W201

A course designed for advanced welders who want to improve their skills in stick welding or who are preparing to certify to AWS D1.1 code standard. This code is used for welding on bridges, buildings, steel structures, road machinery, farm equipment and other structures. Materials presented will be the AWS code book, safety precautions, joint preparation, electrode selection, setting up equipment and welding procedures. Lab work will include out-of-position welding using the fast fill/ fast freeze (E6010) and fast fill/ slow freeze (E7018) category electrodes. Weld testing-- both visually and mechanically will be an integral part of the coursework.

Fall Semester Only