Who is the best welder

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I was hoping to get some responded on this just for the fun of it. Who is the best welder you've ever seen? What made him the best? Is there any system to rank welders in the world? Thx
Reply:The one whose welds don't fail as often as the other guys./thread
Reply:it all depends on the critieria.  I have seen artisan welders that I wouldn't want on a job due to their slowness and  perfectionist mentality.  on the other hand, I have seen guys that can weld upside down with a mirror and even blindly draw a bead offhanded and soaking wet that I wouldn't want to put up against zap's or zt's artistic welds.  I am not saying I wouldn't want either of the last two, I am simply saying depends on the job and the requirements as to who makes the better welder.
Reply:That's a loaded question but I think nobody is.There will always be someone somewhere better than you even if you or me never actually see it....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:I can sum it up real quick. Me! Because I'm amazingly awesome! LolReally tho as far as I can tell some people excell at certain processes and not others.The best stick welder I know is names Allen McAdams but hes not great at oaw. The best oaw guy I know isn't that great at pipe. And so forth.
Reply:The greatest weldor ever ... is yet to be discovered! http://www.facebook.com/LockhartMetalArthttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Grumpy...44306259043484
Reply:Years ago I worked partners with a guy who up until then he worked mostly nuclear power plant construction. He could Tig weld about as fast as I could stick weld. He could make the most beautiful open root SMAW 6-G stainless steel welds with 308-16 I have ever seen. He had a folder about 1 1/2-inches thick full of certs.Don’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400
Reply:Originally Posted by jamesyarbroughI can sum it up real quick. Me! Because I'm amazingly awesome! LolReally tho as far as I can tell some people excell at certain processes and not others.The best stick welder I know is names Allen McAdams but hes not great at oaw. The best oaw guy I know isn't that great at pipe. And so forth.
Reply:Originally Posted by CEPYears ago I worked partners with a guy who up until then he worked mostly nuclear power plant construction. He could Tig weld about as fast as I could stick weld. He could make the most beautiful open root SMAW 6-G stainless steel welds with 308-16 I have ever seen. He had a folder about 1 1/2-inches thick full of certs.
Reply:I doubt its any of the weldors that are all over the internet with youtube channels of their work.       As for criteria.  Welding tickets or certs would probably be as close as u will get to that...Tiger Sales:  AHP Distributor    www.tigersalesco.comAHP200x; AHP 160ST; MM350P,  Spoolmatic 30A; Everlast PowerTig 185; Thermal Dynamics 60i plasma.  For Sale:  Cobra Mig 250 w/ Push-pull gun.  Lincoln Wirematic 250
Reply:Clearly it's Dr. Pipe from Millers. The guy with the golden arm! He doesn't even have business cards. He advertises his golden arm on a 200x500' billboard. I love that guy! Everytime he talks I feel like i'm listening to a pro wrestler. He's hilarious I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:With the exception of Jody Collier from weldingtipsandtricks. The man is a welding fool! Akin to ZT and Zap! ASTONSIHING to say the least...Late to bed, and early to rise. Fish like hell so I don't have to make up lies. Syncrowave 200MM211 & Spoolmate 100
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeClearly it's Dr. Pipe from Millers. The guy with the golden arm! He doesn't even have business cards. He advertises his golden arm on a 200x500' billboard. I love that guy! Everytime he talks I feel like i'm listening to a pro wrestler. He's hilarious
Reply:Originally Posted by adajroshoWhat makes this guy the best stick welder you know?
Reply:Truthfully, when I did a lot more welding years ago, most pros I knew were pretty average welders based on "perfect looking" welds.But every day, day after day, they laid welds that were very good with an extremely low failure rate on different thicknesses in all positions.To me, that is great welder.  They can do it consistently over a broad range of applications.Also, every welder that was better than me was very helpful and willing to pass on knowledge.  I know how to weld because others learned and passed it on.  Dave J.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:You wont find amazing welders on the internet. Dont tell me you can because i wont listen to you.All the good welders i know are busy as ****. Always doing something...if not they are taking cert tests.I have 49 certs that are current and thats nothing! If welding is your hobby and your career i suggest you start your own business. Only because you will put the money you make to buy more "toys" which will then make you more money.
Reply:Originally Posted by BirdYou wont find amazing welders on the internet. Dont tell me you can because i wont listen to you.All the good welders i know are busy as ****. Always doing something...if not they are taking cert tests.I have 49 certs that are current and thats nothing! If welding is your hobby and your career i suggest you start your own business. Only because you will put the money you make to buy more "toys" which will then make you more money.
Reply:I love doing the upside down mirror welds :]
Reply:Originally Posted by justinTI love doing the upside down mirror welds :]
Reply:Originally Posted by MinnesotaDaveTruthfully, when I did a lot more welding years ago, most pros I knew were pretty average welders based on "perfect looking" welds.But every day, day after day, they laid welds that were very good with an extremely low failure rate on different thicknesses in all positions.To me, that is great welder.  They can do it consistently over a broad range of applications.Also, every welder that was better than me was very helpful and willing to pass on knowledge.  I know how to weld because others learned and passed it on.  Dave J.
Reply:Weldermike - Northern Minnesota is probably a little more polite than other places Dave J.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeWhere did you work Dave, and what kind of certs did they hold? Minus myself, most welders are scumbags and don't' share anything to help anybody. They just like to brag. Sad but true, and I can weed through it and see there are a bunch here! If they seem like there helping, it's selective wording and leaving some critical info out.
Reply:Originally Posted by jamesyarbroughReckon cause I don't know many and he was my welding instructor. Hes good tho!  He can do just about anything with a stick
Reply:7A749, am I to infer that my name is being added to a list of people who do this?Please clarify.Dave J.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Originally Posted by BirdYou wont find amazing welders on the internet. Dont tell me you can because i wont listen to you.All the good welders i know are busy as ****. Always doing something...if not they are taking cert tests.I have 49 certs that are current and thats nothing! If welding is your hobby and your career i suggest you start your own business. Only because you will put the money you make to buy more "toys" which will then make you more money.Originally Posted by GambleHoly crap! I didn't know that there were that many certifications.
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749I know of one who is prolly on EVERY welding, etc forum on the Internet. For as busy & successful as he claims to be, he spends a lot of time swinging his d!ck around telling everyone he is.
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeClearly it's Dr. Pipe from Millers. The guy with the golden arm! He doesn't even have business cards. He advertises his golden arm on a 200x500' billboard. I love that guy! Everytime he talks I feel like i'm listening to a pro wrestler. He's hilarious
Reply:Originally Posted by BD1Hey, that made me  laugh. I haven't seen any post by him lately. I worked with a welder 40 years ago when I was a pipefitter apprentice. Back then we only used 6010 on pipe. He wore WHITE cotton gloves, stuck the rod in the END of the stinger stickin straight up , then bent it down to his liking. He said nobody ever uses the end so it is not worn out and holds the rod firmly. It didn't matter where,what size, daylight or night, each weld looked the same . It was awesome.They looked like a machine. There was even a ''Texas Weave',' horizontal weld on risers that was so straight it looked like you marked it with a wrap a round. His name is Earl Bissel of 597. I don't know if he is still alive .   He used to weld on ships when he started. His welds were so pretty that he did all the gravy work. Nothing but bulkhead door welding. He taught me a lot and gave me the opportunity to weld. Back then most welders would not even let you watch ! They were afraid you were gonna take their job. Thanks EARL !
Reply:Hey thanks Steve - saw my name in the post and was a little confused  - No worries Have not been on AWS yet, but I've seen some weird stuff on other forums - this site is the one I find the most helpful for me Dave J.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749You launch 55 gallon barrels into the air with science.
Reply:Originally Posted by BirdYou wont find amazing welders on the internet. Dont tell me you can because i wont listen to you.All the good welders i know are busy as ****. Always doing something...if not they are taking cert tests.I have 49 certs that are current and thats nothing! If welding is your hobby and your career i suggest you start your own business. Only because you will put the money you make to buy more "toys" which will then make you more money.
Reply:For good looking welds on aluminum John Marcella probably beats anything I've come across.Welding/Fab Pics: www.UtahWeld.com
Reply:I'm the best, I'm the only person I know with a cert in JB weld..  So, if you can top that, then maybe you can have my burger king crown..
Reply:Originally Posted by justinTI love doing the upside down mirror welds :]
Reply:Originally Posted by adajrosho pretty amazing tig'n to me
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeWhere did you work Dave, and what kind of certs did they hold? Minus myself, most welders are scumbags and don't' share anything to help anybody. They just like to brag. Sad but true, and I can weed through it and see there are a bunch here! If they seem like there helping, it's selective wording and leaving some critical info out.
Reply:Originally Posted by jlamesYou really shoulda been to Weld-o-Rama. Wes, Terry, Hector and the rest; they may not be the best welders in the world, especially if you ask them, but they've forgotten more than I'll ever know and I am and will always be grateful to them for not only taking the time to teach but to drive, in Hector's case, 6 hours from Yuma to do it. Respectfully, some of the most caring, sharing, knowlegable people I've met in 55 years have been the welders or "weldors" on this board. To me, the best welders in the world are those who give so that others may improve.
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeI hear ya James and 10/4 i'm on board, but exactly how many welders have you met in your 55years? Seems to me you haven't been around to many! So just hush up, go clean up some horse poopie, and pray your crazy neighbor doesn't show up at your Hobby Rama
Reply:No, not many welders; thankfully from the sound of it. Just happy with the few I've met here. And as for cleaning "horse poopie", that's my day job! Not there's a job you meet some really great souls at. Horses and cowboys. They've always been my role models.
Reply:Originally Posted by jlamesNo, not many welders; thankfully from the sound of it. Just happy with the few I've met here. And as for cleaning "horse poopie", that's my day job! Not there's a job you meet some really great souls at. Horses and cowboys. They've always been my role models.
Reply:Back atcha!
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeI hear ya James and 10/4 i'm on board, but exactly how many welders have you met in your 55years? Seems to me you haven't been around to many! So just hush up, go clean up some horse poopie, and pray your crazy neighbor doesn't show up at your Hobby Rama
Reply:Originally Posted by MinnesotaDave7A749, am I to infer that my name is being added to a list of people who do this?Please clarify.Dave J.
Reply:Originally Posted by MikeGyverFor good looking welds on aluminum John Marcella probably beats anything I've come across.
Reply:Originally Posted by ShortbusWelderThe best welder in the world needs to get a better OSHA approved ladder..
Reply:Originally Posted by adajroshoaside from the sh*tty ladder. that dude is awesome, the way he moves and walks that cup like he was born tig welding. never said he was the best in the world, best ive seen tho. how far are you located from philly?
Reply:This guy can do some amazing stuff.[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLnN-hqgfxY[/ame]Charlie
Reply:Different angle:The "best" (detest that word) welder is one who fails the first time, fails "better" the second time, fails "bestest" the third time, and then ....  invests even more time and B/S/Ts (blood, sweet, tears) to better him/herself to grow/improve. Eventually an 'Ah Ha' moment, termed "illumination", is reached when the welder 'gets it' and can consistently accomplish the task at hand.There are so many 'best' welders right here on WW, from my outlook, that my head spins when their welds are posted.  No names mentioned (intentionally).  A 'best' welder is the brah who mentors *newer* welders by hosting clinics and leading the charge to grow the talent.So, the "best"? The dude who gets done what needs to be done and the weld meets a spec'd requirement."Discovery is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought" - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Reply:Winner, winner, chicken dinner.[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkMNB30-olw[/ame]Big F**king HammerJumper cables & 2 marine batteriesJaws of life