Level 0 - House Rules and Health & Safety - G11 (1/2 hour - max 25 people)
- basic health & safety
- USE STEP STOOL - NEVER STAND ON TABLES OR CHAIRS
- house rules
- storage policy
- zero-maintenance policy
- where to look for help
- mailing list subscription
- consumables policy
- basic project - signed code of conduct
Level 1 - Soldering - G11 (2 hours - max 30 people)
- Lead-free policy
- Soldering iron basics - NO PLASTIC MELTING
- multimeter
- electronics hand tools
- basic project - wire bracelet
Level 2 - FDM 3D printing - Ultimaker 2+ - G11 (2 hours - max 20 people)
- downloading 3D models from the internet
- slicing / Cura
- basic modelling in Sketchup / 123D Make / Fusion 360 ??
- finishing 3D prints
- basic hand tools
- basic drill bits
- basic project - name keychain
Level 3 - 2D cutting - Epilog Fusion M2 40 - G12 (2 hours - max 15 people)
- introduction to laser cutting
- health and safety
- processable materials
- fire demonstration
- basics of Adobe Illustrator
- preparing files
- basic project - name keychain
Level 4a - CNC milling - Roland SRM 20 - G11 (2 hours - max 15 people)
- introduction to CNC machining and path planning
- basics of dealing with virtual machines
- setting up job in Fusion 360 / VectorWorks / Roland software
- basic project - USB-LED PCB
Level 4b - 2D cutting - Roland GS-24 - G11 (2 hours - max 15 people)
- introduction to CNC machining and path planning
- basic project - laptop sticker
Level 4c - Woodworking workshop - Bench tools - G12 (2 hours - max 5 people)
- health and safety
- processable materials
- Sander - grits / dust exhaust, sanding wood VS metal
- Jig Saw - TPI
- Drill press - use of vices and various drill bits
- CNC wire bender
- basic project - hand-cut ply souvenir with metal buckle ring
Level 4d - Woodworking workshop - Festool - G12 (2 hours - max 5 people)
- MFT Table
- Plunge saw
- Hand drills
- Sander
- Pendulum saw
- basic project - glued together box
Level 4e - CNC router - ShopBot - G12 (2 hours - max 5 people)
- health & safety
- path planning and file preparation
- processable materials
- routing cutter varieties
- feeds and speeds and pass depths
- basic project - finger-joined box
You master the equipment through using it, not through being inducted into using it.