WELDING TRADE

WHAT THE TRADE IS ABOUT

Welding is the process of joining together pieces of metal by heating the surfaces to the point of melting using a blowtorch, electric arc, or other means, and uniting them by pressing, hammering.

TYPE OF EQUIPMENT USED

Ball Pein Hammer Chipping Hammer Gas/Cutting Torch Tip Cleaner Flat Cross-Cut Bastard File Magnetic Torpedo Level Combination

Square Angle Grinder with Sanding discs and

grinding wheels

BALL PEIN HAMMER

This ball pein hammer is a tough general purpose tool for striking, punching, riveting, shaping and straightening unhardened metal.

CHIPPING HAMMER

A hand held hammer with chisel-shaped or pointed faces used to remove rust and scale from metal surfaces

GAS/CUTTING TORCH

Is used in the process that is used to cut steel and other metals of different thicknesses

FLAT CROSS-CUT BASTARD FILE

Popular file used by machinists, ship and engine builders, machinery builders and others who need rapid removal of metal

MAGNETIC TORPEDO LEVEL

A type of spirit level with three spirit tubes for measuring horizontal, vertical, and diagonal planes, with a magnetic strip to stay attached to metal surfaces.

COMBINATION SQUARE

A tool used for multiple purposes in woodworking, stonemasonry and metalworking. It is composed of a ruled blade and one or more interchangeable heads

ANGLE GRINDER A handheld grinder in witch can be used for smoothing the weld or cutting the metal.

COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC

Program Length: Nine Months

Offered At: Baie Verte, Burin, Corner Brook, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador West, Placentia, Prince Philip Drive

Entrance requiermnts High School Graduation, Science 3101, 3102, 3103, Mathematics MA3107A, MA3107B, MA3107C

ACADEMY CANADA 36 week course. Located in corner brook, St. Johns.