JD Brewer (@apexish) is the owner of Apex Welding in Villa Rica, GA, a mobile welding service for Metro Atlanta and West Georgia. JD is one of the hardest working guys we know, and has an absolute no-nonsense approach to welding fabrication and instruction, with a pretty healthy sense of humor mixed in. And most importantly, he's just a great dude.
This video shows a quick, random but typical job to come in the shop. mild steel tubing and plate welded with .025 hardwire MIG.
Some more timelapse showcasing fireball tools
This video shows a few tips from recent jobs captured on the gopro.
Quick video with reasons why I cut with a grinder.
Watch this video ASAP if you're going to Fabtech 2022!!!
This video is a quick tip on making tig welds that look like they were pulse welded.
Just a few differences between hard wire and dsfc discussed
This video shows how to swap your machine over from MIG to DSFC.
In this video, I show a complete weld up of a big gap in a poorly fit joint.
In this video, I show a complete weld up of a big gap in a poorly fit joint.
In this video I show how I use fireball tool squares and shims.
In this video I discuss how I weld rolled edges of square tubing.
JD Brewer & Jody Collier Talk about the benefits of Dual Shield Flux Core.
Did you know Dual Shield Flux Core wire is available in .035" diameter?
This makes it super useful for welding out of position where you might normally use a 7018 1/8" rod.
This video shows a quick build using dual shield fluxcore.
1/4" thick tread plate that JD scored on a job site that was heading for the scrap yard. So he decided to build a fire pit for his helper Wyatt.
1/4" tread might be considered overkill for a fire pit but "there is no kill like overkill." Made for a fun day in the shop.
Jody sits down with JD Brewer, owner operator of Apex Welding. Hear answers to questions about his welding career, being self employed, and advice he would give anyone getting started in a welding career.
JD ordered a cart for his shop that included bottom drawer and foot pedal holder. In this video, we use a torch switch at high amperage for tack welding, then we compare straight welding current to pulse TIG.
And.... we experimented with pulse settings using silicon bronze rod and lay wire techn...
JD Brewer took on a project of building a 60 ft long rack that goes in a factory that works with long metal rods. He built a 40 ft section first. That will be cut in half with bolted flange connections welded on to facilitate transport and installation.
Dual shield flux core welding using a Lin...
This video shows the stairs being built and installed with some dsfc arc shots sprinkled in.
This video shows how I layout stringers for stairs.
Part 3: https://welderskills.vhx.tv/videos/stair-layout-build-and-installation-part-3
This video shows a way I layout stair stringers. This is just a video of a crappy white board drawing and mainly how I use the calculator to determine my measurements for the stairs.
Part 2: https://welderskills.vhx.tv/videos/stair-layout-stringer-layout-part-2
In this video I discuss one way I use the PlasmaCAM. I use it to design and cut out two plates I then used with a hydraulic porta power to push/pull the knuckle and axle apart.
This video shows how to weld thin gauge tubing with .023 hardwire.
This is a quick video showing mig welding thick to thin material.
