| SESSION |
TOPICS |
VIDEOS |
PRE-READ |
LECTURE |
LAB |
1
|
Orientation
Safety
Introduction to TIG Welding |
#2 “Intro to MIG Welding” |
None |
Orientation
Safety |
Shop Tour
MIG Demonstration
MIG Trial |
| 2 |
MIG Welding Systems
Equipment Set-up
Stringer beads flat |
#4 “Equipment Set-up”
#5 “Stringer beads” |
Chapters
1, 2, 3, 15 |
Components of a MIG System
Stringer beads |
Stringer beads on steel, flat |
| 3 |
Process Variables
Flat & Horizontal Welding
Pre-weld Preparation |
#6 Flat Position
#7 Horizontal |
Chapters
9, 11 |
Process Variables
Welding Flat &
Horizontal |
Assemble System
All Joints flat & horizontal |
| 4 |
Post Weld
GMAW Wires
Gases & Metal Transfer Types |
#9 “Vertical Up”
#10 “Vertical Down”
#11 “Metal Transfer”
#12 “Overhead” |
Chapters
4, 13 |
Post weld
GMAW Wires
GMAW Gases
Vertical & Overhead |
All Joints vertical & overhead |
| 5 |
Discontinuities
Joint Design
Equipment Troubleshooting |
#8 “Quality of Welds” |
Chapters
8, 12 |
Weld defects
Joint design |
Project (s)
Student directed practice |
| 6 |
GMAW Aluminum |
None |
None |
GMAW aluminum |
Aluminum welding |
| 7 |
Cored Wires |
None |
None |
Flux Cored Wires
Metal Cored Wires |
Cored Wires
Aluminum |
| 8 |
TIG & Plasma
Course Wrap-up |
“TIG Overview” |
None |
TIG Welding
Plasma Cutting
Final Questions |
TIG Demo
Plasma Demo
Open lab |
