Primer: Welding, 1Ed (PDF)
{"id":273358385,"title":"Primer: Welding, 1Ed (PDF)","handle":"make-primer-welding-pdf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAKE Primer: Welding \u003c\/b\u003e. If you need metal stuck together, there is no quicker path than buying a portable 110-volt wire-feed welder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing a snob, Mister Jalopy used to scoff at these small welders as not being serious machines. Then he started seeing them everywhere — at every auto body shop and every metal gate installer; even hooked up to a generator at drag races.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving used a Lincoln 135 Plus wirefeed welder (about $600) for a month or two, he's not scoffing any longer. Granted, it is not structural. You can't weld a bridge, skyscraper, or engine mounts to a car frame. But you can weld steel up to 3\/16\", which is thick enough to make furniture, wrought iron gates, and bad art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beauty of the small Lincoln welders is they are light and portable. And when you get to wherever you are going, you can plug them into a standard 110-volt 20-amp outlet. If you use the flux core kit, you don't even have to carry around a tank of compressed shielding gas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis article is not a replacement for the manual or the many excellent books devoted to welding. This is a primer to explain the process and show how you can be a welder by the end of the weekend — and end up with a couple of jigs for the effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis primer first appeared in MAKE Volume 03.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2014-03-25T23:02:00-07:00","created_at":"2014-03-25T23:02:57-07:00","vendor":"Make:","type":"Project","tags":["eBook","eBooks","Make Primer: Welding (PDF)","Make: Reprints","mister jalopy","OK Discount","welding"],"price":299,"price_min":299,"price_max":299,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":641994621,"title":"PDF","option1":"PDF","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781449391836.PDF","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Primer: Welding, 1Ed (PDF) - PDF","public_title":"PDF","options":["PDF"],"price":299,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-302,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/7593\/products\/EMKWELD-0.jpg?v=1404784239"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/7593\/products\/EMKWELD-0.jpg?v=1404784239","options":["Title"],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAKE Primer: Welding \u003c\/b\u003e. If you need metal stuck together, there is no quicker path than buying a portable 110-volt wire-feed welder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing a snob, Mister Jalopy used to scoff at these small welders as not being serious machines. Then he started seeing them everywhere — at every auto body shop and every metal gate installer; even hooked up to a generator at drag races.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving used a Lincoln 135 Plus wirefeed welder (about $600) for a month or two, he's not scoffing any longer. Granted, it is not structural. You can't weld a bridge, skyscraper, or engine mounts to a car frame. But you can weld steel up to 3\/16\", which is thick enough to make furniture, wrought iron gates, and bad art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beauty of the small Lincoln welders is they are light and portable. And when you get to wherever you are going, you can plug them into a standard 110-volt 20-amp outlet. If you use the flux core kit, you don't even have to carry around a tank of compressed shielding gas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis article is not a replacement for the manual or the many excellent books devoted to welding. This is a primer to explain the process and show how you can be a welder by the end of the weekend — and end up with a couple of jigs for the effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis primer first appeared in MAKE Volume 03.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
