Talk:Welding

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Rossette welds

I just heard of rossette welds today, for the first time. But cannot find anything on Wikipedia about these.

Found this on google search. Rossette welds seem to be a thing.

If someone who knows about welding agrees, maybe we could/should have a REDIRECT at Rossette weld (currently a red link) to some paragraph on Wikipedia where they are described. Cheers. N2e (talk) 23:33, 16 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is basically just welding a tube inside of another tube. It's not like it's some different kind of welding; it can be done with MIG, TIG, stick, gas, etc... It's simply called that because the finished weld resembles a flower. I don't think we need to include every type of weld joint, because this is a general article on the subject and not an instruction manual. However, if you can find a source, and make it fit into the text, you're welcome to give it a shot. Zaereth (talk) 19:22, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

High quality images candidates ?

What you guys think about this images ? Is it the welding method shown in the pics are mentioned in Wiki articles ? I asked because the welding methods could use other types of images

— Preceding unsigned comment added by ThatBPengineer (talk • contribs) 16:45, 3 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

These look like decent images, but it's nothing that the article doesn't already show. Basically just images of a puddle-pusher pushing a puddle. Articles should not become repositories for random images, but rather images should show something significant and be relevant to the adjacent text. Sometimes that takes a little imagination when photographing. (What I usually do is read the text and think, how can I show this?) For example, what we could use is a close-up photo of the actual puddle taken through a welding lens. Or perhaps a photo of friction stir welding, or forge welding. I'll work on something like that when I get a chance. Zaereth (talk) 19:12, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Years late to the party here, but I came across a couple videos on YouTube with mig and stick welding that give some good views of the process. Both have CC licenses and could be uploaded to the commons and excerpted for the article, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 06:05, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit: and forge welding Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 06:12, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Zaereth, I've added a video frame, a trimmed video clip, and the entire forge-welding video above, along with some diagrams. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 01:09, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Definition?

I came here because I ran across a reference to "puddle welding" in a historical video, but while the article references "puddle" several times, it's not at all clear what that means in this context. Can someone more knowledgeable than I (which, let's face it, is almost everyone) add a description / explanation?

*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 22:17, 23 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The term "puddle" is sometimes used to refer to the pool of molten metal, but a reference to "puddle welding" likely means spot welding (plug welding). This is typically a resistance weld with two electrodes clamping the material together. One layer melts completely under one of the electrodes and bonds to the other layer. Meters (talk) 22:26, 23 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Information worth adding to the article?

*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 21:07, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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The above message was substituted from {{IEP assignment}} by PrimeBOT (talk) on 19:57, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Doing updates

Hi, I've done a few updates and will likely continue going through the article soon. As it's an FA, I'll try to make the refs more consistent. Was the original citation style (WP:CITEVAR) using short citations with separate full citations? If so, I'll try to shift towards that. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 01:07, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]