After interviewing 35 welders he had his project built for free.

As a 35 year old non welder with 42 years of non welder experience, I can absolutely confirm that those are in fact welds

The fact he said “demanding” made it sound like he didn’t think the dude was worth $25 an hour 🤷🏻‍♂️

My husband is a welder. He just retired after working for 46 years and owing our shop for 44 of those. If you get ahold of a master welder, you better pay him his weight in gold!

Welder, see’s a wanted ad in the paper, welder needed, 25$-55$ an hour. Welder comes in for the interview, same scenario as the video. The welder is left to perform his welds, supervisor returns to inspect them. The welder has completed two welds side by side. One weld looks like it was done by a high school kid who just smoked a joint, the other was the finest weld he had ever seen. The supervisor asks him, what’s going on and why the quality of the welds are so drastically different. Welder: The ad stated that the position paid 25$-55$ an hour Supervisor: Yeah… Welder: Well, that there weld on the left is a 25$ an hour weld, an the one on the right is a 55$ an hour weld, which one would you like sir?

>Be me >Watch video >Be unsure as to whether the weld is good or not >Come to comments to find out whether thr weld is good or not >Have to scroll for 5 solid minutes to find an actual explanation that this is a hella good weld >Video loops that entire time

As a Combat Medic I can 100% say, this it not a sucking chest wound.

I am a school bus driver, and I can 100% confirm $25/hr doesn't mean shsh anymore!! Better pay the man. He's there to work!!

I hired a kid right out of welding school. He was very talented! After testing him thoroughly in everything from fit up through welding, I asked him how much he thought was a fair price for his work. He asked for $15 hr.... I knew of his young wife through my wife, and I knew they had a new baby. .. I told him I was wasn't going to pay him $15 hr. And I scolded him for low balling himself. I insisted on starting him at $20 and said that if his attendance and attitude was good, Id raise him to $25....by the time his first paycheck came due, I gave him the raise, it was obvious to me this kid was the best employee I'd ever had the privilege to work with.. For context, this was back in 2007.

As a carpenter of over 20 years experience, I can say with 100% conviction, that is metal and not wood.

Paying this man anything less than $35/hr would be a crime

What beautiful seams with a flux-cored-wire! Technically simply superbly executed. The layer structure of the weld seam is 45°. The corners were tied off super cleanly. I suspect that the welding and crossing out of the counter-position was also done professionally. No notches in the final position.....An absolute dream for me as a long-time welder and welding technologist!!!!.....The world needs welders like this! Best regards from Vienna!

For those wondering, that is a good weld

Dude is beyond a welder. He is a sculpturer. A weaver of metal.

I finally find the holy grail of welding videos, the one weld other welders will say is a good weld, I cant believe it, I'm going to play the powerball now.

As a retired Electrical Engineer, I can say with 100% confidence that this is the best soldering I've ever seen.

People don't quit jobs..they quit bosses

Ran a weld shop, little Puerto Rican girl shows up for the weld test, aced it. So final I asked where'd you learn how to weld? She said her father was an underwater welder in the Navy. Great dad.

I have been a heavy equipment operator for 35+ years and I can say, with 100% certainty, that is not dirt or rock.

As a welder myself I can say that this is great work very clean work! You can tell he controlled any pooling from forming and kept the slag from .. the top rightside weld droops a bit but that's all I can see...

25 dollars for a experienced welder sounds like you robbing your new employees

This is called a two-way test. You test his welding ability, he tests your ability to be his boss. If he says $25 and you give it to him, he knows you ain't shit and ge can find a better boss. You offer $45, he knows you'll treat him fair.

The weld looks amazing yes, but i gotta say that clean up work was truly a cherry on top

I have been a LAN admin for 22 years and I can say, with 100% certainty, that that is not a CrowdStrike BSOD.

Bro didn't just weld, he straight up 3D printed.

Dude can literally stack boxes at UPS for 25 an hour with health and dental

Been a driver for 8 years now and I can say with complete conviction, that will blow out your steers.

As a plumber for over 1000 years I say with 100% accuracy,that the great pyramids dont have any plumbing

You owe him 100$ already.

A guy with no experience who shows up on time everyday and can read a tape measure is worth $25/hr.

i had to train to apprentices once. They were only mig welding but when they got good, the boss laid me off when times got a little tough, never train anyone again, lol

I own two welders and I have worked on learning welding. The finished weld here is Perfection! bit takes knowing the metal you are welding. Knowing the correct level of heat to use to fuse the metal in a bead on top of bead on top of bead . Row next to row. Row of beads in the proper layering of rows Always making sure the heat is consistent for each bead produced. Using a strong and steady hand moving at a 1/4 inch at a time for close to an hour.THAT is AMAZING Knowledge, strength and stamina to produce such beautiful work.

Plot twist: That wasn't the test, he just started welding random shit to their table

As a CVS cashier, this is a good weld

My dad was a master welder, 44 years with the railroad. He taught me to weld as a kid. He wrote up my cert when I was 16. That’s not the finest welding I’ve seen, but it’s pretty damned good.

Sir that new employee is the Picasso dare I say of welds Tootz!💯😤

When you find a good worker, you take care of them, and they will take care of you.

25 an hour is basically the new 10 dollars an hour.

I always wanted to weld, was a lifelong dream. I decided to do 4 years of military service right out of high school before going for this dream though. I got inspired by my twin sisters ex boyfriend at the time. I ended up getting a job that involved chemicals and left the military with a disability I didn’t know about. Epilepsy. As soon as I talked to a neurologist and neurosurgeon they explained that the heat flashes I thought I was having after coming back from overseas were actually partial seizures. It left me as a 100% disabled veteran at the age of 22.. and I’ll let you know as a young veteran, unable to work, having a disability come out of nowhere, lost in life not having direction. It makes it even harder when your supposed brother’s in arms hold resent against you for having that 100%. This wasn’t the country I thought i was possibly signing my life away for…

“I’ve been welding for 95 years. That’s a 5 layer weld.” - Steven Seagal

If you don't hire him, let him know I'll give him $40 an hour.

If you give him $25hr for that skill level, you’re a scumbag boss

For those who don't now, this is fantastic work. If for $25/hour for one hour of work you think this welder only deserves $25 then you're ignorant. Especially since the company probably charge the client $800 for this job, if not more. $25/hour is 2005. This is 2024. Want better employees deserving of this quality of stick welding, pay them an appropriate wage, don't undercut him. Give him $40/hr. Minimum.

As a former inspector. The weld looks good for the most part. The front top right and the beads on the right side looks a bit rough/low/uneven but if the scale is starting $25 an hour, its more than worth that.

pay him $50 an hour plus extra to teach your other employees how to weld like a boss.

Skilled Labor isn’t cheap and cheap labor isn’t skilled. Pay the guy. 😂

As an Electrician, I can 100% say this is not a 480 stepdown to 110/208 volt, 3 phase, Delta/Wye transformer, with the XO center tap grounded to balance the secondary (low) side.

This deserves way more views.

A companies (Plural)worst nightmare is an employee knowing his worth.

Potential employee came to take their test and left them with a art exhibit

this is a costco employee and I can say for certain those welds are better than the ones I see that hold together the metal that holds our building together.

Bruh. That was the boss challenge of all the welding boss challenges

Boss: how much welding rod did you use? Employee: all of them

"DEMANDING $25 an hour to start." He's selling himself short, WAY short.

For those wondering yes its good. That weld can effectively hold up the earth

As a musician for more than 25 yrs, I can say unequivocally, this weld Tickles my Ivories!!!!

He's testing you no less than you're testing him. If you say anything less than $50 an hour, he's gonna smile, thank you for your time, walk out the door and ghost your ass.

I've been a welder since 1970! Hire that man he knows his trade

I think the "Imagine" comment really means, "look at how cheap I can get this employee for."

My dad was a welder most his adult life , 13 yrs in a shop in Chicago he was explaining a fill weld one day , I asked him if he enjoyed it he said sometimes except when the project goes on for days n days in a row , then he explained how tool die presses had to be rebuilt and they would fill many feet of weld into gaps several feet thick , literally 1000s of hot passes , it never sank in as a kid or young man even how hard that man must've worked all I knew was a humble guy w/arms like Popeye that loved us enough to do all this , Now I see dad r.i.p. pops.😢

As a cart pusher at Walmart, hire him immediately

As an ER surgeon, the welder gave 136.9987654321%. Give the welder $55.99

As a Red Seal Refrigeration Mechanic I can confirm that that weld will not sufficiently transfer heat or allow the phase change of refrigerant as it passes through it.

It's amazing that $25 an hour went from living with an abundance to living in a budget in just 4 years...

That’s an extremely humble man.

I’m a 25 yr old full time Real Estate agent & investor with 30 yrs of non-welding experience and I can confirm this is a weld.

Pay that man the $55 an hour he showed it in that presentation of a beautifully executed weld 🔥👍

I've rewatched this like 30 times because that is a GORGEOUS weld and $25 an hour is an insulting low wage for that skill level.

Not sure if you're shocked that he only wants $25/hr for this work, or insulted that he would dare ask for $25/hr. I've paid laborers $20/hr just to lug lumber. I hope you offered him a lot more than what he was "demanding".

He may be a new employee, but he ain't a new welder. Dude has talent.

Ive been a welder for 37 years. I've never seen a fill weld this good. This is by far the strongest possible bond.

I'm a welder and part-time eye surgeon. Mighty fine work.

Those are actually some nice looking welds

You better give him $60 and health benefits! That man is a beast.

Correction. He requested 25 an hr. His WELDS demand 40 an Jr. I’d pay his welds what they ask, or another company happily will as they know they can park him on any job and can rest easy knowing it will get done as it should or better. As a company owner, that is priceless.

as somebody who has no idea what theyre looking at, the second one seems more pleasing to the eye to me.

I am not a welder but I see a job well done. Kudos to him, I hope you gave him the job.

When they were building a pipeline in Australia I ask one welder why did they use a machine instead of hand welding... He said the machine didn't turn up drunk on a Monday. 😂😂

Tell him to come to the coast. That man gets $80 an hour on day 1 at any shipyard. Those lines look like they were made by a robot.

I hope you were respectful to his “demand” of $25, and paid him what he is worth.

Former certified welder here. That is excellent bead layering. He's worth a lot more tan $25 per hour bub..

I can’t tell if the guy is upset he “demanded” 25 an hour starting .. he’s worth much much more than that hope you hired him

I'm no welder but damn, he dodged a bullet not working for you 👍

As someone who only watches videos of welding i can confirm this is a good weld

As a Chef who cooks food for a living at a high hourly rate i believe this Welder deserves a starting pay of 60 and free lunch daily

My dad knew a machinist/welder who was pretty talented. He made custom artwork from time to time. One day he decided to make a sculpture for our local arena. (Job fairs, motorcross, concerts all types of things are held there year round). He named it the portal to earth, it was nothing more than a warped oval shaped piece that was 3 Dimensional, it stood about 15-20 feet tall and 5 feet wide or so. Our city unveiled it talking about how creative it was and how amazing it is, it was in the newspaper and on local news stations. What everyone would ask is, what is it? The machinist would simply reply “it’s a portal to earth” (or a portal to the new world can’t remember). Well people wouldnt really ask what that meant except my dad. And when my dad asked him “what the hell does portal to earth mean?” The machinist chuckled a little bit, he said “you’re the first person to actually ask me that” the machinist began to giggle uncontrollably and through his teary eyes of laughter “ITS A VAGINA, ITS A DAMN PUSSY, AND THEY TOTE IT AROUND LIKE A TROPHY” my dad laughed his ass off and told me several years later. I about pissed myself laughing when my old man told me the story

That's A $50 hour and $150 per diem guy right there.

that's art. that thing will hold 200 tons easily.

as a man that just got done eating two spicy polish sausages at 5am before i go to bed, i can confirm, metal was heated and cooled during the making of this video

I think after seeing that weld, he’s your boss now

As a professional KZfaq commenter, that's quality work.

As an OGBYN of 40 years, I can tell you this confidently. I wouldn't let him near my speculum.

I love these videos because i have no idea if this is horrible or phenomenal

Strategy works. My grandfathers been welding forever. He went to interview for John Deere and they wanted to see two welds. He did one shitty and one immaculate and they asked what happened to the first one. He told them that’s what less money buys them and the other one is what more money buys them…He’s worked for John Deere for close to 10 years or so now

$25 is absolute theft of labor value if you pay him that much. Dude deserves double that amount at a MINIMUM.

That's really fair. I would pay him $30 at least. Us welders are around cancerous fumes all day and so on. We never blind test welders. We always tell them what we look for and see how they respond. Good welds are only 1/3rd of the picture.

That's pretty solid welding - that baby isn't going anywhere... sir you may weld me a mech...

“Demanding $25 an hour” I didnt know McDonald’s was hiring welders.

If he's demanding $25 an hour. You should GLADLY pay him $40-$45. Show him you care and value his skill!!!

Your personality shines through in every video.