Flower Making - A Welding Workshop!

9431 Dowdy Drive,San Diego CA 92126

23 April, 2022

Description

Dive into the world of welding with a hands on project and expert instruction. Each student leaves with their own metal flower! A great class for small groups or couples(4 people max) where you will be taught how to make a flower from mild steel. Learn how to rivet pencil steel, cold sculpt sheet steel and tack weld. You will be given an adequate but not in depth lesson on how to weld, the basics of hand tooling in a metal shop and drill press instruction. You will use all of these skills to professionally put together a metal flower. Flowers are a fabulous first step in becoming a novice metal worker. The class will cover all different styles of flowers that can be produced using the methods you learn in the class. This is a creative class to set a solid foundation for future creative endeavors. Please Note: Mandatory Safety Equipment: Safety Glasses (Maketory has pairs available at the facility if you do not own any). Closed-toed shoes, full length pants and short sleeves. Pull back hair, remove all jewelry.Location: MaketoryAdvisable but not required: Hearing protectionMinimum Age: 18, or 15 or older if accompanied by an adultIf class is sold out and you have a group interested, please contact us directly to coordinate a new date. We require at least 2 participants to run the course. In the event we do not reach 2 participants we will reach out to reschedule or issue a refund, whichever you prefer. Tickets are nonrefundable (unless class is cancelled) and can not be used for another date.Maketory is a membership based facility. This course also serves as a certification to run the machinery independently at our facility as a member (valid for 60 days after class is taken). You can learn more about our membership options on our website or contact us directly at 858-252-1919 or [email protected] About the instructor: Jodi Babbitt Originally she hails from the rainy lands of Seattle, Washington. She grew up with dirty hands, a love for hard work and functional design. Jodi is an all around handy gal who has her hands in residential and commercial construction, auto mechanics and now fabrication. She just relocated to sunny San Diego in the summer of 2021. After working off and on in construction and wedding cake decorating for the last 8 years, she finally went to school for a Welding and Fabrication Degree in Washington. In Seattle she instructed at the infamous Hazard Factory; a makers’ space akin to Maketory, but much smaller. At the Hazard Factory she ignited her passion teaching MIG, Stick, oxy-fuel and TIG welding for two years. Jodi is very excited to enhance the metal shop here at Maketory with her unique experience.