5th Annual Vidor Welding Certification Event

April 20th 

Event Information 

Registration Due by 04/13/23

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Tentative Welding Schedule of Events:

7 am -  Registration begins (registration will open 30 minutes before assigned start times)

8 am - Contests Start (Staggered Start Times)

Online Results Posted After the Event

Prizes/Certifications will be mailed or delivered to winners

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Questions email TXHSWS@gmail.com

Event Map & Directions

500 Orange St, Vidor, TX 77662 

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View Registrations by Clicking  the link Below 

THANK YOU FOR COMPETING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE WELDING CERTIFICATION EVENT!

Certification Test Specification Sheets

Free Certification Welding Test - Included in registration fee when you register for welding certification in level 1, 2, 3 or 4! You MUST Register for the Certification Only Test through weldingseries.com  - CERT ONLY TEST is a D9.1 - SMAW  - 7018  - 2F Fillet Weld 

CERTIFICATION TEST  

AWS D9.1 - FCAW, 2F Fillet Weld3/16" Plate. 045 E71T-1, 75%Ar/25% CO2 

Level 1 


Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications

CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 2

AWS D1.1 - SMAW, 2G Groove Weld, w/ Back3/8" Plate. E7018 ElectrodePlates are 7" long

Level 2


Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications

CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 3

ASME IX - SMAW, 3G Groove Weld, open root3/8" Plate. E6010,/E7018 ElectrodePlates are 7" long 

Level 3


Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications


CERTIFICATION TEST 

AWS D9.1 - SMAW , 5F Pipe to Plate. E7018 Electrode

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.

Ryan Dillon, Operations Supervisor at Acuren explains X-ray quality of welds.

AWS Membership Opportunity 

Sabine Section

Register for an AWS Student Membership during this event and the Sabine Section will cover half of the $15 registration! There are many opportunities that come with Student Membership: Scholarship opportunities, discounts of AWS apparel, access to member forums and job opportunities.

Online and Printable Enrollment Form 

Meet the Welding Machines 

Miller CST 280

Used for Lv. 2,3 and 4

Millermatic 251

Used for Lv. 1

See the Facilities

Cutting Contest 

Registered Students will earn their way to compete in three rounds of cutting challenges.  Challenges my 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.

Cutting Contest sponsor gas, metal and ppe

Quiz and Tool ID Event

Registered Students are eligible to take the Tool ID and Safety Knowledge Test. This event consists of Identifying 25 tools form the Tool List below and answering 50 question (T/F & Multiple Choice) from the Safety Study Guide Below.

Top 10 winners will be recognized.

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 Tool ID and Safety Knowledge Test.

Sponsor of the Tool ID and Knowledge Test

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 

Selected Scholarship Winners will Receive

$3,000 Lincoln Tech Tuition Scholarship

Event Winners will Receive

$1,000 Lincoln Tech Tuition Scholarship

Seniors will Receive

$500 Lincoln Tech Tuition Scholarship

Selected Scholarship Winners will Receive

$1,000 Tulsa Welding Tuition Scholarhip$2,000 Tulsa Welding Tuition Scholarhip

Junior and Senior Competitors will Receive

$500 Tulsa Welding Tuition Scholarhip

Awards, Prizes and Donations

Thank you to The American Welding Society Foundation for providing auto-darkening welding helmets, courtesy of Jackson Safety, for this Welding Certification Event!


10 Jackson Welding Hoods 

Prizes 

 Prizes

Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the 

"4th Annual Vidor Welding Certification Event

Thursday, April 21st

ALEX DEHART