Metalwork workshop
Learn to work with various metals using industrial and traditional tools for fine work and larger pieces.
The Metalwork Workshop has a wide selection of steel stock available including bars, flats, angles and tube. We also stock aluminium and steel sheet.
Once you've completed the workshop induction, you will be able to use the following machinery and tools:
- Joining processes – welding, soldering and brazing equipment
- Cutting processes – gas and machine cutting tools
- Forming processes – machines for sheet metal folding and rolling, tube bending, lathe turning and forging
- Equipment – metal cutting bandsaw, pillar drills, oxy-propane cutting and oxy-acetylene welding equipment.
The workshop also has a wide range of traditional hand tools including marking out equipment, files, hammers, dollies, jigs, spanners, clamps etc.
Discover something new
Almost all of our workshops are open for all students to use, after appropriate tuition and health and safety introductions. It doesn't matter what course you're studying – we encourage you to break boundaries and explore new disciplines.