So, my boss asked me to look into tig welding classes. I dont do it daily, but I need to learn how to do it, specifically stainless steel. I travel for work, and sometimes dont know my schedule, so I didnt want to enroll at my community college. I did a search for weekend workshops for tig welding, and found Holohans hot rod shop. He offers a Saturday workshop, that includes tig welding and metal fabrication at his shop in North Carolina. I brought my 16 year old son and brother with me. The 3 of us are working on a project car from the 80s, so besides the tig welding, the metal fabrication training was perfect. My brother and I have mig welded before, but had no experience with tig. The 3 of us didnt know what to expect from the class, but were looking forward to going.I cant say enough about how positive of an experience this was. My 16 year old never welded anything before, and he picked it right up. There were 5 people in the workshop. Even though Dan divides his time equally between everyone, it seemed like if you needed help, he was right there to offer a suggestion.The workshop atmosphere very laid back, and he makes you feel comfortable as soon as you walk in. There a couple breaks during the day, where he gives you a tour of the shop and his current projects.After the workshop, I cant go get a job as a tig welder, but I was able to lay down a bead, and weld a lap joint and butt joint. Even if you never welded anything before, your skill level does not matter. There is a lot of joking around, and there is no judgement from anyone. Dan was very patient with my 16 year old, and made him feel at ease.If your looking for an intro into tig welding and metal fabrication, this workshop is for you. My 16 year old got to use Beverly shears, a band saw, pnuematic grinder, knows what a press brake is used for, and can use a bead roller. He used a tape measure, took his own measurements, and made the cuts/bends by himself. By the end of the day, we built an inner wheel well, using all the techniques learned.I really cant say enough about how much we enjoyed this class. If Dan offers an intermediate level workshop, or a class specifically on stainless, we will be going back. Even if I get nothing out of of it, I would go back just to hang out, have fun and talk about hot rods with Dan. Hes obviously a rockstar/top shelf welder and fabricator, but more importantly for this, hes an easy to understand and down to earth instructor. My 16 old who doesnt seem to get excited for anything, is still talking about this class and the weekend getaway. That says a lot.

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