Gas Welding
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Gas welding is indispensable for body repair because of the broad range of its applications from joining the body panels, cutting the materials that construct the body and applying heat to reform panels and also because it is easy to get hold of the tools. However, this method requires experience.
| Callout | Component Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gas Adjuster |
| 2 | Cutter |
| 3 | Welder |
| 4 | Oxygen/Acetylene Tanks |
| 5 | Butt Welding |
| 6 | Fillet Welding or Soldering |
| 7 | Drilling and Plug Welding |
The illustration is an example of how not to perform gas welding, avoid operations like the following:
- Welding the bending angle of a flange (1)
- Melting the finger end of a flange (2)