Humans have been welding at least since the advent of the first horseshoes and wagon wheels. Back then, the village blacksmith didn't have screw threads or Cherry rivets, electricity or gas. For those ...

Ever try to join two pieces of sheetmetal with an arc welder? It's nearly impossible. Even with a conventional arc welder set on its lowest heat setting, so much heat is produced that it just burns ...

Mixed farmer Richard Archer has spent more than 35 years teaching the agricultural fraternity to weld, which makes him more than qualified to give advice on arc welding to help farmers polish up their ...