April 2019 Section Meeting

Forging Demonstration
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

Polaris Career Center
7285 Oak Tree Blvd.
Middleburgh Hts., OH 44130

Greetings AWS Cleveland Section Members and Friends,

Click here to view the April 2019 Section Meeting Notice

Do you watch the show “Forged in Fire”? Have you ever wanted to learn the art of forging? The AWS Cleveland Section May meeting is for you! Dan Harrison will discuss forging and perform a demonstration.

Dan Harrison is a welding instructor, CWI, and the Education Committee chair for the Cleveland AWS Section. Dan is also a metal artist. You may remember Dan from a previous meeting where he taught how to fabricate roses out of copper sheets.

Dan will show metal working techniques using a propane forge and an anvil. During the meeting, Dan will forge rods into bar and will also work with metal railroad spikes. While working, he will discuss several different techniques used for forging. Dan will also talk about how forging has changed over the years.

We’ll meet at the Polaris Career Center, 7285 Old Oak Blvd., Middleburg Hts, OH 44130.  Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm.  Dan’s demonstration will begin at 7:15 pm.

This section meeting qualifies for 1 Personal Development Hour Credit. A form for tracking PDHs is available at the Welcome Table and can be used to track PDHs at Cleveland Section meetings and other technical society meetings.

RSVP with Mike Barrett via phone or email. Mike can be contacted at 216-383-8345 or [email protected], please reserve by Friday, April 5th.
We need an accurate head count to insure there’s enough meals for everyone. The cost of the dinner is $18 dollars ($20 without reservations). Students’ meals are free for this meeting if they RSVP.

Click here to view the April 2019 Section Meeting Notice

AWS 2019/2020 Meetings
The AWS Cleveland Section is looking for speakers this fall and winter. Have something you want to share or have a nice manufacturing facility you would like to show off? Contact Mike Barrett at 1-216-383-8345 if you are interested in giving a presentation to the Cleveland AWS Section.

Sincerely,
The AWS Cleveland Section Board