Learn to Weld: Beginning MIG Welding and Metal Fabrication Basics

There were no issues that i disliked , it starts from basics and works up to a good level of basic welding technics. If your like me then you will appreciate the number of photographs that are very good at helping to understand the written explanations. There are references to other forms of welding that help understand why you use one form or an other. All In All a very good beginners book on Mig welding.

Very impressed. Went from being someone with a keen sense to learn to weld to actually welding my workbench from scratch... bought all the right kit before reading the book, found out I had got everything on Stephens hit list which was great (slightly lucky).. In my opinion, to learn to weld without a course or personal coach.. 1. Buy and read this book 2. Watch plenty of youtube videos on how to weld.. but also how not to weld and troubleshooting.. 3. Buy lots of metal in the size you want for you first project.. but buy extra to practice on.. 4. Remember to enjoy it, and keep referring to the book.. Most problems can be fixed by adjusting gas flow, wire speed and depending on welder, power setting.. I went to machine Mart and got a MIG151 from there.. and it has been brilliant, after I converted it to use large gas bottles.. 5* from me!

Bought this to bolster my knowledge of a welding course I've just started - as such I haven't gone in to it with a fine toothcomb yet but I was rather concerned about a comment re: keeping water close to hand to quench hot metal after welding and to potentially extinguish fires. We were told right from the off that water and electricity (as we all know) are not safe bedfellows. Where we are welding on the course, there are suitable fire extinguishers near by (not water filled!) and the quenching bucket is well away from the bays. Other than that it appears to be very well laid out, simple to understand, and is indeed a very useful book, giving several examples at the end of example projects - probably the most useful being how to construct a welders bench. All in all I would definitely recommend - just be careful re: water and lecky!

Great book for beginners. Gives all the basics you need. Practice makes perfect though.

A good basic introduction to mig welding and associated safety procedures. This book is well written and amply illustrated with helpful photographs to compliment the written instructions. An ideal starting point for anyone new to metalwork involving electric (mainly mig) welding in a hardback book produced on high quality paper with excellent use of top quality photographs. Very good value for money, and as someone with a background in metalwork and welding (but not mig) I recommend it.

I keep a copy of this book on hand to lend to the trainees at work. It's written in a friendly and informal way and delivers great information and training tips.

Very good step by step guide. Decent pictiures throughout and written for the beginner. A hint towards TIG in there but that would fill 10 of these books so as per the title, concentrates on MIG

practical advice

Pretty good book for someone that will start welding. I personally bought this book, Read it halfway and decided to go into a 1.5 year welding course. Everything we learned during the 1 year was in this book. So you can really learn the theoretical parts of welding before starting with practical. Don't expect to be a good welder after you read this book. This teaches you the Basics, what you need to know. What you have to do after you finished reading this book is put the theory into practice.

Utilissimo libro in lingua inglese. Ha belle foto e fornisce una infarinatura di approccio pratico e grandangolare a chi si avvicina alla lavorazione del ferro per le prime volte. Non parla solo di come effettuare giunti di saldatura, ma anche di taglio dei metalli, della loro scelta e del posto di lavoro. Verso fine volume sono proposti anche degli "esercizi" da realizzare. La trattazione però verte esclusivamente sulla saldatura MIG, con solo un minimo accenno al TIG e all'elettrodo MMA.

If you want to start practicing welding NOW. This is the best book you can get. If you read a book about welding it can be for the production processes in fabrication. But those books are more in the "overview of methods" style. To start i suggest the way of this book "learning by doing". Anyone has to start somewhere with one method. No matter if there are very many welding methods out there.

If you're looking for a book that's going to teach you to become a professional welder, this is probably not it. If you're a hobbyist/tinkerer looking to add another skill to the arsenal, it's perfect. It has a little bit of everything from an overview of the processes and history to safety, buying equipment/materials, and most importantly how to set up and use your machine. It even has a couple of projects at the end to hone your skills. The writing moves quickly enough to keep your attention span... the author provides enough information to do the job without getting too technical. He offers little anecdotes and uses terms and descriptions that make sense to people without a technical background in welding. Again, probably not the best for someone wanting to do this professionally, but that's not the intention. The pictures come across as a big advertisement for Miller at some points. I'm not sure if Miller actually sponsored the book or if the author just happens to prefer their products, but you'll see their name everywhere. Didn't really bother me much. My one HUGE issue was the fact that many of the pictures showed the author using an angle grinder without a guard. Having known people who have been injured by discs coming apart and seen what they can do, it made me cringe a bit to see. I do remember at one point however the author (perhaps an editor added it?) mentioned you should never remove the guard. Might be a little bit of "do what I say, not what I do" sort of thing. I say use it. Al in all it's a great book.

I love this book. Its helped me profusely. Do you have a soft cover version of the complete welding issue? I would really like to purchase it but I am uninterested in kindle versions and hard copy is not an affordable price. I cant figure out how to contact seller and you've got no space to ask a question