WEL 262 - OFC-I Manual & Mech: SENSE1

Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 4
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

Focuses on proper safety, equipment setup and cutting techniques for manual and mechanized OxyFuel cutting on carbon steel. Students perform American Welding Society compliant cutting operations in the flat position. The student will also perform scarfing and gouging operations to remove base and weld metal in flat and horizontal positions on carbon steel. This course aligns to SENSE Level 1 Module 8 - Units 1 and 2, as well as Module 2 - Key Indicator 7 and Module 9 - Key Indicator 1. Students will not receive credit for both WEL 262 and WEL 120.
Prerequisite: Students must be 16 years or older
Prerequisite OR Corequisite: WEL 228
Competencies

Evaluate cutting equipment, accessories and consumables to ensure proper safety and operations
1. Perform safety inspections
2. Complete minor external repairs to oxyfuel cutting equipment
3. Set up manual oxyfuel equipment for cutting carbon steel
4. Set up mechanized oxyfuel equipment for cutting carbon steel
Produce manual oxyfuel cuts on carbon steel
1. Complete straight, square edge cutting operations in the flat position with manual oxyfuel equipment
2. Complete shape, square edge cutting operations in the flat position with manual oxyfuel equipment
3. Complete straight, bevel edge cutting operations in the flat position with manual oxyfuel equipment
Produce mechanized oxyfuel cuts on carbon steel
1. Complete straight, square edge cutting operations in the flat position with mechanized oxyfuel equipment
2. Complete straight, bevel edge cutting operations in the flat position with mechanized oxyfuel equipment
Perform scarfing and gouging operations to remove base and weld metal on carbon steel
1. Remove base metal in the flat position with manual oxyfuel equipment
2. Remove base metal in the horizontal position with manual oxyfuel equipment
3. Remove weld metal in the flat position with manual oxyfuel equipment
4. Remove weld metal in the horizontal position with manual oxyfuel equipment
Evaluate cuts to ensure AWS D.1.1 standards are met
1. Analyze completed cuts
2. Adjust cutting technique
3. Analyze completed scarfing and gouging results
4. Adjust scarfing and gouging technique