Category:Welding

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Welding is basically the art of "gluing" metal with molten metal. One way to generate the required heat is to use an electric arc (arc welding), a very common approach with several variants:

  • SMAW (shielded metal arc welding/"stick welding")
  • TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding
  • MIG (metal inert gas) welding
  • ...

General Safety

As you might expect from an activity including high electric current, extremely bright light and molten metal, welding comes with many dangers! Do your part so nothing bad will happen.

Personal Protection

When welding, always wear

Suitable Materials

Not all metals can be welded, and some only with certain welding techniques! Your introduction by a tutor will cover the basics, but you may have to do some research yourself in case of more exotic metals.

In any case, do NOT weld galvanized steel! The zinc in the surface coating produces a highly unhealthy gas when burned.

Setup

Due to the smoke and less visible gases involved, we ask you to weld outside in our welding enclosure outside the metal workshop! The curtains will also prevent others from looking into the arc.

See Also

Project Ideas

Pages in category "Welding"

The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.