Question About Welders

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What are the most important/useful school subjects to know as a welder?
Reply:Geometry and Mathematics.Depending on where you are, speaking Spanish can be a big advantage.   Being bilingual is especially useful for supervisors.My two cents.RichardSculptures in copper and other metalshttp://www.fergusonsculpture.comSyncrowave 200 Millermatic 211Readywelder spoolgunHypertherm 600 plasma cutterThermal Arc GMS300 Victor OA torchHomemade Blacksmith propane forge
Reply:Drafting or cad. Any and all math. Maybe business or accounting if you want to own your own business. Computers or typing is getting more important.Millermatic 252millermatic 175miller 300 Thunderboltlincoln ranger 250smith torcheslots of bfh'sIf it dont fit get a bigger hammer
Reply:Reading and writing English is important not just in your job but everywhere in life.. because people and employers will judge you by your ability to communicate..  it will either open or close opportunities for you....Weldandpower Lincoln 225 AC,DC with Briggs 16hp gas engine.WW2 era Miller TIG.
Reply:interesting priorities.wouldn't you expect to see metallurgy mentioned in there someplace ?
Reply:common sense, math , metallurgy ,and knowing all the basic welding processes ( GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, SMAW). depending on your area for example if you lived around tons of farms then i would try and get to know farm equipment and heavy machinery.
Reply:Originally Posted by farmshopDrafting or cad. Any and all math. Maybe business or accounting if you want to own your own business. Computers or typing is getting more important.
Reply:When I took the 1 year "Welding Techniques" course as a skills upgrade at my local community college, they had a lot of subjects in there which some considered a waste, but which I found very helpful.It not only covered practical and theory courses in stick, mig, tig, oxy-acetylene welding brazing and cutting, plasma cutting and carbon-arc cutting and gouging, but it also taught safety, equipment maintenance, shop practices, differences in gases, electrical as in how the machines work and how to wire them up, weld quality as in defects and how to test for and avoid them, metalurgy, math and geometric drawing for layout, blueprint reading, computer basics and Autocad, English for technical writing and job search skills, and even touched on robotics.I consider that to be a very good couse, particularly for someone new to welding. It was the ground-floor course for someone wanting to move into welding technology and design, welding inspection, and robotics.
Reply:Metallurgy, metallurgy, and metallurgy........Measure twice, cut once.Millermatic 211Millermatic 251Miller Dynasty 200DXESAB O/A Set-up
Reply:Originally Posted by GBMReading and writing English is important not just in your job but everywhere in life.. because people and employers will judge you by your ability to communicate..  it will either open or close opportunities for you....