This book employs a project-based learning strategy to teach welding skills effectively and keep readers motivated. This groundbreaking new text connects each welding technique to a useful and creative take-home project, making exercises both practical and personal. To further enhance the learning process, every welding project includes a set of prints with specifications, like those used in production fabrication shops. The included projects are small to conserve materials during the learning process, but detailed instructions and abundant photos and illustrations guide readers through a wide range of fabrication skills. Key steps and techniques within the small projects are also linked to larger projects presented at the end of each chapter, enabling you to apply what you have learned by fabricating and welding something more substantial. This thorough, reader-friendly text also covers relevant academics, such as shop math and measurement, and prepares readers for real-world success, documenting time and materials for each project and preparing a detailed invoice.Content:Front Matter Projects Features of the Text Preface Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Welding Safety3. Shop Math4. Reading Technical Drawings5. Welding Joint Design, Welding Symbols6. Fabricating Techniques and Practices7. Welding Shop Practices8. Shielded Metal Arc Equipment, Setup, and Operation9. Shielded Metal Arc Welding Plate10. Shielded Metal Arc Welding Pipe11. Gas Metal Arc Welding Equipment and Materials12. Gas Metal Arc Welding13. Flux Cored Arc Welding Equipment and Materials14. Flux Cored Arc Welding15. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Equipment and Materials16. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding17. Oxyfuel Welding and Cutting Equipment, Setup, and Operation18. Oxyacetylene Welding19. Soldering, Brazing, and Braze Welding Processes20. Soldering and Brazing21. Oxyacetylene Cutting22. Plasma Arc Cutting23. Arc Cutting, Gouging, and Related Cutting Processes24. Other Welding Processes25. Welding Automation and Robotics26. Filler Metal Selection27. Welding Metallurgy28. Weldability of Metals29. Welder Certification30. Testing and Inspecting Welds GlossaryAppendicesIndex