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More from Josh Welton
- From The Fabricator
An honest conversation about pulse welding
- By Josh Welton
- May 24, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Detroit-based welder and Brown Dog Welding owner Josh Welton offers a deep-dive assessment about pulse welding.
- From The Fabricator
DIY welding mask brought to you by the WWII-era
- By Josh Welton
- May 9, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
In a time when many are taking on DIY face mask projects at home, welders also can make their own welding masks with instructions from a World War II-era Popular Science magazine.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: New York machine shop full throttle on PPE production
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Apr 23, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Long Island Racing machine shop fast-tracks reusable respirators with 3D printing.
- From The Fabricator
Redefining what is considered essential in manufacturing during a crisis
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 11, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Detroit welder Josh Welton gives his take on what should be considered essential in the manufacturing industry in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- From The Fabricator
Countering COVID-19, Part II: Small manufacturers show big heart to help fight
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 4, 2020
- Additive Manufacturing
- Blog Post
Small manufacturers all across the country are banding together to design, produce, and 3D-print personal protective equipment.
- From The Fabricator
Countering COVID-19, Part I: Large manufacturers quickly shift priorities to flatten curve
- By Josh Welton
- Apr 1, 2020
- Safety
- Blog Post
Some of the largest automotive and athletic apparel manufacturers are wisely shifting production priorities to help produce more PPE and hospital equipment.
- From The Welder
Still Building America: Michigan welding instructor thankful to stumble into teaching
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Mar 28, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Allyson Starrett, a welding instructor at Southwestern Michigan College, doesn’t think anyone is too old to learn how to weld. She discusses how she stumbled into teaching and is handling the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order.
- From The Welder
The souls and stories behind everyday metalworking tools
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 21, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
There’s something special about a century-old building, tools that have shaped some of history’s most prolific projects, or even the items once used by family or mentors.
- From The Welder
A metal fabricator, an air compressor, and a diesel pickup
- By Josh Welton
- Mar 14, 2020
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Detroit welder Josh Welton unearths an 80-gal., 600-lb. air compressor and finds a way to get it out of an old box truck and into the back of a diesel pickup truck.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Saved by combining a love of welding and music
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Feb 22, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Welder, fabricator, ironworker, and rapper Joe Brown launched Hog On Welding in Phoenix following a decade in an Arkansas prison, where he turned his life around by completing a welding program.
- From The Welder
Welding a cracked cast aluminum bell housing on a vintage Alfa Romeo
- By Josh Welton
- Feb 12, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Cast aluminum can be problematic, and fixing cracks only add more of a challenge to the welding process. Detroit welder Josh Welton of Brown Dog Welding tackles a cracked cast aluminum bell housing on a vintage Alfa Romeo.
- From The Welder
Metal fabrication in the World War II era
- By Josh Welton
- Feb 6, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Detroit welder Josh Welton unearths some World War II-era magazine articles that provide some tips and tricks for metal fabricators and welders.
- From The Welder
Real welders share their New Year’s resolutions
- By Josh Welton
- Feb 2, 2020
- Arc Welding
- Article
Josh Welton asked welders via social media what their New Year’s resolutions are for 2020. Their responses vary, from sharpening their skills to focusing on their craft.
- From The Fabricator
Still Building America: Celebrating more than half a decade
- By Darla Welton and Josh Welton
- Jan 18, 2020
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
This past October the Still Building America series celebrated its fifth anniversary. Detroiters Josh and Darla Welton have been interviewing up-and-coming skilled tradespeople, manufacturing entrepreneurs, fabricators, blacksmiths, machinists, welders, hot rod builders, and metalworkers across the U.S.
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing is facing a wage gap, not a skills gap
- By Josh Welton
- Jan 14, 2020
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Detroit welder and metal fabricator Josh Welton argues the common belief that the fabricating and manufacturing sectors are facing a skills gap is false. He believes the real problem in the industry lies with poor wage growth.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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