Welding training and tips are available from a wide number of sources, and many of the primary makers of welding equipment have places on their Internet sites that offer information on how to use their equipment.

Some of the websites are more extensive than others, but they all offer information on the products the companies sell that often is beyond the information provided in sales and service calls.

Those web pages can be found on the various companies' home Internet pages, and include the following:

For Lincoln Electric: www.lincolnelectric.com/knowledge/articles/list.asp.

For Miller Electric: www.millerwelds.com/resources/improving-your-skills/.

For Hypertherm: www.hypertherm.com/en/Information_Center/What_is_Plasma/index.jsp.