Aluminum MIG Welding In-Person
Aluminum MIG Welding
Welding adds speed and strength to your fabrication toolkit. In this workshop, you will learn to set up and operate the Aluminum MIG welder to create strong joints in aluminum. Metal Inert Gas welding (also known as GMAW) is a semi-automated process that is easy to learn and fast. It's great for larger projects that need structural or liquid tight joints, on 5000 and 6000 series aluminum alloys from 1.5mm to 12mm (1/16" to 1/2") thick.
Compared to MIG welding steel, this process is a bit more challenging. But most find it easier to learn and faster than TIG welding aluminum.
Important pre-class information:
Please come dressed for the shop, in sturdy clothes and footwear. For welding, wear long pants with mostly natural fiber content.
The welding shop can get very loud. If you have favorite earplugs, bring them!
Arc welding generates high intensity electric fields and interference - if you have an implanted electronic medical device, please get clearance from your doctor before coming to class.
- Date:
- Monday, April 1, 2024 Show more dates
- Time:
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Metropolis Hotwork 6C-006c (Map )
- Categories:
- Metropolis > Training
Note: If you don’t show up to your training session you will NOT be able to sign up for another session without a reasonable explanation or a note from S^3. If you cancel the day of your training session without a reasonable explanation, you will also NOT be able to signup for another training session. Please contact ml-questions@mit.edu if you have questions about this policy.
Please be on time; while we do our best to accommodate lateness, we cannot always do so. Training will begin, at the latest, 5 minutes after the scheduled start time.
Directions: Room 6C-006b. From the basement infinite corridor, at the junction of buildings 4 and 8, turn South into building 6C. You should see a facilities cage and murals. Follow signs to Metropolis on a left-right zigzag.
