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Monster Garage: How to Weld Damn Near Anything


  • ISBN13: 9780760318089
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
Want to learn how to weld just like they do on Monster Garage? This invaluable guide to welding covers techniques used for Indy and NASCAR race cars, experimental aircraft, and other applications requiring high-quality welds, including welding 4130 steel, stainless and aluminum, as well as plasma cutting. Learn how to select equipment, set up your welding shop, pre-weld jigging and fitting, and how to choose the right process and fill metal for each project. Include… More >>

Monster Garage: How to Weld Damn Near Anything

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This entry was posted on June 2, 2010.Both comments and pings are currently closed.

  1. #1 by J. Treese on June 2, 2010 - 4:19 am

    My boyfriend loves this book. He read it in one day. I gave it to him on Christmas and he spent more time reading the book then he did spending time with his family. He read it and reread it. He would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn welding.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  2. #2 by Harley on June 2, 2010 - 6:17 am

    Old info cut in with some monster garage stuff. It was damn near nothing new.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  3. #3 by Michael L. Hetrick on June 2, 2010 - 8:29 am

    This book seems to be some marketing ploy aimed at skimming any $$$ they can off the Monster Garage name. One would think that with that title you would be getting some good information from Mr Jesse James or at least someone remotely related to the show.

    This is not the case.

    It appears that the publishers bought some guys book titled “Performance Race Car and Aircraft Frames By A Guy That Hates MIG Welders”, threw in some pics and graphics from the Monster Garage show and tossed it on the market to rake in those Monster Garage bucks.

    Let’s simply examine the title:

    Monster Garage- Nothing really remotely to do with the Monster Garage. A bit at the front end, but nothing really to do with welding done on the show.

    How To Weld- Actually very little in the way of constructive instruction on the actual process of welding.

    Damn Near Anything- Well, as long as you are talking about race car chassis or airplane frames and then there is very little even on that.

    The book boils down to this- You suck unless you TIG weld everything.

    If you are a neophyte looking for good basic instruction then this is not the book for you. If you like pictures that really have nothing to do with actually welding, hey, this might be your cup of tea.
    Rating: 2 / 5

  4. #4 by William Kinzie on June 2, 2010 - 10:19 am

    This book had a lot of nice pictures but not much information. It was somewhat entertaining if you liked Monster Garage but not very helpful. I needed more specifics on how to do it since I have not welded since high school and that was a long time ago. I ended up going to the library and getting a big heavy book on the subject and that was much more helpful.
    Rating: 2 / 5

  5. #5 by R. Simmonds on June 2, 2010 - 12:33 pm

    …it’s not a very good series. The book does contain useful information about electric welding processes. However it leans too heavily towards welding for aerospace – a reflection of the author’s background. Bottom line is there are better welding resources out there that support custom car building. As a Monster Garage souvenir it misses the grade with only a passing reference to the show and Jesse James.
    Rating: 3 / 5

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