A comprehensive, visual handbook for welding in the farm, home workshop,
school workshop, blacksmith shop, or auto shop. Almost anyone can weld,
cut, or shape metal. That's the starting point for this supremely
practical book which helps the beginner to improve and the intermediate
operator to broaden their technique. Its detailed sections describe all
the major types of welds before progressing into trickier methods. With
this comprehensive guide, you'll understand everything you need to know,
from arc, TIG, MIG, and gas welding to plasma cutting, soldering,
welding plastic, and more. Beyond welding metals and plastics, advice
extends into the wider workshop with chapters on drills, cutting
threads, and basic blacksmithing. Filled with helpful visuals and
photography, detailed explanations, expert suggestions, and step-by-step
directions, author and experienced welding instructor Andrew Pearce also
lays out common pitfalls and mistakes, and how to avoid or correct them.
New, updated edition will include brand new chapters on general welding
skills and understanding metals, expanded information on abrasives, and
four new step-by-step projects and plans, including a steel table, fire
pit, welding cart, and more.