We also love having a second grinder with a metal wire wheel nearby to clean up seams and cracks before, during, and after welding. The key to nice welds is a clean surface. See All 14 Photos ...

As hard as we try to avoid it, rust is an inevitable issue with all cars. Sometimes it is just cosmetic, but when it gets ...

Skip Welding Technique. When welding thin sheet metal, do not try to run one bead right across the joint. This will cause too much heat to build up. Instead, run a series of short welds at different ...

For tube bending, the weld seam must be oriented to the neutral, or zero, axis (top or bottom relative to bend plane) so that it is not exposed to stretching or contracting.

Our longitudinal seam welder’s unique design is easy to use and provides precise welds with each use. This automatic welder is suitable for MIG, TIG, Plasma, and Laser welding. The mandrel is designed ...

The project came about simply because [Bob] needed to bend 42″ sections of flashing, and couldn’t find a decent deal on a sheet metal brake above 36″ wide.

Sheet metal gauges are cheap and easy to find, and you should pick one up before beginning any welding. One example is Yeswelder's set of two gauges — one round and one straight.

The approximately 1/16th-inch gap left by the cutting wheel is the perfect width needed to butt weld sheet metal parts. Start by placing a tack weld every 1 or 2 inches along the entire seam ...

Follow along as we remained attentive with the metal crafters at Troy Ladd's Hollywood Hot Rods (HHR) and recorded how they approached seam removal. In the meantime, we watched the staff at Chris ...