Expert welding guidance from Weldability SIF. Organised into three product areas — consumables, machines and fume extraction — plus a cross-cutting guides layer for safety, standards and troubleshooting. Choosing a wire, buying a welder, controlling fume or diagnosing a defect — start with the relevant pillar.
Four pillars, one workshop. Browse our expert guides, product advice and technical knowledge by subject.
01 31 guides Choosing and buying the right filler and gas — by material and to the correct standards.
02 36 guides How welders work and how to choose one — plus weld cleaning and the specs that matter.
03 15 guides Controlling hazardous welding fume — the legal duty, LEV system types and applications.
04 33 guides Cross-cutting guidance — safety and COSHH, standards, defect troubleshooting and buying.
Free download · 2026 edition The SIF Consumables Handbook
96 consumables, a datasheet each — composition, mechanical properties, standards and
part numbers — plus 17 pages of charts that take you from parent metal to filler,
current and shielding gas. 141 pages, PDF.
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