WORKING Too Much vs. WORKING Smart: Which One Wins?

[@welderfabber]

Director here... Thankyou for all the birthday comments... Its been a long hard slog to get to where we are. Lots of hours unpaid work, but its all paying off now. I will reply at some point to all the comments but I've got 2 vids to edit b4 the 4th of Jan (1 is a super short of our progress, the other the 84th Chronicle out 4th of jan) and its my birthday... I worked all Xmas day and most of boxing day, I'm cool with that its all worth it 40k subs in 2024 will make it worth it!! Happy new year early guys I think we have a brilliant collective of subscribers! 100k I will come out of retirement and show them how to weld!

[@brownwarrior6867]

Happy Birthday Director I hope you had a quality day. 🤜🏼⚡️🤛🏼

[@puirYorick]

Happy belated Birthday to you. Can you get Baz a second mic for when he's interviewing someone please. It will help keep the audio levels more even. Cheers and Happy New Year to all.

[@user-mk9wk5tc5r]

Happy birthday Walter mate

[@cheechU38K]

You really deserve 100k with your video work. 🎉

[@rangeroverl322]

Happy belated birthday Director. Wishing you guys all the best in 25👍👍

[@ragnarl9130]

Now, that young fella Frank, he's got his head screwed on proper,, go work for free to gain experience and learn,, well done kiddo, that's how u get a job, we need more youngins like that showing a bit of initiative.

[@russnunn2456]

Exactly he won’t be working for free for long if he’s capable if not then he ain’t lost nothing just learnt heavy fabrication is not for him if is then it’s a massive kick start for him to learn a lot

[@Andy.01_uk]

My dad used to say "always be nice to people when you are on the way up because you'll never know when you need them if you are on the way down".. Merry Christmas and have a fantastic 2025 to all at WF and DTM.

[@julianchambers8372]

Hi Baz and Co. You are the ones that know the answer to you starting up it seems the right decision to me mate. If I can just give you my experience. Some years ago I started working for a company setting up a factory from scratch. When we started production it was hard work and we had a small very good team. The problems start when the teams/ manning levels increase. Then as a manager most of your time is spent looking after the staff problems. So its best to keep to a nice manageable size and as you say work smart or you will in the end blow out. I was the same as you, loved doing the engineering. Working hard and long hours can only last so long before it becomes unenjoyable. I think a good way of thinking is quality not quantity. This is just my experience and I hope it helps.

[@stevenjones2852]

Did my apprenticeship 1988-92 as a Plater. Did my HNC at college on day release. Worked in many Structural fab shops in the years after and moved into Commercial Aircraft production for the last 20 years plus. Half decent money but no where near as rewarding as laying out Structural beams, lobster backs on the shop floor and welding them up using Stick and Mig. Your channel has grown on me and I love to see you pushing these lads through the right way, the industry looks to be in growth rather than decline when I left it. Good to see you bunging other suppliers and services as well Baz. I’m 53 now and only weld now and then and always said I would go back to it. Until then i will watch your channel and pretend. I have family in the plant hire and plant repair game. You are the spit of my cousin. He is also a gobby bastard but works hard like yourself, loves it and takes no shit.😂💪🏻💪🏻

[@johnjames2704]

There is not enough people training youngsters Respect to u Baz

[@stringerbell547]

Tell me about it, I'm an Orbital welder mainly pharmaceutical and semi con. hardly any young ones coming though, and we go home much cleaner than Sam.

[@richmiller7834]

a big thanks to the WF crew. Solid gold YT viewing.

[@philmcmanus8184]

Happy birthday Director, keep up the fantastic work.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@seagullsbtn]

Seven months in, with a month and a half work ahead of you already booked and partly paid for is magnificent!

[@Daniel-rv6kw]

Big up Cal he's loyalty and the work load he does is hard to come by these days. So a big shout out to Cal

[@keithrogers2107]

Well done Baz,you've already brought a young generation into welding and fabrication in the last seven month's , there is light at the end of the tunnel for your profession !!! happy new year

[@NatNewstead-uk2nm]

Many Happy returns, Director. All the best. Thanks for your hard work & dedication.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@GrahamWP58]

Happy new year to Team WELDERFABBER what a journey you have been on for the last 7 months. The right decision was made your flying and good to watch the journey. As always stay safe and crack on lad to the next chapter. Happy 2025 onwards and upwards

[@andyoakley2305]

all the best for the new year baz , work smart not hard that's my moto , the work will always come because of your reputation , as will the guy's that want to work for you , they'll come to you because they know you'll respect them and they will respect you as a boss and that's hard to come by these days

[@peterscarah641]

Mr Director , your work adds the shine to the lads work. Long may you all RULE. The WELDERFABBER TEAM SETS THE BENCH MARK FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW .

Excellent, so you’ve got me in the Holy as well now!!!!! You’ve got a lot to answer for 😂😂, good to see Cal on it too, good seeing young Sam progressing too, 28 seems a good lad too, hope you had a good Christmas & spoiled Bella & max, happy new year from me to you, see you in new year

[@davemeikle4522]

Hi Baz ,on that Parker crusher there is a little ram under the clutch lever that throws it out in a emergency,sometimes you have to crack the pipe to get it back,putting the strap on the lever must have sent it back in.Great video keep up the good work .

[@davidwindsor4632]

Happy birthday Director. Chin up Sam we all make mistakes. Congratulations Calium on the new Holy deal. Good to see you busy. With plenty of work on. All the best for 2025. 🎉👍

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@leshall4285]

Happy Birthday Director, What progress has been made by yourselves, just shows you definitely have made the right decision branching out on your own ,looking forward to your adventures in 2025

[@MarkShesrer78]

Happy New year to everyone at WF. Dan and his crew and see you in 2025

[@welderfabber]

thankyou guys

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Baz, no surprise you've been so successful. Quality work at reasonable price and quick turnaround is hard to find. Plus, you're willing to do oddball work. Last time we had a cracked boom, the local crane repair wanted a fortune to repair it. It was cheaper to buy brand new boom section than let those greedy arrogant buggers 'fix' it. Plus, they wanted months do get it done. We did it in a few days ourselves. Time is money and they simply didn't give a damn the machine would be down so long. They lost a longterm customer over them screwing us about.

[@LeeDanial-q2t]

Absolutely smashing it good set of lads around u big up 👌👌👍

[@ragnarl9130]

Overall, another great video, with great content and excellent editing by the birthday boy, looking forward to what comes next year guys, fantastic

[@Blackopsmechanic338]

Sam, Baz, Cal and the Director, WHAT YEAR!! You all deserve a Big Applause. Maybe a new Shop in 2025?? Peace

[@roydawson4882]

Happy Birthday Director and many more of them,Baz as for going off on your own 100% yes,you have done it before and you know the pros and cons off business plus your hands on so you know how it all works.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@MarkShesrer78]

Happy birthday director. Can believe how busy you are and it only been 7 months good luck for what to come in the future. Fantastic video Baz

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@philipcounsell4709]

Happy New year Baz Cal and the rest of the team. There is an old saying make hay when the sunshines there , and you certainly have the sunshine on you . I have lived my worklife on that saying . Its good for you that your work is so varied, so I'm sure 2025 will be a very good year for you all . 👍👍

[@godfreyiga2013]

Very educational and entertaining, in otherwards edutaining ❤

[@ciderant]

I would have thought that if it comes to a boom on a telehandler, then money is secondary to safety. Safety first every time and pay whatever to repair the boom properly. Congratulations on the subs and all the success you have had since starting the new business. It is very well deserved, and i look forward to many more interesting saturday mornings with welder fabber👍

[@Blackopsmechanic338]

Happy Birthday Director!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@jameshunt4996]

yes you made the right move and took the best man with you

[@darrendown2333]

Happy birthday to the director. Keep up the great work with the videos. Look forward to every new video that comes out.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@craigdoig9486]

51:49 great content again

[@jamiesmith1749]

Happy birthday to the director. I hope you have a great day and another great video usual.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@Jacksh12]

Happy Birthday Director have a good one. Also Happy New Year to you all.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@jimsvideos7201]

Good on you for showing Sam why the weld pulled and how to avoid it in the future. Too many people would get upset but that doesn’t accomplish anything.

[@acetreeman]

He should have been taught properly in the first place.

[@welderfabber]

He was told that was the 2nd time he's learning he's 16, this time he was put on cam and made to grind all the weld down he wont make it again

[@brownwarrior6867]

Love the way you handled that mistake by Sam Baz. Proving that although you’ve a lifetime of experience in the field you haven’t forgotten we were all apprentices in our trades at one point making these same errors. I doubt Sam will make that mistake again any time soon.

[@ciderant]

Happy Birthday director and thanks for all your hard work over the past year🥳🥳🥳

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@ciderant]

@welderfabber My pleasure, Happy New Year, and all the best for 2025

[@chrisking2811]

Happy birthday director all the best 👍

[@philipmoores5202]

Baz, what you don’t know about welding is not worth knowing, you are obviously a master of your work as well as repairing all types of plant. So working for yourself is going to be a success. The bonus is working with your brothers, Onward and upward.

[@EIG9363]

Happy birthday Mr Director 🎉

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@rossnolan2883]

Fantastic work 👏

[@RichardDowd]

Happy birthday Director!

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@jamiewall9076]

Happy birthday to the director, hope you have a great day and don't work to hard

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@darrentaylor8578]

Interesting channel. Glad I tuned in

[@mingthemerciless6855]

"Happy Birthday The Director" and wishing many more. Baz, you're right it has been a fantastic 7 months. All the young apprentice's are fortunate to work for you. Here's to a successful New Year for Welder Fabber and DTM. Cheers.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@xxinsanitybomer4620]

Boom off boys happy new year WF boys 😅

[@allenbrown7820]

Happy Birthday Director and Happy New Year everyone! Be Safe!

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@MartinBall-v6y]

Thank you Baz and all at welder fabber for all the videos this year Happy New Year to you all See you all in 2025 👍

[@welderfabber]

Happy new year!

[@RatchetMonkey]

I think this is one of my now favourite channels. Great to see everyone working together to get the job done. A lot of employers are quick to discipline rather than invest time and guide employees to better themselves and eventually benefit the company in the long run. We spend the majority of our time in the work place, if it's an enjoyable environment to be in you are more productive as a result and never really work a full day if you actually enjoy what you do. Have a bit of time off Baz to refresh yourself and your teams spirits ready for 2025! Family time is more important. I wish I was 10 years younger and id have got into fabrication. Can't wait to see next year's content. All the best to all the team.

[@petegraham1458]

Happy Birthday Director ! Best wishes for w wonderful, safe , prosperous year ahead for WF Co. and all the employee and their families.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@mattybean4039]

Well done Baz, Cal, the director and the team for some great content in 2024 🤙

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

Happy birthday Director.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@scottpearce9988]

Happy birthday Ben

[@SuperWayneyb]

Happy Birthday Director 🤘😎🤘🎂

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@hornetboy3694]

Awesome video, great work everyone. thank you baz & The director

[@welderfabber]

Thanks to you

[@Denscaff82]

Brilliant video 👍🏻🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@richardvalpied3717]

Happy birthday director and all best in the new year

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@StevenleeNesham]

Happy birthday director and yes, I do think you’ve done the right thing. Leaving the Fox group

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@jayd1974]

Nice one lads 👍That mobile RORO crusher is a great bit of kit👍

[@stephenlight4095]

Wishing you all the best for the new year ,hope it’s a very happy and healthy one for you all,and many happy returns of the day to you Director,hope you have a great day 🎉🎈🎂

[@mulfire]

Happy Birthday Director 🎉 🥂

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@noelkenny7504]

Another fantastic video from all your amazing crafts men

[@markrobinson1458]

Another great upload, my lad worked for free for months to learn plastering, it wasn't long before he was paid, he's now exceptional, I subbed him a few quid to help him, but when you trust your kids to get stuck in, it's well worth it. Happy birthday Director 🎉 🍻

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@christopherfluck4025]

Many happy returns for your birthday director hope you have a cracking day mate🎉🥳🥳 although big Baz has you chained to the computer editing 😂😂👍👍 have a fantastic birthday I hope all you guys have a smashing new year aswell 👍👍👌👌😜

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@andyfletcher7535]

Looking forward to the big bucket build. Can really see new direction company will go in when first one is done. Happy Birthday director

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@richardwaite4795]

Happy birthday to the Director Baz you have a great channel And you made the correct decision to start your own business

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@raymccarthy7492]

Happy birthday Director, well done baz and all the lads . keep up the great work . Just a word of advise your soon going to be a thorn in the sides of competitors, I've seen this myself 🇮🇪🇬🇧

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@landroverlandyman]

All the best Director keep doing what you do mate , the quality of your videos just keeps getting better and better. Happy Birthday 🎉

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@miketaylor8777]

Happy birthday Mr Director. Another excellent video.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@adriandeb2710]

Happy birthday Director,,,

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@danielcollins1145]

A massive happy birthday to the director and Merry Christmas and happy new year to all the team

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@CAGEConstruction]

Love this channel. Top class

[@welderfabber]

Much appreciated!

[@ozzmann3217]

You have built something special with one hell or a team and fast… def say without knowing all the details you def made the right decision… onward and upward Baz and Squad Never seen anything like what you all do in the UK we drill and blast our rock over here I hardly see re crushing building products like that , but seems common over there interesting

[@user-vv9zo4sc4k]

Happy new year Baz to you and staff, upwards and forwards

[@abuubaydullah1]

A new year Baz and family with unlimited potential opportunities to expanded to your dreams and to go beyond them .

[@Julie1964]

Happy Birthday The Director. Have a super day. You do a fab job. Looking forward to watching throughout 2025. All the best to the Team.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@jerrylong3580]

Happy birthday Director, from California USA. You and my son share the same birthday. So cheers 🍻 to you.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@Mac-i3m]

What a genius idea, i've never seen a roll-off crusher.

[@JamesBarlow-t1e]

Have a great New year and Birthday guys great vid

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@keithbrueton]

Another Fantastic work video guys thanks for the upload

[@welderfabber]

Thanks again!

[@ronnierobinson1502]

Enjoyed the plant repair ....great stuff

[@bazzabiker46]

Well done Baz, spot on content really enjoy your videos. Happy new year to you all.. Baz

[@kdenyer1]

Just watched your cutting path on plasma. If the teeth positions are not important. Do one run instead of 2 it should reduce your cycle time. And save a lot of material over a year. Just check your saving on scrap price.😊

[@welderfabber]

we working on it

[@winandcabo2022]

Happy birthday director,and i wish you all a happy new year and lot of video"s to watch

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@forumbezoeker]

Congratulations director I think the coupling of the breaker has slipped and then the plates get hot and expand, you can no longer fully insert the coupling. Either adjust it slightly, which I often did, or tighten it, just like you did. we also had two of those small pegson 700x550

[@isanewman7715]

Happy holidays Welderfabber team.

[@garethbendall2490]

Happy birthday director…

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@GaryMytton]

Happy birthday director you do an amazing job putting all the footage together have a great day 👍👍👍

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@arthurchihana4470]

Happy Birthday Director

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@richardlyons7582]

Happy birthday director and for all at Welderfabber have a really prosperous New year.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@mowafab]

awesome work happy new year been watching since the plant days🥇

[@welderfabber]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@edwardcaseyjr5490]

Happy birthday director,and many more 🎉🎉

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@ollywoodhams2265]

Love your videos baz keep it up boys

[@philipthomas2452]

Forget the naysayers or the people who say their way is better, they weren’t there trying to fix a machine for a client who might not have all the money to spend. As far as the wash ramps, you may not want to do them but they bring in revenue and they keep some of the youngsters working and honing their welding skills. Your business is growing and once you grow to what you want it to be then you can be a bit more selective. I enjoy watching every Saturday morning. And thank you

[@georgemckay1883]

Happy birthday to you Director. What a year... Went so quick, To each and every one of the W. F. Team I wish you all the best for 2025 and look forward to watching more top drawer productions. Stay safe.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@robertpower6695]

Happy new year Baz, Calum and all. Happy Birthday Director

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@johncollier7744]

All the best for 2025 Baz and Happy Birthday to the Director. Good point about the air line damage . It was always a beef of mine about lines being snaked across the floor subject to damage and causing a trip hazard. I had some arms fabricated that fastened to the building uprights that swung over the work area, providing an airline through a reel and electrical supply . This paid for itself in no time, and possibly something you could consider. And if you move workshops it’s just a case of unbolting and transferring.

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@JohnBennett-cw1ri]

Too late for me now as I’m retired, but I’m wondering why I never managed to work for a bloke like Baz? Always worked for people who could peel an Orange in their pockets.

[@BrianWallace-nw9vj]

Anuva quality video thank you all.. Have a happy birthday the director🍻🍻🍻

[@welderfabber]

thankyou bud

[@garysides636]

*Good afternoon Baz, Cal , Dan and of Course The Director* 👋 I hope you've all had a good Christmas and break ! *Social media* is such a *powerful tool* isn't it. I'm glad it's proving to be a benefit for Welderfabber ... *Crusher repair* - experience means everything *doesn't it* . Saves so much time in looking at what's causing the issues or locate whatever is not working. *Frank* - seems a decent lad and working for free ...wow....very impressive and says a lot about the person especially at that age 😉. I'll take my hat off to him ! *Track Guards* - they look "tank" like and looking forward to seeing them fitted and working ! Great vlog as per.... Gary .......and *Happy New Year to everyone and whoever reads this I wish you and yours health and happiness in 2025* .

[@welderfabber]

thankyou gazza