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Practical Welding Today September/October 2012
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: Searching for 4043 yield and tensile strengths
- By Frank Armao
- Nov 19, 2014
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Q: I have been trying to find the yield and tensile strengths for 4043 filler metal, but so far I’ve been unsuccessful. Can you help me? Why is this data so hard to find? A: Believe it or not, the data exists. Weld metal data for virtually all aluminum filler metals was developed in the 1960s....
Consumables Corner: Pinning down the cause of porosity in SAW
- By Nino Mascalco
- Jun 23, 2014
- Consumables
- Article
Q: Our company produces large structures fabricated from mild steel plate with a small amount of HSLA forgings ranging from 0.5 in. to 4 in. thick. Our main process is submerged arc welding (SAW) using a mild steel electrode and a neutral-bonded flux. We have been experiencing some issues with...
Arc Welding 101: Welding’s danger zone
- By Paul Cameron
- May 1, 2014
- Arc Welding
- Article
Q: Which is more dangerous, nuclear welding or underwater welding? Stephanie V. A: When we use the term nuclear in welding, often we are referring to the need for high weld quality. Nuclear welding can be carried out in a fab shop miles from a nuclear power plant or on-site during...
Metal fab heads west
- By Amanda Carlson
- Oct 8, 2012
- Shop Management
- Article
It’s been four years since FABTECH® made its debut in Las Vegas, and in that time we have been exposed to a great deal of change. We’ve elected a new president and are on the tail end of another presidential campaign. We saw the end of the recession in 2009, and in the second quarter of this...
5 things welders need to know about weld positioners
- By Jason Ladd
- Sep 10, 2012
- Arc Welding
- Article
The concepts of positioning are the same for all weldments, large or small. A properly positioned weldment, regardless of the size, reduces welder fatigue, increases safety, improves weld quality, and saves on production floor space.
Calibrating goes portable
- By John Glessman
- Sep 10, 2012
- Arc Welding
- Article
Portable calibration units allow you to perform quality assurance maintenance themselves by calibrating critical welding variables on-site. These remote servicing capabilities bring support closer to the jobsite, improving the uptime and functionality of the power supply and eliminating the need to send it off-site for calibration.
- 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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