When I first started tinkering with cars, one of the first big hurdles was how to complete certain tasks without the ability to weld. Shaving trim holes, repairing rusty panels, or fabricating custom ...

I've drilled thousands of holes in stainless steel, and I've found it's best to use a very slow speed. Once stainless gets too hot, it instantly hardens, and the game is over after that. A ...

There’s something primal about fire and steel. Long before apps, AI, and Bluetooth everything, men were melting metal ...

Experienced welders know that without the right information, it's easy to sacrifice quality, lose time, and become frustrated with gas-tungsten-arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten-inert-gas ...

We’ve been aware of the shortage of skilled welders due to retirements for some time. In recent years the shortage has been exacerbated by furloughing or the early retirement of workers during the ...

Not long after my bench grinder discovery, our instructor pulled the class together and introduced us to different sizes of ...

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 ...