Students taking this class will advance their knowledge in the areas of various types of welding and advanced design-to-fabrication projects. The course is very much lab-based, and is designed to teach students through numerous hands-on activities.

Projects completed:

Welding Coupons:

• Students will learn basic concepts of stick and MIG welding, practicing a variety of weld types

Welding Bend Test:

• Students will learn and practice the procedure for a welding bend test, which simulates an industry certification process

Griddle Project

• Students use many shop processes and machines to create a small grill. They learn about:

  • CNC plasma cutting

  • Sheet metal forming

  • Spot welding

Professionalism:

• Tool and machine safety

  • Students will learn how to operate a variety of power hand tools, a hydraulic shear, SMAW welder and GMAW welder

Skills learned, reinforced, advanced and applied:

• Sheet metal

• Welding

• Heat treating

• Problem solving

• Procedure writing

• Applied Math

• Blueprint reading

Students taking this class will advance their knowledge in the areas of welding and advanced design-to-fabrication projects. The course is very much lab-based, and is designed to teach students through numerous hands-on activities.

Projects completed:

Metal Signage:

• Students learn how to model and program the CNC plasma cutter to create personalized designs

GTAW:

• Students use many shop processes and machines to create a small, personalized Thor hammer. They learn about:

  • Aluminum

  • Stainless

  • Carbon Steel

Thermal Cutting:

• Students use different thermal cutting process to complete projects and test for learning

  • Plasma Arc

  • Oxy-fuel Cutting

Professionalism:

• Tool and machine safety

  • Students will expand knowledge of welding methods and learn how to program and operate a CNC plasma cutter and TIG welder

Skills learned, reinforced, advanced and applied:

• Technical reading and writing

• Technology and tool selection

• Research and problem-solving

• Goal setting and time management

• Interactive learning and communication

• Applied math and science

• Drafting and blueprint reading

• Project planning