MS203 - Gas Welding, Metal Finishing & Edge Wiring

Gas Welding, Metal Finishing & Edge Wiring (Mudguard 3)

Learning Objective:

At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will be able to:

• Perform gas welds on steel.
• Identify the differences in gas-welding ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
• Define the mechanism of heat distortion and how to reverse it.
• Demonstrate the process of edge wiring.
• Present fundamental knowledge in metal finishing post welding.

Pre-Requisites:

Successful completion of Seminar MS202.

You will need to purchase and bring/wear your own:

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Metal-Shaping Tool Set*
• Marking-Out Items*
• Starter Round Drift Punch Set*

* These items can be purchased from Finch.

Please note, not all tools are required for every seminar.

Theory / Method Discussion:

• Appropriate use of gas-welding equipment.
• Gas welding different metals.
• Preparing components for gas welding.
• Weld relieve and reversing heat distortion.
• Revisit metal-finishing.
• Sequence and technique of edge wiring.

Exercises:

• Block centre swage into top part of mudguard.
• Butt welding blanks in steel, aluminium, (brass).
• Wiring edge on basic curve.
• Fitting mudguard skirt to mudguard.
• Tack welding mudguard to skirt, planish area.
• Weld skirt to mudguard, relieve weld.
• Metal-finish welded area.

Seminar Materials and Equipment

Provided by Finch:

Workshop Lunch Each Day

• Pizza
• Juices
• Drinking Water

Workshop Facility & Equipment

• Wheeling Machine
• Tree stump
• Sandbag
• Bench heads
• Buck(s)

Note: as required for each seminar's syllabus.

Materials

• Steel sheet, 1mm
• Aluminium sheet, 1.6mm
• Brass sheet, 1mm
• German silver sheet
• Aluminium welding flux
• Offcuts aluminium sheet
• Offcuts brass sheet
• Offcuts copper sheet

Note: as required for each seminar's syllabus.

To be Provided by Attendee:

Personal Protective Equipment

• Safety glasses
• Hearing protection
• Cut-proof gloves
• Steel-cap Boots

Marking-Out Items

• Carpenter's Pencil
• Pattern paper
• Ruler 300mm
• Ruler 600mm
• Felt tip pen
• Scribe
• Dividers

Note: may be purchased from Finch.

Starter Drift Punch Set

• 2mm round drift
• 3mm round drift
• 5mm round drift
• 6.5mm round drift
• 8mm round drift
• 10mm round drift

Note: may be purchased from Finch.

Metal-Shaping Tool Set

Hammers

• Blocking hammer
• Small blocking hammer
• Planishing hammer
• Small planishing hammer
• Ball pein hammer

Other Hand Tools

• Puckering iron
• Tin snips
• Utility dolly
• Flat flipper
• Half-round flipper
• Body file
• Half-round file

Note: may be purchased from Finch.