How Much Money Should I Charge for My Welds?

One of the questions we hear all the time is how much money should i charge for my welds? Te truth is it all comes down to how good your welds are and the market price in your area. We're going to focus on how to make better looking welds today. So here are 5 ways that you can charge more money, for the same job by making your welds look better.

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[crabo]

so basically, the desks at my school are a $10/hour weld.

[diswazzi]

the jump in quality from $10-$20 is the biggest difference to the untrained eye

[Rumassassin]

Me who doesn’t know anything about welding: “INTERESTING”

[yahikotendo]

Meanwhile in school desks. The dried up gum is doing a better job than the actual welds.

[peterfreundl]

"Pro tip, clean your welds. If it takes ten minutes that fine." Thats how I feel when I'm working hourly as well baha

[trnp]

"Don't be lazy. Don't cut corners."
Tip #5 - cut the corners

[butterypotato]

My dad welds pipes for a living. He started to teach me and my brothers how to weld at the ages of 14 to 16 and I see it will be a useful thing for the future to lay back on if things dont go right. I am just lucky my father can teach me these things.

[BNUC]

The major thing that all of these $10 vs $100 discussions leave out is your ability as a fabricator and a problem solver. Those two things are equally as important as your skill as a welder.

[Doctor_Chu_]

“Don’t cut corners” one tip is literally to “cut” the corners

[codyo]

I didn’t realize that using anti-spatter got you a $10/hr raise. I’m gonna have to inform my boss of this!

[maximilienrobespierre]

"Take your time"
Guess who's paid by the hour and not by the weld

[Crow-lamari]

"just by grinding your tacks, will eliminate all the pregnant worms"
me: *visible confusion*

[aydxn]

Me: being a 16 year old who has never touched welding equipment in my life

YouTube: How much should I charge for my welds?

[jacobsteele]

"See the difference just by wire brushing?"

Me: no

[bigwilly]

I’m the weirdo that doesn’t have a welder & has never welded anything, but is sitting here loving that this popped up.

[HotdogJuice]

I learned arc wielding when I was a teen. I preferred tight circling and my groups were tight and uniform. There is just something rewarding about doing the perfect weld. It was addictive.

[jakezermoni]

weld results time stamps if you want it
0:32 $10/hour
1:40 $20/hour
2:36 $30/hour
3:23 $40/hour
4:14 $50/hour
6:03 $60/hour

[tnc]

He shows some good info for beginner, but no one will pay somebody to do a single pass fillet weld on a 2F position for $60/hr.

[wurmfutter]

Here I am, an IT guy, no welding equipment at all, no aspirations to weld, watching this video thinking "who knows, more knowledge never hurts"

[idontknowyatube]

"don't cut corners"

Grind them.