Objectives

Learning Objective 1 – Summarize fillet welds and preparing to weld them.

• Identify fillet welds and their properties.
• Outline preparing for fillet welding.

Learning Objective 2 – Summarize basic SMAW techniques, as well as how to create beads and fillets.

• Describe how to strike and control the arc to produce a weld pass.
• Describe producing stringer and weave beads, as well as surfacing welds.
• Describe fillet welding in all positions.

Performance Tasks

Performance Task 1 (Learning Objective 1) – Safely set up SMAW equipment for fillet welding.

Performance Task 2 (Learning Objective 2) – Strike an arc.

Performance Task 3 (Learning Objective 2) – Use E6010/E6011 and E7018 electrodes to make stringer, weave, and surfacing beads.

Performance Task 4 (Learning Objective 2) – Use E6010/E6011 and E7018 electrodes to make flat fillet (1F) welds.

Performance Task 5 (Learning Objective 2) – Use E6010/E6011 and E7018 electrodes to make hor- izontal fillet (2F) welds.

Performance Task 6 (Learning Objective 2) – Use E6010/E6011 and E7018 electrodes to make ver- tical fillet (3F) welds.

Performance Task 7 (Learning Objective 2) – Use E6010/E6011 and E7018 electrodes to make overhead fillet (4F) welds.