Although the holidays are behind us, December isn’t the only month of the year that brings occasion to give gifts. Birthdays, anniversaries and weddings call for gift...
Experienced and inexperienced welders may find some of their best career opportunities by signing on with the military. While welders who join the army may run the...
Automotive companies have long sought how to weld steel and aluminum together rather than relying on riveting and glue. Lightweight aluminum has long been ruled out as...
7 Projects to Inspire and Educate your Trade School Students
The Internet is awash with ideas for High School welding projects, but it’s trickier to seek out projects that will challenge and inspire your more advanced trade...
Get Free Gift with a Miller Welding Machine or Welding Helmet
Just about every Miller welding machine, plasma cutter, and welding helmet at Baker’s Gas and Welding comes with a free pair of Miller’s heavy-duty metal working gloves...
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...
Baker’s Gas and Welding is offering up to 55% off ESAB welding machines and cutting setups. You can find a variety of welding and cutting options at...
Industry Welding Pay Per Hour. We are talking about it!
Welding students in Texas continue to enjoy excellent job opportunities thanks to the booming energy sector that includes refineries, chemical plants, offshore oil and natural gas. While...
A Wall Street Journal article reported that one welder in Texas named Justin Friend, who recently graduated with a two-year degree from a technical school, has been...
Weekly Welding Roundup News Grants and BIG rewards!
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...
A ‘Girls-Only’ trade class at Oregon’s Sherwood High School attracted over 120 students, which was double the expected enrollment. The class is called ‘Imagine, Design, & Build...
What Do You Save When You Spend “Big Bucks” on a Welder? Your Sanity
Even though you can save over $150 on a new Miller Millermatic 141 MIG welder at Baker’s Gas and Welding right now (with free shipping too!), there’s...
Holiday MIG Welder Sale: ESAB MigMaster 215 Pro Package
The ESAB MigMaster 215 Pro Package 208/230V is listed with a $150 discount that includes free UPS ground shipping at Baker’s Gas and Welding during this year’s...
When Ford switched from steel components to aluminum components on its assembly lines in Dearborn, MI, the company lost 10 weeks of production and spent $359 million...
Christmas lawn ornaments are the ideal holiday welding projects since they require a few generally inexpensive materials, while also using very simple welding processes, such as tacking...
Miller’s updated Millermatic MIG welders are now on sale, and the 141 and 190 models preserve everything that made these machines bestsellers for online welding stores and...
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 United States armed forces have an ongoing need for welders to build structures, to repair equipment, and to perform routine maintenance that include anything from cutting,...
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...