It seems as if every time I want to build a jig, I wind up welding galvanized hardware store parts together. But I keep a large plastic jar with some muriatic acid in it. Muriatic acid will eat zinc way faster than it will eat steel. So I can gently drop my galvanized hardware in the plastic jar. Te...

After years of trying to produce artistic welds using half-assed technique, I've finally come around to trying to do things right. I attempt to get good fit-up, clamp my pieces in place, clean my base metal, use sharp electrodes, see what I'm welding (that's a big one), make sure I'm tying the two e...