Welding – Metal Fabrication through Fusion
Welding metal fabrication through fusion and is a crucial part of the manufacturing process. Welding is often used in construction, shipbuilding, vehicle fabrication, pipe fitting, machine building, aircraft manufacture, and many other fields.
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MIG Welding
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What Are the Differences Between MIG Welding versus Flux- Cored Arc Welding
Flux-Core and MIG welding are two of the most commonly used welding techniques. Flux-Core welding uses a continuously-fed consumable electrode, which is shielded by a flux compound to protect the weld area from atmospheric contamination. MIG welding, on the other hand, uses a continuously-fed consumable wire electrode and a shielding gas to protect the weld…
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How to MIG Weld Without Gas (Flux Core MIG Welding)
Whether you’re a homeowner trying to repair your roof or a professional steelworker trying to get your job done there are going to be times when you might need to weld without using gas. There are various different ways of welding with the use if a shielding gas and each has its own drawbacks. Generally…
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MIG Welder Spool Gun | Spool Gun Welder Do You Need One?
A MIG Welder spool gun is one of those welding attachments for MIG machines that most welders know about yet seemingly not many have actually used or even know how useful the addition of a spool gun welder is to their welding kit could be . If you’re serious about becoming an experienced welder, you…
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What is the Right Shielding Gas for Welding Aluminum?
What is the Right Shielding Gas for Welding Aluminum? Controlling aluminium welds entails a variety of elements, including selecting the proper filler metal and shielding gas composition, as well as ensuring your power supply is properly set up to ensure quality welds as the end result. Inert Shielding Gases When deciding what is the right…
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What is the Best Shielding Gas for Welding Stainless Steel?
What is the best shielding gas for welding stainless steel? Welding stainless steel may be accomplished in a variety of methods, each requiring a particular shielding gas. We will examine the most popular stainless steel welding methods and determine which gas types is best for each. Properties of Stainless Steel Stainless steel has been used…
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Everlast SM200-mts Spoolgun | Review
Everlast spool gun is universal that can be fitted to any welder that uses Euro Quick-connect connectors. It is reasonably lightweight gun, weighing in at 8.6lbs and takes standard 1lbs spools (maximum roll diameter 4″) with feed wire sizes 0.023-0.040″. The gun is quick to load and has a drive roller and tension adjustment. Feeding…
TIG Welding
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Technique de Soudage: Soudure TIG ou MIG
Le soudage est une technique essentielle dans la transformation de métal, permettant l’assemblage de pièces qui seraient autrement impossibles à créer. Le soudage consiste à chauffer les métaux afin de les fusionner et donc de créer une jointure permanente entre eux. Ce processus implique plusieurs éléments tels que la source de chaleur (arc électrique, flamme,…
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Principe Et Description Du Soudage TIG
Le soudage TIG, également connu sous le nom de soudage à l’arc sous gaz inerte, est une méthode de soudage qui utilise un arc électrique pour fondre les métaux à souder. Cette technique de soudage est largement utilisée dans les industries de l’aérospatiale, de l’automobile et de la fabrication de produits électroniques en raison de…
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Using a Gas Lens for TIG Welding Applications
Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding is a popular process requiring a lot of skill and expertise. It is commonly used to weld thin sections of stainless steel, aluminum, and other non-ferrous metals. One often underused aspect of TIG welding is the use of a gas lens, which can play a crucial role in enhancing the…
ARC Welding
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What Are the Differences Between MIG Welding versus Flux- Cored Arc Welding
Flux-Core and MIG welding are two of the most commonly used welding techniques. Flux-Core welding uses a continuously-fed consumable electrode, which is shielded by a flux compound to protect the weld area from atmospheric contamination. MIG welding, on the other hand, uses a continuously-fed consumable wire electrode and a shielding gas to protect the weld…
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What is the Right Shielding Gas for Welding Aluminum?
What is the Right Shielding Gas for Welding Aluminum? Controlling aluminium welds entails a variety of elements, including selecting the proper filler metal and shielding gas composition, as well as ensuring your power supply is properly set up to ensure quality welds as the end result. Inert Shielding Gases When deciding what is the right…
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What is the Best Shielding Gas for Welding Stainless Steel?
What is the best shielding gas for welding stainless steel? Welding stainless steel may be accomplished in a variety of methods, each requiring a particular shielding gas. We will examine the most popular stainless steel welding methods and determine which gas types is best for each. Properties of Stainless Steel Stainless steel has been used…
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What is the Best Shielding Gas for Welding Mild Steel?
What is the best shielding gas for welding mild steel? There are many different ways that you can choose to weld mild steel and with each arc process a different shielding gas is likely to be need. In this article we look at the most common processes used in welding mild steel and assess which…
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Mig Welding Gases | Using the Right Gas for the Welding Task
MIG welding gases. The choice of shielding gas is crucial in Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), more commonly known as MIG welding. Discover how to choose the best shielding gas for your task. Shielded gas-assisted MIG welding delivers cleaner and quicker welds, eliminating the need to constantly change electrodes just like you would with stick…
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Fusing Metal – An Introduction to Welding
Fusing Metal – welding is the process in which two pieces of metal are fused together using heat and or pressure. Welding is therefore a fabrication process that is a crucial part of the manufacturing operations and, as with any manufacturing processes, the welding procedure used to fabricate a part or structure is dependent on…
Welding Equipment
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Everlast SM200-mts Spoolgun | Review
Everlast spool gun is universal that can be fitted to any welder that uses Euro Quick-connect connectors. It is reasonably lightweight gun, weighing in at 8.6lbs and takes standard 1lbs spools (maximum roll diameter 4″) with feed wire sizes 0.023-0.040″. The gun is quick to load and has a drive roller and tension adjustment. Feeding…
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Miller MIG/TIG Welder Combo
The Miller Syncrowave 210 TIG/MIG is one of those welders that seems to check practically all the boxes. As the title suggests it is almost the complete welder. An inverter welder with both AC and DC settings, it allows you to weld either as MIG, TIG or stick, with the additional benefit of being able…
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Tig Welding Gloves
The glove choice for many people who TIG weld is a glove with a goatskin exterior. This is because it helps the easy management for the precision required by the welder when using the TIG torch. This is because the TIG glove is designed for the welder to easily pick up his welding rod and…
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Best Welding Gloves
Choosing the correct welding glove / welding gauntlets can make a big difference both to the quality of the weld that you produce and the safty of the welder. Not all welding gloves are equal. You need different welding gloves for different types of welding. In this article we will look at choose the correct…
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Arc Machines New M217 Orbital Welder
Arc Machines (AMI). pioneers in the field of orbital welding have just released their newest orbital welding system, the M217. This welder follows on from their previous models, the M107 and M207 with the later and the M205 being deprecated. This new workhorse is offered as a compact unit creating ease of portability for on-site…
Laser Welding
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Laser Welding: What You Need To Know
Laser welding, or more commonly refereed to as laser beam welding is an industrial welding process for joining metal components together at high speed. It usually produces small and very narrow weld seams and the process has low thermal distortion. This type of welding lends itself well to large scale production lines were the ability…
Welding Courses and Tutorials
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Weld Spatter: How to Eliminate or Minimize the Problem
Preventing and mitigating weld spatter (splatter) is essential for ensuring a successful welding process. Not only can weld spatter impact the appearance of the finished product, but it can also create safety hazards and result in added cleanup time. Weld spatter can damage surrounding equipment, contaminate surfaces, and even pose a risk of injury to…
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Moving Your Welding Career Forward
Welding is a profession into which a lot of people fall into by accident. Obviously there are many welders out there who decided, probably early in their working life, that they wanted to be a welder or involved in the welding industry. However, there are probably more who got into welding by accident or through…
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Reverse Polarity Welding
Introduction Reverse polarity welding and when to use it is a question that crops up regularly. It is an important topic as it will drastically affect the quality of the weld. To understand when you should employ reverse polarity welding you need to have a grasp of current and polarity as a whole. In this…