Welding courses, classes and workshops are on the rise in London. Welding is an expanding trade with increased popularity for artists and sculptors alike as its become the new thing to do. Allowing for more diversity within artists work and helpful skills to learn.

Experience the world of welding as you learn a variety of skills working with metals such as bending, folding, cutting, grinding, soldering, you name it these expert teachers have welded it. So why not learn these enjoyable and interesting skills to improve your art work or sculpting with some of the best welding courses, classes and workshops in London.

Top 8 Best Welding courses, classes and Workshops in London:

  1. Introductory Welding Class for Artists
  2. Welding and Finishing Using Stainless Steal
  3. Welding In London
  4. Metal Sculpture All Levels Class
  5. Candlestick Welding Class
  6. Blackhorse Welding Workshop
  7. Arc Welding Class
  8. Metalwork: Studio Stool Workshop

1. Introductory Welding Class for Artists


This is a 3-hour welding class in London which will teach you the basic skills of mig and arc welding. This class will absolutely fly by but the knowledge you learn will stay with you forever. You get a chance to get extremely hands-on, with scrap metal so there is no need to be precious and under the supervision and guidance of a professional.

The basics of mig and arc welding are essential skills for if you want to carry on metal work. The skills of metal welding can be used in all sorts of art and used on different types of materials. It's an essential skill for any avid sculpture artists, although it can be dangerous. It is always best to learn these things with the help of a professional. You are not only taught the skill, but the essential safety information which you will practice all throughout your welding career.

Taught in the amazing London Sculpture Workshop on the banks of the river Thames, these classes fill up incredibly fast, so book in advance to avoid any disappointment. Proving why this is one of the best welding classes in London.

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2. Welding and Finishing Using Stainless Steal

Art is often considered a delicate pursuit, but here's a chance to play with the heavy duty stuff. Designed specifically for artists, this two-day London Sculpture Workshop course in London will introduce you to the shiny world of stainless steel welding and finishing.

Stainless steel can be welded and machined like mild steel but has the benefit of not corroding in most environments. This fun and informative course will give you the opportunity to manipulate the material with a variety of processes including Tig and Mig welding, drilling, grinding and plasma cutting. This course will identify and demonstrate finishing processes. The different varieties of the material and its uses will also be covered. This is great way to learn unique techniques providing a new bases for art and sculpture.

London Sculpture Workshop is an independent sculpture studio in Woolwich, South East London, located within Thames Side Studios, offering exceptional facilities for artists and those interested in making three-dimensional work.

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3. Welding In London

In this amazing class on free2learn with their partners BetterWeld you will experience and have access to state-of-the-art welding bays and multi process machinery at the largest and best technical training centre in London. Their multiple tutors are leading experts with coded welding backgrounds with the skill set to train you in all sectors of welding and for all abilities.

This welding class in London is a 6-week practical welding course, you will be able to gain the experience and the qualifications needed for the welding industry. You will learn specialist welding and joining techniques for all materials including aluminium, as well as understanding the manufacturing operation process and how to conduct yourself within this welding environment. This course will set you on the path of professional welding with options to progress into higher levels. One of the best welding courses in London.

4. Metal Sculpture All Levels

This is a welding course dealing with the techniques of metal fabrication for creatives. Covering basic tools and processes such as; welding, cutting and bending metals. You will have the opportunity to try many processes and make a small scale object to take away.

This course is for beginners, as well as those with some experience who have an interest in design or working sculpturally in metal. The City Lit sculpture department offers a wide range of exciting courses that will allow you to progress from beginner to advanced and learn a range of techniques. After this course you may wish to join a similar course to develop your skills further or try something completely different.

5. Candlestick Welding Class

This class is suitable for complete beginners and one of the best welding classes in London. In this fun and exciting new class you will learn basic welding and finishing skills. This class is great if you want to gain a new skill and learn the basics which can help you start developing your skills in welding to start making your own furniture as through a candlestick you can move onto a bed transformation welding class.

The classes are small, a maximum of 6 people to 2 tutors, to ensure individual attention and that each student has their own welder throughout the class. This is a 3 hour class and the cost is £94 inc materials. Classes are held at our fully equipped welding workshop at 299 Clare St, E2 9HD.

6. Blackhorse Welding Workshop

In one of the best welding workshops in London, Blackhorse introduce the basics of welding, and this weekend course shows you how to use the MIG welder. You will learn five different types of joint using a variety of mild steel stock. After perfecting your technique you will make a small metal coffee table to take home. You’ll also have the opportunity to try Arc and TIG welding.

Blackhorse Workshop is a public space dedicated to making and mending, just half an hour from the centre of London. They offer open access to a fully equipped wood and metal workshop. Their mission is ‘to become a socially pioneering world class centre for making’.

7. Arc Welding Class

This class is less about making an object and more about learning the process of sticking metals together. With this Arc welding workshop its important to note it is a versatile process. It is a bit trickier to get used to than mig welding. However if you are thinking of setting up a welders in your own workspace this is the cheapest and most accessible form of welding. Arc welding requires a lot of practice ​but that's why one little girl and can of gasoline metalwork are there to help.

This is a 2 hour class and the cost is £64 inc materials. Classes are held at our fully equipped welding studio at 299 Clare St.

8. Metalwork: Studio Stool Workshop

Don't want to just learn but create something. Then this studio stool workshop is perfect as this is one of the best welding workshops in London. As this new one day course will introduce you to the basics of metal fabrication processes, including MIG welding and tube bending, to create a contemporary piece of furniture. This Workshop is perfect for beginners and experienced welders.

You will learn how to use a jig and weld the sections together to create your stool, then apply a range of finishing techniques to the steel frame. You then finish by adding a beautiful hardwood seat, from Blackhorse workshops award winning timber store Saunders Seasonings, who specialise in joinery timber, milled from local London trees.

The day will be led by Richard Evans, an experienced metal fabricator and designer based here at Blackhorse Workshop.

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