Texas Rice Festival
Welding Certification and Events
The Texas High School Welding Series is kicking off this year of welding certification events in conjunction with the Texas Rice Festival in Winnie, Texas on October 4th, 2023. at Lee College. The Texas Rice Festival Event will start off the year with welding certification tests, oxy-fuel cutting contest, tool identification and safety knowledge contest, underwater welding, and Madskills Visual Weld Inspection Challenge. Competitions and Certifications are open to Texas High School Students and the event is open for the public to view.
Wednesday October 4th Only $10 Entry Fee!!!!!
Event Information
Registration Due by 09/27/23
All registration for this event is through: WeldingSeries.com
Payments can be made the day of the event by cash or check.
Payments can be handled ahead of time through JudgingCard by entering the number of students that you have registered at weldingseries.com
JudgingCard is not our registration system.
More detailed information about the registration process can be found here: Login Information for WeldingSeries.com
If this is your first time to register for a TXHSWS Event and you need a login to WeldingSeries.com, please send an email to register@txhsws.org with your name, school, mailing address and email address to request one.
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View Registrations by Clicking the link Below
Questions email TXHSWS@gmail.com
Tentative Welding Schedule of Events:
7 am - Check-In begins
Each School will have their own Check-In time
8 am - Contests Start (Staggered Start Times)
3 pm - Estimated Results Time to be posted online
Prizes will be delivered
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Event Map & Directions
THANK YOU FOR COMPETING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE WALLER COUNTY WELDING CERTIFICATION EVENT!
See Ya'll Wednesday, October 4th
Certification Test Specification Sheets
CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 1
AWS D9.1 - SMAW, 1F Fillet Weld3/16" Plate. E7018 ElectrodeWPS: TXHSWS-WPS-D9.1-F4-SMAW-All
Level 1
Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications
CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 2
AWS D9.1 - SMAW, 2F Fillet Weld3/16" Plate. E7018 ElectrodeWPS: TXHSWS-WPS-D9.1-F4-SMAW-All
Level 2
Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications
CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 3
AWS D9.1 - GMAW-S, 2F Pipe to Plate3/16" Plate. WPS:
Level 3
Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications
CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 4
AWS D9.1 - GTAW, 2F Pipe to Plate3/16" Plate. WPS:
Level 4
Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications
IMPORTANT INFO:
All Welding Levels will allow chipping hammers and wire brushes. In addition to that Levels 1&2 will allow battery powered grinders with wire wheels, and Levels 3&4 will allow grinders with wire wheels and grinding disks for light grinding needs.
View the Welding Machines, Shop and Booths
Level 1 and Level 2 Machines, Shop and Booths
8 pk CST 280
Miller CST 280
Welding Booth
Welding Lab
Level 3 Machines, Shop and Booths
XMT 350 - 6pk
XMT 350
Miller 70 Series Wire Feeder
Welding Lab
Level 4 Machines, Shop and Booths
8 pk CST 280
Miller CST 280
Welding Lab
Cutting Contest
Registered Students will earn their way to compete in wither of two cutting challenges. One challenge will be using Oxy-Fuel cutting with propylene and the other will use plasma. Challenges may be timed, or for accuracy and/or both. After each round only the top scores will advance to the next rounds challenge.
IMPORTANT: Each individual needs bring their own their own PPE this includes, clear/dark face shield, safety glasses and gloves that are to be worn at all times while in the cutting area.
More details will be published about this event as the date gets closer... so stay tuned!
*All Students that register for a welding certification level are automatically entered for compete in the Cutting Contest Challenge.
Underwater Welding
The Ocean Corp
Students with the best under water weld passes will have the opportunity to earn a Dive Coin that will qualify them for the Underwater Welding and Diving State Event this summer at The Ocean Corp in Houston.
At the State event students will compete for TOC Scholarships and prizes as well as the opportunity to earn an AWS D3.6 Welding Certification.
Scholarships Available
Texas Rice Festival Scholarship
Selected Seniors Scholarship Application Winner will Receive:
$3,000
Tuition Scholarships
each 1st Place Winner $1,500
each 2nd Place Winner $1,000
each 3rd Place Winner $500
Awards, Prizes and Donations
AWS Welding Awards
Benchmark Abrasives donating Prize Packs - cutting and grinding products, shirts, stickers and more...
Welding Gear and Tools donated by Northern Tool
All Tex Weling Supply Awards
voestalpine Bohler Welding will be donating Welding Hoods, Electrodes, and other voestalpine Bohler Welding SWAG!
Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the
"Texas Rice Festival - Welding Certification Event"
October 4th 2023
Sponsor of the Meal & Weld X-Rays at Waller:
Chopped BBQ Sandwiches, Chips and Drink
Sponsor of Student Prizes and Door prizes
Awards and Gift Packs (Shirts, Abrasive disks and more)
