Now that the New Year has arrived, the question on the minds of many is “how to make the most of it?” There is no arguing that...

Former Marine Brandon Hyde returned from home to Wisconsin and struggled to find steady work. He turned to drugs and alcohol as a form of escape, and...

There once was a time when the majority of welders were joining metal together using an oxyacetylene torch. From bridges to battleships, these torch setups using oxygen...

It’s hard to know how exactly to answer questions about “what a new welder” needs in order to start welding because every person has a slightly different...

One of the benefits of offering some of the best prices on welding machines and welding gear at Baker’s Gas and Welding is that customers ask lots...

A two-man welding shop in Minnesota has fabricated materials for small companies and some of the largest businesses in the state. Jay Netter and Ron Schackmann have...

Brookdale Community College and Ocean County College (OCC) in New Jersey have moved 20 new welders from unemployment or unstable careers to new opportunities in the field...

Summer is here, even if the calendar doesn’t officially say so, and nothing says summer better than lounging around outside. Perhaps you have a poolside deck or...

Nearly forty years ago Frederick Sachs learned how to weld from a friend while growing up on a farm in New York state’s Hudson Valley. However, Sachs’...

As the state of Texas puts a stronger emphasis on training skilled craft workers to fill the many job opportunities opening up, men and women are seizing...

A welding skills competition for SkillsUSA organized by Clayton Madole of Truckee Meadows Community College turned into a major donation to the Nevada Division of State Parks....

Mother’s Day is upon us and everywhere you look, you are bombarded with gift ideas. Some of them are legitimate gifts ideas, while others are downright cringe-worthy.

When researching the best welder, welding helmet, or welding supplies for your next project, you may check out the websites of manufacturers to watch a few demonstration...

This is the first rodeo in Chanute, Kansas for welders that is. Bob Cross thought of organizing the rodeo when he heard about competitions in other towns where welders...

You can find welding just about everywhere you look, not just in fabrication shops. If theaters want to build larger, elaborate sets, they’re going to need welders...

When Lorianne Tavenor-Wilson won the Canadian Welding Association (CWA) Foundation post secondary award along with a $2,000 check, it marked a milestone for the hardworking married mother of...

Stick welding is the mainstay of shipbuilding and construction industries, and it’s also one of the most flexible welding processes for multiple locations. Depending on the material,...

If you live in the Pittsburgh area, have a gun, and want to learn how to weld, you can now trade that gun in for welding training...

Texas City high school student Gabe Simpson has to get around in a wheel chair all day at school because of muscular dystrophy, but that doesn’t stop...

Welding instructor Mark Prosser of Blackhawk Technical College in Wisconsin knows that the long term survival of the welding trade depends on getting young people interested in...

Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines on November 8, 2013, leaving over 7,000 dead or missing, while also destroying the livelihood of many farmers. Coconut farmers were hit...

The New York City subway system has rails that are held together by bolts, which are more likely to break or fracture on curves and in areas...

As summer gives way to fall, it’s a great time to strike up your arc and start welding some projects either in the yard or in the...

The Miller Electric welding project idea gallery has no shortage of inspiration for hobby welders and professional welders who want to use their welding skills in order...