Brighton

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Craft

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Metalwork

Welding 101 Workshop

Intensive tuition with the three most used welding techniques.

Philip Melling Sculpture

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7 hours

1 to 2

£170 - £260 (£260 per guest when you book for 1 guest, £170 for 2 guests)

Brighton

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Craft

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Metalwork

What you'll do

This 1 or 2-day workshop will focus on the equipment and skills needed to weld steel and other metals, with a City & Guilds qualified tutor. Even though this isn’t a qualification, Philip teaches City & Guilds at Plumpton College so can take you through the same learning schemes.

You will:

Be introduced to the three most commonly used welding processes - MIG, TIG, and MMA (stick) welding.
Be shown how to set up the equipment for each welding process.
Experiment with different materials - steel, aluminium, and stainless steel.
Produce a series of metal joints and learn how to assess them.

The 2-day workshop will give you more time to experiment with the 3 welding processes, focus on one or some of them, or try your hand at oxyacetylene welding and brazing.

Please note that 2-day courses need to be booked as 2 x one-day courses and won't run on consecutive days. Philip is available to run his courses on Mondays, Wednesdays, and some Saturdays.

Philip is happy to adapt the course to suit your needs:

If you are more interested in MIG or TIG, for example, then you can spend more time on that.
If you want to spend some time looking at specific skills - like fabrication or positional welding - then that is also fine.

Get ready to get deep into the welding zone! Philip will also give you an insight into his practise and how to get into metal art or metal fabrication, over a well-brewed coffee, tea, or infusion.

Knowledge required

No experience necessary

What you'll get

Expert tuition
Free parking
PPE - Safety wear including welding helmets, goggles, ear defenders, leather apron, and gloves. You need to bring steel toe-capped boots and work clothes or overalls.
Materials
Tea, coffee, and water
Clean toilet in the main building
Take home the test pieces or fabrication you have made!

What to bring

Steel toe-capped boots.
Overalls or work clothes - jeans, wool, and cotton are fine, but avoid polyester.
In the cold winter months, also wear warm clothes.

Location

Warehouse 3 Trafalgar House Quarry Road Newhaven BN9 9DD

Your teacher

Philip Melling Sculpture

I have been sculpting, fabricating and teaching metalwork since 2002 using a wide range of skills and techniques.
I have run my own metal sculpture practice as well as freelanced for sculpture and set making companies including The Royal Opera House.
I love teaching and have a huge amount of experience working with people of all ages either one on one or with groups.
I am City & Guilds qualified and currently teach C&G Welding at Plumpton College in Sussex.

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