Arc Welder: How to Choose the Right One

Arc Welder: How to Choose the Right One

Arc Welder:  A Necessary Tool for Arc Welding Arc welding is perfect for at-home repairs and maintenance. It bonds metal joints to create strong, durable finishes. Arc welders generate heat to form an electric arc between the welding site and an electrode rod. This...

Mirror Welding Guide: Techniques & Best Practices

Mirror Welding Guide: Techniques & Best Practices

What Is A Welding Mirror? Welding a joint on your car but can’t see what you’re doing? Use a welding mirror. Welding mirrors help you see hard-to-reach areas. You can position the mirror to get a clear view and use the reflection to guide your weld. Professionals and...

Farm Equipment Repair with Muggy Weld

Farm Equipment Repair with Muggy Weld

Farm Equipment Repair is Essential DIY farm equipment repair matters. It keeps your operation running. If you work in agriculture, you know your machinery and buildings need constant upkeep. Tractors, trailers, fences, and gates all break down eventually. When...

Welding Joint Types Explained: 5 Common Joints

Welding Joint Types Explained: 5 Common Joints

While our previous blogs looked into troubleshooting problems, and other topics, let us help you now to further your welding knowledge by looking at five common types of welding joints including butt joints, lap joints, corner joints, T joints, edge joints. Before...

Troubleshooting Common Welding Problems:  Quick Fixes

Troubleshooting Common Welding Problems: Quick Fixes

Troubleshooting Common Welding Problems Troubleshooting common welding problems is a necessary part of developing welding proficiency.  At MuggyWeld, we believe that every weld should be a good weld. While we ensure that the utmost care and correct welding technique...

Brazing vs Welding vs Soldering Guide

Brazing vs Welding vs Soldering Guide

Brazing Welding and Soldering Guide Brazing, welding, and soldering are three methods of joining metals together. The average person often uses these terms interchangeably, and for good reason – each process involves the use of heat to melt metals. In the construction...

Micro-Channel Welding with a Brazing Torch

Micro-Channel Welding with a Brazing Torch

MicroChannel Welding with a Brazing Torch Microchannel tubes (also called multiport extrusion tubes) are flat and rectangular tubes made of a number of channels. They are used for fluid or heat transfer and can increase heat transfer, offering a higher...

Women in Welding:  A Rapidly Growing Sector

Women in Welding: A Rapidly Growing Sector

Like many other trades and work involving physical labor, welding is often seen as a male pursuit. While the vast majority of welders are men, there are women in the field, also. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 3.8% of a total 520,000 people employed in...

The Ultimate Classic Car Restoration Guide

The Ultimate Classic Car Restoration Guide

Classic cars need classic restorations   For most contemporary automobiles, repair involves obtaining readily available parts and supplies and finding a good mechanic.  Classic car restoration and repair, however, is a much more complicated process.   Many...

Flux in Welding:  Advantages and Tips for Proper Use

Flux in Welding: Advantages and Tips for Proper Use

Welding is an art that, both in the creation and reparation of several projects, offers abundant possibilities. Where reparation is involved, many aren’t aware of the true extent of the solutions that welding can provide. Many seemingly impossible projects are indeed...