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Cutters

Solderers

Brazers

EMPLOY participants can perform some or all of these functions:

• Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, diagrams or work order specifications to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations
• Determine required equipment and welding method, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques
• Inspect grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments
• Select and install torch, torch tip, filler rod, flux and brazing alloy according to welding chart specifications or type and thickness of metal
• Develop templates and other work aids to hold and align parts
• Hammer out bulges and bends in metal work pieces
• Clean or degrease parts, using wire brush, portable grinder, or chemical bath
• Examine work piece for defects and measure with straight edge or template to ensure conformance with specifications
• Cut work piece, using power saws, hand shears, or chipping knife
• Dismantle metal assemblies or cut scrap metal using thermal-cutting equipment such as flame-cutting torch or plasma arc
• Cut carbon electrodes to specified size and shape, using cutoff saw
• Fuse parts together, seal tension points and add metal to build up parts
• Fill cavities or correct malformation in lead parts
• Heat, form and dress metal parts using hand tools, torch, or arc welding equipment
• Adjust electric current and timing cycle of resistance welding machine to heat metal to bonding temperature
• Apply flux to work piece surfaces in preparation for soldering
• Weld or tack weld metal parts, components and assemblies using brazing, electric, gas, or arc welding equipment
• Weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, or overhead position
• Guide electrodes or torch along weld line at specified speed and angle to weld, melt, cut, or trim metal
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter, using hand scraper or power chipper, portable grinder, or arc-cutting equipment
• Remove rough spots from work piece using portable grinder, hand file, or scraper
• Repair broken or cracked parts, fill holes and increase size of metal parts, using welding equipment
• Observe tests on welded surfaces, such as hydrostatic, x-ray, and dimension tolerance to
  evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications
• Install or repair equipment, such as lead pipes, valves, floors, and tank linings
• Melt lead bar, wire, or scrap to add lead to joint or to extrude melted scrap into reusable form
• Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of work pieces to solder joints, using soldering iron, gas torch, or electric ultrasonic equipment
• Melt and separate brazed or soldered joints to repair misaligned or damaged assemblies, using soldering equipment
• Dip work pieces into molten solder or place solder strip between seams and heat seam with iron to band items together
• Melt and apply solder to fill holes, indentations, and seams of fabricated metal products
• Examine seam and rebraze defective joints or broken parts
• Brush flux onto joint of work piece or dip braze rod into flux to prevent oxidation of metal
• Inspect finished work piece for conformance to specifications