metalworking

Make a cool keychain! Forge your own path!

In this class, Ken will lead a group of 4 through the process of forging a custom steel keychain, heat treating it, then polishing and finishing it. 
 

Some experience with basic metal tools such as grinders, files and such is helpful but not required. All materials provided. 

Tickets:

General Public: $99
Partnership Members: $90
MakeHaven Members: $85

This class covers lathe safety, basic metal lathe operations, and offers the skills needed to make a part.

This class covers Bridgeport (yes, Bridgeport CT!) safety, basic metal milling operations, and offers the skills needed to use the Bridgeport Mill. A Bridgeport mill is a standard manual knee-type vertical milling machine. The reason that many people refer to a manual mill simply as a “Bridgeport” is because it’s one of the most famous brand names that’s found in most machine shops.

Learn basic metalsmithing / jewelry techniques in this Intro workshop using non-ferrous metal. Students will gain hands-on experience with sawing, filing, annealing, drilling, texturing, finishing, shaping, and also be introduced to soldering. Participants will work on a pierced, textured, medallion-like project in class to practice their newly learned skills.

This class will teach the basics of metal jewelry creation and safety in the Jewelry Area. No previous experience required.

This class covers lathe safety, basic metal lathe operations, and offers the skills needed to make a part.

Learn basic metalsmithing / jewelry techniques in this Intro workshop using non-ferrous metal. Students will gain hands-on experience with sawing, filing, annealing, drilling, texturing, finishing, shaping, and also be introduced to soldering. Participants will work on a pierced, textured, medallion-like project in class to practice their newly learned skills.

This class will teach the basics of metal jewelry creation and safety in the Jewelry Area. No previous experience required.

Make a cool keychain! Forge your own path!

In this class, Ken will lead a group of 4 through the process of forging a custom steel keychain, heat treating it, then polishing and sharpening it. 
 

Some experience with basic metal tools such as grinders, files and such is helpful but not required. All materials provided. 

Tickets:

General Public: $99
Partnership Members: $90
MakeHaven Members: $85

Induction heating is a non-contact process which uses the principle of electromagnetic induction to produce heat in a workpiece. By placing a conductive material into a strong alternating magnetic field, electric current is made to flow in the material, thereby causing Joule heating. In magnetic materials, further heat is generated below the Curie point due to hysteresis losses.

Using the induction forge, basic hammer techniques, and hand tools, students will cut, twist, taper, bend and smash steel into either a wizard wand or a BBQ fork of their own design.

This class covers Bridgeport (yes, Bridgeport CT!) safety, basic metal milling operations, and offers the skills needed to use the Bridgeport Mill. A Bridgeport mill is a standard manual knee-type vertical milling machine. The reason that many people refer to a manual mill simply as a “Bridgeport” is because it’s one of the most famous brand names that’s found in most machine shops.

MIG welding for the win!