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Lighter Stick Welding with the Miller Thunderbolt

The Miller Thunderbolt 160 and 210 DC Stick welders provide the punch and portability that welders working in a variety of locations can rely on. This popular...

6 Stick Welding Tips for Working in Multiple Positions

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,...

6 Heavy-Duty Welding Projects for This Winter

While it’s always appealing to pick a simple welding project that offers a quick win for the weekend, the coming winter is the perfect time to start...

Getting Stuck on Stick Welding

Many welders learn their trade by stick welding with 7018, 6010, and 6011 welding rods. The rods are versatile, easy to work with, and can be used...

Safely Setting Up a Welding Machine for New Welders

During the holiday season there will be many welders picking up new welding machines and welding supplies for their shops and home welding projects, but if you’re...

Which Black Stallion Welding Glove Is Right for You?

Black Stallion welding gloves are known for their rugged durability and high performance on the job site. They are also some of the most popular welding gloves...

Art Welding Project Inspiration Part Two

From the fanciful and fun to the practical and user-friendly, art welding projects provide an excellent change of pace to your welding projects and can also provide...

Tips for the Best Looking Stick Welds

Stick welding has a lot of advantages that are easy to overlook, especially since MIG welders have become so popular with many home and hobby welders. For...

The Best Gloves for Stick Welding

Today’s guest post is by Mark Williams of John Tillman Co. Trying to decide which Stick welding glove is right for you? When selecting a stick welding...

Which Type of Leather is Right for Your Welding Gloves?

Today’s guest post is by Mark Williams of the John Tillman Company. Leather is the most commonly used product in welding gloves for many reasons. It’s very...

Find a Welding Job with Overhead Stick Welding

When it comes to learning a practical welding skill that you can carry into the job market, stick welding is a great process where you can start...

Different Welding Techniques

Welding is the process in which two pieces of metal are joined using heat and electricity.  The type of metal you are welding will determine the technique...

5 Tips for Selecting the Best Welding Machine to Make Field Repairs

A great many welding projects are not conducted in the cozy confines of comfortable, well equipped and environmentally controlled welding shops, or even an equally convenient industrial...

All Purpose Filler Metals Classified By Welding Process

When comes right down to it, the successful completion of any project, welding or otherwise, begins with the right tools. It stands to reason, right? You can’t...

Selecting the Right Electrode for Your Welding Project

Consumable Electrode Rods drive the Stick Welding process – these skinny little stick-like rods are the real power behind the most versatile, portable and effective welding process.

Consumable Electrode Numbering System Quick Tutorial

A Quick Guide to Consumable Electrode Rods Used in the Stick Welding Process If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already familiar with Stick Welding and Electrode...

Different Types of Welding

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...

Vertical Welding Tips

In a perfect world all surfaces that require welding would be flat; since this is not a perfect world welders are often required to perform welds on...

Welding Video: Welding [Exhaust] Tubing

Introduction Most of the welding project videos here at WeldMyWorld.com show techniques for welding two flat pieces together, side by side. While it’s certainly possible that this...

The Different Types of Arc Welding

There is a common misconception from people who are not welders. That misconception is that all a welder has to do is grab the welding gun and...

Stick, MIG and TIG Welding Steel

Basic Composition of Steel When you break it down to its raw essentials, steel is really just iron and carbon. There's usually a few other elements, in...

Tips for Improving Stick Welding

Stick welding is technically called Shielded Metal Arc Welding. It's a very good skill to have, and one that is in high demand in many places. There...

Understanding ARC Welding

Though some might consider it to be a bit archaic, the art of ARC welding is alive and well for those who still yearn to take it...

3 Common Welding Mistakes To Avoid

Welding on your own, that is without an instructor over your back and in your ear, is the ultimate goal for any budding welder – just don’t...