| SESSION |
TOPICS |
VIDEOS |
PRE-READ |
LECTURE |
HANDS-ON |
| 1 |
Orientation
Safety
Introduction to TIG Welding |
#2 “Intro to TIG Welding” |
None |
Orientation
Safety |
Shop Tour
TIG Demonstration
TIG on steel blocks |
| 2 |
TIG Welding Systems
Equipment Set-up
Stringer beads flat |
#6 “TIG Essentials”
#4 “Equipment Set-up”
#5 “Stringer beads flat” |
Chapters
1, 2, 3, 15 |
Components of a TIG System
Stringer beads |
Equipment Set-up
Stringer beads on flat steel |
| 3 |
TIG Torches & Consumables
Lap Joints
Corner Joints |
#7 “Fillet Lap on Steel”
#9 “Fillet Corner on Steel” |
Chapter
10 |
TIG Torches& Consumables |
Lap Joints and Corner Joints on steel
|
| 4 |
Butt Joints
T Joints
Pulsed Current Welding |
#10 “Butt Joints Flat”
#11 “T Joints Flat”
#16 “Pulsed Current” |
Chapters
4 |
Gases, Filler Metals, and Tungsten |
Butt & T Joints
Begin Projects |
| 5 |
TIG Welding on Aluminum
Pre-weld Preparation
Post-weld Procedures
Stringers & Laps on Aluminum |
#24 “Characteristics of Aluminum
#25 “Stringer on Aluminum”
#29 “Fillet Lap on Alum.” |
Chapters
11, 13 |
Characteristics of
Aluminum
Aluminum Alloys
Aluminum Prep |
Stringer Beads and Lap Joints on aluminum |
| 6 |
Process Variables
Outside corners on aluminum
T Joints on aluminum |
#28 “Outside Corners”
#31 “T Joints”
#26 “Process Variables |
Chapter
9 |
Process Variables
and effects on welding |
Outside Corners and T Joints on aluminum |
| 7 |
TIG Welding on Stainless
Discontinuities
Lap joints on Stainless
Outside Corners on Stainless |
#18 “Characteristics of Stainless Steel”
#20 “Lap on stainless”
#21 “Outside Corners” |
Chapter
12 |
Characteristics of
Stainless Steel
Welding defects |
Lap joints and outside corners on stainless steel |
| 8 |
T Joints on Stainless
MIG Welding Overview
Plasma Cutting Overview
Course Wrap-up |
#22 “T-Joints on S. S.”
“Intro to MIG Welding” |
None |
MIG Welding
Plasma Cutting |
MIG Welding Demo
Plasma Demo
Stainless T Joints
Student’s Choice |
