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The Farm Welding Handbook covers how to set up a farm-specific welding shop, select and use welding equipment, safety, and varied welding processes. While the book focuses on oxyacetylene gas and arc welding, the most common methods such as wire-feed MIG welding for soft metals are also covered.

This handbook also presents welding from a working farmer’s perspective – what to do in poor conditions in the field, how different metals in various pieces of farm equipment are to be welded, and more. ... Read more

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Very basic
I didn't find much useful information in this book.It explained the obvious (don't weld in a hayloft - it might catch fire, etc.) but offered little meat on techniques.

The author was apparently quite taken with a young lady welder - she appears frequently in the photos!

The Farm Welding Handbook
Over all, the book was excellent.Keep in mind that I am new to welding, so the book looked pretty good to me.Personally, I could care less about the history of welding and the blacksmith in the very begining of the book, but from there, Richard Finch shows the reader how to set up a good Farm Welding shop and also tells the reader what tools are needed.He too goes over saftey in the next Chapter.He then talks about the different farm welding processes such as oxyacetylene, arc (stick) and MIG (wire fed).Finch also covers how to identify metals on and around the farm.Chapter 5 covers oxyacetylene cutting, heating and plasma cutting.From there on, he pretty much goes into all of the processes I prevously mentioned only in much greater detail.He also concentrates on some "hard to weld" metals such a cast iron and aluminum.At the end of the book, he has writen a very good referance guide on where to buy welding tools and acessories.
Over all, this is a very good book, especally for the farmer who does not know too much about welding already. ... Read more

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Provides a simple but complete introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), an important welding process. Covers GMAW principles and equipment, modes of operation, and safety in a straightforward manner. DLC: Gas metal arc welding. ... Read more

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High-performance steels and aluminum alloys pose significant challenges to resistance welding processes. Unfortunately for students in materials science, metallurgy, and manufacturing, most available books provide only a superficial treatment of resistance spot welding. Surveying the topic in a scientific and systematic manner, Resistance Welding: Fundamentals and Applications supplies practical insight into every aspect of the field.

This book comprehensively examines every aspect of resistance welding, from metallurgy and fundamental physical processes, such as electrothermal processes and discontinuities, to mechanical testing, process monitoring and control, weld quality and inspection, expulsion, and numerical simulation. The authors consider the influence of mechanical characteristics of welding machines and emphasize statistical design, analysis, and inference in resistance welding research, enabling students to conduct their own investigations. They present state-of-the-art research results from their own studies as well as from other leading experts, and the text's many examples are derived from real experiments. Case studies and nearly 300 figures illustrate the concepts.

Resistance Welding: Fundamentals and Applications imparts a fundamental understanding of resistance welding processes and phenomena that empowers students to approach high-performance steels, aluminum alloys, and other new materials with confidence. It is an ideal upper-level undergraduate or graduate text for courses in assembly and joining processes, fundamentals of welding, and manufacturing processes. ... Read more

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• A question-and-answer format, providing concise answers to each question.
• The capabilities of oxygen and exothermic lances; flame bending, flame straightening, line heating and panel shrinking; industrial threaded fasteners; specialized welding clamps, fixtures, welding platens, and cutting pyramids.
• Common welding tools, equipment and accessories, along with a listing of the leading suppliers and their web sites in a separate chapter.
• Welding and cutting tables including designs and advantages.
• Solutions to common welding problems.
• Detailed checklist of considerations in designing products with welds.
• 300 original illustrations fully explain concepts, ideas and insights.
• The ways weldors solve problems from building up a worn shaft with weld metal, to welding perforated steel screening onto frames, to extending the capacity of a welding machine.
• The most common pipe and vehicle welding methods, how weldments can replace castings, and the basics of the science of strength of materials.
• Structural steel practices for joints, column splices, bolting and guidelines for sizing welds.

Customer Reviews (7)

A must have
I am an amateur welder who takes his welding seriously.

Two books that welder should have are:

The Procedure Handbook For Welding/Lincoln publications
New Lessons In Arc Welding/Lincoln publications

Both are available from Lincoln for absurdly low cost.

This book is a sort of complement to The Procedure Handbook.It covers a lot of the same subjects but with a very practical bent.It has tips on jigging and fixtures,how to design welds for common applications so that they minimize stress,how to design welds so that you can actually reach the joints when you construct them.Particularly interesting to me was a detailed section on bending or straightening steel by strategic heating and cooling.It also has useful guides on brazing and onsoldering copper pipes.Though I am comfortable with both these procedures, I learned quite a bit from Marlowe's book.

It's easy to read, the diagrams are clear.Just a few minutes browsing will reward you with something useful you didnt know.

Perhaps if you are a pipeline welder or have been working in fabrication for 20 years, this book wont teach you much. But for the rest of us, it's a goldmine.

Q&A infomation format for your welding fabrication and repairs
Again in the Q&A format, Dealing with real world fabrication issues. And tips and insights for solving them. They give clear concise info on the correct terms and descriptions. Of steel, piping, tubing, and other stuff we tend not to know the correct terms or use age of scheduling # of pipe/tube and the wall thickness. Again the contents page and the back cover says it all.

This book like the first book on welding is for the hobbyist/art/occasional welder. Along with the daily working welder. It covers tools,terms and descriptions that most Hobbyist/artists might not know when going to a supplier.It gives a basic over view of tools that are useful in a welding shop area. Covers repairs and the proper way of doing the planning,layout and execution of a job. bending of assorted shapes and ways for tubing and pipes. It will give you a very good idea if it will work, if you can do it with what you have. Or even what you may need to get to do a job you can be proud of.
It is a great shop reference with out the usual extra baggage of the text books they sell.

Dont waste your money.
This book is a handfull of badly written questions with answers that are so specific, unless you are doing the exact project/task they mention, the answers are totally useless.These are all trade specific answers.If youre a pipe fitter, or professional fabricator I would think you'd have a better way of learning than this book.Also the lack of an index makes this book infuriating to try and use as reference.Thank god I got this book free.Too bad there's not an option for zero stars.

Also note that all of the other reviews for this book are either anonymous or written by Mr. Tallman who is related to the illustrator.

we suggest getting it
we would like to inform anyone getting this book that, at this time it does not ship within 24 hours. we are still waiting for ours and have been waiting for 6 days and, it still has not been sent out to be shipped. we will love this book when we finally get it!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you

A New MIG Machine Wasn�t Enough
I bought a MIG welding machine and quickly learned to put down nice weld beads. But when I tried to weld up a project with angle iron, I quickly discovered I didn't know how to make anything. This book shows how to make square frames, and assemble other basic building blocks. There are also lots of rules of thumb and good industry practice, but no heavy math. If you're like me, you will save a lot of time, steel, and welding materials if you read this book before starting your welding project. Many helpful drawings. ... Read more

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The ideal companion volume for any Goodheart-Willcox welding text,Welding Projects is a collection of 69 practical projects that will stimulate students interest while helping them develop and practice important welding skills. Projects range in complexity from a simple set of push-up bars to a folding miter saw table to a hydraulic auto engine lift. Each project consists of scaled drawings and a complete materials list. In addition to the projects, the book also contains a section on welding safety, a guide to material identification, a page showing all welding symbols used in the project drawings, and information on painting and simple upholstery as finishing touches for the projects. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

great book
Great book have made several welding projects out of it so far easy to understand directions , very clearly written. would recomend this book for any one that wants a good book on welding projects , it is even a good book to add to your library at home even if you don't weld. there are a lot of projects in it for the welding part of it, to automotive stands and exercising equipment stands and barsand even some for out door as activity. As I said a great book for the beginner to the professional welder

A book of plans...
That's all this is, a 96 page book of plans for assorted things: sports, gym, shop, auto, home and yard equipment. 100% line drawings in a blueprint type format. No photos (except for the front cover), no instruction on how to make the stuff, nothing on how the bend pieces were bent -- a few bending jigs would have been nice.Not worth the time or money.

If you're looking for welding projects with some instruction and photos try "Artisan Welding Projects"by Karen Ruth. The back of "Welding Basics" has some projects as well.

This book is being returned less than a 1/2 hour after getting it.

OOPS!Correction To My Previous Review
In my previous review, I said there are two different iceboat designs.There is actually only one.Don't know how or why I said there were two.Sorry.

Still a great book though, even if only one iceboat design.:)

Great Source of DIY Inspiration
Been looking at purchasing a new weight bench?Been pricing a hydraulic bearing press lately?Had your eye on a pair of those stilts used by carpenters to install drywall?Well, hold on to your pocketbook because this is the book for you. That is, if you have basic welding skills and access to a good welding machine.

"Welding Projects" is mostly a collection of diagrams and information for many different projects that the average welder-equipped handyman can build at home.The projects are grouped under such chapters as Sports Equipment, Gym Equipment, Shop Equipment, Auto Equipment, Home Equipment and Yard Equipment.A sampling of the included projects include a snowmobile dolly, two different ice boat designs, a frame-mounted receiver hitch for your truck, an engine stand, a lawn cart, a pumping-style windmill, a computer table, a baker's rack and even - get this! - a climbing deerstand.In all, there are nearly 70 different projects for the welder, and products that can be used by man, woman, and child.

What "Welding Projects" is not is a step-by-step manual for assembly, though its diagrams and information are relatively easy to understand.What it does contain are measurements, relevant diagrams, materials and some very handy reference data at the beginning of the book.

All in all, I highly recommend this book.After thumbing through it, you will find yourself longing to build things you don't even need just because you can.

A good project book for a high school welding class
Mr. Ruck is a metals and welding instructor in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.His book contains 69 well-drawn plans for welding projects for sports equipment, gym equipment, shop equipment, auto shop accessories, homeitems, and yard equipment.The projects grew out of needs his studentshave for life in a rural area of Wisconsin.They reflect the interests ofhigh school boys in that setting (snow shoes, an ice boat, a deer hunter'stree stand, engine hoist and an engine stand, weight lifting and exercisebenches, lawn and shop carts).There is very little written text.Theinformation on the drawings is very complete, including a materials listfor each.(96 pages) ... Read more

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Get Everything You Need to Help You Pass the Certified Welding Exams on the First Try!

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A good book for the Beginner and PRO
This is A good book for the Beginner and PRO. It is a good reference book for the experienced welder that needs to refresh their skills. ... Read more

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would like to review this book online
Kindly let me know if i can read and review this book online. If so kindly send me the site address

Just want to know the site for this book
Hi, we are very much influenced by your manual at our company, Mahindra and Mahindra. Why don't you mail me the site address from whereI can read it on line whenever required. Thank You ! yours Shrikant ... Read more

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Workbook for Welding: Principles & Applications
Welding: Principles and ApplicationsThis is the student work book for the Welding: Principles & Applications book.I thought a 1-star review was misleading since, if required by your instructor, you will need this text.

Not needed for independent learning
Don't confuse this with the text, which is great.This is the workbook, that has nothing to contribute to one not in a formal classroom setting. ... Read more

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Arc Welding presents the fundamentals, skills, and techniques of the shielded metal arc and carbon arc welding processes. Presented in 36 easy-to-understand units with numerous illustrations, the approach of this text assists comprehension of material. Write-in design of the text facilitates self-paced learning and evaluation of student progress. The topics covered in this textbook prepare students to successfully complete Written Knowledge and Workmanship Performance Tests for Module 4 of AWS SENSE Level 1 Entry Welder certification. ... Read more

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Good Purchase
This is an excellent book.I am still studying it for information.I am just reviving an old interest as a hobby.Years ago, in high school, I did a welding project.Now, I finally have a place of my own where I can try out some things.The only thing I wish the book had in it is more ideas for projects.It's not that I need ideas so much as the ensuing descriptions and instructions would give even more insight into methods.

Arc Welding, by John R. Walker
A good basic text and then some. Whether you are a dedicated "student" of welding, or simply find yourself plagued with the genuine need to be more proficient, ARC WELDING, may be your ticket. The author has packed the book with dozens of simple but effective cutawayillustrations that demonstrate the essentials of the subject, including thedifference between good welds and unacceptable welds. The author providesminimal text to accompany the visuals but does a decent job of explainingthe logic of each subject. This book provides a fundamental understandingof the "why" behind professional practice/craftsmanship inwelding as opposed to a "just getting by" approach. Whetheradvanced or a beginner, ARC WELDING, is informative and thorough--in thesame way one would expect a good textbook to be. ... Read more

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* Updated to include new technological advancements in welding
* Uses illustrations and diagrams to explain metallurgical phenomena
* Features exercises and examples ... Read more

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Welding Metallurgy
Quick delivery. Quality product. Many clear and useful photographs. Covers full range of welding subjects. A great reference book. I am a very satisfied customer.

Perfect condition
The item was as expected. The delivery was delayed due to bad weather but I have receive all the information to track my item

Good.
But don't most of us already know the basics of metallurgy? It reminds me of the time I saw my brother smoking cigarettes behind the garage. He had stolen them from my mother and didn;t really seem to be enjoying himself. But he smoked the whole pack. As he finished, I thought to myself, "what a loser." But the fact was I had sat there for 45 minutes watching him smoke all those cigarettes. So, I guess I was even a bigger loser. A moniker that stayed with me most of my teenage life. I didn't dislike school, I got to see a lot of pretty girls that would never have sat next to me anywhere else. I didn't get good grades, as I was addicted to after-school cartoons like Tom & Jerry. Even well into my teens. If I see them now, I watch them in totality looking for what appealed to me when I was younger. I can't find it.

Welding Metallurgy
This is a good book, because it's open our mind about metallurgy aspect of welding process. Metallurgy aspect of welding is very important because we could know what is the type/parameter of our process that could bring us to get good quality of welding. ... Read more

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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Handbook combines hundreds of illustrations with easy-to-understand instructions. The text explains the features of the gas tungsten arc welding process and teaches the proper procedures for welding a variety of base metals in all positions.

Prepares students for taking the Written Knowledge and Workmanship Performance Tests for Module 7 of AWS SENSE Level 1 Entry Welder certification.
Includes specific procedures for welding many types of metals.
Easy-to-understand explanation of weld defects and corrective action. ... Read more

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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to TIG weld. It covers all types of TIG equipment and procedures. It is the required text book for all my students. I highly recommend it.

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Handbook
Watch out for the rip off.
The instructors edition is 27 pages and not 272 pages.
The adds will say "paper back 2.6 ounces"

The 27 page rip off edition weighs 2.6 ounces.

When I complained about the rip off, they said, "When the returned item(s) are received and processed, we will issue a refund
to the credit card number submitted with this order for the product price of
the returned item(s), not including the shipping and handling."

I am just going to chuck the instructor's edition in the trash and chalk it up to internet rip off.

Instructors edition is a waste of money
THe instructors edition is not even a book. It is some sort of supplement to the actual text....completely useless...save your money.

A Little Bit Technical
Being a weldor as a hobby, I found this book to be more in depth than I initially anticipated. It was great to find out how my machine works and learn what has caused some of my past failures.I think this book is great for metalurgical references for my applications.Being a hobbiest I didn't really need to know about the industrial aspects or how to read specs.But I guess even unused information isn't bad to have.Its hard to acquire this knowledge on the side.

It's Wolfram!
I don't hold with this new fangled "tungsten."In my day, it was wolfram, and by Gar we loved it!Of course, in my day we dug holes for fun, so perhaps I shouldn't talk.I particularly liked the bit aboutcopper ablation - well done in most aspects.And for the prospectivewolfram arc welder, the section on weld repair is one of a kind.You don'tfind such succinct explanations of weld repair anymore. ... Read more

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Welding Technology Fundamentals is written for secondary and postsecondary students, apprentices, journeymen, and individuals who wish to learn to weld. This book covers the equipment and techniques associated with the welding and cutting processes most widely used in industry today. These processes include: oxyfuel gas welding and cutting, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux cored arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and resistance welding. Technical information regarding weld inspection and testing, welder qualification, drawing interpretation, and welding symbols is also included. The text is organized into eight sections, which can be studied independently or in sequence. Written in easy-to-understand format, this text is extensively illustrated and includes many tables and charts for selecting the variables required to make a good weld. Correlated with the QC-10 Standard. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Good self- teaching book
I like the book because the chapters are well written and expand the basic knowledge I have of welding.

Plant Equipment Maintenance Manager
This book has been very helpful. Exactly what the description said. Sent rapidly, packaged good.

someone didn't double check the name
Somebody didn't check the name of the book when writing the entry in Amazon. This is the LAB MANUAL, not the text book and the only indication of any difference in Amazons page is 2 digits of the ISBM which I took to be paperback vs hardcover.

Excellent Textbook
I believe the previous reviewer doesn't have the correct book and didn't use the ISBN number to locate it on amazon. I have this book in hardcover and found it to be an excellent reference textbook for my welding class. This is not a fill-in workbook.

Welding Technology Fundamentals (Laboratory Manual)
This book is misrepresented. It is a workbook, a fill-in-the-blanks book that absolutely requires the textbook as a companion. If you are teaching from the textbook, this would be the students notebook. This should not be called a manual. There is no useful information in this book. Without the textbook edition it is worthless and if you have the textbook, what do you need this manual for. What a waste of money. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (12)

Great mix of Louisiana characters
This collection of short stories is outstanding in its own right; but the locations of the stories and the depiction of the characters set it apart. If you are interested in southern Louisiana, be it Cajun or piney woods, this is a book you must have!

excellent
A friend handed me a tattered copy yesterday. I finished this afternoon. It was superb. Rarely have a read a collection this compelling. Buy it, read it, and pass it on.

My favorite collection of short stories
I read this book upon the recommendation of a clerk at Books Along the Teche in New Iberia, LA.J.L. Burke may be New Iberia's favorite son, but Tim Gautreaux offers much more to the reader.His dialogue and characters ring authentic.Each story is one you are glad to read, and "Easy Pickings" is a story you will remember with a smile and a chuckle for the rest of your life.

One of the Best
I just finished reading this book, and could start all over again.Gatreaux has a wonderful way of crafting a story with believable people.No matter where the reader is from, because of his character descriptions, it is easy to identify with these folks from Louisiana. Gatreaux's short stories evoked all kinds of emotions, but there were many places where I simply laughed out loud.The best thing about this book, is the ability of the author to depict flawed characters living flawed lives, who nonetheless experience redemption in various ways.I will be looking for more books by this talented writer.

Welding with Children
This second collection of short stories from Tim Gautreaux is, perhaps, even better than the first.Of course, if you look inside the book and see who published the individual stories, it's obvious that they must be good; The New Yorker, Atlantic, and Esquire are not noted for publishing bad fiction.

While these are fiction, the stories ring so true to life and the lives of the characters, that we can all see ourselves in someone in this collection.Most of Gautreaux's stories have a touch of humor, but all show the depth of character that draws readers into the stories.

Anyone who reads these stories and enjoys them, should also read his novels.You'll find that same voice and an author you can trust, who will not betray your empathy for his characters. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (8)

Inspires Ideas
I'm new at welding delicate art projects so this book gave me some great ideas to grow on.

Not sure yet.
I am new to welding so I am not sure if this book is a good one or not. This summer I plan on giving some of these projects a try.

A good idea book for fundamental skill building
The projects have a high school or technical school feel to them however I felt they were great skill building tasks that once mastered could be leveraged for more difficult projects.

A wide range of projects
This book has a wide range of projects from beginning to more advanced.The shipment came promptly and I'm very happy with it.

awesome book
The nice thing about this book is it shows tricks and tips to make the metal shapes without having to have the expensive tools.The projects are layed out nicely and easy to follow. great book!!!!! ... Read more

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Discover the trade secrets that will make welding metal artwork easier! Welding for Arts and Crafts features 85 pages of easy-to-understand diagrams and simple, step-by-step instructions for creating some of the most attractive welded creations - from animals and yard art, to functional household items, to seasonal projects such as gift boxes, snowmen, heart-shaped tables, and more! No prior welding experience is assumed, making this book ideal for amateurs and hobbyists who want to learn how to create first-rate welded sculptures and welded furniture. ... Read more

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Welding book
I enjoyed this book as I am a beginning welder.And when I took it to class, the instructor immediately ordered a couple more to help give folks ideas.

Dazed and Confused
The book had a lot of ideas for garden art, which I enjoyed, but each project uses a different welding technique and different types of welding tools. A person would have to invest a lot of money into all these various tools in order to build the pieces of garden art the book suggests.Which is highly inpractical. So even though I enjoyed seeing the garden art, it would be impossible to construct it the way the author suggests, unless a person had an entire shop of welding tools to use.

Practical & Fun Ideas
This book has some fun ideas for crafts and gives me inspiration to try some different projects.I appreciate Roy's beginning the book with different welding techniques and pointing out safety issues first.Welding arts & crafts is fun, but certainly has hazards involved.Roy addresses these issues at the beginning.I personally know D.Roy and have been in his classes.He makes the classes just as enjoyable as this book.

Not very useful
I bought this book thinking it would show/describe common techniques for art related projects (some do's and dont's). Or even a bit on brazing (for welding with exotic meatals like copper and brass). Instead, it is just a step by step for several really uninspired projects. And then mostly tack welding. Not much serious welding.It does cover some very basic information on the different welding processes, but you can get that online for free. I would suggest saving up for weekend welding classes at your local community college. At least you will learn proper welding techniques from pros. You can then determine what equipment is best for you for your needs.

Welding for Arts and Crafts
I was very dissatisfied with this book. I was expecting a book that explained the idea of and how to do Arts and Crafts by welding. It gave very little information about which welder might be best and then a bunch of old outdated projects. I found this book mostly usless. ... Read more

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DESCRIPTION

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes Welding Safety, Oxyfuel Cutting, Plasma Arc Cutting, Air Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging, Base Metal Preparation, Weld Quality, SMAW — Equipment and Safety, Shielded Metal Arc Electrodes, SMAW — Beads and Fillet Welds, Joint Fit-Up and Alignment, SMAW — Groove Welds and Backing, and SMAW — Open V-Groove Welds.

Instructor Supplements

Instructors: Product supplements may be ordered directly through OASIS at http://oasis.pearson.com. For more information contact your Pearson NCCER/Contren Sales Specialist at http://nccer.pearsonconstructionbooks.com/store/sales.aspx. 

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• Welding Levels 1-4 Performance Labs 9780132160001

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This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes: Welding Symbols, Reading Welding Detail Drawings, SMAW -- Stainless Steel Groove and Pipe Welds, Air Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging, Plasma Arc Cutting, GMAW and FCAW -- Equipment and Filler Metals, GMAW and FCAW -- Plate, GTAW -- Equipment and Filler Materials, GTAW -- Plate, and GTAW -- Aluminum Plate. Instructor SupplementsInstructors: Product supplements may be ordered directly through OASIS at http://oasis.pearson.com. For more information contact your Pearson NCCER/Contren Sales Specialist at http://nccer.pearsonconstructionbooks.com/store/sales.aspx.* Annotated Instructor's Guide (AIG) Paperback 0-13-102584-8 * AIG Binder 0-13-102585-6 * Computerized Testing Software 0-13-103317-4 * Transparency Masters 0-13-103345-X * PowerPoint(R) Presentation Slides 0-13-602619-2 * Welding Levels 1-3 Performance Labs 0-13-604297-X ... Read more