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aluminum , Welding , Shop Work
How to best join aluminum: Fasteners, brazing, soldering or welding?

What's the best way to join two pieces of aluminum? It often depends on the situation.

Welding | Shop Work
8 tips for welding like a pro

Good welding isn’t magic; it’s really just a matter of discipline and practice. We’ve found that by teaching some pretty simple techniques, bad and ugly welds quickly turn into good …

Carl Heideman
Welding | Miller
How the right helmet can help your welding | Testing Miller’s latest

Miller claims its Digital Elite, Vintage Roadster, Clearlight 2.0 welding helmet is better than anything else on the market–so we put it to the test to find out.

Tom Suddard
DIY | Welding | Fabrication | Chassis | Shop Work | Scratch-Built Solutions
Weld better in 11 easy steps

Here are a few tips for making sound welds–you know, the glue that keeps your project intact.

Carl Heideman
Welding | MIG
9 tips for better MIG welding

An improper weld can endanger your car—or worse, your life. These tips will help ensure that your welds are strong, safe and beautiful.

Carl Heideman
Welding | MIG | Tig
MIG vs. TIG fundamentals: What you need to know

The ability to fuse pieces of bare metal opens up a whole new world of fabricating possibilities. There’s more than one way to weld, however. To TIG or to MIG?

Carl Heideman
Welding | Tig
How to start TIG welding

Thanks to the abundance of inexpensive, easy-to-use machines, lots of enthusiasts operate a MIG welder. But how hard is it to make the jump to those beautiful TIG welds?

Tom Suddard
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