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Basic Welding

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Introduction to Welding

Course Overview:

If you are interested in learning hands-on welding, this course will provide you with an introduction to safety and the setup of oxyfuel and SMAW (stick) equipment. Students will work in the flat position using plain carbon steel. Also included will be an introduction to GMAW.

*Students must provide personal protective equipment, including safety glasses (ANSI Z87), welding shirt, jeans, leather shoes/boots, and welding
gloves and cap.

This course involves a basic introduction to welding, including:

Oxy-Acetylene cutting
welding
shielding metal arc welding
safety
setup
hands-on welding of mild steel

Cost:	$325
Materials:	provided except for personal protective equipment (see above)
Material Fee:	included

Instructor:

Mr. Anthony Blakeney

BS - Industrial Technology SLU - 1997
MS - Technology Purdue University - 2000

Graduate Instructor - Purdue University Foundry/Casting Lab - 1998-2000
Instructor - SLU - Industrial Technology - Foundry, Welding, Machine Tools, Industrial Materials and Processes - 2000- Present

Faculty Internship / Training Coordinator - Amite Foundry and Machine 2003 - 2008

Member of the following associations - American Welding Society, Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering, Epsilon Pi Tau (Technology Honorary)

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