Emphasis is placed on safe operating practices, handling and storage of compressed gasses, process principles, component identification, and base and filler metal identification. Upon completion, students should be able to identify safe operating practices and principles describe proper cylinder storage, and identify base and filler metals. This course is designed to instruct students in the safe operation of oxy-fuel, plasma arc, and carbon arc cutting. Upon completion students should be able to safely operate oxy-fuel, plasma arc, and carbon arc equipment and perform those operations as per AWS D1.1. This course introduces the student to the proper set-up and operation of the shielded metal arc welding equipment.
Emphasis is placed on striking and controlling the arc, and proper fit up of fillet joints.
This course provides instruction and demonstrations in the shielded metal arc welding process on carbon steel plate with various size F3 and F4 group electrodes in all positions. Emphasis is placed on welding groove joints and using various size F3 and F4 group electrodes in all positions. Upon completion, student should be able to make visually acceptable groove weld joints in accordance with AWS D1.1 welding certification procedures. This course provides a period of instruction and demonstration using the various transfer methods to gas metal arc fillet welds. Topics included are safety, equipment set-up, joint design and preparation, and gas flow rates.