Mezzz
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 01:43 PM |
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Where to learn the skills
Hello
I have been looking at building a locost car for a while but if I do it I would like to do it all from scratch.
So I am looking for somewhere around west london that would teach the skills nessary to build a kitcar/locost, an evening courses
Thanks JJM
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James
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 02:12 PM |
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Welcome to the madhouse! 
Don't know where you're based but I can highly recommend the Welding Course at Brooklands College.
That's where I learnt to weld and I even stayed on for an extra couple of courses and built most of the chassis there aswell.
If you go, keep an eye out for Graham's chassis. He's taken even longer to build than me! 
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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Mezzz
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| posted on 6/4/06 at 06:12 PM |
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what time are lessions and how long are they?
Thanks Im near Uxbridge but its worth the drive
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James
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| posted on 10/4/06 at 09:12 AM |
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It's 6-9PM.
All on the website http://www.brooklands.ac.uk
Bit of a trek from Uxbridge to there though. Must be somewhere nearer you can go to?
Hope that helps,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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EViS
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| posted on 11/4/06 at 04:48 PM |
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How much did the course cost and over how many 3 hour sessions did it last?
Also, is it possible to get a course lasting for say 2/3 full-time days?
And how did you find that course? i.e. What key words did you use to search for it?
[Edited on 11/4/06 by EViS]
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James
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| posted on 12/4/06 at 08:05 AM |
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Brooklands course is 10x 3 hour sessions. Last term is was running Mon, Tue or Thursday so you can choose a course that suits your free evening a
week!
Not sure now as my main tutor has left but you should be able to choose to spend the whole time on one type of welding or try out MIG, TIG, Gas or
Arc.
I got City&Guilds qualified in both MIG and TIG.
I found it initially by phoning my local technical college. If they ran a course it was the same night as my kickboxing class so she put me onto
Surrey Adult Learning Support (I think it was called!). I spoke to them and they mailed me a document with all the local welding courses. There were
about 10 on there and Brooklands was the most suitable so I chose that.
Just contact you closes Technical or FE college and start with them.
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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EViS
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| posted on 12/4/06 at 02:05 PM |
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I spent some time enquiring about the Mig/Tig welding courses near me today. It looks like the best and closest one to me is also Brooklands.
I'm (hopefully) being sent an application form today.. course starts on Monday  ...
What's the general structure of the course/classes?
Is there like one tutor with 10/15 students in a room all with welders doing what they like to get some practice in?
[Edited on 12/4/06 by EViS]
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