Welding How-to

The air compressor is the most important piece of equipment in our shops and home garages. Maintaining the air compressor includes draining the tank…

Bypass Oil Filtration to Preserve the Engine In the late 1960s, as a budding light and medium duty fleet truck mechanic, I maintained a…

We depend on the multipurpose HTP America Invertig® 221 machine for our shop’s TIG and stick welding needs! The HTP America Invertig 221 delivers…

‘How-to’: Stick Arc Welding Introduction & Equipment  SMAW or stick welding can be an inexpensive way to bring welding and fabrication into your shop…

How-to: Safer TIG Electrodes and the HTP America Tungsten Sharpener   In this HD video how-to, Moses Ludel discusses TIG tungsten electrode types and safer choices.…

Portable Off-Highway Manual Tire Changing! For decades we have sublet tire service. We ended that with Gaither Tool Company products. Manual tools and equipment…

Moses Ludel’s Guest Lecture and Slideshow at the 2011 Spring Midwest Willys Reunion: TIG Repair of a Large Cast Iron Axle Housing!      …

MIG Welding Project: Building a Spare Tire Carrier with a Square Tube Axle! When the XJ Cherokee’s six-year-old tire carrier began to sag, the…

Gaither® Tool Company makes professional grade tools and equipment for the tire service industry. 4WD Mechanix chose Gaither® when setting up a self-sufficient tire…

Narrated Slideshow:  ‘How-to’ Transmission Gear and Iron Transmission Case Restoration…  At the 2011 Midwest Willys Reunion, Moses Ludel was the guest speaker at the…

Tapered axle shaft threads are often ruined by improper use of force to remove a wheel hub and brake drum during brake and axle…

The Durston/VIM MPWT Magnetic Plug Weld Tool is a unique way to get quality results when plug welding. If you have sheet gauge metal…

‘How-to’ Welding Class: Gas Weld Vertical and Overhead Beads! This HD video covers vertical and overhead welding in the gas oxygen-acetylene welding process. See the…

Improve Your Welding & Brazing Skills—Right Here!        Automotive and motorcycle  work can involve swapping engines, installing lift kits, building roll cages and…

HTP America Invertig® 201 TIG/GTAW Steel and Aluminum Welder for Our Shop Needs! The HTP Invertig© 201 is a highly versatile, cost-effective TIG welding…

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Mastering TIG (GTAW) Welding TIG is my welding method of choice for all casting repairs. Here, a cracked, obsolete gray iron casting requires restoration.…

Welding & Fabrication Workshop: Improve Your Welding & Brazing Skills For many 4×4 shops and Jeep 4WD owners, welding plays an important role. If…

‘How-to’ Welding Class:  Improve and Test Your Gas Welding Skills! This HD video introduces the five practice exercises that you will find on the…

Video Introduction to the ‘How-to: Welding Class’ In this video, Moses Ludel welcomes viewers and students to the ‘How-to: Welding Class’ at 4WD Mechanix…

Metal Cutting Methods Using a plasma cutter takes some practice. The results are clean cuts with minimal slag. A plasma cutter is cost-effective for cutting and shaping…

      MIG (GMAW) Wire Welding I fabricated these frame mounts to support a Jeep 4.0L engine in a 1987 Jeep YJ Wrangler chassis. The…

Welding Methods for Fabricating, Restoring and Repairing Metals Cutting is a fundamental of metal fabrication work. There are a variety of modern methods for…

      Oxygen-Acetylene Welding, Brazing and High-Temperature Silver Brazing      This ancient spring clip has been glass beaded but still retains oxidative etching. Gas welding with ER70-S series…

2011 Spring Midwest Willys Reunion Held at Mason, Ohio! Michael Myers’ two early CJ-2A civilian Willys models in the restoration process. Vintage Willys civilian models…

Choosing an A.C./D.C. Stick Arc Welder In this 1080P HD video, Moses Ludel discusses A.C. versus D.C. arc welding, niche welding requirements and when to use these…