Estimate of the Cost of Welding

[grsthegreat]

i made the mistake of mentioning i had some welders in my shop. end up repairing alot of the neighbors stuff. then they see the plasma table and all want custom signs, etc made. but balk when they see the price of steel.

 

[sandman2234]

i made the mistake of mentioning i had some welders in my shop. end up repairing alot of the neighbors stuff. then they see the plasma table and all want custom signs, etc made. but balk when they see the price of steel.

The trick to that is tell them to have their steel delivered to your address (and only "NEW STEEL") and you will charge them 40% upcharge to cut it. ( A receipt from the steel supplier must be shown). By the time they order, and have it delivered, they will either realize what things cost, or will back out!
David from jax

 

[rlipeles]

Hello Everyone,

One of the braces on the mower on my riding lawnmower is breaking off and needs to be rewelded. I've never had this done (newbie at working land) and have no idea how much it costs for say a 3-4 inch "re-weld" or prep and weld. Any idea (range) of what I should be paying for something like this? Thanks!

 

[rlipeles]

Hello Everyone,

One of the braces on the mower on my riding lawnmower is breaking off and needs to be rewelded. I've never had this done (newbie at working land) and have no idea how much it costs for say a 3-4 inch "re-weld" or prep and weld. Any idea (range) of what I should be paying for something like this? Thanks!

Can you just remove the broken pieces and make a new brace from a rod or angle iron that you can buy at a local hardware or Home Depot?

 

[sportscarclinic]

Find neighbor with home/shop welder and give him a 12 pack of adult beverages....

IF you were closer I would do it for 2 6packs of A&W root beer...

A 12 pack? I thought the requisite gratuity was a 6 pack? You must live in an upscale neighborhood.

 

[sunandsand]

Off topic (a little)

Upscale neighborhood: I had an older Mercedes sedan and replaced the steel wheels with the M-B alloy wheels ("turbine wheels") so I had to jack up the car, all four corners, and put it on blocks while I took the tires and wheels to be swapped around.

Comment from meter reader - "This must be an upscale neighborhood, the junk car on blocks in that guy's front yard is a Mercedes . . . "

Works for me ;-)

Best Regards,

Mike/Florida

 

[zzvyb6]

The danger with freebees is that the parent metal is frequently so badly rusted or poor quality steel that some special, unexpected treatment is needed. This means, time, gas, material and possibly additional failure around the new weld(s).

 

[Kschwennsen]

For 3" of weld I would clean, prep and weld it free but that's just who I am.

I would talk to a neighboring farmer as they most likely would have a welder. Plus you may be able to get some tips, ideas and a buddy out of your interaction.

 

[Midniteoyl]

A 12 pack? I thought the requisite gratuity was a 6 pack? You must live in an upscale neighborhood.

6 pack of beer.. Root Beer is a 12 pack

 

[Gord Baker]

Hello Everyone,

One of the braces on the mower on my riding lawnmower is breaking off and needs to be rewelded. I've never had this done (newbie at working land) and have no idea how much it costs for say a 3-4 inch "re-weld" or prep and weld. Any idea (range) of what I should be paying for something like this? Thanks

Remove mower deck and get it sandblasted on both sides so you can check for other cracks in that area.. Ask a neighbouring farmer who does his weld repair work. Looks like some 1" x 1/8"t angle iron would fix it. Drill a 1/8" hole at each end of all cracks.