A man that can admit making mistakes, deserves a lot of respect! No one is perfect. But keep it up man! I know for a fact one day you’ll look back at these times and realize you’ve come a long way!

My welding instructor did a test for us once last year and he failed it as well. Like he told us, it is what it is. You can be the best welder in the world and you can still fail lol.

I spent 14 YEARS out of the industry, retaught myself in eight days to pass my weld tests only to go to work in a shutdown and fail 2 X-rays. Some guys were hard on me but I shook it off. It was humbling to know how good you were and to know your hands aren’t doing what your brain tells them to. Keep on keepin on young buck, your honesty is refreshing.

I have my own welding shop now and I’ll admit and pretty sure I’m speaking for plenty of other welders too when I say this, I have failed my fair share of weld test. Sometimes even to this day you have just a bad day and shit happens lol just gotta learn from it and roll on!

Thank you for being transparent so many people I hear on the job site say I never busted a test and every GREAT welder I know busted a test before …. I will say one thing definitely clean your coupon to the MAX every time and teach your students that helps with smoking mirrors and can always clean it up to cover any arc marks or mistakes better if you never cleaned it to start just my 2 cents and who wants to weld over all that crap anyway I want a fresh clean surface every time for the test ! Can’t wait for the next video!!

Thank you for sharing real world welding / fitting / fab....doing a great job pays dividends of being the " go to " weldor for future work... and believe me a water plant needs welding. Stay safe all.

I've been cursed out and run off jobs, and I'm not even charging clients yet. It's all volunteer work. My friend asked for help, but I had my SA-200 in 4th gear and I accidentally plugged in electrode negative. When I tried to strike off, it stuck, and the 3/32 welding rod turned the color of a golden noodle, then it dripped onto the guy's wooden gate and set the thing smoking. He was pissed.

Mad respect for you sharing your wins and learning lessons. Win or learn. Keep grinding...

It happens to everyone. People act like if you fail a test your a unprofessional welder but happens to the best of us. A unfamiliar weld and the pressure of a test can end up with a bad day

sorry about the failure......better times going your way.......cheers from Florida, Paul

Awesome content Bro, your keeping it real and the homies out there appreciate that.

It happens you can’t beat em all but it just gives you knowledge and experience

I failed an overhead test last week. I welded for 13 years but quit and tried something else for 2 years. I decided welding is where I wanted to be so I went back to it. I hadn't struck a single arc in those 2 years so to say I was rusty is an understatement, so yeah I failed my first test.

Respect bro! Everyone fails a test

It happens to the best of us bro. I failed a couple weld tests by rushing both times. You're still a legend.

Thanks for sharing!! You do a great video and I hope your school does well!! 👍

Hell yea man! Good way to showing you gotta keep spare gear in your truck! A spare torch would have helped but it’s the way she goes

It’s all part of tha game. Keep doin yo thang bro

We all have bad days and we learn from them. Hang in there brother.

I can respect your honesty..

I feel this my boyfriend drove 5 hours to do a test and failed it was for a pretty good Job 32hr compare for what he was getting 15hr I could see how sad he felt but he said he learn from his mistakes 😔

I feel you my QA rejected my work at my job. My whole day went down the drain- killed my confidence for a newbie. What’s worst I can’t weld anymore they assigned me as a helper just grinding other people welds.

I respect you showing your flaws 💯

Love your channel Rico!!! Stay strong!!!

Respect man you a humble guy

Never get confident when taking a test.. I know that for sore..hell yea lot of welders with experience will fall to once in a while. Good luck bro.keep up the good work

My guy! Keep goin fam 👨🏾‍🏭💰

Appreciate you being honest Rico,hell everybody busts out on a test eventually even the best of em!

Say bro do ya thang I respect the realness I love it!!!

Yeah I was at mainliners in deer park , spent 1500 for a tig course and never got the hands on instruction, had me doing 6010/ 7018 , when I paid for tig

that's why I Carry a plasma cutter in the rig with me I gotta primeweld cut 50 for a backup and it has saved my ass several times....

I admire you're upbeat determination no matter what. :)

Am not a welder, but as a GC for over 20 years I’ve built success on learning from mistakes or failures . Lessons learned is what makes you valuable. But, repeating mistakes is a definition of insanity.

In our line of work most of our days are money, but that random dumb ass day can drive you nuts.

you cannot learn without mistakes= normal

There’s always things that can mess up. Sometimes just need a breather to gather yourself. Which in your case was waiting for the next day. Another one bites the dust!!

I like how you admit what actually can happen

mad respect ✊ 💯

Oh, and I have a lot of respect for you 👍

8:00, big ole Digester....I got to repair a 4x8 HSS air injection tube on one of those, with 200,000 gallons of poo in it 10 inches below......I was laying on 3 2x10's over the poo by about 6 inches....had to weld by sound as even a mirror could not see what I needed.....but it got done......

Great channel !

Man and to top it off the audio on the boot commercial. Ay yai yai. Great video tho brother. Live and learn .

Damn bro I’m at WWA rn getting carbon and stainless certs next but love the vids been watching for a couple years wish I would have known ab the school cause you hit that shit on the head not enough instructors..

“Any welder that says they haven’t busted a test before, is lying and is probably the worst welder out there” -weldtube

What do you run for a cutting tip? And bottle pressures I run a #1 tip and 7/70

Cool boots.

You’re so dope man keep it up brother

Welding is an art, a talent. Welders, whether they know it or not-- we are artists. We are also human and fallible. You are a biological creature and some days you're humming along and others you're off. It is what it is.

How do u get put on with the jobs ?

Whatz up Rico.....How i can get more info about stick course....

Damn that's life man.

I know a guy when all this testing started took all the test for everybody applying. Not really kosher, but when results came back everybody passed, but him. He will never do that again.

Next , all good

Well done 👍 Love you from Pakistan friend I see your videos 😊 that's very informative video ❤️❤️

God was just testing your faith and strength brother. Press on and move along…..this too shall pass!!! Remember when you have bad days…..someone else has it worse.

You ain’t failin you ain’t Weldin it’ll be alright bro

Pa delante bro

Im curios do you teach class Sat and Sunday

Is it worth it to buy a plasma cutter? From an amateur.

Hey bro iam your student don’t worry,alway’s nobody can perfect work some time (tired’hurry,sad, like…. So you try to alway’s happy bro god alway’s help us bro iam al’so welder good luck bro👍❤🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

1/8th is a half inch?

You've said your torch blew out right after you filled your bottles, so my question to you is why you don't have a portable plasma cutter just in case the torch set up doesn't work? time saver!!

Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you.

So welding never has steady work? Just on and off ?

Bro your a standup guy.

Jig saw?

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Honestly it be like that . 😅

Dam bro 100 per hr is low... That boys crazy

I have rock rooster boots like those

those boots look like the type they all wear in Australia......

😎👍

So did you still get paid for the work you did before you found out that you failed the test?

Are you a CWI ?

Check out my upcoming welding videos I’m not a expert yet just my school vlogs so far I love it

Two kinds of welders: ones that have failed a weld test and the others are all liars

u a real one hope you doing good g

Shit happens to all us bro.

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A welder who says he never dipped a test or ever had a repair has not taken many tests or been on many high quality X Ray or UT jobs. Good to see a man who not only can admit his mistakes and can clearly learn from them also helps other guys to not make the same mistakes. Good on you bro and remember keep a tight arc and the amps high

I don't like 6010 it's taste wierd

He’s wrong on the remote it’s not double whatever the number is, smh some remotes have 1-10 1=10 10=100, some remotes have 0-100, it’s all how the numbers are laid out.

I wouldn't wanna go to a school where even the instructors failing welding tests.. SMH get a real school

Umm because u can't weld

Now & then The Universe gives you Hints that you're at the wrong stuff for the wrong money for the wrong people - usually we ignore the Universe & run around harder to try fix shit - which seldom works. Best to laugh, slow down & go find better cheese - also speak slower ffs - effort of trying to keep up. Slow down, dude.Calm, Deborah. :-)

Hey bro good videos. Just want to let you know that I'm also a rig welder trying to start working for myself and want to see if you can hook me up with work when ever you have alot where you need help. Let me know and I can send you my number im from north Houston area.

I feel you my QA rejected my work at my job. My whole day went down the drain- killed my confidence for a newbie. What’s worst I can’t weld anymore they assigned me as a helper just grinding other people welds.