WELDING

=Welcome to Welding and Metal Sculpture= toc

Practice Welds
Friday's Welding; here is the description of the assignments and due dates. Look here for updates.

Calder Project
We are going to start the semester with a small Calder project making mobiles from wire, sheet metal, rivets and spot welding to fasten them. We hope that you learn to use kentics in your future projects and learn the importance of modeling.

Safety

 * Nystrom's [[file:Welding General Handout PPE.docx|safety handout]].
 * Canadian Occupational Safety and Health has a good collection of safety information

Arc Welding
Here are some videos & reading on arc welding which you might find instructional.
 * Nystrom's [[file:Welding General Handout Stick Arc.docx|general handout on arc welding]]
 * An old time video on the [|basics] (1:51)
 * A bit long discussion on different types of rod
 * A good read of basic arc welding
 * A decent video on the basics based on the BSA merit badge
 * There's a lot more in this set of videos than we'll get to. BUT, it's good advice from a PRO discussing the requirements for passing a welding exam. He's talking about a vertical weld of an open root v groove butt joint (yeah, we're not going to do this).
 * We've got this video in our collection. It's a little hokey, but it's thorough (46 minutes!). I've got this link set to start at 13:20 so you can see the welding. Another good place to look is at 20:30 which discusses variations in amperage.

Gas Welding

 * Nystrom's [[file:Welding General Handout Oxy Acetylene.docx|general handout on gas welding]]
 * Here is a video on bend and tack sculptural welding.
 * Here is a basic video on picking tips, cleaning, and pressures
 * Same guy as above using filler rod. Wish this guy would put a filter on his lens.
 * Oxy-cuttingbut starts with a good introduction to opening valves.

MIG Welding

 * Nystrom's [[file:Welding General Handout MIG.docx|general handout on MiG welding]]
 * A decent video on the basics based on the BSA merit badge
 * Read this from Hobart Welders. It is an easy discussion on how MIG welding tips.
 * This is another easy reading page with tips for MIG welding

TIG Welding

 * Nystrom's [[file:Welding General Handout TIG.docx|general handout on TiG welding]]
 * A decent discussion on TIG welding a stainless steel exhaust tube. Not something we will perhaps do, but the techniques and concepts can be applied almost anywhere. Also a good channel to watch.
 * More good visuals on what TIG welding should look like. MagTab from StrongHandTools