 Welding
This Merit Badge requires 2 sessions to complete.
The Pathways to Eagle preparation work items for the Welding merit badge are: 1, 3, 5a, 7
- Items in RED - MUST be completed before the session starts to make it possible to complete the merit badge at Pathways to Eagle. Bring proof of completion (item, written work, note, photo, etc.)
- Items in GREEN - Can be completed before the session starts or done during merit badge session.
- Items in BLACK - MUST be ready to demonstrate your knowledge of these requirements during the merit badge session.
Scouts are strongly encouraged to use a Merit Badge worksheet to show that they have done the preparation work for the merit badge.
Download the workbook for the
Welding Merit Badge
in Adobe PDF format from the U.S. Scouting Service Project website.
Scouts MUST be able to discuss any items completed as preparation works or as written work.
Note: Some requirements contain items that fall into more that one category and are listed as the higher category.
NOTE: Due to safety concerns, participants in the
Welding Merit Badge Sessions MUST wear jeans and
boots to the sessions. All other Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) will be provided. |
| a. |
Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most
likely to encounter while welding, and what you
should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate,
or lessen these hazards. |
| b. |
Show that you know first aid for, and the
prevention of, injuries or illnesses that could
occur while welding, including electrical shock,
eye injuries, burns, fume inhalation, dizziness,
skin irritation, and exposure to hazardous
chemicals, including filler metals and welding
gases. |
| a. |
With your counselor, discuss general safety
precautions and Safety Data Sheets related to
welding. Explain the importance of the SDS. |
| b. |
Describe the appropriate safety gear and clothing
that must be worn when welding. Then, present
yourself properly dressed for welding—in
protective equipment, clothing, and footwear. |
| c. |
Explain and demonstrate the proper care and
storage of welding equipment, tools, and
protective clothing and footwear. |
3. |
Explain the terms welding, electrode, slag, and
oxidation. Describe the welding process, how heat
is generated, what kind of filler metal is added
(if any), and what protects the molten metal from
the atmosphere. |
4. |
Name the different mechanical and thermal cutting
methods. Choose one method and describe how to use
the process. Discuss one advantage and one
limitation of this process. |
| a. |
Select two welding processes, and make a list of
the different components of the equipment required
for each process. Discuss one advantage and one
limitation for each process. |
| b. |
Choose one welding process. Set up the process you
have chosen, including gas regulators, work
clamps, cables, filler materials, and equipment
settings. Have your counselor inspect and approve
the area for the welding process you have chosen. |
6. |
After successfully completing requirements 1
through 5, use the equipment you prepared for the
welding process in 5b to do the following: |
| a. |
Using a metal scribe or soapstone, sketch your
initial onto a metal plate, and weld a bead on the
plate following the pattern of your initial. |
| b. |
Cover a small plate (approximately 3" x 3" x ¼")
with weld beads side by side. |
| c. |
Tack two plates together in a square groove butt
joint. |
| d. |
Weld the two plates together from 6c on both
sides. |
| e. |
Tack two plates together in a T joint, have your
counselor inspect it, then weld a T joint with
fillet weld on both sides. |
| f. |
Tack two plates together in a lap joint, have your
counselor inspect it, then weld a lap joint with
fillet weld on both sides. |
| a. |
Find out about three career opportunities in the
welding industry. Pick one and find out the
education, training, and experience required for
this profession. Discuss this with your counselor,
and explain why the profession might interest you. |
| b. |
Discuss the role of the American Welding Society
in the welding profession. |
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The requirements listed on this web site are believed to be correct.
The official requirements can be found in the current edition of
"Boy Scout Requirements Book 2025"
Download the workbook for the
Welding Merit Badge
in Adobe PDF format from, The U.S. Scouting Service Project website.
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