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Title: Welder's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Mig, Tig, Arc & Oxyacetylene Welding by Richard Finch ISBN: 1-55788-264-9 Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: February, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.84 (31 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Another book for the shelf
Comment: Perhaps I'm too tough on these authors. Over the past year I have purchased at least 5 of these types of books, and find myself disappointed at the lack of pertinent information.
This particular book had some decent information on the various processes, but I do not feel that it went into any of the processes with enough detail.
Finch states that you should learn GAS welding first. This was of no help to me. I purchased a MIG mainly to do sheetmetal / autobody repairs.
I'd recommend looking at some of the welding manufacturers sites and buying technical manuals or videos from them rather than buy from Finch.
Unfortunately, I will probably be too stupid to listen to my own advice next time I go to purchase a book. I'll come right back here and buy one of these crappy little paper-backs that don't give nearly enough information.
Rating: 1
Summary: Too little info, too many mistakes
Comment: Instead of being a useful reference, this book ends up being a sugarcoated overview of the trade, with little really practical information.
If you were completely unfamiliar with welding, it would probably give you an idea of the various processes and theories involved, except that it is riddled with inaccuracies and incorrect information. I was very disconcerted as I started reading it and came across one questionable statement after another.
For those of us who are seeking tips for improving our welding skills, it's almost completely useless. The book misses the mark on several counts - for example, the last chapter, "Welding Certification and Training." The lead sentence in the chapter says "The reason for including this chapter in the Welder's Handbook is to give you a taste of what high quality welding should look like." Yet the chapter goes on to picture a welding truck, a red iron erection project, and a few line diagrams. There is nothing whatsoever to give you any idea of what high quality welding looks like.
I was amused by the projects section too - after the author spent the entire book touting his credentials as an aircraft certified weldor (sic), the welding table project described how he had to take the materials to a commercial welding shop to have them pre-cut to length for him. ???
My 25-year-old college lab manuals from my metal fabrication engineering courses continue to be a better reference than this book. I'd hoped for some insight into the latest technology, such as inverter machines, but the author sweeps such topics away saying they are too complex to cover.
Pretty covers with glossy photos from Lincoln Welding - but that's about it. Pass this one by.
Rating: 3
Summary: Shouldn't be the only source of information
Comment: This book is lacking two major points. First, it doesn't say anything about setting up the regulators. It didn't attempt for the fact that the regulator screw have to be all the way out to be in the 'OFF' position in most of the brands. Second, it doesn't say anything about the CGA standards for the regulators. It doesn't mention the 540 and 510 standards and the most common types of regulators and tanks you see on the market. Go to eBay and see how many types of tanks are there. Maybe it should refer the reader to the regulator's instruction manual, but these steps cannot be forgotten.
I've bought an used outfit that came without instruction manual, I had a lot of trouble with the CGA standards and damaged my regulator by opening the cylinder with the screw all the way in. All that without mentioning the fact that I could have blown my head off.
These books target the 'do-it-yourself' kind of people (such as myself) and should assume it will be the only source of information. If not, just refer the user to the instruction manual.
Overall good book but I recommend caution. Look for other sources of information, gas welding is a serious matter.
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Title: Metal Fabricator's Handbook by Ron Fournier ISBN: 0895868709 Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: September, 1990 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Welding Essentials: Questions & Answers (Expanded Edition) by William L. Galvery Jr., Frank M. Marlow ISBN: 0831131519 Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc. Pub. Date: 31 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Ultimate Sheet Metal Fabrication by Tim Remus, Timothy Remus ISBN: 0964135892 Publisher: Wolfgang Productions Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Haynes Welding Manual (Haynes Automotive Repair Manual) by Jay Storer, John H. Haynes, Haynes Publishing, Haynes Automotive Repair Manual ISBN: 1563921103 Publisher: Haynes Publishing Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Sheet Metal Handbook by Ron Fournier, Sue Fournier, Susan Fournier ISBN: 0895867575 Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: July, 1989 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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