Welding Basics
Welding Basics
In the past 10-15 years, the major welding machine manufacturers have developed small, efficient welders for home shop use. Many of these even draw from a standard 120v outlet. For the price of a low to mid-range table saw, a home welder can buy a good quality MIG welding machine. According to welding service stores, up to one third of their customers are home hobbyists. This book is aimed at the beginning to intermediate level home welder-anyone who wishes to use welding to repair or create obj
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08/31/2010 at 3:58 pm
Review by John L. Macfadden for Welding Basics
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Although the title indicates that the book describes welding basics, the book doesn’t describe the basic techniques used to weld. Lots of pictures but no practical steps on how to weld. If you’ve never welded before, don’t expect this book to teach you.
08/31/2010 at 4:31 pm
Review by Konan for Welding Basics
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Good colorful pictures to start off with. This book mostly explains about welding projects such as making a welding table and ornamental accents. Good book to buy for the first timer interested in welding. For the advanced I would skip on to another publisher.
08/31/2010 at 4:48 pm
Review by Avrahm A. Sako for Welding Basics
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This book if filled with the basics of welding on a practical level. Things like: what your need, procedures, how to weld, and projects. The lavish photos and illustrations make welding much easier by comparing your weld with the book. I learned everything I know from this book, and when I welded my first time I failed….but now I’m much better. Practice makes perfect. Overall, a great book for the price!
08/31/2010 at 5:01 pm
Review by Ryan Battelle for Welding Basics
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My weld process of choice is Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW). Unfortunately, there is not nearly enough detail in this book to make it even marginally useful to SMAW welders. MIG, TIG, and Oxy/Acetylene are covered to far greater depth.
Since it was my own expectations that were not met, I went with a relatively neutral 3-star rating. This book might be just fine if your process is other than SMAW.
08/31/2010 at 5:57 pm
Review by Peter H. Ripley Sr. for Welding Basics
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This book covers the very low level basics and should be used by people who can not tell the difference between a straight blade screwdriver and a phillips screwdriver.
The book even walks you through plugging the machine in….if someone needs this kind of help they may want to go to a public library or even better….
Everything that is in the book is available free on the internet.
I would pass on this if I were a person needing practical welding help….and use the saved money on better welding consumables.