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Stick Welding




Resources, Tools & Materials

Type Name Description
Tools welding Helmet te sparks that Weldingign gives off are harmful to your eyes
Tools Welding Gloves protection from heat and sparks that welding gives off
Tools Coat/apron help protect your clothes from the welding machine
Tools welding machine make sure the Welding machine is set up
Tools welding Stick material used for welding
Tools Hammer Use to tap the weld so the top coat can come off
Tools wire brush used to take any remaining top coating off of the weld.




Safety

  • Sparks from Welding are very brights and can hurt your eyes
  • Don't leave a welding stick on a metal table or unattended.
  • The metal is very hot after welding, If you would like to touch the metal, touch it with your heavy duty gloves.
  • If you burn yourself, run the burn under cold water for 30 seconds, gently dry, and apply a small amount of burn gel to the affected area and cover with a bandaid (burn gel and bandaids are located in the first aid kit in the kitchen). If you have any questions or the burn seems severe, alert a lab director immediately.
  • It is important that you weld in a well ventilated area
  • Wash your hands throughly with soap and water after handling leaded solder.




Guide

untitled_notebook-6.jpg make sure you are dressed the correct way to atarte welding. NO hair in the way. no open toes shoes, no long sleeves in the way. img_1087.jpg make sure you are wearing the right clothes (Helmet, gloves, coat/apron) untitled_notebook-7.jpg turn on the welding machine, the deal can be changed depending on the material that you are welding on. img_1097.jpg Add the welding stick to the machines gun/handle
use metal sheets to practice your welding lines. after you finish your lines tap your ines with a hammer use a wired brush to brush the extra top coat of your weld
ASCII���Screenshot your weld should look something like this to weld two sheets of metal together, you align them next to each other start welding them together
img_1132.jpg Hammer the new weld between the two sheets of metal.img_1133.jpg Brush the remaining top coat of your weld off from your weld After hammering and brushing your weld, it should look something like this.




Tips

  • It is good to practice your welds before welding your projects together.
  • Pull on the solder joint -before- heating the heat shrink to make sure that you have a strong joint.
  • Remember to let the soldering iron and reflow gun cool down before returning them to the shelves.




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