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WELD™ by Weld.comFinding Time To Grow Your Welding Business with Ashley DunlapIn this episode, host Beau Wigington chats with Ashley Dunlap, the founder of Ashe's Custom Welding. Ashley shares her journey of balancing a full-time job while launching her own welding business. She discusses her path into welding, the challenges of entrepreneurship, sourcing materials for her unique creations, and effectively using social media for promotion.Key Topics Covered:Balancing a full-time welding job with entrepreneurshipPractical advice for mastering TIG welding techniquesSourcing materials creatively for custom welding projectsLeveraging social media effectively without advanced tech skills2025-07-2817 minWELD™ by Weld.comCheat Codes To Finding Success In Welding with Max CeronIn this episode, host Beau Wigington sits down with Max Ceron, Executive Director of the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) Association, to explore actionable ways welders of every experience level can give back, mentor others, and strengthen the industry we all rely on.Key Topics Covered:Community service as the career “cheat code” for weldersPractical volunteer paths: Skills competitions, AWS/CWB chapters & school outreachBusting mentorship myths—why you don’t need decades of experience to help“Trades-adjacent” networking: suppliers, educators, inspectors, vendorsBuilding inclusive shop cultures that attract...2025-07-2146 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 207: How To Win (Or Lose) A Welding Competition with Yeti WeldingIn this episode, host Beau Wigington takes listeners to the Yeti Welding Competition in Spanish Fork, Utah, where he speaks with competitors, judges, spectators, and the man behind Yeti Welding, Dillon Hales. Competitors share their biggest challenges, surprises, and strategies for success, providing invaluable insight into what it takes to thrive in a welding competition.Key Topics Covered:Common pitfalls competitors faced, including 3G vertical welding, time constraints, and reading welding symbolsAdvice from experienced welding instructors on competition preparationThe importance of cleanliness, consistency, and weld tie-ins during judging2025-07-1427 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 206: Stop Making Things For You with John MaleckiIn this episode, host Beau Wigington chats with John Malecki, former NFL player turned successful YouTube creator and entrepreneur in the maker space. John shares his unexpected journey from professional football to building custom furniture and creating engaging content on YouTube. He provides valuable insights on overcoming perfectionism, implementing metalwork into woodworking projects, and growing a successful brand online.Key Topics Covered:Transitioning from professional sports to woodworking and content creationTips for makers to effectively incorporate metalwork into their projectsEssential advice for aspiring YouTubers and content...2025-07-0730 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 205: What Is An Ironworker with Jason CorderIn this week’s episode, host Beau Wigington speaks with Jason Corder, a 28-year veteran of Ironworkers Local 433 in Los Angeles and current Welding Program Manager for Iron Workers International. Jason shares insights into the comprehensive role of an iron worker, union benefits, the apprenticeship process, and advice for aspiring tradespeople.Key Topics Covered:What differentiates ironworkers from traditional weldersOverview of the iron worker apprenticeship and journeyman progressionCommon welding processes in ironworking (SMAW, FCAW)Misconceptions about climbing tests and height fearsModern practices and the le...2025-06-2723 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 204: Turning Turning a Chance Encounter into a Welding Career with Adrian BenitezIn this episode, host Beau Wigington chats with Adrian Benitez, welding instructor at SteelTech Academy, part of the BZI group of companies. Adrian shares how he unexpectedly landed his role, what it's like training new welders in structural steel, and why attitude matters more than experience. From self-shielded flux core tips to game-changing tech like the Beam Champ, Adrian dives deep into what makes BZI different—and why it might be the right place for your next welding job.Key Topics Covered:Adrian’s unique journey from California to SteelTech AcademyTh...2025-06-2018 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 203: How To Pass Any Weld Test with Jason BeckerIn this episode, Beau Wigington chats with Jason Becker, former host of Weld.com and current owner of Underground Metalworks and Weld Works Training Center as well as host of the Arc Junkies Podcast. Jason shares expert insights and practical advice on successfully preparing for and passing welding certification tests, emphasizing critical techniques, common pitfalls, and essential tools for welders at all experience levels.Key Topics Covered:The importance of understanding and following hold points in welding testsCommon weld test failures and how to avoid themEssential preparation techniques for...2025-06-1342 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 202: Side Gigs & Welding Wisdom with Guy SeguinIn this episode, host Beau Wigington speaks with Guy Seguin, a welding educator at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario, and creator behind Sewing with Fire Welding. Guy shares practical insights into side gigs welders can pursue, common projects to tackle for extra income, and essential considerations for successful side jobs.Key Topics Covered:Most common side gigs welders encounterEssential tools and skills for successful welding side jobsAvoiding costly mistakes on projectsPricing jobs effectively and setting appropriate ratesLiability concerns and how to manage risk...2025-06-0631 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 201: Transforming a Family Business into a Welding Powerhouse with Brian BaerIn this week’s episode, Beau Wigington chats with Brian Baer, owner of Baer Welding in Providence, Utah. Brian shares insights on transforming Baer Welding from a small residential-focused business into a company handling major corporate projects and high-end ornamental fabrication. Brian discusses the importance of company culture, strategic business transitions, and integrating automation to enhance efficiency.Key Topics Covered:Shifting business focus from residential to large-scale commercial and ornamental projectsImplementing automation to reduce errors and improve efficiencyImportance and impact of company culture and social mediaStrategies fo...2025-05-3036 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 200: Inside the Laser Cell: 30kW Welding and Aerospace Drilling with Prima Power LaserdyneIn this week’s episode, Beau Wigington chats with Mason Bongers and Dallas Reed, Application Engineers at Prima Power Laserdyne, from inside one of their advanced laser cells. Mason and Dallas share insights into laser welding, cutting-edge drilling applications, and their personal journeys into laser technology.Key Topics Covered:Differences between continuous wave (CW) and quasi-continuous wave (QCW) lasers.Importance of gas flow in laser welding.Prima Power Laserdyne’s Vulcan project, a high-power laser competing with electron beam welding.Laser drilling applications for aerospace components.2025-05-2319 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 199: Diving Into Commercial Diving & Underwater Welding with Alex RogersIn this week’s episode, Beau Wigington speaks with Alex Rogers, an entry-level tender and diver who recently graduated from The Ocean Corporation in Houston, Texas. Alex shares his firsthand experience of entering the exciting and challenging world of commercial diving and underwater welding, highlighting what newcomers can expect from training, job opportunities, and life offshore.Key Topics Covered:What commercial diving school entails, from dive science and construction to underwater welding and burning.Transitioning from diving school to working offshore: securing jobs, necessary certifications, and specialized offshore training....2025-05-1626 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 198: The Art of TIG: Techniques, Colors, and Craftsmanship with Clint EvashkevichIn this episode, Beau Wigington sits down with Clint Evashkevich from The Onyx Grove Company, a talented TIG artist known for creating stunning stainless steel artworks. Clint shares his journey transitioning from heavy industrial welding by day to intricate TIG art at night, exploring how his work incorporates unique techniques to achieve vibrant colors and precise textures. He discusses his setup, from laser etching to chilling plates, and reveals common pitfalls and essential tips for aspiring metal artists. Clint also highlights the collaborative spirit within the TIG art community and his partnership with his wife, who complements his metalwork...2025-05-0932 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 197: How to Survive & Thrive in Tank Welding with Miguel MillanIn this week’s episode, Beau Wigington chats with Miguel Millan, aka Datboimiggz, a tank welder, about essential advice for stepping onto welding jobsites, key insights into tank welding, common pitfalls to avoid to keep your job, and how networking can lead to new opportunities. Key Takeaways:Getting Started in Welding: Miguel's journey from roofing with his father to discovering welding and transitioning into tank welding.Jobsite Essentials: The importance of awareness, trust, active listening, and managing complacency to stay safe and valuable on a jobsite.PPE Requirements: Cri...2025-05-0239 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 196: Blacksmithing Techniques To Level Up Your Railings & Gates with William EnglandIn this episode, Beau Wigington chats with William England, a seasoned blacksmith turned fabricator, who shares how his background in traditional blacksmithing significantly elevated his fabrication skills, particularly in creating ornamental ironwork. He reveals simple yet effective blacksmithing techniques that can drastically increase the value and uniqueness of fabrication projects.Key Topics Covered:Transitioning Careers: William shares his journey from corporate America, where he was involved with innovative tech products, to discovering his passion for metalwork and fabrication.Blacksmithing Basics: Introduction to essential blacksmithing skills like twisting metal, tapering, and...2025-04-2527 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 195: Stacking Dimes With MIG & TIG with Alex SeibertIn this weeks episode, we’re diving deep into welding consistency as Beau Wigington chats with Alex Seibert, known on social media as @CrapOutWelds. Alex specializes in both MIG and TIG welding in the aerospace industry as well as off-road fabrication. In this episode, he shares valuable insights into dialing in perfect welds, mastering the “stacked dime” technique, and crucial fabrication tips he’s learned from years of experience across multiple industries.Key Topics Covered:Alex’s Welding JourneyHow Alex got started welding at Palomar Community College.The origin story behind his...2025-04-1824 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 194: The Aerospace Jobs People Don't Talk About with Tim LuskinIn this week’s episode, Beau Wigington chats with Tim Luskin from Tim Welds, a welding and mechanical engineer specializing in aerospace. Tim dives into his unique journey into aerospace, detailing the processes, metals, and meticulous standards involved. He also shares jobs in the aerospace field on the NDT side that people often overlook and gives us some insight into the inspiration of starting his YouTube channel Tim WeldsKey Topics Discussed:What is Aerospace Welding?Exploring gas turbine engines for jets and land-based turbines.Welding exotic metals li...2025-04-1138 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 193: Welding My Mind Back Together with Brianna HarbinsonIn this episode, Beau Wigington chats with Brianna Harbinson, a skilled sanitary and stainless steel welder based in Denver, Colorado. Brianna shares her inspiring journey of overcoming a severe brain injury and rediscovering her passion for metalwork by mastering the intricate skills of stainless steel welding. She highlights the nuances of welding in the sanitary industry, her approach to precise fabrication, managing distortion, and ensuring weld quality through meticulous purging and preparation techniques.Key Topics Covered: Recovering from a traumatic brain injury and its impact on her welding career Techniques for mastering stainless...2025-04-0432 min
Making SparksHow Weld.com is Bringing Welding Education Online In this episode, Casey and Matthew sit down with Beau Wigington from Weld.com to explore how digital content is reshaping welding education and career growth. Beau shares his journey from being a musician to becoming a full-time content creator in the welding industry. They dive into the impact of social media, YouTube, and online learning in making welding knowledge more accessible than ever. Episode Highlights: [00:00:47] Beau’s Journey to Weld.com – From a career in music to discovering welding during the pandemic and competing in a welding competition that changed everything. [00:05:55] How Weld...2025-02-2634 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 192: The Intersection of Welding and Sales with Frank VargasIn this episode, Beau Wigington sits down with Frank Vargas from Uniweld Products to discuss the fascinating cross-section of welding, sales, and everything in between. From Frank’s journey into the welding industry to the unique ways he approaches sales, this conversation shows how having technical skills can be just as crucial as knowing how to close a deal. Frank also shares his passion project, Torch Tales, and talks about how building relationships—on both the manufacturing and distributor sides—can shape a fulfilling career in the trades.
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On Adapting Commun...2025-01-3152 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 191: Looking For Patterns In New Alloys with Travis FieldIn this episode, Beau Wigington chats with Travis Field, a Canadian rig welder now living and working in the United States on a specialized work visa. Travis shares how he “fell into” welding in Alberta, Canada, completing the Red Seal apprenticeship program and eventually adding a vast number of specialized welding certifications to his repertoire. He highlights the pivotal role of his mentor, whose encyclopedic knowledge and private welding school exposed Travis to an array of exotic metals—like titanium and zirconium—and fueled his desire to keep learning.
Travis explains key differences between welding in Canada and the...2025-01-2422 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 190: “From Litigation to Fabrication” with Alisyn PallaIn this week’s episode, Beau Wigington sits down with metal artist and part-time attorney, Alisyn Palla of Meraki Metalworks. She takes us through her unconventional journey from a 16-year career in high-stakes business litigation to discovering her passion for welding and creative metalwork. Alisyn shares the story behind the name “Meraki,” a spin on the Greek word “Meraki,” which means doing something with your heart, soul, and full creative energy. She talks candidly about facing her initial fears of failure, the humble beginnings of her very first Harbor Freight welder, and how she slowly pivoted from the legal world to m...2025-01-1752 minWELD™ by Weld.comEP 189: “Here’s Your Sign to Start Making Signs” with Jake LeGrandIn this week’s episode, Beau Wigington chats with self-taught fabricator and structural engineer Jake LeGrand about his journey from college research labs to hand-cutting custom metal signs and flatbeds in his Kansas City–area shop. Jake shares how learning a broad range of skills—from plasma cutting to welding—opened new doors and fueled his passion for “collecting” techniques. If you’ve been curious about taking on sign-making, turning your hobby into paid work, or just leveling up your fabrication game, this episode is for you.
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Dusty Jobs PodcastFabtech 2024 with Beau Wigington from Weld.comWe have Beau back for the Three-Peat! This is the third time Beau Wigington has graced our podcast at Fabtech. He sits down with Donovan and talks about what he has seen at the Orlando show for new tech and people. He also discusses new content and happenings at Weld.com. They also talk about how dust collection works in other parts of the world.To learn more about weld.com visit: https://www.weld.com/To learn more about who Imperial Systems is visit: https://www.isystemsweb.com/about-imperial-systems/2024-11-1917 min
The CWB Association Welding PodcastEpisode 177 with Beau Wigington and Max CeronThe CWB Association brings you a weekly podcast that connects to welding professionals around the world to share their passion and give you the right tips to stay on top of what’s happening in the welding industry.Ever heard of a "cert dragon"? Join us as we crack open the complexities of welding certification systems in the U.S. and Canada with Beau Wigington from Weld.com and explore the idea of accumulating certifications. In this episode we dive into the future of blue-collar leadership, revealing how trades are resurging as viable career paths. Discover how we'r...2024-07-031h 24