WLD 170 Oxyacetylene Processes

Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 6
Credits: 3

Familiarizes the student with the safe use, care, and operation of oxyacetylene welding, brazing, and cutting equipment.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Define vocabulary, as it applies to oxyacetylene welding and cutting equipment and techniques.
Demonstrate knowledge of the safe use, care, and operation of oxyacetylene welding and cutting equipment.
Demonstrate the proper procedure in setting up and shutting down oxyacetylene welding and cutting equipment.
Demonstrate the ability to produce oxyacetylene butt, tee, corner, and lap welds in all positions.
Demonstrate the ability to produce braze welds on butt and tee joints with the oxyacetylene process.
Demonstrate the ability to manually cut plate, angle, beam, tubing, and pipe, using the oxyacetylene process.
Demonstrate the use of semi-automatic oxyacetylene cutting equipment, such as pantographs, track burners, and circle cutting attachments.

Content Outline

Lecture
- Safe practices
- Equipment
  - Glass
  - Cylinders
  - Regulators
  - Hoses
  - Torches
- Equipment
  - Glass
  - Cylinders
- Fusion welding techniques
- Braze welding techniques
- Manual cutting techniques
- Semi-automatic cutting equipment
Lab
- Butt weld - all position
- Fillet weld - all position
- Corner weld - all position
- Lab weld - all position
- Brazed butt weld - all position
- Brazed fillet weld - all position
- Manual straight line cutting
- Manual bevel cutting
- Piercing - holes and slots
- Miter cutting beam, angle and channel
- Manual cutting pipe
- Semi-automatic equipment
  - Pantograph
  - Track burner
  - Pipe beveler