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WELDING & BRAZING sa AIRCRAFT WELDING sa SILVER BRAZING sa SOLDER & SOLDERING x BRAZING xx METAL & METALWORKING xx SOLDER & SOLDERING A summary of safety factors when using welding equipment in the home workshop. How to set up a simple welding shop for homestead repairs. Tips on preventing backfires when using acetylene torches. Stainless steel welding procedure. All about brazing. How to choose the right brazing rod or solder to repair appliances, equipment and tools. Product test of the Benzomatic portable cutting/welding torch, model OX5000. Includes tips and general rules for safe brazing. Getting started in home workshop welding. Pros and cons of both gas welder and arc welder are discussed. The ABC's of arc welding. Welding cabinet. A mobile plywood cabinet with a steel top will store the heavy, bulky arc welder and provide a convenient place for light-duty welding. Est. cost: $75-$100. Brazing. What it is and how to do it using a small MAPP gas or propane-oxygen torch. Wire-feed welders. The basics of how to operate one. Fusion welding. Part 1. Examining the options available for the welding of an aircraft. Fusion welding. Part 2. The oxyacetylene gas welding process. Fusion welding. Part 3. Gas tungsten arc welding. The fundamentals of visual weld inspection as it pertains to homebuilt aircraft. Brazing versus welding. When and where the brazing process should be used instead of conventional welding in aircraft construction. Aluminum welding. Part 1. Workshop tips from a master on fusing lightweight aircraft metals with gas and hydrogen. Aluminum welding. Part 2. Step-by-step introduction to gas welding of aluminum (continued) plus basic tips on repair. Welding primer for aircraft homebuilders (book review with excerpts). Tip: Wrapping a work piece in asbestos heating-duct tape will reduce heat loss while brazing. How to use the new soldering and brazing torches that use MAPP gas. Safety tips and choosing the right rods for MAPP torches. A look at all the things you can do with propane and MAPP gas torches. Includes a chart of soldering and brazing rods. Fixture holds either angle iron or flat stock securely while welding 90-degree corners, but still allows free movement of the material being welded to compensate for shrinkage. A gas welding bench is built from angle iron and reinforcing bars. The top measures 2x6 feet. What you see is what you weld. A comparison of the various welding filter plates. Tips on heat treating aluminum spinners after repairing cracks using welding techniques. Resistance type arc welder produces temperatures in excess of 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Suitable for welding, brazing, cutting, and heat-treating metal up to 1/4" thick. Uses 110-volt, 30 amp circuit. Est. cost: $4. Tips on using light duty welders costing less than $20. How to select welding equipment for the home shop. A use report on one light-duty arc welder from Montgomery Ward. The ABCs of arc welding and how to use a small welder at home. Consumer's guide to soldering and welding equipment. What to look for when buying these tools. The basics of brazing. How does it work, what equipment do you need, and how much skill is required. Build a portable DC arc welder for $20. Uses an old power motor with a 3-hp engine, an automobile alternator, and a 12-volt deep-cycle battery. How to teach yourself electric arc welding and tips on selling your services. Learn how to arc weld using a 230-volt AC machine. How to build a universal welding table. Features a 30"x78" work surface, a large storage shelf and casters. Built from square tubular steel and flat stock. Est. cost: $157. Learn how to weld by welding. An introduction to simple arc welding. An introduction to arc welding. Includes instructions for making a small welding table, a good first project. The joy of arc welding. Selecting equipment and making basic welds. Tricks of brazing and hard soldering. Arc welding basics you can master in 6 hours. Part 1. Arc welding basics you can master in 6 hours. Part 2. Electrode caddy and stand. Arc-spot welding gun. Welding tank caddy. Portable welding table. Fully adjustable fixture for holding small work to be soldered, brazed or welded. Resistance-type carbon arc welder. Produces up to 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Self-contained, hand-held unit does not require a separate resistance-coil box. Est. cost: $5. Guide attaches to the tip of an oxyacetylene torch to assist the beginner in the cutting of circles, straight lines, bevels, and other unusual shapes. Install an electrical circuit for a 230-volt arc welder. Tips on using small welding kits which feature propane gas and solid pellets of oxygen. Welding vise for arc-welding projects. How to remove zinc or cadmium plating from nuts and bolts to make them safe for welding. How to get started in gas welding. Two-tank caddy for welding tanks. Rolling carriage for an electric welder. The secrets of good brazing, stronger than soldering, easier than welding. Make your own arc welder using a surplus aircraft generator and air-cooled gas engine. Arc-welding gun lets you tack, plug, or spot-weld without using a hood. A spring mounted copper nozzle confines the arching area. Requires a 75-amp (or larger) welder. Clamp aligns round work for all-around welding. How to weld on a lathe without a heat source. Friction or inertia welding works on most steel alloys. Gas welding pitfalls you can avoid. Test report of two Montgomery Ward home-shop welders that really work. A $55 electric unit and a $135 230-amp unit, plus accessories including a $65 high-frequency arc stabilizer, a $65 tungsten/inert-gas torch and a $150 DC converter. Tips on their use. Gas welding. How to get started in oxyacetylene welding. Includes plans for making a glass top coffee table featuring a leaded glass design of the American Eagle. The welded frame incorporates the U.S. shield design for ends (legs). Arc welding. A low-cost, convenient alternative to gas welding. What those 50, 100, and 230-amp rigs will and won't do. Mini torches. Can you really weld with them? A review of the hotter small torches, some of which use MAPP gas and/or oxygen. Smaller and less expensive than gas outfits, they can be used for light welding. Welding aluminum at home. Use a propane torch and special rods. Brazing torches focus the flame for jobs beyond soldering. Comparison of propane, Mapp gas and oxy-propane torches. Joining metal to metal. A look at soldering, brazing and welding tools and techniques. Tip on cleaning oxyacetylene cutting nozzles. Two designs for welding tables. (1) Skeleton table made from pipe and angle iron. (2) Rolling tool chest fitted with a top of steel plate and firebrick. Two devices for electric welding, one using a carbon arc torch operating on 120 volts at currents ranging from 3 to 60 amperes and the other is a spot welder using a rattrap as a switch. Torch holder acts as a "third hand" to store a gas torch while doing hammer welding. Lung hazards on welding jobs. What are the risks and safety tips. Tips on making a workshop welding booth with overhead ventilation hood. How to accurately set gas pressures when using the Dillon (Henrob) welding torch. Tips on holding two pieces of sheet metal the correct distance apart for gap welding into one piece. Tip on using a container of sand as a "third hand" to hold irregular-shaped objects or complicated assemblies for welding or soldering. Cutting, soldering, brazing & welding in automobile restoration. Part 3. Brazing and braze welding processes. Restoration welding. A look at the older gas and electric welding processes. Restoration welding. The newer electric arc welding processes. Tip: Use polyethylene welding rod to repair cracks in plastic boat hulls and other items. Modify C-clamps to hold round (or other shapes) of metal tubing securely for welding. Selecting and using a welder on 4130N steel tubing (used in aircraft construction). The other kind of joinery. Joining steel by welding. Includes plans for making "G" clamps from simple materials. Brazing torch from pipe fittings. Electric arc welding for the home shop. What's available in equipment and a look at basic uses and techniques. Gas welding and cutting for the home workshop. Selecting and using equipment. Tips on basic techniques. Learn the classification system for welding electrodes established by the American Welding Society. | |||||||||
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