Practical guides for new welders
Learn to weld.
Build your skills.
Make sense of the processes, prepare a safer workspace and learn what to practise next. Clear welding guidance, from your first setup onward.
Find your subject
Explore welding topics
Choose a process, solve a problem or get your workshop ready.
A clear place to begin
Your first steps, in order.
New to welding? Start here.
Compare the main processes and follow a practical path from setup to your first practice beads.
Read the beginner guide
Know your safety gear.
Connect helmets, gloves, clothing and other protection to the hazards they need to address.
Open the safety checklist
Build a suitable first setup.
Work through power, ventilation, equipment, workholding and practice material before you start.
Plan your welding setupMake sense of the weld
Settings & problem solving
Understand starting settings, recognise common defects and work through likely causes.
Choose equipment with purpose
Tools for your first workshop
Compare the features, protection and fit that matter for the work you plan to do.
About WeldingPilot
Made for the learning stage.
WeldingPilot is an educational resource for new welders and home-shop learners. Our guides explain processes, equipment choices and common problems in plain English.
Learn safely. Follow the right instructions.
Welding involves fire, electricity, fumes, radiation and hot metal. These guides support learning; use qualified instruction, manufacturer manuals and the safety rules that apply to your work.
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