WHAT WE OFFER
WELDING SHORT COURSE
Modules offered:
– Prepare welding material
– MMA Welding
– Equipment used in MMA welding
– Hazards and Safety Precautions associated with MMA welding
– Welding Techniques
– MMA welding Electrodes
– Identify weld defects and their causes
– Weld symbols
– Weld various Fillet and Groove weld positions / joints
– Weld a vertical-up butt joint
– Weld an overhead fillet joint
– Weld 1G, 2G, 4G, 5G positions
– Use metal inert Gas (MIG) welding to weld different types of metals.
– Use metal inert Gas Welding (MIG) equipment to weld various welding positions.
– Short description of the most common welding processes
– GMAW equipment and consumables
– Joint and Groove designs
– Welding position and torch manipulations
– Weld defects
– Safety and Precautions
– TIG overview
– Power sources
– Types of welding current used for TIG
– Characteristics of current types of Gas Tungsten ARC welding
– TIG hand piece (TIG Torch)
– Selecting the correct torch nozzle
– Gas lens benefits
– Regulators
– Connection diagrams
– Tungsten selection and preparation
– Tungsten color code and proper torch use
– TIG wires
– Shield Gas selection and use
– Typical manual GTA (TIG welding parameters)
– Guide for shield Gas flows, current settings
– Correct torch and rod positioning
– Pulsed TIG
– Personal protection
– Recognizing your Tungsten
– Operator inspection for Weld quality
– TIG troubleshooting guide
– Principles of operation and welding safety
– Equipment setup, operation and shut down
– Welding applications
– Weld and joint designs
– Welding procedure variables
– Pre-weld preparations
– Welding discontinuities and problems
– Understand torch lighting procedures
– Set different flames
– Identify cutting techniques
R 24 150.00
Capitec Loan application available
28 days FULL TIME /or 14 Saturdays PART TIME
Monday – Thursday 8h30 – 15h00
Friday 8h30 – 12h00
Saturday 8h00 – 17h00
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
– x 1 certified ID copy,
(Foreign nationals: x1 certified passport copy, x1 certified residential visa copy, x1 certified copy of student/work permit)
– School certificate, x 1 certified copy thereof, (minimum Grade 9)
– Completed OTT registration form