Shielded Metal Arc Welding

This hands-on Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) course develops the skills required for structural, fabrication, maintenance, and repair welding applications. Participants will learn to perform fillet and groove welds using E6010/E6011 and E7018 electrodes on a variety of material thicknesses and joint configurations. Brief overview of proper machine setup, parameter adjustment, wire feed control, weld appearance, penetration, and defect prevention.

Participants will progress from fillet welds on thick and thin plate, square tubing, round tubing, and pipe assemblies that simulate handrail construction, to v-groove welds in the 2G, 3G and 4G positions.