Learn to weld, step by step, with this beginner’s guide.

Welding for Beginners, adapted from Stephen Blake Christena’s Learn to Weld, has outlined the basics required to build a successful welding hobby and illustrated them in these pages. Both practical and inspiring, this book teaches you the basic equipment you will need, setting up your work area, techniques for beginners with project ideas for practicing your skills, dos and don’ts, and welding safety.

If you are inexperienced and want to start out strong—whether working in a home workshop, school workshop, blacksmith shop, or auto shop—this is the perfect reference. The projects illustrate the basic foundation techniques that every welder needs to know while also helping you tackle problems and fix mistakes as well as shortcuts and level-ups. Photographs and illustrations teach welding, and clear, concise, easy-to-read text takes all the confusion out of the learning processes. 

This easy-to-use book includes:

• Welding techniques for simple, practical repairs and small artisan home projects 
• Safety and protective gear
• Workshop set-up plans
• Basic equipment and upkeep
• Basic welding types, including arc and MIG
• Common mistakes and troubleshooting
• Project ideas
• Instructive photos showing process details for successful results 
• Tons of quick tips and welding hacks to give beginners a strong foundation to improve upon

Get welding!

The Complete Guide to Sleep Care features 75 accessible methods to improve your sleep that will make you feel refreshed and ready to face the world.

Scientific studies have shown that getting good sleep improves every area of our lives, giving us more energy, increased cognitive function, and better moods all day long. This book will help you understand the importance of sleep, overcome stressful experiences, conquer negative emotions, develop positive thinking, and cultivate a healthy lifestyle.

Learning about insomnia, including common types and primary causes, will help you zero in on the areas in your life that need work, and a daily sleep log will help you discover your sleep patterns and troubleshoot your sleep issues.

To foster better sleep hygiene, the 75 effective, field-tested strategies include:

• eating better by avoiding caffeine after lunch and by chomping on cherries, which contain the sleep hormone melatonin
• avoiding nighttime workouts
• sticking to a consistent bedtime routine even on weekends
• keeping your bed or bedroom cool, which signals your body to slow down
• mindful meditation to lower your blood pressure and decrease your stress hormones
• setting a bedtime alarm
• banishing screens in bed (no TV, laptop, tablet, or smartphone)
• and more

These simple, achievable life hacks will help you create regular, restful self-care, and you’ll get out of bed feeling your best in no time.