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Course
Welding Fundamentals
A sample course: shop safety, how an arc weld forms, and how to read a finished bead. Finish it to earn the Welding Certificate.
- Lessons
- 6
- Length
- 1 h 35 min
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
What you'll learn
- Name the protective equipment a welder wears and what each piece stops
- Explain what the arc, the filler and the shielding each do
- Tell stick, MIG and TIG apart and say what each is good for
- Recognise porosity, undercut and lack of fusion in a finished bead
Six short lessons in three parts. You read four of them and pass two quizzes. This is a sample course on CRE8. Its certificate records that you finished these lessons; it is not a welder qualification and does not replace hands-on training or a code test.
Who it's for: Anyone curious about welding who has not struck an arc yet.
Finish every lesson to earn the Welding Certificate.
What you'll need
- Nothing to buy. Reading only; no shop time is part of this course.
The lessons
3 sections · 6 lessons · 1 h 15 min
01Before you strike an arc
- 1. What the arc throws at you
- 2. What you wear and whyFinish What the arc throws at you first
- 3. Safety checkFinish What you wear and why first
02How a weld forms
- 4. Arc, puddle, filler, shieldFinish Safety check first
03Reading a finished weld
- 5. A good bead and three bad onesFinish Arc, puddle, filler, shield first
- 6. Final checkFinish A good bead and three bad ones first
Your teacher
CRE8 Sites
Teaches this course and its live classes.