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The average handy person, after reading this book, will confidently say "I can do this."However, it is not intended to be an exhaustive tutorial (for that see Jeffus' Welding: Principles & Applications Welding: Principles and Applications) but for the beginner and home hobby welder this book, the welder of your choice, and a lot of practice may be all you'll ever need. Charts are included for common welding and metals information.Finch starts from an assumption that the reader has little or no knowledge of welding processes and his clear concise text and photographs lead you through in a non-intimidating way. This deceptively short guide has a wealth of information to get you started in the various welding techniques (Oxy/Fuel, ARC, MIG and TIG). It also covers brazing and cutting with Oxy/Fuel and Plasma and touches on fabrication and fit up.
If you weld for a hobby or just once in a while, this book gets your memory up to speed in a hurry. I had the first edition and this is far improved. Great set up info for jobs. I have Tig,,Mig, Gas welders and a Plasma torch. finding all the info in one place has been a quest up to this book.
I love this book.It covers everything regarding welding.Mr Finch is very informative.This is not a book for people that are looking for depth in any specific type of welding, but makes a great effort to provide as much information as possible about all aspects of welding.I would not recomend this book, for someone that has been welding, and is looking for greater information is a specific field.I would readily recomend this book to the first timer, or to someone who wants to get back into welding as a hobby, farm, home repair.
For me the book offered more than what I needed from it, so it's worth the 5 stars. From the first few chapters, I was able to see that the author was knowledgeable about the subject and that the reading was easy to comprehend. I set out to learn a little about welding. I didn't need an intense course on the matter and just wanted to get some general concepts of the technique.
There are lots of pictures of welded things, but no real instruction. I figured a handbook would instruct on making basic joints and take you through some examples but it doesn't. I think you can learn much more for free just browsing the internet. I got a new MIG welder and had no experience welding so I thought a book would help. Well one might, but not this one.
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