Of all the trades you can specialize in, welding is one of the most lucrative. You don’t need much to start your own welding business if you already have some experience. Expert welders are always sought after. In some areas, it’s often impossible to contract someone on short notice. ...
Whether you want to restore a car or just make your own mailbox, with the right tools and a little bit of patience, welding is surprisingly easy to pick up.
To start welding, you need to strike an arc by touching the tungsten to the sheet metal and lifting it quickly, or by using a high-frequency start if your welder has one. You should hold the torch at a 70° to 80° angle to the sheet metal, and keep the tungsten about 1mm to 2mm...
MIG welding is also known as GMAW (gas metal arc welding -- nowadays it can actually have some semi-inert gases like carbon dioxide in it too -- although the term MIG remains popular). The advantages to MIG-style welding is that it saves time, there's not a lot of clean-up, there...
Hour after hour, five days a week: anyone whose job involves MIG/MAG welding can’t help but know welding torches inside out. So what exactly makes a good welding torch? Is what qualified welders regularly reach for at work really the optimum solution? These are the sort of questions that...
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You can see the gas canister on the cart behind this Miller welder, that's one of the key components of MIG welding. Copyright Discovery Communications, LLC MIG welding (that stands for metal inert gas) is accomplished by feeding a wire through the contact tip of a welding gun. A shie...
MIG Welder: An MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welder uses the MIG welding technique to create the weld. He or she uses an electric arc to feed wire that constantly moves through the gun and fuses to create a spark then melts to form the weld. ...
R-Tech Welding announce their new online guides for learning how to do MIG welding and TIG weldingJohnathan Bradbury
Place the arch inside the frame and begin tack welding once everything is square to the base. Go over with complete welds. Bend the concrete mesh over the arched rebar and tack weld as you go. It’s easiest to start on one side and work your way over the arch. Tack welds should hol...