Using a stitch welder to spot weld two pieces of metal together is useful when you have one piece with round holes in it that needs to be welded to another flat piece underneath. If you drill holes in one of your metal panels, clamp it completely flat over the […]
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How to Use a Vibratory Tumbler
Vibratory tumblers serve a number of great purposes in the automotive industry. This tool helps remove rust, debris or burrs from pieces of hardware without damaging their edges or mechanical integrity. They can also help polish hard-to-reach surfaces to an optimum metal shine, which is very useful when working on […]
How to Strike an Arc with a Stitch Welder
Stitch welders are intended to primarily weld automobile sheet metal body panels. Thin stitch welder rods, 16 inches in length, help you lay quality bead welds on sheet metal while avoiding any burn through. One of the biggest challenges of using a stitch welder, however, is striking the arc. Since […]
How to Make your barn or garage find road-worthy- Part Three Restoring the Brake System
Once you have the vehicle running and moving under its own power you’ll surely want to drive it around your property to see what else it needs. The big thing that may kill the fun is the lack of brakes. In my particular case the front brakes were partially seized on and the brake pedal just went to the floor. I decided to completely disassemble the system and show how to go through the brakes on your classic car…..
What is Proper Weld Penetration?
When welding, it is always important to achieve full and proper penetration with each weld. This will ensure that the weld is clean, strong and secure. In order to understand and accomplish proper weld penetration each time you weld pieces together, think of the arc of your welder as as […]
Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk’, Episode 30: Eric The Car Guy – YouTube’s Auto Mechanic
With nearly half a million YouTube subscribers, Eric has built an impressive digital empire serving the needs of Do-It-Yourselfers everywhere with weekly videos covering the gamut of automotive maintenance and repair.
How To Become A Welder
Welding is special trade that has many promising outlets for those who are experienced in it. Becoming a welder has a lot of advantages to it, and there are many different methods of achieving the knowledge and skill to become a professional in the field. Below we take a look […]
Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk’, Episode 29.5: Eric The Car Guy
Sit tight & listen to Kevin as he previews things to come on next week’s episode of Shop Talk, where Eric explains what drives his passion to share his mechanical knowledge and experience with the average Joe.
How to Repair & Remove Scratches in Glass
Owning a vehicle means experiencing scratches and dings on glass surfaces. Although excessively deep scratches in glass should not be handled with a DIY kit, as attempting this may cause optical distortion in the glass, most scratches can be removed and repaired using a surface scratch removal kit. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to repair glass scratches using