There are many different types of welding processes and in general they can be categorized as: Arc Welding: A welding power supply is used to create and maintain an electric arc between an electrode and the base material to melt metals at the welding point. In such welding processes the power supply could be AC […]
Read MoreThere are a lot of different little things you have to account for when welding. Make: contributor Rusty Oliver recently wrote a great piece on an introduction to welding for the hobbyist in Make: Volume 50 (on newsstands March 22), but he surprised us with an even more detailed checklist on how to get a […]
Read MoreSTICK OR WIRE: WHICH IS YOUR WELDING PREFERENCE? There are several different welding processes that are ideal for projects around the house of farm: • Stick welding – properly known as SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) • Wire welding – properly known as GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) or FCAW (Flux-cored Arc Welding) All of these processes involve the […]
Read MoreThe Gas metal arc welding process not only operates in semi automatic modes but also automatic modes. 3 process techniques are: short circuiting metal transfer, globular transfer, and spray arc. The two consumable, but important, elements of the GMAW process are the electrode and the shielding gas. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE ELECTRODE: The chemical composition of […]
Read MoreBasic Stick Welding Machine Set-Up Step 1: Select your rods. After that, welder can set the polarity based on the manufacturer’s guides before adjusting the amperage ranges in setting up stick welding machine Step 2: Get the scrap metal whose thickness is as close as the one you are going to weld. This is important because welding different thickness […]
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