Welding Techniques, Gear, and Safety Essentials

Illustration of a thick steel T-joint and fillet weld beside the white AWI Arc Weld Inc. logo and the title Welding Thicker Steel.

Welding Thicker Steel: Joint Prep, Settings, an...

Thicker steel needs more than a larger bead. Review joint preparation, wire and gas selection, operating settings, multipass cleaning, and temperature control before you weld.

Welding Thicker Steel: Joint Prep, Settings, an...

Thicker steel needs more than a larger bead. Review joint preparation, wire and gas selection, operating settings, multipass cleaning, and temperature control before you weld.

Red welding magnet holding square steel tubing at a right-angle corner on a workbench, with a square and clamp nearby.

Welding Magnets: How to Keep Your Tack-Up Square

Keep your next steel frame square from dry fit to final weld. Learn where welding magnets help, what to measure before tacking, and when to remove them.

Welding Magnets: How to Keep Your Tack-Up Square

Keep your next steel frame square from dry fit to final weld. Learn where welding magnets help, what to measure before tacking, and when to remove them.

MIG gun beside a clean coiled replacement liner and a worn kinked liner section on a steel workbench.

MIG Gun Liner Problems: When to Clean or Replac...

Learn how to recognize a dirty, worn, or kinked MIG gun liner, rule out other wire-feed problems, and match the correct replacement to your gun and wire size.

MIG Gun Liner Problems: When to Clean or Replac...

Learn how to recognize a dirty, worn, or kinked MIG gun liner, rule out other wire-feed problems, and match the correct replacement to your gun and wire size.

TIG torch beside one clean pointed tungsten electrode and one dark contaminated electrode on a metal workbench with a dedicated grinder.

TIG Tungsten Contamination: When to Regrind or ...

A practical TIG guide to spotting contaminated tungsten, removing the affected section, regrinding correctly, and knowing when replacement is the better choice.

TIG Tungsten Contamination: When to Regrind or ...

A practical TIG guide to spotting contaminated tungsten, removing the affected section, regrinding correctly, and knowing when replacement is the better choice.

Black welding helmet beside clean and scratched clear cover lenses and a folded microfiber cloth on a workbench.

Welding Helmet Cover Lenses: When to Clean or R...

A clear view of the joint starts with a helmet that is clean, complete, and in good condition. Before your next MIG, TIG, or stick-welding job, give the cover lenses...

Welding Helmet Cover Lenses: When to Clean or R...

A clear view of the joint starts with a helmet that is clean, complete, and in good condition. Before your next MIG, TIG, or stick-welding job, give the cover lenses...

Welding work clamp with copper jaws gripping a bare steel plate, with an attached black cable beside a completed weld bead.

Welding Work Clamps: Check the Connection Befor...

Check your welding work-clamp connection before changing machine settings. Learn what to inspect, how to compare replacements, and which ArcWeld clamps to consider.

Welding Work Clamps: Check the Connection Befor...

Check your welding work-clamp connection before changing machine settings. Learn what to inspect, how to compare replacements, and which ArcWeld clamps to consider.