What your favorite Welding How to Book?

[ovrszd]

Another amusing welding thread!!!! One time I was sitting in a bar watching a guy clean up playing pool. I asked, Ron, how did you get so good at this game? He pointed his cue at the quarter slot and said "put enough quarters in that slot and you'll be good too".

Go buy a 50lb box of rod and start burning. You'll figure it out. No video, CD, Book or friendly advice will teach you as much as burning rod.

 

[thingy]

Well,now that you got you a good welder,you gotta quite that how big a rod,how much amps for this thicka stuff,,,thats not how it works,,prepare groove if its thick,,make multipasses,,etc,,etc,,,you gotta get over that kind of thinking,,,,,,,,
Rods,,get you some 3/32 and some 1/8 6010's,,,,,,6010 plus are good uns but you might have to buy a 50 lb can,,,,dcep,,thats what you use,,you don't need the ac,,,,,
Welding books,,theres a bunch of them,,,modern welding technolgy is a good thick one,,[might be out of print]?,,by howard b gary,,,thingy

 

[kennyd]

Steve,
Check out the Miller site, they have some great books on welding...

At the bottom of this link:Miller - Education - Tools is the "Student Package" for $25.00, it comes with a bunch of great books and resources. (and a coupon for a free jacket if you buy a Miller machine)

It is a great value for $25.00, there is lots of good reading in the package.

 

[BearKiller]

A great book!
Welding Secrets by Hal Wilson
Published by Flyco Machine Company
3712 Ringgold Road #155
Chattanooga TN. 37412-1638

Does anyone know the ISBN # for this book ??

Thanks.

 

[aczlan]

Does anyone know the ISBN # for this book ??

According to the Amazon ad it is one of the following:
ISBN-10: 0970055404
ISBN-13: 978-0970055408

Aaron Z

 

[Iplayfarmer]

The best welding manual I've seen yet is the excerpt in the middle of the Norco catalog.

 

[roamrdb]

i'm sure there are many excellent books and videos on the subject. if you want to be an accomplished weldor, in my opinion, the very best thing you could do is take a class. in a structured environment you will learn the basics, what happens when you make a weld, what needs to happen before you weld it, and in some cases what needs to happen after you weld it. just like with anything else, if you want to be really good, you need a thorough basic understanding of the process. you will know which electrode you need, and what the difference in rods are. you will also learn how to use a torch properly. hands on experience with a good instructor is hard to beat. best regards.

 

[Renze]

Best welding book... hmm... what about: "kid's trial and error in the farm workshop" ?

 

[Gary Fowler]

Books or videos arent going to teach you how to weld. That only comes from hands on practice. That said, books will teach you the why's and how to's. It isnt enough to say just get some E-xxxx rods because they burn good or because the make a pretty bead for a beginner welder. You have to know some metallurgy so you know which electrode is proper for what you are trying to weld. Weld bevel preparation and finished weld profile are also essential to making a weldment that is not going to break due to fatigue cracking. These items you CAN learn in a book or if you have a good instructor he can teach you. I would never suggest that anyone try to learn welding just by getting a welding machine and a box of rods and start welding. A good structured welding class (I have taught many of these) starts with a good text book knowledge and then lab application of each chapter till the student is able to apply that knowledge into a hands on welding test. A good basic welding class for structural steel is going to take you several months to complete when doing it in night school. If you can find one that lets you work 10 hours per day on it with a good instructor and night time book study (homework) and you have the natural ability you can learn to weld and pass an American Welding Society D1.1 prescribed structural test in about 6 weeks average. Some can do it quicker and some take much longer. Natural eye hand coordination is essential for a good welder along with good vision and steady nerves. Some folks will never be more than a dauber regardless of hours of practice. Just like some folks cant be an artist or muscian, some folks just cant weld and the instructor should recognize this in 2-3 weeks and tell the student if he is trying to learn this as a vocation.

 

[BearKiller]

According to the Amazon ad it is one of the following:
ISBN-10: 0970055404
ISBN-13: 978-0970055408

Aaron Z

Thank you so much.