Description
Author: Jerry Uttrachi, Softbound, 144 Pages, ISBN: 9781613252215, CT-SA343, This Edition, 2015
- Beginning to Advanced Techniques, Formerly titled:" Advanced Automotive Welding "(CT-SA235)
Welding is an art and skill that's essential for automotive fabrication, repair, and vehicle upgrades. It is also an important skill for countless household projects and industries. Some books show basic welding techniques with steel and cast iron.
But this isn't your run-of-the-mill introductory welding book.
In this revised edition of the previous title, Advanced Automotive Welding, Jerry Uttrachi, past president of the American Welding Society, shows you how to perform basic welding procedures with steel and cast iron. He also reveals advanced welding techniques and the use of aluminum, titanium, magnesium, stainless steel, and other specialty materials. Projects and techniques focus on automotive applications but can also be used for welding a bicycle frame, welding a steel grill, and other everyday fixes.
TIG, oxyacetylene, arc, and wire-feed welding processes are detailed, with special coverage on stick and MIG processes. Welding butt and V-joints is explained as well as welding more complex joints, including J- and U-joints. Step-by-step instruction gives you the necessary information to tackle and complete nearly any welding job.
Popular automotive projects, such as welding an electric fuel pump into an aluminum tank, repairing chromemoly suspension arms, and welding in floorpans, are thoroughly covered. And when it comes to repairing household items, specific projects such as repairing and modifying the steel tubing on an exercise machine, repairing the frame for a decorative bench, and more are covered.
Whether you're new to welding or a veteran welder working with special materials or involved in a special project, you will find indispensible information within the pages of this book.
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 2014 Corvette Stingray.
