How Expert Welders Build a Heavy-Duty Excavator Bucket Out of LNG Ship High Strength Steel Plate

[@SongWhisperer]

Those eye protection techniques are next level, the hand-shield technique, the look away technique, and my favourite the peek-a-boo face shield technique. This is what safety looked like in the USA 100 years ago.

[@alldifficult]

Don't forget how much effort the US is putting into keeping these guys in the Stone Age for as long as possible.

[@williamlind2843]

LMAO!! LOSER!!!@@alldifficult

[@Felorn6863369]

@@alldifficult yeah it's the US's fault...lol

[@alldifficult]

@@Felorn6863369 1+1=2. Lol

[@jackofall2305]

People are cheap and expendable in most of the world

[@danb2936]

The guy with the cut off torch is an absolute master at it... very clean cuts and no huge blobs sticking underneath ❤❤❤❤❤

[@KevinHuff23]

It's 3/8 mild steel, you could cut through that with a butter knife!

[@NIHILWR]

my thought exactly, thats the only good thing i can see in this video lmfaoaoao. the rest of it is fucking abysmal

[@armyranger9346]

I can't believe that bucket would last five minutes digging anything but mud. They didn't bevel their butt welds, they didn't grind off paint, rust, slag, dirt, etc. before welding, their long welds were more or less a group of spot welds instead of a stabilised, continuous and even weld, etc., etc.. This video should be shown in welding classes as an example of what NOT to do.

[@dr.feelgood374]

Don't be to critical on them, their the reason Richie Brothers auction has something to sell.

[@bernardmauge8613]

let alone the steel they use, mild steel instead of carbon steel for machinery.

[@wllwll-zh7ig]

All the digging is in sand.

[@Freecomments4u]

people need cheap ass buckets, too. I bet you can buy like ten of those for the price of a JCB or CAT bucket of the same size. Life of the machine comes into play, too. If its like 8000 hours on it not gonna drop some nice new bucket made of high quality shit.

[@armyranger9346]

@@Freecomments4u There are more choices than a dirt cheap piece of crap or a brand new name brand.

[@SantaClaw]

cm precision work right there, not that high precision is called for on all the stages. Some impressive work with the blowtorch, especially the first guy doing freehand cuts through 3 cm plate. Extremely skillful work. If I had a real complaint, it would be the lack of cleaning the metal before welding, and the lack of safety.

[@Yannaro_Kim]

They do what they must to provide for their family.

[@erasethepatterns1]

It would have been nice to see a bevel cut here or there with some of those critical joints. But you gotta have customers soo don't build it too well. They'll need repairs down the road. Once a customer, always a customer.

[@Sk1rm1shes]

Safety out the window! 100% penetration out the window! Nice work tho.

[@김국환-b6g]

레이저 로 재단 하면 편한데 😢

[@lzed223]

Plates should be beveled and cleaned before welding. They'll flex and the welds will break. No welding tracks in wear area to reduce wear on surfaces.

[@marcelh85]

Just my thoughts

[@lzed223]

@@marcelh85 But then again they are working on less than ideal conditions and all they dig is mostly sand/fine gravel. My hats off to them anyways. All I can do is snot weld.

[@brickleyyard4966]

Did honestly expect them to make a quality product

[@satan101101]

I’m not really care that much about surface rust or contaminants when using stick welding,But about the plate that need to be beveled? I’m agreed with you,it’ll be whole lot stronger if they beveled it.

[@VenturiLife]

Yep does need the bevels, then fill with weld, and just some general grinding/sanding to clear the area being welded from contaminants.

[@jamedstate5542]

These young boys that are welding without a Welding Shields will be BLIND by the time they get to 50 years old.

[@nalgene247]

Breathing those welding fumes can not be healthy. It is really cool to see a crew make the bucket from scratch, more or less, though. The dirty metal welds drive me nuts haha

[@gregc2467]

PPE, WTF is that ???

[@user-je6hh5hq4s]

I give them a A for effort for using what they got and utilizing it

[@Андрей1883]

Там эти ломастеры на 1000 Вольтах что ли варят, а иначе, как объяснить сварку такого толстого металла без разделки кромок))))))

[@NoInfoFound]

It is amazing they transition from the hand held welding mask to the, well, 'hand mask'

[@davidrush8283]

The repurpose world going strong.

[@Skidderoperator]

​@@aregeebee201I want to know how much hot slag goes between their toes?

[@sitabongamdokwe8899]

These guys have never heard of safety in their entire career. They don't even grind off the dirt on the material they just weld not even chamfer the plates before welding. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@MrDriftspirit]

Bet min.50% of them have smsrtphone snd yt for safety gear education in sll those millikn videos. But they werent interested in some 20 dollar safety shoes or 5 dollar eye protection. They are going to feel it first when something went wrong! Not my health..not to have to pay for medical survey if...

[@TypicalWelder]

Ну вы, ребята, даёте! Здорово! 👍👍👍

[@Infidel7153]

They build their bridges and infrastructure with the same skill and techniques .Be fun to watch them dig rock with it.

[@SteveDeLaCruz-q8c]

That bucket will never dig rock

[@schlaznger8049]

I'm still surprised they have electricity. P.S. those welds are going to break as they have no penetration and a weld groove was never cut.

[@daronsteele7976]

I have seen better welds from first year welding students. Welding over paint no way those will hold. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME.

[@brodyhedges7753]

Yeah! When I quickly cooled down the v groove welds on my 1/4 inch weld, it held up FAR better than the strength of that bucket!!! And plus, there is a number of problems with this welding including the ones you mentioned and other things!!! MAYBE, if they heated up the separate pieces enough, the weld would have lasted more longer…

[@savir]

I wouldn't be surprised if these guys are somewhere in the slums, already assembling a spaceship to Mars.

[@Skidderoperator]

Just like the africans building helicopters.😂

[@savir]

@@Skidderoperator Is there a video?

[@Skidderoperator]

@@savir plenty.😆

[@Don-du7du]

The plate their using was probably an old freighter yesterday 😁

[@Marlin-56]

It was! That’s exactly where they get their steel!

[@Mandingo_]

I was waiting for the expert welder part.

[@sat20387]

The perfect shoes for heavy steel work especially for welding and grinding.

[@baldyoldfart5828]

Whats the problem.. they're safety slippers to go along with the safety squints

[@jonnooney7102]

If I leave one sliver of skin uncovered when I'm metalworking I get my ass burned up and these guys work in sandals. Amazing.

[@josephohara7407]

Nice to see those fellas have some modern equipment. That CAD system (Cardboard Aided Design) is very good

[@joeclune1784]

imagine what these guys could build if they had some nice tools and equipment maybe a real welding hood and some boots.

[@BarnStangz]

It would be interesting to grab these guys and take them to say, Werk-Brau, to show them how they make buckets the proper way... All things considered, for what these dudes have on hand, this shit is pretty impressive.

[@BenK-qp7zs]

I’m saying. You ain’t gonna see no fancy factory in these countries. You prolly never gonna see a hard hat or boots either. Fucking love these guys. Seeing them do this shit in sandals gives me life. Fuck OSHA

[@Skidderoperator]

A guy could make a killing selling steel toed flip flops over there.😂

[@christosvolikakis1523]

Was anyone watching this expecting that at the very end that the camera goes to the back of their garage to see some guy smoking a cigarette pedaling a bicycle really fast that’s powering all of this equipment????😂

[@michaelkennedy2528]

Well I guess if you ever wondered where scrap cruise ship metal went, here is your answer lol

[@bsabdullah1]

Great work! As a general note, it would be great to see the finished products in actual use.

[@bayareaartist999]

you mean when the welds crack and the bucket splits apart from no weld prep and no weld discipline?

[@trufix72]

I totally agree with that. The first scoop of dirt those welds are coming apart.@@bayareaartist999

[@kviaak7979]

What a shame live-leak shut down. There would have been plenty of those videos.

[@jay-od7kh]

got to love how they poising them self's with the paint from the ship steel just to make some other guy rich

[@williamlind2843]

I'm guessing all the dirt acts as a UV shield.

[@collinscott1369]

Is this an episode of junk yard wars? i think I miss this one.

[@ezelk1337]

The guy with the cutting torch is amazing. The rest of them need to buy a Harbor Freight auto darkening welding helmet with the 20% off coupon, wear wooden clogs to cover the toes and some gloves. They are hard workers. Not in a welfare line looking for a handout.

[@miguelsilva6332]

Soy metalúrgico. Uso máscara. Guantes los más duros una pinza de 600 amperios...etc ..ellos una pinza común. Casi no usan máscaras. Sin guantes .etc. y para mí son unos de los mejores soldadores que eh visto ..son unos genios realmente los felisito colegas..Ala los bendiga!!!!

[@ClinttheGreat]

En serio? Lo que hacen es horible.

[@Shagnasty]

I really enjoyed this video. IAM Impressed the way you make the cuts definitely would like to see more of these videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@p-niel5328]

You guys are like building a Canoe with just only an Ax, where Integrity is not an issue, as long as it floats. Tacking 2 thick steel plates without even beveling the sides for sure weld penetration. I am sure that you guys have hand drills that could bore holes for the bolts of the side plate for better fit, but opted not to use it. You have an Angle Grinder so I am sure you have a Hand Drill.

[@bernardmauge8613]

hand drill thru 3cm steel hello?

[@p-niel5328]

@@bernardmauge8613 is that impossible? That is not a 3cm steel plate. Besides if you can't, there is a magnetic drill press saying HELLO! In your face.

[@michaelkennedy2528]

The amount of Melanomas from welding UVs must be crazy, not to mention the amount of cataracts they get from welding without proper eye protection.

[@ClinttheGreat]

Notice how all the workers are younger guys. I don't think they last long.

[@Skidderoperator]

Lots of beggars being trained/ injured/ rejected

[@serhatcalli6439]

WHEN JOINING THICK METALS BY WELDING, THEY CANNOT BE WELDED BY GLUING THEM SIDE BY SIDE.THE JOINT MUST BE THINENED AND FILLED WITH WELDING WHEN GRINDING IS PERFORMED, THE WELD IS THINNER

[@Skidderoperator]

Nobody teaches them. Its the 3rd world of dirt & blood.

[@beckettman42]

I too enjoy casual dress-code blacksmithing. What use are toes anyhow?

[@godbluffvdgg]

Better than any excavator bucket I could build...:)...I remember manufacturing way before we had CNC and Robot...These methods are tried and true...Good health to you all.

[@kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

Nice to see everyone wearing their safety sandals👌

[@TheMechanic868]

@@kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Thanks for watching watching 🙌

[@Reichaus]

CSA approved open toes! Nice job for working in a ditch, although most of it is just glued together as opposed to welded. For farm trucks sake, buy these guys some eye pro! I can see the rust rings from here. If you lose a toe you can still see and walk, lose an eye you're dinked.

[@FreezinFury]

Those flesh coloured steel toe caps should sell well in the western world

[@Bunch007]

All the proper PPE and clean and safe environments they all work in. Wonder how many years they've had zero work accidents. Oh wait, this guy right here 7:46 must have burned himself with hot slag through his work boots. But good to see the proper grounding to their welding materials. Don't want any potential deadly shocks or anything.

[@walter9724]

Good work fitting the teet retaining pins. What a bodge job 😂😂😂

[@Max-ye9xg]

I commented on the teeth retaining pins to you don't have to pound them in they should go should go with one hit they were probably upside down

[@millwrightdad3753]

Homeboy in beginning squats better then my 5 month ofl

[@АлексейЛазарев-ж1л]

Сколько не смотрю, сварщик у них уровня Бог!

[@pressonyang5835]

OSHA inspector drop clipboard and manual from violation overload. Then proceeds to have a seizer then they start to wield with out any protective gear.

[@markcrystaltownsend1578]

Not quiet oem but would build a decent sand castle.

[@williamlind2843]

I'm counting toes and fingers of everyone as I watch!!

[@MkhuluMokoena]

These guys will be very frustrated in my country with all the safety rules…😅😅😅

[@ImeldaArriaga-c8g]

Sir u are awesome welder and a engineer u do amazing work sir nice 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@ristovaaavaa]

Those anti-fog safety glasses looks pretty good, almost non-existing

[@carlosdiniz2468]

Boa noite eu sou de Pernambuco parabéns pra toda equipe são todos profissionais de primeira qualidade .

[@ImranKhan-sm6vc]

No safety glass No safety shoes No safety gloves

[@josedelacruz224]

Pls do watch kurtis of cutting edge engineering , you will see the difference..,😂😂😂😂😂

[@kielmeyer1]

I do see the work is good work for what they have to work with, expert I don't think so

[@edmonddemizieux151]

Belle réalisation avec peu de moyens bravo

[@titusm9837]

no gloves when welding...ouch.... Just imagine what those guys would do with proper tools and proper environment.

[@Андрей-е9й6о]

Здраствуйте кол ллеги за ваш высокое уважение !Но сварка изавените плохая ;развалится при хорошей нагруске ' зачем усиления гнуть с газом вроде есть листогибочный станок? Ведь итак после сварки металл в напрежении а вы еще кувалдой ' А вы не с Индии случайно я из России

[@Владимир-ю1ф5л]

Походу Пакистан

[@padraiggluck2980]

Two-day build. I was waiting to see the paint job. I expect that bucket will work just fine for a long time. 👍

[@CZOuJey]

they did it extremly wrong .. Omg 😀This Bucket is gonna be wrecked in one day 😀 ... Welding is horrible.. Materials, what they using is wrong .. Everythink is wrong 😀 But price is low .. so it doesn't matter.

[@kylegonzalez5842]

These buckets would break if they dug anything other than sand

[@collinscott1369]

Oh man I'm not so sure about those welds I don't think they're adequately prepared that's just my opinion, correct me if I'm wrong.

[@okcmo]

Most professional job i have ever seen.

[@jiggidyjam]

Your joking right?

[@okcmo]

These are expert welders

[@okcmo]

@@aregeebee201 of course

[@hendrikwidodo6686]

Tutup samping sudah dimal kertas tidak ada gunanya...😂😂😊

[@Max-ye9xg]

I don't criticize anything they do but the sandals are unacceptable how they don't get burned I don't know

[@2ndAmendmentGlock]

You should replace "expert" with third world, cause those beads ain't expert material that's for sure.

[@orlandochacon9253]

I’d like to see some of these weekend welders make a bucket like that. Everyone is a professional welder with their Harbor Freight welders.

[@IIIErebusIII]

None of the plates are cleaned for 100% penetration that shit will fail with in 3 months.

[@armyranger9346]

I could have made a better bucket than that when I was 13 years old and I could have done it with the same equipment they have.

[@non-binaryjesus]

​@@armyranger9346I bet you wouldn't do it for 3 dollars either....😂

[@armyranger9346]

@@non-binaryjesus Per hour or per day?

[@non-binaryjesus]

@@armyranger9346 probably per job? 😂

[@wosselwozzel]

Steel toe cap sandals

[@badirtadj506]

Macha'Allah un travail de précision Qu'Allah louange à lui et pureté préserve pour notre oumma et communauté de tout mauvais oeil Amineeeeee

[@DogSerious]

What expert welders?

[@rambone5282]

As a welder these guys lack a lot of knowledge in welding anybody can weld metal to metal but penetration is key to welding.???????

[@brandonmccarthy7660]

The guy is playing friggin peek a boo with the welding torch.

[@Totalrepairsolution]

Professionals always work Professionally 👍❤

[@kubinka879]

Maybe the idea is the bucket does not last too long, then needs new on?

[@tacoma50]

Ya gotta love those safety sandals everyone in that "shop" wears!

[@ignaciofernandez8463]

OSHA would have a field day with guys!! 😅 But these guys are pretty amazing.

[@stevenkeele8176]

itd be their last day inspecting. they would retire the next day from the million dollar bonus for writing tickets

[@ajcawley8104]

Im calling it right now, the second that bucket hits any rocks in mud it will explode from the stress

[@seap9570]

Geeze, invest in a good pair of boots.

[@Alfredolucena]

Verdaderamente estos individuos no muestran respeto ni valoran sus vidas trabajan en completa inseguridad primero debería ser sus vida y su salud yo hago este tipo de trabajo pero primero que nada esta mi salud

[@b0ng420]

warning: may fall apart under load. I'm no expert but no grinder to at least clean the old paint off before welding? could probably be a lot better with a few minutes of "prep" time.

[@Skidderoperator]

Experts in pajamas. Gravel between the toes.

[@Max-ye9xg]

I love a country where the culture brings numerous helpers to do the job I'm all for having more people willing to work

[@jeffduncan2942]

They paint it yellow and Cat will charge you $4000 😅

[@ЮрийПопов-б4г]

Наплавить абразивными Т-590 снизу и внутри ковша и нижних задних боковин и можно отправлять на песчаный карьер.✌

[@millinag3817]

Oh yes Indian expert welders... Next video they will craft excavator.

[@douglas724]

Glad the guy with the big angle grinder had on his protective flip flops!😂

[@ralfweidmann1871]

Guys I'm watching you guys again. (as always) :-) Question: Why don't you burn a V on the steel plates? Then the construct would become more stable. Greetings from Germany BaWü Neulussheim Ralf

[@prebaned]

Thank you Cat, Komatsu, Deer etc.. for your 1st world welds so the end users won't die with Expert welded parts in the dirt.

[@orlandochacon9253]

The guys not too bad, freehand cutting 1” plate. I’ve seen a whole lot worse.

[@drateisttv9666]

real talk that shit isnt lining up in the field or its tweeked 100 percent without gigs. i guess tolerance is a guesstament

[@Max-ye9xg]

With zero extra effort we can hit the Circle Cuts with a hammer instead of hitting it with the cutting torch that cost 500 dollars

[@rambone5282]

The cleaning part towards the end should have been done in the beginning before you get started..... Just throwing that out there.

[@empe360]

On average, how many limbs or fingers are lost, per bucket?

[@Max-ye9xg]

Russian company bucket Factory in St Petersburg Russia makes the biggest buckets they can build a bucket and almost not even talk and say nothing amazing

[@Qvartq185]

Про ботинки они вообще слышали? Режет в перчатках, а ноги в тапках))))

[@williamlind2843]

The craftsmanship in these poor countries is amazing! The lack of PPE is frightening. Although, I've been known to do some welding in flip-flops and shorts now and then.

[@wellscody86]

No penetration on any of those welds if the edges were tapered it would have helped but this isn’t going to hold up unless it going on a mini excavator 😂

[@SteveDeLaCruz-q8c]

Sand bucket for the playground

[@TheCaesar32]

Gotta give it to these guys for doing that job in pretty much bare feet. I know it won't happen but I hope their scroogey Boss buys them some work boots at least?!

[@rkarins3825]

...watched the entire vid waiting to see the expert welding. Still waiting....

[@chmarr]

they are not experts, they are a lawsuit

[@teamdrummond6915]

This must slagless welding. They just weld right over a pass.😮