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55-gallon drum smoker

by HomeWelder

in Designs, How To Weld, Posts

I came across this today and well… It brought a tear to my eye.
Not really, but this really is the best step-by-step DIY guide to building your own smoker I’ve ever seen. The end result is simple and beautiful -not like most mutated gas tank BBQ abominations I see on the internet – and any [...]

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Sheet Metal Tools

by HomeWelder

in The Library

By Shawn Manaher

Sheet metal is nothing but a metal rotated into a sheet having a thickness between the plate and the foil. It is one of the basic forms utilized in metal working and it can be bent and cut into different shapes. The thickness of this material varies from thin foil to thick plate. They [...]

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MIG Welding and How MIG Welding Works

by HomeWelder

in The Library

By: William Walley
This process is called by many names and it basically is a welding process that uses an arc to heat metal that needs to be joined. The welder uses a continuous feed filler metal (a consumable) electrode and this is used on the work-piece. This type of welding also must use a shielding that [...]

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