Blueprint Reading for Welders

Catalog description

Develops fundamental skills in print reading through the use of basic lines and views, basic sketching, dimensioning techniques, title block, notes, sections and details, and types of prints. Emphasis is placed on orthographic projection and isometric views to help the learner develop the visual relationship between an object and a print in the first weeks of the course. Students get hands-on experience with prints for analysis of dimensions, welding symbols, material list, parts of a print and all the conventions used in the workplace. Students will learn basic weld joints, welding symbols and knowledge of AWS standards for welding symbols.