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The Welder's Bible

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Only buy this book for very basic information about oxy-acetylene welding. There's little or no info about MIG/TIG and arc welding.

As an experienced welder, I found this book disturbing, due to inaccuracies. I am certain Mr. Geary meant well, and did his best to present the subject matter. That said, if you look at his other titles you will find that he writes on a wide variety of subjects. He is a professional writer, not a welding professional. Welding safety is paramount, taking precedent over skill acquisition, and I would NOT trust my learning to this book. There are far better books out there. Start with the literature offered by the welding manufacturers, and go next to authors who are also professionals in the field. Nothing can take the place of qualified live instruction-see your local community college or high school extension classes, and if you must learn from a book, research the author and publisher first, don't rely on a single book, and establish a relationship with a welding supply house. Sears,(and similiar general suppliers) where Mr.Geary acknowledged for the equipment in many of his illustrations, is a poor choice of supplies as they can answer few questions, and may even, as Mr. Geary has done, offer inaccurate advice.

good detail on oxyacetylene but very sketchy on arc/mig/tig. not enough charts/graphs. a better resource is "the welder's handbook" by richard finch (also 4.00 cheaper).

The author specifically states that arc welding can't be taught from a book, which is valid; but he gives a few hints anyway. It is essentially useless to someone like me, who wants to learn arc welding.

I purchased this book to learn how to gas weld and it does have a lot of information on this topic as well as other aspects of welding. It seems like an ideal book for a novice welder. Various aspects of welding are explained in detail and the illustrations are pretty good. I did find a few typos in the book but most were minor. Overall I would recommend this as a good book for novices to learn welding basics or improve their skills.