The best welding gloves combine flexibility, durability, and heat resistance, with certain designs specializing in one of these over another depending on the project. Naturally a thicker...

Tungsten Inert Gas welding is commonly called TIG welding. In this type of welding, the metal you are welding is heated by a tungsten electrode. Gas, usually...

There are many career options for welders. It is one field where the opportunities never truly dry up. Rather, they simply move. Sometimes welders find that they...

Arc welding can often be a wasteful and inefficient process. Electrodes are not consumed in a productive manner, and welds can be flawed due to excessive spatter...

Conferences are excellent ways to further your skills and work towards recertification or a renewal. The American Welding Society (AWS) has an excellent program where attending a...

Think about the most amazing project you completed as a welding student; think it could’ve compared to the project Ashe County High School’s welding class took on?...

Offshore welding jobs are considered by some to be the best jobs for welders during these difficult economic times. Why? Because jobs in land-based careers such construction...

As we near the half-point of this year, take the chance to enhance your welding skills, upgrade your welding technology knowledge and just have a bit of...

Baker’s Gas has a great selection of Miller Welding Helmets currently on sale and they are offering free shipping on all qualifying orders. Miller Welding Helmets lead...

Whether you need tips, tricks, or just plain old welding fun, there are many apps and podcasts available to whet the appetite of any welder. For those...

In March 2011, an explosion rocked the Carbide plant in Kentucky. As a result, there is a shortage of acetylene gas in the United States and Canada....

Wow! Have you ever confused a welding rod holder for a bomb? Pretty farfetched, right? Not so. Check out that story in the “Welding Gone Wrong” section....

Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding is one of the more difficult welding processes to master, as it requires you to use both hands; one hand to wrangle...

Recently we’ve discussed whether welding was a job or career. Welders know that this is a career and a way of life. Welders everywhere are committed to...

Who would take the time to become a Certified Welder without the promise of a job? Every welder who enrolls in a class for basic welding training or...

One of the biggest dilemmas any welding shop faces is whether to rent or buy their equipment. Renting has benefits for many but buying can be cheaper...

Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) uses a tungsten electrode to make a weld and is a kind of arc welding. It is also called tungsten inert gas...

We’ve been gone for a while, but now we’re back and full to the seams with what’s going on in the welding world. Ever made a car...

Welding and Google are two words that no one expects to hear used together. Yet that is exactly what you would hear if you worked at Internet...

A welding vice is an incredibly useful tool for any welder. Welding vices will hold the project that you are working on steady so that it does...

The American Welding Society (AWS) holds many conferences throughout the year that provide fun and education for welders at any stage of their career. Everyone who attends...

Ever go through those days when you just don’t feel like welding? Maybe you’re a welder by trade and the long hours spent welding for work instead...

A common metal that is welded is aluminum. Aluminum is everywhere. It is in soda cans for example. Aluminum has many uses and is relativity easy to...

In the world of welding, there is often a need to inspect the internal integrity of a weld. Obviously, it would be a somewhat counter-productive to cut...