infoscouter Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Max - Welding merit badge is scheduled for release later this month or sometime next month, depending on when the requirements get finalized: http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2011/11/16/next-up-welding-merit-badge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle732 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 That's cause it's not officially out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoosetheItalianBlacksmith Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Jay K there are welders all over the country you can hit up to be MBC's. they dont have to be formaly involved with a unit...and in fact it might be better if they arnt cause they wouldnt be registering with unit only. I myself plan on teaching it when it comes out because thats what im in school for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoosetheItalianBlacksmith Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Jay K there are welders all over the country you can hit up to be MBC's. they dont have to be formaly involved with a unit...and in fact it might be better if they arnt cause they wouldnt be registering with unit only. I myself plan on teaching it when it comes out because thats what im in school for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay K Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 At our Troop meeting last evening, I was talking about Welding MB, and a Dad of a Scout said he has a welder and will sign up to be a Counselor!! Moosetheitalianblacksmith, you were prophetic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I mentioned this MB to my wife who thought it sounded very exciting. Hey Moose, where do you go to find some welders these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoosetheItalianBlacksmith Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Well there are schools Such as MCC that teach it and would be a great place to hit up either the teachers or the students to teach it. Then you can go to any machine shop or metal works place and ask staff if they are willing to teach. Near us we have GE aviation and Portsmouth Naval ship yard we can ask about it from. People are genrally more then willing to help out...and this is one of those feilds we need lots of people but not alot wanna do it now adays so for a chance ot pass on their craft most....i wont say all would be happy to help. There are also groups like guilds and unions that are industry specific or genral....pipe welders can have their own guild and so can tack welders...ect. AWS (american Welding Society) is a genrally a place everywelder is a member of so you could maybe try contacting them....ive never tried it though. SO just look at machine shops or welding shops or big things like shipyards and try looking online for guilds or unions in the area. Something is bound to turn up for yha. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Turtle Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherhoodWWW Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Am I the only one that sees irony here? BSA prohibits Boy Scouts from using power tools and yet we will now have a welding MB. I too think we need more MB's like this. Away from the metro areas schools still have shop classes. My son's high school has a full time Ag teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadulzo Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Please show me chapter and verse of the "power tool ban" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartHumphries Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 The word "tools" does not appear in the print Guide to Safe Scouting. The words "power" and "tool" do appear, but not in contexts which would ban Scouts from using power tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartHumphries Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I can't edit that last post, but some people point to the "Age-Appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities" found at http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/ageguides.pdf which explicitly says that "hand tools" are appropriate for all categories of Scouts, down to Tiger Cubs. "Power Tools" do not appear on that list and thus are not appropriate for any ages, these people say. I disagree with them. By the way, is Welding out yet? Did I miss something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartHumphries Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 http://www.scouting.org/jamboree/journal/hometownnews/wolfe.aspx says that the favorite merit badge of the "two millionth Eagle Scout" who is also the "Scouts Youth Ambassador" is Welding. How can this be if the merit badge isn't out yet? Is that really what he said or has someone been doctoring what he said (or perhaps misinterpreted by a clueless person)? Perhaps he was asked what his favorite merit badge is and he said something like "I'm really excited about this new Welding merit badge" and somebody wrote down that Welding is his favorite, even though it isn't his favorite yet, just one that he's really excited about. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay K Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 1. They run experimental Merit Badge classes before they release the Merit Badge for all. In fact, I have been asked to help with the development of another new Merit Badge. 2. I work with the Uncle of the 2 millionth Eagle, Anthony Thomas, and I will ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartHumphries Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Anyone know what the requirements are? We're exploring our options to see if this is a feasible merit badge for returning summer camp people (who normally do Climbing, Metalworking, etc.) Does a person have to weld with both gas and electricity or just know about both and use one (i.e. would we have to worry about storage of oxygen/acetylene, or can we just use a MIG welder or what)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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