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Is there such a thing as welding service companies where someone has a welder on their truck and goes on welding repair service calls? Assuming such a thing exists I have some questions: 1) What do most companies like this charge an hour. 2) What are the licensing, certification requirements. 3) what are the insurance requirments. 4) What are the majority of the repairs you are asked to make. Thanks.
Reply:...............Last edited by BrianM07; 10-18-2010 at 03:41 PM.Reason: dupicate
Reply:look up portable welding companies. Yes they should have a business license and insurance like any business. may or may not be certified welders. that will depend on what is needed to be welded
Reply:The search engine here on the Welding Web works great. Please use it. You will find many answers you seek. http://weldingweb.com/search.php?searchid=1535667    All this with just a search of "business"
Reply:Originally Posted by Fat BastardThe search engine here on the Welding Web works great. Please use it. You will find many answers you seek. http://weldingweb.com/search.php?searchid=1535667    All this with just a search of "business"
Reply:Hello Brian, I'll take a stab at this for you. Many geographical areas refer to that sort of welder as a "rig welder", the geographical area and industries generally dictate the type of tools that a truck is rigged with and also the the various skills, certifications, and other capabilities that can be performed by the individual operating this truck. Hourly rates and such are also generally area specific and based on "going rate" or a similar sort of wage determination. You will also find a large difference in how operators view their responsibilities concerning insurance, certifications, and other items. You are going to have those who operate without insurance, certifications, and other necessities viewed by others as requirements and you will have those who go by the book and cover all their bases and operate "appropriately" with regard to insurance, certifications, and other items deemed as proper business practice. Everyone will have their interpretation of what proper business practice is so I certainly won't try to say one way or another. I realize this is all very generic, but without having folks respond from your specific geographical area and speaking directly to your particular field of interest, you won't really have accurate information to work from. One way to make some of these determinations is to research businesses that are doing what you are interested in. Possibly check with the chamber of commerce for information with regard to these business lists, look through the yellow pages or do a search on the online component of this, you might get a pretty good listing that way. Contact some of these businesses and inquire and ask questions, they may or may not share information with you depending on how they are approached. Speak with your insurance agent and see if he/she is currently providing insurance for someone who operates a business such as the one you are interested in, they may be able to give you an idea of the insurance requirements you are trying to determine and the associated costs, etc. Hope this provides a bit of what you are looking for. Good luck and regards, Allanaevald
Reply:Thanks Allen. I like welding alot and would like to think that in maybe 2+ years I could be making some money doing it. There are alot of boat marina's nearby and I have heard that boat propellers need repairs made on them using a welder.Where have all the good times gone?
Reply:Hello again Brian, if boat props are something you are thinking of you might consider looking into practicing and getting good with the GTAW process and possibly some wire feed. I believe most props will be a particular grade of aluminum, one grade or another of stainless steel, or a particular grade of brass. You will also likely wish to look into prop balancing systems and find out what's available, within your budget, and the availability of training on how to use the equipment. I believe the trick to being successful in this particular area comes from becoming knowledgeable on proper material identification/filler match and proper and proficient use of balancing equipment. Just a bit more for you to consider. Best regards, Allanaevald
Reply:boat props, repair of lower units,and boats, have been good for me, at least for the last 19 yrsthe tooling for such a repair bussiness, can be expensive mostly in buying the pitch blocks.i own 55 of them now and still could use more. from 100.00 to over 300.00 a block ,the balancer ,pitch gauge,rake gauge ,hub drivers and funnels. as for the machine using  GTAW (tig is the only way to flyalum,SS, and nibral (not brass ) are most of the props i weld.if you have any ? just ask and i will try to give answersrundquist  in st louis offers a great schoolidealarc 250/250 ac-dc tigidealarc 250/250 ac-dc tig #2 used for sticklincoln sp100hh125dual arbor grinder polisher30 yrs of hand tools52 pitch blocks 6p-26prake gauge -pitch gaugeG&D prop repair 918-207-6938Hulbert,okla 74441
Reply:Prop-doctor, you mentioned "nibral" referring to boat props, what type of filler do you use for this material? I have welded on chemical pump impellers in the past which I was told were a type of brass and we used a silicon bronze rod, I'm curious if this is a similar sort of thing? Thanks and regards, Allanaevald
Reply:i use  a nibral rod  it is a  nickel bronze aluminum alloylast i bought was 21.00 lb in 1/8" from mcdurmon inci do have some naval brass rod for using on brass partsbut the brass looking props are nibral (they do polish up and look like brass,but as they age they turn a bronze looking colorthe steel props that are painted are SS but have more carbon in them so they teflon coatthem to prevent them from rustingidealarc 250/250 ac-dc tigidealarc 250/250 ac-dc tig #2 used for sticklincoln sp100hh125dual arbor grinder polisher30 yrs of hand tools52 pitch blocks 6p-26prake gauge -pitch gaugeG&D prop repair 918-207-6938Hulbert,okla 74441
Reply:Hello again prop-doctor, thank you for that very detailed and informative reply. I'll have to see if I can somehow store and retain some of that great information. Best regards, Allanaevald
Reply:Originally Posted by BrianM07I did and it said no matches found. Any other bright ideas? Kind of the reason behind my question. Anywho, I like to customize my own question. If you dont like my approach Im pretty sure you can ignore my thread and not waste your time involving yourself in it. Im well aware of how Q&A forums work.
Reply:FB, today guys just want to ask a question, and get an answer.Heck, he could also just look in a phone book (remember those?), check the yellow pages, I have ten phone books here for various localities, I can see without squinting my eyes that there's plenty of portable welding businesses scattered around.
Reply:Guess he wants someone to come drive his truck, weld for him, and collect his money.The truck and welder are not even 50% of a "business". Good luck buddy
Reply:Some good responses.Where have all the good times gone?
Reply:I may run an add tommorow. "Have welder, will travel, cash only."Last edited by BrianM07; 10-20-2010 at 09:32 PM.Where have all the good times gone?
Reply:Originally Posted by aevaldHello again Brian, if boat props are something you are thinking of you might consider looking into practicing and getting good with the GTAW process and possibly some wire feed. I believe most props will be a particular grade of aluminum, one grade or another of stainless steel, or a particular grade of brass. You will also likely wish to look into prop balancing systems and find out what's available, within your budget, and the availability of training on how to use the equipment. I believe the trick to being successful in this particular area comes from becoming knowledgeable on proper material identification/filler match and proper and proficient use of balancing equipment. Just a bit more for you to consider. Best regards, Allan
Reply:Hello Brian, glad to hear of your plans, a good start. Prop-doctor has extended a really valuable resource to you, should you decide to pursue this I would definitely take him up on his offer. Experience and real-world exposure are invaluable when you are willing to listen and learn. Not having to re-invent the wheel or make unnecessary mistakes will put you well ahead in the game. Good luck, Allanaevald
Reply:Originally Posted by BrianM07I may run an add tommorow. "Have welder, will travel, cash only."
Reply:Originally Posted by kvjyles.I have always said that industrial is no place to apprentice as you have no weld time.Some places will allow apprentices to weld structural with a CWB all position, but most require a red seal.
Reply:Originally Posted by Black WolfThe industry I work in doesn't really have much to do with CWB...Pretty much ALL of the Pipeliners I know have their Journeyman Certificate, the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Endorsement, and the Boilermaker's "B" Pressure Certificates... CWB tickets are useless on the 'line... with how we do things "Up here" I just wanted to correct a couple of things for any Canadian readers.
Reply:Originally Posted by BrianM07I may run an add tommorow. "Have welder, will travel, cash only."
Reply:Brian,I live in the same city as you do. During my 40 mile commute to the fire station on work days, I see at least a dozen welding rigs on the road. This market is very flush with guys right now. Many of them are pipeline guys who (1) have excellent welding skills (2) have giant truck and rig equipment payments they have to make at all costs. They're doing any work they can get nowadays including fencing, equipment repair, carports and metal buildings.I'd not want to compete with those guys. They are hungry and desperate to make ends meet. Prices will reflect the glut of weldors and fixed amount of work in the DFW metroplex.You'll need a very specific niche to fill to be successful. General welding isn't the way to go at this point in our region.Kevin- Springtown, TexasTruck:Chevy cab/ chassis 1 ton dually, big block and flatbedMiller BobcatVictor cutting rigTool boxes crammed full of stuffShop:Millermatic 250Lincoln 135Lincoln 225AC tombstone
Reply:Originally Posted by Ayers GarageBrian,I live in the same city as you do. During my 40 mile commute to the fire station on work days, I see at least a dozen welding rigs on the road. This market is very flush with guys right now. Many of them are pipeline guys who (1) have excellent welding skills (2) have giant truck and rig equipment payments they have to make at all costs. They're doing any work they can get nowadays including fencing, equipment repair, carports and metal buildings.I'd not want to compete with those guys. They are hungry and desperate to make ends meet. Prices will reflect the glut of weldors and fixed amount of work in the DFW metroplex.You'll need a very specific niche to fill to be successful. General welding isn't the way to go at this point in our region.