7th & 8th 6-9 pm

Instructor: Judah Sher

Judah Sher is a digital fabrication generalist who loves working with his hands. Since graduating from DAAP with a degree in industrial design, he has worked in everything from machine shops to engineering consultancies and has used every tool from a hook knife for spoon carving to a laser 3D scanner for reverse engineering. However, if there's one thing that rivals his passion for learning and making, it's his love of sharing what he knows. Judah has been teaching classes at the Artisan's Asylum, among other places, for about a decade, and doesn't see himself stopping any time soon.

Class Description:

Learn to use the Asylum’s ShopBot CNC Router, and the easy-to-use VCarve Pro – Edition CAM package for creating tool cut paths from 2D and 3D CAD drawings.

The Asylum’s ShopBot is a PRSalpha 96×48 model with full 3-axis CNC capability and an 8ft x 4ft x 6in work envelope. It can cut wood, plastic, plywood, MDF, and other materials.

This session will consist of two 3-hour sessions: one on CAM tool pathing, cutter selection, work holding, and basic safety of the CNC machine, and one on machine operation. After completion of the class, each student will have to schedule and pass a separate tool test before being allowed to use the ShopBot unsupervised.

Material Fee:

$15 is payable to the instructor at the beginning of class. Cash, Check, or Venmo is welcome.

Class Goals

Learn the basics of vector graphics and tool pathing in VCarve Pro, understand how to choose the correct tool for a given job and how to properly set it up, and how to safely set up and run a job on the ShopBot CNC.

Material Supplied

The material fee covers wear and tear on the required tools, plus some pieces of plywood on which practice jobs will be run.

Prerequisites

Prior experience with a CAD or vector drawing software program which can output DXF format files, such as Inkscape, Illustrator, AutoCAD, or Solidworks is helpful, but not required.

Students should come dressed in appropriate attire closed toed shoes (leather steel-toed boots are best), have long hair tied back, no loose-fitting clothes, and should expect to remove rings and dangling jewelry.

Class Policies:

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*Sales end 24 hours prior to the start of the class to allow the instructor and staff time to prep.

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