Most welding tutorials show you how to weld in one position: horizontal. “I had a request the other day on YouTube looking for a vertical, bottom to...
Lucas-Milhaupt Inc. is set to continue its regional training program in brazing with Fundamentals of Brazing. Lucas-Milhaupt Inc. is a Handy & Harman company located in Milwaukee....
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...
A coffee table is a practical piece of furniture that every home needs, and who can resist welding a table that will be virtually indestructible? A coffee...
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...
Welding especially large and thick pieces of plate metal presents some unique challenges. Typically speaking, joining metal plates or pipes that are more than a foot thick...
Hope welders in Guadalupe County are following the news. If not, read the first article below. We’ve also gathered up news on a welding scholarship being offered...
Merge Modern Door Handles With a Classic Muscle Car
We’ve introduced you to Stacey David before. He’s the knowledgeable host of Gearz, a show about building and customizing automobiles. In this episode segment of Gearz, Stacey...
The best welding gloves combine flexibility, durability, and heat resistance, with certain designs specializing in one of these over another depending on the project. Naturally a thicker...
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...
There are many career options for welders. It is one field where the opportunities never truly dry up. Rather, they simply move. Sometimes welders find that they...
Arc welding can often be a wasteful and inefficient process. Electrodes are not consumed in a productive manner, and welds can be flawed due to excessive spatter...
Conferences are excellent ways to further your skills and work towards recertification or a renewal. The American Welding Society (AWS) has an excellent program where attending a...
Think about the most amazing project you completed as a welding student; think it could’ve compared to the project Ashe County High School’s welding class took on?...
Offshore welding jobs are considered by some to be the best jobs for welders during these difficult economic times. Why? Because jobs in land-based careers such construction...
As we near the half-point of this year, take the chance to enhance your welding skills, upgrade your welding technology knowledge and just have a bit of...
Baker’s Gas has a great selection of Miller Welding Helmets currently on sale and they are offering free shipping on all qualifying orders. Miller Welding Helmets lead...
Apps and Podcasts for Every Welder – Get Your Welding Help On The Go
Whether you need tips, tricks, or just plain old welding fun, there are many apps and podcasts available to whet the appetite of any welder. For those...
New Machine Attractive to Welders Suffering from Shortage
In March 2011, an explosion rocked the Carbide plant in Kentucky. As a result, there is a shortage of acetylene gas in the United States and Canada....
Wow! Have you ever confused a welding rod holder for a bomb? Pretty farfetched, right? Not so. Check out that story in the “Welding Gone Wrong” section....
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...
Recently we’ve discussed whether welding was a job or career. Welders know that this is a career and a way of life. Welders everywhere are committed to...
Who would take the time to become a Certified Welder without the promise of a job? Every welder who enrolls in a class for basic welding training or...