Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch

Name: Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781612128788
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Essential Tools and Techniques for Repairing and Fabricating Farm Equipment

By William Galvery

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Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch by William Galvery is an instructional guide designed to introduce readers to welding techniques essential for farm and ranch maintenance. The book provides practical guidance on basic welding procedures, safety measures, and equipment use, catering specifically to the needs of agricultural workers. It aims to equip readers with the skills required to tackle repairs and projects on the farm with confidence.
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You might enjoy this guide if you're keen on developing practical welding skills specifically for agricultural settings. It's ideal for those who want to efficiently tackle repair and construction tasks on a farm or ranch, with comprehensive insights tailored to beginners and hobbyists in the agricultural sector.

Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch

This guidebook to the essential tools and skills needed for basic welding teaches even the novice everything they need to know to do it themselves, with projects and techniques specially tailored for farm and ranch equipment fabrication and repairs.

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Farmers, ranchers, and homesteaders who know how to weld can repair and even fabricate some equipment on their own, saving both time and money. Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch introduces this crucial skill and covers the most popular techniques used by the home hobbyist and DIY devotee.

The book includes chapters and detailed illustrations dedicated to oxyacetylene welding (or gas welding), stick welding, MIG, and arc welding, as well as brazing and soldering. Along with guidance on equipment selection and use, and safety precautions, it offers 12 projects and repairs commonly faced on the small farm or homestead.

With step-by-step photography, readers are guided through projects such as building a wall-mount hay feeder, repairing a garden rake, making horseshoe hooks, and more.

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Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch is praised for its detailed diagrams and step-by-step photos, making it a valuable resource for individuals aiming to perform their own repairs and projects. Rebecca Martin highlights its practical guidance for tasks such as fixing hitches and mending gates, emphasising its utility for those pursuing self-sufficiency.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612128788

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 March 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 274.0mm

Weight: 840g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

William Galvery is a retired professor of welding technology. He has more than 30 years of industrial welding experience and is an American Welding Society Certified Welding Educator and Instructor. For many years, he taught welding at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. He now lives in Panama City, Florida.Michael Martindell is an artist and custom metal fabricator with over 25 years of welding experience. He currently works out of his studio in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and teaches classes in beginner welding and metal sculpture at Snow Farm, a New England craft school in Williamsburg, Massachusetts.