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2003
Board of Directors
Les Cook
11222 Sagewillow
Houston, TX 77089-4536
281-481-2457
Richard Boswell
281-356-5205
Dave Koenig
281-855-2869
Frank Walters
281-491-7328
James Porter
1925 Anchor Way Dickinson TX 77539
281-337-5384
Larry Hoff
281-890-8822
Welding Work Shop
at
Lincoln Electric
This is going to be a great meeting, an opportunity to learn all about the latest in welding technology, do some plasma cutting and practice welding with a stick ( note: 4th Saturday ! )
When & Where :
Directions to Lincoln Electric
Lincoln Electric
at NW quadrant of intersection of Beltway 8 and Hardy.
Lincoln Electric is located in Suite 585, 770 Bradfield, Houston, 77060. This located in the NW quadrant of intersection of Beltway 8 and Hardy. Lincoln’s phone number is 281-847-9444 and our hosts are Tom Angelino, Manager and Dan Hernandez Assistant Manager.
Saturday March 22 :
The schedule looks like this:
- 8:00 : Sign in, donuts and coffee provided by Ed Malmgren
- 8:30 : The first classroom session starts with up to thirty people. Part of the agenda will be a plasma cutter demo and hands on with the cutter.
- Welding and forging begin after the first class if there are less than thirty people. Begin a second classroom session if needed.
- 12:00 : Break for lunch. Bring your own lunch or visit a local eating establishment.
- 1:00 : Continue welding and forging after lunch.
- 4:30 : Wrap up
What to Bring
Chairs.
Bring safety glasses with side shields. This is a requirement!
Bring your forge and tools if you have them.
Bring your own welder as long as it is self powered. (No John. Your welder does not need to be a Lincoln. Your Bobcat will be welcome.)
Bring your hood and gloves if you have them. There will some hoods and gloves available for folks who do not have them.
Bring your safety glasses with side shields and wear a long sleeve shirt, long pants and work shoes. Please Note: NO SNEAKERS, SANDALS OR ANY TYPE OF OPEN SHOES WILL BE ALLOWED
Bring your forge if you have one. Our hosts would like to see some forge welding and to try their hand at it. This is also an opportunity to do general forging like at any other HABA meeting.
If you do not have a forge and tools, please come anyway. There will be plenty of room at some forge during the workshop and someone to lend you a hand if you need it.
You do not have to be a member to attend our meetings! Bring a Guest!
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This is going to be a great meeting, an opportunity to learn all about the latest in welding technology, do some plasma cutting and practice welding with a stick.
The March HABA meeting will be a welding workshop for those who never had a chance to weld and an opportunity for experienced welders to learn about the latest welding technology.
This workshop started out with Robert Killbuck and Bobby Tedder and Les Cook talking up the welding workshop idea. The workshop was added to HABA’s meeting agenda where Ed Malmgren read about it. Ed is on the board of the American Welding Society and contacted Lincoln Electric to see of they had any interest in hosting a HABA meeting.
Lincoln’s manager Tom Angelino was very interested so the March welding workshop got expanded from a workshop for just beginners to a workshop for the beginners and an opportunity for the experienced welders to learn all about the latest welding technology.
This is a very good example of how a simple meeting idea can turn into a remarkable opportunity. Members are stepping forward to contribute their time and ideas more and more within HABA and it shows the strength of this growing organization
Some relevent on-line links for your viewing....
Attendees were instructed on the technology and practiced Stick, MIG, TIG welding, and Plasma cutting at four work stations with a variety of equipment.
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HABA Training Progression
Following for your review is the most recent draft of the proposed "HABATraining Progression". Your comments are welcome and may be sent to Dave Koenig, 76021.3660@compuserve.com.
The HABA Training Progression has no identified chairperson at this time. Contact Dave if you can help.
Upcoming Programs for 2003:
- Jan - Lee Oates : Knife making seminar at Lee’s shop in LaPorte
- Feb - Dave Koenig: Hinges at Tudor Forge
- Mar - Arc Welding seminar at Lincoln Welding
- Apr - Hammer Fest: Oldenburg
- May - Proposed: Treadle Hammer/Fly Press tool seminar
- Jun - TBA - IronFest
- Jul - Meeting of the Guilds
- Aug - HABA Brain Storm Session
and or How to value work/ How to display work - Sept - TBA
- Oct - Hammer Fest: Oldenburg
- Nov - Plant Tour TBA
- Dec - Happy Holidays
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