Welding is a skill used by many trades: sheet metal workers, iron-workers, diesel mechanics, boilermakers, carpenters, marine construction, steamfitters, glaziers, repair and maintenance personnel in applications ranging from the sculpture home hobbyist to heavy fabrication of bridges, ships and many other projects. A variety of welding processe...
TIG welding is another name for gas tungsten arc welding. The aircraft industry created it to weld magnesium in the 1930s and 1940s. Ideally the process works like this: the welder makes an arc between the base metal and the non-consumable tungst...
The concept of combining two pieces of metal together with a wire that is connected to an electrode current, is referred to as Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding. In this type of welding process, a shielded gas is used along the wire electrode, which heats up ...
Gas metal arc welding (GMAW), sometimes referred to by its subtypes metal inert gas MIG welding or metal active gas (MAG) welding is an arc welding process that joins metals together by heating them with an electric arc that is established between a consumable electrode (wire) and the workpiece. A...
Plasma Cutting is a profile cutting technique which can cut through any conductive metal. This includes metals like steel, aluminium, brass, titanium and copper - both thick or thin.
Plasma cutting can be done by hand, using a hand held plasma torch. These are sometimes known as plasma arcs, plasma guns, or plasma cutters. There ...
Arc welding is one of the most popular types of welding methods. An electric arc is created between metal and an electrode, forming a puddle where additional welding filler material can be added.
There are several kinds of arc welding that include Shielded Metal Arc (also kn...