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More from Vicki Bell
- From The Fabricator
And today's word is ...
- By Vicki Bell
- Dec 10, 2008
- Safety
- Blog Post
Ass-backwards: a slang term that means of or in a way that is particularly contrary to the usual way, confusing—sometimes referred to as putting the cart before the horse. No, I didn't just pull this term out of my & hat. It's plastered across news sites today and being broadcast on...
- From The Fabricator
That all-important bus
- By Vicki Bell
- Dec 4, 2008
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
If you're reading this, you're on the Internet, and most likely, your time spent online has increased over the years. A study earlier this year by IDC, a provider of market intelligence for the IT community, revealed that Internet users are spending more time online than watching TV: 32.7...
- From The Fabricator
Nobody's favorite word—Layoffs
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 25, 2008
- Shop Management
- Article
Mass layoffs are occurring with greater and greater frequency. With proper planning, some may have been avoidable. Some troubled companies may be able to find alternatives to layoffs, and all can take steps to minimize layoff pain for both the displaced workers and those who remain on the job.
- From The Fabricator
Scam artists targeting fabricators
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 19, 2008
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
By now, most of us are familiar with the Nigerian scam, in which "wealthy" foreigners need help moving millions of dollars from their countries and promise those who assist hefty rewards. Victims have lost thousands of dollars to this and similar scams. Now scam artists are targeting fabricating...
- From The Fabricator
Turbulent times call for extraordinary leadership
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 12, 2008
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Whether it's nervous energy, a pre-holiday cleaning bug, this week's full moon—whatever the reason—for the past few days, I've been on a mission to clean my office. Three full trash bags now are waiting outside my door, and my paper shredder needs to be emptied. It's...
- From The Fabricator
After the ball
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 5, 2008
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
The mind is amazing. Who really knows why it remembers what it does and forgets the rest? This morning, the day after the U.S. presidential election, a song my parents taught my sisters and me when we were children sprang into my mind—totally out of the blue. (We saw a lot of blue and red...
- From The Fabricator
How to make money welding your way to a six-figure income
- By Vicki Bell
- Oct 29, 2008
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Want to learn how to make money welding? We asked welders in the field how to make money as a welder and what it takes to increase your salary. Find out!
- From The Fabricator
Being like Joe
- By Vicki Bell
- Oct 22, 2008
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
It isn't every day that guys like Joe "the plumber" Wurzelbacher make the news, but it does seem that in any presidential election year, a regular guy or soccer mom is dragged into the national spotlight as the quintessential make-or-break voter. How a candidate's proposed policy affects...
- From The Fabricator
The new 5S
- By Vicki Bell
- Oct 15, 2008
- Bending and Forming
- Blog Post
At last week's FABTECH International® & AWS Welding Show with METALFORM in Las Vegas, I walked the show floor, which I'm proud to say I survived. Anyone who attended the show knows what I mean. The show was huge and the aisles were long. The first day, it also was crowded with record...
- From The Welder
Mining her talent
- By Vicki Bell
- Oct 14, 2008
- Arc Welding
- Article
Imagine growing up thinking you really have no artistic ability and then taking a class that rekindles childhood interests and blows that belief sky high. Such was the case for jewelry-maker Sherry Moser, whose unique and beautiful creations pay homage to her upbringing and her deep love of her surroundings.
- From The Fabricator
I came, I saw, I welded
- By Vicki Bell
- Oct 9, 2008
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
The credit for this headline goes to my publisher, Ed Youdell, who suggested it when I told him about my brief attempt at welding at the 2008 FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show with Metalform that ended Oct. 8. Ed also deserves some of the credit for my attempt. As I explained in an earlier...
- From The Fabricator
Big fears, short lines
- By Vicki Bell
- Oct 1, 2008
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Last night, continuing our long-standing tradition of "date night," my husband and I went to our favorite local restaurant, Alpha Soda. A fixture in our community, Alpha Soda—which was established in 1920 and is said to be the oldest standing business in its city—draws crowds. Not so...
- From The Fabricator
Big fears, long lines
- By Vicki Bell
- Sep 24, 2008
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Yesterday, I met a co-worker for lunch. You're thinking ho-hum, big deal. Actually it was a big deal for me, because my employer and almost all of my co-workers are located 624 miles from me. However, two of us telecommute long distances from our homes, which just happen to be in the same...
- From The Fabricator
Metal manufacturers on bailouts
- By Vicki Bell
- Sep 17, 2008
- Assembly and Joining
- Blog Post
The September Fabricating Update e-newsletter discussed recent U.S. government bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Since the newsletter went out, AIG also has been the beneficiary of a government-backed bailout. Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch weren't as lucky. This newsletter also...
- From The Fabricator
Where the jobs are and aren't
- By Vicki Bell
- Sep 10, 2008
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Texas made the national news today when thousands of Texans in Brazoria County were urged to evacuate, and officials contemplated ordering a mandatory evacuation of one million people in a second county, as Hurricane Ike gathered strength in the Gulf of Mexico on its way toward the state. If the...
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- 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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