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Graduate Connections - Meet Dominick Phillips

Dominick, 19, from Houston, Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist with Pipefitting program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in May 2020. Thanks for your time, Dominick. Did you go to welding school straight out of high school? Pretty much. […]

How to Strike an Arc in TIG Welding

Striking an arc means to establish a welding current across a gap between the welding electrode and the base metal.1 Welding training programs may offer […]

Welding School Grad Guide: Where Could You Apply Your Skills in the Job Market?

Once you’ve completed your welding program, where could your newly learned skills take you in the job market? Though it’s pretty easy to imagine working […]

What Type of Welding Do Pipefitters Use?

Pipefitters install, maintain and repair high-pressure piping systems.1 Welding may be one of the ways that pipefitters manipulate the metal in a pipe to accomplish […]

Graduate Connections - Meet Zach Gage

Zach, 31, from Texas, graduated from the Welding Specialist program at Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center in Houston in March 2020, just as the […]

What Are the Different Welding Positions?

The American Welding Society identifies four primary welding positions:1 Flat position Horizontal position Vertical position Overhead position1 What is a welding position? Why are there […]

6 Setup Tips for Better Stick Welds

What’s the most common type of arc welding? Shielded metal arc welding, also known as “SMAW” and “stick welding.”1,2 The widespread use of stick welding […]

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