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Hi everybody.
I'm a shop teacher that lives in a small Eskimo village on the coast of the North Slope just west of Barrow. I teach a bit of everything but welding is a skill that is encouraged as it can lead students into a career with the oil companies at Prudhoe Bay. I currently have a metals class that wants to fab some kind of go-kart. If anyone has any plans, advise, or sites to check out I would appreciate the info. I could also use some advise on the latest in equipment as we are looking to buy a good all-around Tig machine.
We have a small welding shop that utilizes mainly Mig and stick machines. Our main source of materials comes from the dump as it is really expensive to get steel and weld supplies in up here. Everything has to be flown in or come by barge once a year. Our gasoline, for example, is over $7.00 a gallon.
My background includes a prior career in metalworking as a machinist and welder. I've worked in heavy equipment manufacturing, managed a job shop, and worked as a welder for a time at a platinum mine. This is my 15th year in Alaska, all of which has been north of the Arctic Circle. All in all it's been an exciting career change.
Thanks and I'll be checking back regularly,
John Stilger
Alak High School
Wainwright, AK 99782
I'm a shop teacher that lives in a small Eskimo village on the coast of the North Slope just west of Barrow. I teach a bit of everything but welding is a skill that is encouraged as it can lead students into a career with the oil companies at Prudhoe Bay. I currently have a metals class that wants to fab some kind of go-kart. If anyone has any plans, advise, or sites to check out I would appreciate the info. I could also use some advise on the latest in equipment as we are looking to buy a good all-around Tig machine.
We have a small welding shop that utilizes mainly Mig and stick machines. Our main source of materials comes from the dump as it is really expensive to get steel and weld supplies in up here. Everything has to be flown in or come by barge once a year. Our gasoline, for example, is over $7.00 a gallon.
My background includes a prior career in metalworking as a machinist and welder. I've worked in heavy equipment manufacturing, managed a job shop, and worked as a welder for a time at a platinum mine. This is my 15th year in Alaska, all of which has been north of the Arctic Circle. All in all it's been an exciting career change.
Thanks and I'll be checking back regularly,
John Stilger
Alak High School
Wainwright, AK 99782
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