The TAB Guide to DIY welding hands-on projects for hobbyists, handymen, and artists
Overview: GET STARTED WITH METAL INERT GAS (MIG) WELDING! A practical guide with step-by-step instructions and hands-on projects for newcomers to metalwork and MIG welding. The TAB Guide to DIY Welding shows you how to get started with MIG welding and metalworking. Inside, you'll find illustrat...
| Main Author: | Morley, Jackson (Metal-worker) (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
McGraw-Hill Education,
2013.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1: Metalworking 101:
- Safety First:
- General ship safety
- Shop Hazards:
- Sharp stuff
- Dirty stuff
- Heat and fire
- Intense ultraviolet radiation and light
- Electricity
- Chemicals
- Gases
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
- Clear safety glasses and face shields
- Welding helmet
- Shaded glasses and face shields (shade nos-4-12)
- Gloves
- Arm, neck, and head protection
- Boots
- Long pants
- Hearing protection
- Dust masks
- Shop Safety Equipment:
- Welding screens
- Fire extinguishers
- Covered trash cans
- First aid kit and eyewash
- Ventilation
- Minimum Safety Equipment Review:
- MIG welder
- Plasma cutter and oxygen-acetylene torch
- Angle grinder, chip saw, bench grinder, and drill press
- Roller and hand tools
- General shop safety
- Welding 101:
- What is welding?
- What isn't welding?:
- Welding
- Mechanical connections
- Adhesives
- Soldering or brazing
- How welding works
- Types Of Welders:
- Torch welding
- Metal-Inert Gas (MIG) welding or Gas-Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
- Tungsten-Inert Gas (TIG) Welding or Gas-Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
- Stick welding (shielded metal arc welding)
- Types of welds and joints
- Brief history of welding
- Steel:
- What is steel?:
- Plain-carbon steels
- Alloys
- Mild-steel properties:
- Strength
- Conductivity
- Expansion and contraction
- Corrosion and rust
- Mill scale
- Finishing
- How To Obtain Steel:
- Buying steel
- Finding steel
- Metalworking Studio:
- Layout:
- Safety concerns
- Lighting
- Welding table
- Cutting table
- Cutting/grinding area
- Steel storage
- Paint area
- Buying tools
- Cleaning and maintenance
- Basic Hand Tools:
- Clamps
- Vice-grips
- Measuring tape
- Wire cutters
- Magnetic angles
- Other layout tools
- Slag hammer
- Files
- Scribe
- Soapstone
- Grinding And Cutting:
- Angle Grinder:
- Parts
- Types of disks
- Place to grind
- Angle grinder safety
- Practice
- Bench Grinder:
- Parts
- Safety
- Practice
- Chop Saw:
- Parts
- Types of disks
- Safety
- Practice
- Drill Press:
- Parts
- Accessories:
- Center punch
- Deburring tool
- Adjustable vice
- Automatic center finder
- Drill Bits:
- Twist bits
- Center drill bits
- Unibit
- Speeds:
- Safety
- Drilling practice
- Roll Bending:
- Parts:
- Operation
- Safety
- Rolling practice
- Oxygen-Acetylene Torch:
- Parts and accessories:
- Torch and tank setup
- Parts detail
- Torch detail
- Safety
- Torch Cutting:
- Operation
- Cutting practice
- Torch Welding:
- Filler
- Flux
- Operation
- Welding practice
- Torch Bending:
- Operation
- Bending practice
- Plasma Cutter:
- Parts:
- Plasma cutter
- Plasma torch
- Accessories
- Safety
- Operation:
- Amperage
- Travel rate
- Angle of torch
- Standoff
- Preparing to cut
- Making a cut
- Shutting down the plasma cutter
- Practice
- Metal-Inert Gas (MIG) Welder:
- Parts:
- Power source and transformer
- On/off switch
- Voltage and wire-feed settings
- Negative, or grounding, clamp
- Welding lead and gun
- Shielding gas and regulator
- Weld chart
- MIG Gun:
- Gun
- Trigger
- Gas nozzle
- Gas diffuser
- Contact tip
- Electrode/filler
- Gas line
- Inside A MIG Welder:
- Spool of welding wire
- Feed rollers
- Electrical connections
- MIG welder consumables:
- Shielding gas
- Filler wire and contact tip
- MIG welder adjustments:
- Wire speed/feed
- Voltage
- You Are In Control:
- Distance from weld area (stick-out)
- Speed
- Angle
- Pattern of motion or weave
- Steadiness
- Weld Vision
- Weld Orientation:
- Flat
- Horizontal
- Vertical
- Overhead
- Safety
- Operation:
- Setting up your work area and welder
- Getting comfortable
- Practice:
- Flat-position bead making
- Flat-position weaving
- Flat-position tee joint
- Making a tee corner
- Breaking a weld
- Cutting your weld
- Visual inspection
- Finishing:
- Steel preparation
- Muriatic Acid:
- Application
- Paint:
- Brush paint
- Spray paint
- Clear finish
- Wax:
- Application
- Powder Coating
- Part 2: Projects:
- Project Preparation:
- Materials
- Studio access
- Time
- Start from scratch
- Cube
- Plant stand
- Candelabras
- End table
- Fireplace log holder:
- Finishing
- Garden Cart:
- Finishing
- Barbecue:
- Finishing
- Resources:
- Education and studio resources (listed west to east)
- General welding and online resources
- Index.