This comprehensive videotape-based training program consists of 12 modules (12 videotapes) that train students in the theory and practice of various welding and cutting techniques.

Principles and Metallurgy


Joint Design and Symbols


General Techniques and Safety Practices


Oxygen-Fuel Gas Cutting


Brazing and Braze Welding


Shielded Metal-Arc Welding Principles


Shielded Metal-Arc Structural and Pipe Welding


Principles of TIG


TIG Structural and Pipe Welding


Principles and Techniques of MIG


Weld Defects: Causes and Corrections


Cutting: Plasma-Arc and Air Carbon-Arc

• Welding Processes
• Properties of Metals
• Determining the Properties of Metals
• Identification of Metals
• Effects of Welding
• Preheating and Post-Heating

• Joint Design
• Types of Joints
• Fillet Welds
• Groove Welds
• Welding Symbols
• Fillet Weld Dimensions
• Groove Weld Dimensions

• Personal Safety Gear
• Environment and Equipment Safety
• Joint Preparation
• Positions and Angles
• Arc Length and Travel Speed
• Depositing Beads
• Positions and Techniques

• Equipment Set-Up
• Setting Operating Pressures
• Torch Operation
• Performing a Straight Cut
• Performing a Bevel Cut
• Special Cutting Applications

• Capillary Action
• Brazing Filler Metals and Fluxes
• Equipment Set-Up
• Brazing Aluminum
• Braze Welding Cast Iron
• Soldering Copper Pipe
• Brazing Copper and Carbon Steel

• Welding Safety
• Electrodes
• Welding Equipment
• Striking an Arc
• Performing a Practice Weld
• Finishing a Weld

• Performing a Weld using the Inverted V Technique
• Preparing a Pipe Joint for Welding
• Pipe Welding Positions
• Pipe Welding
• Performing a Weld Using the Whip and Pause Technique
• Performing a Weld Using the Inverted T Technique

• The TIG Electrical System
• Electrical Settings
• The TIG Shielding System
• Adjusting the Flow Rate
• TIG Electrodes
• The TIG Torch
• The TIG Weld

• Welding Aluminum
• Welding Stainless Steel
• Welding Carbon Steel Pipe
• Preparing Stainless
• Steel Pipe
• Welding Stainless Steel Pipe
• Welding Carbon Steel Pipe in the 6g Position

• MIG Welding Equipment
• Equipment Set-Up
• Transfer Methods
• MIG Welding in the Vertical Uphill Position
• MIG Welding in the Vertical Downhill Position
• Welding Thick Aluminum

• Removing a Defective Weld
• Overlapping, Undercutting, Distortion, and Warpage
• Cracks, Craters, Porosity, and Inclusions
• Burnthrough, Inadequate Penetration, and Incomplete Fusion
• Brittle Welds, Arc Strike, and Excessive Spatter
• Visual and Dye Penetrant Examinations
• Nondestructive Examinations

• Arc Cutting Processes
• Air Carbon-Arc Cutting Equipment
• Air Carbon-Arc Cutting Preparations
• Air Carbon-Arc Gouging
• Plasma-Arc Cutting Equipment
• Plasma-Arc Equipment Setup
• Plasma-Arc Cutting