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Stick, the most basic of welding processes, offers the easiest option for joining steel and other metals. Stick welding power sources deliver inexpensive options for welding versatility, portability and reliability. Stick joins metals when an arc is struck between the electrode and the work piece, creating a weld pool and depositing a consumable metal electrode into the joint. The electrode's protective coating also acts as a shielding gas, protecting the weld and ensuring its purity and strength. Best for windy conditions and adverse environments.
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Topics of Interest

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Welding allows parts to coalesce along their contacting surfaces by applying heat, pressure, or both, and often adding a filler material. The most common industrial welding methods are fusion...

The tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process is commonly referred to as gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). TIG welding process joins metals by melting base and filler metals with an arc struck between a...

IG Welding (GMAW or Gas Metal Arc Welding) — An arc welding process which joins metals by heating them with an arc. The arc is between a continuously fed filler metal (consumable) electrode and the...

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