WELD 111 - Oxy/Fuel Welding, Cutting, and SMAW 1 Lab

Credits: 1-12
LAB hours per week: 24
Introduce students to welding safety, industry practices, and Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) processes in a laboratory setting. Students will learn, practice, and apply skills needed for the safe operation of Oxy/fuel welding, brazing and cutting equipment as well as SMAW equipment including 6010 and 7018 electrodes. Students will prepare projects to weld using basic print reading skills. Lab practice will be completed while employing professional, ethical, and safe welding shop behavior.
Course Outcomes:

Test Oxy/Fuel Equipment for fuel and oxygen leaks
Assemble, light, adjust, extinguish, and disassemble oxy/fuel equipment
Maintain the major components of oxy/fuel welding equipment including cylinders, regulators, hoses, and torches
Use scarfing tip, cutting tip and welding tip correctly
Set a neutral flame for oxy/fuel welding correctly
Start the power source and adjust settings for SMAW equipment to prepare to weld
Create proper filler welds in the 2F, 3F, 4F, 2G, 3G, 4G positions

Course Topics:

Introduction to Oxy/Fuel Welding and SMAW Welding equipment
Oxy/fuel and SMAW Equipment set-up and use
Oxy/fuel and Shielded Metal Arc Welding Safety
Welding shop behavior and safety
Filler electrode classification applicable to SMAW processes
Fillet weld positions
Introduction to Blueprint Reading for Welders