Student Welding?
 

I was wondering how each team gets their welding done. On site? Sent out to machine shops? Included a poll so please satisfy my curiosity :)

Re: Student Welding?
 

we have our automation controls class that has one of the students do it. the guy who is working on our welding now had a job welding before

Re: Student Welding?
 

Since our host school has no metal working equipment other than a drill press, our welding is done by one of our students using the shop of a nearby school that has a metal shop. So, our situation doesn't fit the quiz -- student welding done offsite.

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we have a welder and no one is allowed to touch it except me but my welding skills need improving though

Re: Student Welding?
 

Whoops, sorry about that Rick. I'd change it but either there isn't a way to change the poll or I can't find it.

Re: Student Welding?
 

PM one of the Mods or the Admin and they could fix it, that's part of what there're there for. :)


We do have some welding capabilities at the school but sometimes it's been done outside depending on if the parts were having other machining work done that couldn't be done at the school.

The last few years 237 has worked hard to get updated machinery donated to the school's machine shop. We are able to do much more in house than in the past.

Re: Student Welding?
 

One of our two mentors just got his welder all set up to weld aluminium so he has been welding everything for us even if we didnt want/need it welded but apparently some of the parentts in charge of our robotics room have started pushing to get a refridgerator instead of new tools *cough air compressor cough*

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We're able to have welding done by community college students in a local welding program should we need it, but I'm trying to avoid committing to it whereever possible.

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#340 has been blessed with a Dynasty 200 TIG welding machine at the school and students that know how to TIG weld aluminum.

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Our refrigerator broke last year.. This year we've got two of those small ice cream freezers, with the glass tops.. They seem to be working quite well :)

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Fiberglass can't be welded too bad...I miss the fire...

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We have a tig welder set up that I use to weld the bot. I get to spend a lot of quality time with it :) .

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The only welder we have is an OLD crappy mig welder that doesn't stand a chance agianst aluminum. We 3 shops that donate welding to us.

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Since our school is in desperate need of a place to work since we currrently reside in the drafting room and have very few tools to do the job i am able to weld at my dads shop offsite-----we also fit into student welding offsite.

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We are very fortunate in that we have a large metalworking shop with several TIG welders. When we weld, though rarely, we have our mentor do it, and he does a wonderful job. (Probably because he used to be an overhead welder.)