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whether you're a seasoned pro or just a beginner in the field of welding and
fabricating there's a few essential items
everybody needs when melting metal today we're going to show you a few of our
favorites
let's face it welding on the ground is never fun
neither is kicking your tools around on the floor that's why it suggests first
getting a good welding cart a good welding car is going to hold your welder
for gas bottle and are frequently used wedding accessories a great project for
a beginner is to weld up your own car from scratch but you can buy a car like
this from eastwood that cost the amount of the role supplies another essential
item that everybody needs around the garage is a good sturdy workbench metal
work benches help you safely weld and also again get you up off the ground
when you're working work benches go from mild to wild with plans be available on
the web it's another great project for beginners to help you get some more
torch time by building something tangible space is at a premium where you
only do white occasional welding and this table right here is just what you
need
it features adjustable welding slots clamps and magnets to help you
accurately fit your work pieces together while welding is oftentimes glamorized
on the web and social media sites these days we can't forget that it is a
dangerous process and the necessary safety precautions need to be taken in
front of me are some of the essential safety items that you're going to need
every time you fire your welderup matter your skill level any welder can benefit
from having an auto-dimming welding helmet
unlike a traditional fixed lens helmet these mass work by quickly dimming the
winds when they sense a bright light just not only helped save your eyes but
also helps you find your weld joint easier when the mask is down most
quality auto dim helmets like these have a few different adjustment knobs that
what you dial in how the lens reacts minus well do yourself a favor and get a
quality auto dimming welding helmet you can spend more time improving your
welding skills and not your head banging skills
walden is the act of melting metal together and that creates a lot of heat
be sure you pick up a pair of quality welding gloves so that you can protect
yourself from the harmful UV rays and the high heat that's produced when
welding there are many different styles of welding gloves that are designed for
different types of welding for instance big wedding gloves maybe thinner and
made of a different type of material to help with dexterity and field while make
an arc welding gloves are going to be progressively thicker and larger to help
protect from the sparks and spatter that's produced by those types of
welding well there are many different types of welding gloves out there a good
set of MIG welding gloves like these will give you the protection you need
while mig and arc welding but still have moderate flexibility for TIG weld as we
mentioned earlier welding creates a lot of heat and harmful UV rays
that's why we suggest getting a quality welding jacket like this
eastwood jacket that is both flame resistant and anti-static plus it's
going to keep your favorite t-shirts from getting tiny pin holes in them the
worst damage can be done when you least expect it
wearing a pair of safety glasses underneath of your welding helmet can be
the difference between a trip to the eye doctor and a day of trouble-free welding
I'd suggest picking up a set of safety glasses like these that are both
flexible and low profile so they can easily fit underneath your welding
helmet another great tip is to keep a few sets of these around in key spots in
your shop so they're always an arm's-length your eyes will thank you
there's an endless list of tools and accessories that will help your welding
projects go smoothly one of the most important tools that you can have around
your shop is a good angle grinder by changing the disks on the angle grinder
you can perform a lot of different tasks or welding it's good to use the angle
grinder to smooth proud welds Queen the weld seam or cut metal
I like to keep two of these angle grinders on hand one with a flap discs
and one with a cutting wheel to save time when working on a project unless
you have a helper on hand at all times you're going to need welding clamps and
magnets
Warren Quentin magnets will allow you to set up your workpiece and keep your
hands-free while you well they're also great to hold your work piece together
as you weld up a long scene there are a number of different types of welding
clamps and magnets available you can never have too many of these on hand my
favorites include the large locking c clamp pliers for holding together large
workpieces the smaller many pinch weld clamps for holding together intricate
parts and the corner magnets for holding together 60 and 90 degree angles when it
comes to metal fabrication and welding corrosion is the enemy
this is why skilled fabricators will clean and protect their work area before
and after they well to accomplish this
eastwood offers are pre and stainless steel brushes to clean the weld area
before you weld Eastwood after well then seals up the area to prevent future
corrosion ideally all of your well join should be as tight of a fit as possible
but we all know that that isn't always the case using copper welder backing
plates will allow you to backup less-than-ideal gaps in your well joint
and they also act as a safety net for any beginners that may have problems
with burning through thinner gauge metal Eastwood offers a number of different
shapes and sizes of the copper backing plates as well as a magnetic version for
hands-free use you work on filling your shop with these essential items you can
be sure that you can tackle almost any DIY project that you decide to take on
even the most experienced welders and fabricators are always expanding the
tool collection to make sure that you're checking eastwood.com regularly for the
newest welders and welding accessories to help you do the job right