Fabricator?

[Crapozo]

Hello,

If i want to have a career/job as a person who makes custom shapes/objects/parts out of metal and stuff is that called a fabricator/fabrication?
And does anyone know what kind of education i need to to this?

[phoon]

Usually a 4 year trade in metal fabrication or contact your local TAFE to see what courses they offer.

[Crapozo]

yeah thanks i was just searching on the internet the the tafe website,

So now, would you know if there are alot of maths and science involved in this?
Also if what i like to do is just create small metal objects but not large scale ones, what kind of occupation would suit that?

[phoon]

no science but a bit of math involved, sounds like you are more interested in an art class more so than actual metal fab, would that be a fair comment.

[Crapozo]

Well what i am actually interesting in doing is like

Making metal objects such as
custom knives, rims, car bodies, small objects and gagets and equipment,
stuff like that but not like always making tables and chairs you know? (i.e shaping and forming of metal objects)

But i am not sure if fabrication is that area?

[Charliewool]

Originally Posted by Crapozo

Well what i am actually interesting in doing is like

Making metal objects such as
custom knives, rims, car bodies,

But i am not sure if fabrication is that area?

Once you've mastered the art, PM me... I have a position for you in my business! (in fact I have several positions for you)
Is this post genuine????

[XBCoupeGuy]

Look into training in the trade of sheet metal fabricator or fitter and turner and then making all this stuff as a hobby/business on the side.

The RAAF offers the trade of Structural Fitter and these guys have fantastic skills.

You get paid to learn and the training is much shorter than a standard apprenticeship.

I work with these guys everyday and am constantly amazed at what they can do.

[loosey]

Theres a course at tafe: fabrication heavy/ light which is 6 months long and knocks the first year off a sheet metal aprenticeship or a boiler maker aprenticeship. I did the course last year and walked straight from the course into an aprenticeship.

[Racecraft]

Im a sheetie by trade, but did every module they had at tafe at the time. Motorbody building, fitter and turner and boilmaking, although they have flashy names for those trades nowdays

[BA_BOSS]

One of my sons finished his 4 year apprentiship end of 2004 as a sheetie. Average passes in his school certificate, nothing special. He works for a small company, fabricates all kinds of cool stuff & loves it.

[Dodge]

i have a stainless fabrication shop in brisbane,we do very expensive homes these days but am looking for new blood this year. Ph 0418 666 609

[Crapozo]

Thankyou for all the replies,

Now with the course motionless referred to which is this one,
http://www.sit.nsw.edu.au/pdf/course...p?Select=17190
Is that the course to become a "sheetie"?
Do i need to be an apprentice before i enter this course?


Also i searched on the internet and it seems like a fabricator works on mainly steel structures? Is a fitter the same as a fabricator?

[Racecraft]

a fitter works with lathes and machining more than fabricating as such. He fabricates precision parts but not like a sheetie or boilermaker.. A sheetie works predominately on light guage sheet and tube (less than 3mm) a boilmaker does the heavyier stuff.

[THE JOKER]

I'm a welder by trade, If you become a sheetie or boilmaker and work hard. Become good at what you do. You can make very very good money and you can go any where with that trade.

[gtfpv]

if you want to make rims and such fitting , and boilermaking and sheet metal work are not appropriate for this type of work . but they are related . i suggest patternmaking . ( which is sand casting) or toolmaking . (small precission parts, forging , presses , moulds etc..
a patternmaker would make a sandcast mould for an engine block . rims etc.
and a toolmaker would make a mould tor a telaphone, matchbox car , or brass tap.
a biler maker would be regarded as a welder who fabricates big steel structures such as cranes or large tanks , truck bodies .
a fitter machinist would machine all the parts for an engine ie gears crankshaft and block ,and assemble them together.
and a sheet metal fabricator would be the person using the machinery involved in pressing the car panels out and anything to do with sheet steel structures and shapes welding etc.

[Crapozo]

Oh thankyou for that post gtfpv its a great help!

[2fishingdogs]

I've been a sheetie for 11years now in a Big sheetie shop in Brissy and have just started in the drafting office, This trade can open doors in many areas.