Every trade has its tools, methods, and tricks. A framer fastens wood together with nails. A plumber may use a pipe joint compound. Metal fabricators use primarily welding and bolting to fasten together pieces of metal. For some welding may seem like more of a niche skill that can be difficult to learn without years […]
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Arc welding is a welding cycle utilized to join metal to metal by using power to make enough warmth to dissolve metal and the liquefied metals when the cool outcome in an authoritative of the metals. It is a kind of welding that utilizes a welding power supply to make an electric bend between a […]
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When you’re working with metal, joining together two different pieces might become necessary. Welding is the most logical answer to this dilemma but it isn’t always the best choice or the most viable one. Here, we will introduce some other ways to bond metal to metal without welding. You might be surprised at the number […]
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When you start getting serious about your welding, you need to get the proper tools of the trade. One of the most important tools in any welder’s workshop is their welding table, where all of the magic happens. A good welding table can be a pretty substantial investment. But since you’ve already got some DIY […]
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If you are interested in a new welding cart, you might try building your own to save money and to gain some experience using the tools you are acquiring. Welding carts are not that difficult to build, and you shouldn’t need any special tools to create most designs. We’ve searched the internet for as many […]
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If you’ve welded for any length of time, you can attest to the areas of ease and enormous challenges that present themselves on any given joint project. Welding has an enormous range of application, but most people who pick it up do so only for a few practical, do-it-yourself tricks. Welding is easy to learn, but […]
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I have a huge amount of respect for underwater welders. Huge. Why? Well, partially because of the courage they display in the face of risky endeavors like saturation diving and underwater cutting. But the risk is well-known in and outside the industry. In fact, it’s a little hyped-up in my opinion. The bulk of my […]
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There’s a myth floating out in commercial diving land (or water, in this case) that diving insurance is too complex to understand. A proper understanding of your insurance can be the difference between your business sinking or remaining afloat. Though diving insurance has its share of complexity (like all insurance), I’ve tried to narrow this article […]
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In the early 20th century, it would have been considered suicide for a diver to shoot an electric arc into the water. Though professional diving was already an established industry (and had been for hundreds of years), underwater welding was not. That all changed when Konstantin Khrenov, a Soviet engineer, invented a method to join and […]
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Metal’s relationship to marine structures is necessary to the continuation of trade and vital to manage natural resources. Ports and jetties are the access point to the oceans and require specific fortifications to maintain longevity. Platforms offer an anchored presence to a specific area in the ocean for commercial use. Semi-submersibles and floating platforms can effectively transport […]
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