Designed to introduce students to beginning welding and give them some arc welding skills. Includes classroom study and hands-on shop welding.

CLASSROOM TRAINING

• Safety for arc welding (S.M.A.W.)
• Oxy-fuel safety
• Introduction to arc welding (S.M.A.W.)
• S.M.A.W. equipment setup and operation
• Proper selection of welding electrode

SHOP TRAINING — HANDS-ON

• Oxy-fuel setup and operation
• Oxy-fuel cutting
• Setting of welding current
• Arc starting
• Arc length
• Arc angle
• Electrode manipulation
• Welding
• Stringer beads
• Lap joints
• Tee joints
• Weld test - root and face bend test

Course conforms to AWS D1.1 Standards