Dates: Friday 3 – Sunday 5 October 2025
Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm.
Cost: £400 including VAT (includes tuition, materials, PPE and accommodation).
Catering: This course is fully self catered.
Places: 4 (Beginner+)
Information on access is at the bottom of this page.
In this course, participants will learn how to start working with, or develop their skills in metal. Through the course participants will learn:
– Ways of cutting, hand forming, bending and manipulating thin gauge steel
– Plasma cutting and using an angle grinder to create surface finishes
-MIG welding including various types of joints, weld preparation and scenarios that can be applied to a personal project with mild steel.
These will be learnt in a hands-on way and through making your own small sculptural object, decorative panel or usable item. Materials available include 6-10mm round bar, flat bar and 1mm steel sheet.
Course materials and PPE will be provided and a full induction to the workshop will take place at the beginning of the course. Additional material will be available for purchase if required.
No previous welding or metal work experience is required. The course aims to support participants to learn new skills and develop their creative possibilities for fabrication in metal work.
Work should be taken away with you or arrangements made for collection in line with SSW storage policy.
Booking
Book your place on the Introduction to Introduction to Metal Fabrication Course below. You will receive a booking confirmation email to the provided address once your booking is complete. Please read our Courses terms and conditions before making your booking. You can also book by phone by calling 01464 861372.
Accommodation
At SSW we have simple shared accommodation alongside an on-site bothy that provides collective space for cooking, meeting and socialising. All courses are residential and we can not offer non residential offer this year.
Accessibility
We understand that you may need additional support in place to participate in one of our courses, from bringing a support worker, to communication or accommodation needs, among many other possibilities. If you would like to discuss this informally please get in touch with our Programme and Partnerships Director by emailing sam@ssw.org.uk or phoning 01464 861372.
There is information on accessibility at SSW here, but if you have any questions we are happy to help.
