Plasma cutting is a process that is most commonly used to cut steel and other types of metals of varying thicknesses.  The process uses an inert gas...

Journalist Frank Koller tells the unique, if sometimes unbelievable, story of welding equipment manufacturer Lincoln Electric in his book Spark: How Old-Fashioned Values Drive a Twenty-First Century...

Pattern welding is a technique that is commonly used in the creation of swords and knives from many pieces of metal that have varying compositions.  These metals...

Welding can be loosely defined as the joining of two metal pieces. MIG welding, specifically, uses heat to melt the two pieces together along with a wire....

Wrought iron has many uses: it can be used as a decorative item such as gates and doors; or it can be used as a security measure...

What is the difference between soldering, brazing, and welding? Each join metal, right? Soldering Soldering has been compared to hot glue. But unlike a gluing process, soldering...

Times are tough – making the impact on our wallets even tougher – but life keeps going. Here are some project ideas and cheap/discounted welding equipment and...

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...

What is Welding Engineering? If you were to reduce the welding process to its core elements, you would discover the process is all about physics—as in the...

All welders know the importance of maintaining their gear in order to prolong the life of it as well as that of the welder.  Properly working gear...

The men and women at NASA aren’t the only ones taking their welding skills to new heights. Find out all about their latest endeavor, a new welding...

Welders in the market for a MIG welder will have quite a lot of information to read through. You want a machine that can handle all of...

Brazing is a welding technique where two pieces of metal are joined using metallic filler that has been melted and then allowed to flow across and into...

Exothermic welding is also known as exothermic bonding, thermite welding, or thermit welding. It was developed around 1895 by Hans Goldschmidt. The process was refined by Dr....

Carbon arc cutting, one of the steel cutting options is a cutting method that cuts metal by melting it from the heat of an air carbon arc....

One of the best selling products at Baker’s Gas and Welding these days is a Smith propane cutting set up that is listed as the following: Smith...

The practice of welding requires specialized knowledge in the different techniques as well as what type of metals can be joined.  Not all metals can be used...

Welders who hope to open their own shops have quite a bit of work ahead of them. Before renting a shop or loading up on equipment, they...

Here at Baker’s Gas and Welding, September is more than just the end of summer: it’s Lincoln Month! Don’t miss out on September-long special savings across the...

Whether you’ve heard this before or not, it definitely warrants repeating: skilled trades workers are in high demand—especially in the Welding Trade. If you’re a trained welder,...

Hope you’ve had a great weekend that will continue on to a great Labor Day! Wind down with some interesting news on welding replacing sutures (ouch!), all...

Welding is one of those skills that can have countless practical applications. That, plus a little bit of do-it-yourself spirit, can lead to all sorts of problem-solving...

Plasma arc welding is a welding technique that is closely related to gas tungsten arc welding.  In plasma arc welding the electric arc is created between an...

Whether you’re working on small projects in your home welding workshop, or working on major repairs in the field, you’ll often encounter situations that require you to...