Real-world welding guides for the home shop — MIG, TIG, stick, and everything in between.
The common weld defects every home welder needs to recognize are porosity, lack of fusion, undercut, overlap, cracking, slag inclusions, and incomplete penetration. Each has a distinct appearance,...
Cutting metal to length accurately comes down to two things: a square end and a repeatable stop, and the single best habit for both is clamping a stop...
In the flux-core vs gas MIG decision, gas-shielded MIG wins long-term. Start on flux-core if your total budget is under $500 including PPE; add the gas cylinder at...
Run by Kenny Nyhus Fadil. Welding at home for several years, currently working out of a small home shop. I got tired of sorting through generic, SEO-spam advice trying to figure out settings for my machine.
This site is built differently. It burns enough rod to keep the advice honest. No fluff, no fake tests. Just real-world techniques that work.
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