Introduction to Welding

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This course is a combination of basic gas welding and basic arc welding. Topics used for class activities include safety procedures needed to work in school and industrial shops, oxyacetylene welding of steel sheet and pipe in various positions, brazing, flame cutting, shielded metal arc welding (stick) and gas metal arc welding (MIG) of various joint designs and with a variety of electrode types in flat and horizontal positions. There will also be a brief intro into flux cored arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding (TIG).