WELD 1700 General Welding
This course is an introduction to oxyacetylene brazing (OFZB), welding (OFW), cutting (OFC), and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW). Students will learn and practice basic arc welding and oxy-fuel cutting techniques including electrode selection and proper usage. All welding, manual oxy-fuel cutting, and plasma cutting will be done on metal 1/8" sheet metal up to 1" plate. An introduction to the power source and the concepts involved for polarity settings is also discussed. Air Carbon Arc gouging and cutting will be introduced for maintenance purposes. (2 lect., 4 lab.)