Metal shop

Metalwork at NewMakeIt

Heat it. Join it. Shape it.

A shared metal studio for welding, fabrication, blacksmithing, metal melting and casting, and projects that need more heat, strength and space than most home shops can offer.

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Welder joining steel with a MIG welding torch — Welding, blacksmithing and casting in Newmarket

Inside the Metal Shop

A serious shop for ideas that need steel.

NewMakeIt brings welding, fabrication, blacksmithing, and metal melting and casting into one shared studio, giving makers room to work, solid surfaces to build on and a place where ambitious metal projects can take shape.

Bring the idea. We have the space for the sparks.

Makers working at metal tables inside the NewMakeIt metal studio

Ways to work with metal

Different processes. Different possibilities.

Join and fabricate with MIG, work with more precision using TIG, shape hot steel at the forge, or melt approved metals and pour them into moulds.

MIG welding

Build a practical foundation in machine setup, torch control and the preparation needed for sound welds.

TIG welding

Develop precision and control while learning the coordinated technique behind clean, accurate TIG welds.

Hammer shaping a glowing steel bar on an anvil

Blacksmithing

Use heat, hammer control and the anvil to draw, bend, taper and shape steel into useful forms.

Metal melting and casting

Learn essential safety, understand melting temperatures and pour approved metals into prepared moulds.

Made at NewMakeIt

From raw steel to finished work.

Furniture, forged tools, knives, sculpture, cast pieces, custom parts and one of a kind builds can all begin with metal and the right place to work.

Finished forged knife with a wooden handle resting on an anvil — Forged projects

Blacksmith shaping hot steel on an anvil — Shaping hot steel

Bright sparks from MIG welding steel — Fabrication in progress

You do not have to know how yet

Start with the process that fits your idea.

If metalworking is new to you, guided workshops give you a safe first step. Choose welding for joining and fabrication, blacksmithing for shaping steel with heat and a hammer, or metal melting and casting for pouring approved metals into moulds.

Welding workshops

Learn to join and fabricate.

Begin with Basic MIG Welding to learn safe setup, control and strong welds. Continue into TIG welding and fabrication as your skills develop.

Basic MIG
TIG welding
Fabrication

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Blacksmith hammering glowing steel on an anvil

Blacksmithing workshops

Heat, hammer and shape steel.

Learn core forging skills, work at the anvil and complete guided projects that make the movement of hot metal easier to understand.

Forge safety
Hammer control
Guided projects

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Metal melting and casting workshops

Melt, pour and create a cast piece.

Learn essential safety, understand how approved metals respond to heat and practise controlled pouring into prepared moulds.

Casting safety
Metal heat points
Controlled pouring

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Workshop levels

Choose the right place to begin.

Workshop titles identify the experience expected. Read the individual class description before booking so you know which skills come first.

Beginner Level 1

No experience required. Learn essential safety, setup and foundational metalworking techniques.

Beginner Level 2

Continue into more detailed welding and fabrication after completing the listed introductory workshop or accepted equivalent experience.

One on One Instruction

Focused guidance for a specific process, technique or project, arranged according to instructor availability.

Choose your path

Come to build, or come to learn.

Already have the required training? Explore Access Pass options and ask staff about current Metal Shop access. Still learning? Begin with the workshop that matches your project.

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