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- - By DJN87 (*) Date 10-09-2008 00:40
Does any one know any thing about the Missouri Welding Institute? if it is a decent school worth the time and money. There web address is www.mwi.ws
Parent - - By kmp (**) Date 10-09-2008 01:22
you will spend half your time grinding just to get steel to weld on.but they do have some good instructors.i went there in 1995.
Parent - By SMTatham (**) Date 10-09-2008 01:24
They have made MAJOR improvements on prep now...............
Parent - - By SMTatham (**) Date 10-09-2008 01:24
I know the owner Tom Hollands pretty well.  Top flight school; you'll love it and WILL learn or be gone.  They push you hard, and turn out good welders.  His son Brian runs the place mostly now; another good hand.  Tom is an old 798 hand who moved into inspection, then teaching, and then decided to open his own school.  He has done FABULOUSLY................there is a waiting list out about 3 months to get in class. 
Parent - - By DJN87 (*) Date 10-09-2008 01:46
I have herd alot of good things about the place. I have wanted to pipeline since I was knee high to a grasshoper, but figured this would be the best option to single hand for a while to put some money in the bank and finish getin riged out. Or am I insane?
Parent - By kmp (**) Date 10-09-2008 15:39
its not a pipeline school.they teach uphill only.i was there august of this year for brush up time,thats how i know about the prep time.they said  in august they were going to start a 3rd shift so it might not take you 3 months to get in.
Parent - - By kmp (**) Date 10-09-2008 15:42
smtatham,are you from eldon,mo?
Parent - - By SMTatham (**) Date 10-09-2008 17:04
Nope, from CO.  If you want a downhill course they will do a custom one after you go through the standard one.  Some of the prep (some) is good as it gives newbies a grasp of fitting skills. 
Parent - By DJN87 (*) Date 10-10-2008 02:46
Thanks for the advice.
Parent - - By welderrwc72 (**) Date 10-17-2008 02:25
KMP Im from Eldon, MO and went to MWI back in sept of 2001.  Not a bad school, some things that needed to be changed but all in all pretty good.
Parent - - By kmp (**) Date 10-17-2008 16:25
welderrwc72,where are you working at?
Parent - - By welderrwc72 (**) Date 10-26-2008 13:05
pipelining out in colorado, been working out here for about 6 years now i guess.  What about you? are you from eldon?
Parent - - By kmp (**) Date 10-26-2008 16:51
im not working now. yes im from eldon. still live here. is justin out there with you?
Parent - By welderrwc72 (**) Date 10-30-2008 02:13
ya justins my helper out here. Do I know you?  Rob Coakley.
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