How to Set Up Your MIG Welder for the First Time

Quinn Morrissette

Published on: 28/04/2026

A beginner-friendly walkthrough for setting up your first MIG welder: polarity, wire, gas, voltage, and the test bead that saves your project.

How to Weld

How to Read Welding Symbols (Without Getting Lost on a Blueprint)

Quinn Morrissette

Published on: 26/04/2026

Welding symbols on a blueprint can look like hieroglyphics. Here's the cheat-sheet: arrow, reference line, tail, and the 5 symbols you actually need to know.

How to Weld