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-====== Welder - work in progress ======+====== MIG Welder - work in progress ======
    
-<callout title="Induction Required" type="danger" icon="true"> This equipment requires an induction prior to use. For your own safety and to avoid damage to the equipment do not attempt to use it until you have been inducted. </callout>+<callout title="Induction Required" type="danger" icon="true"> This equipment requires an induction prior to use. For your own safety and to avoid damage to the equipment do not attempt to use it until you have been inducted.  
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 +It's a two part induction. There is an in-person induction which will take no more than an hour. Please read the wiki before your in-person induction. Once you complete the quiz (on the enrollment portal pc), you should be able to turn on the bleepy box</callout>
    
 <callout title="Burn Hazard" type="warning" icon="true"> Welding generates heat, resulting in workpieces and equipment which may be very hot. This may pose a burn hazard to the user or those around them, take care during and after use.</callout> <callout title="Burn Hazard" type="warning" icon="true"> Welding generates heat, resulting in workpieces and equipment which may be very hot. This may pose a burn hazard to the user or those around them, take care during and after use.</callout>
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 <callout title="PPE Required" type="primary" icon="true"> This equipment requires the use of eye protection and appropriate clothing. </callout> <callout title="PPE Required" type="primary" icon="true"> This equipment requires the use of eye protection and appropriate clothing. </callout>
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-Please only use the equipment and materials covered in the induction. Please do not use your own equipment. The welding / hot works area is a trial, to prove to our insurers etc that we can have a hot works area without burning the hackspace down 
  
-===== Induction =====+===== Risks =====
  
-Prior to using the welder, you must attend an in-person induction. Please post on the forum if you want an induction. Should be starting spring 2025+=== Risk Assessment ===
  
-Prior to an induction, please have a quick read through the welder manual, and read this wiki page. +Link to Risk Assessment : {{ :equipment:hotworks:mig_welding_-_risk_assessment_-_2026.pdf |}}
  
 +===== Safety and Conduct =====
  
 +Please only use the equipment and materials covered in the induction. Please do not use your own equipment. The welding / hot works area is a trial, to prove to our insurers etc that we can have a hot works area without burning the hackspace down. Please do not allow non-member or people who have not been inducted use the equipment, they must have their own access and have been inducted by our inductors to be covered to use this equipment.
  
-Induction notes are here - [[equipment:hotworks:welder:induction_notes|]] 
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-Please note, the induction only covers the basics and essential safety elements, as well as any hackspace-specific rules. There won't be anything on welding techniques / settings, as there's a myriad of information online.  
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-===== Safety ===== 
 === Avoiding fire and fumes === === Avoiding fire and fumes ===
   * Before commencing any welding, ensure the hot works area is clear from flammable items. Do not weld if there are strong, potentially flammable fumes in the space   * Before commencing any welding, ensure the hot works area is clear from flammable items. Do not weld if there are strong, potentially flammable fumes in the space
-  * Do not weld items which could be flammable. **No not weld vehicles**+  * Do not weld items which could be flammable. **Do not weld vehicles**
   * Do not weld items which contain surface finishes, which could release flammable or hazardous fumes such as painted or galvanised surfaces.    * Do not weld items which contain surface finishes, which could release flammable or hazardous fumes such as painted or galvanised surfaces. 
   * Keeping workpieces clean can help to minimise sparks and will result in a better weld   * Keeping workpieces clean can help to minimise sparks and will result in a better weld
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   * Have a bucket of sand next to the welding bench, which can quickly and safely extinguish minor flames with minimal cleanup   * Have a bucket of sand next to the welding bench, which can quickly and safely extinguish minor flames with minimal cleanup
   * The roller shutter doors **must** remain open during welding operations, and kept open until fumes have cleared   * The roller shutter doors **must** remain open during welding operations, and kept open until fumes have cleared
-  * Fume extraction should be used at all times, and kept on until fumes have cleared. Check fume extractor has not been used for general extraction or hoovering - open the top and ensure there are no flammable items inside (eg sawdust)+  * Fume extraction should be used at all times where possible, and kept on until fumes have cleared. Check fume extractor has not been used for general extraction or hoovering - open the top and ensure there are no flammable items inside (eg sawdust).  
 +  * If you cannot use the fume extractor, a respirator should be worn
   * **After welding, you MUST remain in the space for at least 1 hour, checking the area for smouldering items or fires. If you cannot wait the hour, do not weld**   * **After welding, you MUST remain in the space for at least 1 hour, checking the area for smouldering items or fires. If you cannot wait the hour, do not weld**
  
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   * If you have a pacemaker (etc), and only proceed if you've confirmed with your doctor that it’s safe to weld.   * If you have a pacemaker (etc), and only proceed if you've confirmed with your doctor that it’s safe to weld.
  
 +===Avoiding bin fires===
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 +The standard general waste dustbin potentially contain flammable materials, and therefore care must be taken to avoid invertedly disposing of hot embers, sparks etc, where they could later ignite. Placing hot items in the normal bin poses a fire risk
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 +Therefore, a separate "welding dustbin" is provided. It is a standard steel dustbin without a bin liner, so is generally fireproof. Is solely for disposal of any waste which may be hot and pose a fire risk. For example, arisings from sweeping up, after welding. 
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 +Signage attempts to prevent its use as a normal bin, but experience shows signage is ignored, so there may be flammable items already in the bin. Before starting any welding tasks, empty the dustbin into the general waste bin. 
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 +Using this bin acts as a stop-gap, allowing time for any hot objects to cool down. 
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 +==== PPE ====
  
-=== PPE ===  
  
 The following PPE must be used  The following PPE must be used 
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   * Welding hood or mask. There are three hanging up, just outside the hot works area. Link to manual [[https://www.clarkeservice.co.uk/manuals/welding_accessories/PG4_Headshield_Iss_3.pdf]]   * Welding hood or mask. There are three hanging up, just outside the hot works area. Link to manual [[https://www.clarkeservice.co.uk/manuals/welding_accessories/PG4_Headshield_Iss_3.pdf]]
   * Closed footwear   * Closed footwear
-  * The risk assessment also specifies a respirator, to protect from fumes+  * a respirator, if it's not possible to use fume extractor 
  
 These are the minimum requirements. You may also need additional PPE for other related tasks, such as eye protection when using an angle grinder.  These are the minimum requirements. You may also need additional PPE for other related tasks, such as eye protection when using an angle grinder. 
  
 +===== Induction =====
  
 +Prior to using the welder, you must attend an in-person induction. Please post on the forum if you want an induction. 
 +
 +Prior to an induction, please have a quick read through the welder manual, and read this wiki page. 
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 +The induction consists of a quiz, and an in-person induction. You must pass the quiz first.
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 +Induction notes are here - [[equipment:hotworks:welder:induction_notes|]]
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 +Please note, the induction only covers the basics and essential safety elements, as well as any hackspace-specific rules. There won't be anything on welding techniques / settings, as there's a myriad of information online. 
  
-===== Equipment =====+===== Introduction =====
  
-The welder is stored on the lower shelf of the welding table, in the hot works area, next to the roller shutter doors. Also on the table are a few welding accessories such as a pair of MIG pliers and a chipping hammer+The welder is stored on the lower shelf of the welding table, in the hot works area, next to the roller shutter doors. Also on the table are a few welding accessories such as a pair of MIG pliers and a chipping hammer. 
  
-===Welder===+=== Welder Manual ===
  
 The Hackspace welder is a Clarke MIG160EN The Hackspace welder is a Clarke MIG160EN
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 This extractor is intended only for welding use, and not general extraction / cleaning tasks. However prior to welding, empty the contents of the extractor into the general waste bin, **before** starting any welding activity This extractor is intended only for welding use, and not general extraction / cleaning tasks. However prior to welding, empty the contents of the extractor into the general waste bin, **before** starting any welding activity
  
-===Avoiding bin fires===+==== Clean up ====
  
-The standard general waste dustbin potentially contain flammable materials, and therefore care must be taken to avoid invertedly disposing of hot embers, sparks etc, where they could later ignite. Placing hot items in the normal bin poses a fire risk 
  
-Therefore, a separate "welding dustbin" is provided. It is a standard steel dustbin without a bin liner, so is generally fireproof. Is solely for disposal of any waste which may be hot and pose a fire risk. For example, arisings from sweeping up, after welding. +==== Consumables ====
  
-Signage attempts to prevent its use as a normal bin, but experience shows signage is ignored, so there may be flammable items already in the bin. Before starting any welding tasks, empty the dustbin into the general waste bin.  
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-Using this bin acts as a stop-gap, allowing time for any hot objects to cool down.  
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-===== Consumables ===== 
 The following items will be stored in the welder, as consumables The following items will be stored in the welder, as consumables
  
   * Welding wire. Flux cored "gasless" wire, 0.8mm diameter, 0.45kg reel. [[https://www.toolstation.com/sip-mig-gasless-flux-cord-welding-wire/p13760]] or similar   * Welding wire. Flux cored "gasless" wire, 0.8mm diameter, 0.45kg reel. [[https://www.toolstation.com/sip-mig-gasless-flux-cord-welding-wire/p13760]] or similar
-  * Welding torch tips. 0.8mm diameter. [[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326371887307]] or similar + 
-  * Welding torch shroud. [[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387634952855]] or similar+==== Known Issues ==== 
 +There are no known issues at this time. If you find any please report put a note on the equipment, put a message on the forum, or send a message to committee.
  
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