Southern Apprentice Challenge 2007 Results

Fabrication Welding Project

 

The Fabrication Welding competition required the competitors to weld two mild steel test plates using different welding processes and complete a small aluminium box test piece.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First placed Craig Hughes (James Hargest High School) setting up his welding equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second placed apprentice Jeff West (James Hargest High School) displaying the welding plates after they’ve been through bend testing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third placed apprentice Jamie Blair (James Hargest High School) displaying the finished test piece for aluminium welding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finalist Jonathan Daintith (Southland Boys High School) cleaning the aluminium test piece welds with a wire brush.

Finalist Anton Brunold (St Peters College) preparing to run a weld on his test piece.