be wearing rubber gloves to help insulate your hands. Clamping the ground as close to the welding location as possible is also important.
@@Freehotdawgs ive been going to school for shielded metal arc welding and from what i understand, the air gap between the electrode and your work creats the high resistance needed to generate heat of 6°K-10°K F for welding. So if you are welding in water which has low resistance especially in salt water, how does that work??? Its probably not something you have to know but an explanation would be interesting
Freehotdawgs ayy my dad works there, remember him?
@@Freehotdawgs but air is an insulator where as water is a conductor. I believe the question is (even if I'm wrong it's my question also) how does the ground clamp and electrode holder not IMMEDIATELY make the short. Why I does it not conduct a current until the rod is in contact with the work piece?
John Pike because the path of least resistance is from the electrode through the tiny bit of water to the base metal and then to the grounding clamp compared to going through a shit ton of water the electricity chooses the path of least resistance going through the metal
I had no idea that all commercial divers have to learn how to weld underwater. Decent
Actually underwater welding is about as low risks as welding on land as far as electrocution goes. Electric shock from underwater welding is very rare. The key is to use DC only current. The real risks for the welders is underwater gas explosions, hypothermia, the bends and drowning due to scuba gear failure. It’s about a 15% fatality rate. Pretty dangerous but no the way you would think.
This is so awesome I'm definitely gonna go in commercial scuba diving
Looks incredible but difficult. Wow
Welding is not so difficult itself you just gotta have a light hand and patience lol it’s almost the same thing he doing here except underwear
Nothing but respect here. This is an expertise trade. Most dont even understand these dangers. RESPECT! dunno how u can have buoyancy with balls that weigh that much!
“My first wedding underwater” that’s how I read it
Fizz you’re dyslexic
Yet you still clicked on it
Greetings from Russian professional divers
Stay safe down there, brother. 👍
Good ole T joint works really well and a good training method next i recommend pipe welds. For those who are un aware this is underwater welding where im from this job pays in the 80k range per year, and with a retirement of up to 1mil. Generally big oil companys and offshore rigs look for someone with this talent.
you sir are going to be a badass, making badass money, doing badass work! I cannot wait to go to school for this!
Did you ever go
You got a better chance at taking Tom Bradys job than becoming an underwater welder
I’m in welding school right now and my instructors say underwater welders make BANK!
Underwaterwelders tend to have really nice coffins
Amazing welds, especially under water
I was talking to my girlfriend about a buddy of mine becoming an underwater welder 2 days ago and now this video is in my recommended
this is my first time watching welding underwater
Hey at least with underwater welding you're not exposed to the toxic fumes present during traditional welding.
Austin Wheeler
But your are exposed to compressed air that will eventually damage your lungs after a while just as much as breathing in toxic fumes on land.
Ur going to be exposed to the sea as well .... sharkssss but amazing field to be in
Which is more relaxing, the welding or being under the water?
That's a damn fine weld for your first time
Scrolling past I thought the title said “My first wedding underwater” and was so confused but also intrigued at the same time lol
This seems like a really fun job. I wish I thought about it when I was younger I would have gone after it.
its fun untill theres a leak in the drainage and you get sucked down to the bottom and drown lol that happens wayy too much
@@Seabass1206 I was thinking more of deep sea welding. Where you stay under pressure in a "bell" for a week or so then they bring you up to depressurize for another week. I don't know the exact time frames.
Man this man has balls Delta P took mine after watching that video
Man what exactly do you do, because your job is freaking awesome!!!!!
Thats training, hence the T-fillet joint and the lack of fusion on one side of the plate.
I actually enjoyed this I really want to be an underwater welder when I grow up cause I’ve always liked to do stuff like this and my parents say it dangerous but it doesn’t look so bad
Don't go to be an underwater welder. The job doesn't actually exist, it's just something that commercial divers do occasionally/rarely. Being a commercial diver is an awesome job though.
Freehotdawgs oh cool thanks
Imma be doing this in a couple of months looks awesome
Nice. I'm going to dit in a few weeks actually. It looks fun
Apart from the failed side, it actually welds better than air welding. From now I will replace argon with water.
(I’m pretty sure you failed the second side because there was too much bubbles and you couldn’t see a shit of what you were doing)
First time welding underwater? You must have been paying attention in the theory class, that's a nice first weld.
You may want some rubber gloves once the amps are turned up!
I was wearing rubber gloves under my neoprene ones, you don't want to be doing this stuff without them haha!
Your underwater welds look 100 times better than my above ground ones, good job!
If I were to go into the welding field, I'd definitely go into under water welding. So bad ass
decreases your life expectancy by about half. breathing compressed air isn't actually good for you.
me too ..now we study at kuching sarawak here ,just wait time to pritikal for OJT
you also from malaysia ? on job training right ? so you are from kolej vokasional ?
underwater welders lifespan is about 30 years 😳😅
That’s a myth it’s Not true I’ve seen sixty year olds do this
@@JesusJimenez-jj9yy u working us underwater welder
Welders need to have "golden hand" to weld underwater, just look at that weld quality. So hard to maintain.
What other fluids can one theoretically weld in? Gasoline? (no oxidizer, just crappy hydrogen to permeate the metal, and soot)
Underwater welding is only stick?
Dang your t welds look better than my even thought your underwater
About to try this next week!
This actually looks like someone playing a vr sim type game
I still dont understand how the current doesn't travel through the water from the electrode to the ground, is it just salt water that current flows through?
Dropping dimes underwater 💪🏼🔥
That spark is brighter than my future
Looks like a cool job sadly I have a cochlear implant so I doubt Id ever be able to get a job like this.
The bubbles coming off the rod are from the electricity splitting the water into pure oxygen and hydrogen, neat
Don’t forget to spray it with some protective paint
I'm genuinely interested in spray painting underwater
Very interested video. Do you have metallurgy basic?
this is like logics music video for under pressure but its about honest work
Some would say TH-cam recommendations work weird but for me thats pretty interesting
looks very peaceful, i like it XD
Hey like I told my buddy I garontie it'll hold till it don't anymore
garontie. I like that
What type of wire are used in welding numbers?
Que tipo de electrodo usas para soldar bajo el agua. ?
What number the stick do you use for welding underwater
Would the end of the stick arc if you touched it with ur bare hand?
What electrodes are you running, I would assume these aren't your garden variety home depot electrodes?
Interested to know this also
Gotta say that’s a nice stick weld
Wonder how it feels getting that bred
Why is it dangerous to weld underwater? I dont know much about welding but I see some people are scared of it
Aaron Rodgers #12Hunnit #Clutch #2017MVP #GoPackGo under water and electricity
amazed how electrolysis happens on the stick rod :)
But, can you do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke?
This looks like DIT in Seattle, WA. I was class 101-12.
Went pretty well didnt it?
Doesn’t it produce electric currents that would electrify the water?
Making big bucks bro goodjob man
How does it work do you have a welding mask on for the light if yes how do you see
Brice Desjardins it’s exactly like normal welding. Just waterproof and air tight. Or if could be one if the videos that flip down. You don’t really need to see if you know where you are starting.
steelavocado thank you
So if you could rotate in the water couldn't every weld be a flat weld ??
I’m your 1000th subscriber
Any difference between salt water welding and fresh?
Next Best Thing salt
Sharks.
@@kaptein1247 you aren't going to be electrocuted by a welder. Shocked yes, electrocuted no.
I’m thinking, rust prevention?, the conductive properties of salt water vs fresh?, visibility?, different welding rods or wire?, etc...
@@DieselRamcharger it's not the voltage that's kills....it's the amps. I took 480v at around 5a once, didn't even miss the rest of the days work. Took 200a of 24v and couldn't grasp anything properly for weeks afterwards, was welding in the rain 😑
Does this beat welding in the sun?
Thanks for sharing. Awesome video. My first time looking up underwear welding on TH-cam
This sounds like an intro to a TOOL song
10,000 Welds
On witch planet was that?
Nice welding mate🤙
Enjoy the welding life👨🏭
Is warpage more or less of an issue when welding underwater?
less
TH-cam brings us all back together ❤️
This reminds me of my first highschool welding class... basic T-joints in flat position. But oh yea.... he’s underwater