Metal Sculpture and Welding
This course introduces students to the manipulation of iron, steel and steel alloys. Students learn how to choose gauges of steel, cut with oxy-acetylene torch and metal cutting wheels and blades and attach steel by traditional welding techniques.
Outcomes: Students will be able to operate a torch safely; cut and weld cleanly, file grind and polish, forge, hammer and shape steel sheeting; demonstrate the ability to convert two-dimensional ideas into cogent three-dimensional forms; demonstrate understanding and control over hazardous technical processes and demonstrate understanding of the evaluative criteria of metal work.
Outcomes: Students will be able to operate a torch safely; cut and weld cleanly, file grind and polish, forge, hammer and shape steel sheeting; demonstrate the ability to convert two-dimensional ideas into cogent three-dimensional forms; demonstrate understanding and control over hazardous technical processes and demonstrate understanding of the evaluative criteria of metal work.