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Practical Welding Today January/February 2012
The Welder, formerly known as Practical Welding Today, is a showcase of the real people who make the products we use and work with every day. This magazine has served the welding community in North America well for more than 20 years.
Aluminum Workshop: Determining contact tip size
- By Frank Armao
- Nov 21, 2014
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Q: What is the right contact tip size for using 0.0468-in. filler wire to gas metal arc weld aluminum alloys? Some people use a tip that is one size larger (for example, a 0.0625-in. tip on 0.0468-in. wire), while others use the size the manufacturer specifies for 0.0468-in. wire. Still others use...
Minimizing start stop welding defects
- By Paul Cameron
- May 5, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Learn how to minimize your start and stop defects when welding in our article.
New year, new welding helmets
- By Amanda Carlson
- Feb 1, 2012
- Arc Welding
- Article
Taking a closer look at a few new welding helmets.
The melding worlds of motorsports and metal art
- By Amanda Carlson
- Feb 1, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
A community college motorsports fabrication instructor finds common ground in race car fabrication, metal art.
SMAW is in session
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 10, 2012
- Arc Welding
- Article
Welding educators discuss why SMAW still holds a relevant place within their classrooms and in today's high-tech industry.
Automating the deburring process
- By Mike Marshall
- Jan 10, 2012
- Finishing
- Article
A good deburring process will provide you with that by removing sharp edges, thus producing a better finish. An edge that is properly finished lowers material handling costs and increases workplace safety. Finding the right machine and automating the process seamlessly may allow you to run your machines a little faster, increasing your output, lowering your costs, and most importantly adding profit to your bottom line.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/30/2024
- Running Time:
- 53:00
Seth Feldman of Iowa-based Wertzbaugher Services joins The Fabricator Podcast to offer his take as a Gen Zer...
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