Warm weather is here which means that it’s time for weekends at the lake, campfires and lazy afternoons out on the boat. There are few things sweeter...
The SkillsUSA National Championship in Louisville, KY draws trade and welding students from all over America, including SUN Tech welding graduate Erin Beaver. Beaver is making her...
Welding Instructor Jared Haas and the Class Project that Turned into a Business
This week we have Technology Education instructor Jared Haas sharing about a project he completed with his welding students at Line Mountain High School that turned into...
Atlanta Based Non-Profit, Becoming a Welder Inc. Helps Women
Women only make up 5% of the welding workforce, but big changes are coming as the current welding workforce retires in larger numbers. Bria Sativa Aguayo, 43,...
Welding Career Tips with Instructor John Hill of Frederick Community College
Each month we hope to feature a brief interview with a welding instructor at a community college, trade school, or high school in order to answer questions...
Successful, happy communities are founded on the gifts, time and talents of those who live there. Beautiful parks, clean rivers and safe schools don’t just happen, rather...
How Understanding Welding Inspections Can Improve Your Welds
Professional welds are often carefully regulated based on blueprints and designs that ensure they will perform well under pressure and have a clean appearance. Weld inspections will...
600 Welding Students Compete in SkillsUSA Competition
More than 600 welding students attended the Minnesota SkillsUSA competition to compete in a variety of events, and students from Ridgewater College took home six gold medals....
Welder Morgan Bledsoe gave welding a shot when she wanted to learn about repairing her car, but while enrolled in a welding class, she learned that metal...
What Are the Essential Simple Welding Tools for Your Shop?
Setting up an efficient, top-notch welding shop is all about having the right tools on hand for the job. Oftentimes a small, simple tool can make all...
Huron Welding in South Dakota spans back four generations to Jack Wold, who established the business in 1918 in a cramped workshop. Wold was among the first,...
A military veteran and now welding shop co-owner, Chanda Maldonado is busy recruiting more women to get involved in welding in Chattanooga, TN. She pitches a welding...
Welding instructor Becky Lorenz started her welding career in the late 1960’s with a sit-down strike to be allowed into the welding program, but she hasn’t spent...
Welding Projects That Can Be Made With The Millermatic 211 / Multimatic 215
Each month the pros at Baker’s Gas and Welding put together a list of welding project ideas organized around a certain topic or theme. We’ve written posts...
Magswitch magnets have a wide variety of applications in welding shops and in fabrication businesses, providing magnetized hooks, grounding clamps, and supports for welding in a variety...
How to Choose a Welding Helmet Based on Clarity Rating
A welding helmet lens is graded for its clarity with a series of four numbers. The clearest helmet receives a 1/1/1/1 rating and helmets with slightly less...
Welder Creates Affordable Housing from Shipping Containers
Welding student Masih Madani had been studying housing development for the past four years. When he looked into the housing crisis in northern Nevada, he realized that...
Garrett Corneliussen is a manufacturing engineer at Tesla, but his future career in welding and fabrication wasn’t always a sure bet. Corneliussen had struggled to pay attention...
The ESAB Rebel EMP 215 IC MULTIPROCESS 3 in 1 welder has become one of the most popular multi process welders alongside machines like the Miller Multimatic...
Bandy Killeen took welding classes on the side at West Virginia Northern Community College while working at a marketing company in town. The single mother was one...
Boost Your Beverage Game with These Welding Projects
One way to boost both the organization and appeal of your home is to create better organization and easier access for your favorite beverages. A cup of...
Manufacturers Education Foundation (MEF) Scholarship
A group of manufacturing companies in Georgia have partnered together to present the Manufacturers Education Foundation (MEF) Scholarship to three students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC)....
Save Big on Welders and Plasma Cutters Before Year’s End!
The end of 2017 means that there’s one last chance to cash in on the savings at Baker’s Gas and Welding with our rebates and industry-leading discounts....