My Welding Side Hustle

[@prebaned]

This Jody kid is second to none. Very easy to understand and I would love to have him as a teacher. He makes you want to listen for hours, amazing person.

[@WhiteVaille]

100% my thoughts watching this video. I don't think welding is a career for me, but recently have been curious to learn about it. Just wish it was more accessible in terms of cost. (And that I had projects to practice on!)

[@FreddyFunderbunz]

@@WhiteVaille found a welder at a pawnshop and paid 20$ a week till it was paid off. That was 20 yrs ago, couldn’t tell u how much I made off of that thing, kept upgrading as I could afford it. Doesn’t take much

[@jonasduell9953]

20$ x 12 month x 20 years = 4800$, I think you got ripped off@@FreddyFunderbunz

[@c.cmanakabubba9708]

O me, O my beloved write a book my friend.

[@jacain1234]

He was my second teacher when I was taking welding classes years ago. My actual instructor and his KZbin videos. His videos were a game changer and it was readily apparent by how much faster I progressed relative to the other students in the class. I'm pretty sure I was the only one watching them at the time. 😂

[@afweldingllc]

Man, I was watching your videos when I was in welding school back in 2013 I’m 33 years old now been in business for almost 8 years and I still think you are one of the best instructional welders on KZbin. Glad this randomly popped back on my feed. Don’t know how it hadn’t sooner, love seeing your videos.

[@soundslikebstome]

TipsandTricks has been...and still remains to be the premier welding channel. Bob Moffat deserves an honorable mention but Jody is the best. Period. Thx for years of tips sir!

[@blipys]

great seeing all these older clips, makes me think back to when i was starting out as a welder. every day after getting home from a 12hr shift i would watch videos of yours and i enjoyed them all and i sure did learn a lot from every one of them. i wouldnt be where i am today if it wasnt for you. (and your tig-finger!) youre a great person and the best teacher. thank you for all the lessons youve given us.

[@carlwhite8225]

Jody, Thanks again for another great video, my side hustle has become removing broken bolts and exhaust studs, it pays most of my bills .

[@weldingtipsandtricks]

Whatever it takes. Right?

[@lenhannaford8718]

As a welder who has welded many of these kinds of parts as well as multiple types and base metals for pressure vessels, I can tell you he does a nice job demonstrating and explaining these welding processes. I also built my own rotating fixture using a tig pedal for speed control. I often have each foot on the pedals for both current and rotation control, as well as the tig torch in one hand and the filler metal in the other! I was also the choice of many machine and welding shops until I retired! Praise God for the gifts he gave me to raise my family!

[@ifell3]

You are honestly the best. If someone was to work alongside you they should pay you in gold!!

[@eharris6347]

been watching you for some years off and on think you were one of the first Welding channels I’ve watch And really right off the bat knew You were the Man ! Just clear , respectful, straight to the point , And knowledgeable Bulk of my welding experience has been heat exchanger / vessel shops A little fabrication, some shipyard , and a little field work

[@JAYTEE751]

I'm brand new to welding, and you're about the fifth person I've come across while searching for instructional videos. You make the other look like hacks. You explain everything in a way that is easier to understand, and knowing why, and how something should use a specific process, or tool/equipment makes it easier to remember, and provides insight to help us evaluate a better way to tackle future applications. Also, your welds come out looking like a robot machine did them. So good! Thanks for being a resource of vast knowledge!

[@_the_Chad_]

You know I've been watching your videos for a long time when I recognize almost all of the past clips! Excellent as always.

[@WelderB1Family]

Glad you touched this topic!! I just got some overflow work and piece work from some small local shops 👨🏾‍🏭💰🔥👍🏾

[@tjtobin86]

Watching your videos (as a super novice hobby welder) gives so much insight into how a person could truly make a career out of it with enough time and practice. Your knowledge is off the charts!

[@Dr_Xyzt]

Your videos are a tremendous service to the world of engineering. Your videos show countless practical attainable applications in welding. If it weren't for you, I'd have never learned to weld. I'm more in management now, but when we get new designers, we show them your videos and give them some hood time on the in-house equipment so they can know what it's like, and make use of the fine fellows who perform the actual welding work.

[@dhoff71]

Me and my grandpa used to watch your videos 10 years ago. A lot of nice memories came to mind, thank you!

[@finlaybichan1275]

This was great to look back at all the old videos of yours that taught me nearly everything i know about welding!!! thanks again Jody!

[@IRDeezlSmoke]

As a "side hustle" owner myself, though not welding, but cnc cutting and bending, I can relate to the customer communication statement. I would only ad that whenever possible, try to get the customer to talk with you before bringing the parts to be welded. Often a small adjustment to the machining or cutting can be made to accommodate self jigging, making the set up go faster and often better alignment post weld. JMO. Thank you again for the awesome tips and tricks. You are a very gifted person being able to not only weld so professionally, but teach so professionally as well.

[@sohnwehseler9327]

Love it! As a newish hobbyist I appreciate seeing all the different processes and applications. I can't imagine there are many people skilled in so many different areas within the vast field of welding. There are far fewer still that are willing to put it out in a video format that benefits so many people. Thanks!

[@doyleif]

2 19:11 Great video!The knowledge that you are passing along is priceless.Young welders can really learn a lot from your work experiences.Even a old welder myself has learned a lot from you. I really appreciate your time and dedication to your craft.

[@blairshiver9672]

I’ve been watching you for along time at least 15 year. Your a great teacher and helped me out in my career more times than 1. Thank you for doing what you do Jodi. 👍

[@splinky99]

I used to work at a shop where I was the “Heat Straightening Specialist “……. Basically because I was the only one who understood how to do it! Saved a LOT of pieces!

[@billshuey7422]

I truly love your videos. I always find something useful in each video. I will never be a commercial welder. I am just a retired expat living in Thailand

[@HeavyHiitter]

An absolute wealth of knowledge! You sir, are an asset to new and experienced welders. Thank you for your content.

[@marvinshorty4611]

You are an excellent teacher. Your passion for your work keeps me engaged. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@billyrife5809]

I thought that I could fabricate and once I seen his homemade turn table , I slowly put my hood away , this guy is a genius been saying it for years love ya Jody

[@naderfawzy5958]

It's 6:00 a.m. here. I'm starting my day and happy to see your work man 👨. Thanks for the video.

[@wadepatton2433]

You've come a long way Jody. Pretty obvious to those of us who have some life experience, way back when your channel was young, that you had a good bit of real world experience and made some no-nonsense good welding videos. Dozens more have welding channels, but yours is still the best. Keep up the good work. Methinks I'll have a new machine before the end of the year-then I can use the Tig Finger that I've had for a few years already.

[@malcolmyoung7866]

True! The Best and has been mentioned in more than one or two other fabrication/welding and even vehicle restoration channels.

[@dennishill6070]

This was a very well done episode. Welding is all about procedure and it's this broad experience that really pays off. I know that all a guy really has to do is start welding and soon enough the neighborhood will find out and then the circle just gets bigger and bigger. Got to make them pretty though. That's probably the best calling card for the customer to see and if you are getting the procedure correct (preventing some catastrophic failure) and you're all set. Communication by the way and as you stated so well is so important in finding out what is really needed and wanted. And machinists among others don''t always know what is needed and wanted. You would think they do but often they don't know how to get there. Thanks for the great show.

[@kwaaaa]

As just a weekend welder, it's quite fascinating to hear your journey and learning experience along the way. Thanks for sharing.

[@balzonyr4head]

I love watching people do really good work with aluminum. I absolutely hate welding aluminum but watching someone else do it is satisfying.

[@JMRSplatt]

Wow thank you for sharing. This video has been invaluable to me already a couple times in my self taught welding/fabrication. Rewatching many months later provides a different perspective.

[@rmschrader36]

Been watching you for 10+ years Jody. You are the best. Im just a hobbyist that likes to build furniture and help friends but you taught me how to TIG weld. You da man!

[@kevinashby3784]

Great video Jody. One thing you didn’t stress enough is that it pays to know your work, your strengths and limitations. This will either get you more work as in your case or out of work as you’ve seen.

[@tyebraun]

Jody thank you for your years of videos and experience, you got me going in the fabrication career and kept me going throughout the years. I basically taught myself off of watching your videos and I can never thank you enough for that!

[@AllThingsODs]

Jody has been helping me out for years! The best welding KZbinr by miles! Thanks for sharing your knowledge it’s helped so many of us fellow welder!

[@immanutt4442]

SIR ... your vast knowledge - welding experience - techniques and end results are above top tier level ... * * * * *

[@paulkurilecz4209]

Great presentation. As you said, communication is important and communicating customer expectations and your capabilities is important. After all, you don't want to get into the situation where the customer is expecting you to do or provide something that either you cannot do or is not possible. My experience is that when a part is being designed, the manufacturing processes have to be taken into consideration.

[@Wilders53]

I'm sitting amazed at the ingenuity that you have created!

[@DavidMNighswander-ir7os]

In the late 90's I got a job as the Maintenance and Tool Room Manager for a company. They did a lot of stamping to make components that they welded together into steering columns. The stamping dies were all taken care of internally. They had developed a process for rebuilding the cutting edges of the dies. I had a guy who worked out of his garage welding up dull and chipped edges on die components. I would drop off the parts and in a day or two I would pick them up and either bring them back to the shop for grinding or take them to a Machine shop with some specialized equipment for a few of the difficult ones. Being able to weld tool steel made the small weld shop a pretty good living. I was taking parts over at least once a week. It was cost effective because dressing an edge instead of roughing, heat treating, and finish machining a 30 lb chunk of tool steel is expensive. If the job had been just a little lower on the cycle time I would have had a second cutter made and swapped out the chipped for the repaired parts. Not many shops doing that kind of work anymore. They hire it all done by a Mom & Pop shop so they don't need to have trained people on the payroll. You have been a good source for ideas over the years Jody. Thanks for all the tips. I'm retired so I only do repair work around the house anymore. Still it's handy to be able to fix what I need when I want to. 😁😎

[@freddyhayward7117]

Good day jody well i started 8years ago working at engineering company i knew nothing about welding. Today i do all the welding in the company with mig tig and sometimes stick. I really appreciate your videos your advice its were i learn welding 😂 so when people see my welding they will ask me were did you learn to weld and my answer is you tube😂 by jody Thanx jody

[@StationaryNomad361]

I vote yes on the dedicated video about weld distortion and heat placement!

[@SteadArcFab_Ministries]

Jody this video is absolutely awesome! After watching and learning from pretty much all of your videos this past 4+ years it was awesome to see this compilation. You packed so many years of info in right here!!! Valuable valuable info from experience! Thanks brother I really enjoyed it!!! Blessings 💪👊

[@nickharris5475]

Awesome video man! I’ve been in the game since 2005 and I always love seeing how other tradesmen do things

[@mikeschmidt7980]

Hi Jody, another great video. I really enjoy seeing them.

[@lundysden6781]

from my experience 308L filler wire is just about perfect for 99% of the stainless or stainless to steel welding. Even on cast iron it holds up better than you would think.

[@slimdog72]

So great that you documented so much. I wish I had more pictures of the stuff I built.

[@jeglider]

I have no knowledge about welding, but I can recognize skill and knowledge when I see it. Great video!

[@samlee3784]

Learnt a lot of my welding skills from this channel, one of the most informative easy to listem to channels on youtube. Now my daughter is learning to weld, she's watching these with me and practicing at home alongside her college course. You've helped 2 generations now 😁. Also deffinately make a video on straightening parts using heat. I weld mostly 316 or 304 stainless and distortion is a b*tch lol spent a lot of time learning how to prevent it or rectify it after. There seems to be very little in the way of preventing distortion or flame straightening tutorials and its super useful. Keep up the good work!

[@mistermac4118]

Amazing! Nice to see a craftsman at his trade. Thank you for the video.

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Great video loads of welding tips and tricks. I don’t weld I melt stuff and make a mess. I am obsessed with finding bits of steel and whatever to put in my ‘scrap bin’ for s rainy day. It amazes me just how much scrap steel ends up being used/reused/repurposed by myself. I work away as a truck driver and I scour the locations I visit for bits and bobs. Large nuts and bolts and washers all get rescued and sometimes I get lucky and find some steel plate. Must try and find some copper and stainless in the future. Back home tomorrow night will be in my garage straight away despite working through the night. I have things to weld(okay things to melt) Hopefully with a few more bits of steel or whatever for my scrap bin. Thanks Jody.. 👍🏻

[@blackout7615]

Always like to see a new video from Jody!

[@bobprice9244]

I've been doing side job's at work until I built my own building. Machine shops are great to work with. I've got myself all the welders and home built positioners I need. I got myself a small older lathe and do some machining between welds, so I know what you're talking about.

[@RC-Heli835]

I still have an old Syncrowave 250 Jody. I finally have power run for it just need to get some shielding gas, filler rods and some work for it. It was originally bought to reweld thousands of stainless steel collars on 1-1/8 inch Fire Hydrant stems. so I learned to tig stainless out of the deal and got to take the welder home when that business went south.

[@ericswild]

Side Hustle?? DUDE!! That is some beautiful welding jobs you are doing. You have a real skill at it.

[@rmTheWalrus]

That homemade turn table out of a drill and bike parts is epic!

[@joshfolkin4266]

First time watching one of your videos. If this video was about having a side hustle. In today’s American broken economy and a 20% drop of employment in this manufacturing sector, I hardly consider this a side hustle. Being a manufacturing engineering for 15 years you do a nice job in demonstrating your procedures. Great video on welding process and assembly.

[@gasparsperformance9841]

I really admire you work and the knowledge you are willing to share with us.

[@barrydawg7544]

Another Out of the Park home run with this video, Jody.... Thanks again.

[@lelandhandboy9342]

I get a lot out of your videos , keep up the great work , your biggest fan .

[@907jl]

Hi Jody, thanks for passing on knowledge that you worked very hard to acquire.

[@terrencebuller7676]

Great program Jody. always enjoy watching. Take care and keep up the excellent work. 👍

[@oldlincolnpipewelder]

We Love you Jody!!! ❤

[@travisweldmaster7815]

Absolutely!

[@shadowrider7072]

Fantastic video. I have students that ask me about "welding jobs" all the time. It's great to show them different options they can pursue in the industry, and everyone has thought about a "side hustle" at some point. Besides, being your own boss is fantastic.

[@Alan-uq6sg]

Like how you took the time to show what you do.

[@V8freaks]

That heat straightening video you talked about would be a blessing, Jody! I have a big shaft for aligning gearboxes to engine crankshafts, its some thousands of and I want to straighten it - but I have fear to make it worse. Marlon

[@Theweldingmillennial]

309L first rod I ever bought myself. Very versatile and affordable, with respect to the other “do it all filler rods”

[@kagedz5621]

i’m in school for welding right now but i live in virginia so im most likely going to the shipyard but definitely watching your videos for future references

[@mikesnifferpippets3733]

Lots of good info. Glad you were able to improve your craft and make a little money at the same time.

[@dougankrum3328]

Great Video....I've seen most of these short clips over the years....I did a lot of stuff for food processing. Most of it was 303...so yeah, 308 filler worked fine...another job...and not your garage stuff, replacing super heat steam tubes in a water-wall boiler Bio-Mass generation plant ....2" chrome-moly....3/8" wall tubing....all scratch start TIG...lots of laying on your back, and plenty of using a mirror to see the back of the joint.... but these tips would have been great...that was in 1991...No home computer, no KZbin.... the main steam line to turbine...12" pipe, 1" wall stainless....miles of TIG welds....

[@JFirn86Q]

Awesome overview video with actual examples. Shaft straightening is interesting, if you plan on making a video about it I'm all in.

[@LostWalletFab]

For applications that's don't allow heat, flapper peening is an interesting method that appears to be black magic.

[@marcusrobinson1778]

Spray arc spool gun aluminum is my favorite. First time I did it I didn't know what was happening. That was my first time using spray arc.

[@WayOfTheWoods]

Excellent video, would love to see annother like this covering subjects in slightly more detaiil but maintaining the general style of multiple projects!

[@jklololol9691]

I've just started my side hustle and I'm just learning as I go. Not much work coming in but I'm happy when it does 😅

[@bryancorbett7250]

I must say. Good Buisness idea. U even got your pre heat deal. Turn table. Mom n pop shops. And a Syncrowave. Sounds like a good idea.

[@PaulThomas-qo9vy]

That was very interesting to see the variety of welding jobs you did! Thanks for the ideas & tops!

[@tommyzegers]

I’ve been wanting to learn to weld for so long. I’ve been working in medicine for 15 years, and need a little excitement😂I love the process of stainless tig and mig. I need to see what it would take to get up and running. Great videos

[@coltonhess7883]

One shop I worked at last year did a lot of machining and welding. New guy on the forklift dumped a whole bin of tight tolerance bosses from 10 feet high, they got pretty dinged up. Needless to say we spent a lot of time re welding the edges and machining them back into spec

[@longshot789]

"Using heat to straighten something" Would be AWESOME to hear about

[@wgmskiing]

I've been benefitting from Jody's knowledge for years....I never would have imagined welding was his side hustle! I wonder what the day job is?

[@DanielRodriguez-eg7em]

Great info as expected from Jody As always on point concise easy to understand very practical for those in the shop and office

[@bladesofglorylawns]

Jesus Jody I knew you were a legit welder but I didn’t know you were doing it that big. I’m still trying to just learn basic MiG/ flux, and stick welding so that pretty much blew my mind. Awesome video and wrk bro

[@fangerootango]

First time watching one of your videos. Absolutely 💯 fantastic!! I am an amateur welder at best, and I want to learn to weld like you!! I am a big fan now and will be watching all your work!!

[@7628739]

I still have and use my synchrowave 250 and use it. It is a dinosaur compared to the machines of today. Lot of foot pedal work. I always use my tig finger too.

[@peterparsons7141]

Excellent quality video. This should be really helpful for welders out there.

[@rinokentie8653]

Interesting video - and yes, using heat for straightening is a good topic!

[@MrClickbang357]

LOVED the video! Didn't help me at all (not in the biz) but was still a blast to watch a pro!!!

[@RyanTaylor3D]

Awesome man! I bet all that stuff you welded is still in perfect shape.

[@jaybraithwaite6839]

That’s bike setup is clever. Definitely ingenuity driven.

[@afout07]

I wish i had a quarter of the welding skills this man has

[@zugzug2849]

Excellent. Thank you for sharing your experiences, it definitely gives valuable insight into practical applications. I love your content and learn something new every time.

[@RomeHam]

Hey Joey, can you make a video explaining how to tell what metal is what/ what filler to use? I guess just how to tell what kind of material you’re working with

[@JustinWoodTV]

Watching your welding is mesmerizing I love it. Im new to welding...getting my first welder today. How do you weld with no splatter? lol

[@AlphaFlight]

One fixture might work good for yourself. But there's always a way to make it better

[@RandomGuy0987]

Inspiring stuff Jody, you're a legend.

[@bobbyblair6862]

Such a great instructor

[@JohnnyFaber]

Jody is the welder dad most never had.

[@Outdoorastro]

wow you are very creative! as a 2nd year apprentice in canada, i aspire to be as creative as you!

[@viscache1]

I farm hay and raise sheep, rabbits and chickens for eggs. Inflation began eating our profits on our small farm so I opened a machine shop in the barn and specialize in one off emergency fixes and one off parts on tractors dating back into the 1930’s. No one does what I do and our machine shop has paid for a mill, lathe, benders, and TIG, MIG, Stick and Lincoln Gas Powered 60 Amp Portable professional stick welder and generator. This week is our first vacation in 17 years! A welding table comes next…farming is becoming my side gig!

[@daniel635biturbo]

My boss should really benefit from watching your video, not because he needs knowledge about welding. But because he, or we rather, would benefit him learning about understanding the need for proper communication 😅😅 Great video !

[@gordowg1wg145]

Some cool tricks and tips there, and some interesting applications for the welding process 👍😎

[@kizzyaggots1]

Man you know your stuff and if i could acheive to be half as good as you i'd be very happy