Welding Merit Badge
Learn welding safety, equipment, and techniques. Master butt joints, T joints, lap joints, and fillet welds while exploring welding careers to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- Welding Hazards and First Aid Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while welding, and what you should do to …
- Safety Gear, SDS, and Equipment Care With your counselor, discuss general safety precautions and safety data sheets (SDS) related to welding.
- Welding Terms and Process Basics Explain the terms welding, electrode, slag, and oxidation.
- Mechanical and Thermal Cutting Name the different mechanical and thermal cutting methods.
At a glance
- Requirements
- 7
- Category
- Hobbies
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- March 29, 2026