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Learn to Weld?
battybat - July 1st, 2004 at 04:53 PM

seems like I've got the VW habit, so I really do need to learn to weld, or get a much better paying job!

learning to weld is more feasible I think, so if anyone knows of any short courses in the Sydney area can they post some info, all the TAFE ones seems to be over 2 years

cheers

Terry

MikeM - July 1st, 2004 at 05:02 PM

You just aren't asking the right questions of TAFE. TAFE run ACE courses or "Adult Community Education", this is what you should be enquiring about. They run Tig, Mig, Oxy and Arc courses under the ACE banner and the cost about $130 and are usually just two Saturdays. They include all equipment etc.

battybat - July 1st, 2004 at 05:15 PM

that's what I want - welding for old people

cheers Mike

LOWBUG - July 1st, 2004 at 05:52 PM

If welding on your VW is what your learnig for, then maybe you should consider a coarse in panel beating.

Goodluck.

sgetty - July 1st, 2004 at 10:02 PM

ive been doing my welding course 4 six months now just one night a week, u can take it as far as u want, never picked up a welder before and now im confident enough in mig, stick, and soon oxy to do what i want worth the money and whats one night a week. be warned though gets addictive;) deon

Che Castro - July 2nd, 2004 at 08:41 AM

Im going to be starting a "vehicle restoration course" in about 3 weeks. They teach you how to weld, fabricate and paint/finish metal body panels and stuff.

its at St George Tafeplus. $195 for 9 weeks, 6-9pm on monday nights every week.

Call 95986375 for st george tafe, its filling quickly

battybat - July 2nd, 2004 at 04:45 PM

thanks for the info everyone

North Sydney Tafe are also running a Vehicle Restoration and Panel Beating course - 18 weeks, 4 hours a week - but it's $590!

commuting to Kogarah seems to be the go!

cheers

terry

battybat - July 2nd, 2004 at 05:15 PM

Hi Mike

do you have any specific info on these ACE courses - I emailed 6 of them and they all said they don't do welding courses, I don't mind a bit of a drive to get to a course

cheers

terry

battybat - July 16th, 2004 at 04:20 PM

Signed up (and paid for) the Vehicle Restoration and Panel Beating short course at North Sydney Tafe - see how it goes, if anyone is interested I'll post what goes on

let me know what the St George one is like Che Castro

cheers

terry

Che Castro - July 16th, 2004 at 04:50 PM

I tried the nth sydney one but they were full so I had to go on a waiting list? did they open up another class?