Fireball Tool Information

Learn how Jason got his start in welding and how Fireball Tool Was Created. Welder Jason Marburger couldnt really understand why he was using a squaring frame, just like a carpenter, as he worked on projects over the years. One day he decided to design a better tool. Today the welder is also a welding equipment entrepreneur. Sometimes a framing square can fool a welder into thinking that a fit-up is truly at 90 degrees because the square can be manipulated slightly to make it truly look like a right angle. The Fireball Tools size prevents such mistaken readings. From the first automobiles to the worlds tallest buildings, welders have often played a critical role in bringing innovative ideas to life. It makes sense then that a welder would invent a tool that offers a new method for making square welds and fabricating parts with challenging angles (see Figure 1). If You Dont Have It, Make It Over the course of his welding career, 36-year-old Jason Marburger (see Figure 2) has burned countless rods in every capacity, from automotive fabrication to commercial ironwork construction to mobile welding. Marburger has worked alone and managed crews over the years. Today he works as a contractor. Through it all he has wondered why welders often are limited to using carpenters tools that never fully meet their needs. They give you a flat welding table and ask you to build and weld with a speed square and primitive tools. I always thought there had to be a way to clamp things to it, he said. He started his latest job in Spokane, Wash., with the intent of customizing his welding table to better serve his skills. Marburger wanted a welder-specific square that was designed with weld accessibility, able to accommodate offsets, and constructed of a material that could withstand the heat and abuse of welding. With the goal of making his job a little easier, he sketched out a rudimentary design for something that would meet any needs he might encounter on the job. The next day he had a friend cut the parts with a plasma cutter, ...