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High School instructors from 10 surrounding counties recently participated in a welding workshop hosted by the Lenoir Community College Welding Technology Department.

The workshop was designed to incorporate both the theory and practical hands-on approach to the welding of Carbon, Stainless and aluminum alloys. The classroom instruction included the general characteristics of the various alloys, metal preparation, weld procedures, workmanship and an understanding of the equipment and processes utilized to join Carbon, Stainless and aluminum.

The laboratory portion of the workshop provided an opportunity to actually weld the different metals with SMAW, GTAW and GMAW equipment and also make a project out of aluminum and Carbon steels.

“Even with the economy the way it is, the need for skilled welders continues to be on the rise and pay can be anywhere from $18 to $26 an hour in eastern North Carolina,” LCC Welding Technology Program Head Chris Taylor said.

The workshop was made possible through the efforts of  Kevin Schaffer of Lincoln Electric, Tom Wimbish of Airgas National Welders and Eastern Regional Agricultural Education Coordinator Benjie Forrest, all whom served as instructors.

For more information about the Welding Technology Program, contact Chris Taylor at 527-6223, ext. 112 or email ctaylor@lenoircc.edu.

Those participating in the Lenoir Community College Welding Workshop recently were, left to right, front row, Buffy Everette of Washington High School, Becky Shaw of James Kenan High School, and Chris Taylor of Lenoir Community College; back row, Dana Donaldson of Cedar Ridge High School, David Mooring of North Lenoir High School, Al Jones of Richlands High School, and Shawn Carawan of Pamlico High School.