Welding
When I was an apprentice at Dowty we were sent to Stroud College to learn some specialist skills and complete an electronics project. We decided to build a tracking solar panel that followed the sun. For this, we needed a framework to support our mocked up panel. So I temporarily joined the metal work class and watched the demonstration of lots of different types of welding. I also learnt how to braze using Oxy-Acetylene. I practiced this on the framework for the tracker.
More recently I attended an evening class at Chelsea College of Art and Design where I built a giant flea sculpture using MIG welding.
After doing some research I bought a small DC TIG welder from R-Tech Welding who I also use for welding supplies. The reason for picking this is that it’s has less sparks so is safer for my small workshop and can be used on a wide variety of sizes of steel. I did not need to use the welder in a lot of different places so transporting the argon tank is not an issue. I have used this welder for variety welding projects in my workshop shed which you can see listed below. If you use MIG or TIG then I can definitely recommend getting a large refillable gas canister (in my case argon) as the small disposable canisters will run out quickly and it will become expensive very quickly. I found that even for a quick project such as my Obelisks that required multiple canisters.
Welding Posts
- Gates Update
- New Garden Gates
- Learning a new skill – Welding
- Welding a stainless steel toilet roll holder
- Iron Bloke
- Welding Stainless Sheet
- Stick welding rods and sheet – chair repair
- Joining metal
- Response Welding Gas Monitoring
- Welding Gas Monitoring
- Spoon delivery
- Five welding mistakes to avoid
- Weld Dot Com needs you
- Invention of the day – Welded rivet
- Welding Experiment
- Welding project
- Hobby Welding and Duty Cycle
- More Welding apps for your phone
- It all works with Magic Smoke
- Sam’s Welding
- Welding and machining
- Miller Welding Project Challenge – What Drives You?
- Women Welders
- Welding and Engineering Applications for Smart Phones
- TIG Welding Gloves
- Vernon’s Vertical Slide
- Guest Blog – Bending and jigs
- Welding Workshop
- Welding Project Garden Obelisk
- Electrode Tubes
- TIG Welding – Thick and thin
- A Little TIG project
- National Welding Month?
- TIG Welding – First Results
- TIG Welding thoughts on grinding tungstens
- Gatergrotto MetalWorks – Sculpture from reclaimed materials
- Selecting a welder – TIG vs MIG
- Destructo Iron Works
- TIG Welding
- Welding Week 7
- Welding week 6
- Welding Week 4
- Welded Sculptures
- Welding Week 2
- Welding 1
- Blacksmith Welding of Cast iron – Training in Paris Texas, USA
- Welding Projects
Welding Links
- Alice's Fashion and Welding Blog
- Art in Steel Alan Ross Metal Sculpture from Herefordshire, garden sculpture
- Brazing Hussy Sculpture
- Brown Dog Welding
- Carmen Electrode
- Fabricating & Metalworking Magazine – real-world applications in metal forming, welding, metal cutting, tooling and workholding, measurement and inspection, and safety
- James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation A selection of technical welding papers
- Kimberli Matin Welding for fun and author of Ready, Set, Weld!
- Lincoln – Technical Papers James F Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation – Technical Papers
- Lincoln Electric Articles
- Mig Welders
- MIG Welding – The DIY Guide
- MIG Welding Forum A forum for all kinds of welding
- Miller Welders Welding equipment
- R-Tech Welding Ltd Welding machines and welding supplies
- Rusty Knuckles
- Ryval Gas Welding gas in a more managable size for hobby welders
- Speciality Welds Experts to the Welding Industry
- Submarine Boat Building submarines and boats
- Tungsten Electrode Selection
- Welders on Twitter My list of welders on twitter
- Welding Supplies Direct Mig, Tig & Arc Welders, Plasma Cutters & Equipment
- Welding Symbols Introduction to common weld symbols and their meaning
- Westermans Welding Equipment
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
