Boilermakers At Work

Boilermakers sealing up a cooling duct after installing new replacement tube sections.

[heathreeves]

I spent many hours in boilers with these fine men and women. Outstanding folks

[tjboone]

just started my apprenticeship with the IBB

[eugenecosentino]

Cool to see some boilermaker work on here!!! I'm a union boilermake from the US.

[richardkawucha]

Local 169 (Retired), Detroit, Mi. Made a lot of money working/welding on boilers all over southern half of Michigan.

[ethankelsay]

Awesome man! I cant wait to get out there once I know what Im doing. People like you inspire me

[braydonnisbett]

Good shit brother. Love seeing our local doing its thing!

[gregorymalchuk]

Im curious, after testing, radiographs, and pressure testing, what % of welds end up being considered "failed" and have to be repaired or cut out and rewelded? Like what is the first pass success rate for a reasoably competent tube welder?

[xXxXcrosbykidXxXx]

Hey man, I'm a welder working in the lower mainland with a foundations cert, going back to BCIT for B level in a few months. I'm curious if you joined the boilermakers as a red seal welder, or if you joined them as an apprentice and what your journey looked like. When I spoke to the union after finishing foundations they wanted me to join as a pre apprentice and take their foundations course at BCIT, but it's the same course as welder foundations plus an extra week of more in depth rigging basically, so I decided to start working and make my way to red seal on my own.. do you think that's a good move, or should I just join boilermakers 359 and take the course? Other problem is I'd be taking a decent pay cut as an apprentice, I'm in another union in a shop making $35/hr now but will have to quit the job to go back to B level. Sorry for the life story lol just figured you're a good guy to ask, you're in the position I'd like to be within the next few years!

Cheers man, keep kicking ass

[simeonwallace]

Kinda looks like the waterwall at ArcilerMetal in Burlington. We were probably on opposite shifts.

[aidenclapci]

hi! im becoming a apprentice in my local boilermakers onion. do apprentice's get a decent amount of welding hours? thanks

[tropikjet]

Love the video man but if you film with a GoPro here’s a idea

Put a GoPro mount on your welding hood that way you just look a what you want to film and then you can use 2 hands to weld

But love the vid man keep it up also I’m thinking about getting a tiger hood can you make a review of yours

[RBFR]

How do I get a boiler making apprenticeship with no welding experience?