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Welding & metalwork
“It’s often necessary to do basic metalwork when building and repairing objects around the house or while repairing appliances. Basic metalwork involves marking, cutting, drilling, cutting internal and external threads, filing and joining.” - Popular Mechanics
“Welding is an invaluable skill for many repairs around the home, workshop or car, yet few people know how to weld but anyone can do it.” - Dorset Centre for Rural Skills
Further resources
- Popular Mechanics - project to teach the basics of welding
- Wikipedia - welding
- Basic metalworking - good introduction
- Metalworking books - free, public domain books
- File Facts - all about files
- Appropedia - open source machine tools