Post by Donna Freebury 

Welding is melting two pieces of metal (or plastic) together so they become one single piece when they cool. 

The Four Types Of Welding 

1.  MIG (Metal Inert Gas)
The “easy button” of welding. Wire feeds automatically, trigger goes brrrt, perfect beads every time.
Best for: beginners, cars, furniture, anything steel from 24-gauge to half-inch thick.

2.  TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas)
The surgeon of welding. Foot pedal for heat, filler rod in the other hand, looks like you’re conducting an orchestra of lightning.
Best for: aluminum, stainless, race-car parts, aerospace, and showing off.

3.  Stick (SMAW)
Old-school, tough as nails, works in wind, rain, and on rusty farm equipment.
Best for: construction sites, pipelines, fixing the tractor in a field.

4.  Flux-Core
Like MIG but no gas bottle needed—great for outdoors and windy days. Dirtier but unstoppable.