Farmers, ranchers, and homesteaders who know how to weld can repair and even fabricate some equipment on their own, saving both time and money. Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch introduces this crucial skill and covers the most popular techniques used by the home hobbyist and DIY devotee, with chapters and detailed illustrations dedicated to oxyacetylene welding (or gas welding), stick welding, MIG, and arc welding, as well as brazing and soldering. Along with guidance on equipment selection and use, and safety precautions, this book offers 12 projects and repairs commonly faced on the small farm or homestead, with step-by-step photography guiding readers through building a wall-mount hay feeder, repairing a garden rake, making horseshoe hooks, and more. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA. This guidebook to the essential tools and skills needed for basic welding teaches even the novice everything they need to know to do it themselves, with projects and techniques specially tailored for farm and ranch equipment fabrication and repairs. William Galvery is a retired professor of welding technology. He has more than 30 years of industrial welding experience and is an American Welding Society Certified Welding Educator and Instructor. For many years, he taught welding at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. He now lives in Panama City, Florida. Michael Martindell is an artist and custom metal fabricator with over 25 years of welding experience. He currently works out of his studio in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and teaches classes in beginner welding and metal sculpture at Snow Farm, a New England craft school in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. Introduction Chapter 1 An Overview of Welding Processes Chapter 2 General Tools, Materials, and Safety Equipment Chapter 3 Oxyacetylene Welding Chapter 4 Oxyacetylene Cutting Chapter 5 Shielded Metal Arc Welding A.K.A. Arc Welding or Stick Welding Chapter 6 Wire-Feed Welding Processes: MIG Welding and Flux-Cored Arc Welding Chapter 7 Brazing and Soldering Chapter 8 Welding Tasks and Tips Glossary Metric Conversions Index Save Time. Save Money. Your equipment is valuable. Knowing how to repair and fabricate essential hardware will help make it last. Master the fundamentals of welding, brazing, and soldering so you can repair equipment both big and small, from a garden rake to a mower. Learn to add a bale spear to your tractor bucket, build a wall-mount hay feeder, or make metal hooks. Real repair scenarios help you strategize for those moments when you need to fix equipment in bad weather, at awkward angles, or out in the field. "Packed with great diagrams and step-by-step photos, Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch�

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