Welding thin sheet metal can be challenging because you need to obtain adequate fusion while preventing distortion and burnthrough. The key skill is to control the heat across the sheet metal to ...

Most enthusiasts don't like to waste parts or pay for something they don't need, so the idea of buying a replacement sheet metal part with the intention of only using a portion of it may feel ...

Lincoln Electric’s new VIKING 3350 Series comes with a “Born To Weld” finishing statement on the side. With a camouflage military design, the helmet is cool without compromising the scope of its lens ...

[Jer Schmidt] needed a way to put a lot of M8 bolts into a piece of square steel tubing, but just drilling and tapping threads into the thin steel wouldn’t be strong enough. So he figured out a way to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are several ways to join two pieces of metal — whether it's for construction, artwork, or any number of other applications — but welding ...

A strong weld does not begin when the arc starts or the laser beam hits the joint. It begins earlier, when the metal su ...