Lonnie Benn is owner of Anvil Welding Instruction, which has its roots going back to 1960 when Lonnie's father, Waldo Benn, founded Welding Apparatus Repair in a two car garage. As an oxy-acetylene regulator and torch repair business, Welding Apparatus was a primary repair center throughout the Northwest. By 1978, a full line of welding supplies, equipment and gases were added, and the business became known as Anvil Welding Supply. After selling the welding supply business in 1996, maintenance welding alloys and welding inspection were the company's primary focus. It is from welding inspection and the current state of economy that the idea of a welding school developed. Here he works with student Wyatt Steinebach. The business is 4227 E. Trent.DAN PELLE danp@spokesman.com
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