Cameron Dekker
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Cameron grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a once-proud steel town on the Lehigh River, where he got a taste of TIG welding in his high school shop class. He holds certificates for Certified WeldingEducator (CWE) and Certified Resistance Welding Technician (CRWT) from the American Welding Institute. His interests include scuba diving, sculpture, and kayaking.
Working using thinner metal sheets is complicated. Excess heat may lead to burnout. Less heat causes insufficient weld penetration and generates brittle joints. The welding procedure you select plays a crucial role in the process’s success. There are several things to keep in mind to make sure that you have a fruitful joint if you’ll […]
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When welding, one of the crucial things you should think about is if the metal you’re using when will become flimsy when you connect it with another metal. So, does steel become weak if you use it in welding? Yes, welding makes steel weak, especially in the HAZ (heat-affected zone) if you weld at high […]
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One of the things that welding is known for is the level of skill that it takes to do it. It is often touted as a great career for young people to enter. “Get trained as a welder! You’ll make good money.” While there is a good deal of truth in this statement, the fact […]
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Introduction Some of the most popular welding processes, especially TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) utilize a gas called Argon. It is also used in MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding. In MIG welding it is often combined with carbon dioxide in a gas mix for the shielding gas. While MIG welding is technically possible without argon in […]
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All arc welding processes utilize electricity to create an extremely hot arc that melts the base metal of the joint members. This creates fusion. This fusion is aided by another molten metal, that is the filler metal. All arc welding processes utilize filler metal. With Stick welding (SMAW), it is the coated electrode. TIG welding […]
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One of the things that welding is known for is the bright arc. This arc emits exceptional ultraviolet light that can burn the skin and retina. Needless to say, safety precautions should be taken when welding. This means welding hood, leather welding jacket, etc. But the arc of the Submerged-arc Welding (SAW) process, while as […]
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Try drawing a perfect circle with your eyes closed. Now try welding in a perfect circle with your eyes closed. Bold enough? Pipe welding has plenty of challenges. It’s hard enough to weld pipe with a MIG process that utilizes a gun. TIG welding pipe in all positions is a litmus test for a great […]
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You might be thinking, “Combo welding, that’s above my paygrade.” It might seem complicated. You might only be familiar with, at most, a couple of different welding processes. You might only know how to MIG weld. So what process is combo welding? Well, the terms ‘combo welding’ and ‘combo welder’ get tossed around leading one […]
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When you are welding or fitting up a weldment, you need to be able to make marks on the material, much in the same way a carpenter would use a pencil or chalk line. However, you cannot make very clear marks with a pencil on steel. In this case, it is better to use a […]
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If you’ve ever messed around with a MIG welder, you know that it can produce sound and clean welds. However, not all welding is clean like this. Stick and FCAW processes produce a lot of smoke and dust. But why? Stick and Flux-cored welding utilize flux. So, what does flux do in welding? If you […]
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