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 […]
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What Are Some Ways to Increase Fusion While Welding?
Fusion is a general welding term to describe two pieces of metal, of similar consistencies and melting points, that melt into one another to complete a weld. When you are using arc welders like MIG and TIG welders, it is important that you know how to properly control the amount […]
How Can I Control Excessive Splatter While Welding?
At times, while you are welding, you might experience what is known as excessive spatter. Spatter consists of small bits of material that fly off of your workpiece when you are welding, and it can interfere with your work during the metal fusion process. A little spatter when welding is […]
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 Do I Prepare a Chassis for Painting?
When you decide to paint your vehicle’s chassis, you must know how to properly prepare the area for painting. To prepare your chassis, the first thing to do is gather your materials, which include: a PRE paint solution, electric sander, stripper or blaster, lint-free hand towels, and some epoxy primer. Using an epoxy primer will yield the best results when painting your chassis. Once you acquire all the tools you need, the preparation process is straightforward.
Eastwood Tech Tip: Cutting straight lines with your Shear.
Whenever you find yourself doing metal fabrication you’ll come to a time when you need to make a razor straight cut. Unfortunately most of us don’t have a big ‘ol “stomp shear”, so we need to use a power or hand tool. It seems no matter how many times I measured, set my tools up, got comfortable, did practice runs, etc. I could never get a perfectly straight line when cutting longer cuts on sheet metal. Recently it clicked in my head to utilize an old trick when making straight cuts with a plasma cutter.
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 […]
How Can I Improve My Welding Penetration?
If you are new to welding and need some tips on how to improve your welds, you have come to the right place. One of the main problems that welders run into is a lack of full weld penetration from the first piece of metal to the next. If there […]
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.