When you mention welding, the first thing that comes to mind for us is fabrication. Welding has been used for a very long time to create infrastructure and buildings, tools and furniture, and countless other utilitarian objects. But there’s another side to welding; a more artistic use. For as long as we’ve been able to …
Using welding as a fabrication method for sculpture certainly isn’t new, but we don’t often hear of all-female liberal arts programs that encourage all of their students to get comfortable with welding. For students at Converse College in Spartanburg, SC, it doesn’t matter if you’re majoring in photography or painting, you’re likely going to get …
We talk a lot on this blog about the many careers and job opportunities that come your way when you have welding skills. There seems to always be a growing demand for more welding experts in the construction, mechanical, maintenance, and repair industries, but what about welding as a form of art? Don’t get us …
From ancient history to present day, metalsmithing has found a central role in human society. Today’s welder holds the torch in a succession of tradespeople who forge and meld the wrought-iron grid of our culture. One ever-present arena of metal craft is the creation of objects like coins and medals for special occasions. From the …
Have you heard? There is a shortage of home baking supplies available online these days, due to an epidemic of home cooking that has swept the nation during the COVID pandemic. With social distance keeping many of us from our favorite eateries this spring, we welders are in a unique position to get down to …
Welding as a form of art is one of our favorite past-times over here at Sidney Lee Welding Supply Co in Atlanta, GA. What’s better than enjoying a creative afternoon with our welding equipment and going to town on all the bits and pieces of scrap metal left over from a week’s work in the …
Sidney Lee Welding Supply tips our welding visor to our profession’s ancient forebears, the smiths. Blacksmiths, goldsmiths, metal-smiths of all stripes have been banging out metals for centuries. We love it when we find modern day welders who create cross overs between ancient and modern ways of crafting with welding equipment. Will, the creator of …
If you have turned on a television any time in the last seven years, you probably have heard of Game of Thrones. As a welder, you know that to build any throne worthy of a king like Jon Snow will require hiring a talented Imperial Welder. Not far from our location in Georgia, a welding …
For the artistic welder, using inert gas welding machines such as a TIG machine from Miller Welders is a great way to create clean joints with minimum oxidation. Argon gas like that available in Georgia from Sidney Lee Welding Supply shields the welder’s electrical current to keep it clean. WELDING ART IN THE OUTBACK AND …
According to an interview published on Automobile Magazine’s site, British artist Benedict Radcliffe has originated a metalsmithing technique with which he welds wireframe models of full scale cars. His art is a unique contribution to welding as a creative process. The effect is as if the viewer is watching a drawn outline of a car …