WS104-1: Basic Fabrication and Layout.

This course will cover welding symbols, blueprint reading, and basic shop math. Along with projects that will be welded using GMAW and GTAW. Students will learn to describe lines, fills, object views, and dimensioning on drawings and how to use notes on drawings and the bill of materials. Students will learn how to read welding symbols on drawings, and specifications and how to interpret detailed drawings and the symbols used in their construction. This course will cover basic shop fundamentals, like reading a tape measure, measuring with calipers, along with some basic shop math. The student will learn the use of fit-up gauges and measuring devices to check fit-up and alignment and the use of plate and pipe fit-up and alignment tools to properly prepare joints.