Welding Training

This page details the training programme/ requirements for the welding equipment. The space has three types of welder - MMA (stick), MIG and TIG, each requiring a separate training session. Traditionally we have started teaching beginners with MMA, as this very manual technique teaches a lot of the fundamentals that are useful to know when using the other techniques. However, our current line-up of trainers are not very familiar with it and so we now focus on MIG, which is very beginner-friendly.

Training sessions typically last an hour or two, and there will usually be a moderate fee to be discussed with your trainer.

To arrange a session, please add your name to the waiting list below and also post in the '#Welding' channel of our Discord Server so that we know about it

All inductions will stress the importance of basic housekeeping:

• Please double check that the gas is shut off if you have been using MIG or TIG
• Clean Equipment and put it away
• Report any faults observed or discovered whilst using equipment
• Clean workshop floor area
• Clean and replace tools used

All inductions will cover the same fundamental safety requirements:

• Safe Working Area
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Controls
• Heat Risk
• Visual Risk
• EMF Risk

Maintainers/ Trainers

The current maintainers are Dax Liniere and Toby Molyneux

MMA (Stick) Training

MMA which is also called arc or stick welding - this broadly is for all general steel 3 mm and thicker (if you were a coded welder you would be able to do a lot of other things too). It is used in industry particularly where you are required to weld on site. It is structurally strong, robust and uses basic consumables - ships were and are built using this technique

Machines: Cytringan arc welder , Stick Welder (GCE)

We do not currently have a trainer for the MMA machines. We'd be very interested in hearing from anyone who has experience in this field and would like to come forward as a trainer!

Training will cover:

• Weldable Materials
• Power Selection
• Choosing welding rod
• Welding Position
• Preparing a work piece
• Starting a weld
• Running a bead

Please watch the following videos before attending training:

How it works - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeBX6cKKHWY&list=PL43KZ3XKpFBjpiIS8aIY73bN6R-51PN8R&index=2

Speeds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpJQtv-wGl4&list=PL43KZ3XKpFBiPRwoYrWHTqLw3QJpIF7Mf

Vertical - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JJxuwZ055A&list=PL43KZ3XKpFBjpiIS8aIY73bN6R-51PN8R

MIG Training

MIG is a production environment tool, it is quick but in the hands of a layman is not is strong as an MMA weld (easier to get decent penetrations on MMA). MIG is easier to create a good looking weld but harder to create a strong weld but for decorative things it is often good enough - setting it up can be a challenge for the un-iniated, if you are comfortable with MMA you will know what you are looking at so will find it easier to set a MIG welder up. Again whilst you can do exotic metals you generally won't unless you are an advanced welder. MIG is currently the 'beginner' welding method at LHS, and inductions are available on a semi-regular basis.

Machine: MightMIG 190

Training will cover:

• Weldable Materials
• Power Selection
• Feed speeds
• Gas settings
• Welding Position
• Preparing a work piece
• Doing the business

Please watch the following videos before attending training:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBGZaS1apw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMdQT-eswYY

The notes used for Toby's training sessions are available here - File:Toby's MIG Training Notes r01.pdf. Other trainers will do something similar, but might not follow this exact plan

TIG Training

TIG is good for exotics i.e aluminium , stainless and thin metals you can of course do steel to this requires mastery of setting the gas flow current setting, co- ordination some of which you will have gained from the previous two techniques but control of a filler rod is now introduced

Machine: Marshall Dynabolt 250 Amp AC/DC Tig Welding Set

We do not currently have a trainer for the TIG machine. We'd be very interested in hearing from anyone who has experience in this field and would like to come forward as a trainer!

Training will cover:

• Weldable Materials
• Power and other settings
• Using the AC Node
• Assembling the torch and preparing the tungsten
• Gas settings
• Using the pedal
• Welding Position
• Preparing a work piece
• Joining materials

Waiting List

X - name / membership number / preferred machine / skill level

1. John Murphy / HS32626 / Unknown / Unknown
2. Axel Fache / HS33017 / Unknown / Unknown
3. Dragos / HS32771
4. Pete Winkley / HS30621
5. Mauro / HS31758
6. Jeremy Minton / HS30129
7. Jozef Riskalcik / HS27595
8. Akshay Mariyanna/ HS33402

Training Records

Trained welders

Member Name	Member Number	Stick Trained? (Date/Trainer)	MIG Trained? (Date/Trainer)	TIG Trained? (Date/Trainer)
Ben Vaughan		? / Des	? / Des
Dean Forbes		? / Dean	? / Dean	? / Dean
Des Quilty		? / Liam	? / Liam	? / Liam
Eugene		? / Dean	? / Dean
Hamish		? / ?	? / ?	? / ?
Hipster		? / ?	? / ?
Ilya		? / Des	? / Des
Ian Henderson		? / ?	? / ?	? / ?
James Beyer		? / ?	? / ?	? / ?
Jose		? / ?
Katrina		? / Des
Ken Wyatt		? / Des
Laurie Baggett		? / Des
Liam		? / Dean	? / Dean	? / Dean
Maria		? / ?	? / ?
Mark Steward		? / Des	? / Des
Matt		? / ?	? / ?
Patrick Pater		? / Des
Russ		? / Liam	? / Liam	? / Liam
SCI		? / ?	? / ?
Sid Charity			? / Ben V
Tim Stephens			? / Des
Tom Greer		? / ?	? / ?	? / ?
Tom Hodder			? / Russ
Vlad		? / Des
Zack Osbourne		? / Des	? / Des
Zingzilar		? / ?	? / ?
Calum Nicoll		? / Dean	? / Dean	? / Dean
Emmanual			? / Calum
Gareth Shippen		? / Calum	? / Calum	? / Calum
John Perkins				? / Calum
Raffe Burrell			? / Calum
Billy Smith			? / Calum
Shaun Meehan		? / Calum	? / Calum
Jack Oat	HS32949	2022-02-05 / Dean
Faissal Bensefia	HS27638	2022-02-19 / Dean
Regol	?		2022-08-23 / Toby
Kyle	HS35053		2022-08-17 / Toby