[Parts and Crafts] FREE Tool Trainings at the Fab Lab + Vacation Week Programs!
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Katie Gradowski
Jan 31, 2018, 10:51:55 PM1/31/18
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FREE workshops with Parts and Crafts in 3D printing, lasercutting, and CNC routing
P&C and Fabville Somerville are running a series of FREE workshops at the Somerville Fab Lab -- 2 sessions each, covering design, tool setup, and hands-on practice -- to introduce people to our basic toolset. Drop in or take both sessions to get your tool certification.
Intro to Lasercutting: 2 sessions
Design with Inkscape: Tuesday February 6, 6:30-8 pm. REGISTER HERE. Whether your're creating ornaments, making your own signs, or etching a picture, the first step to using the lasercutter is being able to set up the file. Our first class will be an introduction to Inkscape, an open source tool that is one of the main platforms we use to design for the lasercutter.
Setting up the Tool: Tuesday February 13, 6:30-8 pm. REGISTER HERE. Set up a file and send it to cut! We'll go over speed and power settings for etching glass, cutting plywood, etching acrylic, and more. Participants will have an opportunity to experiment with different materials and go over basic safety practices that are required to use the lasercutter independently.
Drop in or take both sessions to be certified on the Lasercutter Classes are free and open to the public. Sign up online at www.fabville.net.
Intro to ShopBot: 2 sessions
Design with VCarve Pro: Wednesday February 7, 6:30-8 pm. REGISTER HERE. Learn how to design and set up a 2D file to cut with the ShopBot. This workshop will focus on drawing and layout in VCarve Pro, including tool demos and workflow, with the goal of getting people set up with a file that they can cut.
Setting up the Tool: Wednesday February 14, 6:30-8 pm. REGISTER HERE. Overview of toolpaths, router bit selection, and basic safety procedures for setting up the ShopBot to cut a file. We will look at VCarve Pro and the ShopBot control software, as well as physical setup of the workspace so that you can safely cut your file on the ShopBot.
Drop in or take both sessions to be certified on the ShopBot. Classes are free and open to the public. Sign up online at www.fabville.net.
Intro to 3D Printing: 2 sessions
Design with Fusion 360: Thursday February 8, 6:30 - 8 pm. REGISTER HERE. Fusion 360 is a cloud-based 3D modeling software tool that combines organic shapes modeling with basic principles of mechanical design. It is a go-to CAD program for people who have outgrown resources like TinkerCAD and want to develop high-quality designs for the 3D printer.
Design with Fusion 360: Thursday February 8, 6:30 - 8 pm. REGISTER HERE. Fusion 360 is a cloud-based 3D modeling software tool that combines organic shapes modeling with basic principles of mechanical design. It is a go-to CAD program for people who have outgrown resources like TinkerCAD and want to develop high-quality designs for the 3D printer.
Drop in or take both sessions to be certified on the 3D printers. Classes are free and open to the public. Sign up online at www.fabville.net.
All classes start at 6:30 sharp. Participants are welcome to arrive early and we encourage people to leave some extra time to find parking and locate the Fab Lab!
Where are you located? FabVille is located on the far east side of the Somerville High school campus (library side). To get to the Fab Lab, enter near the gym and go down the stairs to your right, turn left and head to the end of the hallway. We're at the very end of the Voc Ed department, last door on the right.
Girls’ Invention Week!
June 25-29 (1 week), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
-- All classes start at 6:30 sharp. Participants are welcome to arrive early and we encourage people to leave some extra time to find parking and locate the Fab Lab!
Stop by Fabville Somerville Open Shop Hours!
Monday - Thursday
83 Highland Ave
The Fab Lab is open to the public Monday through Thursday. It is FREE and anyone is allowed to come! You do not have to be a Somerville Public School student or even live in Somerville. Open shop hours are as follows:
- Monday: 3-5:30
- Tuesday: 3-5:30
- Wednesday: 3-8 pm
- Thursday: 3-8 pm
Who can come? Anyone is welcome, but the Fab Lab is primarily geared toward late middle schoolers, high schoolers, and adults. It's a professional toolset, and there's less of the "pull something out and build it!" that we have at Parts and Crafts. Kids 13 and under should plan to come with a grown-up.
Does it cost anything? All classes and workshops are offered free of charge. This includes advanced classes like Arduino robotics, lasercutting and 3D printing, and materials for small-scale manufacturing.
Who runs the Fab Lab? The Fab Lab is run by the City of Somerville in partnership with Parts and Crafts, a kid workshop and community makerspace located at 577 Somerville Ave. To find out more about our programs, visit www.partsandcrafts.org.
Registration is open for Parts and Crafts Summer Camp!
Girls’ Invention Week!
June 25-29 (1 week), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
$325/session. REGISTER HERE
A week of building and taking apart and experimenting and playing! We’ll have our electronics workbench, craft table, hot glue, cardboard, computer lab, and lots of great projects and activities! This session is open just for girls, as a safe space and a warm introduction to what we’re about!
Music and Mechanisms
July 2-13 (2 weeks), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
Music and Mechanisms
July 2-13 (2 weeks), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
$650/session. REGISTER HERE
A week to make motion and movement and music of all kinds – accoustic and electronic, simple and complex, tuneful and noisy. We’ll also build machines, play games,draw pictures, go on hikes, program computers, build circuits, hang out and have a blast! No camp on the 4th of July.
Science and Spectacle
July 16-27 (2 weeks), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
A week to make motion and movement and music of all kinds – accoustic and electronic, simple and complex, tuneful and noisy. We’ll also build machines, play games,draw pictures, go on hikes, program computers, build circuits, hang out and have a blast! No camp on the 4th of July.
Science and Spectacle
July 16-27 (2 weeks), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
$650/session. REGISTER HERE
Come explore the hidden science behind everyday and not-so-everyday phenomenon – fascinating demonstrations of physics, light, and movement. We’ll make kinetic sculptures, sound waves, gels, goo’s and more!
Imaginary Worlds
July 30 – August 10 (2 weeks), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
Come explore the hidden science behind everyday and not-so-everyday phenomenon – fascinating demonstrations of physics, light, and movement. We’ll make kinetic sculptures, sound waves, gels, goo’s and more!
Imaginary Worlds
July 30 – August 10 (2 weeks), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
$650/session. REGISTER HERE
Sometimes creativity is designing a clever linkage or solution to a programming problem, and sometimes it’s inventing a magic spell or a fascinating creature. We’ll design alien worlds and alien life and make movies about them, play games and tell stories.
Life: Natural and Artificial
August 13 – 24 (2 weeks), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
Sometimes creativity is designing a clever linkage or solution to a programming problem, and sometimes it’s inventing a magic spell or a fascinating creature. We’ll design alien worlds and alien life and make movies about them, play games and tell stories.
Life: Natural and Artificial
August 13 – 24 (2 weeks), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
$650/session. REGISTER HERE
Robots and wildlife! We’ll make autonomous robots and program computers to simulate living things and then we’ll go outside, explore the urban ecosystem, garden, hike around Somerville gathering wild edible plants and cook ourselves a snack!
Robots and wildlife! We’ll make autonomous robots and program computers to simulate living things and then we’ll go outside, explore the urban ecosystem, garden, hike around Somerville gathering wild edible plants and cook ourselves a snack!
Coming up: February and April Camp
February Vacation Week!
February 19 – 23 (1 week), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
$350/week. REGISTER HERE
February 19 – 23 (1 week), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
$350/week. REGISTER HERE
February is one of our favorite sessions: ice skating, igloos, giant snowball fights at the park, and lots of building, crafting, and inventing to keep kids busy over the holiday break. This session usually fills up quickly, sign up today to reserve your spot!
April Vacation Week!
April 16 – 20 (1 week), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
April 16 – 20 (1 week), 9-3 pm (early and late care available)
$350/week. REGISTER HERE
See our sliding scale page for more information about sliding-scale pricing.
Spring is here! Celebrate the end of winter with a week of making! This week typically coincides with Rocket Day (on a Saturday), sculpture building, and the Cambridge Science Festival for piles of DIY goodness. Register for a full week or for individual days.
Spring is here! Celebrate the end of winter with a week of making! This week typically coincides with Rocket Day (on a Saturday), sculpture building, and the Cambridge Science Festival for piles of DIY goodness. Register for a full week or for individual days.
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