A thing of beauty is a joy forever, and beauty often takes the form of a perfectly laid welding bead—one that looks like a tall stack of dimes laid on its side. Okay, welding has some practical ...

Last month, we presented the basics on setting up a TIG welder as the groundwork for the next few write-ups on actually making things with TIG welding. These TIG welding techniques aren't difficult—it ...

Record any incoming material variation. This included the square tube’s straightness, edge prep (the saw cut quality), as ...

Dynabrade's 4 1/2-in.-diameter depressed-center wheel grinder features a 12,000-rpm, 1-hp air motor for cleaning metal before welding and removing weld beads afterwards. This grinder has a safetylock ...

The instructions presented hereunder are general in nature and apply to all welding processes for tool steels. It should be pointed out that there are several companies who specialise in repair ...