Holiday ornaments are the perfect welding projects for Christmas vacation, especially if you’ve just received a new welding machine or a new helmet that you’d like to...
Copper and copper-nickel alloys are commonly welded using the manual metal arc technique which uses a stick electrode that has been coated with flux. This is a...
Flux-cored arc welding, also known as FCAW or FCA, is a semi-automatic or automatic arc welding technique. Flux-cored arc welding requires the use of a tubular electrode...
Flux Cored Arc Welding is a welding process that uses a self-shielding continuous wire that may be either coated or filled with flux. During the welding process...
Brazing is a process that joins metal. Filler metal is heated and distributed between at least two close-fitting parts by a process called capillary action. A flux...
Brazing is a popular form of welding. It is an excellent way to join two metals. Fillers are brought to high temperatures – usually above 800 degrees...
The term brazing often leaves beginner welders curious and a little put off. After all, it's a strange sounding word that means something much simpler than you...
People, particularly novice welders, tend to make the mistake of believing that welding is a very simple process – after all, it simply involves picking up the...