26/09/2025
Join us Saturday, September 27th during the Diggers & Dumpers event from 9 AM – 2 PM at the ECTS Metal Fab Shop!
Our students have been hard at work creating unique, handcrafted items, and they’re ready for you to take home:
🔥 Custom Fire Pits
🚀 Rocket Stoves
🎨 One-of-a-Kind Metal Sculptures
🎯 Co****le Boards
🪧 Metal Signs
✨ Unique Art Pieces
Every purchase supports the Metal Fabrication Program and the next generation of skilled tradespeople.
👉 Stop by, shop local student-made projects, and show your support for the trades!
25/07/2025
📢 ECTS Metal Fab Announcement
The American Welding Society (AWS) NWPA Section is hosting a meeting tonight at Stempka Designs in Erie!
🗓️ Friday, July 25th
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 225 W Zwilling Rd, Erie, PA 16509
Come get a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible metal art and custom fabrication work of Adam Stempka. Open to all students, educators, and welding enthusiasts. Great chance to network and see some amazing craftsmanship!
29/05/2025
Congratulations, Class of 2025.
Make sure that when they see your name on your chest, they say “Bingo. Of course.”
Because you’re from the home of Rats.
You’re from the home of discipline.
You’re from Mr. Taylor’s Metal Fab program.
Represent.
Get dirty.
Get ugly.
Get the job done.
22/05/2025
Tell your friends! I'd tell mine but they already know.
22/05/2025
Just a couple Metal Fab kids doing big things.
03/03/2025
A group of rats are called a mischief
25/02/2025
👀👀👀
Welding students put their skills to the test at annual Weld Off
It’s welding with passion and perfection. The fifth annual ‘weld off’ competition took place at Erie County Technical School. One non-profit is building a better future with scien…
24/02/2025
🧹 ECTS Metal Fab Swept the Competition! 🧹
For the first time ever, Erie County Technical School hosted the AWS District 10 Weld-Off, and our students made history!
🥇 1st Place: Logan Kriess
🥈 2nd Place: Blake Harter
🥉 3rd Place: Bryce Kennedy
Congratulations to all competitors who put their skills to the test! 🔥 The legacy of ECTS Metal Fab continues to grow—who's next to carry the torch? 👀💪