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VOA 581 - Advanced Welding


4.8 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student to learn techniques required of a pipe welder.  Students choose between Stick, TIG, or MIG and must have completed the intermediate level of the chosen discipline.  Topics to be covered include welding safety, proper tacks and feather edging, filler metal angles, and manipulations for open root pipe welding.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to:
1. perform safety inspection of equipment and accessories; 2. set up and prepare material for welding; 3. demonstrate the ability to adjust machine to desired polarity and amperage setting; 4. demonstrate the ability to make pad welds in 2G, 5G, and 6G positions; 5. demonstrate the ability to make open root plate groove welds 2G, 3G, and 4G; and 6. make complete pipe welds in 2G, 5G, and 6G positions. 



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