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Practical Metalwork Short Course

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Practical Metalwork Short Course | On campus
Design and create metalwork for your home. This intro course teaches metalwork basics, enabling you to build bespoke pieces like tables, shelves, or garden decor. Turn your ideas into reality.

Course description

Course overview

This course will give you a solid grounding in the basics of metalwork and will enable you to realise your ideas in your home setting. At the end of the course, you will create an individual piece for their home or garden, for example, a coffee table, shelving brackets and shelf, birdbath, candle holder or weathervane.

Who this course is for

This course is suitable for beginners or those who have a basic skill set working with metal. It is also aimed at individuals looking for tips and insights that they may wish to apply to their own homes, DIY enthusiasts, Metalwork beginners and all those who want to build on their metalwork skills.

Key information

Topics covered

  • How to work from a 2D drawing and transforming it into 3D
  • Create a piece from their own designs to complement their own living space
  • The health and safety aspect of Metalwork
  • How to weld confidently and use the equipment in the workshop

Learning outcomes

  • A practical sculpture of your own design
  • Learn new skill sets, including knowledge of how to weld, plasma cut, grind, roll and bend metal and using hand tools
  • Digital badge and certificate of attendance

Materials

  • Two designs from your ideas
  • Pen and paper

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