Shop Safety
Required PPE for all welding processes.
What is a welding helmet?
The correct name for MIG welding
What is Gas Metal Arc Welding?
This process can be used without shielding gas.
What is FCAW-S?
The arrow in a welding symbol points to this.
What is the joint location?
A fraction commonly used on a tape measure: 1/2 of 1 inch.
What is 0.5 inches?
This type of fire is common from sparks traveling across the shop.
What is a Class A fire?
This gas is commonly used for short circuit MIG on steel.
What is 75/25 Argon-CO₂?
A common defect caused by improper technique in FCAW.
What is worm tracking?
This symbol represents a fillet weld.
What is a triangle?
Convert 3/8" to decimal.
What is 0.375?
The correct way to store gas cylinders.
What is upright and secured?
Too much wire feed speed causes this issue.
What is excessive spatter?
This must be removed between FCAW passes.
What is slag?
A circle at the arrow junction means this.
What is weld all around?
Add: 1/4” + 3/8”
What is 5/8”?
This invisible hazard causes arc eye.
What is UV radiation?
The correct polarity for MIG welding.
What is DCEP?
This technique is typically used in Flux-cored
What is dragging the puddle?
This tells you the weld size on a symbol.
What is the number to the left of the symbol?
If a weld is 6 inches long and you complete half, how much is left?
What is 3 inches?
The first thing you should check before striking an arc.
What is proper grounding/work clamp connection?
What is proper ventilation?
Travel angle commonly used in MIG welding.
What is 10–15° push or drag angle?
Incorrect voltage in FCAW can cause this internal defect.
What is porosity?
A dashed line represents this side of the weld.
What is the other side?
Convert 0.125” to fraction.
What is 1/8”?