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Two young welder fabricators interviewing the man or women behind the torch. Every Monday at 4 AM, start your week right with the Iron Insight.

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December 29, 202526 min

Small Custom Fabrication Business | PK Welding & Fab

Parker from PK Welding and Fab is a buddy of ours who does custom fabrication out of Wisconsin. He posts his work on social media as well check him out here! https://www.pkweldingfab.com/Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

December 22, 202538 min

Precision Automotive Manufacturing & Pizza | PizzaBoyMetalWorks

Bailey from PizzaBoyMetalWorks drops in to tell his story and experience in the industry thus far! Andrew met him at PRI and this was my first time meeting him and it was a pleasure to have him on the show. He's a precision machinist from Pennsylvania. Listen in and follow him and his work here: https://www.pizzaboymetalworks.com/(BRYN USED THE WRONG MIC SO THE AUDIO IS A LITTLE ROUGH, SORRY IN ADVANCE.)Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

December 15, 202541 min

The Plasma Wizard Drops In | Jake LeGrand

Jake LeGrand is a next level fabricator that doesn't seem to have a limit... Engineer by day, plasma wizard by night. It was an absolute honor for us to chat with him. Check out his incredible work here: https://www.instagram.com/legrandmetalworks?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

December 8, 202549 min

Making ESAB Cool Again W/ Justin LaFond

Justin LaFond is a Field Engineer for ESAB North America, he's innovating the game of marketing in his role by collaborating heavily with social media personalities in the industry and absolutely killing it with our friends over at Pearlsnap Pimps. Check out Justin and follow his travels here: https://www.instagram.com/justin_esab?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

November 24, 202541 min

Sculpting Visions W/ Omaha Artist Frank Hiffernan

We LOVE having people local to either of us on the show. It's not often we're able to find somebody like Frank Hiffernan a local artist out of Omaha, NE with a great story, check him and his artwork out here: https://www.frankhiffernan.com/Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

November 17, 202511 min

GIVEAWAY & Thank You!

Thank you everybody for your support! We're stoked to announce this giveaway and season three of The Iron Insight Podcast! We really appreciate each and every one of you tuning in each week. Cheers to many more!Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

November 10, 202558 min

Giving Back To The Trade That Has Given Us So Much | Weld Dime Customs

Matt from Weld Dime Customs is one of our favorite content creators. His faith and his constant gratitude for the opportunities that he's created is extremely insporational. We hope that y'all can take as much away from this episode as we did.Matt's Website: https://www.welddimecustoms.com/Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

November 3, 202521 min

From Prison To Positivity In The Industry | SunsetSteelShop

Chad from AceWelding and SunsetSteelShop on tiktok and Instagram has a really positive attitude in the industry creating an enjoyable work atmosphere and that really intrigued us. He does a live show on his TikTok called live at 5 every morning!Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

October 27, 202544 min

Welding Woolly Mammoths & Bison for Knights | Clinton Lesh

Clinton Lesh is a metal artist out of Montana with many impressive sculptures and two being displayed at Burning Man. We had the pleasure of meeting him at Fabtech this past month and are excited to see what he works on in the future.Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

October 13, 202539 min

From Heavy Metal Rock To Heavy Metal Welds | Danny Cobb

Danny Cobb owns American Welding Laboratories and is one of our good buddies that we've gotten to know over the past couple of years. Hear his unique story!Southern Leather Works CUSTOM welding hoods:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SouthernLeatherWorks.netAndrews Everlast Link!https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=8556314.104efd6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order your Everlast welder through this link for the freenova torch and foot pedal package!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.everlastgenerators.com/?rfsn=6978965.8a6861⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use code BRYNWELDS15 and order through this link for 15% off of your entire order at Edge Welding Cups!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://edgeweldingsupply.com/sales/BrynWelds/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠