Will Smartphone Integration Drastically Affect Welding?
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Will Smartphone Integration Drastically Affect Welding?

Nowadays, everything can be connected to your smartphone. It can run your Netflix, your AC, your house lights—heck, some smartphones can even talk to your mom on her birthday while you sit back and...
The First Fully Automatic Auto-darkening Helmets
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The First Fully Automatic Auto-darkening Helmets

Transport yourself back almost 30 years ago. It’s the 80s and early 90s. MTV still plays music videos; gas is a dollar per gallon and auto-darkening helmets are becoming accessible to the average A...
How To Get Started With Oxy Acetylene Cutting
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How To Get Started With Oxy Acetylene Cutting

So, you need to cut some metal. Maybe you’re fitting some joints together on your latest welding project. Or that piece of sheet metal is just a few inches too long. No matter the reason, welding o...
How To Prolong The Life Of Your Welder/generator
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How To Prolong The Life Of Your Welder/generator

For most welders who work out in the field, a welder/generator is the heart of their equipment. Why isn’t it the brain, especially with how smart these machines have gotten? Well, that’s because so...
Welding On 120-volt Sockets
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Welding On 120-volt Sockets

Whoever says size matters has never seen two things: a Tasmanian Devil amped up on Red Bull mixed with beaver steroids—and the ESAB Miniarc Rogue ES 180i. The good things that come in this small pa...
Angle Grinders: Which Wheel Will Work Well
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Angle Grinders: Which Wheel Will Work Well

“Sports tires are sick,” the mechanic said. “They’re the ones I’d go with.” My stupid 17-year-old self was just dumb enough to take his word for it. Within two months, our streets were covered in i...
Pro Guide: Portable Shop Setups
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Pro Guide: Portable Shop Setups

In a previous month, we covered portability while welding out in the field. However, there are many of you that weld in a workshop or your garage. This doesn’t mean portability isn’t important to y...
Most Important Part Of Your Helmet: Lens Cover
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Most Important Part Of Your Helmet: Lens Cover

The $1.4 billion stealth bomber pulled out onto the runway of Guam’s airforce base. The wet, humid air was foreign to the silent behemoth, which had largely been developed in the dry deserts of the...
Is Your Electrical System Ready For A Welding Machine?
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Is Your Electrical System Ready For A Welding Machine?

Power requirements have never been demonstrated better than 1989’s Christmas Vacation. As Clark Griswald excitedly goes to plug in his elaborate Christmas lights display, his joy turns to dread as ...