Ironworks Tig welding and Sheetmetal training seminar - Lateral-g Forums

ironworks · #1 04-22-2011, 12:56 PM

Someone suggested that we should put on a training seminar to show others how we do some of the work we do to help the home builder improve their own quality of work. We earlier this morning I posted up I might be interested in doing some kind of seminar. I have had 3 people give an informal RSVP already.
SO here we go.

May 20-22, 2011 or June 10-12, 2011 At my shop in Bakersfield. We will do it so pretty much anybody from wherever could be here and just miss 1 day of work.

Friday at 3pm til 7pm followed by Dinner at a great local restaurant
Satruday 8am til 5pm followed by dinner at a great local restaurant
Sunday 7am till 11am. We will let out in time to catch the majority of afternoon flights out of here.

I have found there is a few flights from Phoenix to Bakersfield, that get here about 12:45 on Friday. There are quite a few destination that leave from Bakersfield after 12pm on Sunday also. So I think anybody could connect from whereever into Bakersfield for this weekend event.

With the training we plan to have 6 instructors with 2 students each for the 16 hour weekend seminar. It will be 100% shop time, not boring lecture. All work will be hands on. We plan to tune the class to each individual's desired goal. We will be prepared for Tig Welding Sheetmetal, Metal finishing sheetmetal, Tig Welding chassis type material, We can also do some design stuff, you want to learn how to set and design to build that crazy project into your own car. I think at this point we will limit the class to 12 students. The cost is going to be $650 bucks. We will supply snacks and beverages during class time, but all meals and hotel plans would not be covered. You will need to bring your own welding helmet and gloves.

The Hampton Inn off of Merle Haggard road is a very nice hotel, and would be a great Hotel that is very close to the airport and my shop. My shop is about a half mile away from the airport and hotel. We will handle all your transportation needs while your here, from the airport to the hotel, from the hotel to the shop and to dinner each night and back. You can ask anybody who has been here, I have some good food spots. Greg will tell you about the Italian restaurant we have here. You will eat well while your here.

You will not be building a mail box or a flower pot you will be working on actual car projects to show how the work applies to what you doing at home.

Reservations will be held by complete payment for the Seminar.

Email me with any questions. Or just post up your comments or ideas in the thread. [email protected]

1969x11 · #2 04-22-2011, 01:18 PM

Wish you were closer, you cant even get the local shops here to talk to you!!They are like I'm tryin to run a business here go away. Lookin forward to seeing the tri-five chassis your sending this way.

ironworks · #3 04-22-2011, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 1969x11

Wish you were closer, you cant even get the local shops here to talk to you!!They are like I'm tryin to run a business here go away. Lookin forward to seeing the tri-five chassis your sending this way.

Plus I heard that big time shop near you is full of smokers. Who needs 2nd hand smoke when your trying to learn.

Yeah let me know what you think. It will be a nice piece when the owners gets it under the 57. The 57 only had 8900 original miles. Crazy.

I wish you could join us Kevin, it would be fun. You and your little buddy need to come out here for the reunion in October.

**scherp69** · #4 04-22-2011, 02:00 PM

Roger, you should film some of the how to tips so guys like me that are no where near you could buy the dvd, grab a beer and learn.

ironworks · #5 04-22-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by scherp69

Roger, you should film some of the how to tips so guys like me that are no where near you could buy the dvd, grab a beer and learn.

This kind of work is not just a bunch of tips per say. Tips only speed up the learning process. My intention is to be able to have someone standing there that knows what they are doing that can say, "No your doing it wrong do it like this, Ok close but more like this". We have been trying to answer question in Mario's thread in the paint and body section for months. Mario has all the tools and according to his story, still can't do it. Now I know if Jason got on a plane and arrived at his body shop and walked up to the same machine he has at home he could do his magic. Then Mario could sit down with the same tools and be in the same position as before. But if Jason was to show him how he does it and help him through it, pretty soon Mario's results might improve. The tools and the book smarts only get you so far. Teaching some one how to metal finish a panel cannot be taught on film. Just like you can not teach someone how to drive on a you tube video. On camera metal finishing just looks like BANG BANG BANG BANG. But in real life it is 4 precisely placed hammer blows to move the metal right where you want it. Metalfinishing is like dealing with your old lady, you have to have things go bad a few times to know how to avoid those problems of issues in the future. Then someday you learn when to keep your mouth shut and bite your tongue, or choose your words wisely and you look like a pro. Then pretty soon you get good enough to tell all women what they want to hear.

I'm not sure I see this class happening a few times a year, maybe. But I'm not sure most guys have enough commitment to put in the time and the effort needed to truly want to master this craft. To most it is just not that important.

**DOOM** · #6 04-23-2011, 05:39 AM

I'm in for June Rodger..........!

novanutcase · #7 04-24-2011, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ironworks

Metalfinishing is like dealing with your old lady, you have to have things go bad a few times to know how to avoid those problems of issues in the future. Then someday you learn when to keep your mouth shut and bite your tongue, or choose your words wisely and you look like a pro. Then pretty soon you get good enough to tell all women what they want to hear.

So THAT'S how you hooked up with Shannon!

You are one smooth mofo!!

BTW please make sure they get the penetration when they're welding on my car!!

John