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How to Stick Welding for Beginners – Explained in Details

Stick welding (SMAW or Shielded Metal Arc Welding) is one of the most popular welding processes alongside MIG and TIG. It’s a simple process popular with outdoor welders as it’s not affected by the wind – unlike MIG and TIG welding with gas cylinders. Our comprehensive guide will teach you about the pros and cons of stick welding, how to set up stick welding,

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How to Hook up Stick Welding Leads

I was always struggling with how to properly hook up stick welding leads to the welder. Should you connect the ground lead to the welder’s negative terminal or the positive one? Where should the electrode lead go? One can just make things as complicated as he want. Many people get confused while understanding the connections of a stick welder. But

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What Shielding Gas To Use For TIG Welding Aluminum? (Type, Gas Flow – Cfh)

Regarding TIG Welding Gas, Pure Argon is still the favorite when it comes to TIG Welding Aluminum, especially for thin applications (less than 1/2 inch). For thicker base metal (from 1/2 inch), using a mixture of Argon and Helium is highly recommended. The addition of Helium makes your arc hotter, and thus improves weld penetration. Depending on the thickness of your

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14 Aluminum Welding Projects to Try Today (With Pictures and Videos)

Part of what makes aluminum great is that it is so lightweight. It is also an incredibly sensitive metal. Being naturally more porous, the metal is more subject to contamination during welding. Since it is more sensitive, it also is subject to heat distortion. Check out some of these aluminum welding projects and admire the overall craftsmanship required to work with this metal. Perhaps you might find you want to try your hand at one. The 14 Aluminum Welding Project Are: 1. Battery Tray Materials:1/8” Aluminum plate, 6” turnbucklesTools:Welder, grinder, angle iron or sheet metal bender, hammer (optional)Difficulty:Moderate Watch how the designer builds a battery tray for his truck. He removes the battery, makes paper templates based on the dimensions

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