Kris Jensen
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Hey Wayne welcome. I have one of my main clients out in Cochrane so I'm out there once or twice a month so if you need any help on anything let me know.
Al in Calgary
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So what did it cost for Sait, how did you find the course was it worth taking?
Well, I've taken the MIG and the TIG night cont ed. style classes at SAIT. The good is you learn a lot, get to use equipment and get a feel for it, and learn some welding and get critiqued by the instructor. You make really rapid progress for the first couple of classes, then I'd say less so. The con is the classes are bloody expensive. $500ish. I'd prefer half the length and half the price myself. It has put me off taking more classes at SAIT unfortunately. Anyone else?
I'm mid-way through the SAIT Tig course & finding it pretty good overall. Minimal classroom stuff, mostly hands on. They divvy it roughly 2 classes carbon steel + 2 stainless + 2 aluminum + couple classes for project. The project sounds pretty loose & open - either a class project or bring in what you have that needs welding. Mostly attendees are no experience hobbyist guys like me, maybe the odd prospective career changer. They use Miller 200-series boxes & the facilities are quite nice - your own booth, table, nice tools etc. The handout mask & oven mitts are somewhat lame, but a student number gets you a discount at AirLiquide which netted cheaper than KMS sale. So far, mostly flat stock / coupon bar work so basically different joints, thicknesses, fillers, settings etc. Although a tad repetitive, its probably the normal training approach - walk before you run. TIG is fascinating to me. Once you start to get the hang of technique & settings, its a great feeling to make a nice weld. Not sure if/when I will invest in the gear, its pretty spendy. But between this intro & hours of Youtube grazing, I'm 99% sure TIG is most aligned weapon of choice to my project needs. So treating this as a 'down payment' 
I'm sure its like most things, the real progress happens at home in the shop with lots of practice.
Yup, ejumacation costs these days. Its $540 for 30 hrs. I think some folks could tax deduct tuition if it aligned to work. I need to check into that.
http://register.sait.ca/saitApp/cal...Type=All&courseCode=WELD-204&startTerm=000000
I'm sure its like most things, the real progress happens at home in the shop with lots of practice.Yup, ejumacation costs these days. Its $540 for 30 hrs. I think some folks could tax deduct tuition if it aligned to work. I need to check into that.
http://register.sait.ca/saitApp/cal...Type=All&courseCode=WELD-204&startTerm=000000
Kris Jensen
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$600 pay me $300 and I'll teach you everything I know
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Bofobo
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