Great job! You’re absolutely correct about charging your normal hourly rate while cleaning. I do the same for cleaning, disassembly, reassembly and painting. I’ve shared with customers that they can save some money in these areas by doing it themselves or by having an employee do it but if they’re willing to pay me 4to5 times more to do it, I’m happy to accommodate them.

I don't think people appreciate the skill and experience you bring to the job. You are part machinist, part engineer, part designer, and a welder all rolled into one. Thank you for taking the time to video your work.

I watch these videos and think "I probably chose the wrong profession" I've been a woodworker since highschool, and went in to high end yacht carpentry. Recently I took a break to work as a welder for almost a year. Now I can't stop watching videos like this.

That’s a great surface finish for a bandsaw cut.

23:50 no more cone of shame......good to see your buddy getting better....

Greg you are my hero man! And I am so proud that you are from Fresno and representing the Central Valley in a good way!!

Great video! The "emergency overtime" was the main reason I was SO happy to retire. Do it while you are young.

Keep using the Miller Welders the people in Appleton, WIsconsin appreciate your business!

Greg, you're killing it with that welding job! Watching our welding machine in the hands of a pro is pure bliss. Keep up the good work 👍

Great repair I worked with Aluminum on airplanes for a few years and yes Aluminum holds heat for a long while especially as thick as you were using. Like you said can’t tell there was a repair even done on the piece except the new paint. Nice pup you have there he’s protecting his dad while he worked. 👍 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Good to see shop buddy walking about, and another good repair.

nice job, I love seeing aluminium blended back in after a repair, nothing is quite as ugly as big fat beads on repaired aluminium!

pretty good cut???? man, those look like you milled them.....that is fantastic.....

Had just finished watching one of your videos then this one pops up, greetings from the Central Valley

*On Fire Welding* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. What a pain in the ass for a Sunday, everything is always a fire drill. Peace & Grace.

Well I guess this is the Joy's of owning a company and keeping your customers happy . Great little video showcasing your skills and versatility in most things metal . Made a nice brunch video to watch . Something different each time many thanks

Greg your welding skill is fabulous. That looks better than new. I wish I could get a couple of lessons from you.. Your videos are terrific. Your mix of real time and time lapse is spot on.

Confirm the damage and get it repaired. Film it while you are at it. This guy is a pro. Thanks

Thanks for the video! Nice work 👍

Arc captain that’s pretty impressive full boar doing all that work and she never overheated or blown fuse, can’t wait until you can send one downunder, , nice work by the way,

Ambidextrous with the TIG, impressive. Nice bench work job.

Great job. You make it look so easy. 🙂👍🇮🇪

excellent repair= one happy customer!

Arc captain for the win !

You did a great job on that

well alrighty ........glad I stayed up late here in Florida, always great Greg, Paul......

Grieg again TX for the 3M Cubitron tip , that wheel is a BEAST

Olá amigo trabalho perfeito!!! Lhe desejo sempre muita sorte e cada vez mais sucesso!!!

Great vid! happy to see shop dog again without the plastic cone 😀

Friend of mine build aluminum t tops for boats. Man u should see his welds in that tube. The best aluminum welds ive ever seen

Thank you so much for bringing us along. Your skillset is vital.

I have always loved those Sunday emergency jobs. My nickname is Mr.Wolf ,joking not joking. Thanks for the content and greetings from the NJ Bayshore. PS I don't understand why you and Isaac at IC Weld don't have 500k subs. Not that Abom could do this job but if so it would be a 5 part (now he calls them episodes) vid.

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It alway's fascinates me to watch the work you do alot of it could be avoided with 10 or 15 minutes a day with a gress gun, I just wish I had learnt to weld properly when I was working on excavators and heavy machinery instead of getting a different job where I wouldn't need the skills I learnt for years, thank's for another great video and again you get the job done.

Fantastic job as always Greg thanks for sharing 🦘

My boss seen all the 2inch stubs of welding rod left over, so he ordered the rods 2inches shorter.😂

That's really cool, never seen aluminum welding like that.nice work 😊

Nice looking job.

well done, and on a Sunday, so I am not the only one who works weekends as well as the week. I tip my hat to you, the only welding I have trouble with is aluminium TIG.

Another great video! Keep them coming! Thanks for sharing!👌👍

Hi, great job. But I think it will brake soon when the force comes that brake it’s first. Maybe a steel bar upside that stabilizes the whole area where good.

Very well done, interesting to see you swap over to a gas lens halfway through, you really plowed through the first side with no issues.

Great job highlighting an unperfect situation and making it happen.

You didn’t get that shop and all those nice tools working for free. It’s like travel time, all part of the job. 😊Steve

Excellent work!

You are a great mechanic for sure. You were saying about maybe your gas coverage was a little issue. Could be some impurities in the pump house casting.

Very nice work.

Another beautiful job! Thanks for sharing you experience and knowledge with us.

10:56 i cant remember whos channel i was watching but they used a little beeswax to prevent the aluminum from clogging up the sanding disc

Nice one ...👍

635 👍's up no fire welding thank you for sharing 😎

beautiful job

Good video

They should put a couple of flat steel plates 3/8" to 1/2" along the top of those mounts, and bolt the box down through those. No more strain on the aluminium and won't break again. A third bolt each side wouldn't hurt either.

Awesome, another great job , thank you for sharing , always a pleasure watch your project, ilearn a lot 👍👍👍👍

Darn good repair.

Nice job!!

Outstanding!

I totally agree with changing full rate for cleaning parts for repair. The time spent cleaning could be spent welding, fishing or drinking beer. Of my clients don’t want to pay for my time, they have the option to do the cleaning themselves. I do struggle somewhat with another issue though. I am retired and run my business more as a hobby and I have a friend who likes to tag along to keep occupied. He doesn’t expect any payment but is helpful in a lot of situations and certainly makes me more productive. Is it ethical to charge out his time and at what percentage of my hourly rate? I ask partly because I don’t want to be in a position where I am undercutting others in the area who need the work to earn their living.

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Morning Coffees on ,brother ,, This is interesting!! Cheers!;-)!

I was struggling with my tig machine and gas’s coverage. I don’t do a lot of tig so always think I am doing something wrong. I turned out I had a crack in the gas line just inside the torch handle so I wasn’t getting sufficient flow at the nozzle. I only found it when I had the flow meter turned up way too high for normal use thenI could hear the leak. BYW for my money, Diablo blades are the best bang for the buck on cold cut miter saws.

you oughta just blast that pitch and paint the whole thing...make it look nice nice.

This may be a silly question, but can you do a video about your daily shop cleaning procedures? How often do you sweep, what kind of vacuum, cleaning shelves/hard to reach places, how frequently, etc.? Great video, ty for showing the closeup of the overlapping welds in the middle of filling out that beveled joint.

Great job like it

Greg, you have the same vice I have on my Ellis...no vice......mine is an 1800...

Did you run up against the duty cycle of the Arccaptain? Those were pretty massive welds. edit: It handled it! I am impressed, thanks :)

queso crisco, you beveled that faster then it could be done on a mill!

Now they're awesome video in the bag for you there man I'm the same way hourly rate for cleaning and prepping anything. Question about the welding of the aluminum I tend to do with the thick aluminum like that a weave instead of going side to side do you think it makes us stronger weld doing the weave over a side-to-side?

I would have thought you would have replaced the whole strip with the bolt holes with thicker plate with customer approval so that the failure did not reoccur. And a gusset at the front of the pump to handle stress cycling better. But maybe the failure is due to the diaphragm pump contents hardening.

Not that your piece of aluminum was scrap, but that’s exactly why we don’t throw anything away 🤷🏻‍♂️😂😂 Once you were done,what problem ? 😂😂😂

Really very good work. What did you use to clean the aluminum, I have never seen an aluminum spray cleaner. Looks like it works very well. You are a master of the trade.

Nice - plenty of rod “roaches” on this no doubt

I would be tempted to charge hourly rate X 2 because of the Sunday working. Good job though.

Greg, I’m curious as to why you chose TIG, instead of using a spool gun with aluminum wire? Seems it might have been an easier weld up with a spoolgun, perhaps? Fine repair and interesting process as always….thanks for sharing this video!

Those cheaper collets sometimes can be a little big, which blocks the gas from flowing properly, if you're badly stuck some time you could try putting in a drill and sanding it down a little. Or buy some CK ones lol Nice job btw. Did the Doggy hurt his paw?

My question is do you charge extra for a Sunday call out, I fixed a "On Loan Demo" combine header during the UK harvest it had been damaged and repaired previously. The company sent their fitter out for a warranty job also break down work it was a UK bank holiday they charged £305 per hr as it was a Bank holiday. As I have known the famialy 60 yrs I just charged them my std hr rate also only 2 miles from my house Nice fix on a dirty job

My luna came alive as soon as you showed love to shop pooch looks like a weimaraner? But could be a mix my stafashire loves to watch vids but notices other canine!

I have no idea why this thang broke, but I would maybe suggest another set of holes in just behind where them gussets come down

That rotating part needs a counterbalance to take the stress from the bolt holes?

Great job , how long did it take.🇬🇧

Question about the 3M Cubitron II disks. Seems in one of your videos, you said you use the 5" disks. I assume you use the 5" on your 4.5" grinders? I've been to your online Amazon storefront. Do you use the Mercer backing pads w/holes? Do you have specific 3M part numbers for the backing pad & disks you use? Those 3M products are hard to find online. I'ld like to try some, but don't want to get the wrong ones. Really enjoy your videos...doesn't seem to be anything you won't tackle.

Well done! Owner could have at least took it to the car wash or something

Like you said, like it never happened... 😇

Curious. How long did this job take you? Great work btw.

Bad A!!!! as always.

Greg, curious what the ProSchmo electrician did to your 3 phase, I have toasted 2 3ph motors on my lathe in the last few months, one I know why, but the other was like brand new...... hope the American Rotary treats you well......I know Fenner and DeeDee and Abom are very happy with theirs....Paul

Is that cutting oil that you are using on your cubitron? Never would have thought of that to stop aluminum from galling up the wheels

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Do you find that welding thicker Aluminum moving frequency to 80-90 hz works better on that machine? I have an everlast ,and it does a lot.

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You cleaned the cubitron after grinding aluminum with something. What did you clean it on?

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with the Furick 10 or 12, you need to run 25 to 30 cfh......or even 35 cfh...

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I have no idea when it comes to welding, would it have been easier to replace the entire 1-inch flange on both sides?

Aluminum diaphragm pump got overloaded and busted the base. Judging by the shaft bearing, this will happen again. They need an entirely new type of pump for the application.

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So the layout for bolt holes was a perfect square ? Is that how you found the hole center?

Do you grind/sharpen the tungsten tips?