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Start with Welding Titanium to Steel: Part 2 (27 min, Alec Steele), then What is Friction Welding? (31 min, Alec Steele). All 398 lessons here are free, from the teachers' own official uploads. You'll need flux-core mig welder, auto-darkening welding helmet, welding gloves and a few more basics (about $450 of kit). The book to keep beside you: Welding For Dummies by Steven Robert Farnsworth.

What you'll need

• Flux-core MIG welder: Weld steel on household power. - View on Amazon
• Auto-darkening welding helmet: Protects your eyes, hands-free.
• Welding gloves: Heat and spatter protection.
• Welding magnets: Hold parts square while you weld.
• Angle grinder: Prep and clean up welds.
• Welding jacket: Flame-resistant cover.

Lessons

• Welding Titanium to Steel: Part 2 (27 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• What is Friction Welding? (31 min, Alec Steele, Beginner)
• Laser Welding (20 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• Can Copper Weld into Steel Damascus? (11 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• Damascus Steel From Stick Welding Electrodes (14 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• Introduction to Welding (13 min, Essential Craftsman, Beginner)
• Forge Build: No Welding Required (16 min, Essential Craftsman, Intermediate)
• MAKING DINOSAUR DAMASCUS!!! Pattern Welding With Steel Powder. (18 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• TWO BIG OLD DRILL PRESSES AND MAKING A WELDING CART!!! (12 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• HORIZONTAL SURFACE NUMBER 1!!! The Welding Table! (11 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• Gasless Flux Core for Beginners #1 BIG Thing (12 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• How to TIG Weld Aluminum Masterclass — First Arc to 5 Basic Joints (35 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Advanced)
• IT'S A MESS!!! Cleaning the shop + Small Welding Project! (23 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• Welding Career Advice (10 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• MIG Basics All Positions--Horizontal, Vertical, Overhead (12 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• All About Gas Welding: w/ 87 Year Old Knife Maker Cy Swan (33 min, Essential Craftsman, Intermediate)
• Mig Welding Basics 2 (17 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• 6g Weld Test -2" Schedule 80 6010 root 7018 cap UA-8 (11 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• MAKING ULTRA COOL CUSTOM CAMERA MOUNT! First Tig welded project! (16 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• Aerospace TIG Welding Abom79 Fixture (13 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• MAKING WELDING MASK HOOKS!!! (16 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• Stick Welding Tips - 3 welders (16 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• ULTIMATE WORKSHOP TOUR: MACHINING, WELDING, TOOL CART (17 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• Welding Distortion Fundamentals (13 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• Welding My Gate Together (14 min, Essential Craftsman, Intermediate)
• CK WorldWide MT200 AC/DC TIG Welder (20 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• 🔥Fire Pit TIG Project No Foot Pedal! - 2T vs 4T Explained (13 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Mig Welding Basics part 5 - Practice (13 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• My Welding Side Hustle (19 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Padding Beads and a Heartfelt Personal Update (20 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• The Ultimate 2024 Welding Recap (29 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• TIG Tips for Beginners and Common Mistakes (20 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• TIG Welding Basics Overview (26 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• TIG Welding Tips and Arc Length (25 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• "Turn the Corner" Tig Welding on Aluminum (23 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• 6g Test 6010/7018 (14 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• 6g Weld Test 6010 Root (11 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• 7018 Stick Welding for Students SMAW (11 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Basic TIG Filler Metal Selection (12 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• How to TIG Weld Aluminum part 1 (10 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• NO SHORTCUTS - TIG WELDING (12 min, Alec Steele, Intermediate)
• PrimeWeld TIG225X 2T and 4T Settings - Switch vs Foot Pedal (12 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Simple TIG Settings PrimeWeld 225 (22 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• Tig Brazing vs Tig Welding (11 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• TIG Torches - Water Cooled Tig Torch vs Air Cooled (26 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• TIG Welding 4130 Chromoly Tubing (11 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Titanium Stick 225 Welder - Harbor Freight Tool (10 min, Essential Craftsman, Intermediate)
• 3g Weld Test Stick Welding Tips Vertical 7018 (12 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Aluminum TIG Welding Techniques (13 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Crazy Welding Skills on Display at WorldSkills 2022 Special Edition (13 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• DIY DeadBlow Thor Hammer (18 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• 🔧Don't Do This to Your Tungsten🔧 (9 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Fabtech 2022 Highlight Reel (25 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Grinders (12 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Lessons from My First Welding Job (18 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Mig Welding Basics (16 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Beginner)
• Miller Multimatic 220 AC/DC Mig Welding Techniques (9 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Silicon Bronze TIG Brazing (15 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• TIG, MIG, Stick Welding with Arc Shots (12 min, Welding Tips and Tricks, Intermediate)
• Tig Welder, Rings, Music, and Drill Bits (10 min, Essential Craftsman, Intermediate)

Books on Welding

1. Welding For Dummies by Steven Robert Farnsworth - View on Amazon
2. Welding: Principles and Applications by Larry Jeffus - View on Amazon
3. Farm and Workshop Welding by Andrew Pearce - View on Amazon
4. Modern welding technology by Howard B. Cary - View on Amazon
5. Welding handbook by American Welding Society - View on Amazon