Welding Fundamentals
Lincoln Tech Team
Learn welding basics with this comprehensive course from Lincoln Tech. Master fundamental techniques and get started on your welding journey!
More resources on Welding Basics
Welding Tips and Tricks
Jody Collier's site of welding videos, written tips and a forum covering MIG, TIG and stick welding, joint preparation and machine setup. Beginners can watch technique close up and learn to diagnose common weld defects from an experienced working welder.
MillerWelds Education
Miller Electric's free article library on welding processes, equipment setup, safety and technique, written by a major welding equipment manufacturer. Readers learn how to choose a process, set machine parameters, and avoid common mistakes when starting MIG, TIG or stick welding.
TWI Job Knowledge
Free technical article library from The Welding Institute covering joint design, weld preparation, distortion causes and control, process selection, defects and inspection. Written by TWI engineers as concise reference notes with diagrams and rule-of-thumb shrinkage allowances.
Blueprint Reading for Welders (9th Edition)
Trade textbook that works through sketches, orthographic and auxiliary views, sections, dimensioning, and assembly drawings, then applies current AWS and ISO welding symbols to real fabrication prints. The ninth edition includes practice prints and structural shape callouts.