Cross-posted from another list. I know very little about welding, this is
FYI only.

>Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 09:22:15 -0500 (EST)
>From: "Frederick H Welland" <fwelland@osf1.gmu.edu>
>To: offroad@ai.gtri.gatech.edu (Off Road Mailing List)
>Subject: Welding Books - ATTN Randy, Chris
>
>Hey Randy (and Chris and others),
>
>        Had my first welding class in two weeks and I got some info
>on books:
>
>        Welding Skills & Practices
>                ISBN:  0-8269-3044-1
>
>        The Procedure Hand Book of Arc Welding (12th ed)
>
>                Published by
>                Licoln Electric Company
>                22801 St Clair Avenue
>                Cleveland Ohio 44117
>
>        Welding Priciples & Applications
>                ISBN 0-8273-1806-5
>
>
>My instructor called the Licoln book the 'bible' of welding.  Covers
>arc welding in detail - which gives the needed background for just
>about any type of welding.....
>
>        The other two books he said good, class room text type things.
>Personally, I didn't get to leaf thru them too much since he turned
>us loose on the Oxy-Fuel and Arc welders early..... So I can't comment
>to much on their content.  From a casual glance, all 3 seemed to be
>packed with info.  The Lincoln seemed to be "Ok you know the very basics
>now here is the rest".  The others seemed to be "here are the basics through
>intermediate stuff".

--Ken
  '71 Bus