Welding Principles and Practices - $112.67

This mammoth volume is a tremendous contribution for training welding operators of all degrees of expertise.

It is divided into the following five units:

• Introduction to Welding and Oxyfuel
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• Arc Cutting and Tungsten Arc Welding
• Gas Metal Arc, Flux Cored Arc, and Submerged Arc Welding
• and High Energy Beams, Automation, Robotics, and Weld Shop Management

Diligent students who are challenged to master the skills of the welding processes and hope ultimately to advance to management positions will have in this volume a valuable resource, not only as he and she learn the basics, but also throughout their careers.

One of the textbook's great strengths is the style of writing that will allow young persons of high school age to comprehend the complexities that they will encounter as they embark on their journey toward a welding profession.

It is to be hoped that its size and especially its weight (61/2 lb, 3 kg) will not become a deterrent.

If a reader will read the opening chapter, he or she might well become entranced by the four-page overview and history.