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If you feel that you have the relevant experience to start welding @ hackspace without doing the caonofgas course you will be expected to demonstrate that you know about the following without any prompting. Please do not claim that you have experience if you don't know the following as it wastes a lot of time for everybody concerned. | If you feel that you have the relevant experience to start welding @ hackspace without doing the caonofgas course you will be expected to demonstrate that you know about the following without any prompting. Please do not claim that you have experience if you don't know the following as it wastes a lot of time for everybody concerned. | ||
Identify the correct type of gas used for the welding approach you wish to use and know why that gas should be used. | * Identify the correct type of gas used for the welding approach you wish to use and know why that gas should be used. | ||
Identify which metals are safe to weld and which are hazardous to yourself and others | * Identify which metals are safe to weld and which are hazardous to yourself and others | ||
Know how you may be electrocuted and how you may electrocute others | * Know how you may be electrocuted and how you may electrocute others | ||
What you need to know about pacemakers | * What you need to know about pacemakers | ||
Fit/Change and remove gas cylinders | * Fit/Change and remove gas cylinders | ||
Fit/Change MIG wire and get it through the hose to the torch | * Fit/Change MIG wire and get it through the hose to the torch | ||
Fit/Change/Clean appropriate sized tips | * Fit/Change/Clean appropriate sized tips | ||
Adjust the welding power, wire speed and gas flow to conditions suitable for the metal and thickness of joint you wish to weld | * Adjust the welding power, wire speed and gas flow to conditions suitable for the metal and thickness of joint you wish to weld | ||
Use safety equipment and fire extinguishers | * Use safety equipment and fire extinguishers | ||
And finally - weld bits of metal together! | * And finally - weld bits of metal together! | ||
