Ask questions here! We're gonna do more Q&A style podcasts for a bit and would like to get questions from the Community area as well as take live questions when we stream. Leave any questions or topics you'd like to see discussed here!
Hey everybody, I have a rather unfortunate announcement to make. We're gonna be closing WelderSkills in late July. Many of you have likely noticed that things have slowed down a bit around here lately. That's largely because my Dad (Jody) is currently in the hospital receiving treatment for a rather serious diagnosis. He has a long, hard road ahead, and his treatment will require 100% of his focus for the foreseeable future. Closure is certainly not what we'd like to do, but without my Dad's contributions (both on camera and behind the scenes) WelderSkills just won't be getting the attention it deserves, and won't be able to earn your membership fee every month with new content. WelderSkills is a product whose quality we are committed to maintaining. If it's beyond our ability to meet that quality standard, then we don't feel right in offering it to you all. For those of you who have signed up with an annual membership after July of 2024, I realize you won't be able to get your full year of access. For that reason, I'll begin processing prorated refunds very soon for members who won't be getting their full year (For instance, if you signed up last October, you'll receive a refund for 3 months of service). If you signed up for an annual subscription using the App Store or Google Play, send me an email to get your refund because that process works a little differently (joey@welderskills.com).As a thank you for signing up with us, our full course library (Intro to TIG, MIG, Stick and mini courses) will be made available to download until we close the service for all active members. Aside from that, the WelderSkills service will maintain all functionality until we go offline. Thank you all so much for giving this thing a shot. I had a great time working on it, and please believe me that this announcement absolutely sucks to make. It's truly been an honor and something I'm really proud of building with my Dad, all of our awesome instructors, and each of you. -JoeyFeel free to comment here or email me with any questions at joey@welderskills.comI'll continue to post updates as I have them!EDIT: moved to new channel 'WelderSkillsClosure' where I'll discuss all details related to that!
Here's the dedicated channel for questions to make sure we don't miss anyone! Leave your questions here. If you'd like to ask a specific instructor, use the '@' feature. For example, type '@jody collier' followed by your question. That will notify the instructor directly. The attached image shows what it looks like if you were to tag jody.--This feature also works on videos! So if you have a question about a specific video, be sure to tag the instructor in the comments of that video.--We will be sure to check this thread for general questions as well! Thanks to Aaron Laughlin for prompting this new thread.
December 11, 2024
• Edited (Dec 11, 2024)
Here's the dedicated channel for questions to make sure we don't miss anyone! Leave your questions here. If you'd like to ask a specific instructor, use the '@' feature.
For example, type '@jody collier' followed by your question. That will notify the instructor directly. The attached image shows what it looks like if you were to tag jody.
--This feature also works on videos! So if you have a question about a specific video, be sure to tag the instructor in the comments of that video.--
We will be sure to check this thread for general questions as well! Thanks to Aaron Laughlin for prompting this new thread.
in 🗣️ general
December 08, 2024
• Edited (Dec 08, 2024)
4043 practice beads on 3/16 6061. It's what I have to practice on. Miller #17 torch 2% lanthanated tungsten, furick pro cup #8 balled tip from letting the tungsten do it's thing, 3/8 stick out, 165amps. Feeling pretty happy since this is my first go at this. Thanks to Jody for about 25 hours of watching his videos over and over every night here trying to learn. Any feed back would be welcome.
in ❓ questions
December 11, 2024
Sending this practice question for you Joey as requested JODY COLLIER
December 09, 2024
WS Podcast with guest Gene Scholler from Primeweld this Wednesday. This one should be full of interesting technical info. We're looking to line up more guests in the future!
December 09, 2024
in 👋 introductions
December 04, 2024
New to the page just signed up so that I could learn to Tig with my new miller 180 diversion. Sort of struggling to navigate the page and finding courses to teach me on practice techniques and so forth. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
in ❓ questions
December 05, 2024
• Edited (Dec 11, 2024)
Edit, I guess it's not new, as I just saw a YouTube video about it from 15 years ago. Never heard of it, and got an email from Arc-Zone about it today, so I assumed it something new.
Have any of you guys tried the latest miracle tungsten from Arc-Zone? https://arc-zone.com/arctime-hybrid-tungsten-a-ewg-3?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&_kx=QWXqW_gFuz1wtJ2U8Snwf4q8I7UjWsXFTMFJNpul7SI.QZDYtd
At $75 for a 10-pack, it better be damn good!
September 09, 2024
• Edited (Sep 09, 2024)
New stickers just hit production! I should have them in hand in about 5 days.
Here's how to get yours for free with your membership:
Just fill out the form here! If you've already filled out the form from the previous run, just leave a comment on this post and I'll send some your way. More fun stuff coming soon...
Be sure to enter a good address! I've had a few envelopes returned to me, and I want to make sure everybody gets one.