Welding Workshop for Beginners

Ever wanted to know how to join two pieces of metal together? Create a cool sculpture or piece of furniture? Or just wanted to wear the cool mask? Welding for Beginners is for you.

Beginners learn basic stick and mig welding of mild steel, on both older and new style machines. You will learn all the basic welding techniques required to work on small construction and art projects. Also, the many traps in buying your own machine will be discussed.

NOTE: Please check whether you are in the morning or afternoon session.

Morning session: 10.00am-1pm 

Afternoon session: 2-5.00pm

*If you use reading glasses, please bring them!  The welding mask makes seeing difficult without them

*Pregnant women should not be attempting electric welding

Please note: This class requires at least five students to run. In the unlikely event that we don't get this number of students, we'll cancel the class and fully refund you and inform you via email, so please watch your email a few days prior to the class

• Textile Printmaking Workshop: Handmade Stamps, at Mon 9 Dec at 6:30pm

• How to Make Beeswax Food Wraps, at Mon 9 Dec at 6:30pm

• Christmas Calligraphy Class: Hand-lettered Baubles, at Tue 10 Dec at 6:30pm

• Loose Leaf Tea Blending Class, at Wed 11 Dec at 6:30pm

• Linocut Printmaking Class, at Thu 12 Dec at 6:30pm

• Welders and consumables


• Steel off cuts to practice on


• Welding helmets and gloves are provided

• Students must wear solid, rubber-soled, leather work boots, preferably steel-toed (please no sport shoes!)


• Please wear 100 per cent cotton collared long sleeve shirts and 100 per cent cotton long trousers as sparks can cause synthetic clothes to burn

Work-Shop HQ - 175 Cleveland Street, Redfern NSW

Phil Warnecke

A handyman by trade, Phil has been welding for over 40 years, mainly cars, but also household projects like gates, fences, posts and beams. Over the years, he has taught basic welding leisure classes to novices, but the escalating prices for machines, gas, and even steel has almost stopped hobby welding courses.

New inverter technology has made the machines lighter, smaller, cheaper, and provides a more stable arc, making them easier to use. So home welding is affordable again, and Phil is leading the charge.

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Work-Shop is a creative concept that will broaden your horizons and help you unleash your inner awesome. We provide affordable short courses in life skills and alternative art. We’ve teamed up with Australia’s brightest creative minds to share their knowledge and help teach you a new skill. From 3D printing and stencil art through to music and gardening – life skills and personal development through to cooking doughnuts and mushroom foraging, we offer a broad range of fun and creative short courses to suit our time poor lives. We will inspire you to pick up that pen, paintbrush, hammer or sewing machine and flick the switch that will kickstart a whole new way of life.

Community values lie at the heart of our project. We collaborate with local artists and industry experts to teach classes and utilise local suppliers for any materials needed. We also provide a creative environment for emerging artists to produce and sell work, and meet like minded individuals. Work-Shop will be a space for everyone, with a rotating schedule of art shows, information nights on local issues and a whole range of events and community initiatives.