Join us as we turn a semi-automatic welding machine into a spot welding powerhouse. Watch as we assemble a homemade project with simple tweaks and test it on thin plates. The video also shows how to ...

When it comes to making changes to or installing new parts on a pickup, "bolt-on" simplicity is preferred by most truck owners who take on such projects themselves. As we saw at the 2021 SEMA Show, ...

Welding projects shouldn't be limited to your welding table. When you need to weld on your vehicle or work on a larger project that can't be moved to your table, then you need to move your welder to ...

Here we show how to weld a metal boy sculpture! Welcome to Canvas, the home of all things arty and crafty. Here you can ...

Catastrophic structural failures can spell doom when you are off-roading in remote locations. An on-board welding kit is cheap insurance to get you back on the trail towards home. Trail Weld is a ...

Almost anyone can learn the craft of welding, Andrew Pearce argues in his straightforward and handy guide to do-it-yourself metal work, Farm and Workshop Welding (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2012). In this ...

Broken, rusty parts are common fare for classic trucks. Rust penetrates the pores of older metal, and even with glass-beading and acid dips, rust remains chemically embedded in badly oxidized metal.

It’s daunting to watch a trained welder stitch two pieces of metal together—so much so that it might deter you from flipping on that entry-level welder you bought a few years back. Hell, you might not ...

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Welding is only one part of metalworking. You also can cut steel, using oxygen/acetylene equipment with a special head called a cutting torch. Cutting torches come as part of many consumer-grade gas ...