Arc Junkies

Joining me in-studio this week is Ronnie Bowen aka Fitter_Bowen on Instagram. Ronnie is a Union Pipefitter/Pipe Welder out of the Orlando area, we discuss how and why he decided to join the Union and…

Today’s guest is Scott Raabe, owner and operator of Precision Welding Academy in Katy, Texas. Scott is a welder turned educator. After teaching at 2 different schools, Scott realized there’s got to b…

Joining me today in the Buzz Box Studio is my buddy Ray Flannery a welder turned CWI. Ray and I have a lot of common, we work on opposite sides of the same coin. Where I do mostly Welder Qualificatio…

This months episode of Weld Wednesday with AWS features Rae Ripple. She’s been up to a lot lately, riding Harley’s, touring Canada, writing book tours and much much more.

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Joining me this week is Ryan Nearop from Vancouver Canada. Ryan is a Rig Welder who does a little bit of everything but specializes in doing boiler systems. In this episode we talk about boilers, rig…

Being a small business owner isn't always the sunshine and roses everyone claims it to be. There are a lot of struggles persuing your own path. Joining me for this special installment of Weld Wednesd…

Today’s guest is Danny Keiderling, a rig welder out of the Wyoming area. I first got introduced to Danny via Instagram and TikTok, he does some great how to videos, and has some handy tips and tricks…

Today I am chatting with my Buddy Dusty James from Pacific Arc Tig Welding. Dusty and I have been chatting back and forth quite a bit since his first appearance on the show over a year ago. We finall…

Today is a special bonus episode of Arc Junkies Podcast. While I was at FabTech, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the folks at the Fronius Booth. They make some really cool technologic…

In this special edition of Weld Wednesday, I am talking with Ivan Iler, we had a chance to meet at FabTech in Chicago last year right after his appearance on the Netflix Series Metal Shop Masters. Iv…

In this episode I am hanging out at FabTech with Justin Voss from The Justin Voss YouTube channel. This is the first time I got to meet Justin in person, he's a super cool dude. We talk about his tim…

Joining me this week is Dr. Jason Scales, Director of Global Training with Lincoln Electric. The 2022 World Skills Competition wouldn't have happened without Lincoln Electric volunteering to open the…

Joining me in this weeks episode is Chandler Vincent, the 2017 World Skills USA Medalist. Chandler and I had the opportunity to sit down and talk about the World Skills Competition, changes we'd like…

In this bonus Weld Wednesday Episode, I am sitting down with the World Skills Competitors from 1993 to present. These men have all Represented the USA in Welding at the World Skills Competition. The …

Line Boring and Line Welding is a topic I have wanted to discuss for a long time. Imagine my surprise when Erik Esslinger reached out to me and wanted to discuss this very topic. Line boring and line…

This week’s guest is Donny Sparacimino a self taught welder from Toronto Canada. Donny started off as a computer programmer paying for school by working in a fab shop. He quickly developed a passion …

Today's guest is Nate Bowman, ya’ll know Nate, he's been on here a couple times at least. In this episode we discuss some of the different modes of metal transfer, the new WPQ2 credential from AWS an…

In this month's episode of Weld Wednesday w/AWS I am talkingg with Rob Murray a career diver who specializes in Underwater Welding and Inspection. 

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In this episode I am hanging out with my buddies Bob Moffatt and Brian Logaglio. This is the first time Bob and Brian mw in person after a year of texting and phone calls. I was at Brian's school to …

In this episode I'm talking  Financial Management, as welders we have the potential to make some serious money, but we really don’t get taught how to manage that money. I’ve seen on several occasions…