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This is a discussion on More Aluminum within the Welding/Fab General Discussion forums, part of the Welding / Fabrication category; We are currently practicing for the NOCTI test (National Occupational Competency Testing Institute). We have already taken our written test ...
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04-09-2008, 05:08 PM
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 More Aluminum
We are currently practicing for the NOCTI test (National Occupational Competency Testing Institute). We have already taken our written test (and I can post my test results if wanted) and now we are going to do the skilled portion (the actual welding) of the test tomorrow. We have to do a vertical up, V-groove, E7018, 1/4 inch root opening, 60 degree bevel with a backing for stick; all-around MIG weld in spray-arc metal transfer in the horizontal position on a square tube to a flat plate which will be subject to a dye-penetrant testing; Oxy-Acy cut whatever the blueprint says; Aluminum fillet "Tee joint" in the horizontal position with TIG; and Stainless steel fillet "lap joint" in the horizontal position with TIG as well. This test rates you against everyone else in the nation. Here is one of my aluminum practice welds: 
__________________ The mind is nothing without the body and the body is nothing without the mind. You need them both to make the rational decisions we so make every day. Some we don't put as much thought into them as we should, and others we take a little too seriously. So slow down, take a breather, and think. Last edited by Hillbillysmith; 04-09-2008 at 05:12 PM.  |
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04-15-2008, 03:21 PM
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wow, can you post your written test results please. what do you get when you pass this test?
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