Welding for Beginners, adapted from Stephen Blake Christena's Learn to Weld, has culled the absolute basics that are required to build a successful welding hobby and illustrated them in these pages. Both practical and inspiring, this book teaches you the basic equipment you will need, setting up your work area, techniques for beginners with project ideas for practicing your skills, dos and don'ts, and welding safety.
If you are inexperienced and want to start out strong-whether working in a homeworkshop, school workshop, blacksmith shop, or auto shop-this is the perfect reference. The projects illustrate the basic foundation techniques that every welder needs to know, while also helping you tackle problems and fix mistakes as well as shortcuts and level ups. Photographs and illustrations teach welding and clear, concise, easy-to-read text takes all the confusion out of thelearning the processes.
This easy-to-use book includes:
Welding techniques for simple practical repairs and small artisan home projectsSafety and protective gearWorkshop set-up plansBasicequipment and upkeepBasic welding types, including arcand MIGCommon mistakes and troubleshootingProject ideasInstructive photos showing process details for successful resultsTons of quick tips and welding hacks togive beginners a strong foundation to improve upon
Get welding!