Overview
Ryan Friedlinghaus, the celebrated guru of automotive customization and
host ofWest Coast Customs on Fox Sports (read About the Author for
more), adds practical knowledge to William Galvery's acclaimed welding
insight and everyday tips and tricks developed over his long
professional career as an educator.
This unique and original book improves upon the shortcomings of
competitive titles by providing complete, in-depth coverage of the
equipment and techniques used in the most popular welding processes:
oxyacetylene, stick welding, MIG welding and TIG welding. What's more,
it presents information in a lively, easy-to-follow design. Each chapter
contains the pros and cons of each process and information on equipment,
setup, materials, safety and welding techniques.
To provide a solid footing for the novice welder, there is a chapter
that provides an overview of welding and another on tools and materials.
The bulk of the book is devoted to the more popular welding techniques.
The authors also provide a chapter on soldering and brazing and another
on plasma cutting. The Art of Welding is perfect for anyone who wants to
learn welding, to make repairs or as part of a hobby. Even experienced
welders will discover many tips and procedures to improve their welding
technique.
Features
- Presents the accumulated experience and knowledge of two welding
professionals. William Galvery provides insight to the proper use of
equipment and the science behind welding, including how welding
affects different metals. Ryan Friedlinghaus provides the tips and
techniques he uses everyday at West Coast Customs.
- Offers in-depth information about all popular welding processes,
step-by-step photos and an engaging design that will appeal to
do-it-yourselfers and hobbyist who want a solid background in welding.
- Emphasis is placed on safety with sections on selecting the proper
clothing and safety lens for welding. Each welding process includes
tips on approaching the job in a safe manner.
- Contains troubleshooting guides offering users an opportunity to learn
from their mistakes by comparing inadequate welds to the
troubleshooting guides located throughout the book. A chapter on
welding projects shows welders how to compensate for the natural
distortion that welding causes to various metals
Ryan Friedlinghaus
Ryan is the founder and president of West Coast Customs, a world-famous
car remodeling company he launched in 1993 on a loan from his
grandfather. West Coast Customs began with a modest customization shop
in Orange County, California and quickly grew to a larger shop in Los
Angeles near the LAX airport. In 2004 WCC rapidly gained celebrity
status when the MTV show Pimp my Ride hosted by Xzibit aired. WCC was
the exclusive builder of all the vehicles for the original Pimp my Ride
episodes season 1- 4.
After Friedlinghaus successful reality TV show concluded with WCC as
exclusive build shop for Pimp my Ride, he decided to put his focus back
into his shop West Coast Customs and expand globally. Friendlinghaus
began franchising West Coast Customs and opened locations in Dubai,
Mexico, Germany, Malaysia, Russia and Japan.
Following this aggressive global expansion endeavor Friedlinghaus went
on produce Street Customs and Street Customs Berlin, TV shows that truly
captured the capabilities of WCC and showed consumers that WCC was not
just a custom car shop but creators of automotive art. After rising in
ratings to the top of the TLC network, Friedlinghaus determined that it
was time to take his TV career to the next level. He pitched his
concepts and ideas to the Discovery channel and Inside West Coast
Customs was born. With several successful seasons on Discovery's HD
Theater the network in 2011 decided
