What to Expect in Welding School or Welding Classes

[@whosthatguy9]

Im in welding class now and my instructor literally says "go weld" and I might see him once or twice throughout the day

[@Virginityrox0_0]

Yikes man I hope it went well

[@Fred-xo3ku]

You got scammed & most likely fired if you got a job. 😂

[@WeldinahDj]

@whosthatguy9 what weld school are you at ?

[@Dave872010]

Having this same experience at my local community college. Feel like I tossed $800 out the window. I’m not trying to get a degree or certificate. Just wanting to learn for my car hobby at home. First I purchased a cheap little flux core welder and I was practicing at home. Not really sure how to correct my mistakes or how I can improve. Thought I’d take a class. The textbook they had me get has helped a lot with the basics. The defect materials in the classroom have also helped me see what I’m doing wrong and how I can improve. I’ve also learned that a $4000 welding machine is far superior to my easy flux 125 from harbor freight lol. I’ve learned kids at night school are unmotivated and want to go home early. Along with the part time teachers. Well the assistant is a good guy and he can weld very good but it’s his first time as an assistant and you can tell he doesn’t really know how to teach. Being really good at something and teaching it are 2 different things. I do notice the young girls getting tons of in the booth instruction from the actual teacher while the rest of us get brushed off when we bring our work over for tips or instruction. Assistant says you’ll just figure it out. Keep welding. Or watch me weld then try to copy it. Is what it is. I’m not going to complain about it. Maybe I’m just getting old but I’m really unimpressed with the college environment. Going to reward myself with a miller 211 for finishing the class before the rebate expires at the end of March. Then I’ll just keep working at it at home. KZbin is also a great help.

[@Fred-xo3ku]

​@@Dave872010you got a bad Instructor. Some are good and some are just awful.

[@danmoreton1788]

Good overview on welding schools. My son went to a program like you described. He thrived in the environment and liked the hands on training they provided. At the end of his training his instructor recommended him to an international welding shop. The week after school was over he had a new job. America needs tradesmen to keep our county running. Also, a well trained welder makes a good living and their salaries rival those of college graduated students.

[@Fred-xo3ku]

What school did he attend? Alot of schools are scams where there is very little hands on training. 😮

[@AmberSantana-is3dq]

Yeah they ain’t making good money unless you’re at a nuclear plant underwater or something of that magnitude and these descriptions I listed above do not take recent grads most new graduates make 25 to 29 hr realistically

[@ColossalCrib]

I've just completed my level 1 in mig.

[@beaujamesblues]

Way to go! Mig was one of my favorite classes in school and is something I use daily.

[@ColossalCrib]

Onto the tig course after Christmas. I know I can pass that, I actually teach it lol. Just no qualifications. That's what I want to do, teaching.

[@Bread45]

Any advice for a 15 year old starting my first class at my local tech college?

[@sciencelearnremember]

What does it mean?

[@galacticlone6194]

I just signed up for my welding certificate and I start in January of 2023! Gonna start amassing some good tools early on. Thanks for the pointers!

[@danielsplitt4642]

How did it go?

[@Vic760.]

Hows it going brotha

[@isaiahmartinez2273]

How did it go

[@sergipopm]

Update?

[@speed_797]

Update?

[@Prizmatic_Raven]

Great video I really wish I had this when I went my biggest tip for welding class I went in with no knowledge whatsoever on how to weld so I found in all honesty just ask the instructors are there to help you and most welding classes have assistants to help you too if you don't want to ask them then try asking somebody who's in one of the more advanced classes or someone who just generally knows what they're doing

[@beaujamesblues]

I was always asking my instrutors questions through school. It can be intimidating to ask for help but that is why your instructor is there in the first place, to answer the questions you might have that could help you get better.

[@prototype7696]

Oh hey! I went to class with Beau. He was in my stick class, great guy! Really knew his stuff

[@georgedurbindurbano5351]

Thank you Sir, you have been very helpful to all of us here in our own little shop. You covered very important details about keeping safe, and we appreciate your help. Thank you.

[@Reillycomics]

Lol I'm in the exact same boat! I start Wednesday! This video is very stress relieving! Thank you sir!

[@ypaulbrown]

Hey, Beau, I took the same class in 2000-2001 at the Jamestown campus., ..GTCC.....night time classes of 3 SMAW and 2 GMAW 5 days a week, Then the GTAW and High Pressure Pipe 4 nights a week, a dude came around looking for weldors in 2001 [he had taken classes there] and I applied and was hired on the spot....continued my classes, best thing I ever did....Cheers, Paul

[@fleecejohnson5750]

Really????

[@ypaulbrown]

@@fleecejohnson5750 Yes, Really...it was in the old building.....I lived not far away in Adam's Farm........

[@beaujamesblues]

That is awesome I was in the new facility but was taking night classes as well until the summer, where I switched to daytime for Tig Pipe and Certification Practices.

[@alexzandermoshman9222]

I'm 14 and I want to start welding 1 because there's good jobs out there that pay good 2 I can help my grandpa weld some of his stuff together that breaks all the time

[@XMorbidReignX]

then don't go to a school that doesn't offer you AWS D1.1 certification or CWB certification. All of these schools you see online don't get you a job without welding tickets through a verified apprenticeship program.

[@Embermist69]

Late to the party I know, however as a youngster. Check your local vocational school. I know near me junior and senior high school students can take a trade program of their choice. Just have to get a seat first that is.

[@Roxyandmaya]

I just got my transcript and am going to apply to to a welding program soon. Thank you so much for this video

[@Welddotcom]

Awesome! Keep us posted on your progress!

[@ebogar42]

I'm in the nuclear program. It's an associates degree. We started out doing stick, then mig and tig. We end with pipe welding, advanced pipe, and welding maintenance. I don't plan to work at a nuclear plant though.

[@beaujamesblues]

That sounds like a great program where are you studying at?

[@NorthernOutlaw01]

Current addictions counsellor going back to school this January (2024) to get my certification in welding and fabrication! Thank you for the video’s, they are extremely helpful.

[@Welddotcom]

Absolutely thanks for watching!

[@martysomoco]

Congratulations! Welding should be a great stress reliever as well as a satisfying experience of regularly seeing physical results - from a former social worker who first became a master electrician and, after 8 years experience and additional education , an electrical engineer in industrial automation.

[@hhenry3]

Thank you so much for answering most of my questions about what to expect on day one of welding school. I am applying to Lincoln Tech. I have looked through the course description but am having difficulty deciphering between, Welding and Metal Fabrication Technology vs. Welding Technology. It seems that both classes have the same 4 types of welding. ie. Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Gas Welding (GTAW/TIG).

[@willbecker5632]

.... A lot of us in the the field, out here in Louisiana, carry old sawzall blades with the teeth filed off, in conjunction with a fitting wedge to maintain proper spacing in grove welding and pipe welding. That's just one of a few things I wish I was told back in school.

[@polodvon]

thank you for this video man!!! Im plannin to shoot an application within the next two weeks to my local college for "WELDING/FABRICATION". wish me luck man ill be following your channel

[@grege2383]

Grinder wise, get the kind that has a dead man switch - DO NOT GET A GRINDER WITH AN On/Off SWITCH! Sooner or later IT WILL KICK OUT OF YOUR HANDS! I've experienced it 1st hand - the Deadman switch saved my life! The cutting wheel hit the inside of my leg where my femoral arterie is! Didn't get a scratch where as without the Deadman switch it would have been severed!

[@beaujamesblues]

That was a lucky save indeed. Having a grinder you know you can turn off at a moments need is key.

[@chrismars3088]

Yikes, man! For anyone else reading this, dead man switches include paddle switches and (for "rat tail" grinders) trigger switches. Just be careful how you hold a paddle switch grinder when you're not running it, so you don't accidentally bump the safety catch and turn it on when you don't want. I learned this last week while using a wire wheel and trying to adjust the guard. Fortunately my leather gloves saved my left hand. If you need to make a quick guard adjustment on the fly, hold the tool by the handle and not the body. 😬

[@donaldspencer7016]

We call them Suicide Switches

[@mendoblendo321]

Glad I read this

[@losxlakers]

Beau would be a great teacher!

[@FrancisBeanBlades]

I've been debating taking the welding classes at the local tech college, but I'm an older student doing it for my own business (I'm a blacksmith), and I've had a recent hearing loss (illness, not PPE failure). I'm pretty sure they'd work with me on my learning goals, since the local program is pretty free-form. How practical is it to take welding classes with a severe hearing loss? Books and hands-on are all fine, but I couldn't sit through a stereotypical university lecture anymore.

[@davidnewell210]

I'm only speaking from my own experience here, but I'd find it difficult to get through some of the demonstrations with limited hearing. In my school's shop, it is always pretty loud, so the instructors are often shouting over the racket and have to repeat things multiple times. However, they do have options for people with a wide range of disabilities and seem like they'd try really hard to accommodate everyone. Before coughing up any tuition, I'd contact an advisor from the school and see what they can do to accommodate you. The vast majority of my actual classwork is visual, and I don't have any lectures. It's all in the shop. But that also may vary from school to school.

[@martysomoco]

Excellent overview of the content of a typical welding school program. Thank you.

[@Welddotcom]

I’m glad you found it helpful!

[@JameelTV]

I just watched the whole video you broke everything down I start class in Feb

[@jasonashby7327]

Thanks for this video. Very informative. I'm about to start classes and this video is encouraging. I hope you are enjoying your profession and a wish you great success.

[@Welddotcom]

Thanks Man! I hope you have fun in school and let us know if you need any help.

[@craigbannister7826]

I'm starting in the fall at macomb community college. My school has two certificates 1. Basic welding 2. Advanced welding. The basic teaches safety, metallurgy, diff metals, the flat/horizontal position of all different welding types. The advanced focuses on overhead/vertical and certificates for all the different types including pipe, tool/die, maintenance. Each one is its own class. I'm doing the basic, while applying to apprenticeship for pipefitter/ironworker. If I don't get In. I'll do the advanced. And then reapply to pipefitter

[@LawtonDigital]

Awesome intro, thanks! It would be pretty cool to link this video to the next logical video(s) in a progressive series of instruction.

[@m.korn_93]

thank you sir. really appreciate the info. i’m from romania and after i finish the truck driving school i wanna enroll into welding school. very helpful info. thx again.

[@PixelPeekn]

I’m 17 got my GED and looking to go to welding school, but I’ve never welded a day in my life never even seen a welding machine in person. Do you think I should take some welding classes before going to an actual welding school to get certified ? they have an advanced welding school right down the road from my house I’ve already been there to take a tour of the school. don’t know if I should dive right in to AWS or take some classes first. Let me know what you would recommend please thank you 🙏

[@dolphincliffs8864]

Find a guy who welds and ask if you can try it out. Go to school. I'm 51 and getting ready to start school in January.

[@MobileBicycleRepair505]

Look for a makerspace in your area and take a welding workshop. A workshop is usually one or two days.

[@PXRTYPXN444]

Going back to get my level two at the end of the month since by the time I finish this class, I’ll have to retest for my Welding certifications I want to keep my job

[@jf7393]

Not at all similar to my school experience. D1.1 smaw class and I watched a 20 minute safety video and started welding. Very little information was communicated they just want you to start testing as soon as possible. Passed 3G and 4G by the hair of my ass and left with a d1.1 ticket in about 30 hours. No prior experience welding and I still don't know shit about welding but I'm certified. Pretty sad about it. I wouldn't hire me.

[@SquirrelsForAll]

Terrific video, thanks for creating and sharing.

[@beaujamesblues]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrChiMasterSir]

Burns. You can expect burns. You'll be having so much fun you won't care though.

[@beaujamesblues]

Each one is a badge of honor!

[@gabrielwilson3462]

No matter what or where the instructor is... GO ASK!!! If you don't you will just be chasing your tail and not improving.

[@beaujamesblues]

My instructors helped me quite a bit through school, I know it can be intimidating but go ask for help you won't regret it.

[@Jeffthehorri]

It did, thanks for the heads up on what to expect.

[@chazzthaspazz4475]

starting plate welding here in 2 months im excited

[@Welddotcom]

That's great! be sure and share pix on our forum weld.com/forum

[@drankFoD]

Update ?

[@baileywright3113]

Woah, clicked on this video and GTCC is the school in my area! If that isn't a sign I don't know what is.

[@VDVit_2013]

Thank you so much for the rundown!

[@XCDink]

I'm a female and I'm older but I want to go to at least an intro welding class. How much weight do you need to be able to lift?

[@zay8465]

a bag with all those tools inside of it will be about ~50 lbs

[@fixitallpaul4847]

I wouldnt worry about that part. The shop Im in has plenty of lifting equipment. No one wants an injured employee.

[@beaujamesblues]

In school you won't have to worry about lifting much more than a practice plate or coupons. I would say 20 lbs is going to be the max but I would recommend a tool box with wheels if you have to take them with you each day.

[@katie8877]

My biggest concern is my safety, I start my first class tomorrow and I’m so damn nervous especially because I have anxiety and I just wanna make sure I don’t hurt myself.😣

[@friendlyfire2374]

How did everything go? I know this comment is kinda late

[@cameronescatel4869]

@@friendlyfire2374 she died sadly

[@friendlyfire2374]

@@cameronescatel4869 huh how do you know??? Are you related to this person?? 😟

[@cameronescatel4869]

@@friendlyfire2374 nah I’m just playing

[@katie8877]

Yea, everything was fine I just always way overthink things and expect the worse but I sucked at the welds because I couldn’t see anything bc I needed glasses badly but now that I have glasses I’m doing pretty good with welding.

[@ypaulbrown]

Good Stuff, thanks for showing.....

[@beaujamesblues]

Thank you for watching Paul!

[@azpapi1253]

I got class next week this video is need 💯🔥🙏🏿

[@LNRRidez]

How much was your class, im in Jacksonville NC and looking to go to Coastal Carolina Community College for welding.

[@beaujamesblues]

All the classes came in under $2000 I believe but you also are going to be making an investment on tools and PPE so be prepared for that.

[@moonliteboxersgamprs]

What knowledge or understanding do you need before entering a welding career? Also, do you have to have your truck setup to work for someone? Thank you!

[@Welddotcom]

As far as understanding knowing how to read a tape measure is super helpful but outside of that just know it is going to take patience. You don’t need a work truck for shop jobs and a lot of work.

[@ItsBarnabyJones]

Do you have a video going over certifications and which to get or how to get them or if you need them? I’d like some info on how to work in a shop environment vs a mobile environment.

[@michaelszczys8316]

I have never had any ' welding classes ' of any kind. The closest to a welding class I might have had was getting ready to take certification tests the instructors showed us how to do the test.. I have been welding in various different shops doing various different kinds of welds on all kinds of different materials. If I were to take a welding class I would expect the instructor to tell me everything I do is wrong. Then I would learn how to do everything right so I could then go back to my job and do everything wrong as my job is in the real world where hardly anything is like the books.

[@soochhay]

When on the job you have to bring your own tools ?? What's the approximate cost?

[@RobertParousJr]

great video buddy i learned a lot

[@christiannewman3525]

I got into welding and I'm so nervous for no good reason

[@ScienceTHE-RULER87]

What level of mathematics do I need to brush up on?

[@israelpotenciano5650]

I have a question how do I joined welding school there’s some near me but I would like to know how to get in first starters because I’m having a lot of trouble what to do or how to get in

[@loudtaste1046]

Can’t wait for my first class

[@HerbertMoore-n9u]

What’s the name of that stick welding rod; that you can gas purge with?

[@vinopan5374]

I live in Connecticut, can you recommend a good welding school for MIG ? If not , where can I go to find one? Thanks.

[@beaujamesblues]

It looks like East Windsor has a Welding Technology Diploma program. Looks like they have a few mig classes as part of that program you have GMAW Plate and GMAW Pipe as well as a Fabrication course.

[@vinopan5374]

@@beaujamesblues Thank you Beau for your quick reply! I will look into this school. I am looking to use MIG welding in small engine repair and similar. More of a hobby. Already purchased almost all items you reviewed including Hobart Handler 140 and gas AR/CO2. Been sitting for over a year with no use. I need instructions on correct use. Your are so right when saying very expensive to purchase items. Thanks again for your help.

[@beaujamesblues]

@@vinopan5374 So for that machine you are going to have your Wire Feed Speed (WFS) on the top knob that will control the speed that the wire is fed to the gun. Your bottom knob is going to be your voltage. On the inside of the door, there should be a guide for setting your parameters for different thicknesses of material. These are a starting point for you to get up and running. Taking a few classes is going to help you understand what you want to hear sound-wise for your settings but also you will understand what you are supposed to be seeing in the puddle.

[@SupernaturalTope]

Very informal. Thanks. How long did your course take ?

[@Welddotcom]

Beau here, the program I took was a year long and I took some extra courses in the summer after to specialize in stainless.

[@fixitallpaul4847]

Yellow lens safety glasses dont scratch as easy as clear lens

[@beaujamesblues]

I haven't tried the yellow lens safety glasses with welding yet but I will have to try it out.

[@vladtepes97]

i think mig welding is the most popular/most used welding method, but the machines i've seen are two or three times as expensive as the stick and flux machines. am i just not looking in the correct places?

[@Smootier]

I've been looking at classes. Every college in my area that has intro to welding classes force me to take Trig first.

[@josue9953]

Hey what brand are those boots??

[@beaujamesblues]

The ones in the video are Red Wing.

[@Fred-xo3ku]

That's the key. Always take an intro course first. 👍

[@Welddotcom]

Absolutely!

[@kinuama3876]

Are there a lot of companies that provide you with equipment after school or is it mostly bring your own?

[@dstoffan89]

I want to check out my local Community College just to get the welding certificate they offer. I dont want to go into the industry now, but I'm interested in it as a new skill/hobby. Do you think I'd be wasting my time and money taking classes?

[@jeffanderson1773]

I was the same as you and this is what I did. I live in Louisiana and there is a jobs program called “la works”. I was able to enroll in my local community colleges welding program through laworks. It’s non-credit which I didn’t care about and the cost is 250 a semester. Because it’s non-credit there is no degree if I go all the way through but I’m still getting my certs so it’s all good. See if your state has something similar.

[@beaujamesblues]

That is kind of what I did as well I went in and got the Certificate in Welding Technology. It gave me a great understanding of Mig, Tig and Stick. Any time you get to spend under the hood is going to be a great investment. You could also look for a local makers place that might offer welding courses.

[@christopherlayana6957]

current welders, how much do you make a year now?

[@oxhorn2906]

I'm starting intro to welding soon and I'm very nervous lol wish me luck.

[@travisjones9508]

Where is Bob Moffett?

[@ypaulbrown]

Teaching Welding at Cowley College in Kansas....

[@evgeniikorolev5167]

and where is ManCub?

[@laundrysauce234]

get good at fighting for the attention of one dude amongst 20 other people, at least at my school edit: one dude who really likes his office chair

[@asrielulysse1171]

do you know if RCC ( Randolph community College) is a good school

[@johnkelli4940]

How long does it last till certification?

[@albertarcia4590]

Is there a such certification for Nasa. For welding

[@davidecatanese]

Thank you!

[@ELECTRICEYE1776]

Great video

[@receeko8617]

today is my first day at welding school, wish me luck

[@billygreat8810]

What kind of school? How did it go? Lol mine starts in a week

[@Nintendo-Z]

@@billygreat8810 update?

[@slowbro1337]

Wear a cooling vest to dissipate heat. You will thank me

[@HappyHands.]

Im mostly deaf.. no welding classes for people who can't hear. kinda have to teach ones self. Just purchased a small stick welder and auto tenting helmet and heavy welding gloves. but it looks like i need to so much more. shoes , cap, jacket etc etc

[@Mikey-ym6ok]

Went to school but had the worst welding instructor I have ever seen. Didn’t give two craps about students, he just wanted to take our money and look pretty. Certainly not pretty i mind you. Showed favoritism to a few people there and was either talking to them or dug in his office with his feet up and pretty much doing nothing than looking pretty. So before you sign up for for schooling get to know your future welding instructors first. I had to go to his classes because he was the only instructor in my area. So he only served as a way to get paperwork to show I took his damn class.

[@JibinGeorge-m3u]

I am jibin from india, I have worked in agriculture job but 18 years experience for welding job only for arc welding, I want to study mig mag tig welding ,

[@Rodgersnjiule]

Am about to undergo the test...

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Minor burns and black snot?

[@beaujamesblues]

The first day of class my teach told us that we were about to be inducted to the Black Booger Society and I thought it was a joke but now it is a way of life.

[@elCONQUEROR81]

Great job. I was interested on a whim. Now I’m a bit more

[@kokodaddy6290]

I really just want to know if the math was hard?

[@kanea1569]

It depends what kind of welding you’re doing. If you’re doing pipeline work, you would need to know basic math like decimals and fractions and how to covert them. Fabrication welding can require more advanced math. So it all depends, but in most cases, math is going to be part of the job no matter what.

[@283leis]

Has anyone here taken George Brown's welding techniques program that would be willing to review it?

[@bobbyhosea7009]

Our school has a free program if you go to high school

[@trevorbrown1938]

So what you're saying is don't weld naked.

[@beaujamesblues]

There isn't enough aloe in the world for that.

[@trevorbrown1938]

@@beaujamesblues welders and lotions. And people wonder why us welders are a little touched in the mind.

[@mikejohn3265]

Good video

[@adamdolph5784]

Im 23 is it too late for me ?

[@davidjr1056]

@@adamdolph5784 no

[@grege2383]

Any skin exposed to the welding arc will result in a painful sunburn - even after only 5-10 minutes of welding depending on the amperage. It SUCKS ( I'm speaking from 1st hand experience)!

[@beaujamesblues]

I wore a v neck one time in class and went home with a nice little triangle burn it was no fun.

[@fixitallpaul4847]

Some welders are worse than others.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

@@beaujamesblues I accidentally wore a deep neck cut vest and forgot to do the top button on my overalls up. Had the red triangle for two months.

[@beaujamesblues]

@@Jonathan_Doe_ Itches like crazy too.

[@cabdishakur3711]

Why my eyes get pain and red colour and crying when I welding

[@kenshinmiguel9183]

Whatever you do don’t go to UTI most cash grab of a school

[@AnthonyMontoya-z9d]

nah bro u amazing ma boi

[@brendenperry3770]

Another thing to keep in mind is how your pants fit. Trust me when I say a hot spark hitting your junk is no fun. Make sure that waist is pretty tight 😂

[@Welddotcom]

Very important indeed lol

[@troy6tory502]

Can we just wear fire fighter clothes?

[@eloyceja6132]

Miss the old style videos 😪 with red beard bob and cubman

[@craigconway4093]

Awesome

[@albundelande9198]

Welding school should also teach some form of fabrication to the students, let me know if I am wrong.

[@Welddotcom]

Some programs will but a lot of schools focus on the tests you will take to get a job where you will learn a lot of the fabrication.

[@jamesfraley5596]

Safety third.

[@adrianw7407]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@ricolinofino]

👍🏼

[@bobd.fletcherjr4912]

🇺🇸👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@giovanni545]

Please watch this verse is informative Revelation 14:12 (1599 Geneva Bible) 12 [a]Here is the patience of Saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

[@leslynrodriguez943]

some woman who works on this???