Día de Los Muertos Annual Welding Competition

• Time slots & details will be on the agenda printout.
• The contest will be based on skill & confidence; participants will not know what material thickness or welding position until the day of.
• Brother-In-Law Division (RIG Welding Style): This Division consists of a 2 person team. Each Team MUST provide a Gas or Diesel powered welding machine per welding participant. This means each team must have two welding machines. One per welding student. Each team must also provide Two (2) Jack Stands and a small table that could possibly hold a 20”pipe in a 2G position. Each team will do one of two welds that will be determined the day of. It will either be a 2G or a 5G weld. Del Mar College will provide the fixture for the 5G weld that will be placed on the jack stands. Anyone that participates in this division can ONLY DO this division. Participants CAN’T be in another division because this division will going on at the same time as the others. DECISIONS…..DECISIONS!! ** This Will NOT be API (downhill) PLEASE bring all the tools you think you’ll need. You can share all tools but NOT welding machines. These members do not have to be from the same school BUT do have to be registered in a high school welding program. Leads must be a minimum of 50’feet for spacing.
• Industry Pro Division: participant must currently be teaching or be working in industry, Rules are stern due to the nature of the prizes in this category. *Instructors CAN participate. **PRIZE is WINNER take all** Tig/Stick Combo
• Weld Process and procedures will be discussed in detail on the day of during Safety Briefing.

• Registration will be online. Fill out a registration form here.  Welding Competition Registration Coming Soon!
• Prior to checking in, all participants must be registered online.
• Registration fee:
  • $25.00 per High School Student
  • $25.00 per High School Student (Brother-in-law)
  • $25.00 per Traditional Student
  • $250.00 per current Industry Pro Welder (Minimum of ten contestants or it will not take place)
• Payment Donation Due at Check-in: Money order only. Please make payable to Del Mar College Foundation (NO CASH will be accepted.) We may have payment options on the registration form. If NOT, please refer to highlighted information.
• High Schools: Only 10 students per high school - NOT per instructor. Student must have Parental Consent form filled out for check in. Anybody outside of CCISD, please contact Samuel Garcia at sgarcia171@delmar.edu.
• High School: Students have the right to move up in skill level, but cannot move down. (Example: if a student is enrolled in a pipe course the student cannot be welding in the plate division.) This goes for Non Dual Credit Students as well.
• High School Student MUST show proof of current enrollment in their school's welding program, but not necessarily be a Del Mar College Dual Credit student. (Provide a current schedule print out if you WIN.)
  • *Instructor Note: Keep in mind that this is a Dual Credit Competition - please be considerate and give your Dual Credit students the chance to participate first. Our goal is to inspire students to join our program.*
• Traditional post-secondary students: No Limit on Entries and students MUST be enrolled in a Welding Program, such as Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute, Southern Careers Institute, Blue Diamond and Coastal Bend College. Student must have Consent form filled out for check in. (School Schedule print out of current semester enrollment if you WIN.)

For additional information please contact Sam Garcia via email at sgarcia171@delmar.edu

• Dual Credit/High School plate SMAW
• Dual Credit/High School pipe SMAW
• Traditional students pipe SMAW
• Traditional students' pipe - combo GTAW/SMAW
• “Best of the Best” Industry Pro welders' pipe GTAW
• Brother-In-Law pipe SMAW (10 contestant limit) First Come First Serve so Please Read Contest info first.

Minimum tools required for each contestant:

• Chipping hammer
• Wire brush
• Vise grip pliers or adjustable pliers
• Adjustable wrench
• GTAW will need to provide your own Tig Rig & Stinger

The following safety gear must be supplied by each contestant to participate in the welding contest:

• Safety glasses ANSI Z87
• Ear plugs (Del Mar provides)
• Welding helmet
• Welding gloves (NO HOLES)
• Welding jacket or 100% cotton long sleeve shirt
• Jeans/long pants (No frayed, torn shirts or jeans will be allowed)
• Leather work boots/leather shoes (Steel Toe & Safety Toe highly recommended)
• NO EXCEPTIONS ON SAFETY PPE

Students who do not have the proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) will not be allowed to compete.

• Everyone not competing in the contest must stay in the designated areas during the event. (Designated areas will be assigned on the day of the event.)
• Any non-competing student, guest or instructor attempting to assist a contestant after the start of the event will risk having the contestant disqualified.
• Once a student is finished with their welding piece, they are considered a non-competing student & are subject to the same rules as non-competitors.
• Students, guests, & Instructors not competing in the event will not be allowed to view the welded coupons until all judges have turned in their score cards & the contest is complete.

• Judges will be monitoring their division making sure each contestant is following the safety & welding instructions provided to them during the orientation. Failure to follow instructions could result in point deductions or disqualification.
• A visual examination of each finished coupon will be conducted by the judges assigned to their specific weld division. All judges are professionals in the welding industry.
• All judging criteria will be based on AWS (American Welding Society) specifications & standards.
• VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: No Prizes… We want this competition to be one of best competitions around and we WILL keep these welds to Industry standards. If no one meets AWS visual standards in any division we WILL NOT grant anyone a prize in that division.

Safety will be monitored throughout the competition; students who do not follow safety procedures outlined in the orientation will be disqualified & asked to leave the welding area.

Legend:

• WDC = Workforce Development Center
• DC = Dual Credit MOS Mandatory Safety Orientation
• MOS = Madatory Safety Orientation
• MT = Metals Technology Building
• BOS = Breakout Session
• HS = High School