(RED OAK) – Texas State Technical College is giving area high school welders a chance to put their skills to the test at its welding competition Saturday, May 5. More than 40 students from nine area schools will compete in the contest beginning at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n
TSTC welding instructor David Reed said he hopes the contest will pique interest in the North Texas campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re bringing in juniors and seniors for the competition,\u201d Reed said. \u201cIt\u2019s a friendly game. We bring them out here and showcase the instructors, our welding lab, TSTC in North Texas — it\u2019s a win-win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reed said they asked the participating schools to create a school crest to be judged at the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cAhead of time, they are supposed to manufacture these before the competition, according to certain parameters,\u201d he said. \u201cIt shows school pride for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alvin Adams, also a TSTC welding instructor, said students will have a few different welds to do and will also compete in a cutting contest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll be doing a 1-2-3F — that\u2019s fillet welds,\u201d Adams said. \u201cOne, two and three are different positions. That represents the position of the weld. They\u2019ll be doing a 1-2-3V-groove weld also. Then we\u2019re going to have the cutting contest.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the cutting round, students will be judged on uniformity, dross (residue left behind in the melting process of metals) and speed. Each contest is staged in rounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom each discipline, we will be giving a first-, second- and third-place medal,\u201d Adams said. \u201cAs we go, we\u2019ll go through the process of elimination.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students will compete individually, but schools will earn a team trophy for first, second and third place overall.<\/p>\n
The Northeast Texas Blacksmith Association will also be attending the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral of the founding members from their club will be here with furnaces and anvils, hammering out metal,\u201d Reed said. \u201cI\u2019ll be out there myself because a lot of my students enjoy watching the artistic work. I\u2019ll be making roses out of single pieces of rebar and be demonstrating to the students. If there are students who want to, they\u2019ll be able to come up and hammer out some metal with myself and the other smiths.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reed hopes students will not only learn to work together, but also be able to see where they stand among their peers in a welding environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people from small ag shops think they weld really well, but they get out to these competitions and they say, \u2018Man, I need to step up my game\u2019 or \u2018Wow, we did really well. This validates our program here.\u2019 And TSTC will further complement the program that they have,\u201d Reed said.<\/p>\n
TSTC is registering now for the fall semester. The last day to register is Monday, Aug. 20, and classes begin Monday, Aug. 27.<\/p>\n
For more information on TSTC, visit tstc.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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