Welding

What the trade is about joining together pieces of metal by heating the surfaces to the point of melting using a blowtorch, electric arc, or other means, and uniting them by pressing, hammering.

Type of equipment used 24 ounce Ball Pein Hammer Chipping Hammer Gas/Cutting Torch Tip Cleaner Flat Cross-Cut Bastard File Magnetic Torpedo Level

Types of equipment con’t Combination Square 4-1/2 inch Angle Grinder with two 60-Grit Sanding discs and two grinding wheels

24 ounce Ball Pein Hammer This ball pein hammer is a tough general purpose tool for striking, punching, riveting, shaping and straightening unhardened metal.

Chipping Hammer A hand held hammer with chisel-shaped or pointed faces used to remove rust and scale from metal surfaces

Gas/Cutting Torch Tip Cleaner is a process that is used to cut steel and other metals of different thicknesses

Flat Cross-Cut Bastard File Popular file used by machinists, ship and engine builders, machinery builders and others who need rapid removal of metal

Magnetic Torpedo Level a type of spirit level with three spirit tubes for measuring horizontal, vertical, and diagonal planes

Combination Square A tool used for multiple purposes in woodworking, stonemasonry and metalworking. It is composed of a ruled blade and one or more interchangeable heads

4-1/2 inch Angle Grinder Could be used for smoothing the weld or cutting the metal

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