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Maintenance Welding Training
at your site using your equipment, custom-designed training for your needs
welding, metallurgy & safety training for maintenance personnel
Gouge Rod/Chamfer Rod
(a.k.a. "airless air-arc")
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What is it? How does it work?
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Applications for the maintenance welder:
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gouging, piercing, cutting
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Set-up, safe operation, PPE
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Techniques for:
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gouging steel & cast iron
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cutting thicker sections
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Time requirement: 30-45 minutes. (100% shop)
I find boxes of these rods in a lot of shops - construction companies, coal mines, oil & gas companies, farms, city & county maintenance shops - everywhere! And all too often, nobody knows what they are or how to use 'em.
It's time we changed that!
Gouge rod belongs on every service truck! (with a welder)
You'll find out why when I show you how versatile this simple electrode can be.
Article included in the Student/Reference Manual
Warning: The author, TWI Global, uses proper English (they're located in the UK,) so terminology & spelling of some words may be unfamiliar.
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