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<title>Jody Collier - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jody Collier is an American Welding Society (AWS) Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI) . Jody has held welding positions in the Pulp, Chemical, Nuclear, Aerospace and aviation, and food service insdustries. Over Thirty years of welding and metallurgical experience have given Jody a unique perspective into the challenges in the welding industry.]]></description>
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<title>How to Mig Using Spray Transfer - Mig Welding Settings for Spray and Short Circuit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Interested in learning how to mig using spray transfer? Maybe you are not even sure what spray transfer is. Don't worry. I am about to explain how to mig with spray using down and dirty plain talk.]]></description>
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<title>Tig Torches - 320 Amps From a Small Tig Torch?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:51:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tired of looking online through the maze of Tig Torches? It's confusing isn't it? I have your answer. At Fabtech 2010, I saw one of the best all-purpose water cooled Tig torches on the planet. Small is good in my world because there are some welds that just can not be made with a big torch.]]></description>
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<title>Tig Torch Innovation - A Small Air Cooled Tig Torch With a Nimble Whip</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:30:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why are Water cooled tig torches used where they are not really needed? Because even the smallest most flexible air cooled tig torch is less nimble that a good quality water cooled torch. And if a welder is given a choice, most will choose the smaller, more nimble torch because after hours of making tedious tig welds, the hands and wrists can feel the difference.]]></description>
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<title>Stainless Pipe Clamps Along With an Amazing Tripod Vise</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:45:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pipe clamps for fitting and aligning stainless steel pipe and fittings are pretty much all the same. Right? Wrong. One company offers truly innovative pipe clamps along with the most efficient tripod vise I have ever seen for fitting and welding stainless steel pipe.]]></description>
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<title>Scratch Start Tig Welder - How to Tig Weld With an Old School Stick Machine</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:08:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A "scratch start" tig welder is the simplest kind of tig welder there is. An air cooled tig torch, argon cylinder, and a regulator/flowmeter is all you need to turn any DC stick welding machine into a crude tig welder. What are the drawbacks?]]></description>
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<title>Welding Stainless Steel Tubing Boatrails - Tips for Welding and Fabrication</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:00:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding stainless steel tubing boat rails can be a gravy job but can also be extremely challenging. Boat owners can be very picky. Welds not only need to be strong, but they need to look nice too. In fact many boat owners have come to expect welds on boat rails to be pretty much invisible. And why not? Welds do not have to be ugly in order to be strong.]]></description>
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<title>Miller Tig Welders - Wireless Foot Pedal Amperage Control</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:39:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Miller Tig Welders wireless foot pedal will be welcomed by race car builders, 4130 chromoly airplane builders, tuna tower welders, and other tig welders who have to climb and crawl all over a large welding project. Years ago, I welded a 4130 chromoly tubing aircraft kit fuselage as a favor for a friend. I used a Miller Tig welder ( a miller Syncrowave 250), a small # wp 20 water-cooled torch, and a corded foot pedal. What a pain it was dragging that cord through the boom lacing of that chromoly fuselage?]]></description>
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<title>How to Tig Weld Using the Lay Wire Method</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:14:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pipe Welders and Boilermakers use a Tig welding technique called the "lay wire" technique. What it means is that the tig welding filler wire is held in the weld puddle all the time instead of being dipped in and out as will traditional tig welding techniques used for sheet metal.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Rods for Dissimilar Metals - Maintenance Arc Welding Rod</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:40:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In a perfect world, you would always know the exact metal you need to weld. You would have a welding procedure that listed the recommended welding rod, amperage setting, polarity and welding technique. And you would have ample time to prep the weld and perform the weld. Any Maintenance worker knows that we do not live in a perfect world.]]></description>
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<title>Tig Welding Pulse Settings - High Speed Pulse Welding Vs Slow</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:23:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tig Welding with pulse is not what it used to be. Old School tig welding machines were only capable of pulsing at around 10 pulses per second (10 pps). Newer inverter tig welding machines are capable of pulsing at rates up to 5000 pps.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Stainless Steel - How to Weld 303 Free Machining Stainless</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:18:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding stainless steel is gravy. Well, at least most of the time that is. 303 Free Machining stainless steel is not really recommended for welding but can be welded for non critical parts. Follow these tips for welding 303 stainless and things wont be so bad.]]></description>
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<title>Modular Fixturing - Who Needs It? You Might</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:52:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Modular Fixturing is something most welders and fabricators think they can do without. But I can tell you firsthand, that once you get a taste of being able to align and clamp at will, its hard to imagine doing without it.]]></description>
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<title>MultiProcess Welder - Tig, Stick, and Plasma Cutting With a 3 in 1 Combo Welder</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:17:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People are always asking me about MultiProcess welders. My pat answer has always been "not a good idea". My reason was based on multiprocess welders like the Miller Shopmaster that does Tig, Mig, and Stick welding because unless you are the only one using it, all the hoses, torches, and cables on a multiprocess welder like the Shopmaster turn into an octopus and are just plain unmanageable.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Tables by Stronghand Tools</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I don't work for Sronghand Tools But I do own 3 Stronghand Welding Tables...and every time I use a one of their tables, I discover some new features that help me get my welding done better, faster, and cheaper. In fact, just a few days ago I was doing some welding on some parts that used to really present a challenge for me.]]></description>
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<title>Tungsten Electrodes - Why 2% Lanthanated Tungsten Rules</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:40:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in an all purpose tungsten electrode that can be used for steels as well as aluminum and magnesium,... If you are looking for an electrode that carries more amperage than all the rest so that you can use a smaller diameter electrode...]]></description>
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<title>TIG Welding Techniques - Which is Better? Walking the Cup Or Freehand</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:35:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ever since I learned how to Tig weld pipe, I have heard welders argue back and forth about which welding technique is better, walking the cup? Or free hand? So which welding technique is better?]]></description>
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<title>How to Tig Weld Slick As a Whistle - This Really Helps</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:35:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Being able to hold your Tig torch hand steady and move the tungsten steadily along the joint is surely one of the most important skills in Tig Welding. But when you are resting your thin soft Tig Gloves against a 2 inch stainless pipe just inches from the weld, things get hot.]]></description>
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<title>Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - How to Radically Improve Your Tig Welding Technique</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/3900040</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:40:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gas Tungsten Arc Welding is the Proper name for TIG welding. Well it may be the proper name, but it takes too long to say... One of the biggest challenges with TIG welding is finding something to prop on that will steady your torch hand well enough to make a good looking weld.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Project - One of the Most Common Welding Projects is Building a Trailer</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:42:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about building and welding a trailer yourself? How about a heavy duty trailer complete with lift bed and hydraulics? And if you went to the effort to build a trailer like this, would you painstakingly take pictures along the way to document the trailer build welding project? One guy did.]]></description>
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<title>Tig Welding Tip - Here is a Good Tip For You, Use a TigFinger</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/3800849</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:08:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A good Tig Welding Tip for you is to use a TigFinger heatshield when you are welding and you cant find a good way to steady your hand. A TigFinger can be made from leather or from a finger of an old glove but it will not work as well as one that is made from high tech heat resistant material that is slick and slides easily on hot metal.]]></description>
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<title>Tillman Welding Gloves - Tig Gloves Work Better With a Finger Heat Shield</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:41:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tillman Welding Gloves made out of kidskin for Tig Welding are some of the best feeling gloves you can find. They feel almost like bedroom slippers when you put them on and are made from very supple kidskin so that you can feel the welding rod and feed the rod with your fingers.]]></description>
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<title>Learn How to TIG Weld by Welding Aluminum</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:30:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Aluminum sheet metal is cheap compared to stainless steel and other metals. It costs a bit more than carbon steel but if you use it wisely it is the best way to learn how to weld using the TIG process. Here is why:]]></description>
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<title>TIG Welding Certification Tests - Tips For Passing the Weld Test</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2841709</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:21:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What do Boilermakers, Pipefitters, and Aerospace welders have in common? Passing a TIG welding certification test is usually required in order to be considered a qualified welder or to even be hired for the job in the first place.]]></description>
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<title>Hobart Trek 180 Portable Welder - Cordless Actually</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/3479238</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:46:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Hobart Trek 180 is a portable battery powered mig welder. The only one ever made that has enough sack to weld 3/8" thick steel. I had a chance to do a review on a Hobart Trek 180 mig machine and I really put it thru the ringer. Most welding machine reviews I have read only go so far as running a bead or two.I did that too, but I took it a step further... I actually welded an AWS standard bend test with it...]]></description>
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<title>Aluminum Welding Training - Learn How to Weld Aluminum Better</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/3478618</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:19:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Aluminum Welding the absolute best practice you can get for Tig welding...period. Stacking Aluminum beads purposefully on a piece of 11 ga aluminum will teach you things that will make you a better tig welder. Not just a better Aluminum Tig welder, but a better all around Tig welder of all metals. Does that sound like a line a BS to you? I know its a bold statement, but here is why its true.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Art - A Cool Trick For Welding Sculpture</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/3478999</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:34:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have found a way of making welding artistic pieces that requires welding skill, allows for artistic expression, and also is very interesting to look at. Want to know what it is?]]></description>
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<title>Welding Fume Extractors - A Fume Extractor That Follows the Welders Arc</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/3432432</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:24:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The 2009 AWS Welding Show in Chicago had numerous displays of welding fume extractors. But the one fume extractor that stood out as completely unique was the FRED Series fume extractor by Diversitech.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Certification Tests For Boilermakers</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2841782</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:25:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A very common welding certification test for boilermakers is a 2 inch schedule 120 tube welded in a 6G position using Tig for the root and second pass, and stick welding for the filler passes and cover passes. Sound Simple? If you think it's simple, you are wrong.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Certification - The Easiest Way to Become a Certified Welder</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2841775</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:24:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The easiest way to become a certified welder is to do a fillet weld break test. Let me explain.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Certification - Automotive ICAR Tests</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2841748</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:33:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Part of I-CAR's training programs involve qualification tests for welding on automobiles. With modern cars utilizing uni-body design, it is important for any weld repair to be structurally sound. I-CAR offers 3 welder qualification tests at authorized testing sites across the United States:]]></description>
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<title>Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certification Tests - AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code Steel</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/3178881</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:14:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are numerous AWS welding codes for all kinds of industries and the welding certification tests for shielded metal arc welding are usually pretty similar from one AWS code book to the next. The American Welding Society provides code books for heavy equipment, Bridge Welding, Sheet metal, Titanium structures, Aluminum structures, Industrial Cranes, steel and aluminum hull welding for ships, aerospace welding, and a whole lot more. The common thread that runs through all the AWS code books is this:]]></description>
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<title>Pipe Welding Certification Tests - UA Welding Tests</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:14:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA) identifies their standard pipe welding tests with the letters UA, a dash, and then a number. Like UA-1, UA-2, etc. There is a list available that goes all the way to UA-92.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Certification For Motorsports Applications</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2841753</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:14:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How does a welder get certified for motorsports welding? Good question. As I write this, there is no welding certification test code book written for the motor-sports industry.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Certification Tests For Aviation and Aerospace Repair Stations</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2841736</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:14:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AWS D17.1 is the latest and greatest specification for certifying welders and serves not only as a standard for certifying welders, but also a specification for all welding processes used in the aviation and aerospace industries. Basically here is how the welding certification part works:]]></description>
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<title>History of Welding Part 2 - From 1900 to Present</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:26:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For students doing reports and looking for a broad overview of the history of welding, here it is. Some forms of welding like soldering and forge welding were actually done way back in the bronze and iron age but as far as the history of welding, actual conventional fusion welding goes, things got started around 1900.]]></description>
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<title>Shortage of Welders? - Welding School Tuition is Up - Some Wages Are Not</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2841788</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:09:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters has even produced a video recruiting tool. Even Medix school which as the name implies, was primarily a medical training center, has entered the welder training business. Why?]]></description>
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<title>MIG Welding Certification - Common Tests and Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:23:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MIG welding certification tests are kind of rare for structural welding jobs. They are more commonly used for pipe welds.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Certification - Aluminum Structural Applications, AWS D1.2</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:05:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What kind of Structures are made from aluminum?  The first thing that comes to mind is Ships. Aluminum hull ships are becoming increasingly in demand for military applications as well as for commercial transportation.  Why? Aluminum is lighter and that saves fuel.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Table - Should You Build One Or Buy One?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2805381</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:58:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the very first welding projects you should tackle is a welding table. But wait a minute. Are you sure you want to spend the time and money to build a welding table when you might be able to buy one that is portable, foldable, and inexpensive? ]]></description>
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<title>How to Weld With a Wire Feed Welder</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:23:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you weld with a wire welder? Man, that's a loaded question. Why? because there are so many applications where a Mig welder is used.]]></description>
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<title>Hobart Tig Welding Machine Vs Miller Diversion 165</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2738983</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:32:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hobart used to be one of the real heavy hitters in the welding machine manufacturing industry. So what happened? The welding supply industry has experienced buy outs and consolidations just like many other industries in the past 20 years or so. Even the welding supply chain I deal with has gone from Holox, to Linde, to Airgas in the last 7 or 8 years. And honestly, there have been some hiccups along the way but that's another story for another day. ]]></description>
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<title>How to Tig Weld Aluminum Castings - The Best 3 Tips For Tig Welding Thick Cast Aluminum Parts</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:06:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The single biggest tip for Tig welding aluminum castings is to use a helium/argon mix instead of straight argon. That's a pretty strong statement, but I stand behind it 100 percent.]]></description>
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<title>History of Welding and Metallurgy - Part 1</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2588510</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:05:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For you students out there doing a report on the history of welding, let me first say this...I have always found the earliest history of welding to be kind of boring. But I remember back to high school when my ears perked up in history class at the first mention of longbows. So I will try to make this interesting by talking about swords and airplanes.]]></description>
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<title>Metals - Metallurgy of Welding - Down and Dirty Style</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:05:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Metallurgy is the study of metal. Welding Metallurgy is the study of how welding affects the microstructure of metal. Did you know that there are metallurgists who devote their lives to studying only carbon steels? What about all the other metals like Stainless steel, nickel alloys, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, cobalt, and copper alloys?]]></description>
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<title>Passing a 1G Welding Certification Test - The Easiest Welding Test Or is 3G Vertical Easier?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2727185</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:46:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding Certification tests are numbered by position and joint type. For instance a 1 G indicates a flat position groove weld. The 1 means flat position, and the G indicates a groove weld. I saw a video the other day that advertised a  mobile welding lab that was used to train and certify welders. ]]></description>
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<title>Welding Certifications - What's in Your Wallet?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2730339</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:51:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My advice to welders who already have a job is to get all the welding certifications your employer can provide. If you can squeeze some extra welding certs out of your company by volunteering to weld a bunch of inconel nipples on boiler panels, then do it.  If the boss man asks if you would like to take a welding test to  weld small bore stainless steel pipe, do it.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Pot Metal - Tips For How to Tig Weld it With HTS-2000, Aladdin 3 in 1, Or Durafix</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2663783</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:29:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding pot metal is not as hard as people say it is, but it is not as easy as you might think either..unless you know the tricks. Pot metal is used for all kinds of cheap trinkets like figurines, cookie cutters, hole punch handles and especially old automotive window crank handles. The problem with welding this kind of stuff is that sometimes the effort that goes into welding it is just not worth it.]]></description>
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<title>Shielded Metal Arc Welding Still Rules - 9 Reasons Why Stick Welding is Still King</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2663555</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2663555</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:14:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Old School Arc Welding is not dead. In fact, it is still king. It this age of high tech and robotic welding processes, you might think that old fashioned arc welding might be obsolete. You would be dead wrong in thinking that.  ]]></description>
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<title>TIG Welding Torch - Which One Do I Need?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2664988</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2664988</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:03:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Tig torch is a Tig torch. Right?  Not so fast.  There are many different styles of tig welding torches and if you get the wrong one, its like buying shoes that don't fit...painful.]]></description>
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<title>Gas Welding - Old School and Obsolete, Or Still Good?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2665083</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2665083</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gas Welding went out with high button shoes. That is what lots of folks think. To be honest, I am one of them.]]></description>
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<title>TIG Welding Rod Guide - You Won't Find a Simpler Filler Metal Guide Than This</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2643707</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2643707</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:57:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Would you like to spend a whole bunch of money and buy a whole bunch of TIG welding rods, one for every metal type,  or would you me to boil this whole thing down for you and save you a lot of time aggravation and money? Would you believe that only 3 different TIG welding rods will weld about 98% of the welding jobs you will ever encounter?]]></description>
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<title>How to Mig Weld Overhead - 4 Tips That Work</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2659702</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2659702</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:39:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you want to learn how to mig weld overhead just as good as you can when the piece in laying in front of you on a bench? Of course you do or you wouldn't be reading this.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Tools - 3 Tips For How to Save Money by Shopping eBay</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2565449</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2565449</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:41:08 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding tools like grinders, chipping hammers, wire brushes, ceramic tig cups and Tig welding supplies, flowmeters, gas regulators, cutting torches, tungsten electrodes, tig welding rods, gas welding equipment, tig welding torches, and welding hoods can be purchased on eBay at a tremendous savings...if you know how. Buying welding supplies on eBay can be a great savings to someone starting a welding business, or even just setting up a small welding shop at home, but shopping eBay requires some effort.]]></description>
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<title>Mig Welding Techniques - Tips and Tricks For Uphill and Overhead Welding</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2648896</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2648896</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:35:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With about 5 minutes of training, anyone can run a bead with a mig welder. Thats why its sometimes referred to as "monkey welding"... you know... "so easy a monkey can do it". or "you can teach any monkey how to mig weld."  But when it comes to welding vertical uphill and overhead, no monkeys have been trained lately to make good overhead or uphill mig welds. Its hard enough to find humans that can weld uphill and overhead.]]></description>
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<title>Stainless Steel Pipe Welding</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2643490</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2643490</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:31:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stainless steel pipe welding is gravy work. Always has been. Always will be.  If you can do it and do it well, you are the man and you will never go hungry. But it takes some attention to detail to do it right.]]></description>
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<title>American Welding Society Certification - AWS Codes and Specs</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2632947</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2632947</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:02:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are in the welding business and working from engineering drawings, you need to be familiar with the American Welding Society Code books.  Why? Because the AWS is the only game in town when it comes to welding codes and specifications.]]></description>
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<title>How to Weld Sheet Metal - MIG Welding Sheet Steel With a Hobart Handler 140</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2643267</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2643267</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:31:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sheet metal, like car body panels, can be welded with a 115 volt mig welder like a Hobart Handler 140 If you are willing to do these 5 things. Get a decent mig welding machine, preferably a good 115 volt mig welder like a Hobart Handler 140...]]></description>
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<title>Welding Aluminum Using GTAW Aka the  Gas Tungsten Arc Process - Compared to Welding Steel</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2637537</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2637537</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:44:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding aluminum is harder than welding steel. Why? Because everything that can go wrong on steel is magnified times 10  when you are Tig welding aluminum.]]></description>
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<title>Tungsten Sharpeners - The Truth About Sharpening Tungsten Electrodes</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2637739</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2637739</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:34:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you listen to all the marketing hype about tungsten sharpeners you would think it would be impossible to make a decent weld without one. So whats the truth? Do you need one? Will your welds be better?]]></description>
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<title>Welding Supplies - How to Save Money Using eBay Instead of Your Local Welder Supply Store</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2542989</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2542989</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:13:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding Supplies are not available at every department store. At least not the kind of welding supplies that real welders need.]]></description>
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<title>Miller Welding Helmet - Digital Elite Model Reviewed</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2595433</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2595433</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:56:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why is it the Miller Welding Helmets are outselling the rest? Is a Miller Welding Helmet any better than other auto darkening welding helmets like SpeedGlas, Jackson, ArcOne, Optrel, and a slew of others?]]></description>
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<title>Stick Welding - Tips and Tricks to Make You an Slick Stick Welder</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2593924</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2593924</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:09:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first thing you need to know to be a good stick welder is that you need a decent arc welding machine. Not a great machine, just a decent arc welding machine. Like a Lincoln 225 AC tombstone arc welder, or a Miller Thunderbolt Stick welding machine. Both can be bought on eBay or Craigslist for around 200 bucks.]]></description>
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<title>Instructions For Tig Welding - Gas Tungsten Arc Basics For the Noob</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2553483</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2553483</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:06:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ever wish you could find some simple Instructions for tig welding? Like boiled down Tig welding basics without all the Techno babble?]]></description>
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<title>Welding Stainless Steel - How to Tig Weld it Like a Monster</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2594323</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2594323</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:53:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tig welding stainless steel is like an art form. It takes finesse, patience, a good eye, and willingness to follow the rules for welding stainless. What are the rules?]]></description>
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<title>Tig Welding Certification - Tips For Passing Aerospace Welding Tests</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2586985</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2586985</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:27:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some of you reading this are about to take your first TIG welding certification test in the aerospace industry. Maybe you are transitioning from another industry like pipe welding where you welded stainless and carbon steel pipe, or food service where you welded stainless steel sheet metal. Either way, let me tell you a few tips that might help you get ready.]]></description>
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<title>Lincoln Welding School Motorsports Program and Hobart Welding School</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2562735</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2562735</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:05:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why am I discussing the Lincoln Welding School and Hobart welding school in the same sentence?   Because the 2 schools offer courses that complement each other, are very affordable, and deal with metals you won't study in conventional community college welding programs.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Schools - How to Find a Good Welding Program</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2565440</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2565440</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:07:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[1. All welding schools are not created equal.  2. All welding instructors are not created equal  3. Cheap and convenient is not always best.]]></description>
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<title>Types of Welding - TIG, Stick, and MIG Make Up 90% of All Welding</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2584421</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2584421</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:56:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What are the different types of welding and what are they used for?  If you are looking for a 20,000 foot view of the different types of welding along with applications, stick around for a minute, I think I can help.]]></description>
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<title>Wire Welding Tips - 7 Nuggets For How to Use a Mig Welder</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2553401</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2553401</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:07:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Next time you are behind a boat trailer, think about whether it was welded with a 115 volt mig welder or a 230 volt mig welder, or a 230v stick welder. After you slow down and put some space between you and the boat, Make you your mind never to weld anything like a boat trailer with a 115 volt mig.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Titanium - Weld Colors Tell a Story If You Are Listening</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2553171</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2553171</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:05:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Titanium Weld Colors can teach you something. Even if you don't weld titanium, there is a cool trick where titanium weld colors help to test the quality of your torch gas. Read on to learn the trick.]]></description>
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<title>Welding 4130 Chromoly With a Stainless Steel Tig Welding Rod</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2548360</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2548360</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:49:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Can I weld 4130 with a stainless steel welding rod? That is a frequently asked welding question seen on all kinds of internet forums for car racing, home built airplanes, go carts, baja racing, bicycle builders, drag racing, and other motorsports forums. It is obvious that a lot of people are tig welding 4130 using stainless filler rods like 308 but that does not mean it is any better than good old E70s2 mild steel tig rod.]]></description>
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<title>MIG Welders - Why a 115 Volt MIG Welding Machine is the Best Way to Get Started Welding</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2558090</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2558090</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:15:18 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The great thing about a 115 volt MIG machine is that if you ever decide you need to upgrade to a 230 volt MIG welding machine, The 115 volt machine is still very useful because it will run .023" bare wire which is the best thing since sliced bread for welding thin auto body patches. 115 volt mig welders have some limitations but they are still an excellent way to get started welding.]]></description>
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<title>Mig Welding - 5 Tips For Better Mig Welds - #5 Is Get an Auto Darkening Helmet</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2537085</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2537085</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:16:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[They say that Mig welding is the easiest kind of arc welding to learn. I don't know who "they" is, but I would like to have a word with them. Mig welding is easy to learn to squirt down a bead, but it is also very easy to make a weak weld that is not really penetrated if you are not careful.  These 5 mig welding tips will help you weld better and keep you from squirting down a cold pile of weld.]]></description>
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<title>Used Welding Equipment - How to Get Good Deals on Used Welders Using Craigslist</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2532365</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2532365</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:01:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I know you have heard of Craigslist, but do you really know how to use this internet classified website to your advantage for good deals on used welding equipment?  Most people I know just pull up Craigslist and enter a search term like "Lincoln Invertec welder" and go through the results one by one shopping for the best price. That is the extent of there shopping.  ]]></description>
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<title>Welding Supplies - What You Need Before Starting a Welding Business</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2537727</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2537727</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:34:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Thinking of starting a welding business? Then you have bigger concerns than just buying welding supplies.]]></description>
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<title>Miller Welders - All Welding Machines Break Eventually - What Then?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2532569</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2532569</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:39:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Miller Welders are built tough and made to last. But we all know that nothing lasts forever and everything breaks eventually,..You with me? I like Miller Electric because of their people and their service. The best thing Miller has going for them is that when one of their welding machines breaks, They have great customer support.]]></description>
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<title>Multiprocess Welding Machine - Longevity Welders - And a Chinese Tig Welder Review</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2548220</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2548220</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:38:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you seen the multi-process welding machine that Longevity advertises? Maybe you have been thinking of buying one of these Chinese Tig Welders but you have been wondering if they  are any good at all? I spent the last several hours looking on internet forums, welding websites, and eBay feedback reports and guess what?]]></description>
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<title>Tig Welding Tips - 11 Filler Metals That Will Weld Darn Near Anything</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2548512</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2548512</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:12:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you ever wish there was one TIG  welding rod that would weld everything? Well Give up already! Its not gonna happen. But if you want to know the bare minimum 11 tig welding rods it takes to weld darn near anything, here is my down and dirty list...]]></description>
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<title>Shielded Metal Arc Welding - One of the Old School Types of Welding But Still Good</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2536947</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2536947</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:41:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two inexpensive arc welding machines I recommend for beginners are the Lincoln 225 tombstone welder, and the Miller Thunderbolt.  If you can score a deal on an arc welding machine that also has DC Direct current settings, do it.  DC current while not completely necessary , will open up some possibilities later on down the road.   DC current will let you hook up an air cooled scratch start tig torch if you want to get started tig welding later.  Now that is a good tip.]]></description>
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<title>Auto Darkening Welding Helmet Buying Tips</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2537841</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2537841</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:28:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you made up your mind that you really need an auto darkening welding helmet? And now you are scratching your head wondering which is the best one for you to buy?]]></description>
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<title>Welding 4130 Steel Tubing - Tig Welding Chromoly Up in Here</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2537522</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2537522</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:26:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[4130 Chromoly tubing is used for all kinds of applications, but 2 of the main ones are for airplanes and for racing just about anything from motorcycles, to mountain bikes, to go-carts.  AISI 4130 tubing is strong. It's real strong. So the reason it is so popular among race car and airplane builders can use thinner tubing and that translates into speed and less weight.]]></description>
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<title>Auto Darkening Welding Helmets - What is a Cheap But Good Electronic Welding Mask?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2536383</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2536383</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:05:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even a cheap auto darkening welding helmet will make you a better welder.  Does that sound like a Hype? It is not, and here is what I mean when I say an auto darkening welding helmet will make you better:  So where can I get a cheap but good Electronic Welding Mask?  Here is some tips for shopping for a cheap electronic welding mask:]]></description>
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<title>Tips For  How to Weld Aluminum With a Spool Gun - Because Mig Welding Aluminum is Just Harder</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2532395</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2532395</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:37:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I didn't come here to learn how to weld aluminum, I came here to kick butt and chew bubble gum!  And I am all out of bubble gum! That's what the hot shot welder said when he entered the test shop.  The test supervisor had seen his kind before and promptly gave him 2 pieces of aluminum and sent him to a welding booth.   "Set the machine controls, hook up the right gas, hook up the right mig gun and filler wire and lay me down a 1/4" fillet weld...and come get me when your done". said the weld test supervisor.]]></description>
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<title>How to Tig Weld Cast Iron With a Tig Welding Rod You Haven't Considered</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2532882</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2532882</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:09:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding Cast iron is always a crap shoot. I don't care who you are. There are so many different grades of cast iron that things are made of and it is not always apparent which one you are about to weld. There are ways of telling, like spark testing but I have yet to see anyone who could tell one cast iron from another. So why is cast iron so hard to weld?  ]]></description>
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<title>How to TIG Weld Aluminum and Get the Stack of Dimes Look, Even With an Old TIG Welding Machine</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2528041</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2528041</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:12:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wanna learn how to TIG weld aluminum? First you need a decent TIG welding machine. Not a great one, just a decent one.  Already got one?  You might have an old Synrowave 300 or a DialArc, a Hobart CyberTIG or you might have a brand new Miller Dynasty 350.  Know what? It doesn't really matter. The same principles apply.  If you have an old as dirt TIG welding machine, you can still make good aluminum TIG welds. Weld beads that look like a stack of dimes.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Jobs - How to Get the Best Paying Ones</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2527739</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2527739</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:51:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How do you get the best paying welding jobs? Some things never change. If you want to make top dollar as a welder, you need to weld pipe and you need to be able to pass any pipe welding certification test under the sun. Tig root with a stick fill, 6010 root with 7018 fill, Tig all the way, it shouldn't matter.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Jobs That Pay the Most</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2527674</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2527674</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:46:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A good welder with his own rig and who can pass any welding test has a better chance of the highest pay.  There have even been reports of pipe welders with their own rig making $100 per hour at times.  But not everyone is ready to run their own rig.  Some welders just prefer to make a good hourly wage using someone else's materials and equipment without the responsibility and headaches that are part of running your own welding business.]]></description>
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<title>Mig Welding Aluminum - Tips For Avoiding Problems and Machine Settings</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2389052</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2389052</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:12:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mig Welding Aluminum is harder than mig welding steel. Why? Because everything that can go wrong on Steel , is just exaggerated when you mig weld aluminum. Even something as simple as the argon flow rate makes a big difference.   A slight tweak of the wire feed speed changes things up big time.  Even a little burr on the copper contact tip can cause the wire feed to slow and burn back to the tip.]]></description>
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<title>Tig Welding Certification - Differences in the Pipe Welding, Aerospace, and Aviation Industries</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2088392</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2088392</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:01:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[2 major industries that require tig welding certification are:     1. Industrial piping, (I am including boiler tubing as well)      2. Aerospace and aviation (manufacture and repair)    For tig welding certification in piping, pressure vessels, and boilers... ASME section IX - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code is the name of the game.  For Aerospace and Aviation, AWS D17.1 is the ticket.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Stainless Steel</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2015024</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:02:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What are the best techniques for welding stainless steel? That's like asking whats the best way to go fishing? It depends on a lot of things, doesn't it? Lots of things like what type of stainless, what thickness, whats the application, and for what industry?]]></description>
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<title>Welding Certification Tests - Structural and Pipe Welding Test Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:18:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even though there are some pretty big differences between structural welding and pipe welding certification tests, there are also some common denominators. Here are a few tips that apply to both pipe welding tests as well as structural plate tests.]]></description>
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<title>5F Welding Test - Not Common - And Not Easy</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:18:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is a 5f welding test?  The American Welding Society has one crazy numbering system for welding positions and welding certification tests.]]></description>
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<title>What is the Best Welding Machine?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:55:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shopping for a welding machine and wondering which is the best one?  Here is my advice:  Think about getting more than one. Why?  Because no single welding machine will do everything as well as having different welding machines, each designed to do one process and do it well.]]></description>
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<title>Underwater Welding Misconceptions Uncovered</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:43:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The term underwater welding is kind of misleading because some underwater welds are actually done Dry...in Air. What? I saw a video the other day and it reminded me of a presentation I saw while I was in welding school. It was one of the most informative videos ever on underwater welders. Some of the common misconceptions]]></description>
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<title>Welding Cast Iron - Why is it So Hard?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:57:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding cast iron is kind of  like playing golf.  Because every now and then things go just great and so that just tricks you into thinking you have found the secret. But the very next time you try it, you are presented with a whole new set of circumstances that make you realize you really have not found the secret. You just got lucky. The problem with cast iron is in a word...Carbon... and lots of it.]]></description>
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<title>AWS Accredited Welding Test Facility - What is It?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:28:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An AWS certification test could be any welding test that is performed to American Welding Society standards. But the term is often used to refer to a certification test that is either performed at an American Welding Society accredited welding test facility, or administered on the job site by an approved qualifier of the test facility.]]></description>
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<title>Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Better Known As Arc Or Stick Welding</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:25:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ever seen the red welding machines in the welding area of Home Depot that look like a red tombstone? They are called Stick welding or shielded metal arc welding machines. For less than 300 dollars you can buy one of them and weld all kinds of things. What do you get for that price? You get a 225 amp A/C welder (alternating current) that can weld carbon steel, stainless steel, and cast iron.   Right next to these tombstone welders are small Lincoln wire welders.  But they are not the same.]]></description>
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<title>Structural Welding Certification Tests - Tips to Help You Pass</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:00:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Structural welding certification tests are usually either 3/8" thick or 1" thick. Both thicknesses use a 1/4" thick backing strip and a 1/4" gap. Unless you are lucky enough to be tested for a Fab shop, you will probably be required to weld 2 welding certification test plates, one in the vertical position and one in the overhead position.]]></description>
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<title>Welding Certification Tests - Down and Dirty Weld Testing For the Average Joe</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:01:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Welding Certification is a big deal.  Jobs that Require welding like Nuclear Plants, Bridge construction, Aerospace, petro/chemical usually require a welder to pass a welding certification test before welding on anything. But what about the thousands of hobbyist welders out there who buy a 115 volt flux core mig welding machine from Lowes, Home Depot, Tractor supply or even Craiglist?  Do they need to be certified too?]]></description>
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<title>AWS Welding Certification - The AWS Welder Program - Is it Working?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/1844117</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:25:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The construction trades welders like pipefitters, boilermakers, and ironworkers are all routinely required to pass welding certification tests every time they enter a new job. For construction workers, that can be several times a year.]]></description>
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