More great stuff from Mother Earth News

I've been tracking these postings as they put em' up, so you should be able to look in my archives and find listings on other welding articles from Mother Earth News. This is another good one. John Wells wrote it in 1975, and it's still golden advice today. His article, Homestead Welding, can be read by clicking this link.

Wells believes that of all skills you could use in a modern homestead, welding is maybe the most important. It allows you to make tools -- he gives a great example of making hammer from axle steel -- make a living outside the home, and build things you need without having to buy them. You can take scrap metal from cars (cheaper back then than today, admittedly) and use it for dozens of projects.

Give it a read; it's good stuff.