metalworking

Ashley Zdeb
Jul 2 2023 - 10:00am
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

Machine Shop

At 770 Chapel, in basement beside main space.

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

Ashley Zdeb
Jun 24 2023 - 1:00pm
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

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.

Ashley Zdeb
Jul 22 2023 - 1:00pm
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

Machine Shop

At 770 Chapel, in basement beside main space.

In this class, Ken will lead a group of 4 through the process of forging a self-handled knife from 1084 high carbon steel, heat treating it, then polishing and sharpening it. 

These simple knives are comfortable to use and will serve their user well for a long time. Properly made, they can be a reliable camping/hunting knife or the perfect kitchen companion. 

Ashley Zdeb
Jul 11 2023 - 6:30pm
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

Machine Shop

At 770 Chapel, in basement beside main space.

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.

Ashley Zdeb
Jul 23 2023 - 10:00am
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

Machine Shop

At 770 Chapel, in basement beside main space.

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.

Ashley Zdeb
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

MIG welding for the win!  

Ashley Zdeb
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

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.

Ashley Zdeb
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

Machine Shop

At 770 Chapel, in basement beside main space.

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.

Ashley Zdeb
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

Machine Shop

At 770 Chapel, in basement beside main space.

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

Ashley Zdeb
Open Public
Ticket Purchase Required

MakeHaven Main Space

The main makerspace and connected shops. This is located at 770 Chapel Street. Registered participants should ring the MakeHaven labeled doorbell. They will be directed down a long hallway, and down a set of stairs to our basement workshop.

MIG welding for the win!