Welding Know-how: Tips & Techniques of Master Welders

This book contains years of welding knowledge all in one easy-to-understand book. Filled with insights you won’t find anywhere else, Welding Know-How has step-by-step instructions for dozens of projects, plans for welding jigs and fixtures, and ideas to modify existing tools so they really work. Welding Know-How contains over 600 clear and detailed line drawings, and includes chapters on the major welding processes: shielded metal arc, wire feed, and gas tungsten arc welding, along with chapters on the major cutting processes, oxyacetylene, plasma arc, water jet, oxygen lance and burning bar. In addition, there are chapters on brazing and soldering, bending and flame straightening. There is an entire chapter on pipe and tubing plus a chapter on welding safety, and one covering welding power supplies and electrical safety. With this book you’ll finally gain control of your stick, TIG or wire feed outfit and learn how to get your “buzz box” to make more than just noise. After reading Welding Know-How you’ll see that there are no secrets in the welding shop, just knowledge that has never been written down—until now. Frank Marlow is the author of the popular shop books, Machine Shop Essentials and Machine Shop Know-How.