Performance Welding Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760321728 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thin on details GoClick It's decent advice but it's very much an overview not a step by step how-to, it's worth reading as what it is but it will not teach you to weld, no book can do that.Let me sum this book up for you: Make sure your pieces fit together tightly, make sure they are super clean, shop local if you can, buy brand names, go to tent sales, buy high end equipment if you can or used if you can't afford new, TIG welding is the best option, get a TIG welder that supports square wave and lots of adjustability made by a major brand name, practice on scrap, . "Fantastic and comprehensive book" according to Reviewer. I like the Motorbooks Workshop books. They are all well written, have very illustrative color photos, and are well organized. This particular book is a handy supplement to the Welder's Handbook by Finch (same author, and some of the same information). While "Performance Welding" covers some more detail about the function and technique of many welding methods, the "Welder's Handbook" has a few projects thrown in with plans.From this particular book I've learned a few tricks about jigging, and discovered a few things I didn't know. I made a fe. Not always accurate Amazon Customer Even though the book on Performance Welding was very informative, it was not entirely accurate. Since he spent a lot of time telling us how most welding books are based on old information, he should have been more careful to be completely accurate. He tells us that Chromoly (4130)tubing cannot be bronze brazed. However bronze brazing has been successfully used in the bicycle industry for more than 50 years. You simply have to build a fillet at the joint. Bronze is about 1/6th as strong as the steel, so you need a fillet of bronze about 6 tim
. Author Richard Finch is an expert welder and the author of several past books on welding for everything from farms to high-performance NASCAR race cars
It also covers plasma cutting, the technique used extensively on Monster Garage that has revolutionized metal working. 2nd ed.. Richard Finch. Performance Welding demonstrates the newest fabricating techniques and covers the latest in welding equipment. This complete guide written by NASA welding consultant Richard Finch helps a fabricator select the proper equipment, prepare jigs, and effectively weld 4130 steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and magnesium. Metal fabricators of every ilk, whether they're working on race cars, experimental aircraft, or custom motorcycles, will benefit from this updated guide to top-quality welding
. About the Author Author Richard Finch is an expert welder and the author of several past books on welding for everything from farms to high-performance NASCAR race cars