When I used to teach at the college, I would often reach out to employers to make sure that my students were learning the skills that they were looking for in potential candidates. One of the topics that always came up was "being able to read welding symbols". With this information in hand, I developed a lecture that would teach students how to interpret welding symbols. The AWS has 2 documents that I highly recommend purchasing for your library. The first one is AWS A2.4 Standard, Brazing, and Nondestructive Examination. The next one is AWS A3.0 Standard Terms and Definitions. Read More: www.weld.com/blog/weld-symbol-interpretation Link to Quick Reference Chart: amzn.to/2laO2Z4 At first glance, welding symbols can be pretty intimidating. But once you learn what everything is, and where each piece goes, they become second nature. Welding symbols are like hieroglyphics from the days of the ancient Egyptians. They tell a story and convey the necessary weld type, size and spacing to meet the engineers requirements to withstand the intended load. All welding symbols start off at the same place, the reference line. The reference line is a horizontal line and is the basis for all welding symbols. Attached to the reference line is the arrow line. The arrow line points to the area where the weld is to be performed. With the reference line, there are two sides. The top side of the reference line is called the "other-side" and the bottom side is the "arrow-side. This is probably the one spot that trips everyone up the most because the top section is always the opposite side of where the arrow is pointing. VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.weld.com FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/welddotcom JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP - www.facebook.com/groups/welddotcom/ Talk with Bob, Jason and Mancub! ------------------------------------------------ EQUIPMENT WE LIKE AND USE IN THE SHOP: WEILER ABRASIVES: weilercorp.com SELECT ARC WIRE: www.select-arc.com PFERD ABRASIVES: www.pferdusa.com ESAB POWER SOURCES: www.ESAB.com EVERLAST POWER SOURCES: www.everlastgenerators.com AHP POWER SOURCES: www.ahp.com TAB AND SLOT WELDING TABLES: www.tabandslot.com VIDEO SCHEDULE: MONDAY @ 5:30 PM ET WEDNESDAY @ 5:30 PM ET FRIDAY @ 5:30 PM ET Weld.com is a dedicated to helping you build your career as a welder / fabricator. Whether you’re a hobbyist, student or active in the trade; we are here to help further your craft. If you want to keep learning and interacting with us, make sure you hit that subscribe and notify (bell) button. Join us in the comment section after each video. If you have questions on projects or tests you’re doing now, head over to the Facebook group so you can share pictures with us and get feedback from the community. FACEBOOK GROUP - www.facebook.com/groups/welddotcom/ #welddotcom Disclaimer: Weld.com is compensated for providing links in our descriptions. However, we only work with companies that we use ourselves and can honestly and ethically recommend to our audience.

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