Arc Junkies is a Welding Podcast that is on a mission to help, educate and inspire the next generation of welders. Each week I talk to a new guest about their journey as a welder. Throughout the episodes, we cover different techniques, processes, variables, technical information and life lessons.
In this weeks episod of Just The Tip, I'm diving into the Hot Start and Arc Force settings. These are some great functions to adjust when you're running SMAW. For some reason, many people dont know w…
Well I had a lot of fun with these listener submitted topics this week. In this episode I discuss what Amplitude (DC Offset) is, and what it’s used for. I also discuss A/C waveform, balance and a l…
In this weeks episode of Just the Tip Tuesday, I'm discussing the difference in various types of welding electrodes for the Shielded Metal Arc Welding Process. I get questions all the time about whic…
Today’s guest is Christian Cordes coming to you all the way from the Norther Coast of Germany. Christian is a bit of a welding guru and we get into the topics of GMAW and GTAW and discuss the differ…
In this episode I'm breaking down some of the biggest causes of built up resistance in your GMAW system. Resistance is a big factor that robs us of our true amperage. Listen in to find out what we ca…
Today I am chatting with Staci Martinez about her journey into entrepreneurship and how she runs multiple businesses. Staci is also one of the board members of the Hooded hero’s foundation an organiz…
In this episode of Weld Wednesday with AWS, I am talking to Gary Konarska about the welding industry as it pertains to welder shortages and supply chain issues. AWS just released a new website to cap…
Todays episode of Just the Tip is all about the biggest myth surrounding GMAW and that is Volts=Heat which is incorrect. Join me today as we debunk the myth and talk about how to get back on track wi…
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Mike Miller about one of the deepest, darkest secrets in the blue collar workforce that nobody wants to talk about. It’s a topic that needs to be discussed and t…
In today’s episode, I am chatting with Jacob Schofield, I first met Jacob at the SouthCoast Welding Competition back in 2018 in Houston Texas, Jacob is a pipe welder by trade, but has since started t…
In today's episode, I am chatting with Winston Parrish AKA Celtic Welds. I wanted to get Winston on the show because of his great welding and fabrication tutorials on his Instagram page. He’s always…
In this weeks episode, I am chatting with David Estrada, Pile Driver by Day and Custom Headband maker by night. David makes some really cool custom headbands for hoods and hard hats. He developed the…
Today’s guest is Mark Winchester. Mark and I have been chatting back and forth on Instagram for quite awhile now. I’ve been a fan of his work for the past few years now, he does some amazing work on …
In todays episode, I am talking to Tom Patsis of Cold Hard Art, I’ve been wanting to have him on the show for a while now but as some of you may know, he’s been a little busy competing on the Metal S…
In today’s episode, I am chatting with CaLae McDermott, with CEM Marketing, Mike Miller with Williams Industrial, Scott Witkowski with Republic Testing Labs and Juve Calvo of TipTig. We talk about wh…
In this weeks episode, I’m hanging out with Mr. Bob Moffett. We got to hang out at the XCEL Welding competition last weekend up in Dallas Georgia and watch a bunch of young welders compete in several…
In today’s episode, I am talking to Stephanie Hoffman and David Madero, bad ass metal artists and hosts of the new Metal Shop Masters on Netflix. Today we discuss what it’s like to go from welding t…
In this weeks episode I am chatting with Frank Ledbetter about his journey from the US Marines, to performing maintenance at paper mill, opening his own Fab shop and then getting into steel sculpture…