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Sparktrician

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Thinking I might like to take a welding class this winter to get some sort of certification. I can already weld, (in some cases better than my friends who are "proffesionals") I would just like to have the "paper" to back myself up....Anyone have any recommendations????
 
There are schools sponsered by the welding equipment manufacturers. Lincoln Electric/Miller had a welding school a few years ago (back in 2002) and most likely they still offer it.
 
Oops, it was Hobart and Miller that had the school I was thinking of. Lincoln Electric I am pretty certain also had a welding school. Anyways, I ended up not going that route myself, but a quick google and lots of schools is sure to come up.
 
By all means get to a welding class. I could weld when I took a class and I had no idea what I didn't know, so go with that in mind not just to get a paper.
 
Hi sparktrician,

I'm a AWS CWI (Certified Weld Inspector) or one of the guys that issues your certification papers.

To get pre-certified is only good as too show that you may be able to pass a on site welding test at the current job site. Certifications are tied to the current job-site.

If you were in the bizz then it would be valid to show that you make certified welds in general, in lets say a shop environment but may not be valid if you were called out to a remote job site where on-site certifications were required thus you would be required to run a weld test.

If you were too meet me on the job site and say your a certified weldor, my response would be, grab your hood and see you in the test booth. Why? I've heard all the how great of a weldor I'm story's and seen the "I can weld the crack of dawn" guys, so it's show me time.

A Vo-Tech school is a excellent place to run a certification test as for under a $200 you can maybe learn something new, either technique or theory and get too use all the latest equipment available. This would be my first choice.

T_Bone
 
I'm not sure that there is such a thing unless you are a certified (journeyman) welder. Certainly you could get a certificate from a welding course but even then, it all comes down to if you can do it or not. Welding is probably the most tested trade there is. On pressure work and some structural, even if you have all the papers and qualifications, you still have to pass a job test at most new work sites. Pressure tickets have to be renewed every 2 years as well. You also have to be a registered apprentice or a journeyman to work as a welder. It is part of the labour code up here but I don't know how strongly it's enforced. If people doubt your ability, it's best to pick up a stinger and show them what you can do. Welding skill isn't something you can easily BS about. Dave
 
Been a while, but the Vocational school I attended taught us kids during the day and offered night classes if they could fill them. If you are that good, maybe just get a couple of books to bring you up to date on proper terms and skip to the certification test (we had to pass a State board exam before we were certified)

Good Luck,


Dave
 
That is kind of what I was thinking about, a night course to learn the stuff I dont know. Have been welding for 10 years on the farm, can fix about anything. However, I am self taught, I can weld good, but probobaly better ways.... With my electrical contracting buisness, (we do alot of farm work, and get asked can you patch my auger flighting, trough auger liners, ect. I do this work now, would just like to have more certification) I am not looking weld on inspected jobs, structural, or preasure applications.
 
Mabey if you did some night courses to get up to speed on theory it would help you...
Around here you can then challenge the journeyman ticket. I believe that you need a certain combination of experience and then pass the written parts along with a practical test, but i know it can be challenged. There are some schools here that are not certified by the education department who specialize in prepping people to sit for the exams like that.
Mabey that's possible where you're at?

Rod
 
I was about the same way, been welding forever and thought I should learn some more. I took an 8 wk class at the Local welding supply and learned alot of goood info.. You might also check out these videos www.tonywelding.com
Lots of good info .....Jim
 
You need to find out if you can do welding for customers without a ticket. You don't want to be liable if something breaks. You're obviously an electrician and I'm guessing that you'd tell people not to do their own wiring unless it was really basic stuff. Same thing with welding. I'm sure you are a pretty good welder but 6 months steady in a shop is more than 10 years of off and on on the farm. In order to attempt to challenge the welder certification, you need to prove that you have worked as a welder and put in X amount of hours in the trade. What if someone asked you to weld a broken drawbar or something else on a tractor? What if you did and it broke causing some expensive damage? Taking a course would be beneficial and maybe they could point you in the right direction of what you require in order to do welding repairs? Dave
 
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