The Workshop Details
My Metal Workshops are different from any of my other courses!
During this workshop you have a range of metalworking tools & machines at your disposal.
From MIG welders to plasma cutters, angle grinders, sand blasters & loads more! (List below.)
Once you’re shown how to stay safe you can practice the skills, and create your very own small piece of scrap metal art.
I’ll be there to guide you & help you create something absolutely awe inspiring that you can keep forever.
Tool & Machinery list :
- MIG Welders (best for scrap sculptures.)
- Handheld Plasma cutters
- Oxy-propane
- Air compressor tools – Rivet Gun, Sandblaster, various air-power tools.
- Metal Chopsaw, Angle Grinders, bench mounted metal shear. Bench mounted grinders.
- Pillar drill
- Various clamps & vices
- Hammers, punches, tongs, pliers, marking & measuring equipment.
And more!
(I have TIG & stick welders too – But I will advise why MIG welding is the best, most efficient way to weld scrap metal during the class. We’ll be sticking to MIG for this workshop unless you are already a competent TIG welder.)
Stay tuned for additions to this tool list in the lead up to classes starting.
View my bespoke metalwork and my off-the-shelf metalwork here to see what I create in this very workshop.
(Please note sculptures must be carried home by you, metal is heavy – therefore the entire sculpture will be kept within a maximum of 50cm x 50cm ideally smaller.)
All sculptures must be taken at the end of the day, there is no storage at all.
My Terms and conditions have changed – by booking this workshop you agree to be bound by them so please check them out.
This Creative Metal Work Course is ONLY available at my private metal art studio in Brighton.
Please see the venue tab for the details.
Dates and Times
For Creative Metalwork Workshop – 6 hours of Learning & Creating!
All in Brighton at my private metalworking studio.
On Saturdays or Wednesdays.
This Course has a maximum of 2 students, do not delay.
Dates:
4th July 2026 FULL
11th July 2026 – FULL
29th July 2026 – 1 left
15th August 2026
29th August 2026
17th October 2026
21st November 2026
12th December 2026
All dates start at 10:30am with half an hour lunch & concludes at 5pm
My Terms and conditions have changed – by booking this workshop you agree to be bound by them so please check them out.
If you wish to change your class booking you can do so yourself for free – make sure you register for an account when you book, or link your order to your new account by using the same email address you used for purchasing. Read the full T&C & FAQ’s fully.
LOCATION
This Creative Metalwork course is held in my own private metal studio.
The studio location is in Brighton, BN2.
Only students who enrol in this course will be sent the address details in the week leading up to their booking.
For your info;
Parking is available, the closest bus stops offer 49 route. The nearest train stations are Falmer or Moulsecoomb.
Please contact me here if you have any queries.
What is Achievable?!
My scrap metal sculpture workshop consists of learning how to use all the metalworking tools & machines like; metal chopsaw, plasma cutter, oxy-propane, angle grinders & MIG welders in the morning…
Then using the skills learnt to make a small wall-hung or free-standing sculpture from scrap metals to take home in the afternoon.
It is artwork-orientated, rather than precise furniture making as that takes a lot longer!
These items are small – you need to be able to carry it home, & have time to complete it!
This course scrap metal sculpture workshop is a one day creative experience, rather than sessions you can bolt together on a weekly basis & hone skills. (Although students are welcome to join multiple times.)
You may also be interested in;
Your first session would be an introduction to the workshop, learning what the tools & machines are & practicing with them – so you have a good understanding of what you might be able to achieve with everything available.
Once you’ve had a go, you could say “right, I want to spend the rest of the session practicing TIG welding”, or whatever has taken your fancy!
But – If you’re not interested in plasma cutting metals, heating & bending metal, etc, but you are interested in welding (for instance) – you could specify:
‘I just want to learn how to MIG weld, or TIG weld, or Stick weld’,
or
‘I want to practice all 3 types of welding, & learn about when & why you would use them.’
or
‘I want to know how to precisely measure, mark, cut, prep & weld steel to make metal furniture’.
For the latter -I’d teach you how to mark up your metal cut line, how to use the metal chopsaw to cut precisely, how to grind & clean your metal, I’ll teach you about heat distortion, cleaning containments & get you practicing MIG & TIG. (Which would be best for this.)
You will learn on Mild steel, it is best to learn on & most forgivable. Other metals get more difficult, burn or warp more easily, or are very loud & frustrating. I’ll teach you the best way to start welding, so you can be proud of your progress.
Aluminium is not only very difficult to TIG weld, it is highly toxic to cut, grind & sand. And its dust can become explosive. I have to have different shielding gas to weld it, different filler metals and different dust extractors etc – therefore I am NOT offering Aluminium welding at this time.
You will need to practice welding before being able to weld something well, & it look how you want it to look.
We can discuss what you would like to achieve in person at your first session – but you won’t have time to learn how to weld, prep everything & weld something in a 3 hour session!!
(I recently had a student ask me if they could learn how to weld & make an item of furniture in a 3 hour session & this simply won’t happen! If it was that easy to weld no one would need us to teach them!)
The knowledge & skills take time to learn, and prepping your metal takes time. Even getting to know different types & stocks of metals, & what is possible with them takes time.
Plus each person is different.
I really want these sessions to be guided by what you want to learn, and be enjoyable so you’re not putting tonnes of pressure on yourself from the get go!
I advise coming for a 3 hour session full metal workshop induction – or specified welding session and see what you like, then you’ll have a much better understanding of which direction to take & what is possible.
You don’t need any prior knowledge, I’ll teach you everything you need to know, then it’s just practice, practice, practice while staying safe!
Helena-Marie Theron-Marquez –
I have done several courses with Charis The Salvage Sister, learning about tools, creating various wood projects and finally also the Metal Workshop and it was awesome – I highly recommend it!
We had such an awesome day doing the Metal Workshop with Charis the Salvage Sister! ♻️⚒️🤩
We did Plasma Cutting, Welding, Metal cutting with different tools and methods, grinding, bending and riveting amongst other things!!
A truly amazing day of learning and gaining confidence with all the tools… and we got a metal flag 🇿🇦 out of it too! Thank you Charis ♻️⚒️🤩😍🙏😀
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DasPLd7sKSm/?igsh=MWk4YXB3NDhlcWN6
Mandy Pachol –
What an incredible day of learning, joy and creativity. Charis is a fab educator: thorough, practical and confidence building. She encourages you to let the process and materials bring your creations to life and have fun in the discovery. If you love learning new skills and want something to show off to your friends and family at the end I’d recommend this day course. You will be amazed at what she enables you to
do.