Product Description

Richard Finch. Metal fabricators of every ilk, whether theyre working on race cars, experimental aircraft, or custom motorcycles, will benefit from this updated guide to top-quality welding. Performance Welding demonstrates the newest fabricating techniques and covers the latest in welding equipment. This complete guide written by NASA welding consultant Richard Finch helps a fabricator select the proper equipment, prepare jigs, and effectively weld 4130 steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and magnesium. It also covers plasma cutting, the technique used extensively on Monster Garage that has revolutionized metal working. 2nd ed. Paperback - 8-1/4"x 10-5/8" - 160 pp - 200 color Format: Softbound Pages: 160 Length: 8.25w x 10.62h

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #121857 in Books
• Published on: 1997-02-25
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Review
Firstly, this book is about welding, not car repair. It starts with a compehensive guide to TIG welding, Mig welding and gas welding. There is also a comprehensive chapter on shopping for welding equipment. It covers all types of welders, accessories and also mentions plasma cutters. The latter are great fun to use, sparks flying everywhere. Fitting and cleaning of the parts to be welded is discussed next, it explains how and why the fit should be well done. Preperation of different types of components is shown in the photos. Next up is the construction and use of jigs to hold the components in alignment while they are being welded. A simple way to design a welding jig is given although this is only relevant where there is more than one component being welded. Welding of steel tube is covered in detail and this may be useful to the car chassis builders out there. TIG welding in a vacum chamber is discussed but this is unlikely to be available in the amateurs workshop. Tig welding of aluminium and magnesium is shown in detail with the information being particularly comprehensive. Mig welding of steel and stainless steel is also well covered with the emphasis being on tubes rather that sheet metal. Mig welding of aluminium and magnesium is up next. Apparently two of the most popular aluminium alloys are not weldable. This bit of information is probably worth the cost of the book alone if you are into welding aluminium. No, I am not going to tell you the specification of the two alloys, buy the book if you want to find out. Apparently MIG welding of aluminium is between 10 and fifteen times faster than TIG wedling in this application. Gas wedling of steels and stainless steels has a chapter of its own. Quite a few welds are shown in this chapter and a lot of useful information is imparted. Gas welding of aluminium is next, although this is not as comprehesive as previous chapters. There is a short chapter on plasma cutting and then the last chapter is about welding shop safety and is a 'must read'. --Model Engineers' Workshop Magazine

Customer Reviews

Very good over all
Aside from little details, a very practical book. His coverage of aluminum brazing omitted the fact that it has been in use since before WW2, and on many military aircraft. His aluminum welding and brazing references tend to mix, and might create confusion in choosing fluxes and fillers. The dangerous cobalt blue lenses he mentions are 40 yrs old, and have been superceded by TM Technologies' TM2000 lenses 10 yrs ago.