Welding Workshop

The workshop will cover basic theory and operation of four different types of welding machine/process: Arc (traditional), Arc (Inverter), MIG & TIG, when to use one type of welding process over another; essential health & safety principles. The workshop will cover designing and setting out for metal sculpture, how to design basic mechanical fixings; and cutting and joining techniques, safe use of hand power tools (angle grinders, drills etc) and larger equipment not commonly available in home studios (cut-off saw, offset rollers, Heavy-duty pillar drill, guillotine. Students should come with sturdy boots.

Accommodation: We have private rooms available for €30 per night in our residential building. Please book you tickets to the workshop on Eventbrite and then email us to see if we have a room available to: info@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie.

Noah Rose is a sculptor based in County Galway, Ireland. Through his training in 3-Dimensional design and subsequent 25-year career as a practising artist he has acquired a broad range of skills and experience across a diversity of traditional sculptural materials, including metal, wood, stone, glass and plastics.