Art & Inspiration Tech School Students Doing Good

Looks like Anthony's breaking the "no nipples in Avatar" rule.

 

Hey! I was just about to have dinner..appetite lost. LOL

 

Welding students narrowing a rear axle

added some welds

 

We had a Car-O-Liner frame bench donated. With mechanical measuring. This year we’re covering welding and cutting. This 57 Chevy truck chassis is one of the projects.

these make an excellent chassis build bench.
We’re removing some poor frame mods.
Might even do a HAMB era friendly graft with a 64 c10 front suspension set up I have. Ive always liked the rear trailing arm set ups those have. I’d like to install one on this.
Students located the bench centerline, cut tubing to mount the chassis, squared the chassis with a porta-power and tacked in a spreader bar. Center and rear frame sections are now square and centered with the bench.
welding students cut plates that mount in the side track system of the bench so we can support the rear during the C-notch and front pieces during construction

 

57 chassis progress.
Lowering math class today

plywood pattern started.
Welding students built jig platforms and this adjustable rear axle holder


picked up 4 of these camper stabilizers to build the adjustable fixtures from. $10
3/16 fresh drops from my scrap yard for $36

 

We had an English wheel donated.
Making some patch panels.
This HF wheel isn’t too bad.

 

I have very few bad days at work.
Some days are cooler than others though.

 

That looks like a real shit day at the office.

 

Your students are lucky to have you Anthony.

 

Agreed. I wish I had instructors like you when I was in school. We didn't even have a shop class. Good work Anthony!

 

Crap. I’m the lucky one

 

Roughed out a wheel house patch
Students made the pattern
Only hammers and a sheer so far

not bad for about an hour and a half worth of work
They will fine tune next week

 

We roughed out a lower qtr drop panel.

needs more finish work. But the general shape is there.
Bout 1/2 an hour from pattern to here with hammers

 

I like this thread. A lot.

 

When you guys hit cars with hammers, the cars turn out damn nice!! Your skills and your student’s skills amaze me!

 

Man this is crude hammer work 101.
We’re giving the customer what he asked for.

 

Anthony, as you know I’m a retired teacher though I do a lot of subbing/TOCing. I’m always interested on what your students do as a lot of people think they take classes on becoming degenerates. You and I know different. So please pass on my congratulations from way up in the Greater Vancouver, BC, CANADA.

 

Our school hosted Western Welding Academy

welding students from around the state
Real welding along with simulated Over 500 students were on hand to talk to several trade unions, schools and job opportunities.

about 1/3 of the students today

 

Man, that’s great the students got to talk with people from industry. There is a real shortage of people in the trades, it good to see young people who don’t mind getting dirty to make a living. People who can make and fix stuff will always be needed.

 

Some 58 wagon progress

 

Hopefully a forum friendly graft. 63 to 66 frame graft to a 57 Chevy chassis.
It was cheap. Most folks go after the 73 up stuff. The earlier ones are just as easy to mess with

Both frames are 34 inches wide.
The inside will be plated.
The 57 frame was taller than the c10. The graft area was chosen to blend the 2 different heights together.

 

The kids are doing amazing, great job teach!
Dan

 

Thank you teachin them the correct way to do it . I wish I was near , to buy em a lunch .

 

Well, we try.
No overlaps unless it’s a factory seam.
It finally clicked for this young man
Fit, scribed and trimmed the piece on his own. Laid down a really nice weld.
Biggest gap to fill was probably less then the ,023 wire being used.
He texted me later in the day for those pics I took.
I really like when they take or ask for pictures

 

The young man will remember the interest and the coaching you gave him all his days , wanting pics means to me that he has pride in his accomplishments, you are to be commended. When you said it clicked for him I can relate. I was in a Statics course and struggling with the basic concepts, the instructor sat down with me and we talked about my struggles and all of sudden as if switching a light on everything made sense. I aced everything from there on. I owe that instructor more than I could ever give him all because he didn’t give up on me.
Dan

 

Same student started building this corner for the rear body

made a pattern had it roughed in our 1.5 hour class period.

 

Anthony, you're teaching these kids well! I'll wager that the vast majority of your students will say that you were their favorite teacher!

 

Unless Abigail Beecher teaches there
Hey everybody, get out of the street now
I hear the roar of an XK-E now
Flops and sweater and ponytail
And the cop on the corner is turnin' pale
Whoa, it's Abigail Beecher
Our history teacher
All the kids are just crazy about her
Central High would be a drag without her
She knows her history from A to Z
She'd teach a monkey in Watusi
Whoa, it's Abigail Beecher
Our history teacher
Whoa
We're out in the hall and changin' classes
Plays guitar, wears blue sunglasses
She's friendly, pop'lar and a real swinger
She's gonna be a rock 'n' roll singer
Whoa, it's Abigail Beecher
Our history teacher
Whoa
History class is gettin' bigger and bigger
They come for miles 'cause they really dig her
The PTA was really floored
When she walked in with a red surfboard
Whoa, it's Abigail Beecher
Our history teacher
Whoa
Come on, girl
Aw, you're too much
Whoa
Come on, girl
Whoa

 

I am the 2013 teacher of the year

 

Couple young ladies prepping a 57 truck chassis for a c-notch and box