AWS Welding Handbook
AWS Welding Handbook
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Can someone tell me what edition/year of each (?) volume would be a good thing to get?
I'm buying second hand (costs less $$$), so would an earlier edition still be a good idea?
As I'm a welding engineer in mainland europe, where we rarely use american codes, so an up-to-date version isn't really necessary. I've heard though that this book is an excellent reference work, so it would be nice to have. As long as the contect is still valid, it's good enough for me.
I'm buying second hand (costs less $$$), so would an earlier edition still be a good idea?
As I'm a welding engineer in mainland europe, where we rarely use american codes, so an up-to-date version isn't really necessary. I've heard though that this book is an excellent reference work, so it would be nice to have. As long as the contect is still valid, it's good enough for me.





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Best regards - Al
RE: AWS Welding Handbook
Best regards - Al
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I mean, content that was valid "back then", still works today?
I have no idea what these books contain, so if I'm wrong, please correct me. But I can't really believe that an edition of a few years old (maybe 20 years is stretching it a bit) wouldn't still be worth its salt.
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Best regards - Al
RE: AWS Welding Handbook
I realize it's tough to justify the expense of a handbook series when it is rarely used, so you might consider passing that expense on to your client....at least in part. Remember, as a consultant, your clients are paying you for opinions and information, both of which are expected to be right! They are usually willing to pay expenses as long as you rationalize the use of the purchase to their benefit.
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That wasn't exactly the reply I was hoping to get, but I will give it some thought.
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ICC Master Special Inspector, Structural Masonry, Reinforced Concrete, Soils, Structural Bolted Joints, Structural Welding, AWS CWI D1.1
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Buying an old handbook is like buying a used pair of underwear. You can fill in the rest of the story yourself.
Best regards - Al
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at about 200 USD a book (times three, as the 4th and 5th book aren't published yet but probably will in 2014), it's quite some cash for a one-man show.
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Best regards - Al
RE: AWS Welding Handbook
ICC Master Special Inspector, Structural Masonry, Reinforced Concrete, Soils, Structural Bolted Joints, Structural Welding, AWS CWI D1.1
RE: AWS Welding Handbook
It is easy to see where one might confuse the structural welding codes with the welding handbooks. However, a code hardly tells the reader "everything you need to know about welding." While I am a fan of the structural welding codes, they do not provide the reader with a tutorial on the subjects of welding metallurgy, welding processes, the influence of weld discontinuities, the basics of selecting appropriate NDE, etc. That's where the Welding Handbook comes in.
Best regards - Al
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so I am not looking for codebooks, as I am aware that there, only the last version is applicable (except exceptions of course).