Intro to Metalworking Techniques

Level Beginner
What you'll make Includes Metalwork Induction
Skills you'll learn A range of basic metalworking skills
Duration Weekend, 10.00-17.00
Dates
Saturday 25 May, 2024
Sunday 26 May, 2024
Price: £285   Book

Beginners Metalwork

Introduction to Metalworking Techniques covers an induction in metal work, materials, PPE, gas, electric and sundries.

Day one: Introduction to metalwork area

– Health and safety briefing, Explain marking out and cutting materials.
– Marking out using measuring tapes, squares, vernier callipers, scribes, pens and chalk
– The use of  the hack saw, pipe cutter, chop saw, angle grinder, guillotine.
– Drilling using pillar drill and hand drill.

Folding, rolling and forming:

– Moving on from the first week of cutting participants will cut lengths to roll on the progressive rollers, pipe benders, sheet folder and roller.
– Folding thicker material by scoring using an angle grinder. Folding thin sheet material by scoring.

Day two: Welding – MiG and TiG

– Health and safety introduction to welding. Correct PPE, use, setup and close down.
– Demo in MiG followed by practice.
– Demo in TiG followed by practice.

Hot Works:

– Health and Safety introduction to gas bottles, correct PPE, use, setup and close-down procedures.
– Demo of hot works forming using the anvil, vice and hammer. Followed by practice.
– Demo of brazing/hard soldering. Followed by practice.

Appropriate footwear must be worn for welding, leather shoes or boots or steel toe cap boots. Trainers are not suitable.

Please note that refunds and/or changes to ticket date are available up to 7 days before course start date.

Once a course has started, we cannot offer any transfers or refunds.