Dec 26, 2024  
2024-2025 Gaston College Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2024-2025 Gaston College Catalog and Student Handbook
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WLD 116 SMAW (Stick) Plate/Pipe (4 Credit Hours)


Class Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 9
Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
Prerequisites: Take WLD 115  
Corequisites: None
This course is designed to enhance skills with the shielded metal arc (stick) welding process. Emphasis is placed on advancing manipulative skills with SMAW electrodes on varying joint geometry. Upon completion, students should be able to perform groove welds on carbon steel with prescribed electrodes in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. This course also includes the knowledge and skills that apply to welding pipe.



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