Course Overview
Students will learn about assembling a portable oxyacetylene unit, setting working pressures, lighting and adjusting to the three types of flame. In the shop setting students will: perform various freehand cuts of mild steel plate, bevel cuts and pierce holes in mild steel plate; weld corner joints with and without filler rod, lap joints, tee joints, butt joints; braze weld stringers and fillets; perform cuts using plasma on sheet metal, cut plate to specs.
Prerequisite(s)
- 70% in SMTL 1147
Credits
1.5
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Assemble a portable oxy-acetylene unit.
- Test oxyacetylene outfit for leaks.
- Set working pressures.
- Light torch and adjust to the three types of flame.
- Shut down and disassemble.
- Perform freehand cuts on mild steel plate and sheet.
- Perform guided cuts.
- Perform bevel cuts.
- Pierce holes in mild steel plate.
- Weld stinger beads.
- Weld corner joints without filler.
- Weld corner joints with filler.
- Weld lap joints.
- Weld Tee joints.
- Weld butt joints.
- Weld corner joints without filler (22 gage mild steel).
- Weld corner joints with filler (22 gage mild steel).
- Weld lap joints (22 gage mild steel).
- Braze weld stringers in the flat position on 1/8 mild steel.
- Perform cuts using plasma on sheet metal.
- Cut plate to specifications drawing.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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