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Practical Welding Today January/February 2013
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: Guestimating aluminum alloys
- By Frank Armao
- Nov 18, 2014
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Q: If someone hands you a piece of aluminum, is there any easy way to tell what alloy it is? Everyone tells me I need to buy very expensive equipment to do this. A: Unfortunately, the people you are speaking with are correct. However, that’s assuming you need to know what alloy you have exactly....
Consumables Corner: Addressing cracking on free-machining steels
- By Nino Mascalco
- Jun 17, 2014
- Consumables
- Article
Q: We are a small company that fabricates and welds various parts and products for numerous companies. One of our customers is supplying us with parts for a particular weldment. All of the individual parts are made from A36 steel except for one, which is made from 12L14 steel. We are using GMAW...
Arc Welding 101: Play by the rules of welding
- By Paul Cameron
- Apr 29, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Q: I have a problem with the B31.3 code: It seems to be costing us jobs. Recently we were in talks with a regular customer to do some copper brazing. When we made them aware of the requirements for pressure testing, they backed out. In their words, they didn't want to "go through all that." This is...
Bolt people: There’s an Appel for that
- By Amanda Carlson
- Feb 15, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
Steve Appel of Prescott, Ariz., has been making his bolt people full time for the last 23 years. The variety of requests and the kick he gets out of people’s reactions have turned this one-time hobby into an enjoyable career.
Three under-the-radar dangers in weld shops
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 16, 2013
- Safety
- Article
Most of us are very familiar with the hazards of breathing in toxic fumes, but here are three not-so-obvious reasons that you need to pay close attention to your dust collection practices.
Sticking it to vertical-up, overhead SMAW
- By Amanda Carlson
- Jan 14, 2013
- Arc Welding
- Article
Three weld instructors from across the country share their classroom tips and tricks for helping welders tackle vertical-up and overhead SMAW.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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