EP 188: Learn More Skills To Get More Jobs with Lucas D’Angelo

In this episode, Beau sits down with Lucas D’Angelo—better known as “MannMadeInMA”—to explore his one-of-a-kind path in fabrication, welding, and machinery rebuilding. Lucas operates a full-blown machine and fabrication shop right in the basement of his home in Massachusetts, turning small-run and often overlooked jobs into his specialty. He reveals how he got hooked on metalworking and why he never shies away from a new challenge—even if it means rebuilding massive vintage machines and hoisting a Bridgeport mill into his basement with a DIY crane setup. Join us as Lucas shares his best tips for: • Building a Personal Brand: How social media helped him showcase his range of skills—and why being genuine and excited on camera can make all the difference. • Taking on “Odd Jobs”: Why small-scale fabrication and custom repair work is surprisingly lucrative, and how your most valuable tool might just be a simple bracket or weld-on trailer part. • Vintage Machine Rebuilds: How Lucas scores old industrial machinery on the cheap, then breathes new life into it with a little elbow grease (and sometimes a bucket of sand for welding cast iron!). • Embracing the Side Hustle: Balancing a full-time day job with a thriving “second shift” business—and the freedom that comes from being able to say “no” when he needs a break. • Dealing with Haters: Why he posts his mistakes just as often as his wins, and the surprising upside to going viral for a shop-fail video. Connect With Lucas D’Angelo Instagram @mannmadeinma https://www.instagram.com/mannmadeinma/  TikTok - @mannmadeinma https://www.tiktok.com/@mannmadeinma  YouTube - @MannMadeinMA https://www.youtube.com/@MannMadeinMA/videos  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mannmadeinma?mibextid=LQQJ4d  Thank You To Our Trusted Partners Check out the Everlast RedSabre 2000 Laser Welder - https://foxly.link/xsSqBz  Upgrade your plasma cutter to a Thermacut EX-TRAFIRE - https://foxly.link/KnrZrx  Learn more about the Lincoln Electric Sprinter 180 Si - https://foxly.link/taIiwU  Stop welding fumes at the source with the Abicor Binzel x-FUME Advanced - https://foxly.link/lUVEtV  Connect with Beau Weld App @beaudidit Instagram @beaudiditwelding Email - ⁠⁠Beauw@weld.com Download the weld app today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/WeldDotCom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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Getting into welding or knowing which pathway to go down is overwhelming at times. Each week Beau Wigington sits down with industry professionals to hear a first-person perspective of how they got to where they are today and share advice to people looking to grow their welding business or start their journey into the trade. For all kinds of welding resources head over to www.weld.com and join the Weld App, an all-in-one networking resource packed with educational videos, job listings, a marketplace, and even a welding calculator to get you dialed in.