In college, I built a CD tower out of rebar (Click on the above photos to view larger images). Apparently, I’m not that great of a welder, cuz the joints broke after moving out of my parents and into my place 3 years later. So wrapping this heavy twine around the joints was meant to keep it together. It was always in my mind that it looked good, but just now upon closer inspection, the twine is quite messy. 🙂
Anyhow, the point of this post is to illustrate that I would like to take a welding class in Chicago. Does anybody know of some good places? The Evanston Art Center offers some welding classes, but that’s a bit far away. Someone suggested some union or trade school, but where are they?
The AWS (American Welding Society) only lists two schools that teach welding in Chicago: Kennedy-King College 6800 S. Wentworth Ave. Chicago, IL 60621 Phone: 773-602-5000 Programs offered: Certificate Prairie State College 202 S. Halsted St. Chicago, IL 60411 Phone: 708-709-3500 Programs offered: Certificate Kennedy-King is too far away. Prairie State [i”>might[/i”> work. (suburban schools listed are College of DuPage, Moraine Valley Community College, Waubonsee Community College, Triton College, and Elgin Community College)
oh joy. matt is going to weld more stuff which translates into more heavy crap to carry the next time he moves.
Prairie State is right near my loft. Evanston isn’t that far from where you currently live. Erik, you haven’t learned the tricks of helping others move? Save the heavy stuff for them! It should be especially easy for something that Matt made! “Oh dude! I didn’t want lift it in case I dropped it and it broke!” ;^”>
I like to make Erik (moose) carry the heavy stuff. He’s got those antlers which do wonders for heavy items.
are there any stick/mig/tig welding classes in chicago? not the artsy classes…and not classes in the crime ridden neighborhoods where your truck will be emptied out by the time you get out of class…. for example somewhere on the northsie of chicago or the northern suburbs?
Did you ever find a welding class? I live up in Mundelein and I’m looking for the same thing. Thanks for the AWS info, I’m going to check them out. I race stock cars, just started, and I think welding is going to be a good skill to have. 🙂
Also wondering if you ever found a good location for welding classes. Thanks.
Elgin , Il has welding classes. Elgin Community College 1700 Spartan Drive Elgin, IL 60123 U.S.A. (847) 697-1000
I need complete detail of these classes.There plasma, mig and tig weldiers tutors.I am interesting to learn about tig, mig and plasma cutters.
por favor quisiera saber una escuela para soldadores que den clases