How To Weld

Todd Bridigum

Aug 2008 · Motorbooks

About this ebook

Welding is a skill that any do-it-yourself enthusiast needs in his or her arsenal. How to Weld is the perfect introduction for newbies and an excellent refresher for veteran welders—a work so comprehensive that most readers won’t need any further instruction.

In How to Weld, a bestselling installment in the Motorbooks Workshop series, AWS-certified welding instructor Todd Bridigum thoroughly describes process and art of fusing metals, including:

• Tools and equipment commonly used
• Types of metals and their weldability
• Welding techniques
• Shop and site safety
• Types of joints

In addition, all popular types of welding variants are covered, including gas welding, shielded metal arc (or stick) welding, gas metal arc welding (MIG), gas tungsten arc welding (TIG), brazing, soldering, and even metal cutting. Each skills section concludes with a series of exercises, each illustrated with captioned sequential color photography, to fully explain and detail the techniques learned.

Mechanics, automotive enthusiasts, farmers, metalworkers, and other DIYers who can’t bond metal can’t make repairs and they can’t create—in short, they can’t do much of anything except bolt together pre-made parts. With this thorough and completely illustrated all-color tutorial  by an experienced college-level instructor, readers can get on the path fabricating and fixing metals on their own. How To Weld is the only book about welding they'll ever need.

The Motorbooks Workshop series covers topics that engage and interest auto and motorcycle enthusiasts. Written by subject-matter experts and illustrated with step-by-step and how-it’s-done reference images, Motorbooks Workshop is the ultimate resource for how-to know-how.

Ratings and reviews

Best DIYer welding reference book out there. You can not beat the price for the quality content of this fine publication. The color pictures in the book, coupled with the high quality paper the book is printed on is superb! The author's attention to detail in this book is akin to having a one on one lecturer at your fingertips, teaching you all about welding. The book covers ALL aspects of modern electric (manual) and gas welding types in detail. The book makes a great welding guide to reference in the future for any hobbiest's needs. The book is both suited for not only a beginner welder, but a more experienced welder too! I highly recommend this book above any other welding book, such as "Welding for ...". (You get the picture).

I still use this book aside from classes to make things more clear for me . I was a first time welder and it got me on track . Thanks for having this

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About the author

Todd Bridigum is an AWS-certified welding instructor and head of the Welding and Fabrication Program at Minneapolis College. A respected educator and welding professional, Bridigum has spent decades teaching welding processes, fabrication techniques, shop safety, and metalworking skills to students preparing for careers in the skilled trades. In addition to his work as an instructor, he is an accomplished artist whose work includes printmaking, drawing, and metal sculpture. Bridigum is the author of the bestselling How to Weld, a standard reference for hobbyists and pros alike.