Page 6 - HIWT Winter2016 World of Welding

Built Versus Bought

HIWT student Colby Colby graduates
Hammon of Bozman, MD from HIWT
believes that welding in February
is not just putting two 2017 and
pieces of metal together, plans to return
but rather a chance to to Maryland
create something unique working full time
for his 2005 Ford F-350 in fabrication
Super Duty Truck. When while working
a friend sent him a picture to expand his
of a welding hood as a business on the
hitch cover telling Colby side. Eventually,
he needed to get one, he hopes to return to HIWT to become an AWS® Certified Welding
he thought “Why buy Inspector and fulfill his entrepreneurial dreams by working in his
one when I can make it own business
myself.” full time as
Colby Hammon a fabricator
Colby got into welding due to the high demand for welders in the and welding
area where he lives. He says that it is relaxing to him and allows inspector.
him the ability to make things he wants or needs rather than having
to buy them. Colby took welding in high school and it quickly grew
into his own business. He fabricates many car parts from custom
exhausts to bumpers to engine parts mainly for diesel trucks. Colby
lives in a fishing community and also does repair and fabrication for
the local waterman in Maryland when needed.

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