Screw this. I like my job the best. I fly helicopters for shell oil. I fly to oil platforms at $145/hr. I'm a hobby welder yet professional pilot. Safer job and I'm always warm.
This guys only practising. It's in a tank. He's not a welder, probably any early attempt. I can tell, 'cause I've been at underwater welding for 10 years! It's not a coding test piece he's got there, it's def not a job, the earth clamps miles away on the bench with the piece not clamped or tacked down. He's welding towards himself, which most welders don't do too. Plus, that looks like a 4mm rod, which no-one would use for a root pass. Welding money's not bad, but the figures on here are wildly
Not that this isn't cool to watch, but this looks like a serious pain in the ass. Last thing I would want during a weld is to start floating away from it.
@ElChe354 100 an hour and a dollar for every foot u go under water
u can do it for as long as u want i think but it makes your bones brittle so if u do it for say 10 years a punch could break ur arm but dont quote me i dont plan on doing it for a career im sticking to above ground lol
@pmay222 - It doesn't arc through the water because the voltage isn't high enough. Arc welding equipment supplies very high current (amperage), but at relatively low voltage.
Sorry people these people do not make 300 dollars per hour. It is more like 40. Yes thats rigt $40 per hour. A saturation diver makes 900 to 1200 dollars per day not hour. I think i might know a little about it i have been doing it for about 10 years now working for a company called global divers out of louisianna. We do make depth pay though 1 dollar per foot to 100 feet and another dollar per foot for every 50 feet after that.
Sorry people these people do not make 300 dollars per hour. It is more like 40. Yes thats rigt $40 per hour. A saturation diver makes 900 to 1200 dollars per day not hour. I think i might know a little about it i have been doing it for about 10 years now working for a company called global divers out of louisianna. We do make depth pay though 1 dollar per foot to 100 feet and another doller per foot for every 50 feet after that.
i was offshore doing this and got one of those electrodes aka the silver stick that is attached to the handel stuck in my dick and my buddy turned it on and it cooked it like a hot dog but i will keep doing this it is my passion
@poopeybritches o yes my friend it gets hard as a stone matter of fact a few weeks ago i was underwater playing with stuff i aint suppose to and got it pinched in a auto handel c clamp but its back in shape just all banged up
Lots of guys work 6 Months a year and rake in like 300000... You def. need to drop money on your own personal decompression chamber tho.. so ur lookin at 150,000 for that.. it be a sweet life tho.. retire so early.
my uncle does this its called a saturation diver he gets payed $900 to $1000 a hour working for the refinery he goes out to sea for about a month and works 4 days a week 12 hour shifts good money but yo don't get to enjoy it you are never home
@Sheckter88 the flucauation rate in pressure changes that these guys go through on a regular basis does to your cardiovascular and pulmonary organs what happens to astronauts skeletal systems from changing out of zero gravity and earth atmospheres. both jobs put your body in environments where its not designed to go. make no mistake about it these welders take days off their lives every dive.
why do it if the pay is rubbish boilermaker/welders get 25 to 32 per hr here in brisbane aus and in the mines it's more 40 to 60 per hr doing 4 weeks on 1 week off or 6 on 2 off 12 hr days I'd rather that than dieing underwater
Yea but the life expentacy for an underwater welder is really short, i heard its like 7,8 years (obviously it depends on the person welding) bt still thats pretty wild. dangerous work
@likes0sexy0boys: It works, and has been in use for many years , you could do it if you were shown how , and safe. But I would find it hard to watch my work , to busy watching for something behind me ready to eat me , I guess you could always zap your attacker , but damn ,no wonder they make serious cash $ . monkeyBoner773 is right , its not magic , it works , way to intense for me
@loves2getdrunk22 and by the way fresh out of dive school you will be a diver tender for about 2 years, making about 15 an hour or so, if you work offshore you wil have 84 hours aweek though.......thats if you can make it....
@ValentinSuperThug Um i just found out about arc wielding this is not fire underwater its electricty it creates a arc between the metal and wielding device.
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@ska8r411 Of course your getting your info from a buddy, now someone like me, who is a commercial diver whos been doing it longer than "julst outta collage" can tell you, that yeah you will make between 20-50 a hour but as a DIVER. Usually they are a tender first making 10-15 a hour and that can last a couple years. As far as the 6+ year experience making 150 or more, dont quite work like that amigo. You get paid what your worth and what certifications and experience you bring to the table
This type of work makes the marrow in your bones become porous and brittle but as far as the life-span being 5 years I think that's because of the shit that always goes wrong on a real job underwater (i.e.welding in a swampy ass river and not accounting for the tree that fell into the water 10mi. upstream and that now is tumbling towards you a few feet below the surface.) ---But that is a pretty blue water tank to learn in! Have a nice day.
the 5 year life span thing is a myth and so is making the big bucks doing this. In reality if your a commercial diver and you do it for many years then it can take a toll on the body, however welding isnt going to kill you any sooner. Also making the fat cash is a myth. You get paid as a diver and welding underwater is just something you might get asked to do. Wanna make money, go weld on a pipeline abover water
@thewills12 Bullshit. Get your facts straight,my buddy is making $20-$50 depending on what jobs he takes. And thats right out of college that is only 5 months long. After your 6+ years experience you get $150+ a hour.
@TheNecrologist i know a guy that trains people how to dive i thinking of giveing it a go but havent a clue about welding and were i would learn , i live in uk
@biglad234 Its not easy to be one but, you have to take courses in welding, material properties and under water welding, And to be able to understand that am sure you will have to be fit in physics.
Am Egyptian , i had to finish my Industry Engineering studies (Welding, Physics, Math, Drawing, Material Testing, Material properties Etc...) and then take underwater welding courses .
@biglad234 I'm in ayear long welding course at a vocational school, then im going to a commercial diving academy, the one i am going to is the only school in the u.s that is world renowned and accepted, they are associated with specialty welds limited in the uk. check them out. the one i am going to is the commrecial diving academy in jacksonville florida, they have a pretty cool website, all the information you need....good luck
@loves2getdrunk22 commercialdivingacademy. com, its expensive, from what i hear you have to be a hard ass to stay in the business, most students that even graduate end up quiting before the first year. I recommend talking to an experienced diver before spending the 25k.
@loves2getdrunk22 I might save the 25k and join the pipefitters union if you work steady you can make just as much mon ey and the school is free....they have a 16 week pipe welding course....its highly recommended to have welding experience before trying this course...they don't fuck around...they aren't going to hold your hand. It all depends , I'm not compeletly sure what i'm going to do there are multiple factors to consider....
i just finished my underwater welding and underwater burning course in school. was pretty easy. fyi, there is no underwater welding certification. you work for a dive company and if there is welding needed you have to cert for that specific job. and by the way, i go to divers institute of technology in seattle and love it, only 7 month program, check out the website.
i live in next to the LA harbor and there is a cost guard station there, and i was wondering if they teach underwater welding? so far i only got my LA city certification for manual process
my buddy makes $300 an hour from this company... he fixes the tubes that suck water in to cool down the equitment inside its around 80ft down... i think... all i know is he makes a shit ton of money
@xXCREATERXx So does your buddy make one dollar per foot of water? cause from wha ti read 300dollars a hour means your in 300 feet of water welding lol.
Nice.. No need to worry about the sparks flying anywhere. Or breathing smoke for that matter.. Maybe I should sink my car the next time it gets welded. xD
@zzSalvationzz After a few years as a tender, you average around $40000/yr. The big numbers you hear thrown around are the exception. The big private schools that teach it like to advertise an inflated figure. Better keep your money and learn on the job. Go to south Louisiana and look up some companies that do this. I here there is a much cheaper public vocational school down there that teaches this type of welding. Save your money; don't jump into the hype. And yes it is dangerous.
1 sec ago fuck man, i just started this aluminum welding job and we have to weld huge vent type things. The problem is welding the inside in tight corners and shit. The welds come out to ugly. How do I weld inside corners and really tight spaces nicely?
@Tevujin experience man, its allll experience. Trust me I welded steel for years before I got my first aluminum gig, it looked like shit lol. But it all comes to you after awhile man
Im new to Welding. How important is it to wear overalls and gloves when Arc welding steel? I have a mask and welder, electrodes etc but not overalls and gloves so how important are they?
@bladezgame If you ever arc weld the brightness could give severe sunburns to your skin. Mig welding is a mandatory to wear a welding jacket, mig gloves and possibly a cap to prevent sparks flying into your hair.
With arc welding you need any skin exposed to be covered as well. Overalls work just fine for Arc and Tig. It just depends on the thickness of the overalls. Plus I suggest flame retardant stuff JUST in case. Safe than sorry amirite?
@joesatriani1200rulez Well it isn't a flame but there is still heat melting the metal, this is caused by the current through the arc. The salt water is conductive and so will leach some of this current away from the arc (from stick to the surrounding earthed metal) but it certainly will not stop the current flowing, as long as the current flows there will be plenty of heat to melt metal. Or to put it another way, the arc was not on fire in the first place so cannot be extinguished.
@joesatriani1200rulez Arc welding is an electrical short, that is what creates the heat not flame. Some under water welding is done with thermetic materials (chemical reaction struck by lighting magnesium which you can do with an arc welder)
@joesatriani1200rulez Well just like in regular above water welding the flux coating on the rod forms a gas shield that keeps out oxygen and in this case water and oxygen
Offshore welders earn $2,775.00 per 84 hr. work week. If you would like to work offshore, send to me your email address. If you would like to work as a helper, or roustabout, or cook, send to me your email address.
Divers can not be soley underwater welders. That is a huge misconception. When a welding job comes along, we get to weld. There is far more burning going on in the field compared to how often we weld. Divers are jacks of all trades. If you're working inland, you can do salvage, bridge/pier inspection, HAZMAT diving (nuclear, sewage, contaminated water etc), ships husbandry. Offshore, you generally maintain rigs and pipeline.
You can also get into Saturation diving, which brings in the big bucks. But you'll never be solely an underwater welder, you're a commercial diver who got on a welding job.
he risks of underwater welding include the risk of electric shock to the welder. To prevent this, the welding equipment must be adaptable to a marine environment, properly insulated and the welding current must be controlled. Commercial divers must also consider the safety issues that normal divers face; most notably, the risk of decompression sickness following saturation diving due to the increased pressure of inhaled breathing gases.
not 100 percent on the underwater job that the guy at my school is getting it's through the marine core. and yes it is radioactive the flux coating on the rod leaves the bead and all melted pieces of the metal radioactive, due to the fact your adding filler rod that has it's own gaseous shield.
welding is known as being extremely dangerous in general mostly due to the fact that if your working on something it becomes radioactive plus the material is very hot 2800 degrees and often times you are in less than convenient positions to attempt perfect welds, being submerged only adds to it's danger. mostly the oxygen you use is bad for you underwater and for extended periods of time, pressure build up, and the possibility of being eaten alive by a shark,because you can't see anything.
@mcskifter X-RAYS WTF thought the only thing you had to worry about from and DC current weld was UV rays, never heard of X-rays in welding unless it's a nondestructive test.
yes, big bucks but very dangerous... health is on the line. short life span I should say. more like paying the insurance for a nice funeral for yourself. reality that is.
Screw this. I like my job the best. I fly helicopters for shell oil. I fly to oil platforms at $145/hr. I'm a hobby welder yet professional pilot. Safer job and I'm always warm.
ColtDeltaElite10mm 2 weeks ago
it is the best
jesseorem17 3 weeks ago
awesome!
Lacey207280 1 month ago
This guys only practising. It's in a tank. He's not a welder, probably any early attempt. I can tell, 'cause I've been at underwater welding for 10 years! It's not a coding test piece he's got there, it's def not a job, the earth clamps miles away on the bench with the piece not clamped or tacked down. He's welding towards himself, which most welders don't do too. Plus, that looks like a 4mm rod, which no-one would use for a root pass. Welding money's not bad, but the figures on here are wildly
000bubblehead000 1 month ago
Not that this isn't cool to watch, but this looks like a serious pain in the ass. Last thing I would want during a weld is to start floating away from it.
SegaCD 2 months ago 5
Really depends on locale too.Read about the antarctic welder who was making 900 an hour.
altaqqadum96 2 months ago
nice clip. To bad tho that there was no welding screen in front of the camera, then you would see the welding better...
PUNTIGHOOFD 3 months ago
Under Walter welding :B
ricochet188 3 months ago
A bad time to be a fish.
302WOLFPACK 4 months ago
Do you have a auto darkening helmet?
ska8r411 4 months ago
FUCK LOGIC
rere9290 4 months ago
dont these welders get like 100-300 an hour n cant do it for more than a year
ElChe354 4 months ago
@ElChe354 first aprrentice gets 125$ an hour lol im in welding class n my welding teacher said that... thats pretty damn good money lol
rya11223366 4 months ago
@ElChe354 100 an hour and a dollar for every foot u go under water
u can do it for as long as u want i think but it makes your bones brittle so if u do it for say 10 years a punch could break ur arm but dont quote me i dont plan on doing it for a career im sticking to above ground lol
mckillero 4 months ago
how come the electric doesnt arc through the salt water and electrocute the welding person..?
pmay222 5 months ago
@pmay222 because he is wearing a wet suit.
dogluvrrr1 4 months ago
@pmay222 - It doesn't arc through the water because the voltage isn't high enough. Arc welding equipment supplies very high current (amperage), but at relatively low voltage.
auxpowerunit 4 months ago
who ever thought of this..
is veryyyy stupid..
BUT veryyyyyyy smart hahaha
peachswishaPS3 5 months ago
must be a 7014
CustomDeluxe1984 6 months ago
great location ... away from the nagging missus
TheEaglesforever 6 months ago 24
@TheEaglesforever
hilarious
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Sorry people these people do not make 300 dollars per hour. It is more like 40. Yes thats rigt $40 per hour. A saturation diver makes 900 to 1200 dollars per day not hour. I think i might know a little about it i have been doing it for about 10 years now working for a company called global divers out of louisianna. We do make depth pay though 1 dollar per foot to 100 feet and another dollar per foot for every 50 feet after that.
ctracysl37 7 months ago
Sorry people these people do not make 300 dollars per hour. It is more like 40. Yes thats rigt $40 per hour. A saturation diver makes 900 to 1200 dollars per day not hour. I think i might know a little about it i have been doing it for about 10 years now working for a company called global divers out of louisianna. We do make depth pay though 1 dollar per foot to 100 feet and another doller per foot for every 50 feet after that.
ctracysl37 7 months ago
@ctracysl37 bullshit!!!!! they hire 400 and hour and free rooms to stay in near my residence
fishsthirdaccount 5 months ago
@ctracysl37 most probably the company bills out @ $300 per hour and pays the diver next to nothing compared to what the company brings in.
circusboy90210 5 months ago 3
@circusboy90210 If he works for an oil rig he may get $5k a day, that's an experienced diver though
TheKeirsunishi 5 months ago
@circusboy90210 Yeah, because the company get's the shit taxed out of it. And has little things like, overheads...
realvanman1 3 months ago
@realvanman1 yes welding contractors a tax deductible expense who work for $5k a day.
circusboy90210 3 months ago
i was offshore doing this and got one of those electrodes aka the silver stick that is attached to the handel stuck in my dick and my buddy turned it on and it cooked it like a hot dog but i will keep doing this it is my passion
blindbykorn1994 7 months ago
@blindbykorn1994 Does it still get hard? Id like to see it!!! Not queer just curious...
poopeybritches 7 months ago
@poopeybritches o yes my friend it gets hard as a stone matter of fact a few weeks ago i was underwater playing with stuff i aint suppose to and got it pinched in a auto handel c clamp but its back in shape just all banged up
blindbykorn1994 7 months ago
@blindbykorn1994 theres something very wrong with you...
JWA8402 7 months ago
@JWA8402 ha no its just you got to get wacky with the seamen if you get me
blindbykorn1994 6 months ago
What is this wizardry?
MRGOODKat1000 8 months ago
Make $1 per foot then after every fifty feet you make an extra dollar
TTR1STANN 8 months ago
Lots of guys work 6 Months a year and rake in like 300000... You def. need to drop money on your own personal decompression chamber tho.. so ur lookin at 150,000 for that.. it be a sweet life tho.. retire so early.
Tails04 8 months ago
my uncle does this its called a saturation diver he gets payed $900 to $1000 a hour working for the refinery he goes out to sea for about a month and works 4 days a week 12 hour shifts good money but yo don't get to enjoy it you are never home
N17young 8 months ago
BOOMMMMM IF THAT BUBBLE POPS!
bcause100 8 months ago
This is ok if you want to be a Road Whore.
321boileranimal 9 months ago
I'm just now getting used to vertical, this is going to take a few years. (as in 7-12
pirplemonstar 9 months ago
Sounds like a profession that makes big bucks, but thanks to Obama, after taxes, pays the same as a hotel desk clerk (only kidding).
evilunixuser1 9 months ago
@evilunixuser1 a profession that also ruins ur health in the long run, theres only so many years u can do it.
stu67456 9 months ago
@stu67456 how is this huy ruining his health hes in a scuba suite. hes not inhaling anything.
Sheckter88 8 months ago
@Sheckter88 the undrewater pressure affects your lungs in the long term.
stu67456 8 months ago
@Sheckter88 the flucauation rate in pressure changes that these guys go through on a regular basis does to your cardiovascular and pulmonary organs what happens to astronauts skeletal systems from changing out of zero gravity and earth atmospheres. both jobs put your body in environments where its not designed to go. make no mistake about it these welders take days off their lives every dive.
curtmastor 7 months ago
@evilunixuser1 a welder is just another blue collar worker , yet according to nobuma , they are uber rich. what a moron.
circusboy90210 5 months ago
@circusboy90210 idk what nobuma said but underwater welders that work for oil companies make good money...
obeso24 5 months ago
man i hate it when i cant get an arc
devildogin2012 10 months ago
I was waitin for the gas bubble to pop and a big bang!
bcause100 10 months ago
why do it if the pay is rubbish boilermaker/welders get 25 to 32 per hr here in brisbane aus and in the mines it's more 40 to 60 per hr doing 4 weeks on 1 week off or 6 on 2 off 12 hr days I'd rather that than dieing underwater
86macca 11 months ago
Yea but the life expentacy for an underwater welder is really short, i heard its like 7,8 years (obviously it depends on the person welding) bt still thats pretty wild. dangerous work
6EseLoco9 11 months ago
@6EseLoco9 thats what u heard but thats no true.
hasnachos 9 months ago
you can just go fuck yourself newton
bad65stang 11 months ago
you have to have some serious balls to to this shit lol....but if your good at it you make a helluva lot of money
bad65stang 11 months ago
looks like a lot of fun
xSYFxUnHoLySiN 11 months ago
I stopes doing underwater welding caz of the pressure that's on u
51235465789 1 year ago
@51235465789 well speaking like that I doubt you have ever held down any kind of job. Hello....Dickhead.
stdavross666 11 months ago
how is that even possible -.-
likes0sexy0boys 1 year ago
@likes0sexy0boys crazy dangerous. hope to do this someday
nolangreen 1 year ago
@likes0sexy0boys: It works, and has been in use for many years , you could do it if you were shown how , and safe. But I would find it hard to watch my work , to busy watching for something behind me ready to eat me , I guess you could always zap your attacker , but damn ,no wonder they make serious cash $ . monkeyBoner773 is right , its not magic , it works , way to intense for me
theeAlphaOne 1 year ago
@likes0sexy0boys electricity
bad65stang 11 months ago
Now that's cool.
Bet the visibility is pretty poor?
HeidenreichFIN 1 year ago
@HeidenreichFIN they probably have an auto darkining helmet
bad65stang 11 months ago
i just started my underwater welding job in charleston sc........work for a month then the next month off haah
xJustinx803x 1 year ago
thats what iam going to college for they make 96 gs a year starting out!
loves2getdrunk22 1 year ago
@loves2getdrunk22 and by the way fresh out of dive school you will be a diver tender for about 2 years, making about 15 an hour or so, if you work offshore you wil have 84 hours aweek though.......thats if you can make it....
matt41083 1 year ago
does anyone know if there scuba hoods are auto darkening?
matt41083 1 year ago
what elecrod were using under water?
dvd0505 1 year ago
@dvd0505 looks like a E7018 to me
MarkoPolo720 1 year ago
@dvd0505 yeah looks like e7018 1/8
matt41083 1 year ago
Do all the nearby fish get flashed?
Manning713 1 year ago 4
@Manning713 lol just a bunch of blind fish no biggie lol
bad65stang 11 months ago
underwater welding look fire (pun intended)
Chrisstylin09 1 year ago
wow..yan ako hgosto ko underwater welding
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this looks like a cool job!!!
ansiaaa666 1 year ago
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ansiaaa666 1 year ago
Take that laws of physics!
ValentinSuperThug 1 year ago 30
@ValentinSuperThug HAHAHAHA!!
april76301 10 months ago
@ValentinSuperThug Um i just found out about arc wielding this is not fire underwater its electricty it creates a arc between the metal and wielding device.
april76301 10 months ago
@april76301 But who got a laugh out of it?(:
ValentinSuperThug 10 months ago
@ValentinSuperThug I found out a few minutes later its not fire its electricty so i did laugh then i found out. (:
april76301 10 months ago
@april76301 Haha, well now I know too(x
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OFFSHORE WELDERS EARN $2,775.00 PER 84 HR. WORK WEEK. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WELD OFFSHORE, OR GO OFFSHORE AS A WELDER'S HELPER, OR A GALLEY HAND, OR A COOK, OR A ROUSTABOUT, THEN PLEASE SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
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OFFSHORE WELDERS EARN $2,775.00 PER 84 HR. WORK WEEK. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WELD OFFSHORE, OR GO OFFSHORE AS A WELDER'S HELPER, OR A GALLEY HAND, OR A COOK, OR A ROUSTABOUT, THEN PLEASE SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
moseseseseses 1 year ago
The average yearly salary for underwater welders can rage anywhere from $90,000 - $200,000 depending on area of work and how dangerous the job is.
ReneAlanisJr 1 year ago
iam going to a techinacal school for that thanks
loves2getdrunk22 1 year ago
@ska8r411 Of course your getting your info from a buddy, now someone like me, who is a commercial diver whos been doing it longer than "julst outta collage" can tell you, that yeah you will make between 20-50 a hour but as a DIVER. Usually they are a tender first making 10-15 a hour and that can last a couple years. As far as the 6+ year experience making 150 or more, dont quite work like that amigo. You get paid what your worth and what certifications and experience you bring to the table
thewills12 1 year ago
@thewills12 One of my instructors told me that if you are good at your job and willing to travel you can make up to half a million a year.
brittneric007 11 months ago
This type of work makes the marrow in your bones become porous and brittle but as far as the life-span being 5 years I think that's because of the shit that always goes wrong on a real job underwater (i.e.welding in a swampy ass river and not accounting for the tree that fell into the water 10mi. upstream and that now is tumbling towards you a few feet below the surface.) ---But that is a pretty blue water tank to learn in! Have a nice day.
mikeyrajun1 1 year ago
So what, do the same chemical principles still apply?
Lightningz1 1 year ago
the 5 year life span thing is a myth and so is making the big bucks doing this. In reality if your a commercial diver and you do it for many years then it can take a toll on the body, however welding isnt going to kill you any sooner. Also making the fat cash is a myth. You get paid as a diver and welding underwater is just something you might get asked to do. Wanna make money, go weld on a pipeline abover water
thewills12 1 year ago
@thewills12 Bullshit. Get your facts straight,my buddy is making $20-$50 depending on what jobs he takes. And thats right out of college that is only 5 months long. After your 6+ years experience you get $150+ a hour.
ska8r411 1 year ago
@thewills12 hear hear, listen to this person people...
southernspectre 1 year ago
Can anyone tell me how much you can earn in this type of work
biglad234 1 year ago
@biglad234
it really all depends on your employer, job type, work load, length of employment, etc. but i'd say at least 70k a year minimum.
TheNecrologist 1 year ago
@TheNecrologist i know a guy that trains people how to dive i thinking of giveing it a go but havent a clue about welding and were i would learn , i live in uk
biglad234 1 year ago
@biglad234 Its not easy to be one but, you have to take courses in welding, material properties and under water welding, And to be able to understand that am sure you will have to be fit in physics.
Am Egyptian , i had to finish my Industry Engineering studies (Welding, Physics, Math, Drawing, Material Testing, Material properties Etc...) and then take underwater welding courses .
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@Go00o Thanks for the reply I'm interested in it . How much do you earn if you don't mind ? Ciaran.wright@hotmail.com mail me
biglad234 1 year ago
@biglad234 I'm in ayear long welding course at a vocational school, then im going to a commercial diving academy, the one i am going to is the only school in the u.s that is world renowned and accepted, they are associated with specialty welds limited in the uk. check them out. the one i am going to is the commrecial diving academy in jacksonville florida, they have a pretty cool website, all the information you need....good luck
matt41083 1 year ago
@matt41083 whats the website called?
loves2getdrunk22 1 year ago
@loves2getdrunk22 commercialdivingacademy. com, its expensive, from what i hear you have to be a hard ass to stay in the business, most students that even graduate end up quiting before the first year. I recommend talking to an experienced diver before spending the 25k.
matt41083 1 year ago
@loves2getdrunk22 I might save the 25k and join the pipefitters union if you work steady you can make just as much mon ey and the school is free....they have a 16 week pipe welding course....its highly recommended to have welding experience before trying this course...they don't fuck around...they aren't going to hold your hand. It all depends , I'm not compeletly sure what i'm going to do there are multiple factors to consider....
matt41083 1 year ago
@matt41083 thanks man
biglad234 1 year ago
@biglad234 your welcome man
matt41083 1 year ago
@biglad234 diving is the easy part you would have to learn mass shit
TheLocedout 1 year ago
@biglad234 a shit ton
yoyomusic420 1 year ago
i just finished my underwater welding and underwater burning course in school. was pretty easy. fyi, there is no underwater welding certification. you work for a dive company and if there is welding needed you have to cert for that specific job. and by the way, i go to divers institute of technology in seattle and love it, only 7 month program, check out the website.
TheNecrologist 1 year ago
lol viewer nr 300 000!
youser990 1 year ago
Good luck with the 4 year life span.
tidynation 1 year ago
there is one in Houston but idk bout anywere else
lpbulldogs1 1 year ago
i build boat docks and sometimes i have to weld underwater its same as welding above except its hard to stay still
deadreck024 1 year ago
hard welding right there I'm in college for tig and this
lpbulldogs1 1 year ago
@lpbulldogs1 what college? ive been wanting to go to a class for underwater welding, but they closed down that section now.
310extreme 1 year ago
Naaaa under water welding is simple as any other stick welding, same rod
wildhyo 1 year ago
this is sick im going to gcit for welding and hoping to do this ones im outa highschool
davidcrofton 1 year ago
fucken dopE!
jb140 1 year ago
pretty cool..
choy4th 1 year ago
i live in next to the LA harbor and there is a cost guard station there, and i was wondering if they teach underwater welding? so far i only got my LA city certification for manual process
310extreme 1 year ago
Someone rescue the camera man QUICK!
Fluidrazor 1 year ago
my buddy makes $300 an hour from this company... he fixes the tubes that suck water in to cool down the equitment inside its around 80ft down... i think... all i know is he makes a shit ton of money
xXCREATERXx 1 year ago 14
@xXCREATERXx shit man im interested in doing welding
jamesso7 1 year ago
@jamesso7 lol its not that easy as it look sin the video. u hv to hv a ton of experience
iSmileForSub 1 year ago
@xXCREATERXx Arc wielding does pay.
april76301 10 months ago
@april76301 yea depending on the job you can get $200/hour+
DegradedDeath 9 months ago
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@april76301 yea depending on the job you can get $200/hour+
DegradedDeath 9 months ago
@xXCREATERXx So does your buddy make one dollar per foot of water? cause from wha ti read 300dollars a hour means your in 300 feet of water welding lol.
godisgreat82ify 8 months ago
i'v learned alot from this vid look it up
Underwater Welding
3 of 5 from "Welding" on Modern Marvels from The History Channel. Half science and half art, the ancient technology of welding is integral to ...
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lilsweetfeetbro 1 year ago
UNDERWATER WELDERS MADE 200$/HR AT THE FOUNTAINS AT BELLAGIO...
MindzEnt 1 year ago
Nice.. No need to worry about the sparks flying anywhere. Or breathing smoke for that matter.. Maybe I should sink my car the next time it gets welded. xD
RikuN77 1 year ago
This is a very good job to know. But also very dangerous for sure.
CTUCK9Fire 1 year ago
i wanna try that !!!!
MrMarinhooo 1 year ago
How much does an underwater welder makes per year? roughly
zzSalvationzz 1 year ago
@zzSalvationzz After a few years as a tender, you average around $40000/yr. The big numbers you hear thrown around are the exception. The big private schools that teach it like to advertise an inflated figure. Better keep your money and learn on the job. Go to south Louisiana and look up some companies that do this. I here there is a much cheaper public vocational school down there that teaches this type of welding. Save your money; don't jump into the hype. And yes it is dangerous.
alpineace2003 1 year ago
cool ass shit man
coyotegsx 1 year ago
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1 sec ago fuck man, i just started this aluminum welding job and we have to weld huge vent type things. The problem is welding the inside in tight corners and shit. The welds come out to ugly. How do I weld inside corners and really tight spaces nicely?
Tevujin 1 year ago
@Tevujin experience man, its allll experience. Trust me I welded steel for years before I got my first aluminum gig, it looked like shit lol. But it all comes to you after awhile man
southernspectre 1 year ago
Can you use this to fix the oil leak in the Gulf rig to stop the flow?
duvexy 1 year ago
Im new to Welding. How important is it to wear overalls and gloves when Arc welding steel? I have a mask and welder, electrodes etc but not overalls and gloves so how important are they?
bladezgame 1 year ago
@bladezgame If you ever arc weld the brightness could give severe sunburns to your skin. Mig welding is a mandatory to wear a welding jacket, mig gloves and possibly a cap to prevent sparks flying into your hair.
With arc welding you need any skin exposed to be covered as well. Overalls work just fine for Arc and Tig. It just depends on the thickness of the overalls. Plus I suggest flame retardant stuff JUST in case. Safe than sorry amirite?
PatrioticAnarchist 1 year ago
Looks like the tables at DIT in Seattle... Underwater welding sure is fun!
jhoch65 1 year ago
how is tht possible wouldnt the flame just go out
Nickfoxrider24 1 year ago
@Nickfoxrider24 there is no flame involved in arc welding, it is just an electric current that is fusing the metal, not melting it with heat
DoctorKnockers76 1 year ago
@DoctorKnockers76 but how dosent the water extinguish the arc?
joesatriani1200rulez 1 year ago
@joesatriani1200rulez Well it isn't a flame but there is still heat melting the metal, this is caused by the current through the arc. The salt water is conductive and so will leach some of this current away from the arc (from stick to the surrounding earthed metal) but it certainly will not stop the current flowing, as long as the current flows there will be plenty of heat to melt metal. Or to put it another way, the arc was not on fire in the first place so cannot be extinguished.
littlestworkshop 1 year ago
@joesatriani1200rulez Arc welding is an electrical short, that is what creates the heat not flame. Some under water welding is done with thermetic materials (chemical reaction struck by lighting magnesium which you can do with an arc welder)
MrRiceowlex 1 year ago
@joesatriani1200rulez Well just like in regular above water welding the flux coating on the rod forms a gas shield that keeps out oxygen and in this case water and oxygen
DoctorKnockers76 1 year ago
Offshore welders earn $2,775.00 per 84 hr. work week. If you would like to work offshore, send to me your email address. If you would like to work as a helper, or roustabout, or cook, send to me your email address.
moseseseseses 1 year ago
@moseseseseses where im from welders make 100 dollars an hour canadian and work 80hrs a week
Branflake791 1 year ago
@Branflake791
you're in alberta then
zazoolious 1 year ago
Divers can not be soley underwater welders. That is a huge misconception. When a welding job comes along, we get to weld. There is far more burning going on in the field compared to how often we weld. Divers are jacks of all trades. If you're working inland, you can do salvage, bridge/pier inspection, HAZMAT diving (nuclear, sewage, contaminated water etc), ships husbandry. Offshore, you generally maintain rigs and pipeline.
lionOFjudah33 1 year ago
You can also get into Saturation diving, which brings in the big bucks. But you'll never be solely an underwater welder, you're a commercial diver who got on a welding job.
lionOFjudah33 1 year ago
nice, always wanted to try that
perhaven 1 year ago
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MindzEnt 1 year ago
we were told by our plumbing teacher before that 1 of his old students is doin this now and that he works 6 month contracts for 90,000 euro
giddygiddy85 1 year ago
@metalwhitedragon they usually get paid 50-60 just STARTING off. but have tons of bounus . they have add up to 100-150 an hour with them
xxpkerange 1 year ago
i think
gabesprofile 2 years ago
Sorry about the last post, youtube is fucking stupid now. I think it would be so wierd having a normal day at shop class, but under water.
gabesprofile 2 years ago
do you get paid lots money?
eduardo14l 2 years ago
They can get paid over 100,000
REDT1GER1993 1 year ago
is that a rubber suit?
roaringwaterbay 2 years ago
he risks of underwater welding include the risk of electric shock to the welder. To prevent this, the welding equipment must be adaptable to a marine environment, properly insulated and the welding current must be controlled. Commercial divers must also consider the safety issues that normal divers face; most notably, the risk of decompression sickness following saturation diving due to the increased pressure of inhaled breathing gases.
LucienLachance007 1 year ago
@LucienLachance007 they wear rubber gloves to prevent electrical shock i had watched a vid before this one and learned alot about this
lilsweetfeetbro 1 year ago
@lilsweetfeetbro
I quoted that from Wikipedia, lol. Rubber gloves can only do so much.
LucienLachance007 1 year ago
That should be hard as hell?
Bgkgtjh 2 years ago
not 100 percent on the underwater job that the guy at my school is getting it's through the marine core. and yes it is radioactive the flux coating on the rod leaves the bead and all melted pieces of the metal radioactive, due to the fact your adding filler rod that has it's own gaseous shield.
foosy101 2 years ago
i wonder how hard it is to get life insurance???
Trip772 2 years ago
im thinking of doing this. im 22, love scuba and enjoy welding. any tips?
tha3immortals 2 years ago
Insulate well. Remember that your work is going to cool extremely fast.
mcskifter 2 years ago
ocean crop in
ejb1984 2 years ago
welding is known as being extremely dangerous in general mostly due to the fact that if your working on something it becomes radioactive plus the material is very hot 2800 degrees and often times you are in less than convenient positions to attempt perfect welds, being submerged only adds to it's danger. mostly the oxygen you use is bad for you underwater and for extended periods of time, pressure build up, and the possibility of being eaten alive by a shark,because you can't see anything.
foosy101 2 years ago
No matter what you weld it does not become radioactive. You are never modifying the nuclei of the materials involved.
Depending on the welding process varying amounts and frequencies of potentially harmful EM radiation, including x-rays are generated at the arc.
mcskifter 2 years ago 16
@mcskifter You've done it before?
Mastermind109 1 year ago
@Mastermind109 Welding? Plenty.
Underwater welding? I've only made attempts at it.
mcskifter 1 year ago
@mcskifter X-RAYS WTF thought the only thing you had to worry about from and DC current weld was UV rays, never heard of X-rays in welding unless it's a nondestructive test.
atheismisbad 1 year ago
@mcskifter ...but watch our for thoriated tungsten when tigging ;)
samnelso 1 year ago
Under water welding makes big bucks and it's hard
miketasc 2 years ago 29
@miketasc $20-$50 an hour right out of college
ska8r411 1 year ago
@miketasc
yes, big bucks but very dangerous... health is on the line. short life span I should say. more like paying the insurance for a nice funeral for yourself. reality that is.
TheZeth24 1 year ago