From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design
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Welding - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2013-2017: Sheet Metal Design
Welding
There's three types of welding typically used in a Sheet Metal company. MIG, TIG and Spot Welding. MIG welding allows for quick fabrication and thicker parts. The MIG welder's filler material is a wire that's fed through the handle and makes quick work of fabricating the parts. There's also an assist gas that flows through the handle and keeps oxygen away from the weld zone. So that you have a nice clean weld with less splatter. Spot welding is great for joining flat surfaces, and it is quick and easy. The welder passes high amounts of energy across the electrodes and the materials melt together. There's no filler material on a spot welder. TIG welding is slower, however offers ultimate control and is perfect for intricate parts. The filler material is hand-fitted into the welds, so lots of skills required to make good welds. Taking a look at some welds, you can see from the video, that the weld around the periphery of this is a TIG weld. It's a very small weld and it's very…
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