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How to prepare or grind tungsten electrodesPost from: New and Used Welders There are three basic profiles that are used on the end of a tungsten electrode. A balled end, a tapered end, and a truncated end. The choice of which one to use is based on the type of welding that you are doing. [...]]]> http://stickweld.com/basic-information/how-to-prepare-or-grind-tungsten-electrodes/feed/ 0 http://stickweld.com/interesting-stuff/peak-helium-and-the-welding-industry/ http://stickweld.com/interesting-stuff/peak-helium-and-the-welding-industry/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:52:00 +0000 admin http://stickweld.com/?p=203 Peak Helium and the Welding Industry

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Peak Helium and the Welding IndustryPost from: New and Used Welders Move over peak oil, there’s a new peak in town…peak helium. In case you haven’t heard, the world’s largest helium reserve, located around Amarillo Texas, is expected to run out within the next 8 years. Ironically, it’s one of the 2 most abundant elements [...]]]> http://stickweld.com/interesting-stuff/peak-helium-and-the-welding-industry/feed/ 0 http://stickweld.com/basic-information/what-is-welding/ http://stickweld.com/basic-information/what-is-welding/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:01:08 +0000 admin http://stickweld.com/?p=8 What is welding?

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What is welding?Post from: New and Used Welders Welding is a metal joining process that uses heat, with or without pressure, and with or without a filler metal, to obtain coalescence between two compatible metals. This process happens at an atomic level and requires that the materials to be clean and free from oxidation. If [...]]]> http://stickweld.com/basic-information/what-is-welding/feed/ 0