I love poking my nose in here to see what people are making. Sad thing is I can't afford this equipment now and since I will be leaving for other interest in 4 months not gonna even get much use if I did buy what I wanted. So I am wondering if it's possible to get a shop to let me use there equipment?

If for no other reason then to just learn. But I wouldn't even mind makeing custom parts for people.

 

I doubt it man. People do this to make a living, they invest in their tools to make money. Your best bet is to get a job somewhere that does stuff like this and learn that way.

 

Theres a welding store in Rochester that if you take one of the owners courses he'll let you use the shop area whenever its free/open. MIG, TIG, plasma cutters and a bunch of other stuff.

 

mahany's is a great place, took a class there. the owner is really chill and if you are a student he will hook you up.

 

I'm located just out side of Rocheter. where is this welding shop? i've never heard of it before. sounds pretty good tho

 

Other side of the city off of 531 by the Fed Ex distribution center. The class I've been taking is there and RIT holds a class there as well.

 

RIT doesn't officially hold a class there although they basically teach welding to both the Formula SAE team and the Baja Guys. Thoose guys are great I did a watermelon launching competition last year and they helped us out not only with equipment and space but with materials as well

 

ohh hm, i go to RIT. i'm gonna have to look into this.. thanks!

 

Try a City College.

 

RIT does offer a class there, but its only for the Mechanical Tech students not the boring ME students.

MET also offers a composites class. I took them both great hands on classes.

 

oh really? i'm enrolled in the ME automotive option. they don't hold any sort of non-credit bearing class? i'm really interested in taking a class like that.

 

you can take the class direct from Mahany's The tig class is maybe 450 but if you tell the owner you are a RIT student he will cut you a great deal. I was going to do this but I didnt have the time and moved out of Rochester.