Would There be an Interest in Learning How to Run Conventional Milling Machines?

[Dan Bovinich]

Hello, this is a quasi "introduction".

I am not a member of i3detroit (yet). I have (3) friends that are members, Terry Wynn, Robert Doer & John Anderson. Terry brought me to i3 last Friday night, I was impressed. I have never heard of "makers space" before. But my whole life (since the mid 70's) has been tinkering and inventing things. I guess I have been a "maker space" before Makers Space was in fashion. LOL!

I was a tool & die/mold maker for over 22 years, had owned a company, doing the same, for 6 of the 22 years. I know (at an expert level): sawing, milling, drilling, boring, threading, lathe, surface grinding, drill press, MIG, oxy/acet weld, brazing, weldments and many other machinist skills (I do NOT know CNC). I have 15 years of experience with SolidWorks 3d CAD. I have built two BattleBots, one combat robot and one F.I.R.S.T. bot. I do machine design at work.

I would consider teaching a class on any of the above and although I am a "radio Shack junkie" I don't know how to design a circuit. I would need someone to help me with a simple electronic circuit for a project of mine. I also would like to learn ceramics, glass fusing and laser cutting.

I would consider being a member if we traded knowledge. I would like to learn/teach.

My Tuesday's and maybe Thursdays evenings are open on my busy schedule.

Please advise... please reply if you would like to attend a class, I need to know if there is any interest....

Dan Bovinich
Rochester Hills

[Jody Raiford]

While I can't speak to the machining side, I know there's lots of interest in learning welding!

I'm a fairly new welder, with just a couple years experience, but with over a decade of teaching experience, so I'm pretty good at taking even new knowledge and passing it on.  I'm especially good with TIG!

However, I'm finding that my formal education left some rather LARGE gaps in my knowledge.  For instance, though I learned the basics of oxy/acet welding, and can run a bead without warping the metal, I was never taught brazing, sweating, soldering, cutting, or a great many other things you can do with a torch,

If you are interested in running classes that involve welding or any of the related processes, I'm happy to make the welding area available to you!  And, if you can wait until July, I'd be happy to attend the classes as well (my Tues/Thurs are taken up until then).

Thanks for offering such a great opportunity!

Jody

Dan Bovinich
Rochester Hills

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[John Sugg]

Dan,

I'm interested in a class that includes safely using the mill and lathe. I don't recall any recent classes on these tools although I may be wrong about that. The last time I ran a lathe was in high school and those memories are almost completely faded away now.

John S

[Greg Smith]

I agree with john, mill and lathe basics would be good

Greg Smith
GregS...@aol.com