The Farm Welding Handbook

Today, with a bit of investment and practice, farmers can safely and efficiently make their own repairs to metal equipment and structures. Farm Welding begins with chapters on setting up a home shop specifically for farm-welding needs, as well as welding safety and the different welding processes. While the book is largely devoted to oxyacetylene gas and arc welding, the methods most often used for heavy-duty repairs and fabrication on the farm, wire-feed MIG welding for soft metals is also covered.

· An informative resource for beginner to intermediate welders for farm, home, blacksmith, auto, or school workshops · Organized into 10 sections describing specific types of welds, equipment, common faults, how to avoid and fix mistakes, and more · Starts with basic practices then progresses into trickier methods before finishing with chapters on workshop techniques and basic blacksmithing · Includes descriptive explanations, helpful visuals, step-by-step directions, and expert suggestions · Written by an experienced welding instructor, Andrew Pearce, who offers shop-tested advice

A newly-updated, state-of-the-art guide to MIG and TIG arc welding technology. Written by a noted authority in the field, this revised edition of HP's bestselling automotive book-for over 20 years-is a detailed, instructional manual on the theory, technique, equipment, and proper procedures of metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding.

"This book provides complete and comprehensive coverage of the flux corded arc welding field. It presents fundamental skills and advanced techniques in and easy-to-understand format." --Publisher's description.

A practical, visual resource for welding in farm, home, blacksmith, auto, or school workshops. Its comprehensive sections describe all the major types of welds before progressing into trickier methods. With this comprehensive guide, you’ll understand everything you need to know, from arc, TIG, MIG, and gas welding to plasma cutting, soldering, welding plastic, and more. Filled with helpful visuals and photography, detailed explanations, expert suggestions, and step-by-step directions, this go-to guide to welding also covers common pitfalls and mistakes, and how to avoid or correct them. New, updated edition will include brand new chapters on general welding skills and understanding metals, expanded information on abrasives, and four new step-by-step projects and plans, including a fire pit, welding cart, and more.

"Kondinin Group's The Welding Book provides practical information on a range of welding and metalworking operations around the farm. The manual demonstrates the correct methods of joining metal, whether welding rails in a stockyard, joining structural steel sections on machinery, hardfacing cultivator points or repairing cracks in cast iron."--Back cover.

One of the most popular editions in Haynes' Techbook Series provides comprehensive coverage of the latest equipment and techniques for home DIY enthusiasts and shop pros.