Our Welding Services
Shappee Mobile Welding Services
Shappee Welding serves Crawford County, Mercer County, Erie County, Warren County, Forrest County, Butler County and Lawrence County in Pennsylvania. We also service Trumble County, Columbia County and Ashtabula County in Ohio. Our services include TIG, MIG and STICK welding as well as our new Plasma cutter that allows for truly custom work.
STICK Welding
Shielded metal arc welding, also known as manual metal arc welding, flux shielded arc welding or informally as STICK WELDING, is a manual arc welding process that uses a consumable electrode covered with a flux to lay the weld. Because of the versatility of the process and the simplicity of its equipment and operation, shielded metal arc welding is one of the world’s first and most popular welding processes. It dominates other welding processes in the maintenance and repair industry, and though flux-cored arc welding is growing in popularity, SMAW continues to be used extensively in the construction of heavy steel structures and in industrial fabrication. The process is used primarily to weld iron and steels (including stainless steel).
TIG Welding
Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), also known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding, is an arc welding process that uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode to produce the weld. The weld area and electrode are protected from oxidation or other atmospheric contamination by an inert shielding gas (argon or helium). A filler metal is normally used, though some welds, known as ‘autogenous welds’, or ‘fusion welds’ do not require it. When helium is used, this is known as heliarc welding. A constant-current welding power supply produces electrical energy, which is conducted across the arc through a column of highly ionized gas and metal vapors known as a plasma. TIG welding is most commonly used to weld thin sections of stainless steel and non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, magnesium, and copper alloys.
MIG Welding
Gas metal arc welding (GMAW), sometimes referred to by its subtypes metal inert gas(MIG) and metal active gas (MAG) is a welding process in which an electric arc forms between a consumable MIG wire electrode and the workpiece metal(s), which heats the workpiece metal(s), causing them to fuse (melt and join). Along with the wire electrode, a shielding gas feeds through the welding gun, which shields the process from atmospheric contamination..
Plasma Table
We’re excited about our new plasma table and all of the new capabilities it offers our customers. Our plasma table can cut intricate digital designs faster and more accurately than any other metalworking power tool. We can create projects with some of the world’s strongest and most durable materials; from automotive parts, to real structural components, to weatherproof art and signage.