Overview
Welding Fundamentals introduces students to the essential skills required for safe and effective welding operations. Beginning with work area preparation and personal protective equipment, students progress through welding equipment identification, steel preparation, cutting, grinding, arc control, and basic SMAW weld practice.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Set Up Safe Welding Work Area
- Chapter 2: Select and Use Welding PPE
- Chapter 3: Identify Welding Equipment and Consumables
- Chapter 4: Prepare Steel for Welding
- Chapter 5: Cut Steel with Hand Tools and Grinders
- Chapter 6: Grind, Deburr, and Finish Weld Coupons
- Chapter 7: Strike and Control Stick Welding Arc
- Chapter 8: Run Straight SMAW Beads
- Chapter 9: Make SMAW Fillet Welds
Learning Outcomes
- Prepare a safe welding work environment.
- Select and properly use welding personal protective equipment.
- Identify welding machines, tools, electrodes, and consumables.
- Prepare steel surfaces for welding operations.
- Cut, grind, deburr, and finish metal components.
- Understand basic shielded metal arc welding principles.
- Strike and control a welding arc safely.
- Produce consistent SMAW practice weld beads.
- Create basic SMAW fillet welds.
- Develop foundational welding and fabrication skills.