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Jody Collier - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Jody Collier is an American Welding Society (AWS) Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI) . Jody has held welding positions in the Pulp, Chemical, Nuclear, Aerospace and aviation, and food service insdustries. Over Thirty years of welding and metallurgical experience have given Jody a unique perspective into the challenges in the welding industry.
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- Welding Certification - Automotive ICAR Tests
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Part of I-CAR's training programs involve qualification tests for welding on automobiles. With modern cars utilizing uni-body design, it is important for any weld repair to be structurally sound. I-CAR offers 3 welder qualification tests at authorized testing sites across the United States:
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certification Tests - AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code Steel
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] There are numerous AWS welding codes for all kinds of industries and the welding certification tests for shielded metal arc welding are usually pretty similar from one AWS code book to the next. The American Welding Society provides code books for heavy equipment, Bridge Welding, Sheet metal, Titanium structures, Aluminum structures, Industrial Cranes, steel and aluminum hull welding for ships, aerospace welding, and a whole lot more. The common thread that runs through all the AWS code books is this:
- Pipe Welding Certification Tests - UA Welding Tests
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA) identifies their standard pipe welding tests with the letters UA, a dash, and then a number. Like UA-1, UA-2, etc. There is a list available that goes all the way to UA-92.
- Welding Certification For Motorsports Applications
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] How does a welder get certified for motorsports welding? Good question. As I write this, there is no welding certification test code book written for the motor-sports industry.
- Welding Certification Tests For Aviation and Aerospace Repair Stations
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] AWS D17.1 is the latest and greatest specification for certifying welders and serves not only as a standard for certifying welders, but also a specification for all welding processes used in the aviation and aerospace industries. Basically here is how the welding certification part works:
- History of Welding Part 2 - From 1900 to Present
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] For students doing reports and looking for a broad overview of the history of welding, here it is. Some forms of welding like soldering and forge welding were actually done way back in the bronze and iron age but as far as the history of welding, actual conventional fusion welding goes, things got started around 1900.
- Shortage of Welders? - Welding School Tuition is Up - Some Wages Are Not
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters has even produced a video recruiting tool. Even Medix school which as the name implies, was primarily a medical training center, has entered the welder training business. Why?
- MIG Welding Certification - Common Tests and Tips
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] MIG welding certification tests are kind of rare for structural welding jobs. They are more commonly used for pipe welds.
- Welding Certification - Aluminum Structural Applications, AWS D1.2
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] What kind of Structures are made from aluminum? The first thing that comes to mind is Ships. Aluminum hull ships are becoming increasingly in demand for military applications as well as for commercial transportation. Why? Aluminum is lighter and that saves fuel.
- American Welding Society Certification - AWS Codes and Specs
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] If you are in the welding business and working from engineering drawings, you need to be familiar with the American Welding Society Code books. Why? Because the AWS is the only game in town when it comes to welding codes and specifications.
- Welding Table - Should You Build One Or Buy One?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] One of the very first welding projects you should tackle is a welding table. But wait a minute. Are you sure you want to spend the time and money to build a welding table when you might be able to buy one that is portable, foldable, and inexpensive?
- How to Weld With a Wire Feed Welder
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] How do you weld with a wire welder? Man, that's a loaded question. Why? because there are so many applications where a Mig welder is used.
- Hobart Tig Welding Machine Vs Miller Diversion 165
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Hobart used to be one of the real heavy hitters in the welding machine manufacturing industry. So what happened? The welding supply industry has experienced buy outs and consolidations just like many other industries in the past 20 years or so. Even the welding supply chain I deal with has gone from Holox, to Linde, to Airgas in the last 7 or 8 years. And honestly, there have been some hiccups along the way but that's another story for another day.
- How to Tig Weld Aluminum Castings - The Best 3 Tips For Tig Welding Thick Cast Aluminum Parts
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The single biggest tip for Tig welding aluminum castings is to use a helium/argon mix instead of straight argon. That's a pretty strong statement, but I stand behind it 100 percent.
- History of Welding and Metallurgy - Part 1
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] For you students out there doing a report on the history of welding, let me first say this...I have always found the earliest history of welding to be kind of boring. But I remember back to high school when my ears perked up in history class at the first mention of longbows. So I will try to make this interesting by talking about swords and airplanes.
- Metals - Metallurgy of Welding - Down and Dirty Style
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Metallurgy is the study of metal. Welding Metallurgy is the study of how welding affects the microstructure of metal. Did you know that there are metallurgists who devote their lives to studying only carbon steels? What about all the other metals like Stainless steel, nickel alloys, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, cobalt, and copper alloys?
- Passing a 1G Welding Certification Test - The Easiest Welding Test Or is 3G Vertical Easier?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Welding Certification tests are numbered by position and joint type. For instance a 1 G indicates a flat position groove weld. The 1 means flat position, and the G indicates a groove weld. I saw a video the other day that advertised a mobile welding lab that was used to train and certify welders.
- Welding Certifications - What's in Your Wallet?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] My advice to welders who already have a job is to get all the welding certifications your employer can provide. If you can squeeze some extra welding certs out of your company by volunteering to weld a bunch of inconel nipples on boiler panels, then do it. If the boss man asks if you would like to take a welding test to weld small bore stainless steel pipe, do it.
- Welding Pot Metal - Tips For How to Tig Weld it With HTS-2000, Aladdin 3 in 1, Or Durafix
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Welding pot metal is not as hard as people say it is, but it is not as easy as you might think either..unless you know the tricks. Pot metal is used for all kinds of cheap trinkets like figurines, cookie cutters, hole punch handles and especially old automotive window crank handles. The problem with welding this kind of stuff is that sometimes the effort that goes into welding it is just not worth it.
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding Still Rules - 9 Reasons Why Stick Welding is Still King
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Old School Arc Welding is not dead. In fact, it is still king. It this age of high tech and robotic welding processes, you might think that old fashioned arc welding might be obsolete. You would be dead wrong in thinking that.
- TIG Welding Torch - Which One Do I Need?
[Home-Improvement:Tools-and-Equipment] A Tig torch is a Tig torch. Right? Not so fast. There are many different styles of tig welding torches and if you get the wrong one, its like buying shoes that don't fit...painful.
- Gas Welding - Old School and Obsolete, Or Still Good?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Gas Welding went out with high button shoes. That is what lots of folks think. To be honest, I am one of them.
- TIG Welding Rod Guide - You Won't Find a Simpler Filler Metal Guide Than This
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Would you like to spend a whole bunch of money and buy a whole bunch of TIG welding rods, one for every metal type, or would you me to boil this whole thing down for you and save you a lot of time aggravation and money? Would you believe that only 3 different TIG welding rods will weld about 98% of the welding jobs you will ever encounter?
- How to Mig Weld Overhead - 4 Tips That Work
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Do you want to learn how to mig weld overhead just as good as you can when the piece in laying in front of you on a bench? Of course you do or you wouldn't be reading this.
- Welding Tools - 3 Tips For How to Save Money by Shopping eBay
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Welding tools like grinders, chipping hammers, wire brushes, ceramic tig cups and Tig welding supplies, flowmeters, gas regulators, cutting torches, tungsten electrodes, tig welding rods, gas welding equipment, tig welding torches, and welding hoods can be purchased on eBay at a tremendous savings...if you know how. Buying welding supplies on eBay can be a great savings to someone starting a welding business, or even just setting up a small welding shop at home, but shopping eBay requires some effort.
- Mig Welding Techniques - Tips and Tricks For Uphill and Overhead Welding
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] With about 5 minutes of training, anyone can run a bead with a mig welder. Thats why its sometimes referred to as "monkey welding"... you know... "so easy a monkey can do it". or "you can teach any monkey how to mig weld." But when it comes to welding vertical uphill and overhead, no monkeys have been trained lately to make good overhead or uphill mig welds. Its hard enough to find humans that can weld uphill and overhead.
- Stainless Steel Pipe Welding
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Stainless steel pipe welding is gravy work. Always has been. Always will be. If you can do it and do it well, you are the man and you will never go hungry. But it takes some attention to detail to do it right.
- How to Weld Sheet Metal - MIG Welding Sheet Steel With a Hobart Handler 140
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Sheet metal, like car body panels, can be welded with a 115 volt mig welder like a Hobart Handler 140 If you are willing to do these 5 things. Get a decent mig welding machine, preferably a good 115 volt mig welder like a Hobart Handler 140...
- Welding Aluminum Using GTAW Aka the Gas Tungsten Arc Process - Compared to Welding Steel
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Welding aluminum is harder than welding steel. Why? Because everything that can go wrong on steel is magnified times 10 when you are Tig welding aluminum.
- Tungsten Sharpeners - The Truth About Sharpening Tungsten Electrodes
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] If you listen to all the marketing hype about tungsten sharpeners you would think it would be impossible to make a decent weld without one. So whats the truth? Do you need one? Will your welds be better?
- Welding Supplies - How to Save Money Using eBay Instead of Your Local Welder Supply Store
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Welding Supplies are not available at every department store. At least not the kind of welding supplies that real welders need.
- Miller Welding Helmet - Digital Elite Model Reviewed
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Why is it the Miller Welding Helmets are outselling the rest? Is a Miller Welding Helmet any better than other auto darkening welding helmets like SpeedGlas, Jackson, ArcOne, Optrel, and a slew of others?
- Stick Welding - Tips and Tricks to Make You an Slick Stick Welder
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The first thing you need to know to be a good stick welder is that you need a decent arc welding machine. Not a great machine, just a decent arc welding machine. Like a Lincoln 225 AC tombstone arc welder, or a Miller Thunderbolt Stick welding machine. Both can be bought on eBay or Craigslist for around 200 bucks.
- Instructions For Tig Welding - Gas Tungsten Arc Basics For the Noob
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Ever wish you could find some simple Instructions for tig welding? Like boiled down Tig welding basics without all the Techno babble?
- Welding Stainless Steel - How to Tig Weld it Like a Monster
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Tig welding stainless steel is like an art form. It takes finesse, patience, a good eye, and willingness to follow the rules for welding stainless. What are the rules?
- Tig Welding Certification - Tips For Passing Aerospace Welding Tests
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Some of you reading this are about to take your first TIG welding certification test in the aerospace industry. Maybe you are transitioning from another industry like pipe welding where you welded stainless and carbon steel pipe, or food service where you welded stainless steel sheet metal. Either way, let me tell you a few tips that might help you get ready.
- Lincoln Welding School Motorsports Program and Hobart Welding School
[Reference-and-Education:Vocational-Trade-Schools] Why am I discussing the Lincoln Welding School and Hobart welding school in the same sentence? Because the 2 schools offer courses that complement each other, are very affordable, and deal with metals you won't study in conventional community college welding programs.
- Welding Schools - How to Find a Good Welding Program
[Reference-and-Education:Vocational-Trade-Schools] 1. All welding schools are not created equal. 2. All welding instructors are not created equal 3. Cheap and convenient is not always best.
- Types of Welding - TIG, Stick, and MIG Make Up 90% of All Welding
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] What are the different types of welding and what are they used for? If you are looking for a 20,000 foot view of the different types of welding along with applications, stick around for a minute, I think I can help.
- Wire Welding Tips - 7 Nuggets For How to Use a Mig Welder
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Next time you are behind a boat trailer, think about whether it was welded with a 115 volt mig welder or a 230 volt mig welder, or a 230v stick welder. After you slow down and put some space between you and the boat, Make you your mind never to weld anything like a boat trailer with a 115 volt mig.
- Welding Titanium - Weld Colors Tell a Story If You Are Listening
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Titanium Weld Colors can teach you something. Even if you don't weld titanium, there is a cool trick where titanium weld colors help to test the quality of your torch gas. Read on to learn the trick.
- Welding 4130 Chromoly With a Stainless Steel Tig Welding Rod
[Automotive:Repairs] Can I weld 4130 with a stainless steel welding rod? That is a frequently asked welding question seen on all kinds of internet forums for car racing, home built airplanes, go carts, baja racing, bicycle builders, drag racing, and other motorsports forums. It is obvious that a lot of people are tig welding 4130 using stainless filler rods like 308 but that does not mean it is any better than good old E70s2 mild steel tig rod.
- MIG Welders - Why a 115 Volt MIG Welding Machine is the Best Way to Get Started Welding
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The great thing about a 115 volt MIG machine is that if you ever decide you need to upgrade to a 230 volt MIG welding machine, The 115 volt machine is still very useful because it will run .023" bare wire which is the best thing since sliced bread for welding thin auto body patches. 115 volt mig welders have some limitations but they are still an excellent way to get started welding.
- Mig Welding - 5 Tips For Better Mig Welds - #5 Is Get an Auto Darkening Helmet
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] They say that Mig welding is the easiest kind of arc welding to learn. I don't know who "they" is, but I would like to have a word with them. Mig welding is easy to learn to squirt down a bead, but it is also very easy to make a weak weld that is not really penetrated if you are not careful. These 5 mig welding tips will help you weld better and keep you from squirting down a cold pile of weld.
- Used Welding Equipment - How to Get Good Deals on Used Welders Using Craigslist
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] I know you have heard of Craigslist, but do you really know how to use this internet classified website to your advantage for good deals on used welding equipment? Most people I know just pull up Craigslist and enter a search term like "Lincoln Invertec welder" and go through the results one by one shopping for the best price. That is the extent of there shopping.
- Welding Supplies - What You Need Before Starting a Welding Business
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Thinking of starting a welding business? Then you have bigger concerns than just buying welding supplies.
- Miller Welders - All Welding Machines Break Eventually - What Then?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Miller Welders are built tough and made to last. But we all know that nothing lasts forever and everything breaks eventually,..You with me? I like Miller Electric because of their people and their service. The best thing Miller has going for them is that when one of their welding machines breaks, They have great customer support.
- Multiprocess Welding Machine - Longevity Welders - And a Chinese Tig Welder Review
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Have you seen the multi-process welding machine that Longevity advertises? Maybe you have been thinking of buying one of these Chinese Tig Welders but you have been wondering if they are any good at all? I spent the last several hours looking on internet forums, welding websites, and eBay feedback reports and guess what?
- Tig Welding Tips - 11 Filler Metals That Will Weld Darn Near Anything
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Do you ever wish there was one TIG welding rod that would weld everything? Well Give up already! Its not gonna happen. But if you want to know the bare minimum 11 tig welding rods it takes to weld darn near anything, here is my down and dirty list...
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding - One of the Old School Types of Welding But Still Good
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Two inexpensive arc welding machines I recommend for beginners are the Lincoln 225 tombstone welder, and the Miller Thunderbolt. If you can score a deal on an arc welding machine that also has DC Direct current settings, do it. DC current while not completely necessary , will open up some possibilities later on down the road. DC current will let you hook up an air cooled scratch start tig torch if you want to get started tig welding later. Now that is a good tip.
- Auto Darkening Welding Helmet Buying Tips
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] Have you made up your mind that you really need an auto darkening welding helmet? And now you are scratching your head wondering which is the best one for you to buy?
- Welding 4130 Steel Tubing - Tig Welding Chromoly Up in Here
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] 4130 Chromoly tubing is used for all kinds of applications, but 2 of the main ones are for airplanes and for racing just about anything from motorcycles, to mountain bikes, to go-carts. AISI 4130 tubing is strong. It's real strong. So the reason it is so popular among race car and airplane builders can use thinner tubing and that translates into speed and less weight.
- Auto Darkening Welding Helmets - What is a Cheap But Good Electronic Welding Mask?
[Business:Workplace-Safety] Even a cheap auto darkening welding helmet will make you a better welder. Does that sound like a Hype? It is not, and here is what I mean when I say an auto darkening welding helmet will make you better: So where can I get a cheap but good Electronic Welding Mask? Here is some tips for shopping for a cheap electronic welding mask:
- Tips For How to Weld Aluminum With a Spool Gun - Because Mig Welding Aluminum is Just Harder
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] I didn't come here to learn how to weld aluminum, I came here to kick butt and chew bubble gum! And I am all out of bubble gum! That's what the hot shot welder said when he entered the test shop. The test supervisor had seen his kind before and promptly gave him 2 pieces of aluminum and sent him to a welding booth. "Set the machine controls, hook up the right gas, hook up the right mig gun and filler wire and lay me down a 1/4" fillet weld...and come get me when your done". said the weld test supervisor.
- How to Tig Weld Cast Iron With a Tig Welding Rod You Haven't Considered
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Welding Cast iron is always a crap shoot. I don't care who you are. There are so many different grades of cast iron that things are made of and it is not always apparent which one you are about to weld. There are ways of telling, like spark testing but I have yet to see anyone who could tell one cast iron from another. So why is cast iron so hard to weld?
- How to TIG Weld Aluminum and Get the Stack of Dimes Look, Even With an Old TIG Welding Machine
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Wanna learn how to TIG weld aluminum? First you need a decent TIG welding machine. Not a great one, just a decent one. Already got one? You might have an old Synrowave 300 or a DialArc, a Hobart CyberTIG or you might have a brand new Miller Dynasty 350. Know what? It doesn't really matter. The same principles apply. If you have an old as dirt TIG welding machine, you can still make good aluminum TIG welds. Weld beads that look like a stack of dimes.
- Welding Jobs - How to Get the Best Paying Ones
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] How do you get the best paying welding jobs? Some things never change. If you want to make top dollar as a welder, you need to weld pipe and you need to be able to pass any pipe welding certification test under the sun. Tig root with a stick fill, 6010 root with 7018 fill, Tig all the way, it shouldn't matter.
- Welding Jobs That Pay the Most
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] A good welder with his own rig and who can pass any welding test has a better chance of the highest pay. There have even been reports of pipe welders with their own rig making $100 per hour at times. But not everyone is ready to run their own rig. Some welders just prefer to make a good hourly wage using someone else's materials and equipment without the responsibility and headaches that are part of running your own welding business.
- Mig Welding Aluminum - Tips For Avoiding Problems and Machine Settings
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Mig Welding Aluminum is harder than mig welding steel. Why? Because everything that can go wrong on Steel , is just exaggerated when you mig weld aluminum. Even something as simple as the argon flow rate makes a big difference. A slight tweak of the wire feed speed changes things up big time. Even a little burr on the copper contact tip can cause the wire feed to slow and burn back to the tip.
- Oxy Fuel Safety - Using a Cutting Torch the Right Way
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Oxy fuel safety is something that is taught by few and ignored by many. But ignoring basic oxy fuel safety principles has resulted in many injuries and even fatalities. According to OSHA's own publications, the risk of from fatal injuries using this equipment is around 4 deaths per thousand workers over a working lifetime.
- How to Use Oxy Fuel - Oxygen Acetylene - Cutting Torch Equipment Safely
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] You can make a lot of things happen with an oxygen acetylene torch kit. You can braze air conditioning line sets, solder copper water pipe, silver braze stainless steel, weld 4130 chromoly tubing, and even heat and bend metal thicker than 1 inch. But oxy-fuel torches can be extremely dangerous if not used properly. OSHA even requires employers to ensure workers that use oxyfuel equipment to be properly trained and qualified for oxy-fuel welding, cutting, heating, and brazing.
- Tig Welding Certification - Differences in the Pipe Welding, Aerospace, and Aviation Industries
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] 2 major industries that require tig welding certification are: 1. Industrial piping, (I am including boiler tubing as well) 2. Aerospace and aviation (manufacture and repair) For tig welding certification in piping, pressure vessels, and boilers... ASME section IX - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code is the name of the game. For Aerospace and Aviation, AWS D17.1 is the ticket.
- Welding Stainless Steel
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] What are the best techniques for welding stainless steel? That's like asking whats the best way to go fishing? It depends on a lot of things, doesn't it? Lots of things like what type of stainless, what thickness, whats the application, and for what industry?
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Better Known As Arc Or Stick Welding
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Ever seen the red welding machines in the welding area of Home Depot that look like a red tombstone? They are called Stick welding or shielded metal arc welding machines. For less than 300 dollars you can buy one of them and weld all kinds of things. What do you get for that price? You get a 225 amp A/C welder (alternating current) that can weld carbon steel, stainless steel, and cast iron. Right next to these tombstone welders are small Lincoln wire welders. But they are not the same.
- Welding Certification Tests - Structural and Pipe Welding Test Tips
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Even though there are some pretty big differences between structural welding and pipe welding certification tests, there are also some common denominators. Here are a few tips that apply to both pipe welding tests as well as structural plate tests.
- 5F Welding Test - Not Common - And Not Easy
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] What is a 5f welding test? The American Welding Society has one crazy numbering system for welding positions and welding certification tests.
- What is the Best Welding Machine?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Shopping for a welding machine and wondering which is the best one? Here is my advice: Think about getting more than one. Why? Because no single welding machine will do everything as well as having different welding machines, each designed to do one process and do it well.
- Underwater Welding Misconceptions Uncovered
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The term underwater welding is kind of misleading because some underwater welds are actually done Dry...in Air. What? I saw a video the other day and it reminded me of a presentation I saw while I was in welding school. It was one of the most informative videos ever on underwater welders. Some of the common misconceptions
- Welding Cast Iron - Why is it So Hard?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Welding cast iron is kind of like playing golf. Because every now and then things go just great and so that just tricks you into thinking you have found the secret. But the very next time you try it, you are presented with a whole new set of circumstances that make you realize you really have not found the secret. You just got lucky. The problem with cast iron is in a word...Carbon... and lots of it.
- AWS Accredited Welding Test Facility - What is It?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] An AWS certification test could be any welding test that is performed to American Welding Society standards. But the term is often used to refer to a certification test that is either performed at an American Welding Society accredited welding test facility, or administered on the job site by an approved qualifier of the test facility.
- Structural Welding Certification Tests - Tips to Help You Pass
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Structural welding certification tests are usually either 3/8" thick or 1" thick. Both thicknesses use a 1/4" thick backing strip and a 1/4" gap. Unless you are lucky enough to be tested for a Fab shop, you will probably be required to weld 2 welding certification test plates, one in the vertical position and one in the overhead position.
- Welding Certification Tests - Down and Dirty Weld Testing For the Average Joe
[Reference-and-Education:Vocational-Trade-Schools] Welding Certification is a big deal. Jobs that Require welding like Nuclear Plants, Bridge construction, Aerospace, petro/chemical usually require a welder to pass a welding certification test before welding on anything. But what about the thousands of hobbyist welders out there who buy a 115 volt flux core mig welding machine from Lowes, Home Depot, Tractor supply or even Craiglist? Do they need to be certified too?
- AWS Welding Certification - The AWS Welder Program - Is it Working?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The construction trades welders like pipefitters, boilermakers, and ironworkers are all routinely required to pass welding certification tests every time they enter a new job. For construction workers, that can be several times a year.
- Pipe Welding Certification Tests Made a Little Simpler
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] What welding certification test do I need to pass in order to get a pipe welder job? That might seem like a reasonable question to someone outside of the welding world. But to someone who has been taking welding certification tests for 30 years, It is a loaded question... Loaded, because the answer is always long and drawn out and the person asking the question always glazes over before I am done.
- Pipeline Jobs - Welding Certification For a Pipeline Welder
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Here are my 11 suggestions for getting a job as a pipeline welder: Spend several hours researching welding forums searching on terms like "pipeline jobs", "pipeline welding", and "pipeline welding certification test." You need to get a feel for the pipeline welding industry. If you still want to go for it, decide whether you want to joint a union or go the non-union route.
- Tungsten Electrodes For TIG Welding - What's the Big Deal With Sharpening?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Tungsten electrodes are available in Thoriated, lanthanated, ceriated, and a few other varieties. When you are welding steel, they all have one thing in common. They need to be sharp. But is it really that important to sharpen them the way the welding textbooks describe?
- Welding 4130 Chromoly - How to Test Welds For Penetration
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] How do you know you are getting adequate penetration in your welds. The short answer is- you can't. You can never be absolutely sure you achieved the right amount of penetration on some welds without destroying the weld by slicing and dicing and metallographic testing. But the good news is that you can be pretty darn sure.
- Learn How to Tig Weld - Aluminum is Your Teacher
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] In conventional welding curriculum, Tig Welding Aluminum is attempted only after mastering steel because it is considered much harder to weld than either mild steel or stainless steel. But what if we think outside the box a little bit?
- Tig Welding 4130 Chromoly - 2 Tips That Make the Difference
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Undermatching filler metal strength is smart here. Unless we are talking about a butt weld that requires 100 percent full strength, using a slightly weaker but more ductile filler metal makes sense and helps to prevent cracking.
- Tig Welding Titanium Tips
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Tig Welding Titanium is cool. But a half ass effort is a sure way to ruin an expensive product. Lets face it, can you think of anything made out of titanium that is cheap? From Mountain bikes to Big Bertha Golf drivers to Aerospace parts to Medical implants, Titanium is used because...
- A Hydrogen Generator Made From a Glass Jar? Call Me Crazy But That is Just Whack
[Automotive] "Glass hydrogen generator explodes and kills Mechanic". That's the headline I am expecting to read any day now.
- Hydrogen Generator For My Car - How Big Should it Be? Does Size Matter?
[Automotive] One question that everyone asks after deciding to take a stab at making a hydrogen conversion kit for their car is how big to make it. As if size was the only important thing. I am preparing to make one of these hydrogen kits myself and so I bought 2 sets of plans off the internet. One of the designs I purchased recommends
- Welding Schools - Should You Choose Hobart, Lincoln, Tulsa Or a Local College?
[Reference-and-Education:Vocational-Trade-Schools] Unless you have living in a cave, you have probably heard about a welder shortage in this country. With new construction of power generating plants, paper mills and hydro dams, there is a demand for certified qualified welders that we have not seen since the 1970's.
- Hydrogen Generator - The Best Design - Is it Stainless Plates Or Twisted Stainless Steel Wire?
[Automotive] If you have been searching for information on how to build your own hydrogen generator conversion kit for your car, you have a decision to make. First, you have to decide whether to even take a chance on building one yourself. (I mean, you can find them ready made on Ebay or craigslist) Once you have made the decision to build or buy a hydrogen generator, you still have to decide on which design to use.
- Chrome Moly Tubing - This 4130 Tubing is Strong
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] What is Chrome moly anyway? Well first off - If you searched the net for chrome moly, I hate to tell you this, but the correct spelling is actually Chromoly. Its also called 4130. 4130 Chromoly tubing is like steel tubing on steroids.
- High Paying Welding Jobs - 3 Things You Absolutely Must Do to Get High a Paying Welding Job
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Want a high paying welding job? Do these 3 things: 1. Get really good by practice and experience. 2. Be able to pass a welding certification test by learning welding tips and tricks and good welding fundamentals. 3. Learn how to toot your own horn without sounding arrogant.
- How to Make Portable Welding Curtains
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] If you don't care about being safe and the safety of others around you while you weld, then you are an inconsiderate Putz and you don't want to read what I have to say here. But if you are interested in protecting the eyesight of others with a one-time small investment of time and money, then read on.
- Mig Welders - How to Get the Most Out of Your 115 Volt Wire Feed Welder
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] How to Push the limits with your 115 volt mig welder. 7 tips to get you over the hump.
- Make Hydrogen Gas For Better Gas Mileage
[Automotive] With a set of instructions, it's dead easy to make hydrogen gas. The excess electricity created by your cars alternator is passed through a container of water and baking soda. Hydrogen and Oxygen are extracted from the water solution and bubble to the top of the container where it is drawn into the cars fuel intake system. This simple process makes hydrogen and oxygen that increases gas mileage and improves emissions.
- Homeade Hydrogen Generator - Build a Hydrogen Generator, But Heed These 2 Important Tips
[Automotive] There are plans for sale all over the internet for building a homemade hydrogen generator for your car. The biggest concern I have is that some of these plans specify using a glass mason jar for the container. Glass? Does that sound safe to hold explosive hydrogen gas in a glass jar?
- Mig Welding Tip #19 - A Down and Dirty Tip to Avoid Mig Welding Problems
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] When things go wrong using a Mig Welding machine, its not 100 things going wrong. It's always 1 or 2 things causing your Mig welding problems...
- Start a Welding Business - How to Buy Used Welding Equipment
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Don't go out and buy Expensive new Welding Equipment until you read this article. Buying used welding equipment on Craigslist or eBay can save you a lot of money.
- Hydrogen Fueled Cars - Let's Not Fool Ourselves
[Automotive] Don't be fooled. All hydrogen fueled cars are not the same. Just because Hollywood actors drive fuel cell cars does not mean they are all that Green.
- Water Powered Car Defies the Laws of Physics - Or Does It?
[Automotive] Can you handle the truth? The truth is that the gasoline powered automobile is not very efficient. Unburned gas fumes go right out the tailpipe. HHO gas, which is hydrogen and oxygen gas, added to the fuel air mixture that burns in your car, greatly increases the combustion efficiency and gets more energy out of the gasoline because the potential energy is already there.
- HHO Hydrogen Conversion - Top 7 Reasons Not to Buy a Hydrogen Generator Kit
[Automotive] I have been researching a hot topic lately concerning Hydrogen Generators, HHO gas, and Hydrogen conversion kits that convert normal cars into Hydrogen Hybrids. Its a hot topic alright and it gets hotter every tie gas prices go up another penny. After spending hours and hours of research and learning the pros and cons of hydrogen generators, I have settled on the "Top 7 Reasons for not installing a hydrogen generator on your car."
- How to Know Which HHO Hydrogen Generator Manual to Buy
[Automotive] If you are reading this, you are probably researching a way to save gas. I know I am. I don't believe Detroit and Big Oil have my best interests at heart. I do think they could engineer an affordable car that gets hybrid car type gas mileage if they wanted to.
- Which HHO Hydrogen Generator Guide is the Best?
[Automotive] HHO Hydrogen generator kits that are available on the internet are very popular right now, as you can imagine, due to soaring gas prices. What you may not know is that Hydrogen generator conversion kits are usually not kits at all. What they are is a downloaded manual that contains detailed instructions on how to make and install a Hydrogen Generator that improves your gas mileage.
- Gas Prices, American Wheat and an Oil Sandwich
[Automotive] What do high gas prices, American Wheat, and an Oil sandwich have to do with one another? Give me a minute and I will tie it all together for you. Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations have a lot of oil, but no wheat. America has a whole lot of wheat and a great deal of oil but for some reason its OK for other countries to drill their brains out for oil anywhere on Gods green earth. So what about the Oil sandwich?
- TIG Welding Basics - For TIG Welders, by a TIG Welder
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The "TIG" in TIG welding stands for Tungsten Inert Gas. But Before it was called TIG" it was given the name "Heliarc" because helium was the gas that was used when the process was invented. But then someone discovered that argon worked better and so it was called TIG because inert gas could refer to either helium or argon. But wait, then someone else discovered that small additions of hydrogen worked well for some metals. The word "Inert" no longer held true so the eggheads decided a new name was required.
- Hydrogen Cars - The Difference in a Hydrogen Car and a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
[Automotive] Are Hydrogen cars all the same? No they are not. They could all be termed "Hydrogen powered vehicles" but there are some differences. The Two main types of hydrogen powered vehicles are...
- Smart Car - What's So Smart About It?
[Automotive] Have you seen the little smart cars? They look like little toys. Don't they? But don't let that fool you. Smart cars are a real engineering accomplishment and are even made by Mercedes. Sounding pretty Smart already huh?
- What is a Hydrogen Generator Conversion Kit?
[Automotive] Dennis Klein of Clearwater, Fl has a company that makes a HHO unit that is being used to power a Ford Escort. This is full blown unit that will barely fit in the trunk. The kind of hydrogen conversion kit that I am referring to is a much smaller device and can be built by anyone.
- TIG Welding Settings - What Are All Those Knobs?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Some manufacturers of TIG welding machines also sell little slide rule type calculators that are supposed to help the welder set the dials on a TIG welder machine. For the most part they are really handy, but there are times when I think the engineers were smoking crack.
- Gas Saving Devices
[Automotive] I just now read a very long blog entry from a guy who bought a gas saving electronic chip . The Company claimed better gas mileage along with increased performance but the gas saving chip did not work as claimed and he had a terrible time getting a refund. There are also many people who claim they get much better gas mileage from a gas saving chip from Jacobs Electronics.
- Acetylene and Oxygen Cutting Torch - OSHA Says Oxyfuel Safety is Part of Welding Safety
[Business:Workplace-Safety] Two Oxyfuel Safety Horror Stories - and one of them could have been a tragedy. Story #1 A worker was returning from a lunch break and preparing to complete his task of cutting a truck u joint with an oxygen acetylene torch. Story #2 A worker was preparing for July 4th festivities by filling latex gloves with an oxygen and acetylene mixture.
- Hybrid Cars Have Hidden Costs - The Devil is in the Details
[Automotive] I would love to get great gas mileage and help the environment at the same time. Why do they make it so hard? I thought there were supposed to be huge tax credits available to anyone buying a hybrid car so that the idea would catch on and the hybrid vehicle would be mainstream. But then I did a Google search on the term "hidden costs of hybrid cars" and I got an education.
- Can You Save Gas With HHO Hydrogen Generators - Or is it Just Another Scam?
[Automotive] Hydrogen Generators for a car are gas saving devices that use the electricity from your battery to make HHO hydrogen gas out of a distilled water and baking soda mixture in a container under the hood of your car. Electricity already available from your battery is passed through a solution of distilled water and baking soda and Hydrogen and Oxygen are separated from the solution into a fuel gas. The hydrogen and oxygen (HHO gas) are then fed into the cars intake to increase the fuel burning efficiency of the vehicle.
- Miller Welding Vs Lincoln Welding - Who's the Best?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Why Miller Welding equipment? I have a choice when it comes to the welding machine I use. I could choose to use ESAB, Lincoln Welding, Fronius, Panasonic, and a bunch of others. But I choose Miller Welding equipment. Why?
- HHO Gas For Better Gas Mileage - Unless You Have Plenty of Moolah
[Automotive] HHO Gas is 2 parts Hydrogen and 1 part Oxygen. When you mix any flammable gas with Oxygen, you have something very powerful.
- Run Your Car on Water - The Secret Detroit is Hiding
[Automotive] Have you noticed all the "Run your car on water" ads popping up on all the Google and Yahoo pages. A glance at these web pages shows claims of increased gas mileage and performance, but the notion of being able to run your car on water seems impossible. As gas prices rise, we are left with the question, are these gas saving devices a Scam? or has Detroit been whizzing down our necks and telling us its raining?
- HHO - 2 Parts Hydrogen and 1 Part Oxygen
[Automotive] HHO gas is also called Browns Gas and was discovered almost 100 years ago. I'm not a conspiracy theorist or anything but I do wonder why Detroit hasn't picked up on Using HHO gas for better gas mileage.
- Air Cooled Tig Torch Vs Water Cooled Tig Torch - Size Matters
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] If you are thinking about buying your first tig welding machine, you will soon be faced with another decision; whether to buy an air cooled tig torch or water cooled tig torch. First lets clear up a few misconceptions about exactly what an air cooled tig torch is. An air cooled torch is not cooled by forced air.
- How to Improve Gas Mileage - 12 Tips For Improving Gas Mileage and Number 12 is a Zinger
[Automotive] There are products available which offer a proven way to increase gas mileage dramatically. They basically work by extracting hydrogen from water, and adding it to the gas being fed into your engine. This increases the efficiency of the engine, and makes it run leaner and cheaper. If you are sick of paying unreasonably high gas prices, and if you want to be more environmentally friendly, find out how to run your car on water.
- Top 2 Ways to Learn How to Mig Weld - Even Monkeys Are Learning How to Weld
[Automotive:Repairs] Great! Mig welding is easy! Just ask anybody... you can teach a monkey to mig weld, Right?! All you need to know is pull the trigger and hold on... oh yeah? It ain't that easy to mig weld... but there is good news: it ain't rocket science either.
- Hydrogen Electrolysis And Hydrogen Generators Are Not Just For Geeks Anymore
[Automotive] Several companies are offering instruction books explaining hydrogen electrolysis and hydrogen generators that install under the hood and are made from inexpensive household type stuff. Its easy to say gas saving devices are a scam when gas is affordable but with gas prices at crazy levels, more people are willing to try things.
- Improving Gas Mileage - It's a Matter of National Security
[Automotive] Imagine technology for improving gas mileage and a car engine that could reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and help curb global warming. I am not talking about hybrid cars here with a trunk full of batteries, but rather technology that is capable of improving gas mileage of all cars and trucks. Technology that is real and exists today. Congress should seriously get a boot in the butt for not promoting it.
- How to Improve Gas Mileage With a DIY Hybrid - Caveman Methods to Run Your Car on Water
[Automotive] A process called Hydrogen Electrolysis turns plain water into HHO hydrogen gas which is very flammable. With gas prices going crazy people are installing these gas saving devices on their cars. Some with amazing results.
- TIG Welding How To - 3 Things That Will Make You Better At TIG Welding
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] When things go wrong when TIG welding, its not a hundred things you are doing wrong. But.."if you always do what you always done, you will always get what you always got!".
- Tig Welding Aluminum Using AC Balance
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] What is this AC balance that everyone is talking about that is supposed to be so great for tig welding aluminum? And why should you give a rats ass? Well first lets make sure we know what AC is because, lets face it, we could be talking about Air conditioning, Aircraft, or one half of an Eighties Rock band.
- Tig Welding How To - Tig Welding Aluminum Castings with A Miller Dynasty 200 Amp Inverter
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Welding Thick Aluminum using a Miller Dynasty 200 Tig Inverter makes you weld smarter, not hotter. It involves Preheat, Helium, and a Beer.
- Auto Darkening Welding Helmet Review
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] What to look for in an Auto Darkening Welding Helmet. There are expensive Auto Darkening Welding Helmets, and there are cheap Auto Darkening Welding Helmets. Is there any difference? How do I know which Auto Darkening Helmets are any good?
- Plasma Cutter Safety - Plasma Cutting Is As Safe As Welding - With A Few Exceptions
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Attention Plasma Cutters-Welding Safety is not enough! There are a few things about plasma cutting safety that are different from general welding safety tips This short list of plasma cutting safety tips is geared toward light duty plasma cutting using compressed air not large industrial units that use gas mixtures and water cutting tables. Electric Shock Can Kill.
- Welding Jobs - Not Enough Welders To Fill All The Welding Jobs? Is Their Really A Welder Shortage?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] If there really is a welder shortage? All I can say is its about time. Welders have been breathing hexavalent chromium in return for frozen wages for way too long.
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