Welding Courses

Fresh Pasture · 11-02-2014 10:34pm #1

Does anyone know of any arc welding courses ran by someone like FAS?

Midfield9 · 12-02-2014 10:29am

Fresh Pasture wrote: »

Does anyone know of any arc welding courses ran by someone like FAS?

I did a night course through fas about 6-7 years ago if that's any help. Don't know if there still doing then. Was good value too if i remember right.

Reggie. · 12-02-2014 9:05pm

Midfield9 wrote: »

I did a night course through fas about 6-7 years ago if that's any help. Don't know if there still doing then. Was good value too if i remember right.

Did it myself in Athlone Fas centre. €400 for one night a week for ten weeks,

12-02-2014 10:08pm

Every farmer should do one

adne · 12-02-2014 10:39pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Did it myself in Athlone Fas centre. €400 for one night a week for ten weeks,

Was it any good?

moy83 · 13-02-2014 7:46am

Whats the youngest for a lad to start learning welding ? My oldest lad is nearly nine and was asking if his grandfather could start teaching him .

Reggie. · 13-02-2014 8:38pm

moy83 wrote: »

Whats the youngest for a lad to start learning welding ? My oldest lad is nearly nine and was asking if his grandfather could start teaching him .

Nothing wrong with that age IMO. The sooner you start the better as i had to learn most of my knowledge after the courses were done and learn on the job

Reggie. · 13-02-2014 8:40pm

adne wrote: »

Was it any good?

Yeah as you learn the basics and get confidence with welding but you will do most of your learning on the job doing your own little bits

moy83 · 13-02-2014 8:45pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Nothing wrong with that age IMO. The sooner you start the better as i had to learn most of my knowledge after the courses were done and learn on the job

I would just be worried about ark eye or anything that could be wrong . I might get the father to let him at it for a few minutes and see how he can handle the rod and mask to see if he is up for it yet

aidanki · 13-02-2014 10:23pm

moy83 wrote: »

I would just be worried about ark eye or anything that could be wrong . I might get the father to let him at it for a few minutes and see how he can handle the rod and mask to see if he is up for it yet

he will only get arc eye once that I can assure you

was doing welders mate for the father and got burnt twice, but never got it from actually welding

feartuath · 13-02-2014 10:37pm

Was welding my self at the age of 11,and worked as a fitter for years .
Now with a bad back and hearing loss I only do as little welding as possible.
We used to work in tanks and boilers and you may as well be on 40 major cigarettes a day with all the smoke and fumes.
Got contractor to erect shed for me last year
If you do decide to teach him make sure he wears proper ppe including face masks etc.

Reggie. · 14-02-2014 12:02am

feartuath wrote: »

Was welding my self at the age of 11,and worked as a fitter for years .
Now with a bad back and hearing loss I only do as little welding as possible.
We used to work in tanks and boilers and you may as well be on 40 major cigarettes a day with all the smoke and fumes.
Got contractor to erect shed for me last year
If you do decide to teach him make sure he wears proper ppe including face masks etc.

I'm the same with welding as yourself. Went mad when I first learned and now the smell of the steel and weld turns my stomach at times.

Zr105 · 14-02-2014 8:02pm

moy83 wrote: »

I would just be worried about ark eye or anything that could be wrong . I might get the father to let him at it for a few minutes and see how he can handle the rod and mask to see if he is up for it yet

Buy him a half decent auto reactive helmet, there nice and light for a younger person and no fear of arc eye, and make sure he wears gloves...
Started around 11 or 12 and haven't looked back!

f140 · 14-02-2014 9:11pm

ah god nine is very young still I think. I would wait for another year or two anyway. his eyes are important

aidanki · 14-02-2014 10:00pm

moy83 wrote: »

Whats the youngest for a lad to start learning welding ? My oldest lad is nearly nine and was asking if his grandfather could start teaching him .

start him off drilling maybe

but keep him away from angle grinder until he is ~15 I would say

moy83 · 14-02-2014 10:05pm

aidanki wrote: »

start him off drilling maybe

but keep him away from angle grinder until he is ~15 I would say

He wont be using the grinder for sure . He is drilling bits of timber with a battery drill alright but I doubt I'd let him drill steel yet either

f140 · 14-02-2014 10:06pm

aidanki wrote: »

start him off drilling maybe

but keep him away from angle grinder until he is ~15 I would say

ya drilling would be a good one and get him practicing hammering in a few nails into old wood

moy83 · 14-02-2014 10:08pm

f140 wrote: »

ya drilling would be a good one and get him practicing hammering in a few nails into old wood

Yup he is hammering in nails alright

feartuath · 14-02-2014 10:59pm

Get him used to wearing gloves ,hearing protection and always use good quality safety glasses in the workshop.clear safety glasses will prevent arc eye if you are in the vicinity of somebody welding.
More damage can be done if using the incorrect shade of protective glass in welding shield long term.

Fresh Pasture · 16-02-2014 10:02pm

Does anyone know of any other welding courses around near Laois or Kilkenny?

sawdoubters · 16-02-2014 10:04pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tHJ0NSjZnM

sea12 · 16-02-2014 10:06pm

Fresh Pasture wrote: »

Does anyone know of any other welding courses around near Laois or Kilkenny?

There is one in mountrath in Laois. It's done twice a year over 8 weeks. Alright for starter. I did it a few years ago. Look up Metac.ie and the details will be on it. Think the course started again in January as got a text about it around Xmas.

f140 · 19-02-2014 11:05pm

Fresh Pasture wrote: »

Does anyone know of any other welding courses around near Laois or Kilkenny?

http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/welding-classes-ongoing-in-tipperar-town/6475300

just saw this one on donedeal. probably not too far from you? don't know anything about him but just thought it was a real good idea. good idea to come up with I thought

aidanki · 20-02-2014 10:59pm

moy83 wrote: »

He wont be using the grinder for sure . He is drilling bits of timber with a battery drill alright but I doubt I'd let him drill steel yet either

definately start him wiht the pillar drill, was using it when I was 5, albeit after someone tightened the chuck for me

steel/wood dont think there is much difference TBH

and invest in a few pairs of safety glasses for workshop

amazing after you get used to them you wouldn't dare use an angle grinder without them

Stavros Murphy · 20-02-2014 11:15pm

aidanki wrote: »

definately start him wiht the pillar drill, was using it when I was 5, albeit after someone tightened the chuck for me

steel/wood dont think there is much difference TBH

and invest in a few pairs of safety glasses for workshop

amazing after you get used to them you wouldn't dare use an angle grinder without them

Well, in all honesty, I'd not let him near a pillar drill. Will break up young hands and heads faster than anything else - bit locks up, workpiece takes off, harms done. I have a commercial fabrication workshop, newbies get a mig welder to learn on - and a grinder with a flap disc, not a cutting disc. When they have the hang of the MIG, they get more mig, till it's second nature, then move to "stick" welding.

My two sons are good welders, they started around 11 or 12. I have no desire to see them become welders though, it's just a skill to have. A more ruinous career for your health I can't think of. Fumes, UV, hard on the body and dull as fcuk if you do it day in and day out. I have done my own share of welding, and about 12 other peoples share as well. I think bad of picking up a torch these days, there's easier things to be at. Though, using a plasma cutter does win the "sh1t that's bad for your health" competition.

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