Beginner Welding Projects: 10 Ideas, Some That Sell
Good beginner welding projects are simple structures in non-alloy steel about 2–4 mm (0.08–0.16 in) thick: hooks, brackets, stands, stools and tables made…
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Steel Progress guides: welding carts, gas cylinders, shielding gases, workshop organisation and DIY welding projects.
DIY Welding Cart: Plans vs Laser-Cut Kit
You can build a DIY welding cart in two ways: from plans, cutting and fitting the steel yourself, or from a kit of laser-cut parts that you only assemble and…
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How to Choose a Welding Cart: Size, Load, Cylinders
A welding cart is a mobile base that carries your welder and, beside it, a shielding gas cylinder standing upright and secured. You choose one by three…
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Laser-Cut Weld-It-Yourself Kits Explained
A weld-it-yourself kit is a set of parts laser-cut from steel sheet to a drawing, which you dry-fit using tab-and-slot joints and then weld in your own…
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MIG vs TIG Welding: Which One for a Home Workshop
In the MIG vs TIG welding choice, MIG (strictly MIG/MAG) is the easiest to learn and the fastest, which is why it is usually the first welder for a home…
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Shielding Gas for MIG and TIG: Argon, CO2, Cylinder Sizes
TIG welding needs a cylinder of pure argon (group I1 per ISO 14175). MIG welding of steel uses an argon and CO2 mix, most often Ar/CO2 82/18 (group M21), or…
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