manager, Author at Best of Welding

07 Sep

DIY Project: Jimmy DiResta Hammer Rack

Posted by manager / DIY Projects, Types of Welding, Welding Careers, Welding Education

DIY Project: Hammer Rack Assembly Pre-fabricated hammer racks can be expensive, limited in their design, and poorly crafted. Try this DIY project from the DiResta shop. What better way to get what you want or need, then by making it yourself? Jimmy DiResta works out of his own workshop in NYC. He uses some unusual materials toContinue Reading

10 Aug

Best of Welding: July 2016 News

Posted by manager / Welding Careers, Welding Education, Welding Safety

Safety in the Work Place Ensuring your workplace has adequate safety and health standards for employees is really important. Accepting sub-par standards will not only lead to poor health, it can lower productivity and quality of work. Employees who stay safe are also more likely to continue these good habits in other areas of theirContinue Reading

05 Aug

Welders Life: Day by Day

Posted by manager / Types of Welding, Welding Careers, Welding Education, Welding Safety

A day in a welders life is not easy. Hot and cramped work conditions will make you sweat. But the people you meet, teach you tricks of the trade and make it all worth it. To watch the project blossom under your own hands, to create life from something inanimate. That is truly amazing. Welding isContinue Reading

20 Jul

6 Great Things About Underwater Welding

Posted by manager / Types of Welding, Welding Careers, Welding Education

Expanding our cultural and social horizons helps to keep humanity moving forward. More, now then ever before, underwater welding has become an essential part of building the infrastructure humanity relies on. To become a better welder is always the goal, and there are a few different ways to improve your skills. Travelling is one ofContinue Reading

13 Jul

SMAW Welding – A Beginners Guide

Posted by manager / Types of Welding, Welding Education, Welding Safety

To learn to weld is easy. The education, hands-on training, and the jobs are there. When beginning, the basics of welding are an important foundation on which to build your skills. The same is said for the different welding processes. To truly master the more difficult methods like GTAW (TiG) and GMAW (MiG), being comfortable with SMAWContinue Reading

04 Jul

A Porsche Love Story: One Technician, One Engine

Posted by manager / Types of Welding, Welding Careers, Welding Education

Porsche love. As one of the more popular brands in the production of supercars, they have a special take on assembling their incredible engines. They have the “one technician, one engine” approach. By creating a “baby” for the specialist to assemble and take care of, they ensure the best possible quality of work. This stageContinue Reading

20 Jun

MIG Welding – A Beginner’s Guide

Posted by manager / Types of Welding, Welding Education, Welding Safety

When beginning a career in welding, there are a few techniques and methods that should be consistently used in order to create a sound, high quality weld every time. Most MiG welders have learned their own tips and tricks over time, and experience will always be the best teacher. Knowing how MiG welding works, andContinue Reading

23 May

5 Interesting Welding Types and How They Work

Posted by manager / Types of Welding

As a welder you can learn a number of different welding processes. The processes you choose to learn depend on the type of welding job you want to do and whether you are welding for fun in your free time or as your career. Here are five interesting welding types that you may not know.Continue Reading

20 May

Welding student learning from an instructor.

3 Fast Career Training Paths to Becoming a Welder

Posted by manager / Welding Careers, Welding Education

If you work well with your hands, your vision is good, and you enjoy working with others, then becoming a welder may be the right career choice for you. Welding is everywhere and fast career training is an objective of most technical institutes. If you are looking for a career that you can get startedContinue Reading

19 May

Welding Safety – 6 Ways to Stay Safe on the Job

Posted by manager / Welding Education, Welding Safety

Understanding the importance of welding safety With so many different opportunities for jobs, employers are looking for skilled welders who are also committed to welding safety. Not all welding is difficult, but there are few subtle safety points that are important to learn about. Understanding eye protection, burns, inhalation of poisonous gases, and exposure toContinue Reading