Start Your Welding Business With These Tools!

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Start your welding business with these tools! Today we are going to talk about the tools you need to start your first welding business. In addition to the physical tools, like a welding machine and hand tools, we will also discuss the assets you can use in your area to help you set up your business and find your first customers.

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[Guitarplayer]

I suggest having multiple angle grinders, It definitely cuts down on time having to change back and forth from cutting wheels to sanding/wire wheels.

[stephanieadams]

As an attorney who does business start up and construction law, I really appreciated the legal and small business part of this video. I would add that a new busines should have their attorney prepare a template contract for you to use, to ensure you are in position to get paid, and to manage any liabilities if a problem on the customer's property causes a problem on YOUR work site (this plays right into the insurance piece.) A lawyer who does that type of thing regularly will have something in the can ready to customize for you pretty quickly, so it won't break the bank. Thanks so much for this video, I am learning to weld on the side along with my kids (safety first) and you are a great resource.

[denniswhite]

ADD: 2' rafting square.
Both Water based and chemical fire extinguishers.
Fire proof blanket.
If you damage a customers' property you're responsible.
At least an 8 lb. sledge hammer.
Offer FREE ESTIMATES and put that on your business cards.

[alaskanken]

I like the Miller welding app it tells you what amp, rod, polarity, feet per minute and so on .it is a great resource to me. Thanks for the video 👨‍🏭

[bradj]

Get what you can, where you can, whenever you can get it. Old rusty tools clean up quite nice on a pedestal grinder and some solvent.

[dominicclaveau]

Air compressor, die grinder, air gun, air arc rods, work lamps, and maybe 1/2" electric drill. And the most important (I think), a complete first aid kit! (My 2 cents)

[ChuckUC]

My Red beard is now white, Great Job encouraging a new generation of Craftsmen. Franklin Roosevelt once said if he had to work for a living that the first thing that he would do is join a Union, think about it.
As you have been the worker/labor, truck driver, estimator, fabricator, erector, Business man, owner. I Went to the Welding school, and Trade school and a Union apprenticeship. Then twenty five years later I was that Union Representative, assisting the Contractors, helping younger ambitious men to become that Contractor.
Your doing a great job inspiring the next generation.
I will be out there Organizing them, helping them to have the skills to feed, provide health care, and retirements for their families.

[robinborkowski]

Your advice on PPE is imperative, Im a retired Registered Nurse, and you would not believe the injuries I've seen and 90% of them could have been prevented, so you made a great point. I've been a hobby welder for 45 years and you forgot one of the most basic and most necessary tools, wire wheels for your angle grinder for pre welding cleaning and post weld cleaning, but great video with a lot of good points.

[ecrx]

start at a local shop, take note of their tools most used.you can buy a used trailblazer or Lincoln for almost the same price as a generator/multipurpose welder. I've never in my welding career used a porta-band or needed one. if going mobile, id recommend multiple grinders and add 20'-30' of cord. 3 to 1 cord adapter. hyperthermia plasma cutter and 15 cfm air compressor. a mig suitcase. selection of most used filler wire/electrodes/mig wire. I personally use a lot of 309 and 5356. spool gun aluminum... the most common question I get after saying im a welder is "can you weld aluminum" yes tig and spool gun/mig. learn all types of welding and be proficient in every process. Learn the type of welding your region needs, it might be marine, construction equipment, sanitary, pipeline, iron worker/ I Beams, mines, quarry's, aesthetic, handrails, interior finish work etc etc so many tools, I got a truck and shop full but it all started with a oxy/acetylene torch and brazing rod a long time ago.

[SteveSRT]

I might have missed it in the video but a bunch of different pry bars really help too. I like the ones made with the metal caps on the handle so you can hit them with a hammer if needed.

[barrygerbracht]

If you want to run your own business I'd suggest taking a few courses on project management, estimating, scheduling and basic bookkeeping/billing. Having an accountant to figure out your taxes is good and all, but you have to get paid first and managing your cash flow in and out is vital for that. You also need to know if a tool or piece of machinery is making you money or costing you money, especially if financed.

[MrGiXxEr]

Now that you have all this stuff, let's see some tool trailers and welding rig setups!

[patrickharden]

Combo square! As a noobie fresh out of welding school, I use my combination square more than any other hand tool in my welding/fabrication job. Super easy to get a 90/45 at any length, and the built in level works wonders

[MarkATrombley]

I say buy the PPE first, then the tools. Two reasons, one it reduces the risk of starting work without the PPE, two PPE changes less than tools. They come out with new tools constantly and you are always going to want the latest, so put off the tool purchase as long as you can.

[melgross]

Great advice, as always. I had two businesses, and I can say that your legal advice is spot on. Many people wanting to start a business in welding don’t understand that this is a real business, not a hobby that someone just barely understands, or is not quite competent to do.

So one last bit of advice I can give is that before someone starts a business, make sure that you can actually competently do the work. Puttering in your garage for three months, as some people on You Tube recommend is not enough to take on paying work, or any work, for that matter.

[chadpatrick]

tape measure, center punch, good eye and ear pro. my wife is tired of me saying What and huh

[anthonycruz]

A good, double sided file works wonders for a lot of prep and cleanup when it comes to welding along with a set of philips and standard head screwdrivers

[markjacobs]

Number one : You need to spend some money to make more money . Number two : Good work ethic & Confidence . Number three, never ever ever use a grinder without a guard .

[Quadflash]

I use a simple plum bob a lot. Also, I use a broad-tip, blue Sharpie to highlight places where I'm going to scribe a line with a carbide scratch pen. Blue Sharpie ink works a lot like Dykem, but much cheaper