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New Mexico Welding Fabrication 2018 Purpose: The purpose of the Welding Fabrication contest is to evaluate each contestant s preparation for employment and to recognize outstanding contestants for

1 New Mexico Welding Fabrication 2018 Purpose: The purpose of the Welding Fabrication contest is to evaluate each contestant s preparation for employment and to recognize outstanding contestants for excellence and professionalism in the field of welding fabrication. Scope: The scope of this contest is defined by industry standards. All blueprints, welding symbols, and welding terms must conform to the latest edition of the American Welding Society (AWS) standards. Knowledge Performance: The contest will include a written knowledge exam that assess the practical knowledge of welding, safety, measurement and blueprint reading. Other common fabrication operation may also be assessed such as fit-up, OFC, grinding, and material handling. Eligibility: Open to active SkillsUSA members enrolled in programs with welding as the occupational objective. This is a team event and each team will be comprised of three people. They must be student members from the same school and training program and one alternate must be selected for each team. General Rules: All welds shall be left in the as welded condition. This means no grinding of welds. A grinder may be used to prep the project for welding or following cutting activities. Weldments are to include the following three processes: SMAW, GMAW (short circuit), and GTAW. Each team must show a vertical up weld for each of the three welding processes. In-process inspection per the Fire Pit blueprint will be performed by the CWI team appointed by the SkillsUSA welding fabrication chairperson. Clothing Requirements: Each contestant must wear the following items during the entirety of the competition: coveralls or work shirt and pants, leather work boots, and ANSI Z87 approved safety glasses with side shields or goggles. Prescription glasses with side shields may be used only if they are ANSI Z87 approved and marked. If not, the prescription glasses must be covered with goggles. Contestants shall NOT have any identification (showing name, school, or anything indicating where they are from) except for conference badge with contestant number assigned. Page 1 of 5

2 Theme: Fire Pit The Welding Fabrication Competition for New Mexico SkillsUSA will have a theme of a Fire Pit. Your design must use 90% of the materials listed on the bill of materials (page 4). The materials will be on site and cut to pre-determined lengths. The contestants must fabricate their Fire Pit according to their blueprints and completed in the four-hour time frame given. Assembly blueprints are required to have the proper dimensions, welding symbols, weld dimensions, top views, side views, and front views. The blueprints must be on an 11 X 17 paper. The design of the Fire Pit must include SMAW, GMAW (short circuit), GTAW, and OFC. Again, ALL welds must be identified on the blueprint with proper welding symbols and weld processes as described by the American Welding Society. There will be NO changes allowed to the blueprints once they have been turned into the judging committee. Please remember to bring two copies of the blueprints with you. One will be submitted to the judges at orientation and the second copy is for use by the team during the competition. Contest Guidelines: Each team must comply with and be aware of the following guidelines: 1. Contestants must correctly use the welding equipment during the contest. The contest chairman and contest coordinator may stop a contestant at any section of the contest if they deem a contestant s manner to be hazardous to either themselves or others. Such a stoppage shall disqualify the participant for that section of the contest. If the contestant is warned a second time, he/she will be disqualified as a contest participant. 2. While the contest is in progress, there shall be no communication between contestants on other teams or observers. Contestants may direct questions or concerns to the judges, contest coordinator, or contest chair. It is expected that team members will communication with each other. 3. A time limit on the contest has been established to a 4 hour fabrication time. Points will be deducted from the team score if the team takes more that the allotted 4 hours. 4. Welding and cutting operation instructions must be specified in the blueprints. 5. Welding equipment used in the contest may be obtained from a variety of manufacturers and may include transformers, rectifiers and/or inverter. 6. Filler metals shall be compatible with the metals being welded and will be detailed on the contest procedure sheet. Instruction to the contestant will define more specifically the filler metals that may be used. 7. Welds will be evaluated visually utilizing a rating system as established by the SkillsUSA Technical committee. Nondestructive and/or destructive tests may be used to complete the project evaluation. Page 2 of 5

3 8. Final judging of the welded projects will be evaluated according to the difficulty of the assigned task and by utilizing the following visual inspection criterial: dimensional accuracy, distortion, and conformity to the blueprint requirements. Supplies: The following supplies will be supplied by the technical committee: All material for the Fire Pit listed under the Bill of Materials All necessary welding and cutting equipment Work area. The following supplies must be supplied by the contestant Team: Hearing and/or ear protection Safety Glasses with side shields ( ANSI Z87 approved) Welding and cutting gloves Welding helmet and appropriate filters (plate/lens and protective covers) GTAW electrodes and AK-3 accessory torch kit (air-cooled) Spare spatter and filter lens/plates for arc welding Oxyacetylene shield or goggles Pocket calculator Lead pencil and/or ball point pen Soapstone Combination square set Fillet weld gauge Center punch Measuring pipe wrap (wrap-a-round) Speed square Tape measure and steel ruler Straight edge Vise grips C-clamps Channel locks Protractor or angle finder Angle bevel files 12 power cord (120V) 4 ½ grinder with grinder wheel Wire wheels Clear face shields (for grinding and buffing) Page 3 of 5

4 Center punches Chipping hammer Wire brushes Drill and drill bits, if your blueprints call for drilled holes OFC striker and cutting tip Chop saw if required. All contestants must create a one-page resume and submit a hard copy to the technical committee chair at orientation. Failure to do so will result in a 10-point penalty. Bill of Materials QTY Material Dimensions Material Type 4 2' X 18" x 3/16" plate plain carbon steel 1 1/4" X 18 gage (flattened) X 1' SWD x 2 LWD expanded metal plain carbon steel 2 3' Long, 1" X 1"x 3/16" Angle Iron plain carbon steel 1 1/8" X 12" rod plain carbon steel Direct Comments and Questions to: Alexyia Barraza New Mexico State SkillsUSA Welding Fabrication Chairperson barrazapaige@lanl.gov Phone: Page 4 of 5

5 Thursday (4/12/18) Team Check-In 1:00 PM o Tool Kit Inspection o PPE Check Mandatory Group Meeting 2:00 PM o Schedule Review o Lab space assignments Oral Presentations - 3:00 PM o Resume review o Short team interview Written Test- 4:00 PM Teams released following completion of written test. Friday (4/13/18) Do not be late. No overtime allowed. Post-secondary teams arrive - 7:00 AM o Doors shut at- 7:05 AM (no team instructors allowed passed this point) o Set-up o PPE Inspections Post-secondary teams fabrication start time- 7:30 AM Post-secondary teams fabrication end time- 11:30 AM Post-secondary teams clean lab spaces and move projects to inspection area- 11:30-11:45 AM Post-secondary teams released 11:45 AM High school teams arrive- 12:00 PM o Doors shut at- 12:05 PM (no team instructors allowed passed this point) o Set-up o PPE inspections High school teams fabrication start time- 12:30 PM High school teams fabrication end time- 4:30 PM High school teams clean lab spaces and move projects to inspection area- 4:30-4:45 PM High school teams released 4:45 PM Page 5 of 5

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