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Helpful Hints Basic Welding

View technical guides for guidance on welding various metals and selecting the right Hobart Brothers filler metal solution for your application.

Helpful Hints Basic Welding

Stick or Wire: Which is Your Welding Preference?

There are several different welding processes that are ideal for projects around the house of farm. All of these processes involve the joining of metals by means of an electric arc. This electric arc, at a temperature of about 10,000°F, melts both the metal electrode and the base metal (the metal being welded) together, producing a molten weld puddle that quickly solidifies to form the weld.

Welding with Hobart Stick Electrode Filler Metals

Stick Welding

Properly known as SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding)

TIG Welding

Aluminum MIG/TIG

Properly known as GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) or FCAW (Flux-cored Arc Welding)