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by BumpStick
Wed Apr 06, 2016 1:47 pm
Forum: Education Opportunities
Topic: Welding Programs in Central Florida
Replies: 7
Views: 2948

Re: Welding Programs in Central Florida

Seminole state is the only one who's program does not include math, english, how to us a computer, and personal/interview skills classes. They are also the shortest program at 9 months and opposed to the other programs has more than just one class on TIG. But since they are a STATE accredited 4yr co...
by BumpStick
Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:48 am
Forum: Education Opportunities
Topic: Welding Programs in Central Florida
Replies: 7
Views: 2948

Re: Welding Programs in Central Florida

Can the school apply credit for the math and English from the other school? The oother thought I had was, if you want the weld training classes only, could you simply not sign up for the math and English. They wouldn't award you the degree, but do you want the degree? I want to take the welding cla...
by BumpStick
Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:42 pm
Forum: Welding Projects - Welding project Ideas - Welding project plans
Topic: Built a engine test stand
Replies: 10
Views: 1675

Re: Built a engine test stand

That is sweet. I love the radiator placement.
by BumpStick
Fri Apr 01, 2016 3:38 pm
Forum: Education Opportunities
Topic: Welding Programs in Central Florida
Replies: 7
Views: 2948

Re: Welding Programs in Central Florida

I teach at a community college in Indiana. The first semester for the students is grueling and sucks. But they need to learn the basics, and the only way to do that is to weld a fixture over and over and over again. Very boring! But very, very necessary! The big question, and one I ask all perspect...
by BumpStick
Sat Mar 26, 2016 3:29 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: An Aspiring Welder
Replies: 5
Views: 674

Re: An Aspiring Welder

You can do quite a bit with what you have, but I'd suggest that you get your cylinder filled with pure Argon if you want to tig weld. 75/25 is for mig welding only. Well it didn't cost me any extra and there is quite a bit of gas in it (over half full still). Looks like I will be buying another tan...
by BumpStick
Thu Mar 24, 2016 2:38 pm
Forum: Education Opportunities
Topic: Welding Programs in Central Florida
Replies: 7
Views: 2948

Welding Programs in Central Florida

In Central Florida, Orlando Area there are 4 choices for welding programs: -Orange Technical College - Mid Florida Campus... This is school is run by the Orange County School system -Mech Tech Institute -Southern Technical College -Seminole State College I have visited all 4 schools. I'm not a fan o...
by BumpStick
Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:52 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: An Aspiring Welder
Replies: 5
Views: 674

An Aspiring Welder

Hello Yall- I'm Chris A. M... some of you might get the correlation between my initials and my screen name. I spent 9yrs in the Army in the maintenance shop, most of which I was the shop foreman. I was very fortunate in that most of the time we had a welder either in my platoon or another platoon in...