In the early years of welding, electric welding machines were only used for industrial processes.  With advances in modern technology, electric welders have become a tool for...

Welding requires the use of an electrical power source in order to produce heat that is used to melt the flux on an electrode.  Choosing the right...

When it comes to short circuit MIG welding (GMAW), there are many mistakes that are quite easy to make that could lead to a weak weld or cold lap...

Brazing is a welding process that is used to join two pieces of base metal using melted filler which flows across the joint.  When the filler metal...

Introduction Part of what makes MIG welding what it is, is the transfer of metal, via heat, from the electrode (or welding wire) to the base metal(s)...

BEAD A bead weld (or bead of weld) is created by string or weave multiple beads in one continuous unbroken line. FILLET A fillet weld forms a...

Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is believed to be one of the easiest welding processes to learn and perform. The primary reason to its ease of use...

Oxyacetylene welding is one of the most common welding processes still in use.  It is versatile and once it is mastered it can be used to weld...

Welding comes in many forms and techniques, each welding technique has something different to offer and will work better than others on different types of metals.  If...

If you’re familiar with the process of gas metal arc welding, you know how important using the right shielding gas is.  It can mean the difference between...

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...

There are literally hundreds of tips on how to make your MIG welding jobs safer or easier. Many of these tips are passed down from older welders...

TIG is a form of welding that is still quite popular among welders. There are many tips and tricks that can help make your welding jobs easier....

MIG welding is a very popular form of welding that is used in many applications. Welding is a challenging career. Veteran welders are always able to use...

MIG welding is often described as a simple “point and shoot” technique for welding. However, depending on the size of the weld joint and the material being...

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...

Sometimes a career is chosen deliberately. Other times it just kind of happens. If you’re not sure about welding or want to inspire someone else to look...

Whether you call it underwater welding, wet welding, or dive welding – the challenges are the same. Subsea diver-welders work hard to maintain submerged infrastructure. Perils include...

Tungsten Inert Gas welding is commonly called TIG welding. In this type of welding, the metal you are welding is heated by a tungsten electrode. Gas, usually...

Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding is one of the more difficult welding processes to master, as it requires you to use both hands; one hand to wrangle...

Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) uses a tungsten electrode to make a weld and is a kind of arc welding. It is also called tungsten inert gas...

A common metal that is welded is aluminum. Aluminum is everywhere. It is in soda cans for example. Aluminum has many uses and is relativity easy to...

Considerations of shielding gases are limited by the cost of the gas and equipment, as well as the location of the welding. Argon is more costly, so...