"Brazer"

Job Description - Part 1

Basic Job Description:

Braze together components to assemble fabricated metal parts, using torch or welding machine and flux.

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Job Duties and Tasks for: "Brazer"

1) Guides torch and rod along joint of workpieces to heat to brazing temperature, melt braze alloy, and bond workpieces together.

2) Cuts carbon electrodes to specified size and shape, using cutoff saw.

3) Removes workpiece from fixture, using tongs, and cools workpiece, using air or water.

4) Cleans joints of workpieces, using wire brush or by dipping them into cleaning solution.

5) Examines seam and rebrazes defective joints or broken parts.

6) Connects hoses from torch to regulator valves and cylinders of oxygen and specified fuel gas, acetylene or natural.

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7) Turns valves to start flow of gases, lights flame, and adjusts valves to obtain desired color and size of flame.

8) Brushes flux onto joint of workpiece or dips braze rod into flux to prevent oxidation of metal.

9) Aligns and secures workpieces in fixtures, jigs, or vise, using rule, square, or template.

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10) Melts and separates brazed joints to remove and straighten damaged or misaligned components, using hand torch or furnace.

11) Selects torch tip, flux, and brazing alloy from data charts or work order.

12) Adjusts electric current and timing cycle of resistance welding machine to heat metal to bonding temperature.