Welding courses

[Coyote]

What welding courses are worth going to in the Wellington region? I've seen several advertised, all with varying costs and results. I'd like to know enough so I can weld up a tube chassis for a car or bike that could eventually become road legal. Do the welds have to be done by someone qualified or could I do them then get them inspected later?

I do have some experience welding from metalwork class, but only a quarter of the stuff I did actually looked good/was strong.

[CookMySock]

I'd like to know enough so I can weld up a tube chassis for a car or bike that could eventually become road legal.

I want to do the same, but I don't think I would dare, regardless of my experience (small).

I would tack and pay someone to finish it off with the TIG. Maybe I would feel differently once I had some TIG time, but atm the wouldn't attempt it. Maybe I would be perfectly ok.

Steve

[Coyote]

I want to do the same, but I don't think I would dare, regardless of my experience (small).

I would tack and pay someone to finish it off with the TIG. Maybe I would feel differently once I had some TIG time, but atm the wouldn't attempt it. Maybe I would be perfectly ok.

Steve

I'd like to give it a go if I can. But I'd probably do the same if I didn't feel my welds would be strong enough.

I mainly want to make a Le Mans inspired fibreglass car shell, but I need a suitable chassis for it. Most chassis that turn up on trademe are from utes.

[Colapop]

Hey D, check it out with someone like Acme, Windsor or MJH Engineering. They'll be able to tell you who provides industry certifiable courses (welding certs that actually mean something)

[geoffm]

Talk to a low volume certifier before you get into this. I believe the welding will need tobe done by a certified welder, and paperwork will be requred.
Making a road legal chassis is not an easy DIY affair. (the fact the Chinese can make some very poorly welded scooter frames that are allowed on the road is a whole different thing...)

[Coyote]

Talk to a low volume certifier before you get into this. I believe the welding will need tobe done by a certified welder, and paperwork will be requred.
Making a road legal chassis is not an easy DIY affair. (the fact the Chinese can make some very poorly welded scooter frames that are allowed on the road is a whole different thing...)

Would be keen to become certified if that is the case (as I believe it is too). Course, with all the skills I want to acquire I'll spend all my time training and not earning any money.

Maybe I should just rego the kit car as a 50cc moped?

[bungbung]

There is a ITO welding school in Tawa