TRAINING PLAN

FOR

Welder

Outline

Concerned with the welding procedures used to fabricate metal parts and repair products such as machine parts, frames, and construction equipment. Includes the treatment of metal parts and components by brazing, forging, soldering, etc.

Tasks

performedperformedobserved
alonewith help
1. Setting Up
-Examine and identify metals _______________
-Perform magnet, spark, shaving and hardness tests _______________
-Clean metals with solvents _______________
-Inpsect weld using dye penetrant method _______________
-Interpret shop drawings, diagrams and blueprints _______________
-Make shop drawings and sketches of welded assemblies _______________
-Select metals for fabrication from blueprint specifications _______________
-Draw sketches for job fabrication _______________
-Set up and tack weld tee joints _______________
2. Gas Welding
-Operate pressure regulator _______________
-Light tip and adjust flame to heat and make materials _______________
-Maintain oxyacetylene equipment _______________
-Change oxyacetylene gas cylinders _______________
-Clean welding and cutting tips _______________
-Cut carbon steel _______________
-Forge metals _______________
-Weld cast iron _______________
-Weld copper and copper alloys _______________
-Silver braze copper pipe joints _______________
-Braze repair castings _______________
-Lead solder ferrous and non-ferrous metals _______________
-Test for leaks and repair gas welding equipment _______________
-Shape metals _______________
-Silver braze ferrous and non-ferrous metals _______________
-Test weld _______________
-Control distortions _______________
-Perform oxyacetylene cutting operations _______________
3. Metallic and Tungsten Gas Welding
-Weld aluminum or aluminum alloy with GMAW (MIG) equipment _______________
-Weld aluminum or aluminum alloy with DTAW (TIG) equipment _______________
-Weld stainless steel alloy with DMAW (MIG) equipment _______________
-Weld chrome-moly alloy with GTAW (TIG) equipment _______________
-Weld copper or copper alloy with DTAW (TIG) equipment _______________
-Weld carbon steel with GTAW (TIG) equipment _______________
-Weld heat and corrosion resistant steel with GTAW (TIG) equipment _______________
-Disassemble and clean MIG and TIG welding equipment _______________
4. Metallic Arc Welding
-Set up and adjust arc welding machine _______________
-Perform maintence on welder _______________
-Select and identify electrode type _______________
-Demonstrate proper welding techniques _______________
-Prepare joints for welding _______________
-Weld according to specifications _______________
-Weld butt joints on heavy carbon steel sheet and plate in the flat position _______________
-Perform fillet welds on carbon steel in the flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead positions _______________
-Perform carbon steel pipe joints _______________
-Weld butt joints on heat and corrosion resistant ferrous alloys _______________
-Surface treat various metals _______________
-Weld butt joints on gray iron castings _______________
-Perform electric arc cutting _______________
-Weld butt joints on aluminum and alloy plate _______________
5. General Tasks
-Fill machine hoppers with powdered or liquid flux _______________
-Connect hoses to gas supply tanks or cables to electrical power supply _______________
-Convey workpieces, tools, jigs and supplies to the worksite _______________
-Prepare work pieces for welding by cleaning with wire brush, solvents or portable grinder _______________
-Brush flux along seams of workpiece _______________
-Reheat workpiece by placing into furnace for a specified time _______________
-Tag or mark finished pieces _______________
-Clean welding equipment, pick up scraps and sweep work area _______________
-Practice and demonstrate safety precautions of the trade _______________
ADDITIONAL TASKS
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Equipment UsedRelated Positions
Chisel _____ Laser Beam Welder
Hacksaw _____ Arc Welder
File _____ Tool and Die Welder
Shears _____ Welder Fitter
Punch _____ Tool Grinder
Hammers _____ Solderer
Calipers and Dividers _____ Welding Pipe Fitter
Rulers and Tapes _____ Metal Pattermaker
Micrometer _____
MIG Welding Equipment _____
TIG Welding Equipment _____