Top 5 in 365—Articles about arc welding

Welder and metal artist Jeremy Hannaford

Welding is huge on thefabricator.com. Articles and blog posts about the topic consistently rank among the most popular content on any given day. As of today, May 9, 2018, here are the highest-ranking arc welding articles and posts published in the last 365 days.

5. Stick electrode and welding basics
Everything you need to know about shielded metal arc welding
Stick welding, or shielded metal arc welding, has been around more than 100 years. Even though it's an old welding process, it still plays an important role in manufacturing, with about 150 million to 200 million pounds of electrodes consumed in North America each year. Here's what you need to know about this important welding consumable.

4. Welding stainless steel right
A primer for metal fabricators new to stainless steel
When choosing a process and filler metal for welding stainless steel, fabricators need to consider the upfront cost and characteristics of the filler metal, required productivity, equipment complexity, and operator skill set.

3. Welder’s unlikely invention leads to a growing business
This is what happens when a welder decides to ditch a carpenter’s tool
Welder Jason Marburger couldn’t really understand why he was using a squaring frame, just like a carpenter, as he worked on projects over the years. One day he decided to design a better tool. Today the welder is also a welding equipment entrepreneur.

2. For welders, passion is the tie that binds
Though welders come in all types and from all walks of life, the one thing they all have in common is a passion for their craft
Welding technology has evolved exponentially during the last decade. The machines are lighter, stronger, smarter, and much more accessible. Information about all facets of the trade is available almost immediately on the supercomputer you hold in your hand. In the Information Age, welding is as vital to our everyday lives as ever before, and it is giving life to a new breed of welders and a unique genre of art. Even though entire factories of robots exist that can (mostly) do what humans used to, what they lack, at least currently, is our adaptability and our soul.

1. Still Building America—Don’t let anything hold you back
Blog post by Josh Welton
After becoming a quadriplegic, Jeremy Hannaford thought he was doomed. But when he was broke and needed a gift for his mom, the opportunity to weld presented itself . With no hand function, his technique is unorthodox, but he has mastered MIG and TIG.

Next up? Assembly and joining.