Arc Junkies

The first ever Filler Metal Friday Live from Fabtech 2018 !

Jimmy kicks off Day 2 of FABTECH chatting with ESAB Elite team members -Scott Raabe, Andrea Havlin and Brian Lambert !

Jimmy Chats with Nate Bowman aka @weldscientist and Brandon Vernon aka @wickedwelder live from the OTC booth at Fabtech !

Jimmy Kicks off FABTECH 2018 by sitting down with his Tig Unit brother, Sean Flottmann AKA @dabswellington.

Jimmy gets schooled on Duplex Stainless Steel and High Nickle Alloys.

Happy Halloween from Arc Junkies ! This week Jimmy chats with The One Zim about Amsterdam, Trolls and Cannibals ! www.arcjunkies.com e-mail: [email protected] Social Media: @arcjunkiespodcast Sponsored by: Weld Devils & ESAB Welding and Cutting Products.

Bonus Episode ! This episode, @jimmymcknight_official sits down with the @poipodcastnetwork to discuss Podcasting and Work – How you can intertwine them and a bit of Jimmy's history with Podcasting and opportunities that have come from a recent format change in direction.

Jimmy re-caps the 2018 Arc Junkies Spark n' Arc Tour, a winner is selected for the ESAB Sentinel giveaway and more ! www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] Social Media: @arcjunkiespodcast

Arc Junkies is back in studio ! Jimmy chats with Josh Welton about The Ugly Truth of the welding industry. Grab a box of tissue because this episode is sure to break some hearts or make some people mad or maybe both, but it will definitely make you think.

This week ! Jimmy chats with Jeremy Hannaford a welder and masterful maker of welding art, he is also quadriplegic due to a dirt bike accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down ! Jeremy's story is one of true inspiration, he has overcome so much and all while teaching himself how to weld and create art with no finger function, he is someone we can all learn from. www.arcjunkies.com sponsored by: ESAB www.esabna.com Weld Devils www.welddevils.com e-mail: [email protected] Social Media: @arcjunkiespodcast

This episode of Filler Metal Friday is all about Stainless Steel ! Jimmy chats with ESAB Expert Martin Denault about how stainless steel is made, different grades all the way to post weld cleaning processes !

It's the 1 year anniversary of Arc Junkies ! Jimmy brings back Russell Holmes from Discovery's Garage Rehab with Richard Rawlings ! www.arcjunkies.com e-mail: [email protected] sponsored by: ESAB www.esabna.com Weld Devils www.welddevils.com

This week Jimmy Chats with Payton Evans of Sum Dum Welder Apparel and later what its like to weld offshore with Kegan Dales ! www.arcjunkies.com e-mail: [email protected] Sponsored by: Audible. Go to www.audible.com/detroit or TXT DETROIT to 500-500 and recieve a free audio book with a free 30 day trial ! ESAB www.esabna.com Weld Devils www.welddevils.com

Jimmy is interviewed on The Jesse Lee Show

This week, Jimmy chats with Emmett Russell aka @russellbilt. Emmett has defined what it means to chase your dream and make money doing it ! Inspired by his brother, Emmett went into business for himself after years of working in shops and with proper marketing and pure determination has built a successful business and got his work in the hands of such clients as Joe Rogan ! www.arcjunkies.com e-mail: [email protected] Instagram & Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast

Recorded in a Hotel room in Ohio, Jimmy chats with Steven Menard AKA @heavy_metal_welder on Instagram. The guys talk about what it takes to get the job done, the traveling welder must have a strong state of mind and tenacious character to make it on the road away from home.

This month's Filler Metal Friday is all about hardfacing ! Jimmy gets taken to school by Stoody technical sales manager and hardfacing expert Jonathan Cropper about everything from proper processes, alloys and dilution rates to types of ware and patterns out of this world, this episode of Filler Metal Friday is packed full of awesome ! www.arcjunkies.com www.esabna.com e-mail- [email protected] Insta & Twitter - @arcjunkiespodcast music by:Jacob Lizotte

Doogies Hats is producing high quality and comfortable custom welding caps right here in Michigan ! Worn by men and women in all trades not just welding, Jimmy chats with Doogie about his caps, the beginnings in the company and how embracing the struggle and finding a hidden advantage in an unfortunate situation spawned not only a positive change in his life, but a lucrative one as well. www.doogieshats.com www.arcjunkies.com e-mail: [email protected] Sponsored by : ESAB www.esabna.com Weld Devils www.welddevils.com

Live from a shipping container in downtown Detroit, Jimmy chats with Welder, Writer and Sculptor Josh Welton ! Josh wrights for The Fabricator Magazine and the brand new Dodge Garage ! The guys talk Demon design, industry tech, business relationships and where ever else the rabbit holes led ! @shopgilrivonorff Go Fund Me www.gofundme.com/lost-2-loved-pups-in-house-fire www.arcjunkies.com e-Mail: [email protected] Sponsored by: ESAB www.esabna.com & Weld Devils www.welddevils.com

This week Jimmy chats with the Owner of Farm Fabrication, Dave Rubin about starting a business, the follow through of entrepreneurship, being right and left brained and the Dropkick Murphys ! www.arcjunkies.com e-Mail: [email protected] Instagram & Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Sponsored by: ESAB welding and Cutting Products www.esabna.com and www.welddevils.com

This week ! Jimmy chats with Welder, Metal Artists & Fire Fighter Rae Ripple ! This IS NOT your normal episode of Arc Junkies ! This raw and uncensored story of Rae's rise from the ashes is one of loss and triumphant success. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE ! www.arcjunkies.com Instagram & Twitter @arcjunkiespodcast email: [email protected]

This week Arc Junkies continues coverage of FABTECH Canada 2018 ! Canaweld currently specializes in the high power small welding machine market and claims to produce the most advanced and durable machines on the market ! Jimmy Chats with Canaweld's Nick Baspaly about the history of the company, some of their machines and why becoming a welder in an ever growing country like Cananda can lead to a very profitable future. www.arcjunkies,com Instagram & Twitter @arcjunkiespodcast www.canaweld.com

This week ! Jimmy chats with Jordi Ribas a Red Seal welder/fabricator currently working as a Weld Technician for Josef Gas. Founded in 2015 by Joe Stangl and his son Richard Stangl, Josef Gas prides itself on being the " Hand On" gas supplier of the Greater Toronto Area. Jimmy and Jordi aslo talk about some of the differences and similarities between the Canadian Welding Bureau and the American Welding Society and what it takes to Challenge The Red Seal and become a Certified Welder in The Great White North. www.arcjunkies.com Email: [email protected] Sponsored by: www.esabna.com & www.welddevils.com Instagram & Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast

This week Jimmy chops it up with Hjalmar Aguilo the host of Weldtube. www.arcjunkies.com Email: [email protected] Sponsored by: www.esabna.com & www.welddevils.com

Jimmy sits down in studio with Scott Light, once the CEO of the third largest distributor of automotive material handling racks in the state of MI and the man responsible for helping Jimmy himself and many others get into the welding industry. Scott started at the bottom and worked his way to the top and his story is one of inspiration, fortune, loss and change. Subscribe and Download NOW ! www.arcjunkies.com Email: [email protected] Instagram & Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Sponsored by: www.esabna.com & www.welddevils.com

Jimmy is Joined by Jay Ginder and Bob Gulas of ESAB to discuss the evolution of Flux Cored Wire. www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] www.esabna.com

Jimmy takes a trip to Commerce, MI for the Grand Opening of OTC Daihen's brand new training center ! Guests include G & R Machine Tool, Rosenboom Custom Crafted Cylinders and Schoolcraft College ! www.arcjunkies.com Sponsored by: www.esabna.com & www.welddevils.com

Jimmy takes a trip to Mobsteel heaquaters in downtown Detroit and ended up doing a podcast in a van ! Mobsteel is a design/build company that manufactures automotive aftermarket products and builds custom cars, while celebrating the history of the automobile and the city of Detroit. www.arcjunkies.com Email: [email protected] sponsored by: www.esabna.com & www.welddevils.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/arcjunkies

This week ! Jimmy chops it up with Amigo Arts C.E.O. Pablo Guerrero, an interior theming and sinage company based out of Monroe, Washington. Amigo Arts are masters of pulling the interior theme ideas of your company from your head and fabricating it into reality, Jimmy and Pablo talk the early beginings of the company, knowing when to sacrifice in one area to offer more in another and passing on a legacy. www.arcjunkies.com e-mail: [email protected] Instagram and Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Sponsored by: ESAB Welding & Cutting Products www.esabna.com & www.welddevils.com

Many of the aluminum MIG challenges welders face everyday can be solved with simple adjustments. Join Jimmy McKnight of Arc Junkies Podcast and AlcoTec Wire Corp Senior Technical Service Engineer Thomas Pfaller as they discuss aluminum wire feedability. www.arcjunkies.com Sponsored by: ESAB Welding and Cutting Products. www.esabna.com

This week Jimmy chats with Michelle Villalobos from Weld Like a Girl and welder, sculpter and animator Zac Max ! Sponsored by : Esab & www.welddevils.com www.arcjunkies.com Email: [email protected] instagram & twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast

Jimmy is joined in studio by Jaret Cameron of RoboVent and Aaron Biefer of Bulldog Welding. RoboVent is a world leader in the design and manufacture of ventilation and filtration systems for some of the worlds most succesful manufacturing companies ! Sponsored by : Esab and www.welddevils.com email: [email protected] www.arcjunkies.com www.robovent.com

Jimmy chats with James Flatman, an Australian born welder who works for Cruising Kitchens. A custom commercial vehicle fabrication shop in San Antonio, Texas. www.arcjunkies.com www.cruisingkitchens.com Email: [email protected] Sponsored by: ESAB, www.welddevils.com and The Falling Down Beer Company.

Jimmy chats with Grip Clean CEO and 4X X-Games Medalist Bryce Hudson ! One thing the blue collar trades have in common is we all wash our hands at the end of the day. Grip Clean is a DIRT infused hand soap that really works ! This episode is all about getting your hands dirty ! www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] www.gripclean.com Sponsored by : ESAB Welding and Cutting Products. www.welddevils.com you can support the show by visiting: www.patreon.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy chats with Liam Hoffman of Hoffman Blacksmithing. Liam is the youngest blacksmith to win Forged in Fire on the History Channel and is promoting his new book "Forged: A beginners Guide to becoming a Blacksmith." Make sure to visit www.arcjunkies.com Email the show ! [email protected] Check out Liam Hoffman's work @ www.hoffmanblacksmithing.com and check out his episode of Forged in Fire ! Season 3 Episode 5: KORA SWORD This podcast is sponsored by: www.esabna.com www.welddevils.com

This week, Jimmy is joined in studio by Aaron Biefer of Bulldog Welding. Reading your comments on the ESAB Sentinel A50. Also Weldporn's Scott Raabe and Bob Moffett of Weld.Com call in and give their two cents on the Esab Sentinel A50. www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] Insta& twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Guests Instagram: Scott Raabe @scott_raabe Bob Moffet - ram_nation58 Aaron Biefer - bulldog_welding

This week ! Jimmy talks to Wes Mishler, the owner of Wicked Welding in Grand Blanc Michigan. Instagram & Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Email: [email protected] www.arcjunkies.com

This week ! Joel Buschmann of @overkillracingandchassis and Thomas Petsis of @coldhardart talk about the C10 build from @diesel.brothers season 3 and the voltron style team it took to make that build happen, PLUS ! Texas Roadhouse Sweet Tea and MORE ! Huge thank you to our Patreon members: @shrek_welding @forrestfab350 @largetimefab Cliff Cobb and Joseph Houle www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] INSTA & TWITTER: @arcjunkiespodcast Sponsored by: Esab Welding and Cutting Products www.esabna.com

Jimmy is joined in studio by local Detroit artisans @davetonegatto & @tommy_atoms. Both men competed in the Scrap Detroit Welding Festival in 2017. The contest? Build the best sculpture out of bike parts ! The guys talk about their expierence at the festival, how the festival really brought in a crowd to the magic of welding and blacksmithing right on the streets of downtown Detroit. Sponsored by: www.fallingdownbeer.com www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] Instagram & Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast

Jimmy chats with Josh Welton of The Fabricator Magazine about the rise in Automation in welding. Its current abilities and how we can stay ahead and make sure we work with technology and not be replaced by it are discussed. Sponsored by: Blue Demon Welding Products & welddevils.com www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] Insta: @arcjunkies Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast.com Facebook.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy chops it up with Justin The Fabricator the host of The Fabrication Series on Youtube. Sponsored by: Blue Demon Welding Products & welddevils.com www.arcjunkies.com www.patreon.com/arcjunkies Instagram: @arcjunkies Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Facebook.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy chats with Blue Demon Welding Products CEO Brian DePaul. Hear about the history of the company started by his father, 40 years ago ! The latest products Blue Demon offers the welding industry and the different aspects of the welding industry from under the hood to sales and marketing. Sponsored by: Blue Demon Welding Products. www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] Instagram: @arcjunkies Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Facebook.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy chats with Jim Wright, the host of YouTube's Jimbo's Garage ! Hear how Jim went from working in a grocery store as a young man to owning his own construction business and eventually hosting the sensational Jimbo's Garage on YouTube ! Backed by a family run production team, Jimbo's Garage shows why its one of the best maker channels on YouTube ! www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] IG: @arcjunkies twitter @arjunkiespodcast Facebook.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy chats with Ian from Big Tire Garage ! Hear about how he saved a high school welding course from extinction that ultimatly lead to his on screen career with the show Extream 4x4 and the soon to premier Big Tire Garage ! Plus his help in the development of the ESAB Rebel series ! Sponsored by: Blue Demon Weld Supply & www.welddevils.com Email: [email protected] www.arcjunkies.com Instagram: @arcjunkies Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Facebook.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy speakes with Weld Engineer Shaun Relyea from Fronius about the history of the company, the latest and greatest Fronius has to offer and the art and science behind Cold Metal Transfer ! Sponsored by Blue Demon Welding Supply & www.welddevils.com www.arcjunkies.com [email protected] Instagram: @arcjunkies Twitter: @arcjunkiespodcast Facebook.com/arcjunkies

Jimmy chops it up with U.K. based Blacksmith & Youtuber Alec Steele ! From his beginnings as a young boy completley amazed by the art of blacksmithing to marketing himself and building a youtube channel with over 600,000 subscribers and daily uploaded videos, Alec Steele is an inspiration to so many aspiring blacksmiths and metalworkers around the world. Sponsored by: www.welddevils.com & Blue Demon Weld Supply www.patreon.com/arcjunkies [email protected] www.arcjunkies.com

This week Jimmy speaks with Jason Hurst ( @worksbyahurst ) about teaching yourself via Internet resources, craftsmanship, the pride of handmade and the importance of having multiple skills in today's blue collar world. Sponsored by www.welddevils.com email: [email protected] patreon.com/arcjunkies

This weeks episode Jimmy chops it up with The One Zim about his journey into welding PLUS aliens, conspiracies and has the time space continuum shifted ? This is definitely a fun episode to kick off 2018 ! Sponsored by www.welddevils.com Email: [email protected] Special Thanks to Arc Junkies Patreon Members ! Smith Industries Clif Cobb Large Time Fab Joseph Houle

Merry Christmas & welcome to the Arc Junkies Star Wars Christmas Special ! Jimmy is joined in studio by Dave from the IT in the D Show and call in guests LuLu of Dugs Welding Caps, Scott Griffin of Fort Mill Forge, Jason Hurst of Works By A Hurst and Arborist and Host of An Elegant Weapon Podcast Jason Clark to discuss the most divisive film since Detroit's own Batman V Superman. Does Star Wars The Last Jedi betray the original trilogy ? Does this story even exsist without the extended universe no longer canon ? Does Luke Skywalker bring new meaning to the phrase " Got Milk ?" and has Chewbacca gone vegatarian ? find out on this special episode of Arc Junkies ! Star Wars The Last Jedi Directed by Rian Johnson.