Argon is the most cost-effective shielding gas and other gases include helium and carbon dioxide. Binary, ternary, and even some quaternary mixtures with oxygen are also used and are specified based ...

Sometimes welding takes a big bang. We don’t know how to create our own argon, but we did see someone make their own carbon dioxide shield gas, not long ago.

CO2 laser cutting uses a laser beam focused with a lens to cut materials and is typically used for precision applications such as laser surgery. Rare industrial gases such as argon are also commonly ...