Your welder is an integral part of the workshop and it can help you make almost anything you can think of. But when it stops working it seems to be at the worst time
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Tech Tip- How to Reduce MIG Weld Spatter
MIG welding is a quick, strong way to weld metal and it works well for beginners to experts. One downside to MIG welding is that it produces a lot of sparks and spatter that can tend to stick to surrounding metal and clog the gas nozzle on your MIG welder torch. Read below as we show how to keep spatter from clogging your nozzle and from sticking to surrounding metal.
Top 4 Ways to Use MIG Welding Pliers
A set of MIG Welding Pliers are a must-have for your welding cart. While they look like a standard set of needle nose pliers they actually have a number of functions that you might not realize. We decided to list our top 4 favorite uses of our MIG Pliers.
Top MIG Welding Accessories for a Beginner
If you’re a beginner or got your first MIG welder you’re going to need a few different accessories to get you welding safely and help you get the job done right. Now that you’ve got yourself a MIG welder let’s go over some of the items you’ll need.
How to Fill and Shave Chevy C10 Gas Filler Hole
When building a custom vehicle one of the most important things is cleaning up the original design of the vehicle and doing modifications that make it look better, operate safer, and perform better. Because of that it’s no surprise that most pickup trucks with gas filler necks in the cab […]
Welding Helmet Buyers Guide- Which Welding Helmet is Best for You
Whether you’re looking for your first welding helmet, or considering upgrading or buying a new one, Eastwood has the helmets with the features you need when you’re MIG, TIG, or ARC. Let’s take a look at these helmets from Eastwood, which range from an economy, entry level style to a full 180 degree Panoramic view.
Five MIG Welder Maintenance Tips- How to TroubleShoot Your MIG Welder
MIG Welders are a glorious thing. Feed it wire and gas and it’ll “glue” all sorts of metal together. The mechanical inner workings of a MIG welder are pretty simple. There’s a drive motor that turns a set of rollers that feeds the wire through your MIG torch and you’re off and welding. What most don’t realize is that a troublesome MIG welder could be just be a maintenance issue and not the welder itself failing. We decided to put our five maintenance tips below you should check periodically. Like any mechanical item your welder needs maintenance to continue to perform its best.
How to MIG Weld Sheet Metal
When you’re first starting out MIG welding it can be a difficult road to getting comfortable enough to weld something delicate that you don’t want to mess up. Most beginners start on fairly thick, flat plate. We suggest starting with 1/8″-3/16″ to allow you some room for error when welding. […]
How to Channel A Ford Model A
Back in the late 1940’s-1960’s it was pretty easy to distinguish if a hot rod in a magazine was built on the east coast or on the west. One of the big differences is how the profile and stance of the car differed. An “east coast hot rod” was easily identifiable by its low ride height and body channeled pretty hard over the chassis without chopping or lowering the roof. It seems as the years went on guys were channeling and lowering their cars more and more until there was almost no ground clearance and no headroom from the raised floor.