Welding classes

[poolmike]

Anyone ever take the welding class offered at Upper Bucks Tech School?? I'm seriously considering signing up, I just wanted to check to see if anyone has input on this program, or any other welding programs.

For anyone interested, the class runs Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm, 9/25-11/22

Actually, I'm going to sign up tomorrow.

http://www.ubtech.org/14131010201121...7_Brochure.pdf

[SovXietday]

In for info! I want to learn how to weld.

[poolmike]

The course is ~$320. Not a bad price for Welding I+II. It teaches the basics of Arc and Mig, which are easy to do, but I want to learn the technical stuff and make my work a little more attractive. I'm the weld booooger king.

[enigma]

What type of arc welding?
My stick welds are fine, mig is good as well, i need a little more finesse with tig tho. Lemme know how the classes work out.

[poolmike]

I haven't tried tig yet, and the course description does not include it, but I need to start somewhere. My goal is to get certified. Why? I haven't got a clue.

[SovXietday]

Originally Posted by poolmike

The course is ~$320. Not a bad price for Welding I+II. It teaches the basics of Arc and Mig, which are easy to do, but I want to learn the technical stuff and make my work a little more attractive. I'm the weld booooger king.

Not a bad price at all. I have been doing a lot of welding lately and I suck pretty bad at it. Chicken scratched my downpipe so she holds, looking pretty is far from it but it works.

Now I just need to find the time, heh.

[SpoolinDSM]

Originally Posted by SovXietday

Not a bad price at all. I have been doing a lot of welding lately and I suck pretty bad at it. Chicken scratched my downpipe so she holds, looking pretty is far from it but it works.

Now I just need to find the time, heh.

Who cares if welds suck.

Function > Form

[SovXietday]

Originally Posted by SpoolinDSM

Who cares if welds suck.

Function > Form

Yeah but when it comes to welding function = form, lol.

$20 says the class will be all of TST.

[TurboTagTeam]

Originally Posted by SpoolinDSM

Who cares if welds suck.

Function > Form

Hehe... I wish it were that easy. Crappy looking welds most of the time dont have good penitration or are too hot. If a weld get too hot you loose strength and it will most likely crack under stress.

Welding is no joke. There is a reason why very good welders get paid alot of money. It took me about 6 months of playing with my TIG welder for 2-3 hours a day before I was at the level were I could do customer cars.

A good TIG welder is as good as gold. I have a Lincoln Electric Precision TIG 275. It has a water cooled torch, pulser, stick welding capability, it's a beast.

[ScubaSteve]

Tig welding is the fun part. The welds are real clean and attractive when you do it right.

[TROLL]

damn my late hours at work, i'd totally do it if i could.

[poolmike]

Originally Posted by TROLL

damn my late hours at work, i'd totally do it if i could.

I'll check to see if they offer day classes.

I'm really looking forward to this class, so it will probably be filled or cancelled or something. I'll be there today to register. Class limit is 12 people.

[77F-150]

i took that class there years ago. its how i got started into welding. my night class teacher was patric ryan an irishman right off the boat. then i was an adult student my teacher was paul carney, he reallys knows his stuff.

[Spocknasty]

I might sign up for this...need to look into my schedule.

[TROLL]

yeah i work till 8 mon, tues, weds. if there's another class time or other days, i'd definitely want to do it.

[yellow2000S/R]

Welding takes practice. Classes teach you the basics and instruct you how and what to look for.

I took Collison class at WyoTech and am now I-Car welding certified, basically meaning I am consistent to the point that I can section cars while maintaining the correct bead width/height/penetration. It comes down to practice to make them look good and finding your heat and wire speed settings.

Here is a pic of my MIG welds from 2 weeks ago at home. It was almost 6 months since I touched my welder so they don't look the best. I'm still getting used to my Millermatic 180 welder b/c it is a 220v and when I have it set real low for sheet metal, the adjustments are very sensitive. I learned on Lincoln 110v welders at school.

[poolmike]

I went up there and signed up this morning. The girl at the office says the class fill up every time, but usually right before the class starts. Right now, I am the second person to sign up. $319+ $5 out of district fee. Not bad.

[TROLL]

is it always those days and times? maybe i can catch the next session of they mix it up.

[allspoolin4]

^^ Lincon, exactly what he said form over function is a no go...i have been mig welding for about 5 years, tig 2 years, and arc welding 2 years, and have to say, the classes that i took over at delaware tech were great, i mostly needed arc welding skills, but they go over everything with welding codes on the wire, different techniques, vertical horisontal overhead its great mig + tig, arc1 and arc 2 were great, classes or come see me for classes

[den9]

im doing it this year, just got in the glaziers union and u gotta take it first year of school, every monday from sept to june then i get ceritified. 160 hours, free too