welding for beginners? 2

[clarkson]

im a site engineer with a steel erection company in scotland and would like to increase my knowledge of welding.. methods inspection etc. is there anywhere on line which could help?

paul@clarkson98.fsworld.co.uk

 

[jcrowe]

Try the web sites for the major mfg's of welding equipment. In the U.S. this would be Lincoln Electric, Miller, etc. Most of them have on line FAQ's and literature available. There is a lot of free literature available from the major mfgs also. Check the internet for Mil specs concerning welding, there is a lot of info available from the military, primarily the Navy in the U.S., covers methods, material, equipment, inspection, etc.

johnscrowe@att.net

 

[TVP]

jcrowe gave you some excellent advice. Go to the websites for Lincoln and Miller. I can't remember if Cloos or ESAB has anything good on their website. US government specs like MIL standards can be obtained at the following site:

http://astimage.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/

Some UK Defence Standards can be obtained at the following site:

http://www.dstan.mod.uk/data/ds-ix.htm

Both of these have some documents on welding. Other sites to peruse:

TWI in the UK:

http://www.twi.co.uk/

EWI in the US:

http://www.ewi.org

Welding section of Metalforming magazine:

http://www.metalformingmagazine.com/EnterpriseZone.asp?Zone=3

My last suggestion is that anytime you are seeking information on a topic, perform a web search at

http://www.google.com.

It is the best search engine available.

 

[pipewelder1999]

I suggest the AWS Welding Handbook Volume one as a good source of information. Its not available for viewing online but can be ordered from AWS.

Some of the online site I suggest are

http://www.gowelding.btinternet.co.uk/new/

http://aws.org/cgi-bin/mwf/forum_show.pl

http://www.weldreality.com/

Also Lincoln electric has many publications available.

G Austin

Ex Yank from Holy Loch

 

[welding1]

A very good practical site for welding is: -

http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/tc/9-237/toc.htm

It gives lots of useful information; it’s courtesy of the US military. Unfortunately the site is not very slick! The pages are huge in length and contain big graphic files, can take ages to load.

http://www.ukwelder.com/

This is a cut down version of twi.co.uk; it’s much easier to navigate and contains many of the basic articles on welding technology.

Regards

John

http://www.gowelding.com