Welcome to WeldingStartup.com. Five years ago, I bought my first 110V mig welder and started welding as a hobby. I found it to be useful, interesting, and enjoyable. The fact that a person could start a business in welding and fabrication with relative ease also intrigued me. I started side-hustling, building my skills and bringing in some extra cash. My day job is in a completely different industry, and frankly eats up most of my time, but in the late evenings and occasionally on weekends, I don my PPE, turn on the welder, flip my hood down, and strike an arc. There is nothing like it. The notion of harnessing 230 volts of electricity to raise the temperature of a piece of steel to 3000 degrees Farenheit, turn it to liquid and fuse it to another piece of steel will never cease to amaze me. When you are under the hood, the focus is 100% on the task at hand, and it’s like magic.

There are many internet resources out there for anyone who wants to learn how to weld. Some of them are great, and some not so much. I’m hoping to turn this website into a useful source of information for anyone who is interested, based on experience and knowledge I’ve picked up along the way. I intend to write not only about the particulars of welding, but also about going into business for yourself, along with all of the trials and tribulations that come with it. Starting your own welding business can be a lucrative endeavor, but it can also lead to disaster if you’re not careful. Regardless, I hope you find this site to be useful. If you are interested in these topics, please feel free to subscribe via email to have updates and articles delivered straight to your inbox.

As part of this project, I’d like to feature stories about others who have gone into business for themselves in the field of welding and fabrication, in hopes that the stories will inspire others. As such, if you own your own welding or fabrication business and are interested in being featured here, please let me know.

Thanks for visiting the site, and enjoy your stay!