Fab Shop tool usage workshop

[Doubleggregg]

I want to use my tools, I just do not know how to use my tools i have acquired over the years. hell my JMR bender has never been set up, ive used the notcher once or twice. My kid and his friends want to use my tools to do some hack garage fab as well.

I did @metul_munky Jeff Agnews Weldor Workshop a couple years ago to learn more skills and technique to use my MIG Welder and would love to find a hobbist focused fabrication workshop that teaches tool usage, or basics fundamentals. Anyone ever seen anything like this?

ideally id like to find something with a class / lab type environment that i pay to go to for x amount of evenings / hours with other people with similar needs.

is that out there? I know there is the fab school, and a couple other real accredited schools teaching stuff but that is real money and a real schooling hours / commitment which is not possible for me.

Gregg

 

[FENDERFAB]

Honestly man i would just spend some time working in the garage and alot of youtube. There is so many good videos on youtube now you can learn just about anything and then do some trial and error work in your garage. Thats what i do personally.

Otherwise i would reach out to anyone you know that does fab work and ask to lend a hand and learn some new skills.

 

[Doubleggregg]

Totally get that, but I’m a hands on kind learner. YouTube videos are cool but I just don’t comprende that easily I guess.

hard part about trying to learn with people I know is they fab for shops 9-5 I work 9-5.

 

[Tree trunk]

I think @FENDERFAB nailed it.

My biggest advice to people trying to learn to fabricate… don’t be afraid to mess up.
Build some haggard shit, post it online. cut it out… build it better.

Other than the fab school I don’t know of any work shops.
Have your boy try to get in with a shop. he can lean then teach you at night

 

[FENDERFAB]

I totally understand the hands on learning aspect and I’m the same exact way. But I would suggest just getting deep into some YouTube and then apply that to your hands on work in the garage. It sounds like you have good tools so some trial and error will be the best way to learn to use them.

For your notcher example. Get an angle finder and some sharpies and some hole saws and 5’ of tubing and start making some notches and see what works. Throw together something simple for your truck or even a small house project or something. Tons of cool random stuff you can make.

Honestly I built my whole chassis on my truck with basically no experience and a grinder, 110v welder and a cheap 300$ bender. I started this thing before YouTube tutorials even existed just followed ideas from dezertrangers and made a million mistakes. Cut off and re did things 4-5 times as I progressed and learned better and more skills.

Still to this day I run very minimal tools. I have a small bandsaw, chop saw, drill press, 2 welders and a fleet of grinders. I prefer doing things somewhat the old school and basic way. You can make really nice stuff just taking time and sticking with the basics.

Happy to help any way I can! Sorry for the long winded reply lol

 

[SaltyMethods]

Build some rock sliders. Not overly complicated but complicated enough that it will take a variety of tools and measuring to make sure they fit and work right. And if you mess up, it's not something that is critical to the operation of your vehicle.

 

[4xFoorOffroad]

https://www.instagram.com/migmastermike/ has said he was interested in doing some lessons out of his garage I believe.


I took a night school welding class at an adult school when I got into doing stuff on my own vehicle about 8-9 years ago. I did pretty much all stick as I left the mig and tig machines for the guys who were enrolled to pass certification tests, but that was a good for what it was.

I can't recommend Jody's MIG welding series at weldingtipsandtricks.com highly enough - I followed that after the welding class and it is amazing. Definitely got the most out of that when compared to the welding class (I wasn't in the class for long - it was a month and a half or so from the end of the semester when I joined it).

https://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/Mig-welding-tips.html

 

[Giant Geoff]

Just let the kids at it. They will learn if they are into it.
Couple YouTube videos and send it!