REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Follow shop safety practices.

 2.  Maintain a clean, safe work area.

 3.  Prepare assigned records.

 4.  Follow assigned instructions to complete work assignments.

 5.  Perform safety inspections on oxyacetylene arc plasma arc cutting equipment.

 6.  Identification of oxyacetylene and plasma arc cutting equipment.

 7.  Set up manual oxyacetylene and plasma gas cutting equipment.

 8.  Operate manual oxyacetylene and plasma gas cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

 9.  Set up machine oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment.

 10.  Operate machine oxyacetylene gas cutting equipment on plain carbon steel.

 11.  Operate plasma arc cutting equipment on stainless steel and aluminum.

 12.  Perform the Basic types of cuts.

 13.  Shut down and disassemble oxyacetylene and plasma arc cutting equipment.

 14.  Examine cut surfaces and edges of prepared base metal parts.

 15.  Recognize fundamental principles of the cutting process covered.

 16.  Selection of proper amperage of plasma arc.

 REQUIRED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.    Safety Equipment Oxyfuel

 II.    Setting Up Equipment Oxyfuel

 III.    Operation of Oxyfuel Equipment

 IV.    Controlling Flame, Shutting Down, Disassembling, Changing Cylinders and Cutting Procedures-Cutting Thin and Thick Steel

 V.    Piercing Plate and Cutting Bevels

 VI.    Washing

 VII.    Gouging

 VIII.    Plasma Arc Cutting Process and Safety

 IX.    Plasma Arc Cutting Hazards and Equipment

 X.    Plasma Cutting Equipment and Set Up

 XI.    Operating Plasma Arc Cutting Equipment