As a military occupational specialty (MOS) 91E (allied trades specialist), I fabricate, repair, and modify both metallic and nonmetallic parts. Nine years ago, I was trained to use manual lathes and ...

Welding, in a way, could be considered the ultimate triumph of mankind over nature, utilizing the most intense heat to sculpt the sturdiest metals to our whims. Welding is both a practical skill to ...

Car building entails quite a bit of metal fabrication, and that meanswelding.It is almost impossible to build or modify a car and not use the services of a welder. There are several ways to get the ...

Many different welding processes are used throughout the welding and manufacturing industry. The following good practices ...

In a welding shop, workers have a choice: complete their work according to safety standards, or overlook the precautions that keep them safe. Although welding should not be dangerous when performed ...

Welders face a number of work-related hazards daily, from harmful bright light to burns from molten metals. To ensure safety in the workplace, both the employers and employees need to recognize the ...

The Idea Forge houses a shop specifically for welding purposes. It contains four MIG machines in individual stations, one large MIG machine (with an aluminum spool gun attachment), and two TIG ...

Welding creates problems for fleet managers because construction equipment does not fall into a neat category. A welder cannot qualify a hard-facing procedure to a structural steel welding code, for ...

You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep, and you can tell a lot about a craftsman by the tools and jigs he or she builds. Whether for one-off jobs or long-term use, these ad hoc ...

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and beauty often takes the form of a perfectly laid welding bead—one that looks like a tall stack of dimes laid on its side. Okay, welding has some practical ...

The instructions presented hereunder are general in nature and apply to all welding processes for tool steels. It should be pointed out that there are several companies who specialise in repair ...