Swift Current
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
You will set-up and adjust Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) equipment required for welding mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum. You will examine the types of electrodes, shielding gases and electrical current types used in the GTAW process. You will weld mil steel, stainless steel and aluminum.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Shop 6
You will perform the preparation, assembly, and welding of open root v-groove weldments in the vertical position. You will perform welding in the overhead position.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Shop 5
You will perform the preparation, assembly, and welding of open root v-groove weldments in the horizontal position.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Shop 4
You will be introduced to open root welding. You will practice the preparation, assembly, and welding of open root v-groove weldments in the flat position.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Shop 3
You will perform vertical welds with the uphill progression using E7018 electrodes. You will assemble and weld a weldment for carbon arc cutting – air (CAC-A) exercise.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Shop 2
You will perform horizontal multi-pass and vertical downhill welds using various electrodes.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Shop 1
You will develop your welding skills in the flat position and the horizontal positions.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Theory
You will be introduced to the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process and study the types of power sources, electrical characteristics of welding circuits, and mild steel and low alloy electrodes.
Wire Feed Processes Shop 2
You will weld flat and vertical up on 3/8 mild steel V-groove butt joints, and weld around structural shapes using solid and flux cored wire in the flat position.