Welding & metalwork - links

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Welding
Fundamentals of Welding	good intro
Go Welding	welding info, including on starting a business
Industrial Metal Supply	how to begin welding
Instructables	basic welding
Instructables	lots of welding projects
Popular Mechanics	basic welding skills – a step-by-step guide
WikiHow	how to learn welding as a hobby
Wikipedia	welding
Metalworking
Asos1.com	basic metalworking – good intro
Craftsmanspace	free, 19th century and early 20th century metalworking books
Elementary Knowledge of Metalworking	good intros to a range of basic tools and techniques
File Facts	information about metal files, including tips on using them
Instructables	metalworking basics
Instructables	lots of metalworking projects
Open Source Machine Tools	basic metal working and machining videos, plus lots of other videos, documents, discussion on starting metalworking with very few resources
Wikipedia	metalworking

Welding & metalwork Resources

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Latest Comments

Pedal-powered machines | Walker - 25/04/2024

Awesome, thanks for both your help. I'll let you know how it goes!
Pedal-powered machines | Tom Dixon - 24/04/2024

Hi, I would suggest you find an electric winch with a dc motor (the type on a car/truck/trailer) which can handle your lifting load. Powering...
Pedal-powered machines | Mike Kendall - 24/04/2024

Hello, My first thought was stainless steels that are suitable for saltwater. I'm starting to think fiberglass/FRP instead. We used entirely used/salvaged metal bike frames...