Oxy-Acetylene Gas Welding

The teacher or a professional guest demonstrate the proper use of the Oxy-Acetylene torch.

Students are given a study guide for the Oxy-Acetylene torch. After passing the Oxy-Acetylene written and practical test with 100 percent they may use the torch to make practice welds. Three welds, (Straight bead, Butt, and Lap) must be turned in for a grade.

Evaluation:
1 point for cleaning of welds prior to turning in
3 points for each weld based on the quality of the weld including:
  • Appearance
  • Penetration
  • Lack of defects such as porosity, craters, and undercutting


  • 10 Points Total


  • 1: Satisfactory weld bead that could be more uniform
  • 2: Poor bead caused by a torch tip that is too large for material being welded or slow speed of travel
  • 3: Caused by moving too rapidly, not allowing a proper weld bead to form
  • 4: Satisfactory weld except for burned section at far right. Defect caused by not moving the weld bead fast enough as the weld is being completed.


  • A troubleshooting guide from https://weldguru.com/weld-troubleshooting/ can be found here.



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