VOB 154 - Intermediate MIG Welding

This course is designed to enable the student to advance their skills in the Gas Metal Arc (MIG) process. Emphasis will be placed on the student’s ability to prepare material and perform welding of fillet and groove welds in carbon steel in all positions. Practice is geared towards Structural Welding Code vertical and overhead tests. Topics to be covered included safety, material and machine setup, fillet welds, and groove welds.

Course Objectives:

1. perform safety inspection of equipment and accessories;
2. set-up and prepare material for welding;
3. adjust machine to correct polarity, wire speed and voltage;
4. make fillet welds in all positions on carbon steel material;
5. make groove welds in all positions on carbon steel material;
6. perform GMAW AWS D9.1 vertical or overhead sheet metal test; and
7. perform FCAW AWS D1.1, Structural Welding Code-Steel welder certification test coupons in 3G & 4G positions on 3/8” plate.