Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Definition of welding 1-2
Development of modern welding 1-3
Welding today 1-6
Chapter 2 Types of welding
How it works 2-3
Metal alloys 2-3
Oxy-acetylene gas welding 2-6
Arc welding 2-9
MIG (wire-fed) welding 2-11
TIG (heli-arc) welding 2-14
Duty-cycles 2-17
Plasma-arc welding and cutting 2-18
Practice and training 2-21
Chapter 3 Oxy-acetylene gas welding/cutting
The basic gas process 3-1
The equipment 3-3
Getting started 3-7
Flame adjustment 3-9
Gas welding 3-9
Welding with filler rod 3-11
Brazing 3-16
Oxy-acetylene cutting 3-18
Heating with oxy-acetylene 3-24
Chapter 4 Arc welding
Comparing duty-cycles 4-3
AC, DC or both? 4-4
Rewiring for an arc welder 4-5
The arc process 4-6
Safety considerations 4-7
Beginning arc welding 4-8
Types of joints 4-11
Choosing electrodes 4-13
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Chapter 5 MIG welding
Shopping for a MIG welder 5-5
Choosing shielding gas 5-12
Choosing wire 5-14
Learning MIG welding 5-16
Chapter 6 TIG welding
The equipment 6-4
The process in action 6-8
TIG-welding aluminum 6-13
Chapter 7 Plasma cutting/welding
Plasma-arc welding 7-2
Plasma-arc cutting 7-3
Choosing plasma cutting equipment 7-5
Using a plasma cutter 7-8
Chapter 8 Safety and shop equipment s 1
Chapter 9 Building a utility trailer 9-1
Glossary QL-I
Sourcelist sn
Index IND-1
