AI for Welding & Fabrication Shops
Use ChatGPT for welding shop quotes, texts, and getting found — while your price, weld procedure, and code stay off the bot. 8 lessons, first 2 free.
There’s a Facebook thread going around the welding groups titled, more or less, “ChatGPT doesn’t know shit about welding.” Whoever posted it isn’t wrong. Hand a chatbot a photo of a thin-tubing repair and it’ll give you warm reassurance, then quietly mix up penetration and fusion and sketch a gusset that looks wrong. If your gut says keep that thing away from your actual welding — good. That instinct is correct, and it’s the starting point of this whole course.
Because once you draw the line clearly, ChatGPT turns into something genuinely useful: the best part-time office assistant you’ve never had to pay. It just has to stay in the office and out of the booth. This course teaches the safe, high-value side — turning a rough job note into a clean quote in ten minutes, writing the customer texts you keep putting off, and getting found when someone asks an AI “who’s a good welder near me?” — with one rule holding it all together: AI writes the words, you keep the numbers, the metal, and the call.
The first two lessons are free and need no login. By the end of Lesson 2 you’ll know the one rule that makes everything else safe. By the end of the course you’ll have a one-page AI toolkit you can pin in the truck. If you want the short version first, read the companion guide, ChatGPT for Welding Shops: 5 Wins & 1 Trap — this course is where you turn that into a real system for your shop.
What You'll Learn
- Explain the never-trust guardrail — live price, weld procedure/WPS, code citation, and customer info stay off the chatbot
- Use ChatGPT to turn a rough job note into a clean, professional written quote and proposal — with every price still yours
- Apply a reusable set of five customer texts: inquiry reply, deposit request, running-late, follow-up, and review ask
- Use AI to turn a spec sheet or drawing note into a plain-English scope of work you can send
- Design a calm, confident reply for when a customer says 'ChatGPT says you're too expensive'
- Create a Google Business Profile setup so AI assistants recommend your shop for 'welder near me'
After This Course, You Can
What You'll Build
Course Syllabus
Prerequisites
- A phone or computer with internet
- A free ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini account (we help you open one in Lesson 1)
- No AI experience — this course assumes you've never opened a chatbot
Who Is This For?
- Independent welding and metal-fabrication shop owners
- Mobile and rig welders who run their own book of work
- Ornamental, structural, and repair fab shops doing their own quoting
- Skeptics who don't trust AI with welding — and are right to
- Anyone drowning in shop paperwork who wants their evenings back
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be good with computers?
No. If you can send a text and use Facebook, you can do everything in this course. Every step is 'copy this, paste here, look for this.' We assume you've never opened ChatGPT before.
Will this tell me how to weld or what to charge?
No — and on purpose. This course keeps AI out of your booth and out of your pricing. Your weld procedures, code, and prices stay with you. AI only handles the office writing: quotes, texts, and marketing.
Which AI tool does it use, and is it free?
ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — the free version of any one is enough for the whole course. We help you open a free account in Lesson 1.
Is it safe to put my customers' details into a chatbot?
Not their private information — Lesson 2 draws that line clearly. You'll learn exactly what's safe to paste (a job description, your own numbers) and what never goes in (a customer's full name, address, phone, or payment details).
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. Finish all eight lessons and pass the quizzes and you earn a verifiable certificate you can show customers or add to your profile.
