Sculptor and welder Hunter Herman teaches his renowned workshop Sculpting with Welding in this video series. His technical expertise and extensive are combined into a complete metal working course covering shielded metal arc welding-SMAW (stick), gas metal arc welding-GMAW (MIG) and gas tungsten arc welding-GTAW (TIG). Emphasis is placed on proper industrial grade standards and procedures including safety precautions. Sculpting with Welding Volume 1 focuses on SMAW (stick) and demonstrates step by step how to weld proficiently and professionally. Oxy-fuel (OF) cutting and heating and plasma arc cutting are covered. Other cutting procedures and finishing techniques are discussed using pneumatic and electric hand tools. A sections on safety parameters is featured. Fabrication and assembly of a sculpture using the procedures of this program is demonstrated. Sculpting with Welding gives the artist a strong foundation in welding and metal working which are the tools and means to express his or her ideas in metal sculpture.
(about 84 minutes)
