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More from Josh Welton
- From The Fabricator
In the Workshop, Ep. 4: How to correctly open welding gas bottles
- By Josh Welton
- Aug 26, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Detroit welder-fabricator Josh Welton walks through the safe and correct way for welders to open gas bottles. Learn more here.
- From The Welder
Metal fabricators, don’t let your shop become a time capsule
- By Josh Welton
- Aug 21, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Some metal fabrication shops end up becoming time capsules, with little to no change since they opened their doors. Josh Welton says it shouldn’t have to be that way since the industry is all about change.
- From The Fabricator
In The Workshop, Ep. 3: How to loosen die grinder collets and gas bottle caps
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 25, 2022
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Blog Post
Welder-fabricator Josh Welton share some simple time-saving tips from his Detroit shop for easily loosening die grinder collets and gas bottle caps.
- From The Fabricator
A conversation about welding education with the guys behind Weld Labs
- By Josh Welton
- Jul 18, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Detroit welder-fabricator Josh Welton sits down with the guys behind Weld Labs. Welders Nate Bowman and Rush Kane to talk about how they went from first meeting at FABTECH to building a modernized welding program focused on education, procedure development, and technical support for both trade schools and metal fabrication shops.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Rapid rise of Vyper's shop chairs
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jun 19, 2022
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In the latest episode of Still Building America, we talk to the co-founders and team behind Vyper Industrial about how the Green Bay start-up's shop chairs have quickly become fan favorites among fabricators, welders, and other tradespeople.
- From The Welder
Playing With Fire: A challenge to metal fabrication's skills gap conversation
- By Josh Welton
- Jun 8, 2022
- Shop Management
- Article
Josh Welton wants to know why the skills gap argument he finds fault with continues to be a major point of conversation for those hurting and benefitting from it.
- From The Fabricator
TIG torch assembly: How to maximize performance and minimize wear
- By Josh Welton
- May 30, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
TIG torch assembly plays a critical part in the overall welding process. Improper assembly can cause unnecessary wear and tear.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: How one woman is influencing how we weld in space
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- May 5, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
In this episode of Still Building America, we speak with Mooresville, NC-based welder Amourette McDonagh, who has gone from building race cars for NASCAR to helping NASA improve welding processes in space through her business Black Moon Space Technology.
- From The Fabricator
The "million dollar off-road diesel truck" from pro racer and welder Robby Woods
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 27, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Josh Welton meets up with pro racer and fabricator Robby Woods, as he shows off his "million dollar off-road diesel truck" at SEMA 2021. Woods also talks about his aftermarket suspension kits, life, racing, and operating a small shop with family and friends.
- From The Welder
Playing with Fire: Dissecting the Hulk-like beast that is oxyacetylene in the fab shop
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 13, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Article
Oxyacetylene is a lot like the delicate balance between Marvel’s Dr. Banner and his alter ego the Incredible Hulk. It doesn’t take much to turn oxyacetylene from a welding and fabricating powerhouse to a tool of mass destruction.
- From The Fabricator
How to clean a MIG welding torch
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 9, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
In the first video of his new how-to series, In the Workshop, Detroit-based welder-fabricator Josh Welton explains the simple way to keep a MIG welding torch clean.
- From The Fabricator
When metal fabricators and welders enter the "Twilight Zone"
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 24, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
There are crazy things that can happen while working in a fab shop. Then there are some truly mind-blowing situations that even the most veteran tradespeople have a hard time explaining. Detroit welder-fabricator Josh Welton shares two stories of welding weirdness.
- From The Welder
Playing With Fire: Showing off prototype vehicles at AUSA
- By Josh Welton
- Jan 20, 2022
- Arc Welding
- Article
Josh Welton’s day job as a driver/mechanic/fabricator in General Dynamics Land Systems’ prototype shop doesn’t lend itself well to sharing the day-to-day nuances. That all changed when he got to see his work on display at the annual Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) expo in Washington DC.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Vvolfy Metalworks and the circus, Part II
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Dec 31, 2021
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
In Part II, Mitch Kraemer explains how, despite no experience with working with metal, Tim Omspach partnered with him to start Vvolfy Metalworks, entered the circus industry, and expanded the business to two U.S. locations.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Vvolfy Metalworks and the circus, Part I
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Dec 19, 2021
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Tim Omspach and Mitch Kraemer started Vvolfy Metalworks to fabricate and weld custom equipment for the circus industry while operating out of Denver and Detroit.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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