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Learn Motorsports Welding With Lincoln Electric

If you’re willing to trek on over to Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric’s willing to teach you all they know about motorsports welding.     Lincoln Electric’s Motorsports...

Weekly Roundup – Jobs Guaranteed with Lincoln

This is more like it. Last week was a dry one for welding news, but this edition of “The Weekly Roundup” is full of articles. Check out...

Weekly Roundup – Airgas Continues Support for Operation Homefront

This has been a very slow week for the welding world, but the article below on Airgas is just the note we want to end the week...

Welding Starter Guide – Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

Continuing with our “Welding Starter Guide” series, here’s a thorough introduction to shielded metal arc welding. Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), or stick welding, is a popular...

Welding Projects: Welding Chairs

I had absolutely no intention of writing a post about welding chairs until I saw this gorgeous "Sunday Chair" on Miller’s website. Via: Miller This chair is...

Specialty Welding Processes

Explosive Welding Explosive welding is a solid state welding process, that uses a controlled explosive detonation to usually fuse two dissimilar metals together at high pressure. The...

Getting the Most out of Welding School

Getting a welding or metalworking degree from a technical college can help prove to potential employers that you are serious about welding and that you’ve mastered the...

Welding Projects: Reusable Welding Jig

Creating any project from scratch can be a hassle, especially if most of your projects need to be the same dimensions every time. Andy Fogarty,The At Home...

Weekly Roundup – Matheson Custom Helmets

A teen welder started her own business, Matheson launched some custom helmets, and a few welding mishaps made their way to this edition of the “Weekly Roundup.”...

Ideas for Building Fire Pits

During the fourth of July did you have to trek to your local park or camping area to find a fire pit? If you did, consider making...

Overview of Orbital Welding

The orbital welding process gets its name from the fact that an electrode rotates around, or “orbits,” the stationary product being welded. As with tungsten inert gas...

Welding During WWII

Around the welding world brought news of veterans, welding “showdowns,” careers built from a mother’s passion and so much more. Enjoy this edition of the “Weekly Roundup.”...

Learn From an Old-timer: MIG Welding Technique

Whether you’re an athlete, baker, or welder, nothing beats learning from a veteran. In a YouTube video posted earlier this year, WeldingTipsandTricks.com shared a technique for MIG...

Miller’s Welding Showdown

Want to win some cool prizes for your welding side projects this summer?  If you’re a talented metalworker and you can stand up to competition, then consider...

Weekly Roundup – ESAB Creates Welding Award for High Schools

Find out why it’s not a good idea to use welding gas for any purpose other than welding (yikes!). That story and more fill out this edition...

Welding Repairs: Damaged Threaded Holes

A few days ago I dropped my MP3 player in a sink full of water (serves me right trying to do dishes and dance at the same...

Two Ways to Begin a Career in Welding

There are several ways to begin a career in welding. Today, the growing number of technical colleges that teach welding has made it easier to receive formal...

About Plasma Cutting

Plasma cutting is the process that is used to cut steel and other metals of different thicknesses using a plasma torch. An inert gas or compressed air...

Weekly Roundup – Grinding, Welding, and Lots of Bronze

Welding has left its stamp on everything from creating sculptures and lighthouses to enlightening teens and adults alike. Read up on those stories and more in this...

Welding Schools: What is out there?

Community colleges, technical and trade schools, and universities There are many different types of welding schools.  Depending upon the level of certification a student wants to achieve,...

Cheap Welding Project: Welders, Get to Organizing!

It can be a daunting task organizing all of your TIG torch parts, and the cost can add up when important pieces go missing and must be...

Specialized Welding Jobs

Industrial Hot Tapping    Hot tapping allows work to be performed on an existing live piping system without the need for venting or shutting down operations, and...

Weekly Roundup – New York State FFA Welding Contest

Enjoy some news on a record-setting weld, welding programs for students and teachers, plus more in this edition of the “Weekly Roundup”. If you’re a student in...

Welding Project: Shop Stool

One of the hardest issues to overcome in welding is the strain to your back, feet and legs from holding a steady standing position. One way to...