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How I Make Money With My Mig Welder
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มิ.ย. 2019
- In this video I make some utility carts for a repeat customer and talk about the process of turning my welding hobby into a small business. Welding can be a great way to earn extra money!
Thank you to Lincoln Electric for providing me with this MP 140 Multi Process welder. This thing is amazing, it does Mig, tig, sick, and flux core welding in a 120V machine! Its currently on sale through Lincoln and makes a GREAT fathers day gift. See the link below for more details!
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i make a living using my welder and have been for 30 years. All of you young pups coming up in this trade will live a very good life in Machining and Fabrication,these skills are turning into a lost art.You can send production to china but you cant send repairs! Learn your trade well, sharpen your skills like you would a sword! You will own the future!
69NOMAN69 noman My welding instructor told me “you can learn to weld in 15 mins but it takes a LIFETIME to master” So true!!
yes sir im trying to see what to sell rn to and how to sell since i cant find any jobs atm
@@pault7280 nothing more true. you never really stop learning to weld. every beed can teach you something... the more you weld the better you will be.
@@Hardstyler981 i dunno where you live, but if you cant find a job in my area.... youre not trying.
@@Hardstyler981 i dont know if there are any labor pools or staffing agencies but give them a try if you do...the hire at all skill levels...if you dont try calling the next biggest city from you and see if they have anything close
Your honesty and transparency is very much appreciated! Love watching your Instagram stories.
Old school drilling tip... Out of cutting oil ? ..use dish soap as a lubricant .. no joke, it really works. Best to you and yours.
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cutting lubricant/coolant is over 90% water, so water works just fine aswell, just use alot of it.
If you have any automatic transmission fluid, new or used, it is fantastic as a cutting lube. Unless you are cutting aluminum, then use wax.
Even a can of soda will do it in a pinch
@@Sondalive I have been using water a lot. For most things the objective is to remove heat and water is very good for that. Using a hole saw in aluminum with running water over it is like a secret weapon, I have even packed ice around the hole saw, even better. I use oil for taps, usually air tool oil because I bought too much of that.
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That’s because you don’t understand the role of lubricant in metalworking.
Chris, you fabricated those stands very well. It’s good you put the extra brace on the legs. I am a painter, when ever I paint in someone’s house, I always paint a couple of extra things like door jambs or or window sash, this makes the customer happy and helps with referrals.
I would like to give you a little advice as to your painting of your product. Spend more time, aerosol paint cans are good for touch up and hard to get corners the paint is very thin to get past the nozzle. Use a small fabric roller, do a prime coat first then a top coat with 6 or 8 hours dry time per coat. The finished product will look better and the paint will last for years.
There is a good chance a premium paint job was not quoted. There is rattle can and then there is brush. They are not the same amount of time and they are not the same price. Nor are they the same quality. Too add a brushed oil paint for all four, would be hundreds of dollars more for me. I'll do it if the client wants to pay for it. If money was no option and they wanted primo finish, it can be taken to a powder coating shop, upping the cost even that much more. Time = money
Sometimes, I just deliver the project raw as the client can save money having someone from their team painting it. Which is fine by me.
He spent more than needed on materials for those braces on the legs. A simple 5 inch gusset on each would have sufficed. instead he closed the entire frame again.
@@E30cad t was 1x1x1/8" angle iron the stuff is like 30 cents a foot, saving 2 feet of it but you add two angled cuts and two extra welds..
Where can I get anything for .30 a foot? Literally nothing on this planet is 30 cents a foot.
When I was in my twenties I used to do this type of work out of my shop. We use to joke about bid work being figure out the minimum it is going to cost to complete a project. Double it and add $30.00.
This way when you are done you still have $15.00 for a case of beer.
In the photography business we go by triple.
If the job is say, 30 dollars, I charge 90. 30 for cost of goods, 30 for taxes, 30 for profit (which is inevitably eaten up by cost of goods and business expenses).
I have been running Best Little Studio for over a decade now and I have stuck to that rule of 3. I like to think I am a good value for my clients while still being able to pay uncle sam their cut and actually being able to pay for my kids food and clothing.
$150 minimum + $75 each additional hour for welding...
Buy the beer last not first LOL
I prefer to just bill by the hour!!
@@The1TechGuru Welding gets you shorter life----it's a fact? (maybe I think longer life)
very good video man, I thought of trying to make some money back with my welder as well. perfect video to watch, and good editing.
most youtubers dont give away any info whatsoever about money or pricing, so thanks for the help. How would you go about finding a home gamer job like this though?
Thanks for watching! Talk locally to businesses in your area, ask your local hardware store if you can put a flyer that you do welding repairs. Ive found my most frequent customers are landscapers, and tent/event rental customers. Offer to do a few repairs for cheap/free to earn some faith, and it will pay off. Ive done lots of favors around town and now its at the point where I have to turn down work because I dont have enough time to do it all! I charge $75-100 an hour for welding and nobody has ever given me an issue with that price. good luck!
How I came across your channel, was by seeking ways to make a living as an independent contractor, obviously mostly as a welder. Your video was soooo inspirational that I can't help but to subscribe! Fantastic work. Amazingly uncomplicated. Entirely explained & even more wonderfully narrated. For what I was searching for, I honestly couldn't ask for more.... Basically making your channel an all-around incredible find! You got urself another viewer my friend😉. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.
Nice, Im retired from my primary career and have been doing hobby stuff, its kinda turned into fixing things for my buddies slowly word of mouth expands. Yet im still running in the hole never have been good at estimating time and cost and my time and experience thankfully I don't have too make a living at it. Love your shop!
Thank you for your time . Yes pricing is the hard part of the job
Pricing isn't the hard part.... Giving costumers a price they are willing to pay is the complicated part. Professionalism and tact are huge parts of selling your service to a customer.
I have a Lincoln SP170T @240V and can run it off standard house hold voltage, trust me, you will not regret getting a slightly bigger machine.
If you want to weld thicker than you machine thinks it can or wants to, just turn off the gas and run flux core wire as it will weld a little hotter and deeper, but it splatters a lot so use splatter guard (the same spray you should be spraying in the nozzle).
Flux core is also HARD AS HELL so you wont be using it on something that needs to be machined to clean it up (tried that and NO GO) and it's great for wear surfaces, I did my snow blower shoes 7 years ago and they are still in great shape!
grinding bevels on a piece will ensure a deeper, stronger weld - especially if you dont want the weld on the visible side to show. It ensures "penetration" without turning up the amp your machine.
you don’t turn up amps, really. you turn up the volts. Mig welding is like a controlled dead short; you change the power (volts) to change the characteristics of the short until you are properly balanced between burn-back of the electrode and merely shorting out until the arc becomes balanced, melting into the base in an even, controlled manner.
No need to bevel if you start with a gap and run a keyhole weld.
@@rudedogii huh?!!! What if it's a 1/4 inch thick piece?
I like your approach, particularly the protection at the back for the fan housing on the oven, also the removable plate on the front for servicing. This is exactly what should be considered by all manufacturing no matter the size of business. I work in the service and repairs industry, many times I come across poorly thought out installs, plinths which prevent access to serviceable parts and generally make the job difficult when it shouldn't be. Your approach is appreciated, please pass it on. Good work dude :-)
I have no idea what I'm doing watching this. I appreciate your craftsmanship , love how you made it easy to understand , straight to the point. Just purchased a millermatic 211, now I feel like welding something ...Great Video
Price it till they holler, then back off a dollar.
Lol...….now that was funny
If I have a business someday, I’ll definitely hire you! 😅😅😅
Reee Flex Damn Hater. Wtf
Reee Flex your right he will probably never amount to anything
@Reee Flex lol
Cold cut saws are great. Little tip though for some better blade life. When cutting things like 1/4" plate, if you clamp it in vertically instead of horizontally it's much easier on the teeth. Any time you can avoid cutting against a flat surface with the saw, it will increase the longevity of those carbide teeth by preventing them from building up any excess heat. 🤘🏼
I've found a chop saw/mitre saw is pretty much a must when building things with metal, even at a hobby level it can turn into a lot of work if you only have a grinder.
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If you have the room or the money to upgrade, a vertical bandsaw with a coolant system also works very well. It's a bit slower than a chop saw with either the abrasive blades or the metal cutting blades. But you can possibly save on material since it's like a 1/16" cut vs closer to a 1/8" for the abrasive blade.
My machinist mentor used to tell me to price jobs by the rule of 3..
The cost of the material (1) x 3... this factors your time, material and the third part is the profit. This is for machine work, but I imagine the pricing is similar
Unless the material is very inexpensive or the time to build is very high, bit generally this rule applies.
Yes, pricing your own effort is one hell of a task.
I had no idea how to weld just 4 years ago. Almost half the tools in my shop were paid for by investing in a MIG 135. I’m not doing any structural welding, just small items. So this info is spot on. That said, the only way to become a millionaire is to spend less than you make.
This guy has a great attitude that will pay for him in the long run. Go that extra distance to make a customer happy even if you don't have to. You may not make as much on a job but that customer will be back and recommend you to others. I'm retired from being in business for 30 years and it worked for me. The guys who cheaped out to make an extra buck were out of business in no time.
Bill Astell thank you!! Integrity is key!!!
If I'm ever building something with more than a few weird shaped parts (or anything with lots of holes that need to line up) I just draw them up and have them laser cut. Costs up front, but if you have work coming in its way faster and less headache than trying to do all the drilling and shaping by hand. Plus there is less dust and chips everywhere, and I dont have to worry about buying more drill bits, flap discs ETC. But this is a great method for one offs and people who arent ready to jump in there yet.
Found your channel this morning. I really like the way this video was done, the voice over and camera angles were perfect. Subscribed!
Loved everything about it, especially those squares for clamping and aligning the corners. But I hated the idea of using pneumatic tires. They inevitably loose air and become hard to push and cause whatever they are carrying to become uneven and possibly even hazardous. The only time pneumatic tires make sense is when you are rolling a load on rough and uneven terrain. Otherwise they are simply a liability. Sooner or later they become a problem. Ovens also need to be level at all times so hard rubber solid tires would definitely help ensure that.
That’s a great tutorial for beginner welders and business men That will help with pricing when you understand materials and Time
I cant wait until im older cause im 15 and i have a broken ankle and i took a manufacturing class on my freshman year and i loved it and i loved welding i was thinking about automotive but i just fell in love welding even if the shop is literally over 120 degrees but yeah but to bad i cant weld at all since i can go to school until im fully healed
I have a little mig welder that I learned to make my own chain link gates for my fence company and it definitely has been the most profitable investment i have made
I used to be production welder doing cable tray racks. Wish I had never stopped bought a welder when I got layed off still have hit used it maybe 5 times. Thinking about blowing the dust off it. Very inspiring THANKS.
I'm going to buy a welder and go into TV dinner tray repair . Gonna to make dozens of dollars
Im curious how the tv tray repair business is going? Im thinking about curtain rod repair business
@@brianpatrick8441 I've made dozens of dollars , just as I thought. Very lucrative
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great channel. it always amazes how people like yourself take the time to record, edit, and upload videos on top of your projects. every time im watching a video like this i think to myself "i should record my next project". then i get to thinking about how much extra time goes into editing these. thanks for the great content!
Thank you so much for the comment!
^^ what he said. The fabrication skills are good- but making a watchable and entertaining video is a whole another skill set!
I used to be a maintenance engineer for a large aluminium extrusion company. We used to have a large amount of similar trolleys that were always being brought in to have repairs/ the wheels replaced due to the wheels being bent or buckled or the bearings smashed, We got sick of using up a lot of time on drilling and tapping wheel plates and bolting and unbolting wheels so we used to just weld the wheel bracket straight onto the mounting plates with a few beads every inch or so. They hardly ever broke off and it saved a lot of time. Burns the zinc coating a bit but it didn't matter they never lasted long enough to get rusty before they were being cut off and replaced again.
Welding and tig welding in particular is an incredibly useful skill to have. You will always have money in your pocket as a fabricator/welder.
My friend I've been a General Contractor and Master Carpenter Master and gotta say that this video you made hear is outstanding I mean truly perfection young man I hope that you slowly grow your business and make it into a business that you have possibly ten women and men working for you making stacks and in this world it's all about the STACKS MY BROTHER LoL no bullshit I'm so impressed with you and your future will be awesome keep with just like you do thumbs up my friend wow exciting
Thank you, thank you very much!!
I don't make any money with my might everyone wants to borrow it or trade things for a repair. But it's handy to have around.
Thst can be a pretty good system at times. I got one if my first large welders in a trade with a client for work using the welder itself (while it was still at their shop) after that I used the welder to do countless job.
Sweet video man. Thanks for the strategies and tips. Now here’s a tip for you, if you flip your wire spool over, it’ll feed more efficiently
Nice job. One trick I do is to notch out the angle instead of mitered angles. It allows for more weld in the corners. You will find its stronger and once you have done a few quicker.
Hey bud thank you for your time I am attending classes for welding This is good information is really really helpful I always been A handyman try to go in to welding I love to build stuff always been pretty good in handy with things so I figured this is going to be a good money or Side money I really don’t know where I am going to end up with this never in my life did any type of welding well maybe soldering copper🤷🏻♂️ I will keep falling
Century is a small flux core welder owned by Lincoln and is great! With the correct flux wire you can get clean welds and it is certainly not discouraging. You should try one... around $200.
the use of washers like that made my eyes happy. i love flange head bolts and nuts too
For drilling I use dish soap and water. The water controls the temperature because it boils at 212 and the soap is a surfactant to be sure the water coats instead of beading up and rolling off. You dont need a lubricant. You need a coolant.
Petroleum based products will temper your work piece when you overheat it. As long as you keep water on your workpiece it cannot overheat.
I am amazed at that last keyboard welders last statement.... lmao
Dishsoap and tempering , haha
Impressive little bit of production you demonstrated. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
That big flat work bench is an unsung hero for projects like these
Man and them square corners he clamps on are beautiful too
Awesome and well done! Extra kudos for use of washers - old school engineers design stuff like that for a reason. Washers exist for a reason! Everything that *can't* be welded gets washers on both sides!
Your right. I have my certs in D1.1 and D1.3. 6g pipe as well. Your work is excellent.
I bought a Hobart 187, but then I used Miller Dimension 400 with a separate wire feed unit where I worked, before I retired, !00% duty at 400 Amperes. a real industrial welder. One needs a separate MIG, Tig, and stick welder, because one then doesn't have to set up the welder each time one changes the welding process.
Ure amazing bro, that i want to do when i retire in my present job. Frm now on i always to find tym to watch ur wonderful videos. Im from philippines. May GOD bless u always and ur families.
Experience...vs certification.......grow up fixing things from a stone quarry to pa farm....they refused to test me at 15.
So I was welding on my dad friend ppr......ppl couldn't belive that a kid can out weld lots of the pro
(I just had great teacher. ....life)
Nothing I welded ever failed....over weld in a stone quarry is a must
Ok, I made it to 9:00 and had to stop to comment, the little things make a big difference between hobbyist and journeyman level. When welding up the plates to stack drill them, weld the corners instead of the flats since rounding them off after you break them apart will both get rid of the weld marks, and provide a nice corner to mate up to your caster. The lower main frame should be built as the larger diameter rectangle instead of the smaller on with the add on, it is much stronger, and will guarantee a nice straight line on the horizontal. Saves time on fitup, and cleanup for paint later even if it takes longer to notch the cross bar.
Great video! Thanks for sharing and giving me a chance to get a new perspective at 70 years old!
I work in a factory, you are a good supplier to your factories. Thanks for sharing.
I have been welding on and off since high school for the low experience I have I do amazing welds and I just got a Everlast 256Si multi process welder and I can't wait. I am wanting to be certified maybe even machining too. I got hired at a company because I have potential but I need to practice my ass off to show I can weld at speed. I just need more experience
Thoroughly enjoyable. A delight to watch. All the best from Oz
Cool video man, I use my MIG to build my own furniture and other odd jobs. Be cool to use it to make a bit of extra cash. Good job fella!
I used to have a push cart just like this that I used for the same thing, it was made from very strong aluminum and tig welded together, it helped me a LOT cause it was so light and I had a bad back, someone stole it and I could not find another like it ANYWHERE so I changed jobs lol
The light weight push cart was a game changer especially when working 14hr days.
Enjoyed to watch whole video. Top job.
I'm now studying (learning) MAG welding and trying out TIG as well. I thought that I choosed wrong studies. But now I think that I need to look forward and need to become good welder.
Thanks a lot.
Just discovered your channel and subscribed. One comment. Quit using lock washers. They don't work. Several videos available demonstrating this and a higher priced two part washer which does work. I just use lock nuts, the ones with nylon inserts, on everything as long as they don't come into contact with high heat. They're only a little more expensive than plain nuts.
Future reference the place you bought the casters at should also sell weld on mounts. I just bought 4 for a steel table and they we $3 each and they have eyelet slots so they are easy to adjust
Awesome video thank you for your time and sharing. You Rock
Love your patience, clear instructions and great advice!
Enjoyed watching this. Thanks!
Just want to add my 5 cents on gasless mig, im in Australia and much like you I've been learning different welding processes since highschool and throughout my career, i bought a 3 in one CIG welder around a year ago purchasing a small reel of gasless wire to use untill i could afford to upgrade to using gas, being very proficient at stick welding as well i found for my use the gasless wire works fine certainly not as good but produces more than adequate results, i would stress that if i were using the mig every day i would absolutely invest in gas, and with the machine i purchased that is always a option for the future, long story short when the small reel ran out i happily purchased a large reel of flux core wire to keep me going
Hi Chris, this particular video is a contribution in several ways. Firstly: you communicate well while qualifying "making money" with your craft. Secondly, there are many many TH-cam videos which shows the use of chop saws. You, however went the way of a cold saw - which makes your presentation of greater value. I work out of my garage and I am very aware of creating noises which intrude into my ears and of my neighbors. This is why I use the band saw in place of my table saw, when I can, and use my horizontal band saw. A cold saw and a welder (for up to 1/4") are my next purchases.
I will be offering free classes under my tent at the house to those 10 - 16 years of age. This is to help these individuals to find their way and get productive. Organization, communication skills, spelling and safety will be integrated :)
You should integrate blueprint reading.
Thanks a bunch for sharing your knowledge. Great video, it shows what the audience needs to see in order to follow through and accomplish the task. Two thumbs up on the carts!
Great video as always. I love the pricing discussion paired with your commentary on the rationale behind decisions like the additional cross bars. Any chance of a similar video broadly on woodworking?
I respect you & your business.
Thanks for the link to the flapper wheel. heres a $$ saving tip in return. 8:38 I have a bottle of old transmission fluid. It makes a great lube and is free. I also use it in a spray bottle for rustproof car parts and other metal. It wipes off easily and again its free. Hope it saves you some money.
Great video on your experience. Thanks for sharing.
Definitly start with stick. Will make learning tig so much easier. And face it good tig is the ultimate goal..
I greatly appreciate these videos. Thank you for what you are doing
Nice job thank you for the tips listening from Brownwood Texas
Great job, thanks for sharing with us. 👍👍
Great info once again Chris. Keep crushing it!
this is my living for the past 2 years. manage to loan a car by it. im doing fence, window grill, bbq set and much more. depends on what the person need.
@roast beef you dont. you just have to make friends with your local engineering workshop! if they have customer, they will pass the costumer to you if its of your expertise. thats how i start making customer. but, truth is, i come from a business family. people around just tend to know what im doing. hahaha. up to my mother who got a salloon, father who have a hardware shop, and brother who manage a hotel.😁 i dont find customer, customer find me. but easy to say, just make a lot of friends.
Very well done video and commentary. Nice job, making me think about getting outside and welding. Just can't seem to find my niche.
Great video thats something I'm trying do now that I don't have a job
Yeah definitely if u could go into pricing of jobs would be excellent, and should you start off doing a couple of repairing job(2-5) then branch out.
new sub, would love to see some videos about pricing and bidding for things like this.... I'm sure by now you've gone some but this is the first of your vids I've seen, and I will be going through your videos to see what else you've done... love the vid quality, excited to see your other content!
14:05 I once said that if I ever commit a crime so heinous that prison would be too good for me, just make me spend my days pushing a cart with all four wheels freely rotating. For me I have much better control with two fixed wheels and two rotating wheels. Anyway, nice cart and this guy makes it look easy.
It would be great if you would do a video on pricing your work. Thanks
I started out at a metal shop that does steel frame buildings. Me and my brother had to inspect fix and clean welds before the beams went to paint.
Any advice or videos for someone that wants to get into welding? Not sure how I came across your videos. But I’m thankful for that. Keep up the great content.
Thank you for the ideas and creativness you provide.
I paid 3,400 for my welder from my Matco dealer. I love your idea's.
Man I’m about to hit 45 and I’m still driving a bus in my city I’m sick and tired of people yelling at me spitting at me threatening me just for the sake of it, not that I’m an ass, I don’t even mind people not paying the fair, I don’t wanna get shot, I need to get out that bus for good just walk away from it one morning just quit, is misery, I need to learn welding I wanna make trucks roof racks suspension brackets, tables, chairs, beds, combine it with wood, unfortunately I don’t know where’re go to learn, I need help, thanks for the video
It’s never too late to pursue your dreams. I just started learning to weld and in the course there are people who are doing it for fun and others who are looking to make a career change or upgrade. Keep watching content like this one and get inspired enough to make the jump. Ask at the community colleges near you. They often offer courses for free. Best of luck!
Willy Will go to a trade school near from you. You can learn from their..
go to a welding school a real one not some collage one they will teach the way it is the some fluff bs
@@mmkucharczyk81 What's wrong with a welding college? My course is taught by instructors that have a combined 100+ years of welding. Granted it is only a year long, but I'll still get all my certs. Genuinely curious.
At my work i use stick(arch welder) for welding thick steel for more penetration and for thin panel steel etc i use the gasless mig and it does the job.👍
Have you tried dual shield welding? More up front cost but fantastic welds and almost no clean up. With the right wire you can weld out of position too.
Appreciate your video
Great video thanks. I need to comment that you mean MAG instead of MIG. The 'I' is for inert gas, the 'A' is for Active gas. Active gas means there is CO2 in the welds which you can use for steel but not for Stainless steel, since CO2 makes a stainless steel weld corrode. Inert gas (Argon) is used for stainless steel.
Hi 👋
Great video.
I agree with the 110 welder.
I have a different brand, but came with all three welding. I can also switch to 220 volts if I need to weld thicker material.
Pro tip.... anyone getting into welding should start with a stick itll make you a better welder
True. I done stick for 5 years and the first time in jumped on a mig all the other workers thought I was doing it for years. My first bead on a mig was beautiful
I agree. I started off my first 6yrs of welding with the stick and it made a world of difference. It made the transition into using the mig these past 20 yrs afterwards a much easier process. I always pick up the stick from time to time just to keep my touch.
I've heard this but where I am from mig and tig rule it so I started out with mig
@@amanwithouthope9475 I’m trying to learn tig. Where I’m from that’s where the most money is.
@@diegogamboa8466 yep I think that's just about everywhere from what I hear from fellow tradesman. If you can get good with tig you have money waiting cause the dimes you can stack with tig are just beautiful.
Very informative video much apreciated!
I did not miss a second of this video, very interesting and useful thank you
Awesome, man. Cool to hear you talk about this business side of thing. Much appreciated
metaspencer how’s the. Us
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@@revisionindustries667 The bus is good ... gonna be out there working on it this week! I hope to post another video sooooon
Yes! Pricing Videos please!
Fruitful info. Thanks 👍
Chris thanks for sharing about the business side of things. I don't know if I will be a fabricator leaning a different way however I do need these skill sets. I have a Mig, an Arc Welder and a plasma cutter. An all in one TIG is on my list.
I will soon be making a custom gate for my driveway and a then copying that design and to a privacy fence.
Thanks again and yes I would like to see more videos like this.
Great video Chris. Makes me want to design a project that will utilize my welder!
Good information for a person starting up.. I was wondering if you were going to add leg supports and you did..Makes a difference. Peace..
personally, I can drill the plates faster one by one then doing it the stacked way. just prop up a corner jig so the drill cannot catch the material and spin it and insert the piece corner by corner in this jig, held by hand. Put a little cup of oil beneath the hole you are drilling and the drill will self lube. The time saved: not welding, not clamping, not pecking, not adding oil ... this adds up a lot too. Oh and use cobalt drills they are worth it
dont weld your stack together. use a wood block on the moving jaw and you clamp the entire stack with no clean up needed
I believe he's meaning to not weld multiple pieces of metal together to drill holes in on a drill press vise. Simply use a small block of wood on each side of your stack of pieces in between your vise jaws. The wood will compress in the vise and tightly grip your stack of pieces you want to drill. If you weld a stack together you have to break them apart and try to clean them up causing more work and time.
TYVM Boss 👍💯