Anybody know of a good general welding cl*** in the San Francisco East Bay area that I can take as a beginner with some very basic, but mostly lame, welding skills? I am not a complete novice so I don't want a cl*** where they start teaching you how to turn on the torch for cutting and then let you weld up some ****py beads with a stick welder and then send you home. I have already done that. Need to move to the next level and actually learn some decent skills. I work for myself, so times can be flexible, but nights and weekend cl***es are cool too. Thanks!
I took a couple of cl***es about 5 years ago at College of San Mateo. They had a very good program at the time. Worth the travel in my opinion. They are college cl***es, one or two nights a week...but you can't beat paying $15 a unit for good instruction and free consumables! -aaron-
CSM had a great one a while abck. Not sure if it is still there. I just bought a welder, researched, and taught myself. As for East Bay, try any Community college. They should have a course. DIma
Chabot community has or had a good cl*** 2 nights a week hour or so cl*** then same amount in lab then the other day was all lab time i think theres a cl*** at Los positas to just let the instructor know what you want to do mig tig material they were very cool
Check this out. They have a MIG and TIG cl*** with a few seats left. Start learning by this weekend! http://techshop.ws/take_cl***es.html?a=1&i=2649240 -aaron-
Second that, I took 2 semesters on TIG at Las Positas, and the shop at Chabot seems pretty good too. Chabot's got a great Machine Tool Tech program too. Lots of options in the bay area
"How to use a laser to cut and etch food" $30 plus weld, machine, lathe, etc pretty much anything. This place rocks! Man I wish that was a little bit closer. Seems so over the top, I might have to make the effort to get even if just every once in a while. Thanks for the tip on that place.
hey stude trucks im new just replied to your message i notice you have a 1 ton 50 you still have stock front brakes or have you changed my dad p***ed away and left me a few projects one being the 50 1/2 ton with ford running gear but stock stude front end stock drum **** cause of crazy lip u need to run stock wheels any other options
I am working on that, changing to disc as I am putting a 392 hemi in that truck and want to use it as a pretty regular work truck. Unfortunately, it will need to be a custom fab job giving that it is a 1 ton. I have a set of Baer 15" rotors and 6 piston calipers and plan to adapt that to my stock hubs. However, your truck being a 1/2 ton, you are in luck! There is a super easy and apparently very good and relatively cheap disc adaptor kit available for your truck for Turner Brakes: http://www.turnerbrake.com/intro.html . I have never used it myself, but hear it is quite good. However, if you are just using your truck on a limited basis and are not really pushing it and trying to drive it at 75 mph all the time, your drum brakes should work pretty well if in good shape. Might not be the best on steep hills and/or with a load in the back. But if you have respect for them and drive the truck like it was designed for, relaxed and relatively slow, you will find the stock drums to not be too bad. I drive my 3/4 ton around all the time with the stock drums and sometimes with some pretty serious loads. I just be careful and don't drive like typical fools do around here and keep a good eye out for such fools who might cause problems as well. I find driving the 3/4 ton within its limits quite relaxing actually. Not with that said, I am still planning to put a bit more go in the 1 ton and also plan to compliment that with appropriate stop. Let's get together sometime and share Stude chat. You don't a pretty nice unrestored light blue one do you by any chance? I saw one on San Pablo Ave. in Albany just today.
I have a Turner Brake conversion on my Lark and it may be the best thing I did to that car. My 52 1/2 ton has a Mustang two ifs and disks. If I ever get it running I'll let you know how I like it.
cool ive seen the site and thought it was to good to be true the reason id like to change was cause of having to use stock wheels because of the lip on the drum other than that maybe finding the piece that sits in the center of the brake shoe i cant remember name of it plus the dang thing has left handed threads on the hubs pisses me off every time i go to remove no i dont have a blue truck its beat up green and prime need to get it back on the road
Call Laney College in Oakland. I took several evening cl***es about 4 years ago. Great fun. No problems either
I just got a mailer today from West Contra Costa Adult Ed. Looks like they have a fundementals welding cl***; gas, arc, mig and tig, (8) 3 hour cl***es M/W starting in Jan. for $48 (+$50 book). They also have an advanced cl*** with (10) 3-hour sessions T/TH for $60. Obviously, the cost is dirt cheap and can't possibly cover the full cost. The cl*** location is over in Richmond at their JFK campus. Seems like might be a good option for me on time and location. Anybody here ever take a cl*** there? The instructor is "Harris".
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