Welding thin sheet metal can be challenging because you need to obtain adequate fusion while preventing distortion and burnthrough. The key skill is to control the heat across the sheet metal to ...

If you want to weld aluminum, you might think skill-intensive TIG welding is the only way. However, if you already own a MIG welder, an add-on spool gun is a viable option. Retailing for $276, Miller ...

Humans have been welding at least since the advent of the first horseshoes and wagon wheels. Back then, the village blacksmith didn't have screw threads or Cherry rivets, electricity or gas. For those ...

We put ArcCaptain's hobbyist-to-light-industrial-grade double-pulse machine in front of experienced welders. Everybody liked ...

1. Clean. Then Clean Again. The No. 1 failure of a MIG weld is porosity, and the most common cause of porosity is welding a dirty, oily, or painted surface. Contaminants become trapped in the weld, ...

While welding may look like a really cool skill to learn, it's not that simple. Professionals mostly agree that one type of welding is the hardest.