Apex Welding Mezzanine Build
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Visiting Apex Welding Shop building columns for a mezzanine. JD Brewer is owner and operator of Apex Welding in Douglasville GA. JD installs mezzanines, handrails, ladders, piping, etc.
In this video, JD is welding base plates on box tubing that will be used as columns for a mezzanine that will be installed in a local factory. here is the link to the podcast wttpodcast.libs...
I find myself being a 4th grader a lot watching this channel. quite honestly I enjoy it tremendously. My Mantra is if I not learning I'm dead! I've real interested in the Podcast, I have a lot of time to listen to podcasts in my day.
Glad you are now involved with a podcast, thanks for doing what you do.
That beard net is a riot! Welding BBs, smoke particles and slag may go but God forbid a hair gets in the production!
I've been welding 20 years. and still learn new things...
ColossalCrib, Same here, I went to welding school 13 years ago, TIG welded bronze for a few years, then welded on large scale structural for a little while, and have fabricated and welded a lot of smaller projects on my own. After all that I still feel like a rookie, especially watching Jody's videos, so much to learn still!!
The level of you guys professionalism always amazes me. Another good video.
i find it interesting that they are concerned about his beard but not about the grinding dust
I was thinking about the same thing. But I guess grinder dust does not carry diseases so I kinda get it.
JD will most likely weigh in here soon on the reasoning. I do know he cleans a lot as he works.
my guess is they have metal detectors that would find the dust in the bottles, but nothing would detect hair, just a guess.
I did a job at a place that made milk jugs and had to wear a beard net. Can you imagine the reaction of some one that bought something and it having a hair hanging out of it? It would creep me out. lol
what type of spirit level he use?
Jody, I am a first time visitor to your channel. I like that you get right to the point and obviously know what you are talking about. I do have welding equipment at my shop, but really admire someone that makes it look as easy as you do, and is not afraid to share the knowledge. I will definitely subscribe and watch your videos to hone my skills. Drop by my channel and see if any of the insider how-to machine shop videos I have posted can benefit you in any way. Thanks. JP Austin TX
really enjoy these types of "on the job" videos. thanks Jody and JD!
I started listening to your podcast on stitcher. Really enjoy it. Great video Jodi
That dewalt box is sick! that would work so much better than what i have now.
This was awesome.
thanks brother.
This is a great view into small welding operation and I applaud the fact that he can take a job of this size with such a small crew. That must make him a formidable competitor when bidding for work. I would love to make extra money on the side with my Everlast welder and little tips for saving time are really useful to me.
Another Neverlast spam.
JD doing that job reminds me of putting up my 15ton bridge crane by myself. You have to work smart to handle those big pieces alone.
Jody, I was wondering if you have ever, or if you would, do a video on bandsaw blade repair using tig. I'm sure a few of us here would love to get some insight on the process from a guy like you.
Here in the UK that would be all bolt together. All welding done at the shop, folded galvanised steel purlins (Z section) for the floor supports.
Hugh Frater Lots of LNG project are all bolt together. Our company is building a structure that will have 1,200 tons of piping on it...... all galvanized and bolted together.
Jody, during a recent equipment install I noticed our field guy cutting 1 3/4" bar grating with a circular saw. He was cutting 36" wide grating in about 30 seconds with almost no sparks and very little burr. The blade was a special 8" carbide tipped. He cut and installed two semi flat bed loads of grating and used 3 or 4 blades. I'll contact him and get the blade info and reply to this post. The cuts were straight and square. Very nice!
Chuck Castiglione we also use that in the oil field. One of the main benefits is when your cutting galvanized there is barely any fumes. One of the down falls is that the material has to supported really well.
Hes got an interesting way of going about things, to each their own I guess.
I'm surprised no one in that plant has to wear hard hats, and they didn't make him put up welding screens.
That toolbox is pretty slick.
I didn't know about the podcast.. that's great! I'll be listening in from now on
bolted connection could be a better decision, you can assembly everything in the shop just to make sure that works then paint it, your customers going to love you! any way looks great!
You should consider putting the podcast audio/video version on youtube. Like Mark Bell does with his Powercasts (fitness related stuff). Just an idea for wider exposure, I know I'd watch it here.
I just acquired one of those AHP 160's, handy little machine
I do like that u mentioned the short sleeves….”rules are rules”
Buy a milwaukee metal circular saw. Its the fastest and best way to cut that steel bar grating. Plasma cutting takes forever, and normally it binds up cut off wheels. Those steel circular saws buzz right through it.
Next time you do a video with JD and he's using the 210 MP with dual shield, could you quickly go over what settings he like using for that wire on that machine. I have the same welder and I'm looking to run dual shield in it.
Hey Jody
I am a Stainless steel sheet metal worker, from Denmark, we use a welding technique that we call ArgonArk or tandem Tig welding,, to weld x-ray welds on sheet metal, you are to guys both with at TIG Torche and weld from both sides, one with filler rod and one with out.
how it works is, that the guy on the bagside is shields and pulls the rod through the material, is that a method, that is used in the USA, i have no idea, have never seen a welding video with it. could be fun to see, Thanks
Søren Breinbjerg
NOICE! Like I tell my non-welding amigos, so much of welding is not welding: it's all the other stuff that gets ya ready to weld!
Also, re: PPE-
I have gone ahead and tacked a bunch in a tee and still came back with a little sunburn :-/
really enjoy these welding tips thank
You just inspired me to buy that same dewalt tool box lol
Nice work goin on their! Looks like the railing is built on the fly? Is it? Cool any how. I'll have a snoop around for that pod cast thingie. Sounds interesting, it's like talk radio isn't it Jody? Anywho I'll have a look and see. Btw, I'm the fourth grader and your the fifth grader...I learn a bunch here and love your videos. Keeper up man.
-Pidge
The second i saw the hoppers and and metering loaders knew it was a plastics factory.
I love that beard protection type of PPE
Hot Damn! That was great- built up the suspense then bam! Great way to get comfy for laying bead! Approve!
Fajnie poogladac pozdrawiam
Hola ojalá pudieras hacer unas grabaciones en español saludos desde México ..muy buenos vídeos
Who is the camera man? They are on point!
Thanks for posting, it's funny he has to wear a beard net in there, yet he can cut steel in that area.
I'm a podcast junkie! One more subscribed!
so he has to use a Beard net but still can go from outside to in severall times, grind away with a grinder etc?
Could you make a video showing the best way to set up for overhead welding please?
He has... www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/arc-welding-overhead.html
I'm pretty sure there are more. Go look!!
Hey I'm a 15 year old in welding at my school. I am going to be teaching my uncle about welding mig and I wanted to know if you could give me some good pointers that I should let him know that are most important
Jody has produced dozens of videos full of pointers. He has covered nearly every process there is. Go watch them!
Why do you have that string on your right pinky? What are you eying to to forget
U say there only 2 of them like it’s a massive job
Was a bomb proof mezzanine!
great video, thanks
Always awesome thank you
I did similar welding, but I always used normal spray arc mig with 1.2mm wire and 82/18 mix. No splatter, no slag, cheaper wire. I wonder why he used dual shield ?
better pen. higher deposition, multiple position, lower prep time. option for running straight CO2 which is cheaper
yep,pretty accurate picture of a day in the life of your average fab-shop welder...
a jig for that dinky little base plate? put two marks on it then hold it with one hand while tacking with the other.
Holy crap, no hard hat? Putting up steel I beams! What does OSHA think about all this?
I have plans to persue a welding career however I have sinusitis, will that be a problem if I start a career with it?
Ask your Doctor
Different this side of the pond.
they would have to wear hard hats,reflective vests,steel toed boots and use a cherry picker whilst wearing a fall arrester when they got up above ground level.
welding screens,fire extinguishers all over the place and no-one not "on the job" allowed anywhere near it.
would it not be an idea to bolt it together when they got to the site due to sparks and dust in the air ?.
glad i am retired now :-).
sorry should have said,great video as usual.
does he have a CZcams channel can't remember his name
Why box steel. I beam is stronger.
you should talk to me I've welded 1' thick keyways on structural buildings
hey Jody can you make a video of 2in sch 10 ss
why didn't he bevel the 6" square tubing before welding it to the 3/4 base plate?
Matthew Roberts because it was a filled weld
Looking to build a mez like that soon. Do you know the specs on the beams and grating? I like how the grating either butts up to the beam or runs under it. Nice touch.
Great video Jody and JD, quick question though. Did the I beam and tubing get cleaned before welding? Or does the dual shield process burn through the scale? Thank you guys.
I’d like to know how to price jobs as I’m considering in buying a rig. Is there a link to that episode?
Why is he using argon-co2 when it using dual shield flux core wire?
Dual shield means it is flux core wire that you run with gas. Makes for a HOT weld.
thanks
how do you get the arc shot
may i ask why americans still arent into pulsed MIG welding ?
300w 26.5v minimum
JD is a money making machine
Long sleeves at work every day, on all jobs
Did those small vice grips (at around 4:35 ) really pull half the steel beam level?
superdau all it does is even out the flanges. That's probably a W6x15 at 12' or so only about 180lbs. Really not that hard to move. It's all about leverage. Also the forklift has the weight, he's just making a small adjustment.
Could you get ZT Fab on your Pod Cast
he is definitely on the list.
What part of Georgia are y’all in? West, north, east or south
hey Jodi i am looking into getting a mig welder for around $600 do you have anything you would recomend?
spend $1100 and get a millermatic 211. money well spent.
if i had $1100 to spend on a welder to learn with then sure but i have $600
Have you looked at the AHPs?
no i havent have u used one ?
ChuckE2009 has some reviews on them. I follow him and Jody and Mr. Tig
Beard cover but NO hard hats!!
LOL
OSHA would be sad.
Dave B No kidding. That's sort of amazing that someone would do this sort of work without wearing a hard hat.
Can you do a podcast with chucke2009 Jody?
Wyatt ran off at the end there while JD was making Sparks. Big no no in food plant or packaging/bottling plants. Always gotta have a fire watch. Tell JD I've seen contractors run off jobs for that
Was this platform engineered?
Hey Jody, is your podcast buddy from Wooster Ohio? I live in Wooster and recently found his IG account. looks like an interesting feed.
Heck Yeah you got another I ❤ Radio subscriber
1 person fell off a mezzanine.
So he has to wear a beard net in there but cutting with an angle grinder is fine
I found my future career
Beard net required while he's dropping slag everywhere and sending grinding sparks all over the place... lol
I find it interesting that he has to cover his beard but he can weld fluxcore.
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i think its funny to see a mig welder in the field when i started welding it was stick only if i even joked about bringing my mig out the old man would hit me in the head with a bullpin
So he is allowed to use a grinder, but he must wear a beard net.....
very nice. Coming from an inexperienced fabricator
Sorry to post another comment on the beard net, but it's completely un-acceptable. I'm appalled to be completely honest. I'm not a professional welder but assuming there are welding unions. The unions should be protecting these professionals from this kind of thing. Put their foot down and make the organization properly sterilize after the fact. I get safety and standards and all of it but this kind of fabrication is dirty work. both grinding dust and human filth is to be expected. I'm really appalled. Love your videos though Jody. you do the welding community (and hobbyists) a great service.
It really is not that big of a deal.
Pretty cool stuff that he is doing. I'd love to get some jobs where I can make some money with my everlast welders.
Another Neverlast spam.
I would have gotten thrown out no hard hat
I approve, but then again who cares, right.
Mark Steven lol
Beard net is ridiculous. He's not anywhere near their production line. I guess "rulz iz rulz" or rather you got a plant superintendent who is a 'tater and says let's humiliate this contractor guy... this "outsider". Sheesh, don't get me going on stupid corporate rules and policies....
it's often easier to say "wear it all the time everywhere" than it is to say "you have to wear it here and here but not over there unless... and over there unless..."
hahahahaha please wear a beard net but don't worry about angle grinder shavings
Lets see... you can grind and blow weld splatter all over but you got to bag your beard. What in jesus is that about? Absurd.