Description
Covers Advanced Techniques and Metals:
- Titanium,
- Magnesium,
- Aluminium,
- Stainless steel,
- & more
Welding is an essential skill for the classic car restorer and enthusiast fabricator because almost all high-performance or collector cars need welding repair or restoration work. Welding automotive components, body parts, and other pieces requires specific equipment and specialized skills. With this book, you can make the transition from welding simple joint welding to welding J-, U-, and other complex joints. In addition, you will be able to weld aluminum, chrome-moly, stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, and magnesium.
American Welding Society past president and welding expert, author Jerry Uttrachi reveals all major welding processes and techniques, so you can weld to repair and fabricate with advanced materials. TIG, MIG, oxyacetylene, and stick welding techniques are illustrated for a wide range of automotive applications, so you can complete advanced chassis, body, and engine welding projects. MIG is by far the most popular welding process, and as such, MIG welding techniques, including spray arc, short arc, and pulsed arc, are shown and discussed in great detail. Using the techniques revealed in this book, you will be able to fabricate many body, structural, and functional automotive components.
Welding projects include constructing and installing a roll cage, welding subframe connectors on a chassis, repairing an aluminum frame, welding in a floor pan, and many others. Effectively cutting steel, aluminum, and other metals is also revealed. Oxyacetylene and plasma cutting techniques are explained so weldors can make clean and precise cuts. No matter your skill level, this book will help you improve your skills and complete more advanced projects.
About The Author
Gerald "Jerry" Uttrachi has more than 40 years' experience in the welding field. He managed a welding materials R&D laboratory and was vice president of a major welding equipment manufacturer. He has served as the 2007 president of the American Welding Society. A passionate "hot rodder," he currently owns a 1934 Ford Pro Street Rod and a daily-driver 2008 Corvette. He and his wife live in Florence, South Carolina.
Book Details:
Publisher Code: CT-SA235
ISBN 13: 9781934709962
Author: Jerry Uttrachi
Published: 2012
Pages: 176
Dimension: 215x280mm
Soft Cover, colour illustrations
