GMAW Practical Slide Show - FINAL

PRACTICAL
Halton Secondary School Teachers:

WELDING TRAINING SEMINAR
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After completing this learning unit you should be able to:

Identify the correct set up of GMAW equipment
Perform correct set up and adjustment of GMAW equipment for
welding
Perform welds using the GMAW process applied to common joints
and positions
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Positive terminal (+)
Welding
Machine
Work
Negative terminal (-)
Negative terminal (-)

Welding
Machine
Work
Positive terminal (+)
Figure 1: Arrangement of welding cables direct current electrode nega8ve and electrode
posi8ve
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Push
Pull
Figure 2: Push and pull travel angles

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G R O U P
!
ELECTRIC
SHOCK
can kill
CAUTION: PARTS MAY BE

AT WELDING VOLTAGE
ATTENTION: LES PIECES
PEUYENT ETRE A LA
TENSION DE SOUDAGE
4
5 6
1
2
3
4
5
6
AL
F C AW
G M AW
Figure 3: Two drive roll wire feed system

Figure 4: Four drive roll wire feed system

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Guide Tubes
Figure 5: Guide tubes 4 roll system (Front rolls 8ghter than back to prevent bird nes8ng)
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Figure 6: Electrode inch and gas purge control

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Correct
Too much
Figure 7: Burnback control ball just larger than end of electrode (leL). When excessive,
the wire must be cut each 8me the arc is started (right)
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Figure 8: Excessive burnback - electrode fused to contact 8p

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Brake Tension Adjustment
Figure 9: Spool tensioning system

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Figure 10: Typical welding gun

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Figure 11: GMAW/FCAW gun

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Gas Diffuser
Insulator
Contact Tip
Gas Nozzle
Conductor Tube
Gun Liner
Handle
Figure 11a: Schema8c of a GMAW/FCAW gun

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Contact Tip
Gas Diffuser
Figure 12: Contact 8p and gas diuser

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Figure 13: Tighten contact 8p in gas diuser - threaded type

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Gas cup
Contact tip
3 - 4 mm
Figure 14: Recessed contact 8p (leL) spray transfer. Extended contact 8p (right) short
circui8ng transfer
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Figure 15: Gas cup centered (LeL) Plugged gas cup (Right)
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Ear plugs
Welding cap
Safety glasses
Welding jacket
Jacket closed
at collar
jacket sleeve
inside glove
Welding gloves
Welding
Helmet
Non-synthetic
pants without cuffs
Safety boots
Figure 16: Personal protec8ve equipment for GMAW

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Figure 17: Work Lead Clamp

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Gun
Connection
Worklead
Connection
Shielding
Gas Hose
Figure 18: Power source cable connec8ons

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Figure 19: Cable connector - twist lock type

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Gun Connection to
Feeder Power Block
Trigger Connection
Figure 20: Welding gun connec8ons to feeder

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Figure 21: Arc Force Control only in Constant Current mode. Disconnected in Constant
Voltage mode
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Some Slope
No Slope
Figure 22: Digital slope control (by program selec8on).

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20
500
50
10
40
PY
CO
AG
30
6000
750
psi
1000
1250
250
psi = powe
= kPa
psi
1500
00
OUP
IDE
OX
T C
W
ROUP
GH
DI
IM
HT C
WBG
RI
IS
BGR
ON
CF
H
RG
20
10
RB
RIG
00
40
60
TH
PY
70
DE
CA
CO
30
Ar
REOR
10
GE
50
40
00
60
NO
30
US
30
IS
20
TH
MA
70
60
8000
60
OI
40
50
40
CO2
2000
50
150 20
0 00
100
0
p s i 2500
500
300
0
US
E N
O O
IL
300
0
400
0
20
10
Figure 23: Three ow meter types: LeL - gauge regulator, Centre - ow meter regulator,
Right - carbon dioxide ambient vapourizing regulator
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Ar
70
60
Ar
50
70
40
60
30
50
40
20
30
10
20
10
Correct
Incorrect
Figure 24: Flow meter should be ver8cal

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Figure 25: Digital power source showing program selected

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12mm
Figure 26: Make soapstone marks on plate for prac8ce beads using a combina8on square,
12 mm spacing
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Figure 27: Prac8ce weld beads on plate

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Figure 28: Weave beads on plate at posi8on

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10 - 15
45
End View
Travel
Side View
40
6
3 5
1 24
Figure 29: Horizontal llet welds

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10 - 15
40 - 50
End View
Travel
Side View
Figure 30: Horizontal welds

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Figure 31: Mul8pass horizontal llet weld showing bead placements
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200 mm
100 mm
50 mm
25 mm
6 mm
50 mm
Typ.
50 mm
10 mm
Figure 32: Angle iron on plate assembly

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200 mm
50 mm diameter
100 mm
50mm
50 mm
Typ.
50 mm
50 mm
10 mm
Figure 33: Pipe on plate assembly

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Figure 34: Water tower assembly

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PRACTICAL

Halton Secondary School Teachers:

CWB INSTITUTE GAS METAL ARC WELDING: PRACTICAL

After completing this learning unit you should be able to:

CWB INSTITUTE GAS METAL ARC WELDING: PRACTICAL

Negative terminal (-)

Negative terminal (-)

Positive terminal (+)

Figure 2: Push and pull travel angles

CAUTION: PARTS MAY BE

Figure 3: Two drive roll wire feed system

Figure 4: Four drive roll wire feed system

Figure 6: Electrode inch and gas purge control

Figure 8: Excessive burnback - electrode fused to contact 8p

Figure 9: Spool tensioning system

Figure 10: Typical welding gun

Figure 11: GMAW/FCAW gun

Figure 11a: Schema8c of a GMAW/FCAW gun

Figure 12: Contact 8p and gas diuser

Figure 13: Tighten contact 8p in gas diuser - threaded type

Figure 16: Personal protec8ve equipment for GMAW

Figure 17: Work Lead Clamp

Figure 18: Power source cable connec8ons

Figure 19: Cable connector - twist lock type

Figure 20: Welding gun connec8ons to feeder

Figure 22: Digital slope control (by program selec8on).

Figure 24: Flow meter should be ver8cal

Figure 25: Digital power source showing program selected

Figure 27: Prac8ce weld beads on plate

Figure 28: Weave beads on plate at posi8on

Figure 29: Horizontal llet welds

Figure 30: Horizontal welds

Figure 31: Mul8pass horizontal llet weld showing bead placements

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Figure 32: Angle iron on plate assembly

Figure 33: Pipe on plate assembly

Figure 34: Water tower assembly

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