TWS Proud

I am most proud of the skills I have learned overall in welding but especially how my Tig welds looks now. When I first strated Tig i wanted to drop out of school because I thought this just wasn’t for me with the challenge it presented. I kept my head down and continued welding and now here I am in phase ten about to bend out on two separate Tig projects, about to get a job might and Tig welding sheet metal. I am proud of myself for finishing one of the first major achievements of my young life. Excited for what is to come in the future.

I am most proud about the Root in this Weld. 5 Inch 5G Position. One of the challenges faced was getting the bottom part as perfect as the sides and top. This was for a bend test and i passed!

I’m proud that performed the weld consistently. My biggest challenge in this weld is to overlap your beads more consistently and your travel speed. How I overcome this weld is by not giving up but to correct the minor mistakes that you performed previously. To other students who may read this always remember, each weld you make, try make one that is better than the other and if you keep going you will make it.

This picture was taken on my first day of class. I’m proud of the weld because it shows me how far I’ve come and each obstacle Ive had to overcome. This weld taught me every thing I needed to know in order to advance through this course.

My awesome phz. 10 instructor

I’m proud of my accomplishments in completing welding now that I am in pipefitting. I learned I had to take my time and watch my angles being that I’m left handed.

I’m proud of this particular weld simply because it was my last one to complete my second project in phase 1. It was a bomb bead.

I love to finish a cap bead in a single pass on 2” pipe, and that’s exactly what I’m doing here! TIG is absolutely my favorite process because the amount of control the welder has. LOVE IT!

2G 5inch pipe TIG Root 7018 Cap and Fill #BeastMode
Really appreciate my instructor Autoro for helping me get to where I am

This was my first grade, i was nervous and scared of failing. I told myself in my had you can do it over and over again. I made a 91, this was one of the proudest moments for me. I’m proud to be a TWS student.

How much i got to learn and accomplish. I feel like I’m confident welder. And have the knowledge to better myself in my career. I’m thankful for TWS.

I’m proud of starting off not knowing how to Weld pipe and then progressing to been able to Weld a 610 Root 7018 fill and Cap on a 6 g Pipe Test

I’m proud of the work ethic I had when it came down to practicing for Phase 10. After spending a morning working with high frequency, practicing some 6010 SMAW afterwards was a challenge. I learned what to look for in a root pass and how to effectively tie into my tacks. I was surprised by how much working with stainless and Tig helped me when it came time to return to SMAW. I went into with a better understanding of what to look for in any type of root!

The structure of welding and the importance of doing it right the first time

I’m proud because I have never touched a tig torch before coming to Tulsa

This was a personal project I had done for my stepson Riley who was turning eight with high frequency aluminum drip welding. This type of welding is so much fun and yet so challenging. I adore welding and all the aspects of it especially the muti tasking and technicality of it all, I cannot wait to start my career in welding and am so grateful to Tulsa Welding School and all it’s instructors for everything they teach and how far they push me. I am three weeks away from graduating, I have been in the deans list and have never gotten below a B on any of my projects it’s been a struggle because I have had to work a full time job and provide for my family while attending school and I am so excited to be done and working in this amazing field.

That I’m Learning something new Everyday.And get to use this skill in the real world

From never welding anything in my life to welding like this in just 5 weeks. Very impressed with myself and the instructors for helping me get this far and further to come

I am most proud of my stainless it was pretty hard at first but i got it finally and it was just a amazing experience to be part of the Tulsa Welding School family

I enjoy welding

Tig welding is by far the most fun and I’m proud I got the hang of it fairly quickly. Walking the cup Or the freehand method was a little complicated but with a little patience and good explanation from the instructor I was able to lay good weld beads every time.big thanks to my instructor here at Tulsa Houston cole

What makes this weld stand out to me is the uniformity amongst the individual beads within the weld as a whole. The challenges overcome were that of travel speed, gun manipulation, as well as consideration for overlap. As progression from one weld to the next one is often reminded of the vast array of parameters that influence the outcome of a weld not only in quality but strength.

I was consistent with this. They are stacked perfectly.

This was from one of my first 6g welds and adjusting to the positions was an adventure and fun to learn.

SLOW MO DOWNHILL

Proud of my advancement

Welding on a gas line the vavle was bleeding by at Tinker AFB. Also wondering do yall still sale the Tulsa welding school T-shirts.

The work I am most proud of is the work I did at he TWS Jacksonville hvac school. I was able to take a display case cooler apart and put it back together as a functional refrigeration cycle display. Fully rewired and added extra components such as schrader valves and a Sight flow indicator. The hardest part for me was probably the brazing all the copper lines due to some of them being in tight spots but it’s also the part I am most proud of since I got them all on the first go with no leaks.

I’m most proud of my improvement. At the beginning of my 120 class I struggled profoundly with TIG from the root to the cap, mainly because I couldn’t get my hand movement right. Now coming towards the end of my class I have made a massive improvement.

I’ve learn not to give up so easy TWS has made become a better man a better person. In the past i wanted to give up on life. But because of TWS i have a life now. Thank you TWS.

I learned the perfect arc length for the horizontal weld. So well, that the rind entirely peeled up! I was so happy to see this!

Running the 6010 root and 7018 stringer fill and cap. It set the tone for welding pipe with a 6010 root and 7018 fill.

This was a Tigged out T plate I did in phase 7. Having never welded before school this was a huge hurdle in learning how to “walk” the torch down the pipe to get the desired wave effect. TWS Tulsa is amazing and instructors are helpful and energetic. Just started phase 8….only 3 more then on to the inspectors course!!!!

I’m most proud of overcoming overhead position in 110 thanks to Mike carrier

I did it all by myself without any help in phase 1 the third week of me doing the school and I knew nothing about welding.

From working 60 hours a week to a significant hand injust (not welding related), i have faced my fair share of difficulties while attending school. I am proud to say that i am still in school and learning all i can about welding. The fight to the finish will all be worth it after graduation.

Yes was challenging,very physical weld.

I’m most proud of finding a career that has will open so many doors. I’m welding for Phase 9 on this video doing a 5G pipeline. Love this school!

6 G is one of the hardest well test you can take to get a job I made a 94 on it I’m proud of that I feel like I get a job taking this test with ease I learned to protect my root weld better I’m more confident now

i am proud of acomplishing my goals and going to tulsa welding school i am a proud student

This is was my 6G 6010 root and 7018 3/32 fill and cap final test of phase 5. It was a very difficult phase to get “comfortable” in. I overcame several family hurdles and events this phase to make it past the half way mark! I start phase7 on 12/18 and am excited to start a new internship with a manufacturing plant next month!!!!! Thanks for all the training TWS

This was my first ever “walking the cup” of day 1 of Phase 7. So proud!

I’m most proud of the moment I see the slag peel up by itself and I see a beautiful bead and i created it using the skills I have learned at Tulsa welding school

I’m proud to be here. After years of being told what I couldn’t do I challenged myself to enroll and become a better provider.

I am proud of attending tulsa welding school to teach me how to weld , great instructors great school and great equipment , i am mostly proud of this tig weld came out amazing wouldnt have been made without the help of tulsa welding school. i had trouble walking the cup for a while on tig but to achieve a better weld i stayed after school and got great help from the best instructor jeff pasket!

Hi my name is CedricAnderson I’m proud that I made the right choice to attend Tulsa to father my education. When i first start at Tulsa it was a Challenge for me because, I have never weld before. I also had some great instructors to teach me how to weld. I learned not to never give up on what you are trying to accomplish in life and it take patience to be successful.

Double the filler, double the challenge!

I am proud of working my full timejob and still make it to school on time.
To overcome this weld i learned that there is different ways of getting comfortable and still perform the sane weld.

Am very of myself passing the test I’ve already done am new here and I really liked welding the flat,horizontal,vertical,and T-plate I’ve made 88 and 90

Practice is key striving to accomplish goals is a big part of life and I put every bit of my skills into my welds

My first time using a tig machine, and I thought these were so amazing but then I started tig welding for a few minutes re weeks

I am very proud of myself, i never welded before coming to tulsa welding and now i love it and have come a long way

My 1st pipe weld test.

When my welds were so good that the instructor thought the person who got top one did them 🙂

Building this Santa Maria style bbq in high school

Im so proud and grateful for all the support I’ve received while attending Tulsa welding school. Everyday is a learning experience and I love the challenges each day brings me. Gotta keep pushing forward, I’ll only get better with more practice.

Am very of myself passing the test I’ve already done am new here and I really liked welding the flat,horizontal,vertical,and T-plate I’ve made 88 and 90

This was a challenging phase for me at first. I’m proud of the hard work I put into it. I was surprised that I won with all of the other really good welders that I had to compete with. No matter who wins, this school is about being better then you were yesterday. As I watch all of the other welders in my class grow more and more confident day by day, I realize that TWS instructors have done their jobs in teaching us the correct way. Thank you TWS!!!!

– JAMES

Welding some pipe in “the basement” of the Pentagon in 1984…Underground in the Bunker where the Top Brass can run a war..I also had to invent the compact portable smoke removal system (as it did not exist commercially yet). My Tulsa welding instructors were Dick Tyson, Don Apple and Roy Apple. They do not make welders like them anymore. Send me a hat.

Im not the best welder but im sure no one is when they first start. Im on my 6g over head weld. Im proud that i took the chance to be a great welder and make a better future for myself and my family. The weld is really tough but im getting better

I’m proud to say that tws has opened so many doors for me and my family

I am very proud of the progress I have been doing since I first started welding. There were many challenges, but practice and time made it work. I am proud of how I was able to control the puddle throughout the whole weld.

I’m most proud of this weld. To me, aluminum was the hardest to weld and not show the heat in the back. I learned how to control the placement of my heat with this particular weld. I kept wanting to put all of the heat on the bottom plate. I eventually figured out that you don’t burn through when you don’t put all of your heat on the bottom. Also, I found a technique that works to make it look correctly. Make an “M” when welding the two together. Great pattern for it. That was the hardest was not walking the cup too!

I made this cross for my Grandmother who is now in remission while she was taking chemo treatments fighting breast cancer. This was done in my High School welding class and I have learned to make all kinds of decorative items for friends and family. I am currently a student at TWS.

This 2G TIG Pipe I struggled on the cap the most. But after a ton of persistence, and pipe after pipe. I feel that this is one of the best pipes that I have ever done.

Had an amazing time at Tulsa welding school Tulsa Oklahoma.

I’m proud of being a part of making a children’s hospital. I was learning to do restricted access with dual shield

My son Graduated recently, he walked away with a rewarding and lifelong career. He had nothing but great things to say about the school, instructors, and students.

Thank you TWS!

Just walking the cup at my job practicing I’m not the best in the world but I get better everyday I want to thank bo Kyle and Christal Mann for helping me through so much at the Tulsa campus

I’m most proud of the razor blades welded this took me a lot of patience more than anything.

I’m am most proud of this weld because as a beginning welder, this one was the most difficult for me. But I over came it with the best instructor I could have had. Mr. Mike C. He taught me the techniques to be able to pass this challenge . Thanks. Mike C.

I was really happy the way this one came out. 85 amps and moving with 3/32!

Nothing special. Just one of the thousands of welds I’ve made since I graduated TWS in ‘06. Thanks for everything.

Tulsa Welding School has really changed my life this us what gets me up in the morning and gets me motivated the instructor is top notch and guides me in all the right directions i can honestly say that it is like a family here

Am proud because I never when to any school and am very good a it.my and I did it for 18years has welder fabricator.fabricating conveyor belts

I’ve been welding for a couple years now. I’ve been learning more from pipe welders and that is my dream job.

I worked hard during school so its easy now

I am proud of the school I am currently attending! TWS has given me the opportunity to have a rewarding career! THANK YOU TWS!!!!!!!!!

I’m proud of how far I’ve came on my own, I’ve taught my self a lot of different patterns, and techniques to get good look and good quality welds, with only being 18 I’m definitely proud of the skills I have at this age.

I’m most proud of Myself and My decision to attend TWS.
I’m a 45 yr old Husband to One Beautiful and extremely patient Woman and Fathe to 7 absolutely wonderful Children.

I was forced out of My Plant job due to MyPhysical Condition/Surgeries. I have been on Disability for almost 6 years now and Its not the Life that I want or Want for My Family.

This is a Life Altering decision that I have made, not just for me but all involved. If I want thing to get better I have got to make a change. Tulsa Welding School seemed like a no-brainer decision.

My Preacher said once; When Life comes to a Dead End at both Forks in the Road, You have got to Pivot!

This is My Pivot and this is just the beginning of a New Chapter in My Story.

I received the Top Welder award in 2012 at Tulsa Welding School Jacksonville. I had never welded before in my life. Now I’m a welder for the United States Coast Guard! I’m TWS proud!!!

You need to take the time to lay the dimes

Grind,the key word is to grind no matter what.

I’m proud of the welder I am today but BO Kyle had a big hand in that at TWS Tulsa campus he pushed me beyond my limits I thank him

I’m not a student of Tulsa, Yet. Thanks to Larry And the help of many individuals I’ve been able to learn as much as I can. Can’t wait to start down there thanks!

After graduating I got straight to working and building my company from scratch to where it is now

These are my welds from 101. I love looking back at them and seeing where I came from. They were pretty good, but now I’m much better thanks to TWS.

I have learned a lot of good stuff thanks to all my instructors. Best choice I have ever made coming to this school.

I have learned alot more about welding then what i did know from attending TWS. Great school

This aluminum weld was for me to get in the finish welding side of Diamond Back Airboats, it was what I wanted because it’s the welds that everyone gets to see when they look at their boat. I wanted my work to be noticed so I sat down everyday and practiced through my lunch break, I got my consistency down finally and was promoted to tig welding alot of the finish welds on the boats.

I am proud to be a TWS alumni!
Learning to weld has open so many opportunities for me. From welding Coast Guard First Response cutters to custom roll cages for Hybrid Racing new Acura RSX track car. Thank you Tulsa welding for giving me the tools and knowledge of welding to provide me, to find stable career for my family and I.

Probably most proud when I passed the bend test. I learned that I can do anything I set my mind to. The most challenging part was probably the drip root

Over the years I have always tried to push myself to weld hotter and hotter, and it was a struggle slowly graduating myself to a hotter hear class, but as of now I currently cap carbon pipe with Tig around 230 amps and stainless around 110

Welding 9chrome

I have multiple favorites this is one, love trying to make a weld more consistent than the last. Truely a passion

I love that I was taught TIG welding! It’s my favorite type of welding. When ever I I have the chance to TIG i do it.

This was my first AWS GMAW structural test a continuous stop and start ever 4 inches. My tie ins are what I’m most proud of its what I struggled with the most while in TWS Jacksonville. I have TWS to thank for the tools they gave me to be able to do what I love.

i am most proud of my mom for being there for me even when money was low, we always made it to school.

So far it’s been a two weeks coming to it’s been fun! I’m excited to finish and get out and work

I won first place at skills USA for the welding sculptures in 2016 with this peacock! Mig, Tig, and stick welding all in this sculpture!