Students receive training in safe and correct procedures for using arc welding equipment. Instruction is given using common types of electrodes on various types of joints in all positions. Students weld common fillet welds on various gauges of material using .035 diameter rolled wire. Students receive training in the safe and correct procedures for using oxyacetylene equipment. Students also receive instruction on welding mild steel material using fillet and butt welds.
Students weld common fillet welds on various gauges of carbon steel and stainless steel.
This course covers the interpretation and reading of blueprints as applied to the welding industry. Emphasis is on making shop drawings and sketches using welding symbols which relate to working drawings, structural details, and specifications. These welds are made in the horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Students weld beveled butt joints in all positions using .035 wire. Students also learn to weld various exotic metals.