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Welding | 
 enlarge | Author: Don Geary
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 70790
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 350
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0071342451
Dewey Decimal Number: 671.52
UPC: 639785308386
EAN: 9780071342452
ASIN: 0071342451
Publication Date: August 24, 1999
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Product Description
This hands-on guide to welding covers everything a beginner needs to know to work safely and productively with welding equipment. Starting with the basics of setting up a welding outfit and with a focus on oxyacetylene welding, this book discusses new processes, fuels, equipment, supplies and welding techniques in an easy-to-understand format. It even covers safety issues and how to set up your own welding workshop. it also provides welding projects for beginners to try out what they've learned. Its an ideal hands-on learning tool for beginners and an excellent bench reference for experienced welders.
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Excellent beginner's text (at least) on welding. July 13, 2008
B. Cox (Philadelphia)
I bought this book on the strength of previous reviews and absolutely no experience at welding, brazing, silver-soldering, silver-brazing, sweat-soldering, or any other metal-joining skill beyond electronics soldering. It was a good choice. The author covers his subject thoroughly, clearly knows much more than he can pack into this book, and is able to present it all in an understandable fashion. There may be other books aimed at welding specialties that cover them in greater depth than this book does; this can tell you enough to let you decide whether you need more info or not. There is enough here to enable a neophyte to select, intelligently, the equipment required to accomplish whatever project he is considering. The rest is practice. The only thing lacking in the text is minor: a single color section demonstrating the differences in flames for different purposes. That information is carried by black-and-white line drawings in this book. They may be enough; I would feel a bit better-informed with a color photo (or illustration, for that matter).
welding July 16, 2007
David Lewis (usa)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
For the novice only, Broad coverage of oxyaectylene welding and cutting, soldering and general information pertaining to various metals. Only a brief mention of arc welding though. 5 star rating only for those not interested in arc welding !!!
Great prep for welding classes January 8, 2007
Steven Farley (OH USA)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
When I purchased this book I had already scheduled a stick welding class at the local vocational school. I wanted something that would help me not seem like a total noob when I got there. This book helped out greatly! This is a very infomative book and provides a good overview of all welding types.
Very good book. January 6, 2006
Dan (Midwest)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
I like this book a lot. Good information. One sentence annoys me though. On page 7 the author states, "Pure oxygen is flammable." This is a false statement. It made me wonder if he ever used an oxyacetylene outfit when I first read it. Who hasn't accidentally tried to light the oxygen first instead of the acetylene and found that nothing happens? Higher concentrations of oxygen increase the rate of oxidation/combustion but oxygen isn't a fuel, i.e., it isn't flammable. But pure oxygen makes things that are flammable more dangerous.
The rest of the books shows that he know what he's talking about on other topics.
I recommend the book. I couldn't find many books with so much information on oxyacetylene welding. I feel that I was lucky to find this information in a book that is also a well written book.
Super! Carry it in your toolbox for Oxy Welding December 11, 2004
scg (Colorado Springs, CO, USA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
If you can afford only one book on Oxy Welding get this one, no make that two so you can have one in you toolbox and one to replace it when the one in your toolbox "grows legs" and walks off. This is "thee" book for the practical weldor and fits nicely into your toolbox. Read it, use it, take it with you where ever you go to work. The author is writing to you as your coworker not as an instructor or engineer though he is still showing you how to do it correctly and SAFELY.
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