13 Fit-up Assignment

Purpose

• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Prepare a work area to do layout and fabrication
• Select and safely set up layout and fabrication projects
• Prepare metal for layout and fabrication projects
• Use proper welding tools and equipment to complete layout and fabrication projects
• Communicate with colleagues to determine steps to complete a fabrication project
• Assess and appropriately react to the diverse needs of colleagues to complete a fabrication project

Task

In this assignment you and your partner will be making one 12″x 18″ plant holder out of 2″ angle iron. The base plate is 20″x4″x1/2″. The objective of this assignment is to create three different ways to cut angle iron to make 90° and to understand there are always multiple ways to fabricate simple designs.

Criteria of Success

• The final product meets the dimensions listed above.
• Three different ways to cut angle iron to make a 90° angle have been used.
• All corners must have proper fit-up.
• All corners must be 90° (with a 5° tolerance).
• Welds must be quality (no grinding).

Watch out for a bad fit up and distortion!