How to MIG Weld. “A grinder and paint makes a welder what he ain’t” – My dad So, you want to MIG weld? The first thing you’re going to have to do is start criticizing other people’s welds on the internet. This is the first step, and the best part […]
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Eastwood Pre Green Painting Prep: The New Cowboy In Town.
The good, Eastwood Pre Painting Prep and Eastwood Pre LOW VOC are two of my favorite products. The secret sauce in this stuff works great for cleaning (pretty much) anything around the shop. Pre is perfect for oils, dirt, fingerprints, grease, silicone, waxes, polishing compounds, salts, soluble oils, cutting fluid, […]
How to MIG Weld Sheet Metal Without Warping!
Oil canning is the enemy As you MIG weld, you’re moving electrons in the substrate. The electrons don’t exactly like to do this. This electrical resistance is what causes panels to heat up. That heat causes metal to expand and contract. All welds cause a little bit of heat expansion […]
MIG90. I love it and you should too.
The “Flux-Core ONLY” Problem What is “True MIG” welding? There’s a big problem with the entry-level welder market. Most sub-$300 machines are strictly “flux-core” welders. (Flux-Core means that the shielding atmosphere for your weld is produced by burning the flux in the core of the special wire) Some manufacturers even […]
MIG90 or MIG180? Which is the better welder?
Here is some basic stats on both the welders to help you understand where I’m coming from here. See the end of the article for a full stat breakdown of both machines. Differences: Price: The MIG180 costs double, but has double the capability. Input Voltage: The MIG180 can run on […]
General Welding FAQs
Get up to speed for your metal fabrication project with answers from our experts to common questions about the four welding processes and much more. Eastwood General Welding FAQs If you’re new to welding or metal fabrication, we’re sure you have a lot of questions about how things work. Eastwood […]
The Quickest Way to Clean and Restore Threads
Anytime you’re working on a vehicle whether it been modern or antique you may find that the fastener doesn’t go back together as nicely as it should. In a perfect world all threaded items can be reassembled initially by hand and torqued to spec with a wrench or socket. But […]
Easily Remove Hinge Pin with An Air Chisel
No matter if you’re doing general autobody repair or a full blown bare metal restoration there’s a good chance you may need to separate a door from the body of your vehicle. It is just sometimes easier to have the door on a table, saw horse, or body panel stand […]
Expand Your Skillset with a Soft Lower Bead Roller Die
A large part of bead rolling is being creative with how you lay out a panel, the process you roll it through the bead roller, and the combination of dies you use. Some of the dies can be interchanged and swapped out to make custom designs and do specialized tasks. […]