How to Weld, 2nd Edition
About this ebook
Whether you’re repairing farm equipment, building custom automotive projects, fabricating parts, or pursuing a career in the skilled trades, welding is an essential core skill. And with more than 90,000 copies sold, How to Weld has become a trusted instructional companion for those new to welding, as well as an excellent reference for veteran welders.
In this thoroughly revised and updated second edition, AWS-certified welding instructor Todd Bridigum maintains the easy-to-follow, hands-on approach that made the original a bestseller, bringing you up to date on the latest information and instruction on the process and art of fusing metals, including:
- Tools and equipment
- Types of metals and their weldability
- Welding techniques
- Shop and site safety
- Types of joints
Supported by step-by-step, photo-illustrated exercises, the book guides you from basic shop setup and safety procedures through advanced welding applications and fabrication projects. Coverage includes all major welding processes, along with new material:
- Welding and TIG-welding stainless steels
- Expanded information on TIG-welding aluminum
- TIG-welding titanium
- Welder qualification test examples for sheet steel
- Weld inspections
- Expanded information on fabrication methods
- Updated information on farm and workshop welding
Mechanics, automotive enthusiasts, farmers, metalworkers, and other DIYers who can’t bond metal can’t make repairs and they can’t create. With this updated, thorough, and completely illustrated all-color tutorial, you can get on the path to fabricating and fixing metals on your own. How To Weld, 2nd Edition is the only book about welding you’ll need.
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About the author
Todd Bridigum is an AWS-certified welding instructor and head of the Welding and Fabrication Program at Minneapolis College. A respected educator and welding professional, Bridigum has spent decades teaching welding processes, fabrication techniques, shop safety, and metalworking skills to students preparing for careers in the skilled trades. In addition to his work as an instructor, he is an accomplished artist whose work includes printmaking, drawing, and metal sculpture. Bridigum is the author of the bestselling How to Weld, a standard reference for hobbyists and pros alike.