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Welder's Handbook, RevisedHP1513: A Guide to Plasma Cutting, Oxyacetylene, ARC, MIG and TIG Welding

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this book is only good for a general overview of various processes and techniques. none of the articles are very in depth and all the illustrations and photos is printed in black and white. its a decent review for an experienced welder. if you are serious about welding get an all inclusive in depth text book like Welding Principles and Applications. it will cost you but you will not be diappointed. try to find a used or older edition, the 6th edition is the latest.

As a recent newcomer to welding, I have discovered this book has taught me a lot of valuable information about the various techniques of the art of welding. The information supplied is well thought out and, combined with useful charts, facts and figures, this book is good enough for the would-be professional and home welder (or weldor!). Read the book to understand.

The only book I have found that covers home and indutrial welding all in one, with this book you can get a head start on welding that it normally takes years to learn. This book is also very helpfull to people who have many years experience and has lots of info matchng rare types of metals to the appropriate welding machine an welding techniques

I love this book.

It covers everything regarding welding.

Mr Finch is very informative.

This is not a book for people that are looking for depth in any specific type of welding, but makes a great effort to provide as much information as possible about all aspects of welding.

I would not recomend this book, for someone that has been welding, and is looking for greater information is a specific field.

I would readily recomend this book to the first timer, or to someone who wants to get back into welding as a hobby, farm, home repair.

Bought this book in part because I was hoping it would give some insight on plasma cutter selection, use, and other info.

However, in the plasma cutting section I find half a page of general info, and 12 pictures of people cutting stuff out with plasma cutters or things that have been cut with a plasma cutter. In other words, nothing useful.

The rest of the book looks like exactly the same stuff that's in his other welder's handbook. It is good info, but for something that's "Revised & Updated" it sure doesn't seem to me like it has much new info.

I had a previous edition of this book from the library and decided this was one I wanted on my shelf. I was worried by the fact that "Plasma Cutting" was up front and center in the new title, but relieved that hasn't taken over the book. In fact, despite the new title, this is the same old book (which is a good thing) with revisions.

I have had some (very limited) experience with oxy-acelylene and stick welding. I found this book very useful as a "refresher course".

I have only welded once before with no instruction. It seems extremely difficult. Now after reading this book I understand why it is difficult and I know a lot more. My goal of purchase and reading the book were completed yesterday, and now I have to ask my wife if I can buy another power tool and some steel to play with. I can't promise her, but I think I will have fun and maybe burn myself. This book seems adequate for a real welder also. I liked the format and level of explanation.

I got a new MIG welder and had no experience welding so I thought a book would help. Well one might, but not this one. I figured a handbook would instruct on making basic joints and take you through some examples but it doesn't. There are lots of pictures of welded things, but no real instruction. I think you can learn much more for free just browsing the internet.

I am new to welding and bought this book to add to my knowledge. I found the book to be okay overall, but not excellent. It provides information in all of the basic areas that one might expect, but some things are lacking. For example, although the front cover of the book touts, "A Guide to Plasma Cutting, Oxyacetylene, ARC, MIC and TIG Welding", chapter 14 on plasma cutting only contains a half page of text: 7 short paragraphs. The remainder of this chapter, pages 128 to 130, only contains photos with captions.

In the chapter entitled "Welding Rods, Wires, and Fluxes", the author dedicates 5 and a half pages of text and photos to filler rods and arc welding rods, but then only gives 4 paragraphs for MIG wire. There is no inforamtion, for example, about why some MIG wire is copper-coated and some is not.

Additionally, the book uses the terms "MIG" and "TIG" (in call capital letters), but never mentions if these are acronyms, and if they are it never explains what they stand for. How can a book tout itself as being a guide to MIG and TIG when it never explains the background of those specific terms?

Finally, the author gives 2 short paragraps on MIG shielding gas, and never mentions the use of an argon and CO2 mix which appears to be commonly used based on my other reading.

After reading this book I was left with the impression that the author is probably a better weldor than a writer.