Welding. There’s something almost supernatural about being able to melt metal and use it to glue other pieces of metal together. It’s an experience you must have if you’ve never done it before.

Times change. It wasn't that long ago that if you owned a set of oxy-acetylene gas bottles for welding and cutting you would be considered to have a pretty well-equipped home shop. Maybe you ...

When it comes to Saturday night race shops, a MIG welder is about as common as a front door. When it comes to TIG welders, it's a different story. Although they can be quite useful and capable of ...

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 ...

Here’s major warning for anyone performing Mig or Tig welding. Aluminum Tig welding usually demands a clean surface and it’s a common practice to use brake or carburetor cleaners for this purpose. Be ...

When it comes to making changes to or installing new parts on a pickup, "bolt-on" simplicity is preferred by most truck owners who take on such projects themselves. As we saw at the 2021 SEMA Show, ...

I'll say right off the bat that I have experience with oxyacetylene, SMAW and MIG welding steel, so that's no problem. However, I have a couple little projects in mind that would be vastly aided by ...

Welding is serious business, but it can often get romanticized. In truth, welding is part science and part craftsmanship, and mastering it takes more than a macho posture and a gas mask. Each welding ...