Some people don’t need an excuse to go out and buy a new tool. Others can’t justify it until there’s a project large enough to warrant it....

MIG welding is a very popular technique that is done by many welders. No matter how good you are or how long you've been welding, there are...

When attending welding school, nearly everyone discovers that pipe welding is one of the most difficult skills that a welder can learn. Many welding students give up...

May 2nd – 6th, 2011, the Welding Metallurgy (Educator Professional Development Workshop) will be held in Waco, TX. These courses are designed for those who are educators...

A welding power supply, logically, is a device that supplies electric power for welding purposes. Options for welding power sources are ample. Power sources may be a...

Add “An Evening of Fiery Girl Power” to your calendars. I’m sure this special event, designed to be an “evening celebrating powerful women in industrial art” will...

In a recent interview with IMPO Magazine, Ray Shook, Executive Director of the American Welding Society, described a number of technological innovations in welding that have been...

Most people who become welders do not think about their career in the long term. They become welders and then let Fate take them wherever it will....

Women welders face many challenges. They face the stigma that being a welder and a woman is impossible. They sometimes face obstacles in the workplace when people...

Tragedy struck the welding community when an explosion occurred in the Louisville, KY plant of Carbide Industries LLC (CI), the leading supplier of the calcium carbide. Two workers...

If you have the advantage of designing your welding shop before anything is in it – you’ll be able to design a smooth-running, functional, and efficient place....

Attention women welders! Be sure to check out the events section below for fun, informational welding workshops and events. Dive into this edition of the “Weekly Roundup.”...

No one has been unaffected by the recession. Every day there is a new report and thousands are out of work. Many more are underemployed, working two...

This simple yet decorative firewood caddy is a great starter project for new welders. In the YouTube video below, Mitchell Dillman (also known as “The Online Carpenter”)...

Whether you’ve heard about the opportunities in construction welding, pipe welding, or the high-paying career in undersea welding, there’s one thing they all have in common: they’ll...

The term brazing often leaves beginner welders curious and a little put off. After all, it's a strange sounding word that means something much simpler than you...

Whether you are a full-time, professional welder or weld occasionally for a hobby project – a helmet, like your welding gloves, is one of the most important...

Anyone can learn to weld, to put it quite simply. All you need to do is learn a few basic welding techniques, practice safety, and soon enough...

Break in April with a horde of articles on the welding industry, programs, jobs and more – and that’s not a joke! Read on about Lincoln Electric’s...

We’re back with Stacey David (remember him? We introduced the host of Speed Network’s Gearz in a series of posts on welding in replacement sheet metal: Welding...

Steel comes in many flavors and varieties, all of which can be classified by a number of different methods, but the most common of theses method is...

As a welder, you know that you sometimes have to make the sale. You have to convince the customer that you or your shop are not only...

A Laser Processing Workshop is being held April 27, 2011 from 9 am to 5:30 pm. The workshop, hosted by ABB Robotics, will be held at its...

Imagine it’s your brother’s birthday. He’s coming over for dinner after work, and you don’t have a present for him. You could roam the aisles of a...