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Practical Welding Today July/August 2002
The Welder, formerly known as Practical Welding Today, is a showcase of the real people who make the products we use and work with every day. This magazine has served the welding community in North America well for more than 20 years.
Aluminum Workshop: Welding 6061-T6 without filler metal; choosing shielding gas for GMAW
- By Frank Armao
- Jan 6, 2015
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Q: I’m trying to use gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) without filler metal to join 6061-T6, and almost every weld I make cracks. What’s going on? A: A common aluminum alloy, 6061-T6 is welded every day, so we assume it must be easy to weld. Unfortunately, it isn’t. In fact, 6061 and the other...
Cut it out: An intro to plasma cutter patterns
- By Steve Hidden
- Dec 14, 2008
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
With a plasma cutter and grinder, you can unleash your inner artist and sculpt metal art. Learn plasma cutter patterns and how to create plasma cutter art.
Steel Fiction
- By Kate Bachman
- Sep 4, 2002
- Arc Welding
- Article
Metal sculptor Robert Toll's transition from economist to recognized artist has been as startling and fiction-like as is his featured sculpture in the film, "Pulp Fiction." He is most noted for his sinewy, life-size figurative pieces. He uses oxyaceytlene to heat and bend steel rod, then welds the pieces together.
Cut it out: How fabricators use plasma cutters every day
- By Brian Schmidt
- Aug 29, 2002
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
Many fabricators use plasma arc cutting torches every day, either to replace or complement saws, cut-off wheels, snips, and oxyfuel rigs. It can be used in a variety of applications—installing or remvoving HVAC/R equipment, plumbing systems, and industrial equipment; reparing equpment and systems; and cutting shapes consistently.
Rejoice with the right respirator
- By Larry Janssen
- Aug 29, 2002
- Safety
- Article
Selecting the right respirator for a welder involves examining the processes used, the workplace environment, and the types of base metal and consumables used. This article offers tips for finding the right respirator for your application, preferences, and workplace.
Get the most out of your laser
- By Jeremy Barr
- Aug 29, 2002
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
To be competitive in today's market, a laser user must be sure that equipment is operating at an optimum level. Maintaining your gas source and gas distribution system, installing properly sized pipe, and choosing the right gas supply system are some practical steps to take that can help develop the right gas supply system for a laser.
Reinventing the wheel - Chrome plater develops automated wheel polishing process
- By Martin Step
- Jul 25, 2002
- Finishing
- Article
Kuntz Electroplating, a Kitchener, Ontario-based independent OEM chrome-plating supplier of automotive wheels and bumpers, the management watched as hundreds of its workers manually polished its wheels. Because this made it difficult for the company to find, train, and retain the workers it needed, it decided to develop its own automated process for wheel finishing.
Embracing change
- By Stephanie Vaughan
- Jul 25, 2002
- Arc Welding
- Article
Automakers are constantly trying to improve automotive designs, making vehicles lighter and stronger, using thinner materials, and redesigning points of strength for better crash resistance. At the same time, welding equipmentmakers who serve the industry are focusing on this quest for quality by developing the equipment to weld hydroformed parts, aluminum, and coated materials: critical components that affect how vehicles are made today.
Estimating your cutting costs
- By Al Julian
- Jul 25, 2002
- Plasma Cutting
- Article
In comparing cutting costs associated with precision plasma, punch-plasma, and laser cutting, it's important to account for labor costs, operating costs, and depreciation. All three of these processes have benefits and drawbacks cost-wise, depending on how they're deployed.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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