metalworking

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

MIG welding for the win!  

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.

Calling all jewelry makers! Join our meetup to talk with like-minded makers. Just starting out (or hoping to start) or been creating for years, all are welcome! Bring projects to show, ideas to share, dreams for the future, sketches, materials, or just yourself. We'll talk about what we'd like to see in our jewelry area in the future, and how we can support each other as makers. Whether you work in metal, acrylic, glass, enamal, lasercut or something else, we'd love to chat. BYOB welcome.

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.

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.

Hands on learning of the fundamentals of safe and practical use of a Bridgeport Milling Machine.

Hands on learning of the fundamentals of safe and practical use of a Metal Lathe.

Students who successfully compete this class will earn the Metal Lathe badge, allowing ongoing use for members. No previous experience required.

The Learning Objectives are as follows:

Hands on learning of the fundamentals of safe and practical use of a Bridgeport Milling Machine.

Hands on learning of the fundamentals of safe and practical use of a Bridgeport Milling Machine.