Metal Shop Overview

The Metal Shop is for welding, grinding and plasma cutting: fabrication, repairs and anything else that involves cutting, shaping or joining metal.
Equipment at a glance
The current list of Metal Shop equipment, with locations and which tools need training, is in Atlas: https://atlas.waukeshamakers.com.
No SOP pages have been written for this area yet. They will be added to the Equipment SOPs chapter of this book.
Before you work here
PPE is required in the Metal Shop. See Shop Safety: Personal Protective Equipment.
Every corded tool requires training before you use it, welders and plasma cutters included. See Training and Certification: How Certification Works, and check your certifications in Journeyman at https://journeyman.waukeshamakers.com.
This is hot work. Clear combustibles before you start and watch for smoldering after you finish. See Shop Safety: Fire Safety and Hot Work.
Fumes. See Shop Safety: Air Quality.
Inspect each tool before use. See Training and Certification: Pre-Use Inspection.
Protect the people around you from sparks and welding flash.
Area Champion
To be confirmed: who the Metal Shop Area Champion is and how to reach them. See **Volunteer Runbooks: Area Champions** for what Area Champions do.
Classes are listed with events at https://waukeshamakers.com.