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Optional: Welding
Course #: 286025
Duration: 10 hours
What Students Learn: Introduction to Welding; Definitions of Weld, Braze, and Braze Weld; Oxyfuel Gas Welding (OFW); Arc Welding (AW); Resistance Welding (RW); Solid-State Welding (SSW); The Brazing Welding Process; Soldering Process; Other Welding Processes.
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Course #: 286066
Duration: 10 hours
What Students Learn: Recognize basic joint designs used in welding Butt, Corner, "T", Lap, and Edge; Selecting the best types of grooves for welding applications; Proper procedures for working on various positions when welding joints on pipes; Interpreting welding symbols, dimensions, and schematics.
Special Notes: The entire course consists of study units 286025 and 286066.
Course #: 6272A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Welding, Part 1 (286025); Fundamentals of Welding, Part 2 (286066);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (6272A). Source of Heat for Gas Welding; Gases Used in Welding: Oxygen, Acetylene, Hydrogen, Other Fuel Gases; Oxyacetylene-Welding Equipment; Regulators; Hoses and Hose Fittings; Check Valves; Welding Torches; Accessory Equipment.
PART 2 (6272B). Setting Up a Welding Outfit; Taking Down the Welding Outfit; Backfires and Flashbacks; Centralized Distribution of Oxygen; Centralized Fuel - Gas Distribution; Miscellaneous Welding Equipment.
Course #: 6276A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Welding, Part 1 (286025); Fundamentals of Welding, Part 2 (286066); Gas Welding Equipment (6272A-B);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (6276A). Instructions for Practice Welds; Joint Preparation; Corner Joints, Butt Joints, Lap and Tee Joints, and Fillet Welds; Tests to Make on Practice Welds; Welding with Single and Two or More Weld Layers; Progress Tests and Supplementary Heating; Welding Production Data; Application to Estimating and Calculation of Costs.
PART 2 (6276B). Weight and Schedule Systems of Classifying Pipe; Positions in Which Pipe is Welded, the Joint Preparation, and the Techniques to Use; Changes in Direction with Commercial Fittings, by Bending, and with Fabricated Fittings; Stress Relieving Tests and Tables of Weld Requirements; Advantages and Disadvanages of Braze Welding; Filler Metals; Fluxes; Joint Preparations; Braze Welding Techniques; Groove Preparations; Fluxes; Heat Treatment; Joint Preparation; Estimating Requirements; Welding Cast Iron with Cast Iron Welding Rods and Braze Welding Cast Iron; Malleable Iron Welding.
PART 3 (6276C). Welding Procedures for Medium Carbon, High Carbon, and Stainless Steels; Preheating and Supplementary Heating; Welding Rods, Fluxes, and Joint Designs for Copper and Copper Alloys; Using Oxyacetylene and Oxyhydrogen for Welding Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys; Welding Rods, Fluxes, Joint Designs, and Techniques; Welding Procedures, Joint Designs, Fluxes, Welding Rods, and Techniques of Welding Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys, Nickel and Nickel Alloys, and Lead; Weld Sequence; Jigs and Fixtures; Joint Design; Drum Heading; Pre-deforming to Control Distortion.
Course #: 286032
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Welding, Part 1 (286025); Fundamentals of Welding, Part 2 (286066); Electricity (4210A-C);
What Students Learn: Terminology and Processes; Power Sources for Arc Welding; Arc Welding Machines; Transformer Types of Welding Power Source.
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Course #: 286033
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Welding, Part 1 (286025); Fundamentals of Welding, Part 2 (286066); Electricity (4210A-C);
What Students Learn: Sources of DC Welding Power; Sources of AC Welding Power; Supplemental Arc-Welding Equipment: Meters, Indicators, Cables, Electrode Holders; Face Shields, Helmets, Goggles, Protective Clothing, Screens.
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Course #: 286053
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Welding, Part 1 (286025); Fundamentals of Welding, Part 2 (286066); Electricity (4210A-C);
What Students Learn: Requirements for Mechanized, Semiautomatic, and Automatic Welding; Submerged-Arc Welding; Robotic and Adaptive Control; Electroslag Welding; Tubular Filler Metals; Gas Tungsten-Arc Welding; Gas Metal-Arc Welding; Spot-Welding Equipment; Electron-Beam, Plasma-Arc, Flux Cored Arc, and Laser Beam Welding, Equipment and Processes.
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Course #: 286030
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Welding, Part 1 (286025); Arc Welding Equipment, Part 1 (286032); Arc Welding Equipment, Part 2 (286033); Arc Welding Equipment, Part 3 (286053); Fundamentals of Welding, Part 2 (286066); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Equipment and Materials; Weld Metal Testing; Welding Applications of Covered Mild-Steel Electrodes; Basic Arc Welding Operations; Single V-Groove Butt Welds.
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Course #: 286031
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Welding, Part 1 (286025); Arc Welding Equipment, Part 1 (286032); Arc Welding Equipment, Part 2 (286033); Arc Welding Equipment, Part 3 (286053); Fundamentals of Welding, Part 2 (286066); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: The Vertical Position; The Horizontal Position; The Overhead Position; Fillet Welds: Welding Heavy Metal Plates; Sheet-Metal Welding.
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Course #: 286059
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Welding, Part 1 (286025); Fundamentals of Welding, Part 2 (286066); Safety in Welding and Cutting (6154);
What Students Learn: Applications and Advantages of Gas Metal Arc Welding; Identify the Variables involved in the GMAW process; Explain the uses for Equipment and Supplies required for GMAW Applications; The use of components such as GMAW Welding Guns and Shielding Gas; How to select Welding Gun Positions for particular applications; List the requirements for preparing Workpieces prior to welding; Introduction to GMAW Welding Techniques and Practices; Using Tables to select appropriate Operating Data for a particular Welding
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Course #: 5160
Duration: 10 hours
What Students Learn: Inspection of Equipment; Tests of Welders; Inspection of Preparation for Welding; Inspection of Structural Work, Tank Work; Tacking, Seam Spacing, Pipe Work, Welding in Progress; Visual Inspection of Completed Welds; Gauging of Fillets; Nondestructive Tests; Tests with Air, Water, and Oil; Magnetic and Sonic Tests; Radiography in Examining Welds; Polariscope Tests; Destructive Tests; Tests of Spot Welds; Code Requirements for Fusion Welding; Welding Symbols; Protection of Welders.
Course #: VB26XX
Duration: 0.95 hours
What Students Learn: The time to develop safety habits is before you begin to weld. While stressing the importance of safety to yourself and others in the shop, this program will alert students to, as well as teach them how to avoid, the hazards associated with welding.
Components: Operator and Fire Safety (VB2603); Personal Safety and Proper Attitude (VB2601); Safe Use of Equipment (VB2602); Cylinder Safety (VB2604);
Special Notes: This video series is available in a Spanish version.
Course #: VS08XX
Duration: 1.57 hours
What Students Learn: This series is designed for new welding workers who have little or no knowledge of the field. All of the terms used in the series are explained and defined in the workbook, so the learners are not required to have a welding vocabulary to understand the courses.
This series of videotape courses and their accompanying workbook form a learning resource which will enable learners to master the fundamentals of welding technology. Each course is introduced by identifying the specific competencies expected of the industrial trainee. Then it shows how to perform the various techniques from the point of view of the welder. This series is intended to be used as an enhancement to your industrial welding preparation program.
Components: Welding Equipment, Accessories, and Shop Safety (VS0801); Set Up and Shut Down of Oxyfuel Welding Equipment (VS0802); The Three Types of Oxyfuel Flames (VS0803); Joint Design and Welding Terms (VS0804); Basic Blueprint Reading Lines, Views, and Dimensions (VS0805); General Welding Symbols, Part 1 (VS0806); General Welding Symbols, Part 2 (VS0807);
Course #: VS09XX
Duration: 0.77 hours
What Students Learn: This series is designed for new welding workers who have little or no knowledge of the field. All of the terms used in the series are explained and defined in the workbook, so the learners are not required to have a welding vocabulary to understand the courses.
This series of videotape courses and their accompanying workbook form a learning resource which will enable learners to master the fundamentals of welding technology. Each course is introduced by identifying the specific competencies expected of the industrial trainee. Then it shows how to perform the various techniques from the point of view of the welder. This series is intended to be used as an enhancement to your industrial welding preparation program.
Components: Puddling and Running Beads (VS0901); Flat and Horizontal Butt Welds with Filler Rod (VS0902); Vertical and Overhead Butt Welds with Filler Rod (VS0903); Oxyfuel Gas Welding T-Joints, Lap Joints, Corner Joints, and Edge Joints (VS0904);
Course #: VS12XX
Duration: 0.4 hours
What Students Learn: This series is designed for new welding workers who have little or no knowledge of the field. All of the terms used in the series are explained and defined in the workbook, so the learners are not required to have a welding vocabulary to understand the courses.
This series of videotape courses and their accompanying workbook form a learning resource which will enable learners to master the fundamentals of welding technology. Each course is introduced by identifying the specific competencies expected of the industrial trainee. Then it shows how to perform the various techniques from the point of view of the welder. This series is intended to be used as an enhancement to your industrial welding preparation program.
Components: Electric Arc Power Sources and Minor Maintenance (VS1201); Safety in Electric Arc Welding and Terms (VS1202); Selection of Electrodes (VS1203);
Course #: VS14XX
Duration: 0.38 hours
What Students Learn: This series is designed for new welding workers who have little or no knowledge of the field. All of the terms used in the series are explained and defined in the workbook, so the learners are not required to have a welding vocabulary to understand the courses.
This series of videotape courses and their accompanying workbook form a learning resource which will enable learners to master the fundamentals of welding technology. Each course is introduced by identifying the specific competencies expected of the industrial trainee. Then it shows how to perform the various techniques from the point of view of the welder. This series is intended to be used as an enhancement to your industrial welding preparation program.
Components: Safety and Equipment for GMAW (VS1401); Setting Up and Padding of the Inert GMAW (VS1402);
