Welding Blog

This summer I had some extra time on my hands. I had recently purchased a new Miller 211 Welder, an extra tank for welding aluminum, and of course the Spoolmate™ 100 Series spool gun. That left me with a problem. I
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I may have stated this before, but I am not alone in following a youtube channel by the name of WeldingTipsandTricks. A professional welder has posted more than 150 videos on random welding projects, including techniques and tips for the
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If you’re like me you like to save money whenever you possibly can! You see something on sale at the store and its just not good enough because lets face it, you can probably still find it cheaper elsewhere. When
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I must admit this site started out of pure frustration of spending hours and hours looking for welding plans that I could do on the cheap. One of my first projects was a small welding table that cost me $50
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In my recent online search for welding plans I came across this article that covers a lot of basics on teaching one how to weld. I know there are some things missing, but I felt the information was worth sharing.
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We recently found plans for building a go-kart without an engine. It is a sport called “Soap Box Karting” in which people take their cart to the top of a hill and coast down, usually racing their friends in their
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Following the Metal Sheet Brake plans posted below on September 16th, and also following the build of a cheap Harbor Freight Metal Sheet Brake, we built our own brake. Our brake turned out very well and we can’t complain. Sheet
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Welding your own 90 degree jig can be very beneficial for making sure your project retains its square edges. We built an RV gate with minimal tools last year and tack welded all corners together, measured corner to opposite corner,
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We thought this video done up by the history channel was pretty interesting and informative so we wanted to share. In order to weld railroad track rails, they use a process called Thermite Welding. It is an aluminum based powder
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