ISBN: 1616730692 9781616730697

Category: Technology & Engineering / Welding

Page count: 208

<p><b>Welding is a skill that any do-it-yourself enthusiast needs in his or her arsenal. <i>How to Weld</i> is the perfect introduction for newbies and an excellent refresher for veteran welders—a work so comprehensive that most readers won’t need any further instruction.</b></p><p> In <i>How to Weld</i>, a bestselling installment in the <b>Motorbooks Workshop series</b>, AWS-<b>certified welding instructor </b>Todd Bridigum thoroughly describes process and art of fusing metals, including: </p><ul><li><b>Tools and equipment </b>commonly used </li><li><b>T</b><b>ypes of metals </b>and their weldability </li><li><b>Welding techniques</b></li><li><b>Shop and site s</b><b>afety</b></li><li><b>Types of joints</b></li></ul><p> In addition, all popular types of welding variants are covered, including <b>gas welding</b>, shielded metal arc (or <b>stick</b>) welding, gas metal arc welding (<b>MIG</b>), gas tungsten arc welding (<b>TIG</b>), brazing, <b>soldering</b>, and even metal cutting. Each skills section concludes with a <b>series of exercises</b>, each illustrated with captioned sequential <b>color photography</b>, to fully explain and detail the techniques learned. </p><p> Mechanics, automotive enthusiasts, farmers, metalworkers, and other DIYers who can’t bond metal can’t make repairs and they can’t create—in short, they can’t do much of anything except bolt together pre-made parts. With this thorough and completely illustrated all-color tutorial  by an experienced college-level instructor, readers can get on the path fabricating and fixing metals on their own. <i>How To Weld </i>is the only book about welding they'll ever need.<br><br> The <b>Motorbooks Workshop series</b> covers topics that engage and interest auto and motorcycle enthusiasts. Written by subject-matter experts and illustrated with step-by-step and how-it’s-done reference images, Motorbooks Workshop is the ultimate resource for how-to know-how. </p>