Hi and Thank you for listening to episode 41 of the Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast!  Hard to believe that we past the 40 episodes mark already!  Thank you to everyone that listens and makes it all possible to keep this going.  For this episode we thought it would be fun to have Dave Blackburn back on, who was our first guest, to see what he's been up to and also join us for a little Q&A chat.  So be sure to hit download, pop those ear buds in, hit play, drop your hood, and Enjoy!  Sorry for the audio quality for this one.  We had a rough connection while recording.  

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NYC CNC Open House May 6th   If you're interested in CNC Machining, Welding, Shop Talk, Meeting folks, and just having a fun time be sure to head over to this link (Open House) and sign up to attend John Saunders Open House in Zanesville Ohio!  Come by and chat with Jonathan and Roy, too!  We'll be demoing a new CK Tig machine which will be raffled off at the end of the Open House.  If you can't make it you still can enter the raffle pending you're within the USA.  So be sure to sign up and by some raffle tickets!  All proceeds are going to Youth Machining and Engineering programs!  
Show Times and Notes   0:00-1:00  Introduction
1:00-17:45  What has Dave been up to and new machines 17:45-30:56  Push v's Pull 30:56-47:08  When do you quit the day job 47:08-59:33  How do you take that first step 59:33-1:04:00  DBA, LLC, or S-Corp 1:04:00-1:06:46  Side Hustles  1:06:46-1:28:28  Instagram Welding 1:28:28-1:31:09  Wrapping it up 1:31:09-1:33:13  Closing   Where can you find Us?   You can email Welding Tips and Tricks Podcast directly at [email protected].     We would really like to hear your thoughts about this podcast and what would make it better for you, the listener.  Please leave us any questions that you would like to hear about welding, or questions you'd like to know about ourselves and future guests.     Give us a Call   You can also now call and leave us a voicemail!   (915)308-7024     How to reach us individually      Jody Collier           http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/                              Welding Tips and Tricks on Youtube                              @Weldmonger on Instagram                     Jonathan Lewis     http://www.superiorweldandfab.com/                              @Superiorwelding on Instagram                              Superiorwelding on Youtube                          Roy Crumrine        http://www.crummywelding.com/                              @CrummyWelding on Instagram

 

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Where can you find a Tig Finger?

You can find Tig fingers and other great welding supplies, like stubby gas lens kits, here at this link http://weldmongerstore.com/.  All of which are great tools to have in your job toolbox and also your home shop box.

 

This Podcast has been brought to you by Weldors for Weldors so that you can listen to Weldors talk about Welding while you're Welding! 

 

New music brought to you by Jody's son Jake!