"Hardcore" welders wanted:

[trscott]

I would like to invite you to participate in a very short 6 question online welding industry survey we have launched. It is market research for a startup business we're working on. When we have gotten 100 responses we will post the aggregate results for the benefit of everyone. We just launched the survey three days ago and are already at 35 responses.

When you get to the sixth question about process usage, you can either answer it in terms of your usage, or if you have an opinion, you can answer about industry-wide averages. In the end, the aggregate works out the same either way.

Awareness, Attitude, and Usage

Please also pass this link along to other welders you know.

Thanks very much!

trscott

twitter.com/tscot

 

[Texican]

Did it........although i only had 3 on my list of favorites....

 

[trscott]

Did it........although i only had 3 on my list of favorites....

That's fine!

This morning, after only three and a half days since we launched the survey, we jumped from 38 responses to 55 responses.

As, promised, as soon as we get up to 100 responses, we will post the aggregate results here.

Thanks for your participation, and please ask your welding friends to jump in to get their voices heard.

There are very clear and interesting trends emerging.

Cheers all!

 

[chicago]

Me too!

Hope you didnt just steal my identity with that!?

 

[trscott]

Me too!

Hope you didnt just steal my identity with that!?

I promise you it is completely annonymous. I have been a member here for a long time with some previous contributions to the FJ80 forum.

I used Zoomerang.Com which is a well-respected online survey tool, recently recommended on a cable TV show for business entrepreneurs.

We are already up to 77 responses! It is really beginning to go viral now.

There is so much interest that I may even open up a second batch of 100 survey responses for specific niche interest areas (but will post results for the first batch here as promissed).

Cheers all!

 

[Texican]

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1991 Landcruiser w/ 301k miles, original engine and transmission, don't know what I will do if/when this 6-banger will ever wear out...

Here's your answer.............Corvette LT1

https://forum.ih8mud.com/hardcore-corner/360078-monster-60-gets-transplant.html

 

[trscott]

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1991 Landcruiser w/ 301k miles, original engine and transmission, don't know what I will do if/when this 6-banger will ever wear out...

Here's your answer.............Corvette LT1 /QUOTE]

Hadn't updated the signature for a while, now its up to 320K miles. Even the valves and rings are original!

Your picture did not come through for me at first... but finally popped up... just a little slow...

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

I too replied. Curious as to the results.

 

[Gappy]

Closed alreeady, damn I was curious.

 

[trscott]

Thanks everyone for participating in this survey. I listed this at about six or eight different social media forums and twitter and we got a number of people referring us to friends, so I expect this is actually a pretty well randomized sample of the industry. As promised here is the summary data:

1. I am involved in the welding equipment industry 34%, not involved in the welding equipment industry 66%.

2. My age is: 17 or younger=1%, 18-24=6%, 25-34=21%, 35-44=28%, 45-54=24%, 55-64=18%, 65 or older = 2%

3. I have been involved in welding for: 1 year or less=3%, 2 years=5%, 3 years=3%, 4 years=4%, 5 years=5%, 6 years=2%, 7 years=4%, 8 years=4%, 9 years= 0%, 10 years or more = 69%

4. I am involved in welding as a hobby = 40%, as a profession = 16%, as both hobby and profession = 45%

5. We asked for the top 5 favorite welding equipment brands. We scored each 1st favorite with a value of 5 points, each 2nd favorite with 4 points, each 3rd favorite with 3 points, each 4th favorite with 2 points and each 5th favorite with 1 point. The top ten welding equipment brands (excluding accessory brands like gloves and helmets): Miller=34,8%, Lincoln=25.6%, Hobart=9.7%, ESAB=4.95%, Hypertherm=4.3%, Victor=3.2%, HTP=1.4%, ThermalArc=1.0%, Thermal Dynamics=1.0%, Century=0.9%,

6. In my opinion, welding processes are utilized in the following percentages (either jobs or hours): Oxy/Acetylene=10.5%, Stick=25.0%, TIG=25.4%, MIG=51.1%, Plasma=7.6%, Laser=6.6%, Other=8.1%. (NOTE: where "other" was designated as flux core wire we included this as MIG)

Thanks everyone! I hope others find this information interesting. We may conduct another survey at some point in the future with other questions.