Building Furniture: Welding Custom Table Legs

About the Course

Learn MIG welding to fabricate a table base or set of legs of your own design in our South Philly metal shop!

This metalworking series will cover the basics of mild steel welding fabrication to create steel legs to build custom furniture. Classes in this series will review design, project planning, cutting, material prep, fixturing, MIG process welding, post processes, and finishing. Use a steel box tubule, angle iron, and/or flat bar to shape steel into table legs or a base over seven classes and one-on-one training. Head to the woodshop after completing this series to build a wooden tabletop using our tools and classes.

Materials are an additional cost, feel free to purchase from us or bring your own!

NextFab’s Maker Series is a three-month program that gives you 3 months of membership, 5 classes, unlimited shop access, and a cohort to learn alongside. Registration Opens: Monday, August 28th at 9 am.

Thursday, September 21st, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Metal Shop Orientation
Thursday, October 5th, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm: MIG Welding: Introduction on Steel – Designing Session
TBD Around Your Schedule (One Hour of Private Training booked Wednesday – Saturday 10 am to 8 pm): Welding Practice
Thursday, October 19th, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Group Session: Designing and Project Planning for Welding Fabrication
TBD Around Your Schedule (One Hour of Private Training booked Wednesday – Saturday 10 am to 8 pm): Private Training: Cutting and Prep
TBD Around Your Schedule (One Hour of Private Training booked Wednesday – Saturday 10 am to 8 pm): Fixturing and Welding
Thursday, November 2nd, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Group Session: Finishing

To enroll in these classes, please complete an Ultimate-level membership agreement and select “Maker Series – Welding Custom Table Legs.”

Day One: Intro to Metal Shop
Day Two: MIG Welding: Introduction on Steel – Designing
Day Three: Private Training: Welding Practice
Day Four: Designing and Project Planning for Welding Fabrication
Day Five: Private Training: Cutting and Prep
Day Six: Private Training: Fixturing, Welding
Day Seven: Finishing

What’s Next:

• Build a wooden table top to attach to your new metal table legs!
• Take Wood Shop Orientation, Wood Milling I, and Table Saw I to equip you with the skills to build your wooden table top. Classes by request, so dive into woodworking immediately after finishing this metalworking series!