The Fab School Curriculum
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Fundamentals of Fabrication
The program is designed for students who want the occupational training required for employment in the field of metal fabrication and welding.
The Fundamentals of Fabrication program combines the theories, practices, and projects of the Introduction to Fabrication, Intermediate Fabrication, and Advanced Fabrication into one program.
Areas of instruction include: safety, tape measure reading and calculations, industry math practices, MIG welding on flat and round materials, TIG welding on flat and round materials, rosette splice, fluff and buff, sheet metal, notching and bending, part construction, forming, pattern layout drilling, shocks, suspension basics, aluminum shaping and forming, mill and lathe operations, blocking and smoothing, chassis engineering, advanced project front suspension, rear suspension, static, career opportunities and life skills, and project build.
Examples of projects students may work on include: welding bench, trash can, bending, a-arm, sheet metal vase, tube transfer, wheel spacer, bowl, interactive group chassis project, software interactive of vehicle analysis, business research, and interactive group project build.
This program is 600 clock hours and can be taken on a part-time or full-time basis. The information below is a breakdown of each module within the program and the amount of lecture hours and supervised lab hours.
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