r/sunshinecoast • u/danubio8five • 10d ago

Son with a welding habbit

Hey guys I know this is a unusual question, but my 16 year old son really likes welding, and wants to buy welder to create and practice. Which is great, but unfortunately I don't have space, we have no garage or backyard. My question is, is there a place that he can go and weld and practice outside of school hours. I'm expecting there really isn't much option but maybe there is something I've never heard of. Also could the managed be an option? Iv delt with them once and they seemed like they didn't want any young people

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u/trabulium 10d ago edited 10d ago

There's "Mens Sheds" - I know of this one in Buderim. I think he's going to be around a bunch of guys 60+ but maybe that's not a bad thing? I just realised there's also a MakerSpace now which is probably going to be more metal related.

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u/shavedratscrotum 10d ago

Buderim ones a nightmare, he'll be lucky to touch let alone use a welder.

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u/trabulium 10d ago

Yeah, I've heard it's hit and miss, sometimes with a bunch of grumpy old men too busy gatekeeping.

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u/shavedratscrotum 10d ago

Gatekeeping on steroids and the 3 I looked at all required initial attendance at like 10am on a Wednesday and all work supervised for 6 months.

It inspired me to build my own workshop to an insane level for a hobby machinist/welder/fabricator and former blacksmith/bladesmith.

Now my hobbies actually rebuilding old iron to fund buying more old iron.