Weld Like a Pro: Beginning to Advanced Welding Techniques CarTech Manual SA343

Description: Welding is an art and skill that's essential for automotive fabrication, repair, and vehicle upgrades. It is also an important skill for countless household projects and industries. Some books show basic welding techniques with steel and cast iron. But this isn't your run-of-the-mill introductory welding book. In this revised edition of the previous title, Advanced Automotive Welding, Jerry Uttrachi, past president of the American Welding Society, shows you how to perform basic welding procedures with steel and cast iron. He also reveals advanced welding techniques and the use of aluminum, titanium, magnesium, stainless steel, and other specialty materials. Projects and techniques focus on automotive applications but they can also be used for welding a bicycle frame, a steel grill, and other everyday fixes. TIG, oxyacetylene, arc, and wire-feed welding processes are detailed, with special coverage on stick and MIG processes. Welding butt and V-joints is explained as well as welding more complex joints, including J- and U-joints. Step-by-step instruction gives you the necessary information to tackle and complete almost any welding job. Popular automotive projects, such as welding an electric fuel pump into an aluminum tank, repairing chrome-moly suspension arms, and welding in floorpans are thoroughly covered. And when it comes to repairing household items, specific projects such as repairing and modifying the steel tubing on an exercise machine, repairing the frame for a decorative bench, and more are covered. Whether you're new to welding, a veteran welder working with special materials, or involved in a special project, you will find indispensable information within the pages of this book. Chapter 1:Welding Processes and Equipment Oxyacetylene Welding TIG Welding Stick Welding MIG Welding Oxyfuel Cutting Plasma Cutting Chapter 2:Joint Types Butt Joints Tubular Structural Joints Weld Types Chapter 3:Oxyacetylene Welding Equipment Purchasing Oxyfuel Equipment Projects and Applications Project: Welding Plate Practice Project: Welding Pipe Practice Application: Oxyacetylene Welding Cast Iron Chapter 4:TIG Welding Power Options Torch Position Equipment Purchasing TIG Equipment Selecting TIG Rod Stiffness versus Diameter Heat-Affected Zone Projects and Applications Project: Making a Taillight Bracket Application: Tubing Intersections Application: Stainless-Steel Gas Tanks Project: Making a Stainless Exhaust System Application: Exhaust System Project: Repairing Aluminum Cylinder Heads Application: TIG Welding Titanium Application: TIG Welding Magnesium Chapter 5:Stick Welding 69Electrodes 70Equipment 70Purchasing Stick Power 72Filler Metals 72Learning Stick Welding 74 Chapter 6:MIG Welding Process Variations Cored Wires Gun Position What Melts a MIG Wire? Wire Stickout Effect on Penetration EquipmentStandard Power SystemsPurchasing a MIG SystemWire and Gas Selection Projects and Applications Application: Creating an Automatic Gate Latch Project: Welding a Hydroformed Frame Project: Fabricating a Seat Support Project: Repairing a Decorative Bench Project: Mending a Weather Vane Application: Subframe Connector Application: NASCAR Stock Car Chassis Application: Street Rod Roll Bar Project: Modifying an Exercise Machine Project: Adding a Pull-Up Device to an Exercise Machine Project: Building a Trailer Hitch Application: Spot Welds Application: Triumph TR3 Floorpan Installation Application: Street Rod and Race Car Tubing Application: TCI MIG Welds Application: Rear Quarter Panel Replacement Chapter 7:Advanced Materials and Metallurgical Processes High-Strength Steels Alloys in Steel Metallurgical Property Tests Weld Defects Project: Arc Straightening Further Reading Specifications:Pages: 144Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches)Format: PaperbackIllustrations: 428 colorPublisher: CarTechISBN: 9781613252215Product Code: SA343

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