Weld Like a Pro : Beginning to Advanced Techniques by Gerald Uttrachi (2015, Trade Paperback)

Cartech, Incorporated

1613252218

9781613252215

208705088

Weld like a Pro : Beginning to Advanced Techniques

Gerald Uttrachi

Trade Paperback

English

Welding, Automotive / Repair & Maintenance, Automotive / General

2015

Technology & Engineering, Transportation

144 Pages

11in

0.4in

8.5in

17.4 Oz

1 Vol.

Ts227

This is a recommended read for all vintage racers. Whether employing a shop for race prep or doing your own fabrication on race cars, trailer or other, it is useful to read this book.

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Welding Processes and Equipment Oxyacetylene Welding TIG Welding Stick Welding MIG Welding Oxyfuel Cutting Plasma Cutting Chapter 2: Joint Types Butt Joints Tubular Structural Joints Weld Types Chapter 3: Oxyacetylene Welding Equipment Purchasing Oxyfuel Equipment Projects and Applications Project: Welding Plate Practice Project: Welding Pipe Practice Application: Oxyacetylene Welding Cast Iron Chapter 4: TIG Welding Power Options Torch Position Equipment Purchasing TIG Equipment Selecting TIG Rod Stiffness versus Diameter Heat-Affected Zone Projects and Applications Project: Making a Taillight Bracket Application: Tubing Intersections Application: Stainless-Steel Gas Tanks Project: Making a Stainless Exhaust System Application: Exhaust System Project: Repairing Aluminum Cylinder Heads Application: TIG Welding Titanium Application: TIG Welding Magnesium Chapter 5: Stick Welding 69 Electrodes 70 Equipment 70 Purchasing Stick Power 72 Filler Metals 72 Learning Stick Welding 74 Chapter 6: MIG Welding Process Variations Cored Wires Gun Position What Melts a MIG Wire? Wire Stickout Effect on Penetration Equipment Standard Power Systems Purchasing a MIG System Wire and Gas Selection Projects and Applications Application: Creating an Automatic Gate Latch Project: Welding a Hydroformed Frame Project: Fabricating a Seat Support Project: Repairing a Decorative Bench Project: Mending a Weather Vane Application: Subframe Connector Application: NASCAR Stock Car Chassis Application: Street Rod Roll Bar Project: Modifying an Exercise Machine Project: Adding a Pull-Up Device to an Exercise Machine Project: Building a Trailer Hitch Application: Spot Welds Application: Triumph TR3 Floorpan Installation Application: Street Rod and Race Car Tubing Application: TCI MIG Welds Application: Rear Quarter Panel Replacement Chapter 7: Advanced Materials and Metallurgical Processes High-Strength Steels Alloys in Steel Metallurgical Property Tests Weld Defects Project: Arc Straightening Further Reading Source Guide

2015

2014-048706

Yes