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I graduated from HS in 2005 from a small school, town population about 5000. We had wood shop from middle school up and welding shop in 11th and 12th grade. I am about 98% sure they still do that... I took it every chance I could, I think I learned a lot from it and I especially liked how metal fab was taught. Basically we started with oxy/acetylene welding/brazing and once we mastered that, moved on to stick and then MIG. No TIG unfortunately. My school had some sort of vocational training deal with the state or something like that for welding shop though and other area schools did not so there were not as many shop options there.
Thinking back, while I learned a lot it was really almost like a Dazed and Confused type shop class environment. A bunch of the other kids were making discreet bongs, doing snuff in the paint room, making acetylene balloons, seeing how many hardened tools we could snap in half with the ironworker...etc... good times
Thinking back, while I learned a lot it was really almost like a Dazed and Confused type shop class environment. A bunch of the other kids were making discreet bongs, doing snuff in the paint room, making acetylene balloons, seeing how many hardened tools we could snap in half with the ironworker...etc... good times