Comments on: About Me

By: Jermaine

Jermaine — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:04:20 +0000

I unemployed need training idea to start home base busines any advise 0785155286

By: joshua franks

joshua franks — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:47:05 +0000

I am 31 years old have 5 children and twins on the way. I worked as a Carpenter/Welder for 8 years and since 2/08 I have struggled to provide for my family. I have left home to weld at power plants and sold meat out of the back of my van. I love to weld and I love to be in charge of my own schedule and write my own paycheck. I have recently thought (when I was welding at a agricultural equipment fab shop doing ‘piece-work’) why can’t I do this from my garage.

By: Alvin

Alvin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:08:33 +0000

I am interested in purchasing railings 101. Where can I purchase railings 101?

Thanks

By: Doug Whitacre

Doug Whitacre — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:19:39 +0000

Any idea on when you will be operational with your new program?

By: Ethan

Ethan — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:52:15 +0000

I just listened to a few of your welding podcasts. The three I listened to were full of incorrect information. Beginners who are willing to pay for an education deserve to be taught by someone who knows what they are doing.

By: Daniel Mazur

Daniel Mazur — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:07:12 +0000

Hey Min-deeee, I jumped the gun on this site when I praised him and then when I started getting emails titled “Taking a beautiful lady out to dinner” and “I screwed up figuring my taxes” as a way to get money then I sent what you had read. Not to mention everything that is shown here I realised I already know. I sent him a comment on the screw up video of a better way to weld the gap using a brass piece for heat deflection or a cut filler piece both which would make it easier and quicker to repair. For that suggestion I was deleted and blocked from the comments section. Now for anyone who thinks I was wrong, so be it. You only know one side of the story so now let’s see if he’s a stand up guy and leaves this post here!

By: Mindy

Mindy — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:23:09 +0000

Hey Dan-yell , Thats not very nice !! Above your rude comments you left
a comment about him being an ispiration to a guy like you hmmmmmm…….. Maybe you should put up some adds on craigslist. I had a great mobile welding business making ornamental iron fence and gatesfrom craigs list .
I now own the website http://www.weld-it-right.com
I love the homewelder and I wish you all the best. Keep doing what you do- Enjoy !!!

By: HomeWelder

HomeWelder — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:50:34 +0000

Fixed! You’re all set. Gotta love technology

By: omar

omar — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:14:19 +0000

Hola amigo

Te escribo desde Guanajuato, Capital, Mexico, recien a cabo de ver unos videos por “you tube” y me descidi a entrar a tu sitio web , te felicito por tu pagina, espero aprender de ella, saludos y sigue adelante…

By: Carl Brunberg

Carl Brunberg — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:48:12 +0000

Hi Andy, I actually purchased something from your site here last month I think it was but never figured out how to navigate to it. If you have a record of me in your files can you help me out? PS I found you through itunes.

By: Stephen Sanderson

Stephen Sanderson — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:46:25 +0000

I have learned to weld this last year from my business partner who is a master fabricator with sheet metal.I also learned a lot from your site. I was a nuts and bolt guy,now I weld, fabricate brackets ,fenders oiltanks and am still mostly a nuts and bolt guy. We just sold our first rolling frame and have two more complete bikes on the way. Iam retiring this year from buses and subway operations and hope to be able to turn a hobby into a business. Don’t need a lot of $ just enough to get bywith. Oh yea, I was diagnosed with panic anxiety last January after a week in the hospital ward.So hang in there.
Steve

By: Boyd McLaughlin

Boyd McLaughlin — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:23:46 +0000

I was born genetically predisposed to cynicism. Being cynical has served me well throughout most of my life. However, it has also precluded me from receiving a few blessings over time.
Admittedly, there are people out in the internet world who do get taken advantage of in many ways but, let’s face it people. We have the God given talent of a healthy dose of skepticism and the ability to reason like none of God’s other creations.
Are there times when the ‘would be evil-doers’ need to get spanked and punished for their evil deeds? Yes. But, for cryin’ out loud. When do people, as individuals, stop blaming others for what goes on? Why don’t and can’t people use their God given talents to reason things out, examine, weigh and measure the risks associated with a given venture and hold themselves responsible for their choices.
Crikey, this is not Flip Wilson’s “da devil made me do it”, skit? This is real life. Take some responsibility for your own actions and choices. If you don’t want to buy it then, don’t. If you don’t want to watch or listen to it then, don’t. Change the freakin’ channel or station.
Free Will people. Exercise it a little bit and stop blaming others for the bad choices you make.
I’m pretty sure this forum wasn’t designed to be counter productive so, I’ll finish this rant. It was designed to be productive and thought provoking.
I’m certain that I’m here of my own volition. Noone is twisting my arm or putting a gun to my head. I’m a reasonably intelligent individual who believes in the free market society and capitalism so, until such time as I have had a negative experience with ‘At Home Welder’ then, I’m going to keep an open mind.
In the end, if I make a purchase of anything, it will only be done only after I have taken the time to examine all of the pros and cons. Either way, I know the choice is always mine. I will be responsible for my choices to do or not to do.

By: Steve Philpott CDN Welder

Steve Philpott CDN Welder — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:56:56 +0000

hello i’m located in Canada and i’m also disabled. I’ve been the first person in a wheelchair to get their welding cert real happy about this one, but now here’s my problem i can weld an dam good over 10yrs in it as a hobby and i currently own a mig welder and an old SAE 400 arc welder got lucky on that deal lol and i love my sae 400 and can run good welds off of the machine. problem is me wheelchair when people see it they don’t think i can do the job, when i can, i’ll even get out of my chair to weld. how do i get my bussines running better and get around my disability. nice work btw
Steve

By: Russell Bowling

Russell Bowling — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:25:44 +0000

I to am crazy, I have 43 years in, working with Iron and welding, as a Welding Instructor. I am ready to retire, but still have the desire to want to help people to be successful. I have throughts of opening up my own schools for beginners, maybe we could help each other.

By: PaulTheWelder

PaulTheWelder — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:22:31 +0000

You know what… I like your honesty. You didn’t have to leave Daniel’s comment there but you did anyway.
I just stumbled on your site as I am looking to start a small welding shop for myself. Hopefully make a few bucks too. I did a night tech welding course a year ago. Introduction to welding (SMAW). It took 12 weeks of 3 hour classes and $400 later…
I probably learned nearly as much in you free video as I did in the tech college!!
Anyway I will probably be buying your course and seeing what you can show me, so thanks for your site, and why shouldn’t make money doing it too?
Cheers, Paul.

By: Mitchell Dillman

Mitchell Dillman — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:52:46 +0000

Whoa there amigo,

Forgot to leave the link…

Check it out..! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnNPRhJ7xsw

Talk to you soon.

By: Mitchell Dillman

Mitchell Dillman — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:51:14 +0000

Hey Andy,

Just a quick heads-up…Go check out this video

Thanks again,

Mitchell Dillman
“the Online carpenter”

By: John

John — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:37:43 +0000

A lot of the free stuff on the internet is hard to find, poorly presented, hard to sort the good from the bad and lots of times just plain wrong. I don’t mind paying a moderate price for correct and well presented material, all of which I have seen in your YouTube videos.

Being unemployed can rot the soul and I hope Dan M gets his business up and running and learns to drop the bitterness. Attitude is everything when when running a business.

You helped me for free today in learning how to properly install a liner in an old MIG unit I am rebuilding.

I wish You the best with all Your business endeavors.
John

By: jesse

jesse — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:55:07 +0000

thanks for sharing your knowledge of welding on podcasts. i’m interested in building bikes with both steele and aircraft aluminum tubing. can i get by with something like this http://www.amazon.com/Hobart-500500-Handler-115-Volt-Single-Phase/dp/B0002PS7SA/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=ILOCGDCQWIMY&colid=3EJ5ML0Y37CD1 or even something cheaper as i am a really tight budget but ok with paying for something of quality that will do the job right.

ps if you have an amazon link i could buy it through your link and you would get a percentage for all your referenced products…. good idea!

By: HomeWelder

HomeWelder — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:24:00 +0000

Daniel,

You are absolutely correct about me wanting to make money from this site. This site (and anything else that I create) is a form of my business, and it is naive to think that I don’t want to make money with my business. If I wanted a job I would go get one. However, I choose to run my business like, well you know, like a business so I don’t have to work for someone else.

I’m curious as to the sudden change of heart against me and the content that I’ve spent hundreds of hours to create. Yes, it’s true that a lot of the content I put out can be found in some way or another online somewhere. So can just about anything else you want to know. There is no new welding technique that I’ve invented that’s going to change the industry. That’s not what this site is about. This is, and alway has been, for the normal guy that wants to learn the basics of welding.

In all of the 73 posts and 26 videos only 4 of them have mentioned anything about buying a course that I offer. EVERY piece of content on this site has been 100% free with no obligation of any kind from you. I’m sure that there are tons of people in forums and other sites that have the same knowledge that I do about welding. That’s what makes the internet so great.

Do you not try to make money on your site Mazur’s Ornamental Iron Innovations with affiliate banners and adds? Do you not make things that anyone could learn how to make on YouTube? How’s is this different from my site, or any other site for that matter? How is creating hundreds of hours of free instructional content preying on others?

As far as I can see, you’ve haven’t purchased a course from me. How can you judge something that you know nothing about? Perhaps you’re angry that I’ve decided to charge $47 dollars for something instead of making everything totally free.

At any rate, I’m sorry that you feel the way you do. I’m sure you can continue to learn all you need from other sites and forums.

By: Daniel Mazur

Daniel Mazur — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:12:29 +0000

On September 29, 2009 I praised you as being an inspiration to people like myself and others. As time has gone by it turns out that you are selling info that anyone can find for free on sites like ArtMetal and other community forums. Now I’ve come to the conclusion that you designed this site to help yourself and no one else. I’m betting you delete this so no body sees it. If you can’t get enough work for yourself in iron work to make money, then get a part time job until your work picks up. I don’t agree with your practices and think it’s a shame people like you are out there preying on others for their own personal gain.

By: HomeWelder

HomeWelder — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:28:18 +0000

Thanks so much.
I completely understand and folks like yourself are the reason I do this.
I can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store for your future.
Please keep me up to date on your progress and let me know if you have any questions about anything.

Thanks

By: Daniel Mazur

Daniel Mazur — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:02:45 +0000

I have twenty plus years in the security iron biz (wire partitions, swing doors, slide doors, folding gates). The company sold two years ago, and half the shop was let go. I’m currently in a nowhere job. I’m now starting to work on getting my ornamental iron going also. I just now ran across your web site from seeing your vids on youtube. You could be an inspiration to a guy like me and others. Thanks